58. Samuel Levi proceedingsdefend , was indicted for receiving three silver tea spoons, two silver salts, one silver punch ladle, 50 yards of linen cloth, a cloth coat, and a cloth waistcoat (which William Billingsly < no role > , Henry Gadd < no role > This name instance is in set 3513. , and John Graves < no role > were severally convicted of stealing, in the dwelling house of James Gorman proceedingsvictim , Oct. 22d. and each of them found guilty to the value of 39s.) knowing them to be stolen ; October 22d .

William Harper < no role > This name instance is in set 3509. . William Billingsly < no role > This name instance is in set 3510. , Henry Gadd < no role > , and John Graves < no role > , were concerned with me in stealing the aforementioned goods, from a man who lives in a street behind Red-Lion square, and Richard Morris < no role > was concerned in it.

Q. When were they stolen?

Harper. About a week before Lord Mayor's day, Jack Graves < no role > got upon the rails, in order to get into the house, but jumped down again, upon some people's coming along; when the street was silent, he got up again, went into the house, and handed out one bundle of linen to Henry Gadd < no role > , then he handed out another bundle of linen, and gave it to Billingsly: I took the two bundles of linen from those two, and then he handed out a coat and waistcoat to Morris.

Q. What did you do with them?

Harper. We took coach in Holbourn, and went to Duke's-place, but Morris walked there?

Q. Where does the Prisoner live?

Harper. I don't know, but I have heard them say he lives in Houndsditch, for only Morris went in with the things, and he met us afterwards at the Plaisterer's-arms in Duke's-place - this was about nine o'clock at night, there were three other Jews looked over them before the Prisoner, but did not bid so much for them by a guinea. I saw Samuel Levi < no role > pay four pounds sixteen shillings for those goods, and the money was equally divided between us.

Q. Was it in the Prisoner's presence?

Harper. I can't say that, but he sat and drank three or four pots of beer with us afterwards.

Q. Did the Prisoner discourse with Morris before you about buying of them?

Harper. No otherwise than between themselves; I saw Morris and him go out of the house together, Morris had the plate in his pocket, and the rest of the things in a handkerchief when they went out; Morris said he had got nine-pence a yard for the cloth, four shillings and six-pence an ounce for the silver, and twenty six shillings for the cloaths.

Q. What did the Prisoner give the money for?

Harper. I can't tell, only as Morris informed me, to be sure he would not give us the money for nothing; Morris said he wished he had money enough, and he would have bought them himself, for he thought them worth more money.

James Gorman < no role > . When Harper turned the king's evidence, he sent to me to let me know that one Samuel Levi < no role > had bought my goods. I got a warrant, and took two women with me, in order to decoy him out of Duke's-place, under a pretence that they had three or four watches to sell; Graves's mother endeavoured to assist us in taking Levi, that in case I had got my goods again, I might be the more easy with her son; we found Levi in Duke's-place, and he desired I would bring the goods, and he would look at them; said I, Bring your weights and scales to the Plaisterer's-arms, but he would not come; he said he did not care to go any farther, for he was a little in debt; he came a little way, and then he said his mind misgave him; said I, there's the woman above who has the goods. I found he was for turning back, and I took fast hold of him, and took hold of his breeches, and said, Lawrence, cock your pistol: Lawrence said, I design to do it; Levi took hold of me, and tore my waistcoat and shirt almost to pieces; then one of the women took hold of him, and we secured him. Acquitted .