Middlesex
to wit

The Information of Thos Jones< no role > at the Bell inn Bell Yard Jelly
France Westr. who on his Oath saith that about Six o'Clock this Morning
He was called up by his Maid Servant & told that she imagined
some Person had been in his Cellar, the flap in the yard we was
usually taken up to start the Beer being turned to pay purvey
ThatThis Deponent saith. He immediatly got up & went to
the Cellar in which Hewhere afound to have entered by a [..] dowd a quantity of Liquor running on the
Floor which He discoveredwhich He found to have canfrom a Cask which Contain
[..] Gallonshalf aftsd of Gen & in which several Holes had been bend-That He then went into the Room of
Langham Booth< no role > One of his Lodger,where& from the great smell of Gin
& the Appearence of Liquor Spilt on the Floor He had reason
to believe & does suspect He the land One John Hardwick< no role > then in the Room the said Langhm. Both< no role > must be acquainted with
the foregoing particulars And this Deponent saith that a
Stone Bottle that He is certain was in the Cellar the
preceding being was

Thomas Jones< no role >

Langham Booth< no role >
John Hardwick< no role >
Mich Stewart< no role >

Sworn before me
6th June 1787
Edw Parker< no role >

Middlesex to wit

The Information John Hardwick< no role > , & Langham Booth< no role >
who on their Oaths severally say & first the said John Hardwick< no role > for
himself saith, that between three & Fourabout Twoo'Clock this Morning He in Company
with one Michael Stewart< no role > cameinto Bell court the Bell Inn in in Bell Yard Westr.
and that He saw [..] the Michael Stewart< no role > broke into the Cellar of the saidsaidHouse, which is kept
by Thomas Jones< no role > -And this Deponent further saith that [..] the said Michl.
Stewart< no role > went down into the Cellar & staid about a quarter of an Hour &
then came up thisthro the opening He had made in theby throwing up the flaptoto the cellar
in the Yard usually opened for startinghimof Beer and brought up Door, [..] a Jars Containg abt. 2 Quarts of Porter [..]
Catton stone Bottlewhich they tookthe sameupstairs into Langham Booths Room in the said House John Hardwick< no role > having called [..] the said Booth out of his to let there during the Time Micl Stewart< no role > was in the Cellarinto Thos James < no role > Houseis after [..]
they Deponents & JohnStewarthad drank the samethe sameof drankthe saidHardwick Mich stewart returned to the Cellar & brought
up A Two Gallon stone Bottle nearly full of Ab. of which they Drank what
the liked, & then the lay down on the Bed-And furtherthisDeponent saith not and
this Deponent Langham Booth saith for himself, thataboutbetween 3 & 4 o'Clock