Middlesex
to wit.}

THE Information of John Jones< no role > of Farmers Row in the Parish of Saint Ann
Middlesex in the said County Laborer and RichardsRichardHunks< no role > of
Limehouse Hole in the Hamlet of Poplar & Blackwall in the said County Lighterman
Taken this 2d. Day of March 1789 before us Two
of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said County

Who being uponOath saith their Oaths Severally Say and the said John
Jones< no role > for himself first Smith. That being on his duty (as one of
the Watchmen of the Parish of Saint Ann aforesaid) between
four and five O Clock their Morning he Stopt the person present
who Says his Name is George Martin< no role > having the Rope now
produced in his Possession on suspicion that he had Stolen the
same and upon his asking him how he came by said Rope he
told Informant that a Boatswain of a Ship gave it to him in
Blackwatt Yard last night whereupon Informant sayed to him
what on Sunday night. said Martin then sayed to Informant
he was a poor Old Man desired him to take the property and let him
go but Informant not being Satisfied with this Account he
Secured said Martin and Rope and took him him to Somehouse
Watch House. And the said Richard Hanks< no role > for himself Saith
that the Rope now produced is his property and was Stolen
from some Rafts of Timber lying near the Gut House at Poplar
since three O Clock Yesterday afternoonWilliam Mills< no role > [..]
Apprentice to the said Richard Hanks< no role > [..] for hmself Saith that the
propertyRope now produced is the property of his saint Muster
and was the Morning Ropes of the Rafts of Timber lying
in Limehouse Breach Hole in the Parish of Saitn Dunitan
Stepney and was taken from the said Timber since Five
O Clock yesterday afternoon

Taken and Sworn
The 2nd of March 1789
Before us
John Staples< no role >
Peter Green< no role >

John Jones< no role >
Richd Hanks< no role >
his
William [mark] Mills< no role >
Mark

George Martin< no role > says part of the Rope produced he found on
the Timber in Limehouse Breech in the Parish of St. Dunstan Stepney
and the other parts he cut from the Timber in the said Bacert
by which said Timber was moored

Taken signed and declared to be the Truth
This 2nd day of March 1789
Before us John Staple< no role >
Perter Greens< no role >

George Martin< no role >