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Oath That the prisoner was apprehended in
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to put off some Bank Notes or Bank Post Bills
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which were taken out of the West Mail when it was robbed
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on the Eighth day of February last as this Deponent is
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Informed and does verily believe And this Depont further
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Saith That he this Deponent by the Directions of his Majesty's
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Postmar General went down to Bedford on the Twenty
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Seventh day of March last past in order to apprehend
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the prisoners pretended Husband on
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Suspicion of being concerned in the said Robbery And this
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Deponent further Saith that he was there Informed That
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the said Vincent Mathews together with two or three more
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Suspected persons were absconded And this Deponent
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further Saith that there is great reason to Suspect That
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the said Vincent Mathews or the said other Suspected person,
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were concerned in the said Robbery either as principals
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or Accomplices And that Warrants are now out to
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Apprehend the said Vincent Mathews and the said other
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persons and Strict Search making for them And this
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Deponent does verily believe that before next Sessions
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they or some of them may be apprehended which will
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tend to a full Discovery of this Fact as this Deponent
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does verily believe. And this Depont. further Saith that
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this being a very Special Matter
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cannot properly
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Sworn at Justice
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Hall in the
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6 April 1744
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