Middlesex Ss

The Information of Alice Murray< no role > and
Willm: Cowling< no role > taken before me one
of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in
and for the Sd: County.

Who being Severally on Oath Say and frist the Sd:
Alice Murray< no role > for herself saith that on Wensday last
this Informant out of Compassion let into her House
a Girl now present who Calls herself Ruth Child< no role >
and gave her Victuals and Some Cloths, and on
Thursday morning this Informt: missed a Silver Table
Spoon and upon inquiry this Informt: found out the
Sd: Ruth Child< no role > and Charged her with Stealing the Sd:
Spoon which directly confessed and took the Informt:
to the Shop of the other Informt: lowling who produced
the Sd: Spoon. And the Sd: Willm: lowling< no role > for himself
Saith that on Wensday last in the Evening this Informt:
took into pawn the said Silver Spoon from one Cath:
King< no role > and tent Six Shilling upon it And the Sd:
Ruth Child< no role > was at this Informt: door and the Sd:
Cath: King joyned Company with the Sd: Ruth Child< no role >
when the Six King went out of this Informts: Shop

Mice Maney< no role >
Wm Cowling< no role >

Severally Sworn before
me the 17 Febry 1759

Saunder Welch< no role >