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1783

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Middlesex

The Information of Gerrard Proudfoot< no role > ofAngel Court Whites Yard
Rosemary Lane in the County of Middlesex
Salesman James Mathews< no role > of Catherine
Wheel Alley in the said County White Smith
and George Reynolds< no role > of Bell Lane Spitalfields
taken on Oath before us this 24th day
of December 1782.

First this Informant Gerrard Proudfoot< no role > for himself on his
Oath Saith that on Sunday last being the twenty second day
of December Inst. Richard Barnes< no role > now Present came into
his Room in [..] Angel Court Whites Yard aforesaid That a
Silver Watch his Property was then hanging up in the
Room That the said Richard Barnes< no role > observed to him
this Informant "the Watch did not go" upon which he this
Informant took the Watch down and put it on the Table
That the said Richard Barnes< no role > then went down into the
Court and the this Informant followed him and saw him
the said Richard Playing in the Court with two other
BoysThat white he this Informant was talking with
his Landlord at the Door the said Richard Barnes< no role > again
went up Stairand presentlyinto this Informants Room
and presently returned That on this Informants going
into his room he [..] missed his Watch and
Suspecting that the said Richard Barnes< no role > had stole it
he immediately pursued and Took him and delivered
him into the Custody of James Mathews< no role > That the Brass
Compasses now produced by the said James Mathews< no role >
are the Property of him this Informant and believes were
Stolen out of his Room at the time aforesaid and That the
two Boys now Present who call themselves George
Reynolds
< no role > and James Church< no role > were the two Boys who
were playing with the said Richard Barnes< no role > in Angel
Court aforesaidatabout the time he was Robbed.

This Informant James Mathews< no role > for himself on his
Oath saith that he apprehended and took into Custody
the said Richard Barnes< no role > and on Searching him found
in his Pocket the Brass Compasses now by him
Produced

And this Informant George Reynolds< no role > for himself
on his Oath Saith that he was Playing with the said
Richard Barnes< no role > and James Church< no role > in Angel Court
afsd on Sunday last That the said Richard Barnes< no role >
wentup Stairsinto aRoomHouse there and soon after
returned that as they were going away together




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