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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1427-1">William Brown</rs>
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<del>Wood</del>
apprehended and<lb></lb>
brought before me <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1427-2">Paul Le Mesurice</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15097_occ567">Esquire</rs>
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one of His Majesty's<lb></lb>
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in and for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1424">City of London</rs>
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.<del>Who being upon<lb></lb>
Oath saith</del>
and charged with Felony, and who is by the said<lb></lb>
Justice admitted an Evidence on Behalf of the Brown, Who, being<lb></lb>
on Oath, saith, that he hath been acquainted with Thompson the Prisoner<lb></lb>
at the Bar, about six or seven Weeks, and with <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1427-4">Samuel Greenough</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1427-5">George Bentley</rs>
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with whom he has been concerned in a Fastpad Robbery<lb></lb>
him in after particularly mentioned. Greenough six or seven Years<lb></lb>
and Bentley about five Weeks Says that the first Felony he<lb></lb>
ever committed was in Company with an Samuel Mockree in stealing<lb></lb>
<del>Manner following</del>
Lead from an House for which he was committed<lb></lb>
to Prison and tried at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1425">Old Bailey</rs>
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and acquitted for Want of Evidence</p>
<p n="1428">And this Informant further saith that the<lb></lb>
only following Felony which he ever committed sons that for which<lb></lb>
he was stands charged by <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1428-1">John Judson</rs>
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now present. Says that<lb></lb>
his Accomplicis in the said Felony well <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1428-2">William Thompson</rs>
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and Samuel<lb></lb>
Greenough, that as to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1428-3">George Bentley</rs>
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he was not with them or in<lb></lb>
any Way concerned Says that he met Thompson and Greenough<lb></lb>
walking together in Air Street Bothnal Green about eight o'Clock<lb></lb>
in the Evening on the eleventh of July last, and Thompson he<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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verily<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
believes asked him to go out with them, which he<lb></lb>
contented to do Says that they walked together and in a Field<lb></lb>
called <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1426">Globe Field</rs>
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, they met <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1428-4">John Judson</rs>
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, the Prosecutor Says<lb></lb>
that he laid hold of him by the Cellar and the Prisoner Thompson<lb></lb>
and himself demanded his Money, which he gave to Thompson<lb></lb>
Says that the Prosecutor making a Resistance the Informant struck<lb></lb>
him with a Stick and Thompson pusht him down Says that<lb></lb>
when he was so down Thompson took his Watch out of his Pocket,<lb></lb>
Informant took on Knee Buckle and Greenough took the Buckles<lb></lb>
from his Shoes Says that Greenough told the Prosecutor if he made<lb></lb>
a Noise, then were two Fellows before, who if he made any Noise<lb></lb>
would serve him the same. Says there was nobody before but<lb></lb>
it was only said to intimidate the Prosecutor. Says that Greenough<lb></lb>
had a Cutlass and that some Person coming up at the Tine of<lb></lb>
such Robbery he told him if he made any Notice or attempted to<lb></lb>
interfere, he would cut him down. Says that they then left<lb></lb>
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the Prosecutor and went to the Sign of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1427">two Brewers</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1428">King Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1429">Spital Fields</rs>
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, where they scipped together and agreed</p>
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