Elizabeth Jours & Ellenor Pendergrass: Untitled, 11 April 1700

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Elizabeth Ioneurs of the ꝑish of Deptford in the County of Kent widdow Maketh oath That abot six yeares ago these Goods in the Inventory hereunto annexed were delivered into the custody of Mrs Roberts wife of Mr Iohn Roberts of Bloomsbury att the sign of the Crispin & Crispiana in order that ye sd Mrs Roberts should keep the same in trust and for the use of Edward Ivy who was at the time forced to leave his Habitacon to avoid his being apprehended for Clipping of the Current Coyn of this Realm and that the said Goods were never delivered back to the said Edward Ivy or to any ꝑson and this Depont further saith that abot 6 yeares ago she sent a woman to a Goldsmiths shop with Fifty five poundes in Order to get guineas for the same, and as the said woman (whose name as Taylor who then Lodged in Red Lyon square.) told this Depont that one Ino Gibbons came into the Goldsmith's shop and seized the sd fifty five poundes pretending it was not Lawfull Money & hath not yet returned ye sd money to ys Depont though the sd Gibbons has confessed yt he did seize ye & take ye same as aforesd And ys Depont further saith that abot. 6 yeares ago one Widdo Gardner who then kept the Cock an eating house in Bow Street covent Garden borrowed & recd= ye samed Edwd Ivy the summ of 100£ and upwards, and never pd back the same to the said Ivy.

Elizab: Ionesars

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Ellenor Pendergrass wife of Edward Pendergrass of ye ꝑish of St Martins in ye fields in ye county of Middx Porter maketh oath yt at or near the time that one edward Ivy was forced to leave this house to avoid being apprehended for clipping of the currt coyn of this Realme the Goods that are in an Inventory hereunto annexed were delivered into the custody of one Mr Roberts wife of Mr Iohn Roberts who lives at the Cripsin & Crispiana in Bloomsbury a Shoemaker to keep in trust and for the use of Edwd Ivy who this Depont. yn was a servant to

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Ellen: Pendergrass

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