Middlesex to Wit

The Voluntary Examination of
John Hartley< no role > touching a certain
Complaint exhibited against him by
Martha House< no role > on Suspicion of
Feloniously receiving a Bundle of
Containing a Quantity of Wearing
Apparel the property of the said Martha
Knowing the same to have been Stolen
taken [..] before Us two of
his Majestys Justices of the Peace
for the said County

Who saith that about last Wednesday was a
Week one Whitehouse & one Piner two Men came
into the Sign of the Red Lyon in Red Lyon
Market in the Parish of Saint Luke Middlesex
in which House this Examinant then was
when Margaret Thoroughgood< no role > asked this Examwho
was the Servant Maid in the said House asked
this Examinant to lend her form Shillings
but did not tell himforwhat she wanted it
for That on the Saturday night following the
said Margaret Thoroughgood was apprehended in the
same House On Suspicion of Receiving a Quantity
of Wearing Apparel knowing the same to have
been Stolen on the Sunday night following
This Examinant was Informed that he was
Charged [..] by the said Margaret Thorough good
On Suspicion of receiving Stolen Goods before
Justice Girdler upon which this Examinant
went on the Monday Morning to Justice
Girdlers & Surrendered himself who
Immediately committed him to Clerkenwell
Bridewell And this Examinant [..]
[..] saith that he never saw any of the
said Wearing Apparel untill he came before the
Justice abovenamed

Takenbeforeand Sworn
before to the 12th. Day of March 1774 }

Jno. Mackin< no role >
John Lane< no role >

John Hartley