Middlesex
to wit}

The Voluntary Examination of James
Perry< no role > taken on Oath the 17th day of December
1785 before me one of his Majesty's Justices
of the peace for the County of Middlesex

Who on his Oath Saith That he lives with his Mother in
Hope street Spitalfields And that on Friday the Ninth
day of December Instant about Eight or nine O Clock at
night This Informant, and John Frazer< no role > , a lad named
James Begnon< no role > and Samuel Defee< no role > met together in
Bricklane Spitalfields and agreed together to got
and Steal the Gutter lead off some premisses belonging
to Mr. Slade a Baker in Saint John Street in the
Parish of Saint Matthew Bethnal Green but the
Premisses are at some distance in the same street
from Mr. Slades Dwelling house, and when they came
there they found one William Browne< no role > and Samuel
Mookeree< no role > with a Quantity of Lead cutting and rolling
it up and desired this Examinant Frazer, Begnon and
Defee to assist them, and they would return and
Assist this Examinant and the others withthemhim
and they then went away with the lead, and immediately
this Examinant and Samuel Defee got on the Premisses
and Frazer and Begnon remained before to receive
the lead as they cut it off, that they took off two pieces
of Lead one weighing about fifty five pounds and
another weighing about Nineteen Pounds then this
Examinant and Defee came of the Building and
they all four went together to the house ofJohn Thomas
Green< no role > at a Iron Shop in Bricklane in the Parish of
Saint Matthew Bethnall Green and there sold the
same Lead at one penny per pound, that they received
that Night, two Shipping in part for the same and was to receive he
remainder the next Morning

Taken and Sworn the
day and Year above and
before me}
Chas Triquet< no role >

James Perry< no role >