Middlesex

The several Informations of Richard Ludgate< no role >
and Robert Thompson< no role > Taken and made on
Oath before me one of his Majestys Justices of
the Peace the 2nd. Day of January 1782

And first this Informant Richard Ludgate< no role > for
himself Saith That about the hour of 2: o Clock this
day he met with one Samuel Lamb< no role > in Shorts Gardens
Durry Lane who had in his possession a Large Green Cushion
and this Information knowing the said Samuel Lamb< no role >
to be a person of bad fame Stopped him and Task
him before a Justice

And this Information Robert Thompson< no role >
for himself Saith That the Cushion now produced
is his property and was Stolen from his Shop Situate
No. 38 in Drury Lane in the parish of Saint Martin
in the fields and this Informant further Saith That
he saw the said Cushion in a Phaeton which was
Standing in his Shop a Court the hour of 12. o Clock this
day and that it is of the Value of 20 Shillings

Sworn the day and Year
aforesaid Before me}

D Walker< no role >

Richard Ludgate< no role >
Robt Thompson< no role >