Middlesex to Wit

The Information of George Cooper< no role > Office Keeper in
Lord Hawkesburgs office at Whitch allJohn
Sowerby< no role > one of the Clerks in the said Office
[..] William Peckham< no role > of Grays Inn Passage
Cabinet Maker Richard Blacham of the
Strand Stationer James Woodhouse< no role > Servant
to Mr. John Lane of Drury Lane Pawnbroker
Thomas Hilary Servant to Mr. Thomas Nash< no role >
of Holles Sheet PawnbrokerJames Robertson< no role >
Servant to Aaron Morritt< no role > of Rose Sheet
near Long Aere Pawnbroker and John
Brooks< no role > of Fleet Market Pawnbroker taken
before me this 29th day of Janry 1787

Who being upon Oath say, and first the said George
Cooper< no role > saith that three Wooden Ink stands commonly called Ebony
with glasser and plated Furnituretwo plated flat Candlesticks
and a plated stand for a Wax Light were feloniously stolen
[..] in the Office of Lord Hawkesbury situate at Whitehall
aforesaidThat he missed the said plated stand for the Wax Light
about ten days agoThat he missed one of the Ink stands
on Tuesday the 23rd. of Janry instant, another the next day
(Wednesday) and the other [..] together with one ofsaid ofsaid plated
flat Candlesticks on Thursday the 25th. day of Janry instant but
that he cannot as certain on what day the other plated
Candlestick was takenAnd further saith that he doth verily
believe that the three [..] Ink Standsthe plated flat Candlestick
and the plated stand for the Wax Light now produced an the same
that were stolen as aforesaidThe said John Sowerby< no role >
for himself saith that either at the latter end of the Week before
last, or the beginning of last Week, he saw a person now present