The Informacon of Edward Newton< no role > of London Silk Thrower taken upon Oath before me this
11th [..] day of May 1715 This Informt deposeth that [..] Informton Saturday the thirtieth day of
Aprill last about seven a Clock in the Evening this Informt. meeting with one
Mr. Lister this Depts. particular acquaintance neare the Royall Exchange was
pressed very much to go with him on board a certain Vessell called the Parker
Yatch or Frigott lying in the River of Thames where this Informt. was informed
he Should meet with one Nicholas Parker< no role > who had asked this Informt. the
Same day in the morning to go on board the said Frigott, wch tis Informt. then
refused to doe not careing for the said Parkers Company, but was at last prvailed
on by the said Lister to goe along with him in order to goe on board the said Frigat
and this Informt. & the said Lister with one Wm Rice< no role > a stranger to this Informt. but
intimately acquainted with the said Parker took a Boat at Billingsgate for that
purpose but meeting the said Parker in his returne from the said Vessell this
Informt. did not goe on board but returned with the said Parker Lister and
Rice to the Dog Taverne at Billingsgate about Eight a clock in the Evening
of the said thirtyeth day of Aprill at which time this Informant and the
said Parker Lister and Rice Satt down to drink a Bottle of Wine in the said
Taverne, and this Informt. positively saith that when this Informt sat down
with his said Company in the sd Taverne, he this Informant had in his Coat pocket
on the left side in a Money Bagg twisted round about in English & French Ginueas
Broad peices of Gole and Pistoles the Sume of One hundred & thirty pounds at
least which this Informant had been collecting with an intent (together wth
other money this Informant expected to have received that day) to discharge
a Note of this Informants hand for One hundred fifty Eight pounds Eighteen
Shillings wch) lay for paymt. at Mr. Atwells a Goldsmith in Exchange alley
And this Informant positively Saith that from the time of the coming into
the said Taverne as aforesaid till the time of his goeing out which was
about Twelve a clock the Same night he this Informant was not in any
other company than as aforesd. and that he had not gone above twenty
yards or thereabouts from the said Tavern, but he missed his Bag of money
and imediately returned with the Tavern Boy (who went with him to light
him home) to his said Company at the said Taverne and declared to them
there [..]
he had lost his said Bag of money upon wth the said Parker & Rice
Suddenly went away haveing gott this Informants said Bagg of money
as this Informt. doth verily beleive and suspect and the rather for that
the sd. Rice most & party of the night sat next to this Informt and for [..] that
this Dept. upon his Challenging the said Parker & Rice with having his Bagg
of money and the Mar. of the Tavern Supposing this Informt. to be the
son of one Newton known to the said Vintuer to be a Worthless man told
the said Parker that he knew this Informt. and his Father very well
and that this Informt. was never worth One hundred Pounds in his life or