Middlesex

The Complaint and Information of John
Tapp< no role > and Simeon Stuart Russell< no role > Taken the
18th. day of September 1786 Who upon their Oaths
severally say and first the said John Tapp< no role > for
himself saith That about the hour of 9. oClock
last Night as he was walking in the public Streets
in Saint Giles's he was followed by a Woman
(who says her Name is Sarah Now< no role > ) and who Struck
him in the face and immediately Took from his
Neck an India Silk Handkerchief and Ran away
with the Same That she was immediately pursued
and taken into Custody and this found the Handkerchief
in her Bosom and that the Handkerchief now
produced is his property the same that [..] was
Stolen as aforesaid and is of the Value of Five
Shillings.

And this Informant Simeon
Stuart Russell< no role > for himself Saith That
he was in Company with the said John Tapp< no role >