Old Bailey
Middlesex {

The King against Mattsham
otherwise Matchem on the
Prosecution of Frederick William
Lynken< no role > and another on two
Indictments For Felony.

Frederick William Lynken and Elizabeth Taylor< no role > Servants to
the Right Honourable the Earl of Egremont Severaly Make Oath and Say
and first this Deponent Frederick William Lynken for himself Saith That
one Eleanor Smallbrook< no role > [..]
[..] is a Material Evidence for this Deponent and the
Prosecutor of the said other Indictment against the said Defendant upon
the Tryal of the above Indictments and without whose Testimony this
Deponent and the said Other Prosecutor cannot Safely proceed to the Tryal
of the said Indictments And this Deponent Saith That on the day the
said Defendant being Examined before Sir John Fielding< no role > touching the
Charge Contained in the said Indictments this Deponent caused diligent
Search to be made in Order to find out the said Eleanor Smallbrook in Order
to give her Information before the said Magestrate in Support of the said
Charges She being an Entire Stranger to this Deponent and this Deponent
Saith That in Consequence of such Enquiry's the Said Eleanor Smallbrook
Came to this Deponent at his Lord House and Offerred herself to go befor Sir
John Fielding to give her information touching the said Robberrys and this
Deponent Accordingly went with her to the said Magestrate where She and
this Deponent where Examined touching the said Robberrys and the said
Eleanor Smallbrook then deposed and gave Information upon Oath before
the said Magestrate touching the said Charge as by Copy of such information
hereunto Annext and this Deponent Saith That the said Eleanor
Smallbrook then Expressed herself very willing to come whenever She was
Called upon in Order to give her Testimony touching the Said Robberrys and
then for that purpose left a direction with this Deponent that She might be found
or heard off at or near the Angel in Tothill Street Westminster when she was
Wanted And this Deponent Saith that some Short time afterwards the
Attorney Concerned in the Prosecutions being desirious of Examining the said
Eleanor Smallbrook as to her Evidence in Support of the said Charge this
Deponent made Enquiry at the place where She directed this Deponent as
aforesaid but was informed that the Said Eleanor Smallbrook was then at
Worked some Gardens or at Haymaking some where out of Town about
Hammersmith but that She would return to her Lodging or to the said
Angel on the Saturday or Sunday following when this Deponent left word
with the people there to send her to this Deponent at his Lords House
in Order that she might be Examined and give her Evidence to the said
Attorny