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The Information of Isaac Solomon< no role > taken in
Writing and upon Oath before me one of his Majesty's
Justices of the peace in and for the said County
the 1st day of November in the year of our Lord 1769

This Examinant saith on or about the Twelfth Day of
September last he this Examinant at that Time being a
Lodger in the Dwelling House of one Daniel Clark< no role > This name instance is in set 3672. of
Artillery Lane Bishopgate Street London between one and
two of the Clock in the Morningofseveral persons came up
Stairs to this Informants said Lodging room and Bursted
or broke open the Door of the same [..] and Demanded and asked
ofthis Informant if there was any Work therein, saith that
he told the said persons that there was not, and thereupon
the said several persons went down Stairs and immediately
returned and came again to the Door of this Informants
Lodging room and said Blast your Eyes give us your Light
uponsaith that he did deliver a Candle lighted to a Tall
man who then had were a Black Bennett over his
head and face and a light coulered Bever Lurt out Coat
accordingly saith that the said Tall man then asked this
Informant where the work was, this Informant told said
Tall man it was higher upupon which the said Tall
man and another went up Stairs and presently he heard
the said two persons talk together and say "hear it goes and
immediately he heard the untill silks or Impliments belonging
to the Loom fall on the Floor, and soon after the said two
persons came down Stairs but had no Light that this
Informant remembers saith that as the said two persons
were coming down Stairs and he heard a person say (as he stood
at he Bottom of the Stairs) andaskcall to the said two men
and asked them if they had taken care of the said upon
which the said two men or one of them replied and said
"they had" saith that as soon as the said several persons
Quitted the House he this Informant Struck a Light and
went up Stairs in the room where the said Loom was and
saw the Flowered Sattin or Silk therein had been Cut and
destroyed and also several Utensils belonging to her are
Cut and Destroyed and laying on the floor

Isaac Solomon< no role >




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