Martha Oak proceedingsdefend , of St.Magnus the Martyr , was indicted for feloniously stealing 7 Pewter Plates, value 3 s. and 70 Pound of Iron, value 6 s. in the Dwelling-house of William Gillet proceedingsvictim , the 2d of August last. It appear'd by the Evidence, That the Prisoner was Cook at the Swan-Tavern on Fishstreet-hill, and stole the Goods; that she sold the Iron, and was apprehended in offering the Plates to change to a Pewterer. The Prisoner pleaded, That she was cleaning out a Back-Kitchen, that had not been clean'd out for seven Years, and her Master told her, what she found was her own: But the Prosecutor deny'd this in Court. The Jury found her guilty to the Value of 10 d. Transportation .