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two of his Majesty's
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on Sunday Night
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last about Seven o Clock were coming from
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Yard and the Small pox Hospital they were stopped
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by two Men on Horse back, the one rather taller than the
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other the tallest of them came up to this Informant with a
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Sworn a great Oath and demanded their Watches & Money
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the Shortest went on the other side of the Chaise. this
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is one of the Persons who Attacked and Robbed this
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for himself saith that
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he was in the one house Chaise with the other Informt
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at the time & place abovementioned when he was a Macked &
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Robbed and smith that the Shortest of the two Men came up to
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his side of the Chaise with
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in Silver which was all the Money he had about & the said
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Man say'd that he had More Money but he did not search
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they rodeest very Past towards
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Severally Sworn before me the
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Jno: Machin
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