Middlesex
to wit
The Information of
Moses Levy< no role >
of Winfield
Street
Petticoat Lane
Dealer
and Chapman
taken before me this 9th. day of February 1785
.
Who on his Oath says that he knows the persons of John
Lucas< no role >
Richard Summers< no role >
alias Smith< no role >
and John Waters< no role >
now
in Custody, and John Brown< no role >
as yet at large Says that about
9 o'Clock in the Morning of Tuesday the 11th.. of January last the said
four Persons came into this Informants House together, and asked
him if he had any Cash to buy a Lot of Haberdashery Geets.
Informant replied Hurt he could getMoney if he could get any
thing by it. They said he must get a £100 Informant replied
he could get about £50 and went out for that purpose, having
said four Persons in his House That informant borrowed Sixty
Guineas of John Wilson< no role >
(who frequents Fairs) and returned and
shewed them the Money; after which said four Persons desired he
would send his Wife with Lucas, which he did. That Moses
Emanuel< no role >
shortly after told Informant at the King of Russia
in
Petticoat Lane
that, he had seen his wife at Lucas's House
and that she and Him had agreed to have Half Profits That
a little time after this Informant's Girl told him he was wanted
and when he came home he found said Lucas, Summers,
Waters & Brown, together with his Wife and Sarah Emanuel< no role >
, That
said four Men she and him a vast Quantity of Ribbon, which he
purchased of them for £6..17..0 That said four Men then
shewed Informant a great Quantity of white and Black Lace
which he purchased for 40 GuineasThat said Sarah Emanuel
and Informant took away said Lace in order to Mensure
it, leaving said four Men and this informant together That
said four Mentold Informanttold Informant that they would
bring him the next Day a greater Quantity of Goods consis