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The Information of George Ashton< no role > of Salt Petre bank in
the Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel in the said County Victualer
and Thomas Pettilowe< no role > of Old Castle Street Watchman of the said Parish who
being on their Oaths say and first said George Ashton< no role > for himself Saith
on the first of September [..] he went to bed before the hour of Twelve at night
when his said house was fast That between the hours of one and Two the
same night he was called [..] that his house was all open Says he got up
looked to see where any Shieves had entered and in his Celler he saw
Two person some distance from each other One of whom Escaped the
other person who says his name is John Thomas< no role > he took and called the
Watch when Thomas Pentilowe and another came Says his Celler Window
was forced Open and two Brass cocks which were in two cask of
Spinitous Ligours wring off and taken away and said [..] uors run to
Waste in the said Celler Thomas Pentilowe on his Oath saith one Tuesday
morning last near the hour of two he was called being near he went to
the house of the said George Ashton< no role > where he saw the Prisoner John
Thomas< no role > that Ashton gave him charge of Thomas for breaking into
his housethat he saw the Celler of Wind our of the said house had
been broke Open

Taken and sworn
The 5th day of Sep 1788
Before us John Staples< no role >
Saml Hawkins< no role >

Gro Ashton< no role >
Thos Pentlers< no role >

John Thomas< no role > Saith he had been drinking in the house of George Ashton< no role >
over night was very Dounh went backward and fell down the
Celler that no person was in the said Celler but himself doth not
know any thing of the Cocks being run off and the Liquor run to Waste

Taken and Signed

The Day and Year abovementioned
Before us
John Staples< no role >
Saml Hawkins< no role >

his
John [mark] Thomas< no role >
Mark