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The Informations of James Briggs< no role > and John Norman< no role > Servants to Christopher Woodham< no role > and Co.
Coal Merchants Phillip Rider< no role > Servant to Mr William Minister< no role > of Whitechapel Road side and
Christopher Woodham< no role > of St. Paul Shadwell Coal Merchant taken this 12th day of Decr. 1786

James Briggs< no role > says on Oath he works for Messrs Christopher Woodham< no role > & Co. of
Lower Shadwell Coal Merchants That Yesterday Morning between the lower of six and seven She first Carriadge
he and John Norman< no role > loaded was the Waggon of which the person present was the
Driver . who says his Name is John Robinson< no role > That he and said John Norman each put Twelve Sacks of Coals in the said Waggon
that the said John Robinson< no role > received the said Sacks at the Tail of the Waggon and
Stowed them in the same That he is sure he carried and put into Mr Waggon Twelve
Sacks of Coals as aforesaid on the Wharf of his said Master

John Norman< no role > says he is sure he put Twelve Sacks of Coals into the Waggons
of which John Robbinson< no role > was the Driver Yesterday Morning between the hours of
of six and seven at the Wharf of Messrs. Christopher Woodham< no role > & Co. his Tallow Senr.
James Briggs< no role > likewise put Twelve Socks of Coals into the said Waggon

Phillip Rider< no role > on his Oath says John Robinson< no role > came Yesterday Morning with
a Waggon loaded with Coals about a Quarter of an hour before seven to his Masters Mr Minish Road side Whitechapel That he
told the Empty Sacks as the said John put them in the Waggon and told only Seventy
Two SacksSays he went to look at the Bill where he found it was set down
Twenty four Sacks that when he came back the said John Robinson< no role > had [..] backed
his Waggon out of his said Masters Premises and went away that he called to him
to Stop which he did not [..] firstThat he Examined the Sacks again and found only Twenty Two

Christopher Woodham< no role > on his Oath says he had Orders to send a Quantity of
Coals to Mr William Minish< no role > Whitechapel Road Side That the [..] Nose produced
is his hand Writing which he delivered to his Servant , to give to the first
Carter that loaded on Monday morning last Expressing the same to contain 24 Sack

Sworn
The 12 Decr 1786
Before us
John Staples< no role >
Peter Green< no role >

his
James [mark] Briggs< no role >
Mark

his
John [mark] Norman< no role >
Mark

Philips Rider< no role >
Chris Woodham< no role >

The said John Robinson< no role > says a Man who he doth not know
met him on the Road and told him to go to as Apple Shop one
the left hand side of the New Road next to Wheelers which he
did and delivered Two Sacks of his Loding to a Woman in the
said Shop who paid him Three Shillings for the said Two Sack}

Signed and declared to be the Smith
the day and year abovementioned
Before us

John Staples< no role >
Peter Green< no role >

his
John [mark] Robinson< no role >
Mark