then examined the House to know whether anything was
missing thereout, when they discovered that this Informant
had lost the said Gold repeating Watch, which he gave twenty
five Guineas for at second hand, and also a Silver punch
Bowl, a Silver Tankard a Silver pint mug two Silver
Salts three Silver Table Spoons nine Silver Tea Spoons
a Silver pap Spoon and a Silver Milch pot a punch
Ladle and Silver Tea Tongs which were of the Value of
twenty pound and upwards, says that the said prisoners
never returned to his House again until Wednesday the 30th.
of may last past, when this Informant was called out of his
Bed by the other Informant Spicer, with a view to go to his sd.
House in little Britain , and this Informant accordingly went
and then ran the said prisoners and ask'd Charles Thompson< no role >
what was become of his Things who returned for answer
that he had never robbed him, & only had went away in his
Debt, says that said prisoner Thompson look'd very pale
on seeing Informant and was in great Confusion, and aftewards
said that he did not mind Informant for that he could only be
sent to the Ballart Lighter for three Years and her to Newgate
for two, and this Informant observing that he believed what
he had done would affect his Life, on which he filled a
Glass of All , want down his Knees drank it off and said
he did not carefor letwhat would be the Consequences for he
would dye Game

And this Informant further saith that on Thursday the 31st.
day of May last, after said prisoner had been bought up to
Guildhall & in past examined and remanded to the Woodstreet
Compter for further Examination he this Informant went to
the said Charles Thompson< no role > and asked him if his Watch was
recoverable, & desired him if it was not recoverable not to say
a word, about it, that said Charles Thompson< no role > then said it was
in pawn at first for five Guineas, but that he had afterwards taken it
out and paid twelve Shillings Interest, that it was then in pawn
only for four Guineas, that he had had a design of taking it out
of pawn and sending it in a parcel to this Informant, says
that this Informant did declare to said Thompson that if he could
but recover his watch again he would be as favourable to him
as possible the said Charles Thompson< no role > also declared that he had
sold the plate (after it was melted) to Mr Cox the Refiner in
little Britain , that then were upwards of Eighty Ouncer, and
that he got for it upwards of twenty pounds

And this Informant Lucretia Green for herself saith that
she remember the said Joshua Humphreys< no role > being alarmed as being
his watch and plate as is abovementioned by him, but the