Thomas Smart: Untitled, undated
Thomas Smart Bedell of Thieving Lane Ward in St. Margarets parish Westminster deposeth that abouts one of the Clock on Sunday morning he went to the house of John Penniston (being the Feather Tavern in Kingstreet westminster) to see what company was there and here saw Josias Bellon whose wife is sister to Mrs. Penniston the wife of the said John Pennyston and asking what man that was Mrs. Pennyston made answer that it was one of her Lodgers a very evill man and the Deponent asking how he should know that she answered that he should be forthcomeing in the morn And the Deponent returning within less then an hour with John White constable and William Blackshaw Bedell the said Mrs. Pennyston own that the man above mentioned whom this Deponent had seen there before was Josias Bellon her sisters husband and said that he was just gone home and she would see him forthcoming in the morning
Thomas Smart
Source
MINT 15/17/9, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UKc. 27 Jul 1698?, c. 170 words.