London Commitments.
1 Joseph Larcher< no role >
, in Woodstreet
-compter, committed by the right honourable
Sir Watkin Lewes< no role >
, Knt
. Lord-Mayor, on oath of James Clark< no role >
and others,
for stealing 28 pounds weight of ginger, a quantity of long pepper, and other
groceries. Dated Jan. 16, 1781.
2 Patrick Norton< no role >
, in Woodstreet
-compter, committed by Mr. Alderman Plomer,
on oath of John Cocker< no role >
and others, for stealing 2 pounds and 12 ounces weight
of sewing silk, value £3. his property. Dated Jan. 24, 1781.
3 Benjamin Partridge< no role >
, in Woodstreet
-compter, committed by Mr. Alderman Plomer,
on oath of Thomas Garfield< no role >
and another, for stealing a wicker flatt and 46
pounds weight of butter, value £1.18s. Dated Jan. 25. 1781.
4 Sarah Aldridge< no role >
, in Woodstreet
-compter, committed by Mr. Alderman Plomer,
on oath of John Winstanly< no role >
, for stealing a quart pewter pot, value sixteen pence.
Dated Jan. 30, 1781.
5 Margaret Dawson< no role >
, in Woodstreet
-compter, committed by Mr. Alderman Pugh,
on oath of William King< no role >
, for stealing a silver watch, value £2. 2s. his property.
Dated Feb. 3, 1781.
6 Thomas Dicks< no role >
, in Woodstreet
-compter, committed by Mr. Alderman Pugh, on
oath of Matthew Sheering< no role >
and another, for wilfully and knowingly procuring
Catherine Dicks< no role >
, his wife, to take a false oath, to obtain letters of administration
in order to receive the wages due for the service of Richard Wallister< no role >
, late a seaman
belonging to his Majesty< no role >
's ships Boyne and Graston. Dated Feb. 6, 1781.
7 Henry Jones< no role >
, in Woodstreet
-compter, committed by Mr. Alderman Hart, on oath
of Samuel Redenhurst< no role >
and another, for stealing a brown cloth cloak, value 4s.
his property. Dated Feb. 8, 1781.
8 John Wastefield< no role >
, in the Poultry
-compter, committed by the right honourable Sir
Watkin Lewes< no role >
, Knt
. Lord-Mayor, on oath of Caleb Wicks< no role >
and another, for
stealing 6 pounds weight of brown sugar, the property unknown. Dated
Jan. 16, 1781.
9 Samuel Lloyd< no role >
, in the Poultry
-compter, committed by Mr. Alderman Wright, on
oath of Marmaduke Langdale< no role >
and others, for stealing six hundred pounds weight
of old iron, value £2.14s. and a quantity of lead and copper, val. £1.4s. the pro-
perty of Thomas Langdale< no role >
and Marmaduke Langdale< no role >
. Dated Jan. 17, 1781.
10 Catherine Dicks< no role >
, in the Poultry
-compter, committed by Mr. Alderman Plomer, on
oath of Eleanor Wallather< no role >
and others, for wilfully and knowingly personating or
falsely assuming the name and character of Catharine Dicks< no role >
, the natural and lawful
sister and next of kin of Richard Wallister< no role >
, in order to receive certain wages due to
the said Richard Wallister< no role >
, against the statute. Dated Jan. 25, 1781.
11 John Cliston< no role >
, in the Poultry
-compter, committed by Mr. Alderman Thomas, on
oath of Samuel Richardson< no role >
, for stealing 6 pair of worsted stockings the property of
Robert Croston< no role >
. Dated Jan. 26, 1781.
12 Katherine Williams< no role >
, in the Poultry
-compter, committed by Mr. Alderman Kitchen,
on oath of William Leaf< no role >
and another, on a violent suspicion of stealing a gold
watch, value 12 guineas, and a pair of metal buckles, Etc. value 10s. his property.
Dated Jan. 31, 1781.
13 Elizabeth Garrott< no role >
,
Elizabeth Mee< no role >
,}
in the Poultry
-compter, committed by Mr. Alderman Pugh,
on oath of John Quixley< no role >
and another, for stealing 5 pair of
cotton stockings, value 12s. his property. Dated Feb. 13, 1781.
14 Ann Price< no role >
, in Woodstreet-Compter
, committed by Mr. Alderman Plomer, on oath
of Sarah Bailey< no role >
, and others, for stealing a quart pewter pot, value 1s. the property
of Maynard Brown< no role >
. Dated Feb. 15, 1781.