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The Information of Joshua Collett taken
upon Oath before
Rd. Ricards< no role >
Esqr
one of his
Majesties Justices of ye peace
for ye sd County
this 17th day of September 1746
Who Saith yt in November 1744 he & Samll Burrows< no role >
rob'd ye house of Mr Cross at Newington
of some Blanketts
quilt; & looking glasses & other things & Sold ym. to Mrs Pierce
a Broker in St John Street
near Brick lane
& divided ye money
between ym. That on a Sunday ye. 21st of Aprill last in ye night
he with ye sd. Burrows broke open Mr Kents house at
Hollywell Mount a Stocking Maker & took from thence a
parcel of Stockings which they sold to Mr. Mecuser in
golden lane
45 pair at one Shilling each pair, & farther
says on May ye 16 last in ye night he with Robt: Lake< no role >
& Rd. Clay broke open ye house of Mr Milton in Castle Street
White Chappell
& took from thence some pewter brass & other
House hold goods some Whips Etc & Sold them to Mr Buckland
in long lane
for about Six pounds & divided ye money
equally among them That on ye 6th of June last in ye
night he with ye sd Clay one John Mathews< no role >
& Samll.
Mecum broke open in Hilliers house in Whitechappll
road
& lock from thence a Gun & some brass pewter &
linnen Etc Which was Sold by Matthews who gave ye
ye Other Each a Guinea ye Gun Mecum kept himself
That on ye 24th of Nine last in ye night he with Mecum
Clay & Mathews broke open Mr Cross's house in Church
street Spittle fields
& took thereout some plate & wearing
Apparell ye plate they Sold to Mrs Rooker in Bishopsgt
for his own wear, & farther says that he with one Ja:
Stamford took out of a room by lifting up a Sash at
a house near holy well Mount ditch side, A piece of lace
which Stanford & he divided between them, & farther says
that ye 5th Instant Sept.lasthe with Rd. Clay broke open on Richardson
house
at Waltham stow & took thereout a pint Silver
Mugg 3 Silver Spoons 2 tea Spoons one Silver Salt 3 China
punch bowls a velvet Cap, a Womans Scarlet Cloak & a piece
of new linnen Cloth yt they Sold ye plate to Mrs. Rooker
for five pound ten Shillings & left ye other goods upon
ye Road & knows not what is become of them & lastly
says that about 4 or 5 months agoe he with Sake &
Clay broke open Mrs Wells house in Hog lane
& lock
from thence some Aprons & Handkerchiefs & farther says net
Sworn before me
Sept ye 17th 1746
.
Richd Ricards< no role >
Josa. Collett< no role >