Siartwyr Casnewydd Cyf.4, p.30

Disgrifiad

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in the funds of the Lodge and it was
proposed to buy arms with it I had
£5 given me to buy arms at Newport
Young Rock was to have had it to have
go to Cardiff to buy arms but I thot
he was not trustworthy & he did not get
it. I secured the money from Pugh
as Treasurer & next Morning Saturday
went to Newport & called at Hawkins
and at a shop nearby the Westgate and at the
Jews I enquired if he had sold
many he said he had but he had plenty
more upstairs which he wished
me to see, which I declined. I had
lent Mr Frost a brace of Pistols some
time before I knew Mr Frost & very
well from meeting him at
Mrs Langfords Boarding House Bristol
Corner of Queen Square where my
Father had been for 30 years. I met
my Father at Pillgwenlly & dined there
We started off towards home
had previously called at Mrs
Frost and she had given me
one or two Letters in a piece of

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X and Blackwood but they did not do it Frost was dressed in a Rough blue coat a shawl
round his neck. I stopd till they started up to Blackwood and then went home I did
not go out again that night I did not go out till 12 next day when I went
out on horseback

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Brown paper sealed directed for
Mr Frost which I was to take to
Blackwood where he was I returned
to Blackwood with my Father
& he put me down at before I got to Pughs to
deliver the Parcel & to see Frost
I went to Pughs & saw Frost I
had seen the delegate from
Bradford in the course of that
day at Newport Young
Frost brought him to me and saw
it was a friend who wanted
to see his Father. Rees's Coach was
gone & Young Frost asked me
to take him up which my Father
did not like to one up do as
a stranger but I said he was a friend
of mine & we took him up
at the top of Stow Hill. My Father
whispered to me to know who the
man was I said it was a friend
I did not know him or who
he was but that he was to see Frost I heard him say he came
from Bradford & had a letter
from Mr Frost He took him

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above the Greyhound I got out at
the corner and sent my Father home
with the Pheaton I told Father I should
overtake him but did not do
so the Stranger and I walked to Job
Toveys to see Frost and deliver
the parcel. He saw Frost there
the Stranger & him shook hands
& went out of the Room They
returned in about 10 minutes
or a quarter of an hour and I gave
Frost the parcel which he opened
read the two Letters & put them
into the fire with the letter he read
from the Stranger. We sat down
a little while and went to Pughs then went in the Bedroom up
stairs it was betn 8 & 9 Oclock
I I went out & returned to
them in the Bedroom there was
Frost, Reynolds, Barwell and the man
the Stranger and myself. They spoke of the rising
The Stranger thot was premature
Frost said they could not put it off
as it was agreed to at the meeting
the day before. I went out & he
went away. I cannot say what passed

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between them when they were out. I did
not hear any thing what they said It was agreed at
the Westgate meeting on the Friday
that they were to seize the authorities
wherever they could be found to stop
the mail so that the people in the
north would know they have succeeded
a great deal was said about Newbridge
& other places Frost had said a great deal
to induce them to rise
The Sunday night it rained very
heavy. I went to Pughs. first I took
Tea at Frosts at his Lodgings before
then Frost told me not to come as I was
unwell. He said he would take Newport
and fortify it if he could He expected
2000 armed men down. I had great
faith & dependence upon Frost and that he would
not have risked his neck for
nothing as he appeared a cool calculating
Man. I went with him to Pughs. We
passed men on the Road I do not think they were
Chartists. Frost went into the little parlor & so did I
it was full of people I came out almost immediately
I did not like to be seen and came out immediately & then
came in front of the House Barwell
there were a great many people there they said they would
the delegate from Bradford was a man
30 He appeared a working
man but intelligent He would not tell me any thing
at Newport there was nothing particular about him to to describe

[Overwritten vertically on right edge Rega v Frost &
Regina v Wm Davies