He did not take from William Wilson any money or farthings or halfpennies or tobacco box or knife, but that on the twenty-third of November last, he was with William Wilson at John Ridings' house, and that after they left Ridings house they quarrelled and fought. And he heard that there was found about the place where they fought the tobacco box and knife.
He is a labourer and helps the masons and lodged at one John Ranolds of Bracondale and the 28th of November last past his landlord John Ranolds told the deponent that his beds were taken up and desired him to go home and accordingly he went away and Thomas Ranolds the son of the said John Ranolds followed him out and would have him to go into one John Ridings house to drink and he did go and after two flagons drinking he paid for them and went away for Kirby. And he further saith Thomas Ranolds followed him unknown and about a furlong from Ridings' house Thomas Ranolds knocked him down and then put his hand into his pocket, and took out his tobacco box. And the deponent said to Thomas Ranolds, What, have you a mind to rob me, And further said, Don't take away my money, And Ranolds finding no money in that pocket, he turned the deponent on the other side, so as to come at his pocket. And he the said Thomas Ranolds, that is now at Mr Mayor's, did at that time take from him two shillings and sixpence, besides some farthings or halfpennies and the tobacco aforesaid. And he further saith that after he had beaten him very much he went away with the money and tobacco box and a knife which he took from him the 28th of November aforesaid.