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Image 78 of 28828th September 1786


for the Irish Cloth they then cast up the Money to see what it came to
The said Henry Fossett< no role > Thomas Taylor< no role > Richard Stephens< no role > and George
Tucker being all present at the selling of the above Goods they asked
him how he meant to take the two Baggs away with the Goods
Examinant said 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 affraid 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 the Ivey House in Goswell Street they all four
then went with the Baggs to the Coach with this Examinant
and they met them into the Coach and the Coachman jumpt
up in to put them [..] on the Seat they all four
Consulted which should go with it, Henry Fossett< no role > made
Answer Dam'n me ill go with it and he got into the Coach and this
Examinant followed him the Coach man 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 Barrell Horse Pistols and said in going along that
if any Traps should stop him he would blow there Rd rains
out Examinant took particular Notice of the Pistols which
Fossett had having each of them a Figure of a mans hear at
the Bull end of the Stock and abscribed that two men being
with the Coach he asked Stephens who one of them was that had
on a great Coat to which Stephens made answer it was Farther
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 Baggs
to his House in Black eagle Street aforesaid and told Ann Cockwaine
to go and stay at 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 wh had rode behind the Coach was then with the Coach
man the said Ann Cockwaine< no role > then followed them home and
then was present in this Examinants [..] Kitchen Henry
Fossett this Exminant and the said Ann Cockwaine< no role > and a
girl named Mary Taylor< no role > the two Baggs then being in the
said Room Henry Fossett< no role > stayed in the Kitchen with Ann
Cockwaine whilest Examinant took the two Baggs into
the Yard then he came in again and they all three went up
stairs together and this Examinant paid Henry Fossett< no role >
Twenty Four Pounds Eighteen Shillings keeping three Shillings
and SixPence Back which he had paid for the Coach which
made in the [..] whole Twenty Five Pounds one Shilling
and Six Pence Fossett said he would tell the others about it




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