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of a Silver Watch and
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five Shillings in Money by two Footpads immediately after
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which he called out "Stop Thief" when they ran away
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towards
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That this Informant in endeavoring to
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escape from them fell down, at which time they robbed him
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and that one of them said "Damn his Eyes cut him"- And
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the said
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John Bellet
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says that he and his Brother were
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about one Hundred Yards from the Sworn at this time, and
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heard said Mr. Croxton cry out and upon turing Round
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saw two Men running from him towards them -That
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they turned into a Field near this Informant and his
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Brother at which time one of them said "Damn his Eyes
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let us cut across this Field or us shall be Robbed" - That
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this Informant and his Brother pursued said two Men
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when one of them fell viz
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now present whom
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now produced
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Sworn before me
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this 28th day of May 1784}
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Richard Croxton
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