Reference
HSA1684/W/65
Title
John Goodscale, Leighton Buzzard, collarmaker. 8 February 1684. Took stolen money from Ric.Fletcher to return to R.S. The Information of John Goodsoale of Laighton Bussard in the County of Bedford collarmaker, taken upon oath the 8th day of February Anno dni 1683 before St John Thomson Esqr one of his Majesties Justices of the peace for the said County, as followeth: This Informant saith that on Tuesday morninge beinge the 9th day of September last, one Richard Fletcher beinge suspected to have stoalen, eleven poundes and Tenne shillings, and sixe shillinges in brasse money, from one Robert Simons, and this Informant went to finde him out, and found him in the Roase & Crowne yard in Laighton aforesaid, where hee did see the said Fletcher, take the money from the ground, (where hee had hid it) and put it in his pockett, and this informant came to him, and told him, that it was Robert Simons his money, and tooke it from him, and the said Fletcher replied hee was goeinge to carry it to Robert Simons againe, for hee tooke it, when hee was drunke, and did not know what to doe with soe much money, when hee had it, and thereupon this informant gave the money to the said Robert Simons again, and further saith not John Goodsoale St John Thomson
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1684
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