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29th September 1781 - 16th December 1782

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Image 144 of 67921st August 1782


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The Informations of Martha Renicar< no role > Servant to James
Kardele of Earl Street Black Friars Bridge London Coal merchant
William Outing< no role > [..] a Lodger at Mr. Bakers of Saint Giles
in the County of Middlesex Publican and John Prorter
of No.16 Warwick Lane London Perukemaker Taken
the 21st August 1782

Informant Martha Renicar for herself saith that the hath known
the Prisoner George Beck< no role > for the Space of Six Months that on Friday
Last she met him in Earl Street and that he accompanied Informant to
her said Masters House that when they got in the Prisoner ask
Informant for some Beer that Informant shewed the Prisoner
where it was and desired he would drown some, That he accordingly
drew himself a port of small Beer in the Silver Pint hut
now Produced. That Informant having askt he Prisoner to
eat some [..] Brad and Cheese he thereupon desired the would
Fetch him a Pot of Porter and gave Informant six Pence to Pay for
it that Informant went out for the Peter having the Prisoner
alone in the House and when the returned he was gone away that,
Informant immediately issued the Silver Pint Mug now produced
which was standing upon a Table in the Kitchen before the
Prisoner when Informant went out as aforesaid and is the
Property of her said Master

Informant William Outing saith that on Saturday
Morning last he apprehended the Prisoner in Fleet Market
for being a Disserter from the Westminster Middlesex [..]
that upon his being apprehended he offered Informant the Silver




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