London to wit

The joint and several Informations of
Joseph Wright< no role > of Milk Street London Linen Draper ,
Jane< no role > the Wife of Samuel Thomas< no role > of upper Thames Street
No 223.William Jones< no role > of Swallow Street No 136 in the
County of Middlesex Wine Cooper< no role > , William Kirby< no role > , Porter to Mr.
William Gaskill< no role > of Bread Street London, Ironmonger Joseph< no role >
Perkins and< no role > John Simpson< no role > , Clerks to the said Joseph Wright< no role > and
James Neale< no role > , and the said James Neale< no role > who being on Oath sevally say
as followsAnd Firstthe saidthis Informant Joseph Wright< no role >
for himself saith, that on Saturday Night the thirty
First Day of March last past, or on Sunday Morning
the First day of April Instant, the Counting House with in the Dwelling House of
him and James Neale< no role > his Partner was broke open
and a Bank Post Bill for twenty Pounds No 8301,
payable to the Reverend W. D Byrch, entered by C.
Oliver, dated Dec 23. 1780. a Bill of Exchange
for two hundred and seventy six Pounds, Five Shillings
drawn on Messrs. Barns and Bowring, payable to
this Informant and his Partner also about eleven
Pounds in Gold, silver and copper Coin, were stolen
out of the said Counting House Says that the Gold Coin
stolen was chiefly light,saysthat amongst the Silver was
a Piece of Coin resembling a Six Pence but considerably larger
and on [..] a close Inspection of the piece of lain now produced
he is fully satisfied that it is the same piece of Coin which
was amongst the Cash stolen out of his [..] Desk
within the said Compting House; And this Informant Jane
Thomas for herself saith that she is a Washer woman and
hath washed at times for the last three years for
William Owen< no role > the prisoner now under Examination
that lately he ran in Debt with her, that on Sunday the
first day of April Instant about seven O' Clock in the
Morning the prisoner Owen came to her Apartments
for his Linen and she observed to him that he tooked as
if he had been up all Night and was then very
dirty to which he replied that he had been morning
he then told this Informant that he had been to the
other End of the Town to receive a Bad Debt, and pulled
some bad half pence out of his pocket said he would
not pay them to her but put a Quantity in a Handkercheif
and laid them in her Window, he said there were two papers
by which she understood them were [..] ten Shilling worth
of half pence says he then pull'd off his Coat to brush it
says the next day he brought some Linen for her to wash
and wrote down the account of his Linen says that the
paper she hath now produced is that very account