Middlesex
to wit}

The Information of John Robertson< no role > and William
Parker< no role > and Joseph Blood< no role > taken this 23dday of September
1784 .

Who being on their Oaths say and First the said John
Robertson< no role > for himself on his Oath saith that he lives at
No. 11 in Great Hermitage Street St George Middlesex
That on Friday last he received from William Nairn< no role > (whohe now on [..]
is gone into Scotland ) the Hair Trunk now produced containing
property belonging to the said William Nairn< no role > in Order
to Ship the same on Board a Ship called the thames
Commanded by Thomas Grindley< no role > then lying at Hawleys
Wharf . That on the same day he employed the person
now present who calls himself William Elliot< no role > to carry
the said Trunk on Board the said Vessel and for that
purpose delivered it to him [..]
[..]
[..] saith that he believes the said William
Elliot did carry the said Trunk to his own House instead of carrying
the same on (Board as aforesaid
this Informant William Parker< no role > for himself saith That he
is one of the Head boroughs of the Parish of St. Margaret [..]
Chapel in the said County That last Night being on Duty
at the Watch house of the said Parish he received Information
of there being a Trunk suspected to have been Stolen at
a House in George Yard White Chapel that he this Informant
(together with Charles Earle< no role > ) went to the said House and
in the Apartments to of the aforesaid person who calls
himself William Elliot< no role > he found the large Hair Trunk
now produced containing Divers Articles of Wearing
Apparel & Linen now also produced.

And This Informant Joseph Blood< no role > on his Oathsfor himself
saith that the Brown Cloth Coat now taken from off
the Body of the said William Elliot< no role > is the property
of the aforesaid William Nairn< no role > us he this Informant
verily believes

Sworn before me the Day
and Year first above
written}

John Staples< no role >

John Robertson< no role >
Willm. Parker< no role >
Josh. Blood< no role >