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MIDDLESEX COMMITMENTS.
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strong suspicion of unlawfully, riotously and tumoltuously assembling
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Solomon Levy
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T Parker,
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on oath of
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William Hyde
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lawful weapons. in the
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of June inst. before the dwelling-house of the said
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June 14, 1780.
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John Gray
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ker, Eqrs on oath of
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Thomas Learing
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, for unlawfully, routously, and
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tumultuosly assembling with about 100 other persons, armed with
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bludgeons, Etc on the 6th insant June, at the dwelling-house of the
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William Earl
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of
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Mansfield
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bury, and pulling down, burning, and destroying the said dwelling-
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house. Dated June 14, 1780.
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George Banton
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T. Parker,
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assaulting
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him on the highway, in the
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Middlesex
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, with a large iron bar, threatening to knock him done, thereby
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putting him in fear, and feloniously taking from his person 6d. in silver
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Dated June 14, 1780.
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John Morris
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J. Croft
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T. Parker
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Esqrs
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. on oath of
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Ferdinard Schomberg
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, the
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right hon
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"unknown"
>
</
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.
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
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=
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>
lord Fairford
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>
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inst
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type
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>
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"Fairford"
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inst
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"LMSLPS15091_n1353-9"
type
=
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>
</
interp
>
, and others, for unlawfully, riotously, and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
tumultuously assembling with a number of other persons,
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
to the number of 12 or more, armed with iron crows and other unlaw-
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
ful weapons, in the
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rs
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id
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>
parish of St. George, Hanover-square
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rs
>
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"parish of St. George, Hanover-square"
>
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>
<
interp
inst
=
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type
=
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=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
, in the night
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of the 7th inst. and feloniously entering the dwelling-house of the said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
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>
Ferdinand Schomberg
</
rs
>
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inst
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type
=
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>
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"Schomberg"
>
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>
<
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inst
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type
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value
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>
</
interp
>
, and burning and destroying the furniture of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the said Ferdinand, in his dwelling house. Dated June 14, 1780.
</
hi
>
</
hi
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1354"
>
71
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rs
type
=
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id
=
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>
Thomas Taplin
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
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type
=
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value
=
"Thomas"
>
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>
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type
=
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>
</
interp
>
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inst
=
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type
=
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value
=
"male"
>
</
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>
, in
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rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
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>
New-prison
</
rs
>
<
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inst
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type
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"placeName"
value
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"New-prison"
>
</
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>
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inst
=
"LMSLPS15091_geo981"
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=
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>
</
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>
, committed by G. Reid and T. Parker
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
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>
Esqr
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15091_occ412"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Esqr"
>
</
interp
>
. on oath of
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
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>
Richard Griffiths
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
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type
=
"given"
value
=
"Richard"
>
</
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>
<
interp
inst
=
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type
=
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value
=
"Griffiths"
>
</
interp
>
<
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inst
=
"LMSLPS15091_n1354-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
and others, for unlawfully, riotously,
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and tumultuously assembling with a number of others armed with
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
bludgeons and other unlawful Weapons, in the parish of St. Paul, Co-
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
vent-garden, on the 7th instant, to the great terror of
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
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>
his Majesty
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
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type
=
"given"
value
=
"his"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15091_n1354-3"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Majesty"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15091_n1354-3"
type
=
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value
=
"unknown"
>
</
interp
>
's
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
liege subjects, and by terror and threats putting him in fear, and extort
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
ing and taking from severant persons in the said parish diverse sums of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
money. Dated June 14, 1780.
</
p
>
</
div1
>
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