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The Information of Thos Lawson< no role > James Ilas< no role > & Mathias Chambers< no role > Wm Povey< no role >
take before us two of is Majesty's Justices of the Peace
for the said County

Who being sevly on Oath [..] ser & first this Inforns. Thos
Lawson
< no role > for himself saith that last Night about Twelve o'Clock
being in Newton Lane in the Parish of St. Giles in the fields
he Enquired of a Person now present who call himself George
Knight
< no role > the way into S Giles & the said Geo told him the wod
Shew him by he had not gore farrwith him when the sd Geo
took hold on him by the Collar in a Dark gate way
and Damn his Eyes & say'd if he said a heard wad
Cut his Throat with Put this Inft. in dayes fo his life
and then the said Geo robbed him of a Pair of Knee
buckle a Silver Stock buckle & a Stock and a Peni
of Cooper Coin of the Ile of Man & his Stat & says
that after he pursuned the said Geo & had sevl. string by
And this Ins hearing the watchman calling the hour he
called him to his Assistance & seared him & took him
down to the Watchhouse where in the Pe [..] of the
Office of the Night & the Watchman there was taking on
the sd. Geo an [..] of the above Knee buckles the
Stock buckle & stock &pocket [..] Conn [..] Coin and the Stat
was found by a Person in [..] to this Inst. & brought
to him this Morning And this Int James Ilas< no role > for




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