Middlesex
to wit}
The Information of
Joseph Barber< no role >
of the Parish
of Saint Mary White Chapel
on the said County Labourer
taken on Oath before us three of His Majestys Justices of
he peace
for the County of Middlesex
this Twenty
eighth day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand
Seven hundred and Seventy five
.
Who saith that this Day between the Hours of one and two
in the afternoon to received instructions and directions
from his Majetys Justices of the peace sitting at the Angel
and Crown Tavern
in White Chapel
to get Assistance and
go to the House of one Ann Hanbury< no role >
in Wentworth Street
in the parish of Christ Church
Spital fields
(the Windows
of which said House next the Street were discribed to this
Informant to be whitened so as to present any person
looking through the same) and to search and see if any
Instruments or Tools used in Coining were concealed therein
Accordingly he this Informant (taking to his Assitance
one Robert Britten< no role >
and Goerge Forrester< no role >
) went to the House
of the said Ann Hanbury< no role >
in Wentworth Street
aforesaid
and entered the same where the saw the said Ann Hanbury< no role >
and a Woman who now says her Name is Sarah Mason< no role >
and
a Man who now says his Name is James Wood< no role >
in the forenoon
of the said House whereupon the said Ann Habury asked
him this Informant what he wanted a to which this Informant
replied on seeing a Crucible in Window of the Foreroom
aforesaid "I want this" and immediately took the said Crucibe
from of the said Window and Gave the same to the said
Robert Britten< no role >
and Also two Bottles of Liquids or Spirits
which Stood in the sid Window next to the said Crucibles
and thereupon this Informant saw a Door open which lead
out of the said Foreroom into another room adjsining and
a Man and Woman therein endeavouring to get out of a
Windo whereupon this Informant called to the said