Midds
ss
James Mortimer< no role >
of Kingsland Comon
in ye Parish of St. Mary
Islington
in ye County of Midds
[..]
Cowkeeper
Saith That
between Five & Six of ye Clock this Morning as he believes he saw
A person whose says his Name is
William Lavendar< no role >
talking wth.
A woman whose name hedo's not Know, but remembers that
[..] abt: last Christmas she kept A house at Kings land in the
Parish of Hackney
in ye sd County & was reputed to entertain
& harbor
[..] Theeves & disorerly persons in her sd houses &
that he & ye sd william Lavendar & ye sd woman continu'd
talking together abt: an hour. Whereupon ye
John
James Mortimer< no role >
Suspecting ye Sd William Lavendar to be a Horse shaler cas he
had been formerly informid desird Some Haymaker thereby to
assist him in apprehending Ye Sd Lavendar, wch they did, & upon
this Informts first Seizing Ye Sd Lavendar he drew A lodged Pistoll out
of this Pocket & Prsented to this Informts Breast, & this Informt:
to waching ye Sd Pistoll out of Lavendars hands thereupon
took upon him another Pistoll A Hanger:Upon this
[..]
Informt: Carry'd Ye Sd Lavendar to his house, & there Laven
[..]
phlld A
[..] out of his Pocket & there
[..] ober Ye Tabh; &
A set of P
[..] Keys Ten in Number under Ye sd Table
[..]
Lavendar own'd to be his. That then this Informt: sent for
[..]
Thomas Wall< no role >
A Constable
of Islington
; &
[..] Charg'd Sd Lave
[..]
in his Custody, that thereupon Ye Sd Constable Searchs Ye
Sd
Lavendars Pocketts & found Seven Slugs & two Bullets in
[..]
Bag there, & also took out of his Pocket A small powder horn
wth some Powder in it, & Some Small Shott
Jurat 2do die Junij 1711
Coram me
Richd Browne< no role >
James Mortimer< no role >