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<p n="687"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo722">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n687-1">Charles Cooper</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date124">13th. day of May 1784</rs>
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<p n="688">Who being upon Oath saith that he well knows<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n688-1">John Lawson</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n688-2">William Cousins</rs>
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That on<lb></lb>
Saturday the 28th. day of April last he this<lb></lb>
Informant met the said Lawson and Cousins<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo723">Wych Street</rs>
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that they went together to the<lb></lb>
House of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n688-3">Samuel Martin</rs>
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the Sign of<lb></lb>
in the said Street when they drant<lb></lb>
some Beer that they then agreed to go or<lb></lb>
the Highway for the purpose of Robbing and<lb></lb>
about half an Hour Past five o'Clock left the<lb></lb>
said House and went to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo724">Knightsbridge</rs>
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and Cousins or sued<lb></lb>
with a Cutlass and said Lawson with a Pistol from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo725">Knightsbridge</rs>
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<lb></lb>
they proceeded towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo726">Acton</rs>
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and about half<lb></lb>
a Mile on this side Acton They met a Hackney<lb></lb>
Coach That said Cousins immediately seized<lb></lb>
the Hours Reins and this Informant and<lb></lb>
said Lawson went to the doors of the said Coach<lb></lb>
in which was a Lady That said Cousins<lb></lb>
then came to the door of said Coach and<lb></lb>
both Cousins and Lawson got into the said<lb></lb>
Coach to the Lady from whom they took are<lb></lb>
Guinea and a half in Gold half a Crown piece<lb></lb>
and one Shilling one Sixpence after which<lb></lb>
said Lawson took the Cloak off her Shoulders<lb></lb>
and demanded the Ring off her Finger that<lb></lb>
the said Lady observed it was her wedding Ring<lb></lb>
and begged him not to take it That they then<lb></lb>
returned together to Town and arrived about<lb></lb>
twelve o'Clock when said Lawson Pawned<lb></lb>
the said Clock for eight Shillings at Mr. Cooper<lb></lb>
Pawnbroker</p>
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