Middlesex
to wit}

The Information of Mary Coats< no role >
of Red Lion Street Spitalfield's Widow
taken the 22d. day of January 1784

Who being on her Oath saith that she has known
the person now present who says her Name is
Margaret Walden< no role > about twelve Months That she
has not seen her for ten Months past before last
Saturday when she this Informant met by Accident
at the Corner of Lamb Street Spitalfields That
She this Informant Invited her the said Margaret
Walden< no role > to eat some Dinner That they went
together to a Public House in Lamb Street and
there had some Mutton Chops and afterwards
some Porter which she this Informant paid forand
and then went together to another publican House and there
afterwardsasked the said Margaret Waldenn< no role >
to go and buy her this Informant aChristin
Protection Box That they both went into then
Street and there she this Informant took a Shilling
out of a small Wooden Screw Boxandin Order
to give the same to the said Margaret Walden< no role >
to pay for said Protection Box That the said
Margaret Walden< no role > did then Suddenly take the
said Wooden Box< no role > out of this Informants hand
and went away with the same That the
said Box containedalsoone half Guinea
in Gold and about Eight Shillings in Silver
the Monies of her this Informants.

Sworn the day & year
first above written before
me
John Staples< no role > }

her
Mary [mark] Coates< no role >
Mark