London Ss

The joint and several Informations of Edward
Pair of Grays Inn in the County of Middlesex Gentleman
and Thomas Godfrey< no role > of Luke now Lane in the same
County Coal Seller who being on Oath severally say as
follows and first this Informant Edward Parr< no role > for himself
saith that on Saturday the twenty third day of November
Instant as he was walking up Ludgate hill , hewas
[..] mix'd with a large Crowd of people that
were ging along with Lord Rodney and the City Committer
when in prosecution, and that receiving a sudden Purk backwards
and suspecting it might be made for the purpose of
diverting his attention, he immediately looked down to his
Breeches Pocket, and saw the Band of Samuel Jacobs< no role >
the Prisoner now under Examination close to his said
Pocket says that the said Samuel Jacobs< no role > instantly
with draw his Handan his fromand at the same Instant
this Informant felt a Violent Plack at his said Pocket
and in perfectly satisfied that the said Samuel Jacobs< no role >
that took from him the Pinch beck Watch now
produced, which is this Informant Property and of the
Value, as he believes, of Forty Shillings and upwards, and this Informant
Thomas Godfrey< no role > for himself saith that being on Ludgate
Hill on the Day above mentioned in the Crowd some
person pushed against him and pulled his Leg on which
he looked down and saw the Pinch beck Watch now [..]
produced laying in the Kenwell , that he immediately
picked it up and called out who has lost a Watch, that
the said Edward Parr< no role > the other Informant immediately
declared he had, and then had the Prisoner Jacobs by the
Colear whom he declard had picked his Pocket of it
upon this Informant delivered the said Watch to the said
Edward Parr< no role >

Taken at Guild hall London
the 27th day of November 1782 before me}

James Townsend< no role >

Edwd. Parr< no role >
Thos. Godfrey< no role >