Middlesex to wit

The Informations of Matthew Laws< no role > of Mandlings Rents in the Parish
of Saint Botolph Aldgate in the said County [..] Cordwainer and Fredrick
Alberman< no role > No 22 Red Cross Street in the said Parish and County Watchman Taken on
Oath this Seventh day of February 1789 Before me Robert Smith< no role > Esqr. one of
his Majesty's Justices of the peace in and for the said County and first the said
Matthew Laws< no role > saith about half an hour past Eleven o Clock on Tuesday night last
he heard Mr Prowce's Dog Bark he opened his Door and went up to a Cart where he
saw the Prisoner present (who says his Name is Alexander Leith< no role > ) Standing up against
Mr. Prowce's Window that he heard him Speak to some person that he went nearer
to them and heard him say have you had Enough the other made some Answer but does
not know what, then Alexander Leith< no role > said shall I fuck you again this Deponent Coled
to the Watchman and desired him to look at them people when the other prisoner (who says
his Name is John Drew< no role > ) got from off the Ground took his basket under his Ann and
was going away when this Deponent said to him you old Raseal I know you I will
have you to Morrow, says Alexander Leith< no role > ran away that he and the Watchman
persued and heard him call out Suck Prick that they Apprehended him near saint
Catherines Bridge which is distant from the place he first saw them in about 200 Yards
that he made Great resistance but they secured him and took him to the Watch
house says he is positive that the Prisoners are the Men he saw together against
Mr. Prowces Window and that he [..] Verily believes the said two Men had been
Committing the crime of Sodomay And the said Fredrick Alberman< no role > says
when the other deponent Matthew Laws< no role > Spoke to him he went up toward the
Prisoners when he saw Drew leaning forwards with his Breeches down and [..] Leith
Standing with his [..] Belly against Drew's fundement that Leith's Trowsers
was down and this Deponent saw his privat parts directed towards the fundement
of Drew he said you Rasales what are you doing here that he parted them when
one of them went one way and the other the otherway that they persued Leith
and took him into Custody [..] Drew was Apprehended about Eleven o Clock on
Wednesday Night that he is positive that the prisoners present are the same
Men he saw under Mr. Prowces Window in the Situation as above stated and verily
believes they had been committing the crime of Sodomy

Taken and Sworn the day
and Year first above Written
Before me}
Rob Smith< no role >

Matthew
Laws< no role >
J Allet
men