Middlesex
To wit
The Information of
William Butler< no role >
taken
before me this 17th. day of Decemr. 1769
Who being upon Oath says that he knows Christopher Busby< no role >
William
Corby< no role >
James Cole< no role >
John Bromley< no role >
and William Becket< no role >
with
whom he hath been concerned in Several felonies and Robberies,
that on Sunday Night the 3rd. of December Instant the said
Christopher Busby< no role >
and this Informant robbed a Gentleman in
a Carriage near Clapham of a Watch and three Guineas
that the said Watch was sold by the said Christopher Busby< no role >
for [..] a Guinea to John Pitman< no role >
that on the Thursday
Night following the Said James Cole< no role >
the Said Christopher
Busby< no role >
the Said William Corby< no role >
and this Informant robbed
a Gentleman and a Lady in a one horse Chaise on the Clapham
Road of about 7 or 8 Shillings, that on Friday Night was
Sevenight the Said James Cole< no role >
the said William Corby< no role >
the said
Christopher Busby< no role >
and this Informant robbed a Lady and
her Maid at Knightsbridge
of a White Sattin Cloak lined with
Ermine and Some Money that the said Cloak was pawned by
Martha Warton on the Saturday Night, that on Friday Night
last the Said John Bromley< no role >
the Said James Cole< no role >
and this Informant
Stole a red Cloak from a Woman in a Street near Leicester fields
and likewise a black Cloak from a Woman in a Court in
Wardour Street and likewise a hat from a Hatter's Shop in
Holborn, that the Said two Cloaks were Pawned by the said Martha
Wartonthat on Thursday Night last the said John Bromley< no role >
the Said William Becket< no role >
and this Informant stole twenty
one handkerchiefs from a Shop near Smithfield
which Handkerchiefs
they divided equally among themselves in Mrs. Hayden's house
Sworn before me
Decr. 17 1769}
[..]
Wm Butler< no role >