Midds Ss

The Exaiacon of John Whittingham< no role > of ye Parish of St: Sepulcher London
taken this Twenty Second day of April Ao Domini 1707 before me Joseph
Short< no role > Esqr : One of her Maties: Justices of ye peace for ye County of Midds

This Exaiate Saith That hee doth not know that the house of Thomas
Carpentar< no role > in Chick Lane in ye sd parish of St: Sepulcher London was broak
open & that if it was broak open, & any Stiees or other Goods were Stollen
from thence, hee was no way concernd therein: And this Exaiate further
Saith That between Seven & Eight of ye Clock in ye Morning of Monday wch was the
Twenty first day of April in Stant hee met One Thomas Williams< no role > upon the
Road leading from ye parish of St: James Clerkenwell to Islington with: Sd Williams
told this Exaeate that hee had Twelve or fourteen pair of St [..] oos to Sell, & that if hee
this Exaiate would Sell them for him hee should have part of ye Money:
& thereupon the sd Williams went into an empty house nigh ye New River
head in ye sd parish of St: James Clerkenwell , & brought three pair of
Shoos to this Exaiate, who went into Hatton Garden & there preffer'd One
pair of ye sd Shoo's to Sale, & that being appe hended there on Sussricon of
having Stollen yesd Shoos, hee went along wth ye two persons who had So
apprhended him, & showd them ye house out of wch ye sd Shoo's had been
brought to him as aforesd, where they found Eleven pair of Shoo's

Capt 22do die Aprilis Anne Did 1707
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Joseph Short< no role >

John whitting< no role >
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