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The Information of Benjamin Monk at the House of
Mrs. Neckles near Shadwell Dock Widow William Cook< no role > at No. 24
New Street Deptford Rigger [..]
[..] taken this 18th day of Feb. 1787
Who being on their Oath say And first The said Benjamin Monk for himself Says
Last night he went with the said John Anderson< no role > to the Sign of the Ship a Public
house to drink with Two Women and Some time after he went to the Barand
and gave one of the said Women a Glass of Rum he having a glass of Brandy The said
Woman left him and went away from him Says he is Certain atthatthe Time of the
said Woman going away which was about the hour of One in the Morning he had to the Amount of Eight or more Shillings and
a Dollar in his Breeches Pocket and half a Guinea in his fel and in about half and hour afterward the said George Anderson< no role >
and the other woman left him That being in Liquor he fall asleep and near to the
hour of Six he awoke and found all his money gone cause the half Guinea Says he is sure One of the Shillings
produced is his property and that he had the same after the Woman drank the Rum as
aforesaid and which Shilling he described to William Elbey< no role > the Officer who he got
to go and apprehend [..] Nicholas James< no role > who by the Information of the said
William Cook< no role > he suspected to be the person who robbed him

[..] William Cook< no role > on his Oath says this Morning between the Hours of Two and
Three he was in the Tap Room of the said Public house and saw the said Nicholas
James< no role > endeavouring as it seemed to him to awakes the said Benjamin Monk< no role > who
[..] were in the next Box to this Informant in the said Room Says when the
said Benjamin Monk< no role > awoke he felt in his Pockets and said he had been robbed
of all his Monyall but half a Guinea and a broken Six pence which was in his Tob: That
This Informant told him there had been no person near him but the said Nicholas James< no role >
and that it must be the men who had set by him who robbed himSays he told this Informant
he had lost a remarkable Dollar and a Remarkable crooked Shilling which he had marked
with his Sheet

Sworn
The Day and Year abovementioned
Before me

John Staples< no role >

BenjnMonk< no role >

his
William [mark] Cook< no role >
Mark

The said Nicholas James< no role > says he know nothing about the affair that he was very
Drunksays he worked hard for the Ten Shillings and Two Six pences pound on him this
Morning by William Elbey< no role > the Officer

The above declaration said to be the Tenth
and Signed the Day and Year above mentioned
Before me

John Staples< no role >

his
Nicholas [mark] James< no role >
Mark