Mary Slepe< no role >
Servant
to Mr. Simon Prick< no role >
of Golden Lane
Middx Publican
maketh Oath
that being sent by her Master on Monday
the 2d. inst. between 11 & 12 o'Clock at night to fitch a Coach says
she said a Coach in Long Lane
and followed it to
Cross KeyalleyCourt
in Chick Lane
where the
said Coach stoped. That Dept. saw a man who
appeared to be well dressed stop out of the sd. Coach
and then being also a Woman in the Coach the sd.
man took hold of the Woman by the Shoulders
she falling backward and he with the Coachman
toldwho took hold of her [..] Legs carried
her intoth
Cross Key Court
to the first House
on the left Hand. Says she heard a Woman
who was at the House declare that she shod. not
come in, upon which the man who brought
the Woman there replied that sho [..] not be
afraid for that she should come to no harms
and he would leave five Guineas in her hands.
Says she did not see the Woman set is hand or
Foot, but heard a person belonging to the
House say that she was either dead or dead
drunk: that she saw the man pay the Coachmen
a shilling: That thereupon Dept.evengot into
the Coach & was drove to Golden Lane
to her
Masters House.
Sworn the 10th. day of Augt. 1756
before me}
Tho: Beach< no role >
Corr.
Mar Sleap< no role >
CLRO
LSP
1756 Sept