Middlesex To wit

The Information of William
Reed< no role > of Cook Lane< no role > Bethnal
Green Weaver taken before
me this 16: Feb: 1768

Who being upon Oath says that the saw a Person now present
who calls himself Luke Cooper< no role > at the Queens head in Crispin Street
Spital Fields where many other Weaver were present [..] amongst
whom was William Evans< no role > now in Custody on Tuesday the
15th. day of Decr. last on which daywhensaid Cooper told this Informant
that said Evans was the Person who held the Sword to his Breast
the Night before when his Work was Cut one of his Loom

Sworn before me the day
and Year first above writen}

his
William [mark] Read< no role >
Mark

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