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May 1773

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May County day
At Etc

It being represented to this Court that the Method now
Practised by Thief [..] takers Employed by Sr. John Fielding< no role > of
going out in Post Chaises [..] to apprehend Highwaymen & footpads
has been productive of Mischief to such of his Majesty's Subject
as Travel in Post chaises and other Carriages as the robbers
fearful of being apprehended by such Theif takers have
lately made it a Practise first to fire into the Carriages
they intend to stop tending in the Opinion of this Court
to Introduce Murder to Robbery.Therefore Resolved
that it is the opinion of this Court that Sr. John Hawkins< no role >
the Chairman be & he is hereby requested to represent
the Premes to one of his Majestys principal Secretary's
of State requesting in the name of the said Court the
Interposition of his Authority for the prevention of the
like Practises in future

[..] By the Court Butler

Copy br [..] 28th [..]




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