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Image 225 of 2581st December 1764


Middlesex
To wit}


The Information of the Earl of Harrington
1st Decr 1764

Who being on Oath says that sometime in the begining of
last December several Gold Snuff Boxes a Gold Watch a
Silver Candle Stick a Silver Ink Stand a gold Chair with a
a Cornelian Set in Gold with his Lordships Arms were felonious
ly taker & carryed out of his Lordships dweling house
that a Writing Table was broke open & out of it a large
Sum of money amounting to upwards of Two hundred
pounds was feloniously taker & carried away that
the room where this writing table was placed was
situated in a part of his house difficult to be found by
a Stranger & that the there were several drawers in
said Table only two were broke open which con
tained the above propperty says that for these &
other reasons he has cause to suspect that some
person or persons acquainted with his house
& drawers feloniously took & carry'd away the fore
said money & Goods & farther says that from many
circumstances which has come to his knowledge
since the Robery he has reason to suspect that
John Westcot< no role > who ther served him in the Capacity of
a Porter was concerned infeloniously taking & carry
ing away said goods & money

Sworn before me the
day and Year first above
writen}

Harrington




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