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Middlesex
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The Information of Mary Gorden and John
Kays against Thomas Tyler< no role > on Suspicion of Felon
taken before us John Staples< no role > and Samuel Hawkins< no role > Esqrs
two of His Majesties Justices of the peace in &
for the said County the 7th April 1788

Mary the Wife of James Gordon< no role > of White Lion
Street Norton Folgate Victr. on her Oath with
that on Monday even last a little after 8 o'
Clock the Prist. at the Bar, who says his name is Thomas Tyler< no role > came to her Husband
House and Ordered a pot and pint of B [..]
to be carried to Mr. Goudges an apothecary
in White Lion Street that the sd. Beer was
Drawn and sent out and soon after the p [..] asked for
Change for a Guinea that she got half
a Guinea from her Husband & put the
Same down on the Bar together with Ten
Shillings and Six pence in Silver That the
said Thomas Tyler< no role > took the same up and
Without Offering to put down a Guinea ran
away with thesamehalf Guinea and Change and Lastly saith that
the could not on enquiry find any person in that
Neighbourhood of the Named of Goudge an
Apothcary

Mary Gordon< no role >

John Kays< no role > of the same Place Dyer on his
Oath saith that he was in the House of Jas
Gordon
< no role > on Monday last and saw the Pris
take up some Money from the [..] Bar
and run Hastily out of the House within
the same Lastly saith that he heard him
Ask Mr. Gorden for Change for a Guinea
but does not believes that ever he put the
Guinea Down

John Hays< no role >

Taken Sworn by both the Informants this
7th day of April 1788 Before us

John Staples< no role >
Samr. Hawkins




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