Middlesex to Wit

The Informations of Charles Cope< no role > Servant
the Charles Mariner of the Hands and Seedsman, Joseph
Cooper< no role > of the parish of Saint Martin in the
fields Watchman , Mary Wilson< no role > Servant to
Robert Battersby< no role > of No. 39 in the Strand
Hosier and the said Robert Battersby< no role >
taken before one this 12th. day of Janry
1789

Who being upon Oath say, and first the said Charles
Cope< no role > for himself saith that on Tuesday Night last between the
hours of twelve and one o' Clock as this Informant was going
along the Strand he fell down fronting his Masters House in
the Strand aforesaidThat immediately a person now
present who calls himself Aquila Cole< no role > came up
to him and [..] picked his Pocket of the Silver Watch now
produced Makers Name Edward Hughes< no role > Lincoln No. 4823
That he immediately got up and pursued said Cole crying
out Watch until he came to Buckingham Street where
he seized hold of the Slap of his Coat and caused him
to be secured and taken to Saint Martins Watch House
And further says that he is very sure that he never lost
sight of the said Cole from the time of his stealing his
said Watch to the time of his being secured as aforesaid
And the said [..] Joseph Cooper< no role > for himself saith that
hearing the Cry of Watch on Tuesday night last in
the Strand as aforesaid as he was coming up Charles Court
in the Strand he ran up to the top of the Court and to