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taken before the two of his Majestys
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Justices of the peace
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for the said
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Who being severally upon Oath say and first this
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Informant
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Peter Brown
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for himself saith that
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about 3o' Clock in the afternoon of Sunday last her
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went to
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to dine with a relation that about
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Eight o Clock he returned towards Town and when he
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New River head
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that is Bicked in
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about Twenty yards distance & between this Informt
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& Town he saw three Men standing in the footway
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which is the path that leads to Town two en one side
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of the Path & the other on the other order which greatly
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Alarmed him and a lamp was very near the place
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& when he came up to them the person now present
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as he verily believes
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came up to him with a Pistol in his hand & demanded
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his Money & then another person now present who
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cells himself
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as this Informant verily
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believes came up with a Pistol in his hand and look
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out of this Informants pocket Six Shillings in
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Money and the other person now present who calls
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himself
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came up with a
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drawn Cutlass now produced and threatened to but
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him down Immediately if he made any resistance
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or words to that Effect that after he was Robbed
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they continued upon the same spot & this Informt.
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pursued his very to Torn. & called at
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& gave there a description of the persons
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who had Robbed him And this Informant is certain that
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the said
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in the man who held the Cutless at him so about
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described And this Informant
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John Dixon
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for himself
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saith that he is a Servant at
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that between Eight & Nine o Clock on Sunday night
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last the other Informant
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peter Brown
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called at
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& told this Informant that
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