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To wit}
Thomas Wright< no role >
of Pen
in Bucks
yeoman
saith on Oath
that on Saturday last he came with his Team to ye
Bell at Hounslow
& put his Horse into & Stable & three him
Great Coat of brown Cloth with metal Buttons own one of his Horse
being hot in ye Stable, & went into Break fast that on his arrival
all Hounslow he met one
Thos. East< no role >
whose father lives at Pen,
who came up to him & enterd into Conservation with him, &
then went into ye House & staid some time & then went out upon
that after he had breakfasted he went into ye Stable & ye person
ye. Great Coat was taken away, that he made great Enquiry after
Ye sd. East (Whom he suspected of having taken it) & Offen'd a Reward
to any one that wd. find in that on Thursday at Ux bridge he was
told by a Person that he Know when it was,& there upon he
went & Hounslow, & from thence to ye Royal oak
at Worton
where he was inform'd that such a Coat had that Saturday
been there sold by ye sd. last to one Hams, that he went to
Hams who acknowledged it that to he
[..] for 8s of East &
had pawn'd it all Fullers in Brentford
had for 6s where
He ye sd. Wright went & saw it & Knew it & be his property
& which being produc'd by Lydy Curd servant to Mr Folley he now
says is his property.
Thomas Wright< no role >
Thomas Harris< no role >
of Isleworth
Basket maker
saith on Oath
that on Saturday last as her was drinking at Mr. Chowne ye
Royal Oak
in worton lane
Thos. East< no role >
came in & had a penny worth
of Beer & Offen'd to pay for it, but producing abad halfpenny
it was refusd that after some talk he sd. he has no other
Money, but had a Great Court to sall which her sd. he Bt.
at Ux bridge
for 25 & wd. sell it for half a Guinea, that
at last he agreed for, & Bought ye Cont for Eight Shall
& paid him it money & or Tuesday last he seat in by one Susan a Girl that works [..] pawn'd it at
Mr Fullers at Brent ford End
for Six Shillings which money she brought & has not
Yet redeem'd it
The Mark [mark] of
Thomas Harris< no role >
Lydy Curd< no role >
Sevrt
. to Mr Fuller of Brenford Ends saith on oath
that on Tuesday last a Girl best. a Brown Great Coat this day
produced & sworn sd, as above, by Thomas wright< no role >
& pawn'd it to her
Master for Six Shillings in her presence in ye name of Thomas Harris< no role >
Sworn this 10th. of Nov 1775 before me
James Clithern< no role >
Lidy Curd< no role >
Thomas Wright< no role >
to Prosecute & give Evidence £40
Thomas Harris< no role >
to give Evidence£40