1712/13
13 March
The Informacon of
Richard Pasmore< no role >
taken before
Mr Sr
[..]
Richard Hoare< no role >
Knt
Lord
Mayor of the City of London
this 13th day of March
1712
This Informant saith that on Saturday morning last
between the hours of one and two this Informant together
with George Smiths< no role >
Richard Lawrence< no role >
and Edward Spencer< no role >
did Breake open the House of John Reynolds< no role >
in
Black Fryers
and tooke thereout severall peices of
Fustain to art of which this Informant carryed away and left
his said Confederate behind him at the said Shop
This Informant further saith that about a month agoe
the Informant together with the said George Smith< no role >
Richard
Lawrence< no role >
and Edward Spencer< no role >
break open the Warehouse
of one Mr Fry in Barbican and tooke thereout about
fifteen a sixteene peices of Stuffs and sold them to Mrs
Burton (who came to this Informant to the sign of the
Tickett Porter in Gravell Lane
by Hounsditchs) for Seaven
pounds.
This Informant further saiths that about three months since
this Informant together with the said Edward Spencer< no role >
stole
from out of a Shop at St James
a peice of crape
and also a peice of Linnen from out of a Shop
agt St
Andrews Church in Holbourne
and likewise much about
the same time they also stole from out of a Cheese
Mongers shop near the Watch house in Holbourne
a Frock and Wastecoat all which they sold to one
Mrs Wittall then living in an ally or yard agt the
play house in Drury Law for about twelve shillings
and six pence
This Informant further saiths that about six weekes
since this Informant together withe the said George
Smith< no role >
and Richard Lawrence< no role >
opened a Patten makers
Shop
at Cow Cross
wither Pick lock key and took there out
none and twenty pair of leather cloggs and sold these