Middlesex Commitments.

1 JOHN Fairbrother< no role > , committed by D. Wilmot< no role > , Esq ; on oath of
William Archer< no role > and another, on suspicion of stealing a piece of
black silk mode, containing twenty-three yards, his property.
Dated Jan. 18, 1780.

2 Frederick Thomas< no role > , committed by Jasper Clarke< no role > , John Sherwood< no role > , and
John Staples< no role > , Esqrs . on oath of Mary Delvin< no role > , Mary Wilkinson< no role > , and
others, on a violent suspicion of having been guilty of the wilful murder
of Isabella Ray< no role > . Dated Jan. 18, 1780.

3 Elizabeth Plunket< no role > , committed by Jasper Clarke< no role > , Esq ; on oath of Christi-
ana, wise of Henry Smith< no role > , for stealing one silver stay-hook and one
gold necklace, the property of the said Henry Smith< no role > . Dated Jan.
25, 1780.

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4 Thomas Randall< no role > , committed by Sir James Esdaile< no role > , Knt . and John Wal-
ford, Esq; on oath of John Jersey< no role > and George Rogers< no role > , two of the
vestrymen of the parish of St. Luke , in the county of Middlesex , for
not duly accounting to the vestry of the said parish for all such sum and
sums of money received by him as one of the collectors of the poor's
rate in the said parish, and not paying such sums of money received by
him as directed, he having been there unto required; and it appearing,
upon the oath of the said John Jersey< no role > and George Rogers< no role > , that there
is now due and owing to the vestry of the said parish the sum of 300l.
and upwards. Dated Jan. 29, 1780.

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5 Mary Madan< no role > ,
Sarah Jones< no role > ,}
committed by D. Wilmot< no role > , Esq ; on oath of Frances
Emmerson,< no role > on suspicion of stealing, in the city of
London, 8 yards of green durant, and 6 yards of white stuff, quilted
together to make two petticoats, the property of George Wilson< no role > .
Dated February 8, 1780.

6 Mary Wilson< no role > , committed by Jasper Clarke< no role > , Esq ; on oath of Thomas
Montague, for stealing 9 guineas his property. Dated Feb. 15, 1780.

7 Ann Thornton< no role > , from New-prison , committed by Gerard Howard< no role > , Esq ;
on oath of James Ball< no role > and others, for privately stealing in his shop,
in the parish of St. Mary Abbots, Kensington , 5 pair of leather shoes,
value 20s. Dated Dec. 17, 1779.

8 John White< no role > , otherw.
Stephen Broadstreet ,}
from New-prison , committed by S. Wright, Esq;
on oath of Charles Jealous< no role > , on suspicion of hav-
ing been guilty of diverse felonies and burglaries. Dated Jan. 15, 1780.

Detained on oath of William Fraser< no role > and Thomas Carpmeal< no role > This name instance is in set 2429. This set is in the group(s): BowStreetOfficers . ; for that
having been ordered to hard labour, under a certain act of parliament,
intituled, 'An act to authorize, for a limited time, the punishment, by
hard labour, of offenders, who for certain crimes are or shall become
liable to be transported to any of his Majesty< no role > 's colonies and plantations,
in removing sand, soil, and gravel from, and cleansing the river Thames ;
did, at a certain time during the term for which he was so ordered to
hard labour, escape from the place of his confinement, and from the
persons having the lawful custody of him; for which said first escape