Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 831
Title	Deposition of Mrs Elisabeth Burck; 20 Sep. 1704
Date	20 September 1704
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Says that Mrs Elisabeth Burck asked Mrs Hastings to arrange for a licence so that Mr Mathew Cowdal (the brother of her husband) could come to England from Holland; states that Cowdal had already 'come out of France into Holland' and has been left an estate in Ireland by a relative; alleges that Mrs Burck attempted to bribe 'Mrs Hastings's woman' (Mrs Anne Pelissier?); says that Mrs Burck admitted that her brother-in-law and 'several other gentlemen were come out of France and were here in town'. Document is signed by Ann Pellissier and Janisson.
Term	legal business, affidavits
Term	legal cases, illegal travel, Mr Matthew Cowdal

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29577	Burck; Elisabeth (fl 1704); Mrs; wife of Captain Burck; of King Street Westminster	fl 1704
NA29578	Cowdal; Matthew (fl 1704); Mr; brother-in-law of Mrs Elisabeth Burck	fl 1704
NA29579	Hastings; - (fl 1704); Mrs; refused to arrange travel permit for Matthew Cowdal	fl 1704
NA29580	Pellissier; Ann (fl 1704); Mrs; 'woman' of Mrs Hastings?	fl 1704
NA29581	Janisson; - (fl 1704); -; signed affidavit with Ann Pellissier	fl 1704