Middlesex
to wit}

The Voluntary Examination of William Athill< no role >
taken on Oath the 28th. day of September 1786 before
me one of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for
the County of Middlesex

Who on his Oath Saith That on Friday morning the First day of
September Instant Richard Stephens< no role > came to this Examinants
house at No.6 in Black eagle Street in the Parish of Christ
Church and was brought up into his Bed Room by the Woman below
stairs and they being all the [..] present this Examinant being in bed
Stephens asked this Examinant if he would [..] buy some Swagg
that he had got Examinant asked him what it was Stephens
made answer it was Muslins [..] Prints and Irish Examinant
then asked him where [..] he said it did not signify where it
but if Examinant would meet us at Langleys in Goswell street the
Corner of Sutton Street they would take him to where the Swagg
was accordingly Examinant told Stephens he would be there about
seven o'Clock that Evening and he went there about that time to
the said Langleys House and at the Bench of the door was the
said Richard Stephens< no role > , Henry Fossett< no role > , Thomas Taylor< no role > , and George
Tucker sat drinking of Beer those Four then desired this
Examinant to stay there for a few Minutes till they came
back this Examinant then went into the house and called for some
Brandy and water and in a few Minutes George Tucker< no role > came back
to the Window where Examinant was sitting in Langleys house
and told Examinant to come with him Langley standing then by
Examinant told him to put his Liquor by for him and he would
pay him at his return then Examinant and George Tucker< no role > went
down an Alley near the three Jolly Weavers at a place called
Ratcliff Lear in the Parish of Saint Luke into a house on the
Mr Bells house
right hand side of the Alley where this Examinant and Tucker
found up one pair of Stairs the said Henry Fossett< no role > Richard
Stephens and Thomas Taylor< no role > together having in there Custody
a large bagg which is now in the Custody of John Armstrong< no role > a
Peace Officer and a Large Quantity of Dimity Muslins containing
One Hundred and Forty Two Yards in Four pieces which was agreed for
by all the partys at One Shilling per Yard, They then asked Examinant
if he would buy some Irish and some Prints Examinant said Yes as he had
bough one thing he would buy others then Henry Fossett< no role > Richard Stephens< no role >
and Thomas Taylor< no role > went down stairs and left this Examanint and
George Tucker< no role > together they said they were going to fetch the other Bagg
and was gone about twenty Minutes and then all three of them returned
and brought with them a Bagg containing seven pieces of Irish Cloath a
Quantity of Prints and five Dozen of Pocket Cotton and LInen Handkerchiefs [..]
he this Examinant agreed with them for Eighteen pence a Yard for the Printed
Cottons and one shilling a piece for the Handkerchiefs and a Guinae a Piece