two Nights past & Saturday was out all Night & that he had
got a prize And on Wednesday they concluded at parting after
melting the Said Silver to meet again on Friday being this
day to go to Mrs Hall to get the Hallmark
to be Fixt on the Said
Lumps of Silver
Jurat 11o. Die Decemr: 1730
Coram me}
Thos. Robe< no role >
Lyonell Theed< no role >
Middxss
The further Information of
Lionell Theed< no role >
who Saith yt on
the next Munday after ye House of
John Downes< no role >
was broke
open as mention'd in the foregoing Examinations being the Seventh
of this Instant Decembr.
Richd. Ballenger< no role >
came to this Informants
Brother
Francis Richman< no role >
with his Fingers very much Cutt & then
the Said
Francis Richman< no role >
Asked how he had Cutt his Fingers & the
Said Ballenger Answer'd that he had cutt his Fingers with getting
into the Window out of ye Slaughter house & Said he would Sooner
be hanged & take all upon himself than he would discover ye
person who was concern'd with him in ye Robberry which other
person this Informant believes to be One Macdonald an Irish
-man who was a loose dissorderly person which used to keep ye Said
Ballenger Company & ye Said Ballenger always carried a Brace of
Pistolls
in his pocket as Richman this Informants Brother told him
& this Informants once ask'd ye Said Ballenger to let him See
one of ye Said pistolls who answer'd he had left 'em at home
& this Informant Saith that on Wednesday ye Ninth Instant
ye said Ballenger brought home a great Coat & a Boys Coat
which he Said he had found in ye Slaughter House & he
gave this Informant ye Great Coat & his Sister ye Boys Coat
for her Son & ye Day following came & order'd them out of
the house & this Informant hath heard ye Said Ballenger
Say that if he got Clear of this Job he had another
as good a Booty in his Eye
Jurat 24o. Die Decembrs. 1730
Coram
Thos Robe< no role >
Lyonell Theed< no role >