Westminster to wit

The Informations of John Dod< no role > of Jormyn
Street Shoemaker George John Dod< no role > of the same
place Shoemaker Patrick Mc. Manas< no role > of the Public
Office Bow Street and John Townsend< no role > of the same
place taken this 14th. day of November 1786 .

Who being on Oath for themselves severally say and first
the said John Dod< no role > for himself saith that expecting a Draft for
thereby nine Founds to be brought to this Informant House on Saturday last for
Payment he left with his son George John Dod now Present
a thirty Pound Bank Note No. 8641 payable to Abraham Newland< no role >
and doted the 14th. of October 1786 together with right Guinea and
an half in Gold (Six of which were now Guineas) and one Shilling
and six pence in Silver in order to discharge the said Draft
whom if came, and all which, he put into Brown Bag and gave to his son for that purpose
And the said George John Dod for himself saith that on
Saturday Morning about ten o' Clock he received of his
Father the said John Dod< no role > a bag containing the aforesaid
Bank Note for Thirty Pound eight Guineas and a half in
Gold and one Shilling and six pence in Silver in order to
discharge the said Draft when it came. That he put said
Bag Note and Money into his right hand Breeches Pocket
and about half on Hour Part eleven o' Clock the same day
he went to take a view of the Corpse of the Princess Amelia
lying in State. That he returned home about one o' Clock
when his Father as being him what he had done with the Note
and Money to pay the Droft, he searched for it, and Perceived it
was gone, and is very sure that the said Bag Note and Money
was feloniously stolen from him but by whom or at what place he cannot say And the said Patrick Mc. Manny< no role >
for himself saith that as he and said Townsend won going to
Westminster Hall about twelve o' Clock on Saturday last
they saw the persons now present and calling themselves John
Wager< no role > David greville< no role > and Richard Greville< no role > walking
together from Westminster Hall Gate to the narrow Passage leading
to Bridge Street , That Townsend said to this Informant he was
sure they had done somebody That Informat and said Townsend
followed them, said hold of them Informant observed said Townsend take a
Bank Note of Thirty Pounds from between the legs of said
Wager, That said Townsend in this Informant presence then
searched David Greville< no role > on whom the found ten Guineas two
half