Middlesex
To wit
The Information of
John Humphries< no role >
taken
before me this 29th day of Octoebr 1772
.
Who being upon Oath says that the knows George Turner< no role >
and
William Simpson< no role >
now present Says that last night between
seven and Eight o'Clock the said George Turner< no role >
William
Simpson< no role >
and this Informant robbed a Man in a Lane
near the Five fields
Chelsea of some Money and a Pair
of Silver Shoe Buckles Says the said William Simpson< no role >
took
the Money, the said George Turner< no role >
took the Buckles and
this Informant presented a Masons Trowel, Says that before
they committed the said Robbery they were all at the Nags
head in Tothill Street and after committing it went there
again and had three Pots of Beer in the Parlour, then went
to the Cooks Shop near the Gatehouse and had Ten pennyworth
of Pork and two penny worth of Bread Says the said George Turner< no role >
paid Sixpence towards the said Pork and Bread and this Informant
paid the other Sixpence, then all three went to the Nags
head again and had two or three Pots of Beer, Says the
Waiter brought it, Says they afterwards all went to
Mrs Fishers in the Almonry
where they all went to bed
Says that when they came out of the Nags head to
go to bed the said George Turner< no role >
had the said Silver
Buckles which they stole from the Man as aforesaid
Sworn before me
this 29th day of October 1772}
[..]
John Humbrys< no role >