Borough of
Wallingford }

The Examination and VoluntaryExamination andConfession
of John Dyson< no role > taken before Us two of his
Majestys Justices of the peace for the said
Borough the 17 day of October 1754

That on Wednesday the Ninth day of October Instant
Richard Preston< no role > proposed to this Examinant to break
open [..] Benjamin Huffams< no role > House at Great Ealing
in the County of Middlesex which he refused at that time & told
him if he did that it wd, be a Hanging Matter & Preston
said why are you such a Fee & for I can do it without
being founditout for that he saidthathe Crew werehisMr. Huffams.
[..] Key lay that opened his Chamber Door &
that he Crew were his Money lay & swore he wd, have it
before he went out of the House that on Wednesday
Evening this Examinate did consent [..] be & [..] Preston went to See if Mr. Huffams Farm by
were gone to Bed & w [..] er they found they were gone to
Bed Preston & this Examinant got into the Cellar at
the Window & Preston went up the Cellar Stairs &
unlocked theKeyDoor with a Key which he had in his
Pocket & unbolted the Door by means of a [..] Hole which
he had made when he lived in the Family and then
the said Preston went up into Mr. Huffams Room & look
his Gold Watch & Seal & this Examinant stood on the
Stairs & then the said Preston came down & brt, the
Watch & Seal down with him & [..] he & this Examinant
went into the Parlour & [..] Preston opened a Desk &
too & from thence two pair of Silver Buckles a Stock & Buckles
a pair of [..] Knee Buckles & a pair of Silver Sparrs
and then Preston & this Examinant went out of the House
& went to Windsor the next Day were they sold all the
Buckles for Nine Shillings to a Barber [..] is Thame [..]
Street who Sells ale & keeps a Shop & that Might Preston
& this Examinant came to Readingthat Mightwere they Sold
the Sparrs to a Man that keeps an Inn there and the