Middlesex

The Information of Ann Figgess< no role > taken
the 1st. day of January 1787

Who upon her Oath Saith That She lives in the Cellar
under the Dwelling House of Mr. John Robinson< no role > of
Plumbtree Street Bloomsbury and sells fruit and other
Goods That about Five Minutes before 8. o Clock this Morning
She left her place and went to Buy same Wood and
Returned in about five Minutes That when she went
out She Shut the Street door after her and Latched it
and when She Returned she found it open and She
Suspected some person had got in Can immediately
heard a kind of Noise and She Stopped a little and then
She Called out Who is there upon Which a Man Came
up Stairs from her place and She asked him What
he wanted there when he said she must go into Castle
Street . She sai she had no acquaintance there and insisted
upon knowing What he wanted there and Charged hair-
with having Robbed her place and Called for Assistance
and Mr; Robinson Came to her and Seized hold of the Man
She then was going down Stairs into her Place to see
if She had lost any thing When on the first Step from
the Passage leading to the Cellar She saw a retile Bag
into full but she did know at that time it Contained any
thing belonging to her That She did open it to see if
any of her property Was there untill after She had
been down into the Cellar and when She got She
been down into the Cellar and when She got She
Missed a Cotton Gown which was hanging on a
Nail in the Cellar at the time she went out and
upon Searching further She Missed all the Bed