Middlesex to Wit

The Information of Henry Gimber< no role > , John Noel< no role > Elizabeth
Donnelly and William Warre< no role > ' taken before me this 13th..
day of August 1781

Who being upon Oath says and first the said Henry Gimber< no role > says
that on Tuesday the 7th. day of August instant between two and three oClock in the
morning, as he was passing along Featherbed Lane near Fetter Lane in the City
of London , he was seized hold of behind by his Arm's something held against
his Mouth, and his Throat pinchedThat immediately or his being so seized
hold of a Silon Watch makers Name Colliber London with a glass Cock
was taken by Violence out of his pocketThat when his Watch was taken
[..] he saw three Men run away from him towards Fetter LaneThe said John
Noel says that between the hours of seven and eight o Clock a person now present
who calls himself John Watts< no role > came to the Informants Lodgings at the Blackamoon
head in Exeter Street near the Strand , and called him upThat said John Watts< no role >
[..] gave him a Silver Watch and desired him to pledge it for himThat he
went with said Watch to Mrs. Rockfords Pawnbroker in Bridges Street and
asked £1..5s..0d upon the same, but they refused to advance so much Money on it;
on which he delivered it back to said Watts, and he went away with it
The said Elizabeth Donnelly< no role > says that she is Servant to Mrs. Rockford the
Pawnbroker, and that on the Tuesday morning aforesaid the said John Noel< no role >
did offertoher to Pledge [..] a Silver WatchThe said William Warre< no role > '
says that he is also a Servant to saidMessMrs. Rockford, and was in the
Shop when the said Watch was offered to pledge. That he doth not recollect
the person who offered it to pledge, but is very sure that said Watch so
offered, had a Glass Cock and as he doth verily believe was makers Name
Colliber or CollibeerAnd the said Henry Gimber< no role > says that from the
Description given of said Watch by said Warre' he doth verily believe