Daniel KIRTON London

• General Notes
  • August (2 of 7)
    Middlesex sc.
    The information of George Morris of the Tower of London gent. taken the 3d of Aug. 1656, before sir John Barkstead knt. lieutenant of his highness's tower of London, and one of the justices of the peace for the said county,
    Vol. xli. p. 100.
    Saith, that this morning he was at a private meeting in Coleman-street, and did there hear Thomas Venner pray to the people there assembled; and during the time of his being in the said prayer, three several persons having bundles of printed papers in their arms, distributed to each of the people there assembled one. Saith, that he had one at the same time delivered to him, being the same he now produceth. Saith, that one of the persons, that delivered the papers aforesaid, was a young man, with a light brown hair, a cinnamon-coloured stuff suit, with white worsted stockings, of an indifferent stature; the other of them a tall young man, thin faced, with a black suit and cloak, black silk stockings, and green silk tops. That the other of them he had not so perfect a view of, so as to describe. Further saith, that making inquiry touching the said persons, he was informed, that the aforesaid young man in the cinnamon-coloured suit lodged at the house of one Kirton near the postern at Moorfields; and further saith not.
    
    Middlesex sc.
    
    The information of George Morris, of the tower of London, gent. taken upon oath the 4th of August, 1656, before sir John Barkstead knt. lieutenant of his highness's tower of London, and one of the justices of the peace for the said county,
    
    Vol. xli. p.112.
    
    Saith, that yesterday in the morning, being sabbath day, he was at a private meeting in Swan-alley in Coleman-street, and did there hear Thomas Venner pray to the people there assembled; and during the time of his being in the said prayer, one Mr. Daniel Kirton, who keeps a strong-water shop at the postern-gate near the Tower, and one Edward Wroughton, who now lodges with the said Kirton in his house, and another person, whose name he knoweth not, nor where he liveth, having bundles of printed papers in their arms, such as he now produceth, distributed to each of the persons there assembled one; and saith, that he had one at the same time delivered to him by the said Edward Wroughton, being the same he yesterday delivered to the lieutenant of the tower; and further saith not.
    Jo. Barkstead.
    George Morris.
    
    Middlesex sc.
    
    The examination of Daniel Kirton, of the liberty of the tower of London, distiller; taken the 4th of August 1656, before sir John Barkstead knt. lieutenant of his highness's tower of London, and one of the justices of the peace for the said county,
    
    Vol. xli. p. 108.
    
    Saith, that about three or four weeks since one Edward Wroughton came to lodge at his house at the postern-gate. Saith, he hath known him near upon three years. Saith, the occasion of his lodging was, because his master Pitman, with whom he lived near the meal-market in Southwark, had parted with him; and that the said Mr. Pitman's wife lay in. Saith, he hath lived in the liberty aforesaid four years. Saith, that a certain paper, entitled England's remembrancers, he had about half a dozen given him at a meeting in Coleman-street, where he was present yesterday, by a person he knoweth not, which he there gave away to some persons, that desired them of him. Saith, that he knoweth not any thing more of those papers; that the reason of his lodging the said Edward Wroughton is, because he is in church-fellowship with this examinant.
    Jo. Bakkstead.
    Daniell Kirton.
    
    
    Middlesex sc.
    
    The examination of Edward Wroughton, taken the 4th of August 1656, before sir John Barkstead knt. lieutenant of his highness's tower of London, and one of the justices of the peace for the said county,
    
    Vol. xli. p. 104.
    
    Saith, that about June 1656 he left his employment in the army, where he was a soldier under general Monck, and came out of Scotland to follow some employment for his livelihood at London. Saith, that he hath known Mr. Kirton of the postern-gate this three years, whom he saith is in fellowship with another church of the same faith this examinant is of. Being asked the reason of his lodging at the said Mr. Kirton's house, saith, in regard that Mrs. Pitman, a haberdasher's wife near the mealmarket in Southwark, where he formerly lodged, was three or four weeks brought to bed; since which time he hath lain there. Being asked, whether he dispersed any of the papers intitled England's remembrancer, about the city or suburbs, saith, that yesterday being at a private meeting in Coleman-street some papers were put into his hands by a person he knows not, with which he immediately parted to the people there assembled. Being asked, if he had any of the said papers before that time in his custody, or did disperse any of them, saith, he thinketh not fit to answer thereto. Saith, that the papers he delivered in Coleman-street aforesaid had an expression in them, which he seeth now in the book intituled as abovesaid, but knoweth not whether they are the same now produced. Saith, that he then looked not on the title of them. Refuseth to subscribe.
    Jo. Barkstead.