<div1 type="SL_PSpage" id="LMSLPS15087PS150870060"> <xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="LMSLPS150870060"></xptr>
<p n="250"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15087_geo147">Old Bailey</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_geo147" type="placeName" value="Old Bailey"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_geo147" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
</note>
<lb></lb>
London{<lb></lb>
The King<lb></lb>
agst.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15087_n250-1">Lazarus Levy</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_n250-1" type="given" value="Lazarus"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_n250-1" type="surname" value="Levy"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_n250-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
for Felony</p>
<p n="251"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15087_n251-1">Thomas Williams</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_n251-1" type="given" value="Thomas"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_n251-1" type="surname" value="Williams"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_n251-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15087_geo148">Saint John Street</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_geo148" type="placeName" value="Saint John Street"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_geo148" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15087_occ131">Hackney Coachman</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_occ131" type="occupation" value="Hackney Coachman"></interp>
<lb></lb>
Maketh Oath that in last April Session as this Deponent hath been<lb></lb>
informed a Recognizance was returned into this Honourable Court from the<lb></lb>
Right Honourable the Lord Mayor in which this Deponent appears to be bound<lb></lb>
to give Evidence against the abovenamed prisoner for Feloniously stealing<lb></lb>
several things out of this Deponents Coach and this Deponent Saith that all he<lb></lb>
could say respecting the said Felony was that he saw the things put into his<lb></lb>
Coach but did not see them nor could he tell who took them out And this Deponent<lb></lb>
Saith that he Attended before the Lord Mayor when the above named Prisoner<lb></lb>
was examined but follow Saith but that he did not Know he was bound in any Recognizance<lb></lb>
or whether any thing more was to be done against the said prisoner or that it was<lb></lb>
necessary for this Deponent afterwards to Attend this<del>Honourable</del>
Honourable Court<lb></lb>
And that if this Deponent had be very willingly would have so done And this<lb></lb>
Deponent Saith that after he came from before the Lord Mayor with the prosecutrix<lb></lb>
he told her that if she should at any time want this Deponent and would send<lb></lb>
him word that he would Attend her (as he had before done against Two persons<lb></lb>
who had been examined on Suspicion of the above Felony) but this Deponent<lb></lb>
did not receive any Notice from her or any other person nor did to knew or hear<lb></lb>
that the said prisoner was to be Tried for the said offence or he would have<lb></lb>
Attended this Honourable Court all given his hardtors against him And this<lb></lb>
Deponent Saith that he did not Neglect to Attend and give herdence against the<lb></lb>
prisoner through any favour or affection for him or for any Reward or the<lb></lb>
hope or promise thereof but that it was entirly reasioned by the means aforesaid</p>
<p n="252">Sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15087_geo149">Justicehall</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_geo149" type="placeName" value="Justicehall"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_geo149" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15087_geo150">old Bailey</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_geo150" type="placeName" value="old Bailey"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_geo150" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15087_date46">17th. day of October 1776</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_date46" type="date" value="17761017"></interp>
}<lb></lb>
By the Court</p>
<p n="253">the mark<figure rend="mark"></figure>
of<lb></lb>
Thomas Williams</p>
</div1>

View as Text