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29th September 1781 - 16th December 1782

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Middlesex to wit


The Information of Thomas White< no role >
admitted an Evidence in His
Majestys behalf against Thomas
[..] Richards alias Corey John< no role >
Whiting and a Person whose Name
he doth not Know taken before
me One of his Majestys Justices
of the Peace for the said County

Who being upon Oath saith that about a Month
ago he together with Thomas Richards< no role > abts. Corey John< no role >
Whiting and a person whom Name he doth not know inst a
Man in field Lane about One of two oClock in the Monies
when Whiting commonly called Irish Jack and Richard went< no role >
up to him and say'd to him Damn Your Eyes deliver Your
Mercy when the Man delivered some half pence to Richards
and he also took the Ma [..] Halt & then Irish Jack knocked
the Man down & they all Run away the Person whose Name
he [..] does not know were the Mans Heatt

This Informant Further saith that [..] soon after the
above Robbery they met with a Man in Union Court Holborn
when Christ Jack went up to him and demanded his
Money and they Robbed him of two Shillings & same
half pence and a Knife, the Man Begged he might
not be ill used which they did not the Money is as
spent some at the Watering House near Temple Barr
other part at Charing Cross a night House is thesemainder
at the Chestine Cheese Partners Lane Saint Giles

And this Informant Further saith that after they
had done the Last Robbery They all went into Holborn




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