Midds ss
The Informacon of
William Wood< no role >
of ye Parish of St.
Sepulcher
in ye sd County Glover
taken upon Oath this
Twenty fourth day of April 1701
before me
Samuel
Blackerby< no role >
Esqr
: one of his Majesties: Justices of ye Peace
for
ye sd County
This Informt: Saith That abt: One of ye Clock last Tuesday
Morning hee met Thomas Goodson< no role >
in
white Horse ally
at
Cow Crosse near Garden Ally
& askt him who hee was &
whether hee was going But that ye sd Thomas Goodson< no role >
would not tell his name but prtended for was going to
Doctors Comons Upon wch: this Informt: desird him to go
before ye Constable wch. hee refused Saying hee hoped this
Informt: would not bee so unkind But soon after the sd
Thomas pull'd Some Pewter Plates out of his Breeches
& laid part of them upon ye Ground & deliver'd ye rest into
this Informts: hands ye whole amounting to ye Number of
Twenty And this Informt: Saith That ye sd Thomas Goodson< no role >
had a bloody Hand Kercheif Wrapt abt: his hand & that
this Informt: haveing taken up all ye sd Plates hee calld to
ye watch to asist him but they not hearing ye sd Thomas
Goodson< no role >
made his Escape from this Informt And this
Informt: further Saith That hee carry'd ye sd Plates to ye
watch house
of St: Sepulchers Parish
where hee left ye sd
Places & went his Rounds & when this Informt: came back
to ye sd watch house hee there heard ye places were ownd
& were ye Goods of Mr: Bunse who Keeps ye
Jerusalem
Taken
at Clerkenwell Green
Capt die & Anno
Supradis coram me
Sa Blackerby< no role >
129 [..] 1701