210. MARY WILLS proceedingsdefend This name instance is in set 3206. was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 19th of February instant, two pewter quart pots, value 2 s. the goods of David Petrie proceedingsvictim .

DAVID PETRIE < no role > sworn.

I live in Tash-street, Gray's Inn Lane , I lost two pewter pots, on the 19th of this month, the prisoner came into my house and called for three penny worth of purl, to carry to a customer of mine, whose name is Wilton, she carried the first, and she came back for the second three penny worth, and took both the pots with her, I never saw her after; I had seen her several times at my house, I could not find where she lived, but Mr. Witton found her a few hours after in custody with some other pots.

WILLIAM CATCHPOLE < no role > sworn.

I searched a house in Fleet-lane, where I found these pots, with nine others concealed, and twenty-two pounds weight of metal melted, that appeared to me to have been pots, the prisoner confessed that she had sold pots at that house, she did not say how many.

Was there any thing to induce her to confess? - I did not hear it, if there was it was before I came there, they were found in a part of the house, over a corner cupboard, there were three pieces of board, which apparently were nailed up, I got up into the chair, and I put my hand on one of the boards, and I found it would take out, and put in, and there I found the pots, and the metal I mentioned.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

It was poverty and distress, I had not a bit of bread to eat, and they promised me to forgive me.

(See No. 189.) GUILTY .

To be privately whipped and confined to hard labour twelve months in the house of correction .

Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Baron PERRYN < no role > .