The Eamination & Voluntary
Confession of Sam Hamilton< no role > taken
upon Oath before Rd. Ricards< no role > Esqr one
of his Majesties Justices of the Peace
for ye Sd. County

Who saith yt: about a Mouth agoe Thos. Radborn< no role > John
Ambrose< no role > Dan Pugh< no role > & One Jack Well< no role > & himself went a thieving
together their first Robery was 17 Small loaves from
a Baker in Cath Wheel Alley ye. next was Seven pair
Old shoes mended from a old shoe shop near ye black
Dog in Shorditch , & sold some of them to a Woman that
sold Sausages in Petticoat Lane her Name King, The Next
was a piece of a Beef & a Chopper from a Butcher
shop in Red Lion Street WChapple . wch. were taken from
them in ye have in Eastsmithfield , the Nex Theft was a
basket of Figs from a Grocer's in Eastsmithfield over
against ye blue Anchor , some of which they Eat the
Rest they told him they sold for six pence, The next
was five New Shoes from ye Hooks of a Shoe makers
shop in WChaple near ye Pump abt a fortnight agoe
The next was four Hands of Pork wch. Radborn
told us if he look but knows not where. The
next was an Old [..] at wch. they all together took two
days ago from a Hatters below Union Stairs
which is now in ye House, about a Week agoe
they look three Cheeses from Mr. Smith in St Cathrins
near ye Court. whichtheythey gave to One Brown to Sell who sold this one Mr Smith
in Raperts Streefor Eleven Shillings, that he
had but one Shilling given him for his Share
Two Night agoe they stole 13 Yards of hooping
Cloth & [..] Mr Burten that they sold seven ye of it to ye sd Mr Smith
who by [..] sd Mr Browes lives in Rupert Street , for Six Shillings the
Rest Ann Brown< no role > told them she pawnd for two
Shillings, & ye a shirts they divided among them
one of which he has [..] on now. Mr. Burton been
present swore to ye. Shirt it being Mark'd, that they
took 4 handkerchief from a house near Mast Yard
wch are now in ye houce. & one Cheese from a Cheese
mongers in smock Alley a Tub of Butter from another
Cheesmongers in Spittle fields & last night they stole
to Cheshire cheeses from a house in Wapping but ye Othr [..]
boys sold them & he has recd nothing of it, That 2 night
agoe they stole a loyn of Pork & some Sausages from Mr
Warren by Bell Dock wch. they
Sworn before me Eat
Janry ye 11 1753

Richd: Ricard< no role >

Samuel
Hamilton< no role >