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The Information of Richard Mann< no role > of St. Paul Shadwell Mast maker
William Spooner< no role > of St. Paul Shadwell Victualer and John Scot< no role > of
Shadwell Market Hair Dresser taken the saith day of March 1786

And First She said Richard Mann< no role > for himself saith that he has been frequently robbed
of sundry pieces of Timber Which did lay in a Raft at his Back door and that The Two
pieces of Two Bow sprits now lying in Shadwell Marker are his property in Trust and
were lately taken from out of the said Raft.

William Spooner< no role > saith on [..] Thursday last about [..] the hour of Sixty in the Evening The Prisoner present who says
his name is John Newberry< no role > came to this Informant at his house situate in Shadwell
Market and asked him to buy the said Two pieces of Bowsprits who then said he
would have nothing to do with them until the next day Says the next day about
noon the said John New berry came again to this Informant. who Questioned him
now he came by the same Says The said John Newberry< no role > told him he had bought
the said Two pieces of Bowsprits and would give a Receipt for the same Says he
asked Fourteen Shillings which this Informant agreed to give and did pay the
said John Newberry< no role > Fourteen Shillings for the same about the hour of One on
Friday lastJohn Scot< no role > saith he was at the house of the said William Spooner< no role >
on Friday last about noon when the said John Newberry< no role > offered to sell to the said
William Spooner< no role > the said Two pieces of Bowsprits as her own he the said John saying his had [..] bought and paid for them
Say [..] saw them paid for by Mr. Spooner to the said John Newberry< no role > Thomas Brown< no role > Servant to the said Richard Mason< no role > says
the said Two pieces of Bowsprits were stowed in such a Manner in the said [..]
they must have been taken away on purpose by some person or persons

Samuel Kendal< no role > Servant to his Unkle Thomas Kendal< no role > of the Parish of St. Paul Shadwell
Wharfinger says John Newberry< no role > on Thursday last in the Afternoon came to the Wharf
of his said Master and wanted the said Two pieces of Bowsprits to be drawn for
a person whose name he does not recollect who lives in Spital fields saying he or they
had drawn before for and that said person would come the next day take the on away and pay for
the drawing of themThe said Two pieces of Bowsprits laying in the way the
Side then suitingThey were drawed up by a Team of his said Masters into Shedwell
Master

Taken and Sworn
The 6th day of March 1786
Before John Staples< no role >

Richd Mann< no role >
Wm Spooner< no role >
John Scott< no role >
Thomas Brown< no role >
Saml Kendall< no role >