Middlesex
to wit}

The Information of John Bateman< no role > of Red Lion Street
White Chapel Hardwareman and Richard Sims< no role > of
Goswell Street in the said County Jeweller
taken before me John Staples< no role > Esquire one of
His Majestys Justices of the Peace in and for
the said County the 28th January 1786

Who being on their Oaths say and first the said
John Bateman< no role > for himself saith that Show Board
now produced made of Wood and Glassin the
[..] together with the several Articles of
Hardware Goods therein contained are the property
of him this Informant and were this day
Stolen from his Window in Red Lion Street afsd.
And the said Richard Sims< no role > for himself saith
that being in Red Lion Street White Chapel
this day about one o' Clock he saw the
person now present who says his Name
is Samuel Hull< no role > take away the Shew
Board now produced from the shop Window
belonging toof the said John Bateman< no role > and
on this Informants looking Stead fastly at
him he the said Samuel Hull< no role > went up
a Stable Yardand there put the said
I hear Board DownSaith that he this
Informant, then went and Informed the said
John Bateman< no role > what he had seen who went
after and apprehended the said Samuel
Hall< no role > and also recovered his property

John Bateman< no role >

Richard Simms< no role >

Taken and Sworn the day and year
first above written before me

John Staples< no role >