Midd:ss

The Informacon of Leonard
Reynolds< no role > taken upon oath before
me Richd. Gifford< no role > Esqr one of His
Majestys Justices of ye Peace for ye
County of Midd: ss this 17th day
of May 1731

Who Saith that he living mlld one Brice
Norton a Brewer that lives at Woodford in ye County
of Essex there was Stolen from out of ye feild
called Gales in the Parish of Woodford on ye
Thursday last being ye 15th day of July instant
a red Cow with a little White upon ye Rum
vallue three pounds five Shillings which [..]
can was Sold in Smithfeild Market to one
Richd. Heather< no role > & on Sunday morning upon ye
Road near Bore he Saw a little boy driving
ye Said Cow which Said Cow was his Master
Nortons Cow & this Informant Said what are
you driving ye Cow home to [..] my Master [..]
Master was one Richd. Heather< no role > & he Said [..]
is your master [..] & he Said yes which was
from Richd: Heather at Mile Red to Mr. Nortons as
Woodford

Jurat die at Anno
Supradict coram

R Gifford

Leonard Reighnoldes< no role >

The Informacon of Richd: Heather taken
upon oath before me Richd. Gifford< no role > Esqr . ye
day & date above

Who Saith that on fryday last being ye 16th of July last
he came to Smithfeild Market & about ye hours of eight
of ye clock in ye morning he bought a red Cow with a
little white upon ye Rum from one Robt. George< no role > [..]
[..] appears to be [..] was formerly as George Says
a Servant to Mr. Norton & [..] order'd one Floors a
Butcher to Mack ye Said Cow for ye use of this
Informant & then he asked from whence he brought
ye Cow & he ye Said Robt. George told him from Layton
Stone & then this Informant asked George who he was
there & George Said he new one Clarke a Butcher [..]
this Informant further Saith that he bought ye Said
Cow from a man at Kingsington Gravell Pitts & ye
Cow was to bigg for his keeping & George was to Bring