1. William Turner proceedingsdefend , of St. Sepulchres , was indicted for stealing 2 Cheeses, value 4 s. the Goods of Owen Griffith proceedingsvictim , April 10 .

Owen Griffith < no role > . I lost these Cheeses out of my Shop-window in Middle-Row , and they were taken upon the Prisoner the same Night.

Elizabeth Bristow < no role > . There's a House of Office in a public Yard where I live and Night my Husband went thither to do his Occasions, and't please you my Lord, and as he was sitting on one Hole, he found somebody was upon t'other, whereof he omes running to me, and tells me the Story. Now you must know, my Lord, that I was robb'd last Monday was a Fortnight, and so thinks I this may be one of the Rogues, and with that I took a Candle to see how it was, but as I went cross the Yard, the Wind blew (my Candle out; however, I went on, and Tugg'd the Boy (the Prisoner) out of the and found he had got a couple of Cheeses. I ask'd him how he came by them? and he asked me What Business that was of mine, and presently up steps a little whissling Creature, and says, Damn your Eyes, you Bitch, what's that to you where he got them, they are none of yours. Upon that I made my Husband fetch a Constable, and so we secur'd the Prisoner, but the other Boy got away; and then says the Prisoner it was that Boy that stole the Cheeses from a Shop in Middle-Row, and I was only going to sell them to Mr. Winniat the Brandy-man, and was to have half the Money for my Pains. The Jury acquitted him.