Newport Chartists Vol.15, p.55

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[indented]
Monmouthshire
to wit }
The Deposition of George Lloyd of the
parish of Aberystruth in the County of
Monmouth Labourer taken before the
undersigned Justices who on his oath
Saith

I live about two hundred yards of Zephaniah Williams
in the said parish of Aberystruth. On Sunday night
last I was coming from Mr Robins of the Bush Inn at
Nanty Glo , when I met a party of chartists who pressed
me and took me by force to the House of Zephaniah Williams
___________________as large as my wrist
where I was given a Stick ^ by some parties calling themselves
Chartists in the House of Zephaniah Williams - there was a
very great number of men in the House and at the Door of
Williams' House there was about three hundred - the
greatest portion of them were armed with The Arms and
pikes. I accompanied them from Zephaniah Williams' house
for about 2 miles to a space on the Mountain between
Ebbw vale and Nanty Glo where they halted for near 3 hours
we there met an assemblage of near two thousand persons
_________________________from different parts
who came to the place of Meeting in droves ^ Zephaniah
Williams then stood on a Tump and said " now my dear
"Chartists never be daunted for we are enough to go against
" them all". We are to be in Newport by 2 oclock as there
__________________________________________we ____overtake
" are hundred and thousands on the Road which ^ may
_________or they overtake us"
" - " You need not be afraid dear chartists
" for the Soldiers are all asleep and won't hurt we " the
people assembled, who were Chartists, then answered " We
" don't care for them we are enough to take them all." I went
with them unwillingly when some of them broke open houses
and insisted on the occupants going with them to
Newport - On our way along the Canal Bank they
pushed me into the Canal because they said I was
inclined to run away - I went into a House to dry myself
and remained there until 1/2 past 6 oclock next morning
On my return home I met another party of chartists
who were all armed with either Guns or pistols or pikes -
After passing Sir Charles Morgan's park we met the
advanced part of the chartists returning from Newport
I returned with a party of the chartists several of them

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said the Devil shall have me before Zephaniah Williams
has me with him again - " they also said " the Soldiers are
shooting us down - One of them appeared to be wounded in
the arm - he said the ball had passed through his arm -
____ Sworn this 5th day of }
November 1839 before us} __ [signed] George Lloyd
___________John Gwynne
____________ Jos. Bailey Jr

Monmouthshire }
to wit}
The Deposition of Joseph Stockdale
of the parish of Aberystruth in the
said County of Monmouth Ostler
taken before the undersigned Justices who
on his is oath saith [indented right]

_____________when it was getting dark
On Sunday evening last [^] on passing
Zephaniah Williams' house I heard a great noise in
it. I turned into Williams' house and went into the Long
Room. Williams asked me if I wanted to sign my name
to the chartists, I said no my name is here already, I
think Williams said if it is here already you have no
need to put ^ it again. I asked him if there was any
money wanted, he said no there is no money wanted
from any one. My reason for asking this question was
because I had understood that chartist Tickets were
paid for - Williams said they ( the chartists ) were to
march up the Hill as soon as it was dark and he
continued and directed me to meet them and take some~
_and if I could not find one he would try to furnish me with one
~sort of weapon with me ^ When I left Williams'
house I left George Lloyd there -Williams directed
the persons then present to meet at a certain place on the
Hill as there were fourteen thousand people to be there
he also directed them to be prepared with weapons of some
sort Williams stood on a chair in the Long Room and