the said James Bray< no role >
got into a Waggon coming down the said Street
and gave this Informant thereout a pair of Dirty Boots and a Parcel of
White whip Thongs which are now produced
And this Informant further Saith that about a fortnight age this said
Informant Lawrence Tearon and Patrick Craffield< no role >
between one and two
in the Morning of a Day this Informant cannot now particularly recollect
attempted to break open a House (believes a Silk Dyers
near Goswell
Street
) but were prevented completing their Rorpose by some people
coming up
And this Informant further Saith that about five Months age this said
Informant and one Christopher Lawless< no role >
broke open a Pawnbrokers
Shop in or near Rotten Row at Midnight and stole three out a large
quantity of Plate (viz a Silver Tea Pot Buckles and Spoons) and
thirteen Guineas that the Money was shared between this Informant
the said Christopher Lawless< no role >
and one Patrick Murphy< no role >
that the said
Patrick Murphy< no role >
received [..] the money so shared knowing
the same to be feloniously stolen and that the said Christopher
Lawless< no role >
and Patrick Murphy< no role >
or one of them sold the plate so
stolen as aforesaid but this Informant had no part of the money.
And this Informant further said that about a Month or three Weeks
ago this Informant and Matthew Doyle< no role >
stoped a Man in Goswell
Street Road
from whom they feloniously took four Guineas and
a Watch which Watch the said Matthew Doyle< no role >
kept to his own use
and that afterwards the sameDayNight near the New River
belivesbelow.
Islington
the said Matthew Doyle< no role >
and this Informant stoped a Man
from whom they feloniously took one Half Guinea and three Six pence
and that they divided the said Money between then the said Matthew
Doyle< no role >
and this Informant.
Sworn and Subsonbed by the above
Informant William Staines< no role >
who I have
admitted an Evidance for the King against
the abovementioned Persons this 9th. day
of December 1772
Before me}
Burf Camper< no role >
The Mark of
William [mark] Staines< no role >
Witness John Paggitt< no role >