Middlesex
to wit}

The Voluntary Examination of Edward Boswell< no role >
taken on Oath the Twenty seventh day of April 1789
before me one of his Majestys Justices of the Peace
for the County of Middlesex .

Who saith That on Thursday the Twenty third day of April
Instant about four O'Clock in the morning John Burnstead and Thomas
Crawley< no role > came to his house and called this Examinant
up and said Master we have got some Prase here and you
may have them if you will, Examinant asked them where
they got the Praise, they said it was no matter he night
have them, he then dressed himself and went down Stairs
and Crawley and Bumstead fetched some of this
Examinants Sacks to put the Pease in, Believes there
might be about seven or Eight Bushells, they then
put them into Sacks and then went at way, On the
Friday and Saturday following he this Examinant
served the same Pease on his own Land, and this
Examinant Saith That on the Friday he saw Bumstead
and Crawley at work and he then asked them where
the Pease came from they then told him that they had
stolen the Pease from Mr. Lambly

Taken and Sworn the
day and Year abovesaid
before me}

D Wilmot< no role >

Ed Boswell< no role >