Middlesex Sessions:
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July 1763

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The Information of Ely< no role > wife of Rob walch< no role > William
Adams
< no role > Mary Adams< no role > & James Whiskin< no role > to her before
me one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said
County

Who being sevl. you Oath say & first Hen Jus Ely Walch for herself
saith That about Seven o Clock on Sunday Night last the otheir
Justs. will Adams & Mary Adams< no role > with Peter Jump< no role > & his wife was
in the Jus. Lodging Room in the House of John Turner< no role > in Compton
Strut in the Parish of S. James Clerkenwell and this Jus. dueced
the said Willm to reach down a Counister from a Beam where there
had placed it for Security (the Just. going to remove from the
Lodging) in which was a Purse in which Purse was Twenty Seven
guineas and as thesd Willm. was telling over the Money in the
Purse the said Peter Jump< no role > sholehed the Purse & Money out of the
other Jus will hand upon seeing which this Jus placed herself against
the Door to preoat this? Jump going out & the sd. Jump gave
this Jus alhew from the Door & sayd he wed Swear a Robbery
agt. any Person that offerd to stop him and this Jus willm Adams
for himself saith that a other true aforesaid he did at the request of
the said Ely Walch reach down from the beom the Comiter [..]
[..] and finding it heavy say'd he wed see what was in it &
took thereout a Green purse & seeing Money did not open the
purse but was telling how many Guineas there were which
whilst he was doing & before he had told all the Money the said
Peter Jump< no role > sustited the purse & Money out of his hand & made
towds. the Door and the other Jus Walch placed herself against
the Door to prevent thesd. Peter going out whereupon thesd.
Poter pushed her away & thicatmd to swcor a Robbry agt any
person who followed him and this Jus Mary Adams< no role > In herself
saith that she was present & saw the above transaction as




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