“Stoln, June 17th instant, from Crum-House, on Black Heath, near Greenwich, 6 Knives, 5 Spoons, 5 Forks, 2 Salts, 1 Soop spoon or Ladle, 1 Snuff Pan and 1 pair of Snuffers, in all about 100 oz. of Plate, having for Arms 3 Stags upon a Bend, Crest the Eagle and Child or an Earl’s Coronet. 1 Indian Chinks Quilt of many colours, the border a yellowish colour with red, green and flesh colour in the figures, the other side a dark grownd with yellow flowers, bordered with a light colour, 1 other Indian Chinks quilt, the grownd bluish with large flowers. If any of the above-mentioned goods are offer’d to be sold or pawn’d, all persons are desired to stop the same, and give speedy notice to Mr. Peter Haraches, Goldsmith, in Suffolk-street, who is to give £10 Reward for the whole or proportionable for any part.” Another in the _Daily Courant_, 10th September 1706, runs thus: “Whereas between Monday Night (the 2nd Instant) and Tuesday Morning, there was taken from the House of Mr. Tovey at Blacklands near Chelsea, the Goods following: viz. 1 Silver Skillet mark’d with a short Ringhandle, a Crest of a Faunes Head graved in an Emboss’d Escuchion, the Motto Fuimus, 5 large Silver Spoons mark’d C.T., and a Crest of a Griffin sedant; 6 little old Sweetmeat Spoons with Forks at the Ends, mark’d C.T. on the Bowles: 1 little Cup crack’d in the Brim near the Handle; an ovil Silver Tobacco Box without a Mark; a Common Prayer Book garded with Silver engrav’d, but 1 Clasp on, mark’d on the inside W, a small Child’s Spoon mark’d A.K., an old Beavor Hat, a pair of Coffee colour Gloves stitch’d with White Silk, and a fine Muslin neckcloth. If these or any of these are profer’d to be sold or pawn’d, it is desir’d the Party may be stop’d; or if already sold or pawn’d that Notice may be giv’n to the said Mr. Tovey at the Golden Horse Shooe in the Strand near old Round Court, as speedy as may be. For which trouble shall be a handsome reward.” An advertisement from _The Postman_ of the date before given strikes at higher game: “Whereas a Highway Man on a bright Grey Horse in a blue close Bodied Coat with black Buttons, and a loose dark colour’d Coat over it, took from some Passengers in the Oxford Coach going to the Bath on Saturday the 20th of this instant July, between Cirencester and Detmarton an Amathist Ring, the Stone of a fine purple colour, and well set in gold: together with a middle siz’d Pendulum Watch made by Jarret of London, in a Terroise-shell Case studded with Silver, a Squirrel eating Nuts, and several Butterflies being represented in it. If the said Ring or Watch be offer’d to be pawn’d or sold the Person to whom they are so offer’d are desir’d to stop ’em and give notice to Mr. Tonson, Bookseller, under Grey’s Inn Gate in Grey’s Inn Lane, or Mr. Scot at the Dolphin Tavern in Tower street, London, and they shall be well rewarded, and if they are already pawn’d or sold they shall receive their money again with content.”