London

The Information of William Lee< no role > Servant
to Richard Alderman< no role > Keeper of the Goal of
New Gate
being Sworn and Examined before the Right Honourable
Brackley Kennett< no role > Esquire Lord Mayor of the City of
Londonandthe 13th day of June 1780 deposeth
and saith

Thatata litle after nine o'Clock on Tuesday Evening the
sixth of June being within the Prison of New Gate
and looking thro' the Checkers of the Gate he saw the
Prisoner John Glover< no role > with a Gun Barrel or an Iron
Bar in his Hand Strike it against the Gate of the Prison
and thereby endeavoured to open it, that there were
thenAssembledbefore the Prison a great Number
of Person Assembled in a Ristons also Tumultuous
Manner, and that Mr. Aldermans Dwelling House
was then on Fire. That he hath should the Prisoner
since his Confinement in the Poultry Compter and that
hehathadmittedthehis being amongst the Rioters at
New Gate and that it was the Barrell of his Meyters
Gun he had in his Hand at the time he Struck at
the Prison Door

Taken and Sworn the day
and Year first above Written Before me}

B Kennett
Mayor

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