Westmr.

The Information of Mr. Stephen
Friquet< no role > of the Strand in the parish
of St: Martin in the fields Silver
Smith

This Informt: Maketh Oath that a person who
calls himself Thomas Masterson< no role > This name instance is in set 4265. came into his
Shop this evening under pretence of buying a
pair of Silver buttons & some dispute [..] sing
about the price thereof & this Informt: suspecting
him to be a Thic [..] he went out of his shop
& the momeny he went out this Informt:
miss'd a Silver Castor of the value of
Thirty shillings & this Informt: on his
Oath says he has a strong suspicion
that the aforesaid Thomas Masterman< no role >
did Feloniously steal & take this said
Silver Caster in his shop because
no other person could take it

Stephen Triquet< no role >

Sworn before me
the 5th day of Octr: 1748

[..] Winter Sinclair a boy of no visible place
of abode maketh Oath that she was going along the
Strand by accretons I hearing the cry of stop thief
he presently saw the person who calls himself Thomas
Masterson< no role > This name instance is in set 4265. in being pursu'd drop the said Silver
Castle in the street & this Depont took [..]
delivered it to a person who calls himself
Thomas Perkins< no role >

The mark
Alexdr: [mark] Sinclair< no role >

Signed in the presence
of Thos. Ridge< no role >

Sworn before
me the 5th day of Octr:
1748

Jas. Fraser< no role >