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Image 514 of 6811st December 1786


Middlesex
to wit


The Information of Henry Ringing< no role > and William
Sadd
< no role > taken on Oath the first [..] day of [..] December 1786
before me one of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for
the County of Middlesex .

This Informant Henry Ringing< no role > Saith That he is a Victualler and
keeps the sign of the George Hackney road in the parish of Saint
Matthew Bethnal Green (Middlesex ) and that on Sunday [..] morning last
early his house was Feloniously broke open and that there was stolen
there from about Eight or Nine Shillings in half pence four [..]
shillings, three Blue and white bowles one of them China, One
small pier Glass, And one Small Wood Cask containing therein
a Quantity of any seed his property, and that at about five
o'Clock in the Morning he was called up by a Watchman of the
Parish of saint [..] Leonard Shoreditch who told
this Informant that his house was broke open, and on his
looking about the house, he found the same to be true by [..]
[..] finding the pannel of the Window shutter broke [..]
[..]

This Informant William Sadd< no role > Saith That he is a Watchman
in the parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch and that on Sunday [..] morning last
at five o'Clock as he was going off his Duty as he was coming along
Hackney road towards Shoreditch Church he saw Dennis Sullivan< no role >
[..] now under Examination at the Window of the Dwelling house
of Henry Ringing< no role > who keeps the George Alehouse in Hackney road
with his head and part of his Body learning in at the Window
appearing as if he was endeavouring to reach at something
he [..] then having a Candle burning in his Lanthorn, the said
Dennis Sullivan< no role > [..] then went away from the Window, and this
Informant immediately went and look hold of him [..]
and asked him what he had been at, he said he had been at
nothing, Informant shewed him the Window and asked him if he
new anything of it, he said no, then this Informant told
him he should take him to the Watchhouse which he
according did and from thence he made his Escape

Sworn the first day of
December 1786 before}

D Wilmot

The [mark] Mark
of William Sadd< no role >




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