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Susanna Tovey wife of Job Tovey of Penllewn in the parish
Monythusloyne Collier States That on Friday evening previous
to the riot at Newport my brother Reuben Tyley came down
from the Coach & Horses and asked if I could let Mr. John
Frost sleep there that night I said he might. Mr. Frost
came about 9 o'Clock my husband came in soon after I
suppose he had been with Mr. Frost at the Coach & Horses.
Mr. Frost went to bed shortly we have only one room with
two beds in it, Mr. Frost slept in one my husband in the
other, I slept at my Mothers. I made breakfast for Mr. Frost
the next morning (Saturday) about 8 o'clock. I left him to go
to my mothers after breakfast. I returned about 12 a
young man brought a letter for Mr Frost he answered it.
I do not know where the letter came from. I dined with Mr
Frost & afterwards made him Tea - about 6 or 7 Mr. William
Davies with a young man who was a stranger to me came
to see Mr Frost my husband was in the room at that time.
I went to my mothers they remained about a quarter of an
hour. Frost, Davies & the stranger then left my husband
followed shortly after. Mr Frost & my husband
returned about 9 o'clock they went to bed directly.
On the Sunday morning Frost my husband & self
breakfasted about 8 we dined at one I cannot say

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if any person saw Mr. Frost during the morning as I was
at my Mothers about five o'Clock I came in & found
Mr. Willm. Davies there who was just setting off with
Mr. Frost. I did not see Mr. Frost afterwards - Mr.
Frost said at dinner that he hoped when he came to
Blackwood again he should have should have the pleasure of
dining with us when the Charter did become the law
of the land. My husband left home about 6 I did
not see him again till 8 the next morning when he returned
home I do not know how far he had been with the Mob.
My husband is a Member of the Coach & Horses Lodge.
He left home on the Tuesday for fear he should
get into trouble & I believe he had been remaining at
Coal Pit Heath since. After dinner on Sunday Mr.
Frost said the men from Pontypool & Newport were to meet
at the Cevan 10 o'Clock Sunday night - he said the
Soldiers would not fire on them as they were as much
__ oppressed
as we were - that they would first attack
the Poor House & take the arms that were there then
take Newport & afterwards attack Tredegar House
where they would find a great quantity of arms. I
asked Frost what the men would do for something
to eat he replied there is plenty of flour in
the warehouses at Newport and venison in
the Park and I suppose we shall have some

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Butchers among us. I went towards Newport on Monday
and met my husband returning above the Welsh Oak about
ten or
^ eleven. Mr. Frost has slept in our House once before.
______________ Susana Tovey
Witness
W.S.Cartwright.

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Blackwood

Reg v Frost.

Examination of Susanna
Tovey

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