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				<div style="font-family:serif;"><i>Old Bailey Proceedings Online</i> (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 09 December 2023), January 1698, trial of                   Thomas                   Watts                                                                            (t16980114-48).<hr/><h2>Thomas Watts, Theft &gt; burglary, 14th January 1698. </h2>                                                                                                   <p>                                                Thomas                   Watts                                                                                        of the Parish of St. James's, Liberty of Westminster                                                      , was Indicted for                                                          Felony and Burglary, for breaking the House of                                              John                         Davis                                                                                                             on the 4th of December                      about 8 at night, and taking thence two pair of Coach-glasses value 12 l. 12 Yards of green Velvet value 15 s. the Goods of his Royal Highness                                              Prince                                                 George of Denmark                                                                                                . It appeared that the Prisoner having lodged in the Prosecutor's House, had Access to the place where his Royal Highnesses Chariot Stood, and carry'd off the Goods, which he brought to a Victualling house to be hid up for his use; where being question'd how he came by the Goods, said he brought them from Bristol, and afterwards that he bought them. The Burglary was no ways proved against him, and he having little to say in his defence, the Jury brought him                                                          Guilty of Felony only            .</p>               <p>                                                                                                                     [Branding. See summary.]                                                </p>            </div>
				
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