MIDDLESEX COMMITMENTS

lington and Abraham Kirby< no role > for knowingly and designedly and unlawfully
obtaining by false pretences, in the city of London, a cask containing
2 gallons of rasberry-brandy the property of James Isherwood and Co.
with intent to cheat and defraud them thereof for want of sureties. Dated
Aug. 19, 1775 .

Lond

19 Ann Walker< no role > , committed by J. Barnfather, Esq; on oath of John Sudlow< no role >
and another, for stealing in the city of London one silver table-spoon
his property. Dated Aug. 24, 1775 .

Rob

20 James Dignam< no role > , committed by J. Sherwood and B. Camper, Esqrs. on
oath of Thomas Harebottle< no role > , for assaulting him on the highway, putting
him in danger and fear of his life, and robbing him of 2s. Dated Au-
gust 25, 1775 .

Detained on oath of William Hill< no role > for riotously and tumultuously assembling
with diverse other persons about his person, assaulting him and beating
him, and putting him in bodily fear. Dated Aug. 25, 1775 .

Detained on oath of Henry Gardner< no role > , for riotously and tumultuously
assembling at his house with diverse other persons, assaulting and threat-
ning to do him some bodily harm or injury, whereby the goes in dan-
ger of his life. Dated Aug. 25, 1775 .

Fraud

21 John Jones< no role > , brought by Habeas Corpus from the county of Surry , Au-
gust 28, 1775 , charged in the return thereto, on oath of William Butt-
ling< no role > , that the said John Jones< no role > with three other persons, whose names are
unknown, did on the 25th April last at a certain street or place near
Charing-Cross in the county of Middlesex , knowingly and designedly
under false pretences obtain of him half a guinea, a silver watch, a piece
of silk and an hand kerchief, with intent to cheat and defraud him, and
whereby he was defrauded of the same.

22 William Vandeput< no role > brought by Habeas Corpus from the county of Surry ,
August 28, 1775 , charged in the return thereto, on the oaths of Tho-
mas Constable< no role > , Ann Wilcox< no role > and Richard Mardell< no role > , for stealing, in the
county of Middlesex , 2 gowns, a cutlass and other things, the property
of the said Thomas Constable.

Rob

23 William Pikney< no role > , committed by John Sherwood< no role > , Esq ; on oath of John
Richardson< no role > , for assaulting him on the highway, putting him in fear of
his life, and robbing him of 8s. and 4d. Dated Aug. 28, 1775 .

Detained on oath of John Erwin< no role > , for privately stealing from his person
a pair of silver buckles, an handkerchief, a pair of shoes and stockings,
and a hat. Dated Aug. 28, 1775 .

Rob

{ 24 Thomas Willis< no role > ,
Thomas Davis< no role > ,
William Tomkins< no role > ,
Archibald Berredge< no role > ,
Christopher< no role > , otherwise
Edward Ornsby< no role > ,}
committed by J. Barnfather, Esq; on oath of Richard
Evans< no role > , for feloniously assaulting him in the fields
near the king's highway in the parish of St. Mary
le Bonne , putting him in fear, and feloniously
taking from his person a hat. Dated August 31,
1775 .