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<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1741-1">John Heskey</rs>
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Taken the<lb></lb>
Third day of August One thousand seven hundred<lb></lb>
and Eighty two</p>
<p n="1742">Who on his Oath Saith That he drives on Hackney<lb></lb>
Coach for one Mr. Holderness of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1221">Hog Lane</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1222">Saint<lb></lb>
Giles in the fields</rs>
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That between the hours of Ten and Eleven<lb></lb>
o'Clock on Tuesday Night last he his Informant was called from<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1223">Goodge Street Strand</rs>
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to the House of Mr. Brocks <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1224">near Tottenham<lb></lb>
Court</rs>
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Turnpike and Took up Two Women and a Child with.<lb></lb>
Directions to drive them to a certain place called <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1225">Batch Bridge</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the Parish of Saint Pancras & as this Informant was going<lb></lb>
down the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1226">New Road</rs>
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near the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1227">Bowling Green</rs>
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house Eight Men<lb></lb>
suddenly Rushed upon him Seized hold of the Horses and<lb></lb>
threw them both down upon their back sides and held them<lb></lb>
so untill this Informant got from the Coach Box and Seized<lb></lb>
hold to one of the Men and got the Horses upon their<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
again</p>
<p n="1743">That Two of the Men were at the heads of the Howes<lb></lb>
and Six went to the Coach door That he hold a Conversation with<lb></lb>
one of the Men whilst the others were Robbing the persons in<lb></lb>
the Coach That one of the Men held a Rusty Cut lass to his<lb></lb>
Right Breast and said Damn Your Eyes what Money have you got<lb></lb>
and imediately put his Hand in his Right hand Breeches Pockets<lb></lb>
and took there out Eight Shillings in Silver</p>
<p n="1744">That the Person who Robbe<obscured></obscured>
was a Little<obscured></obscured>
in a<lb></lb>
Brown Surtuout Coat and Appeared to have but One Eye</p>
<p n="1745">That they were at the Coach door about Six Minutes and<lb></lb>
then bid him drive on which he did and he carried his face<lb></lb>
home</p>
<p n="1746">That the Two Men now under Examination and who<lb></lb>
say their Names are <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1746-1">Charles Vercoe</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1746-2">John Pass</rs>
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were the Identical Persons who first Seized<lb></lb>
hold of the Horses and threw them down as aforesaid<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="1747">Taken and Sworn the Day and<lb></lb>
Year aforesaid Before us}<lb></lb>
D Walker<lb></lb>
K Messiter</p>
<p n="1748">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1748-1">John Heskey</rs>
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