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Middlesex and
Westminster }
To Wit


Joseph Conningsby< no role > of Davis Street< no role > in the Parish of
Saint George Hanover Square in the Liberty of Westr
within the County of Middlesex , Waiter at the three
King in the said Street taken before me John Spinnage< no role > Esq one of his
Majesty Justices of the Peace for the said County City and
Liberty

Who being upon his Oath Saith, That he as Waiter at the
three Kings an Davis Street aforesaid, Saith That last
Thursday Morning having occasion to look into his Box, which
was in his Bedchamber, he Missd one Guinea and a half
Guinea in Gold and some Silver the Current Coin of this
Kingdom [..] the rest was a Queen man's Shelling Saith the said Box was alway's kept unlocked
but had nevertheless mother Box upon it Saith that a
Person now present who calls himself Robert Water< no role > laid
in a Room in the same house and had free Communication
to this Informants Bedchamber, Which is all this Informant
know's of this matter

Sworn this 8th. day of February
1768 before me

Jno Spinnage< no role >

The Mark of
Joseph [mark] Conningsly< no role >

Middlesex and
Westminster }
To Wit


The Information of John Mager< no role > of a Soldier in the Second
Battalton of the Second Regment Foot Guards now Quarterd in South Audley
Street
< no role > on the Liberty of Westminster

Who being upon his Oath Saith That Yesterday Sennight the was
at the Three Kings in Davis Street aforesaid Saith that he asked
the Landlord of the said house to let him sleep there that Night
which he Consented to and did accordingly Say the that Night
with [..] Robt Wathin< no role > now present, Saith That he had that to had Robt Wathin had that night
no money or his Pocket her not being able To pay the Reackoning
at the said three KingsSaith That after this Informant was
Gone to Bed said Robt Wathin< no role > [..] to brought up two Pots of Beer
up Stairs and carryed down to pay for it a Queen [..] Shillings
Saith that the next Morning Going along the Street with said Wathin
the said Wathin to [..] up as new Guinea, and after Going to two or Three
other Places, said Wathin Confessed to this Informant that he took [..]
the said Guinea out of Tea [..] Spons's Box, which was only at [..]
name Give as to the above named Joseph Conningsby< no role >




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