The King
agt.
Samuel Hardisty< no role >

Christopher Robinson< no role > of the Parish of Saint
Saint Andrew Holbourne in the County of Middlesex
maketh Oath that He was present when the
said Hardisty was two Several times examined
before Sir William Billers< no role > Knight and
Alderman And this Deponent further Saith that
upon both Examinations the Said Samuel
Hardisty declared that He received two Bills of Loading for
four puncheens of Brandy Shipped on Board the
Ship called the Queen of Hungary from Ann Hocks< no role >
otherwise Ann Hawkswell< no role > otherwise Ann Mathews< no role > now a
Prisonr in Newgate on Suspicion of robbing the
West Mail and that She desired the sd. Higginson
to carry the sd. Bills of Loading on Board the Sd.
Ship & to laste & demand the said Brandys by Virtue
thereof as her Property and that the Sd. Higginson did
accordingly And this Depont. further Saith that He
is advised & does verily believe that it will be very
material for the Crown to have this Fact appear in
Evidence upon the Tryal of the said Ann Hocks< no role >
otherwise Hawkswell otherwise Mathews at the
next Sessions at the Old Bailey .

Sworn at Justice Hall in
the old Baily on 12th.
May 1744
By the Court

Chris Robinson< no role >