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13th December 1774 - 9th December 1775

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Middlesex
and
Westminster }
to wit


The Information of James Parken< no role >
and James Wade< no role > taken before Us
four of his Majesty's Justice of the
Peace for the said County City & Liberty

Who being severally upon Oath say and first this
Informant James Parker< no role > for himself saith that
about three Weeks or a Month ago he met the other
Informant James Wade< no role > with whom he has been some
little time acquainted who told him that Mr Fitzroys
House had been Booke Open by three People and that
Harry Rident< no role > had set them about it & that Harry
was to have part of the Money that the same day this
Informant met Harry Rident and upon mentioning the
matter to him he said that he had set the people about
& they had done it and had applied to [..] Jones being me
of the Partys in the Robbery for the Money which the was to
allow him but that they had not given him any Jones telling
him that the things had not yet been disposed of this
Informant further saith thatthe said Harry Rident< no role >
upon his finding himself disappointed
upon this Informt
Accusing the sd. Harry with having been concerned about
the said Robbery the said Harry told this Informant
that he had only acquainted Jones of the a Fair & told him
in what manner they was to break into the House & how
& where the Plate lay

And this Informant James Wade< no role > for himself saith
that on the Monday Morning about 9 o'Clock after Mr. Fitzroys was Robbed
this Informant was reading [..] New & paper in the Golden
Lyon alehouse Wardour Street and Harry was also there
upon this Informant reading the Account of the Robbery
Harry went out of the House that about an Hour after
this Informant met Harry and a person now present
who calls himself Edward Jones< no role > in Peter street & passed
them that some few days after this Informant being at
the Golden Lyon in Wardour Street Harry & a person
called Gipsey Dick being also there upon Conversation




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