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HSA1671/W/90
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Deposition:
Elizabeth Peach, Hockliffe. Innkeeper. 28 January 1671.
3 persons whose names she did not know stayed at her inn three times. She heard one call another Mr.Reynolds. The information of Eliz. Peach of Hockliffe in the County aforesd. taken upon oath the 28 th day of January 1670 before St. John Chernocke Bart J.P. This informant saith that on Sunday being the first day of Maylast past at night there came to the house of this informant three persons whose names shee knew not and asked for lodging there and this informant answered they might have lodging there for their money And thereupon the persons aforesd. lighted and put their horses into the stable and then they came into the house of this inf. and asked what provision shee had in the house for them and this informant answered shee had a leg of Porke. The sd. persons caused this informant to boyle it for supper and after they had supped two of the sd. persons went to bed and one of them sate by the fire and dranke a flaggon of beare afterwards, And this inf. asked him if he would not goe to bed he should not stay there and then he tooke the candle and went to bed and the next morning about six or seaven of the clocke they rose and eate their breakfast and about ten of the clocke they went from this informants house And this informant saith that the sd. three persons came to her house againe on Wednesday being the 4th day of May about twelve of the clocke that day and it raining very fast they said they would stay there till it held up and stayed there and dranke about an houre and then tooke their horses and went away And on Thursday morning being the fifth day of May the sd. three persons called againe at the house of this informant about three or fours of the clocke in the morning and acquainted her that they was goeing to London and that they would drinke with her as they passed by And this inf. saith that they went along the rode towards London to the house of on John Crosse in Hockliffe and there stayed and slept and further saith that she never heard of their names only one of the sd. persons called one of their company Mr. Renolds and farther saith not.
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1671
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