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The Information of Thomas Wignell< no role > taken on his Voluntary Oath
the Eleventh Day of May One thousand seven hundred and thirty
severn before Sir Richard Brocas< no role > Knight Alderman of the City of London

Who on his Voluntary Oath Saith that some time since Christmas
last past He this Informant together with William Hemmings< no role > William
Jones
< no role > and Thomas Haynes< no role > Stole a Piece of Bees Wax. Wesghing seven
Pounds and a half from a Grocers Shop the Corner of Butcher Row
without Temple Barr And that some time since Christmas last past
He this Informant together with John Border< no role > Samuel Goodyer< no role > and
John Irons< no role > (a Convict in Newgate now lying for Transportation)
Stole a Pewter Would wherein was two Dozen of Candles from a Sallow
Chandlers Shop in Mercer Street in Long Acre And that he this
Informant Sold the Mould to one Mrs. Minere Living in or near
Fleet Lane London which She at that time well knew the same to be
Stoln And that the Candles were given to one William Eves< no role > to Sell
And that the said William Eves< no role > at that time well knew the same to be
Stoln And that some time since Christmas last He this Informant
together with William Hemmings< no role > and William Jones< no role > Stole from out
of the white House Inn yard Fleet Ditch London a Box of Tobacco
Weighing about thirty one Pounds weight whereof Eighteen Pounds
Weight were Sold by John Border< no role > and this Informant and William
Hemmings Sold the rest and that some time since Christmas last
past He this Informant together with the said William Hemming< no role >
and William Jones< no role > Stole out of the same Inn Yard four Wooden
Chairs which were Sold to the abovesaid John Irons< no role > And that
sometime since Christmas last past He this Informant together
with the said William Hemmings< no role > and William Jones< no role > Stole from
the Swan Inn in Holbourn Bridge two Pieces of Tilting Cloth
which were Sold to the said John Irons< no role > And that some time since
Christmas last past He this Informant together with the said
William Hemming< no role > and William Jones< no role > John Border< no role > and John Irons< no role >
Stole twenty one Pounds Weight of Bees Wax from a Grocers
Shop facing the White Bear Inn in Piccadilly And that some
time since Christmas last He this Informant together with the
said William Hemmings< no role > and William Jones< no role > Stole a Sugar Loaf
from a Grocers Shop the Corner of Vere Street Clare Market and that
this Informant Sold it to one Mrs. Minexe And that she at that time
well knew it to be Stoln And that some time since Christmas last
past He this Informant together with William Hemmings< no role > William
Jones and the said John Irons< no role > Stole from a Braziers Shop in
Princes Street St. Ann's near Soho Square a large Iron Grate and
two large Iron Cheeks which this Informant Sold to one Whitehouse
a Blacksmith near Saint Giles Church Middlesex and that the said
White house at that time well know the same to be Stoln and that
some time since Christmas last past this Informant together with
the said William Hemmings< no role > William Jones< no role > and John Irons< no role > Stole
two Flatts of Butter at two several times out of Newgate Market One




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