London Ss

The Informations of John Bevan< no role > This name instance is in set 1523. of Ratchiff Highway
in the County of Middlesex Silkweaver and Richard
Phaser< no role > of Fleet Market with City of London Pawn broker
Taken this 17th Nov 1781

Informant John Bevan< no role > saith that on Wednesday the 14th Instant being
at the Seven stars Public House in Blue Anchor yard Rosemary Lane
in the County of Middlesex about Eleven o'Clock at Night in Company
with some of his Shipmates in the same Room with the Prisoner
Mary Mulley< no role > and two other Women that Informant took out his
Watch to look what o'Clock it was and the Prisoner thereupon instantly
snatched it out of his Hand and went out of the Room that and returned
afair in about six Minutes, when Informant asked her for his match
and was told by the Prisoner the Mr [..] Dick the Landford had
taken it from he in the Necessary and soon afore went out of the House
that Informant never said the Prisoner after until she was apprehended
Yesterday in Black House Alley Fleet Street

Informant Richard Phares saith that the Prisoner came to
his shop in Fleet Market in Company with one Peter Murry< no role > on
Thursday And and offered the Watch now Produced to him to be Pawned
and upon being asked by Informant whose Property it was the answered
that it was her Husbands upon which the said Peter Murry< no role > said it
was his and therefore very safe that Informant but thereon five Guineas
which he gave to Murry and who afterwards delivered the same to
the Prisoner That the Duplicate was made out in the name of
Peter Murry< no role > and given to him by Informant

Informant John Bevan< no role > further saith that the Watch now
Produced anderson to by said other Informant is his Property and
one and the same that was taken from him at the time and in manner
aforesaid

Taken and Sworn the Day and Year
first above Written before me}
Wm. Plomer Mayor

The mark of
John [mark] Bevan< no role >

Richd. Phares< no role >