21st. October 1788
John Goss< no role >
stopped
[..] by
Thos. Carpmeal< no role >
at Mr.
Augustus
Brown< no role >
's Refiner
in Foster Lane
this day on
a charge of having Silver supposed to have
been Stolen
Augustus Browne< no role >
on his Oath says that
Yesterday between 11 & 12 o ClockThos.
John
Goss< no role >
now present brought to his House in
Foster Lane
two Ingots of Silver lately molted
down (as he believes) both weighing together
229 [..] ..14dwts. and which Silver he suspects has
been stolen
Sworn before me this
21st. day of October 1788
}
N Bond
Augustus Browne
JohnThomasGoss< no role >
says That he is a Pawn broker
by Profession and keeps a Pawn Broker &
Shop in Cable Street
near Ratcliffe Highway
which he has kept between 2 & 3 Years
That the two Ingots of Silver which he this
Examinant brought to Mr. Browne above
stated, he himself melted down, but when he
cannot say-That he melted it in his Kitchen
in a Crucible and that no Person whatsoever
assisted him, now says that it was in [..]
the Kitchen of a friend of his, but not