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24 Janr 1788
The Informations of James Miller< no role > of No. 11 Shakespear Silk Labourer [..] [..]
[..] John Sheffield< no role > of No. 2 Farmer
Street Shipwright Samuel Cromartie< no role > No. 20 New Street< no role > Watchman William South< no role > of
Marden head Court. Farmer Street Laborer. Allden the parish of Saint Paul Shadwell and
Robert Caney< no role > of Ralcliff Highway in the Parish of St.George Middlesex Broker Taken before me
One of his Majestys Justices of the peace in and for the said County.

James Miller< no role > on his Oath saith on Friday Night the 18 of Janr
1788 [..] Between the Hours of Seven and Eight he saw John
Hayes< no role > on the Top of a House in Farmers Street Shadwell he went
and apprehended him there.

James Miller< no role >

John Sheffield< no role > on his Oath saith on Friday night last he heard
an Alarm of Thieves that he run out of Doors [..] saw one or Two head
on the side of a Chimney on the Top of a house in Farmer Street
and saw James Hunt< no role > come down from said house on his This
Informants Tiles and run along a Brick Wall and went into
a Yard where he Stopt him

John Sheffield< no role >

Samuel Cormartie< no role > on his Oath saith on Friday night the 28th
Instant he heard a Cry of Thieves being then in Farmer Street
that he went up the Stairs of [..] a house inhabited by Mrs. Randal
and on the Tiles of the some where he saw John Hayes< no role > and
John Colley< no role > standing [..] by a Chimney [..] of the house of Mr.
Caney and that he apprehended John Colley< no role > , Further says he saw
Four Pieces of Street Lead wrapt up in Four parcells lying on the
said house near say, that he brought one of the said pieces of Lead
which are now produced to this Office

Saml Cromarty< no role >

William Smith< no role > on his Oath saith last Friday night about the hour of
Seven he heard a noise on the Top of an Empty house adjourning in Farmer
Street says he went into said Empty house up Stairs into the Garnet
where he found the lath and Plaister broke That he went out on the
Lead and saw a Man behind one of the Chimneys who got away and
looking around he saw Three pieces of Street Lead wrapt up in the sutter of
the House he lives belonging to Mr. CaneySays he saw John Colley< no role > and
John Hayes< no role > on the Top of the said house who surrendred themselves to
him saying the could only Suffer the Law

William Smith< no role >

Robert Caney< no role > son of James Caney< no role > on his Oath The Four pieces of Street
Leed products have been lately taken off a house of his Fathers inhabited by William
Smith< no role > and other situate in Farmers Street Shadwell

Taken and Sworn by all five
this 24th day of Janr 1788
Before me
John Staples< no role >

Robert Caney< no role >