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Image 46 of 4022nd February 1771


Middlesex
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The Information of Edward Hebrard< no role >
William Wilson< no role > & Richard Hadderick< no role >
taken before me One of his Majestys
Justices of the Peace for the said County.

Who Severally being upon Oath say And first
this Informant Edward Hebrard< no role > for himself
saith that on Tuesday Morning before Break
of Day he was in Company with two Persons now
present who call themselves James Williams
Watson
< no role > and John Beach< no role > in the House of
William Wilson< no role > at the Rising Sun in Cannon
Row Westminster & Drank two pots of purl with
them & this Informant was very forward in Liquor
and to secure his Watch he Pitched it to his fob
with a Strong Pin &thenWent to Sleep at
which time the said James Williams< no role > Watson
sat Next him & the said John Beach< no role > next to
the said James William Watson< no role > and when
he awoke the said Watson & Beach were
gone and he found the Waistband of his Breeches
Unbuttoned the Pin taken out of his Fob and
his Watch & Snuff Box gone but who were
the persons who took them he does not know
And saith that the Watch & Snuff Box now
Produced are this Informants property

And this Informant William Wilson< no role > for
himself saith that about 4 o'Clock on
Tuesday Morning last the Said Edward
Hebrard
< no role > and the said John Beach< no role > & James
Williams Watson
< no role > came into this Informants
House & sat down in H Box together the
said Edward Hebrard< no role > sitting at the Upper End
& the said Watson sat Next to him & the
said Beach sat Next to the said Watson &
they Drank two Pots of Purl And this Informt.




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