<div1 type="OB_PSpage" id="LMOBPS45023PS450230067"> <xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="LMOBPS450230067"></xptr>
<p n="425"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo264">Middlesex</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo264" type="placeName" value="Middlesex"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo264" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
to wit.</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n425-1">David Wright</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n425-1" type="given" value="David"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n425-1" type="surname" value="Wright"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n425-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n425-2">John Fisher</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n425-2" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n425-2" type="surname" value="Fisher"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n425-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
taken before us<lb></lb>
two of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ70">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_occ70" type="occupation" value="Justices of thePeace"></interp>
for the said County</p>
<p n="426">Who being Severally upon Oath say And first this<lb></lb>
Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n426-1">David Wright</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n426-1" type="given" value="David"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n426-1" type="surname" value="Wright"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n426-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
for himself saith that as<lb></lb>
he and the other Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n426-2">John Fisher</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n426-2" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n426-2" type="surname" value="Fisher"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n426-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
on Sunday Night<lb></lb>
last about Seven o Clock were coming from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo265">Hampsted</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo265" type="placeName" value="Hampsted"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo265" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
to<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo266">London</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo266" type="placeName" value="London"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo266" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in a one Horse Chaise that between <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo267">Pancras Church</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo267" type="placeName" value="Pancras Church"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo267" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
Yard and the Small pox Hospital they were stopped<lb></lb>
by two Men on Horse back, the one rather taller than the<lb></lb>
other the tallest of them came up to this Informant with a<lb></lb>
Sworn a great Oath and demanded their Watches & Money<lb></lb>
the Shortest went on the other side of the Chaise. this<lb></lb>
Informant told him they had no Watches and gave the Tell<lb></lb>
Men<del>Instant</del>
half Guinea in gold<del>and</del>
four Shillings<lb></lb>
in Silver and a Silver pocket Piece. The Tallest of the<lb></lb>
said two Men came up first & then they both rode off<lb></lb>
towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo268">Pancras Church</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo268" type="placeName" value="Pancras Church"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo268" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
and this Informant Verily believes<lb></lb>
that the Person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n426-3">Nathaniel<lb></lb>
Hawey</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n426-3" type="given" value="Nathaniel"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n426-3" type="surname" value="Hawey"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n426-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
is one of the Persons who Attacked and Robbed this<lb></lb>
Informant at the time & place above described</p>
<p n="427">And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n427-1">John Fisher</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n427-1" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n427-1" type="surname" value="Fisher"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n427-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
for himself saith that<lb></lb>
he was in the one house Chaise with the other Informt<lb></lb>
at the time & place abovementioned when he was a Macked &<lb></lb>
Robbed and smith that the Shortest of the two Men came up to<lb></lb>
his side of the Chaise with<del>the</del>
a Pistol & Swore several<lb></lb>
Oaths and demanded their Watches & Money but this<lb></lb>
Informant told him he had not watch & gave him one Shilling<lb></lb>
in Silver which was all the Money he had about & the said<lb></lb>
Man say'd that he had More Money but he did not search<lb></lb>
him and when they had Robbed this Informant & his Companion<lb></lb>
they rodeest very Past towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo269">Pancras</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo269" type="placeName" value="Pancras"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo269" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
Church</p>
<p n="428">Severally Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45023_date31">15th. Day of February 1775</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_date31" type="date" value="17750215"></interp>
}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n428-1">Jno: Machin</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n428-1" type="given" value="Jno"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n428-1" type="surname" value="Machin"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n428-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n428-2">John Cox</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n428-2" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n428-2" type="surname" value="Cox"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n428-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="429"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n429-1">David Wright</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n429-1" type="given" value="David"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n429-1" type="surname" value="Wright"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n429-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n429-2">John Fisher</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n429-2" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n429-2" type="surname" value="Fisher"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n429-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
</div1>

View as Text