[..] Several Informations of Thomas Prat< no role > of Cannon Street
the parish of St. Mary Abchurch London Victr . and
Mary Tharp< no role > of the Same place Taken before me
one of his Majesties Justices of the peace for the
County of Middlesex

[..] Oaths Severally Say And first the Sd. Mary
[..] oath Saith That on Tuesday the 19th. day of April
[..] into a Drawer in the house of the said Thomas Prat< no role >
[..] llings in Moneys Number'd of the Moneys of Sd. Thomas
[..] the said Drawer and took the [..] therefore her [..]
And this Informt. further Saith that one Hester Bolt< no role > being then a
Servt . to the said Thomas Prat< no role > and hird on Saturday the 16th. of April
afsd. this Informt. Ordered her to go up Stairs to Clean the Said Room
wherein the Said Drawer and Money were and the Sd. Hester
accordingly did go up Stairs to Clean the Same as this Informt. Expended
And this Informt. further Saith that having Some Business abroad
She left the Said Hester in the Said Room, and went out for a boat
an hour and a Quarter and on her Return home She Calld to the Sd.
Hester at the Stair Foot, and Sd. Hester not answering, Informt.
went up Stairs into the Said Room thinking to find the Said
Hester, but said Hester not bridg then there this Informt. was [..]
Surpriz'd and looking about perceived the Lock of the Sd. Drawer
into which She had the Same day put the Said Money to be broken
open and the Said Money taken out, and the Room not Cleand
And the Informt. Thomas Prat< no role > on his Oath Saith that he was [..]
his Said house all the Time that the Informt. Mary Tharp< no role > was abroad
as aforesaid and that he is very positive no person Went into the
Said Room during that time but the said Hester Bolt< no role > And
both the Said Informt. further Say That they have good reason
to Suspect and believe that the Said Hester Bolt< no role > did forceably
break open the Said Drawer and feloniously Steal and Carry away the
Said Ssum of Eighteen Shillings for that no other person as they
Verify believe went into the Said Room Except the Said Hester
Bolt and the Informt. Mary Tharp< no role > from the time the Sd. Money was
put in till the Same was Stolen and taken out as afsd. and also
for that the Said Hester went directly away witht. [..]
any Notice or Warning And these Informts. further Say that they
never cod. find the Said Hester Bolt< no role > Since till yesterday.

Sworn the 8th. day of
June 1737 Before me}

J Poulson

Mary tharp< no role >
Thos pratt< no role >