Middlesex
to
Wit}
The Information of
Richard Richardson< no role >
Hunts Court
Sum Tavern Fields
St. Paul Shadwell
Boat Builder
and
John
Cook< no role >
of Shakespeare Walk
same Parish Sawyer
taken this 9th. day
of December 1786
The said
Richard Richardson< no role >
on his Oath says The Maul
Chissel, Saw and Adze produced in his property and left by him this day at
One O'Clock in a Ships Yawl repairing in the Yard if his Masters
Joseph
Menetone< no role >
[..] near New Crane
Shadwel
and found said Maul in has William
[..] Pocket
and the Adze in the said Yawl an Attempt having been made to saw the Helve from the Adze
John Cook< no role >
on his Oath says this day between the Hours of One and Two in
the afternoon he saw the person present who says his Name is
William
Hall< no role >
in the Yard of his Master Joseph Menetone near a Yawl repairing
in the said Yard and taking notice of his Tumbling about said Yard
he went and asked
ofhim if he had anything who said he had not
anythingThat he searched him and found the Saw and Chissel produced
between his Inside and outside Waistcoat
Sworn
The Day and Year abovementioned
Before John Staples< no role >
Peter Greene< no role >
Richard Richardson< no role >
his
John [mark] Cook< no role >
Mark
The said William Hays< no role >
says he has been without Victuals Two days was the
Cause of his taking the abovementioned Kings
William Hall< no role >