Elizabeth Handcock: The information of Elizabeth the wife of John Handcock 20 February 1700/1

Middx & Westmr } Ss The Information of Elizabeth the wife of John Handcock of the parish of St Giles's Cripplegait Carver taken upon oath this 20.th day of Febr. 170$\frac{\mathrm{0}}{\mathrm{1}}$.

Who saith that she did lodge in the House of Mary Webster in Wine Office Court in Fleet Street, and that about 6. months agoe the Said Mary Webster togeather with her brother John Chapman did frequently (but more particularly on a Sunday) lock up themselves in a Parlour for 2. or 3. houres togeather and that one Sunday she this Deponent bringing in Dinner into the Said parlour, did there see Scales weights & gold Coyns lye upon the Table, and that upon this Deponents comeing in they put the Gold into one heap and lay'd it aside. And this Deponent further saith, that the Said Mary Webster did send this Deponent to buy a neck of Mutton, and gave her a Pistole, but the Butcher careying the pistole to a Goldsmith the Said pistole wanted 9d of weight and he the Said Goldsmith said that it had been newly filed.      And this Deponent further saith, that one day comeing into the parlour aforesaid she did see the aforesaid Mary Webster take a Tobacco-pipe out of the fire and pour something out of it upon a sheet of paper, which did resemble (and look like) Gold. whereupon the Said Mrs Webster did call her bruit for comeing so abruptly into the Room

And this Deponent further Saith that the Said Mrs Webster often sent this Deponent out to buy Severall things, and always have her Gold which was very often refused to be changed

And this Deponent further saith that she has severall times Seen Cooke plates in the Said Mary Webster's Closet, with peices cut out of the Edges Larger than a Crown peice. And further saith that the said Mary Webster did once send this Deponent to a Gold Wyre Driwer, to know if he had any broad pieces, or any other freind of hers had, and she would give them silver for them, for that she had particular occasion for them.                Elzabeth Handcock Jurat anno et die supradict. coram me J. Stanley