London Ss

The joint and several Informations of Thomas
Bright of Queen Street Cheap side London East Merchant
and Sims Scarff< no role > of Cozen Lane Thames Street London
Cooper who being on Oath severally say as follows
and first this Informant Thomas Bright< no role > for himself
saith that on Wednesday last the 16th Instant between
ten and Eleven o'clock in the Evening he stopt Patrick
Kendlen the prisoner now under Examination in
Queen Street Cheapside with an Iron bound porter
Cask made to hold fifty four Gallons Beer measure
which Cark is now at the Door, that on stopping shown
he ask'd said Kendlen whose Cask that was, and he replied
directly, not yours, he then delivered the Man into the
Hands of the Watchmen and acquainted the Informant
Scarff with what he had done, And this Informant
Sims Scarff< no role > [..] for himself saith that he hath soon
the porter Cask above mentioned and that the same
is the property of Felix Calvert< no role > , Richard Ladbroke< no role >
and William Whitmore< no role > , Brevers and Co partners in
Trade, says that the same was put on the Outside of
the premisse, of said Calvert and Company in Frequency
Lane with some others to be filled with Beer, and
further says that the said Cash is of the Value of
the Shilling and upwards.

Taken and Sworn at Guildhall
London 18 May 1781 before me}

Wm Plomer< no role >

Thos Bright< no role >
Sims Scarff< no role >