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The Information of Richard Richardson< no role > Hunts Court
Sum Tavern Fields St. Paul Shadwell Boat Builder and John
Cook< no role > of Shakespeare Walk same Parish Sawyer taken this 9th. day
of December 1786 The said Richard Richardson< no role > on his Oath says The Maul
Chissel, Saw and Adze produced in his property and left by him this day at
One O'Clock in a Ships Yawl repairing in the Yard if his Masters Joseph
Menetone< no role > [..] near New Crane Shadwel and found said Maul in has William [..] Pocket
and the Adze in the said Yawl an Attempt having been made to saw the Helve from the Adze
John Cook< no role > on his Oath says this day between the Hours of One and Two in
the afternoon he saw the person present who says his Name is William
Hall< no role > in the Yard of his Master Joseph Menetone near a Yawl repairing
in the said Yard and taking notice of his Tumbling about said Yard
he went and askedofhim if he had anything who said he had not
anythingThat he searched him and found the Saw and Chissel produced
between his Inside and outside Waistcoat

Sworn
The Day and Year abovementioned
Before John Staples< no role >

Peter Greene< no role >

Richard Richardson< no role >

his
John [mark] Cook< no role >
Mark

The said William Hays< no role > says he has been without Victuals Two days was the
Cause of his taking the abovementioned Kings

William Hall< no role >