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5th December 1771 - 16th December 1772

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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 >




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