Middx ss
The Informacon of Mrs.
Emme Gives< no role >
wife
of
Richard Gives< no role >
taken upon oath before me
Joseph
Hayne< no role >
Esqr
one of his Maties Justices of the peace
for ye sd County this 30th: day of September Anno
Dom 1717
Who Saith that Yesterday being Sunday ye 29th. day
of this Instant September between Ten & Eleven
of ye clock in ye forenoon this Informt. went to Mr.
Brags Meeting house
in ye paved Alley in Lime
Street
& when she came to ye door ship was Stop
by a person who Stood in it & imediately Surrounded
& Cayd hold on by Severale others who he sd two for
a Small Space and then Att her pass into the
meeting house & Run away upon wch: she Examined
her pockett and found it pickts of Green & Red
silk purse where in was a German Dollar
Value abt: four Shillings & Six pence & about
ten Shillings in Money of wch: she imediately
gave Notice to one Mr John Thorpe< no role >
Court face
of ye Tower Liberty
who Stood just within ye
door of ye sd. Meeting house who imediately run
to find out ye Offenders & took one of them who
goes by ye name of William Gear< no role >
als Old Gear
& this Informt: saith that he was ye person that
stood in ye door of ye sd. Meeting & Stopt her whilst
her pockett was pickt & further Saith that she
Verily beleives that one Charles Conklyn< no role > This name instance is in set 2853.
(this day apprehended upon Suspicon of ye sd. offence)
is another of ye persons who Assistred in doing
ye sd: fast and more Saith not
Jurat die & anno Supradict
coram me
J Hayne
Emm Gines< no role > This name instance is in set 1603.
Middx ss
The Informacon of
Thomas Lampett< no role >
taken
upon Oath the day and year abovesaid
Who Saith that Yesterday being Sunday ye 29th. day
of this Instant September he was at Mr Brags
meeting house aforesd. & while he was there obeyed
ye person menconed in of above said Informacon (who
goes by ye name of William Gear< no role >
als old Gear &
Standing in ye door of ye said Meeting house and
soon after heard a disturbance without ye door
upon wch. ye above named Mrs Emm Gives< no role >
came into
the sd. Meeting house & discovered to this Informant
yt: her pocket was just then picket at ye door coming
in & more Saith not
Jurat die & Anno Supradict
coram me
J Hayne
Tho: Lampett< no role >