Middlesex to Wit

The Information of John Allen< no role > of Catherine Street
in the Strand Servant to Mr. Bateand
George King< no role > of Little Peter Westminster
Carpenter taken before me this 15th. day of
May 1783

Who being upon Oath say, and first the said John
Allen< no role > says that this Evening about a Quarter past 6 oClock seeing
a Croud in the Strand he stopped to see what was the Matter
That in about ten Minutes he felt his Watch drawing out of
his Pocket and on turning round found a Person now present who
calls himself John Eyles< no role > close behind him endeavouring to
give something to a Person standing close by him which he doth
verily believe to be his Watch & which he afterwards found lying
on the Ground near where said John Eyles< no role > stoodAnd the
said George King< no role > says that he heard said John Allen< no role > challenge
said John Eyles< no role > with hewing picked his pocket of his Watch
soon after which he observed said John Eyles< no role > stoop (at which
time he had in his Hand a Watch Chain) and lay it down
on the Stones in the middle of the Strand [..] That said
Eyles immediately called to said John Allen< no role > "Damn your
Eyes here is your Watch and pointed to what he had
laid down, which said John Allen< no role > immediately claimed as
his Watch and ChainAnd the said John Allen< no role > further
says that from the above Circumstances he is very sure
that the said John Eyles< no role > Stole his said Watch

Sworn before me this
15th. day of May 1783}

Thos: Gilbert< no role > :

his
John [mark] Allen< no role >
Mark

George King< no role >