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The Information of Thomas Walker< no role > of Love Lane the dwell
Foreman to Arthur Shakespear< no role > Esqr . Francis Pugh< no role > at No.
5 opposite the Dolphin at Stepney Hatcheler to the said
Mr. Shakespear and Richard West< no role > of Love Lane Ratcliff Ropemaker
Taken this 10th day of Dec 1787 Before us Two of His Majesty's Justice
of the Peace in and for the said County who being on Oath say and first
The said Thomas Walker< no role > on his Oath saith the Piece of Lead produced
in his said Masters Property and was taken some time last night
from the Yarn house of his said Master situate in Sun Severn field
Shadwell Francis Pugh< no role > on his Oath saith he can safely swear
the said Piece of Lead in his Master property and is part of a Gulter
between his said Masters Yarn house and Mr. Thompsons Ragging house
adjoining-he having put the sar and Morter on the same Richard
West< no role > on his Oath saith he was present at the sarring the said Gath [..]
and that he has no doubt the piece of Lead produced is the same as was
affired as aforesaid by Francis Pugh< no role >

Thos. Walker< no role >

Taken and Sworn
The Day and Year abovementioned
Before us

John Staples< no role >

his
Francis [mark] Pugh< no role >
Mark

Peter Greene< no role >

Richard West< no role >

John Soal< no role > on his Oath saith that he is Private Watchman to the
Inhabitants of St. Paul Shadwell who have Richd door into the Rope
Ground in Sun Savern fields and that last night soon after the Hour of
Ten he heard the Dogs bask much and the Noise of Tiles falling that he went
not the field with Thos. Farmer< no role > another Watchman toward Mr. Thompson and close by his gates he saw [..]
the Prisoners present who say their Names are Robert Dain< no role > and John
Carter< no role > who then had not any Lead That he saw Two Pieces of Lead [..] left Farmer to book after the same
near and suspecting them to be stolen he went back for his pistol and
when he returned found that one of the said Pieces were gone Says they wanted
a Little time and seeing Dain [..] and Carter return judging they were going
to take the Piece of Lead produced they took them and the said Piece of Lead to the [..]
Thomas farmer< no role > on his Oath saith last night about a Quarter of her ten he went
crop the failed with John Jone< no role > and net Deane and Carter justly Mr. Thompsons Gates one
asked the other which way the should go when John [..] al asked then where they wanted to
go to when they Answered into the Highway that they told then which way to go and that
they went away as directed and in after Minutes after Soal said he found some lead
that he saw One piece near and afterward went into Mr. Thompsons Covered Rope Ground
and about the Middle of the same met Dain [..] and Carter returning that he let them pass
says to was some after called to by Seal that he returned and staid with him to see if any
person came to take the Lead-that he and Soal Seperated the better to take the [..] that he
Prisoners went toward where the Lead was both together and that he saw Robert Dine< no role > [..] Stoop to
take the piece of Lead produced

a Taken and Sworn
the 10th of Nov 1787 Before us}
John Staples< no role >

his
John [mark] Seal< no role >
Mark

Peter Greene< no role >

Thos. Farmer< no role >