Middlesex to Wit

The Information of Samuel Stephens< no role > Servant to William Chamberlayne< no role >
Esqr.. William Townsend< no role > Servant to Mr. Westcote of New Compton
Street Bloombury Hackney Man and Thomas O Hara of
the Castle in Castle Street Bloomsbury Hackney Coachman
taken before me this 12th. day of January 1782

Who being upon Oath say, and first the said Samuel Stephens< no role >
says, that about ten o'Clock at Night on the 7th. day of December last
a Blue Box Coat now produced was stolen from off his Coach box
near Drury Lane TheatreThat he Yesterday saw the said Great Coat
upon the back of a person now present who calls himself William
Townsend< no role > in Oxford Street And the said William Townsend< no role > says
that about three Weeks ago he bought the said Coat of a Person
now present who calls himself Richard Spencer< no role > at a house
next the Kings [..] Arms in Newtoners Lane and paid him
fifteen shillings and six pence in Money and five pence half penny in Liquor
for the same And the said Thomas O'Hara says, that he was
present at the time the said William Townsend< no role > bought the said
Great Coat as aforesaid and saw him pay half a Guinea
in part of payment for the same

Samuel Stephens< no role >
William Townsend< no role >
Thomas O'Hara< no role >

Sworn before me this
12th. day of Janry. 1782}

Thos. Gilbert< no role > .