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11th January 1764 - 14th December 1764

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says they there got five [..] Silver Watches and one Gold one
hath this Informant got one of the Silver ones, Hitchins
all the rest, that from Chelmsford they came together to
Rumford , to a House kept open by Mr. Luther the Member
[..] here Watson Stole two Flowered Linen Gowns, that from
[..] they came together to Harry Chapman< no role > 's at Bow
here Watson pulled out the said Gowns and also all the
[..] Watches,andin the presence of said Chapman, says
[..] t in the said House said Watson bid Money for all the Watches
[..] the Gowns, but Hitchins bidding more he had
[..] says that said Hitchins's Wife lodges at a Barbers Shop
[..] Chizwell Street two doors from Grub Street , says that some
before this he, Hitchins & Collins agreed to go to the Bank
[..] er that they did go there accordingly, that he went into the
and that the other two stood at the door, that he there
[..] Benjamin Wright< no role > put some Bills which he thought
Bank Notes into his Pocket Book, that he then went
[..] gave Notice to his two Companions and followed him
[..] Lombard Street , that he this Informt. several times
[..] pass'd Mr. Wright in Order to give the others an Opportunity
[..] to Pick his Pocket, that at the end of Lombard Street , Hitchins
gave a Signal by which he understood they had got Mr. Wrights
[..] Pocket Book, that the next day they agreed to keep the Book til
[..] was advertisd. with a large Reward and then to send it
[..] by a Porter, but that it was afterwards thrown down
[..] Area by this Informant's desire, says that a year agoe
[..] and Irish Jenny Pickt a Persons's Pocket in the Bank of a
Pocket Book of a £25, Post Bill which Note they showed to Thredgell, and
afterwards went to the 7 Starrs in Knaves Acre bought
some Cloth and Neckcloths and there put it off,

Sworn before me this
26th Janry 1764 }

[..]

Francis Parsons< no role >




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