of his said Master
And this Informant William Newman< no role > for
himself saith that he is an Head borough of
Hampstead that on Friday the 25th. of March last
he was directed to search the House where the
the said Richard & John Bunce< no role > persons one present lived in Hampsted
that in searching of the same he found in a Bed
Chamber the Skin of a Sheep now produced spread
upon the Floor and upon further Inspection found
in pans different Joints of Mertt or newly Salled
and in other places in the said House this Informt
found the intrails [..] & pluck & likewise a
Quantity of [..] Sheep Fatt from the appearence
of the several Articles abovementd this Informt
believes that a Sheep had been very lately
Skinned & Cut up in the said House And this
Informant further saith that having heard the
other Informamt John Meggott< no role > Esqr had lost a
Sheep out of his Grounds this Informant together
with the other Informant Thos. Clark< no role > have
Compared the Skin now produced & finds the
Marks thereon to begnite the same with the
Marks upon the three live Sheep now remaining
in the said Mr Meggotts field.

Severally Sworn before
Us the 2d. day of April
1774 }
Gerrard Howard< no role >
Geo: Reid< no role >

John Meggott

his
Thos [mark] Clark
Mark

Wm.. Newman