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The Information of John Williams< no role > of
Bridgewater Gardens London Porter Who, being on Oath
saith that on Wednesday the seventh day of June Instant
between two and three o'Clock in the afternoon passing by
the Quarters in Moorfields , he saw [..] George Staples< no role > the
Prisoner now under Examination up one Pair of Stairs
in the House of Mr James Male of Moorfield in the Parish
of Saint Stephen Coleman< no role > Street London Weaver , and saw him throw
a great Quantity of Household Goods into the Street [..] and
after he had [..] so done he brought a Bottle of some sort
of Liquor to the Window, and drawing the Cork with his
Teeth, drank out of the Bottle and then three the Bottle
out of the Mob who were [..] burning the Furniture
and [..] huzza'd to them and this Informant further saith
that when the said Prisoner Staples, had so done he again
began to throw other parts of the Furniture out of the Window
and taking a second Bottle of Liquor, he did with that as he
had with the first, says that he saw the said Prisoner
Staples, throw a Quantity of the Wainscot of the Room
out of the Window to be burn'tsays that this Informant ware
looking on about twenty Minute all which time prisoner was remarkably bury

Taken and Sworn at Guild hall London
the 27. day of June 1780 before me}
Watkin Lewes< no role >

John Williams< no role >