Bridewell
&
Bethlem }

London Ss At a Court holden at the said Hospital of Bridewell
on Wednesday ye 1st. day of December 1731

The Rigth Worshipfull Humphry Parsons< no role > Esqr .Aldn .President
The Right Worshipfull Robert Alsop< no role > Esqr .Aldn .Treasurer ;

Oliver Marton< no role > Esqr .Mr. Deputy Davis Mr. William Mingay< no role >
John Pratt< no role > Esqr .Joseph Taylor< no role > Esqr Mr. Deputy Pitts
Samuel Child< no role > Esqr .Mr. Thomas Cox< no role > Mr. Deputy Chewne
Mr. Richard Bailey< no role > Mr. William Hyde< no role > Mr. John Watts< no role >
Mr. James Bartlett< no role > Mr. Thomas Russell< no role > Mr. Deputy Vincent
Walter Pryce< no role > Esqr .Mr. John Lee< no role > Mr. Deputy Farrington
Capt. Benjamin Hodges< no role > Mr. William Woolball< no role > Mr. Thomas Richardson< no role >
Mr. Thomas Hammand< no role > Mr. William Brent< no role > Mr. Richard Bridgman< no role >
Dr. Richard Rawlinson< no role > Mr. Mark Holman< no role > Mr. Nicholas Fury< no role >

Cont to Labor

ShepperdAddison< no role > P Sr . William Billers< no role > being charged by the Oath of
William Lethelier< no role > for pilfering out of his house a pair of Shoes of small value and for
that he is a loose idle & disorderly Pson as oath hath been mad before me by the said William
Lethelier< no role >

dd

GoldsmithHenry< no role > P Sr . Richard Brocas< no role > being charged by the Oath of
Robert Barnett< no role > for pilfering some Tobacco of the Keys of small value the property of
a person in known & being a loose idle disorderly Pson.

Cont to labor
Mr. Thatcher is to pay what be eats
mor than he earns.

CollingsJames< no role > P Sr . Richard Brocas< no role > being charged by the Oath of
Richard Haydon< no role > for defranding him of a half Crown under false colours & pretences
and being a loose idle Pson.

dd

CollyerJames< no role > P Sr . Richard Brocas< no role > being charged by the Oaths of
Henry Hibbard< no role > Churchwarden & Henry Winter< no role > Overseer of the parish of Arkingham
in the County of Berks for running away and leaving his Wife & 2 Children a Charge to
their parish and being a loose idle Pson,

Pun & dd

ThompsonJohn< no role > P Sr . William Billers< no role > being charged by John Wilde< no role >
upon a strong suspicion of having picked his pocket of a Handkercheif of a small value
his hand being found in his pocket & for being a loose idle disorderly Pson.

Pun & dd

SharpleySamuel< no role > P Sr . William Billers< no role > being charged by John Yerbery< no role >
for having picked his pocket of a Handkercheif of the value of six pence and for being a
loose idle & disorderly Pson and having no visible way of living other than loytering about the
Street Etc.

Pun & dd

WatsonAlexander< no role > P Sr . William Billers< no role > being chargd by Edward Hopcroft< no role >
Constable on Oath & a strong Suspicion of being concerned with others in picking of a Gentlemans
pocket of a Silk Handkercheif and being a known and noted Pick pocket.

Pun. & dd

PriceJohn< no role > P Sr . William Billers< no role > being charged by Edward Hopcroft< no role >
Constable for that he is a loose idle and disorderly Pson strongly suspected to have been in
Company with others who had picked a Gentlemans Pocket of a Silk Handkerchief.

Pun. & dd

NichollsJames< no role > P Sr . William Billers< no role > being charged by the Oath of
Mr. Menahem Levy< no role > on a very strong suspicion of having picked his pocket of a silk
Handkercheif his hand being found in his Pocket as Oath has been made.