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in a Field near the Shine House, Hay broke the Tea Chest & left the
and threw the Cane away after taking off the Head, that they then divided
the remaining Property put them into their Pockets & all Immediately
went to the House of the said Abraham Abrahams< no role > in Houndsditch where
they sold the Silver Plate & Gold for £32.4.0. Says they did not receive
the Money till the next day Says that on Sunday night the 23rd of October
last the said James Nimmy< no role > , Abraham Matshumet< no role > , William Hatchman< no role > , Amos
Merrit
< no role > and this Informant set off from the Red Lion in Gravel Lane Hounds
ditch and went to Epping Forest where they arrived about two o Clock at night that
they all broke open the house of Mr Bristow near the Eagle & Child there and
Stole thereout two Silver Salts, 4 table Spoons, 9 tea Spoons, a Punch Ladle, 5
Cornet tops two Watches, a Pair of Silver Shoe Buckles, a Pair of Pistols & some
other things, Says that Matshumet stood over the Gardiner & the rest
stood over the Maid that they all blacked their Faces in the Kitchen &
washed them again after they left the House in an adjoining Pond Says
they threw away the Pistols in a Ditch near the House, & then all came to
the said Abraham Abrahams< no role > in Houndsditch & sold the same for £8.8.0. Says that on or
[..] last the said George Hartley< no role > John Hartley< no role > William Wood< no role > Henry
Jordan
< no role > and this Informant broke open the house [..]
and Stole thereout, a Silver Waiter, a Sugar Bason, two Salts, a Milk [..] & several
Spoons, Says the said George Hartley< no role > & Wm Wood sold the same to Isaac Voteer< no role >
for £10.10.0.Says that on or about the 15th of Septemr. last the said William
Wood
< no role > , Henry Jordan< no role > , George Hartley< no role > and this Informant broke open a House at
Kensington Gore which he since finds was David Milners Esqr. & Stole thereout
a large Waiter, 3 or 4 small waiters, 3 pair of Candlesticks, 2 Coffee Rots &
a great Quantity of other Plate. Says the said Wood stood over the Servants, the
said Hartley stood at the door, & the said Jordan & this Informant brought the Plate
down Stairs, having taken it out of a Cubboard one Pair of Stairs. Says the said
other three took their part of the Plate away & carried it to the said Abraham &
this Informant burned what [..] Field & the next day [..]
Wood & this Informant hired a Single For [..] at the White Horse [..]
Street went to Kinsgton & dined and in the Evening came thro' Kensington took the
Plate which he had buried & carried it to she said Abrahams Says all the said
Plate which was upwards of 360 Ounces was sold to the said Abrahams for about
£72. Says that on or a about the 13th. of Septemr. last the said William Wood< no role >
Henry Jordan< no role > George Hartley< no role > . & this Informant broke open the house of Mrs.
Middleton in Winchester Row Lisson Green and Stole two medals of
the Westmr Fire office several Crowns & half Crowns & some Silver Plate which
was all sold to the said Abraham Abrahams< no role > .

John Miller< no role >

Sworn before me this
2nd. Novemr. 1774

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