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goeing home from London on Tuesday last about Six of the Clock
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in the County of Middx he coas felt upon by
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three highway men one horse Cart one of Wih threatned to
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Street him through the head of her if he did not alight & deliver his
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mony & thereupon this Informant alight being fighter wth
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pocket & teet
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a greats worth of Farthings that this Informant had between
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& five pounds more in another pocket but Company comon
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in the Said Highwaymen Fled And this Informant further
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Saith that this morning he went to Newgate to fee a Jason
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who was taken that might upon a forth pursuit as he was
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Informed & Committed by Mr Milner a Justice of peace of Matt
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but the Turnkey refused to let him have a fight of the Said
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Jason him a hight
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he would way eight
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place see that he who forced to view him of
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Candle night thought a grate And this Informant further
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Saith that the thricke
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the Said Jason who at he is Informant
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to be one of
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the Jesons who relesed him as aforesaid And this Informant
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further Saith that one of the Jesons who robbrs him was
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on a Grey horse & that Imediately the Countey come in
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