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The Examination of Elizabeth Wate< no role > , Esther Crow< no role > , John Clerk< no role >
Wm. Peter< no role > Bricholas Band John Wate< no role > & House Despair taken
this 10 day of June 1789 taken before me an Oath.

Elizabeth Wake< no role > first says, between the
Haurs of 12 & 1 this Morning The fastened up her Mothers House the
Roe Berch Mill Bark in the Parish of St. John Westr . that this
Morning about Five Esther Crow< no role > calld her up saying the House
had been broken open that this Infort got up went down stairs
found the Windows of the Tap Booch opend Mised severall
articles of Furniture that the China Bowls, Copper Kettle
do Saucers & Ten Kettle Cloth Duster, several Blue & White Crips
& Saucers & Four Tumblers now produced are the property of her
mother contrusted to this Infort. who fastly says that the Sky lighs
into the Cellar out of the yard was fast when she went to bed
that it was taken of in the might she verily beleives

Elizabeth Wake< no role >

Esther Crow< no role > says she is Serv' to Mrs
Wake that last night between 12d one o Clock the House sd Sky
light was fastened that about Five oClock this Morning she
went down Stairs & upon unlocking the Tap Room door she
obscured same Bottles standing on the Barr door that this
Infort put on the Shelves last Night Containing Rum Bran
dy [..] that the sd Tap Room were Windows open that this Infort went
into the Cellars (the Stairs come into the tap Room) and saw the
Sky Light had been taken of that the sd Sky light was fast on
last night that the Street door was fast, that this Infort thought
about three O Clock this Morning she heard some body in the
House she having sat up with her young Mistress Elizabeth Wake< no role > wth:
her old Misstress who was Ill that the China Bowls & other
articles now produced are the property of her said Mistress

Her
Esther [mark] Crow< no role >
Mark

John Clerk< no role > on Oath says that this Mor-
ning about Five Minutes After four O Clock this Infort saw
the two Men now present that call themselves John Glads &
Thomas Phillips< no role > coming along mill Bank Row that he heard Tho.
Phillips say he was going to live at Lambeth that this Infort ask
askd the sd two Men it there were going over That sd Thomas Phillips< no role >
answered yes that they got into his Boat & that Thomas Phillips< no role >
had a Capple Kettle< no role > tyd up in a dirty Cloth the spout & handle
of which was out and in another Cloth was tyd a Tin Sauce
pann & other things that this [..] Reced over the said two
Men to Lambeth Stairs that sd Thos Phillips< no role > took out a purse
& from thence a Shillings & gave this Infort: that he not
having Charge sd Thomas Phillips< no role > said let it alone I shall
see you another time ye sd Bren then went towards St Gas [..]
Fields that sd Morning about Six O Clock sd. John Glade< no role > came
to this Infort and asked for the Six pence his Change

His
John [mark] Clerk< no role >
Mark