Middx. to wit

The Information of John Plank< no role > at Mr. Carlers
Greenwich Limekilns Mariner

Who on his Oath Saith that on Tuesday the 29th
ofthis InstantNovember Last, He was drinking at the
Barley Mew New Gravel Lane Shadwell with Elizabeth
Abbott< no role > , the said Abbott asked this Informant Several times
if he would go Home with her which he did, with another
Young Man whose Name he does not know, and staid there
about half an Hour, and came together to the Barley Mew< no role >
again and staid their near an Hour, when the said Elizabeth Abbott< no role >
asked this Informant to go back with her to the same place
which this Informant did; when they came upstairs this
Informant lay down upon the Bed, about half an hour and
drank two Quarters of Aniseeds with her and another
woman which said Woman went down Stairs, and about
Seven Minutes After the said Abbott went down Stairs and
told this Informant that she would come up againbut
in the Mean time this Informant Missed a Guinea [..] which
he had lainbydown upon the table to Seperate from his Silver about
five Minutes after a Man came into the room where this Informt.
was lying and blue the Candle out and seized immediately on the
String of his Watch which was in his Watch Pocket, and Swore if
he did not get it he would have his Life, this Informant told him
he Could not gett it that way and took it out of the Button hole
himself and give it to him, and he went away with it, and this
Informant immediately went down Stairs and their saw the Man
who robbed him as he Supposed along with two Other Man and
the said Elizabeth Abbott< no role > , and this Informant Suspects that
the said three Men were Concerned with the said Abbott in Robbing
him of his Watch and Guinea

Sworn at the Public Office
Shadwell 3 Decr. 1774 before me

Jno Shewood< no role >

John Plank< no role >