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11th January 1786 - 12th December 1787

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Image 74 of 28828th September 1786


for the Irish Cloth, they then cast up the money [..] to
see what it [..] to, The said Henry Fossett< no role > , Thomas Taylor< no role >
Richard Stephens< no role > , and George Tucker< no role > being all present at
the Selling of the above Goods, they asked him how he meant
to take the two Bags away with the Goods Examinant and
he intended to take them in a Coach but not till he had been
home to Fetch the Money, they all Four looked at each other
and said never mind the money We are not afraid to
trust you, then Richard Stephens< no role > said he would go and
Fetch the Coach and he did so, and came back and said that
he had got the Coach from the stand in Aldersgate and had placed it at the
end of the Lane by th Ivey House in Goswell Street
they all Four then went with the Bags to the Coach
with this Examinant and they put them into the Coach and
the Coachman jumpt in to meet them on the seal, they
all Four Consulted which should go with it, Henry
Fossett made Answer Damn' me ill go with it and he
got into the Coach and this Examinant Followed him
the Coachman said he was both to carry it and hoped [..]
it was not smuggled goods, and then drove the Coach
into, Browns Lane Spitalfields [..] and there
stopt, the said Henry Fossett< no role > then having in the Coach with
him a Brace of Brass Barre [..] Horse Pistols and said in
going along that if any Traps should stop him he would
blow there brains out Examinant took particular Notice of
the Pistol which Fossett had having each of them a future of
a mans head at the Butt end of the Stock, and observed that two
men being with the Coach he asked Stephens who one of them
was that [..] had on a great Coal, to which Stephens made
Answer it was Fother and son and one of them rode behind the
Coach this Examinant got out of the Coach in Browns Lane
and took one of the Bags to his House in Black Eagle street
aforesaid and told Ann Cockwayne to go and stay a the Coach
door till he returned which he did and then Henry Fossett< no role >
took the other Bagg and carried to this Examinants house
and this Examinant paid the Coachman three Shillings and
six pence and then again observed the man who had rode
behind the Coach was then with the Coachman, the said
Ann Coachwayne< no role > then followed them home and then was
Present in this Examinants Kitchen, Henry Fossett< no role > , this
Examinant and the said Ann Coachwayne< no role > , and a [..]
girl named Mary Taylor< no role > The two Bags then being in the
said room, Henry Fossett< no role > stayed on the Kitchen with Ann
Cockwayne whilest Examinant Cook the two Bags into




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