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<p n="1061"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45009_geo542">Middlesex</rs>
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To wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n1061-1">Canley Thomas Kerby</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45009_occ348">Esqr</rs>
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Taken before me this 21st. Day of<lb></lb>
June, 1765</p>
<p n="1062">Who being upon Oath says that on Friday the 7th. of June Instant<lb></lb>
at about Ten o'Clock at Night as he was passing <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45009_geo543">by the New Church<lb></lb>
in the Strand</rs>
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a Person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n1062-4">Robert<lb></lb>
By field</rs>
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Attempted to Pick this Informant's Pocket of<lb></lb>
his Handkerchief Snuff Box in which he dected him and<lb></lb>
seized hold of him upon which another Person now present who<lb></lb>
calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n1062-1">Barney Carrol</rs>
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came up and by his Behaviour appeared<lb></lb>
to be an Accomplice of said Byfield's but that Informt. in Order<lb></lb>
to<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
terrifre the Boy (By field) told him he wou'd carey him to a Justice<lb></lb>
says as he led said Byfield on towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45009_geo544">Temple Barr</rs>
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Carrel<lb></lb>
followed him and seemed to Meditate the rescue of sd. Byfield<lb></lb>
says that at this time he also observed two other Persons to<lb></lb>
appear as part of the Gang whom he believes to be two Persons<lb></lb>
now present who call themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n1062-2">William King</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n1062-3">Derby<lb></lb>
Mathews</rs>
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and imagining they intended to assist Carrol in the Rescue<lb></lb>
of the sd. <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45009_occ349">boy</rs>
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Byfield he desired <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n1062-5">Robt. Carr</rs>
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now present who<lb></lb>
happened to pass by to Walk behind this Informt. and keep<lb></lb>
off the Prisoners, which he promised to do saying he saw<lb></lb>
there was a Gang after him, that when he came to the Corner<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45009_geo545">Arundele Street</rs>
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sd. Carrol stept a few paces before this<lb></lb>
Informt. stopt short and looked under his hatt in order for Informant to<lb></lb>
raise his head which as soon as he<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
had done he<lb></lb>
Immediately struck him a violent blow upon the Nose with<lb></lb>
a drawn knife which he drew across his Eyes<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
by means<lb></lb>
whereof<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
part of this Informant's Nose was slit and his<lb></lb>
Eye lids almost divided</p>
<p n="1063"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n1063-1">Cranley Thos. Kerby</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1064">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45009_date41">12th. day of June 1760</rs>
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<p n="1065"> <obscured></obscured>
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