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To wit
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The Information of
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Richard Burton
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taken before me this
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27th. day of May 1772
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Who being upon Oath says that he knows
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Thomas Adams
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otherwise
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Stanley
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Edward Jones
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&
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John Waters
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now present that last Saturday Night the said
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Edward Jones
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and this Informant robbed a Gentleman's Coachman between
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Kentisa Town and Mother Red Caps of half a Guinea and some Silver and a
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Edward Jones
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and the said
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Thomas Adams
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this Informant
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robbed a Boy in the Afternoon in
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field between
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Primrose hill and Mary bone
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of three Shillings; that on
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Sunday Night the 17th. of May Instt. the said
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Thomas Adams
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John Waters
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and this Informant
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robbed a Man near
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Mary bone
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Workhouse
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of a Silver Watch now
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produced and also robbed another Man just before of some Money and
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a pair of round Silver Shoe Buckles near
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Paddington
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having a Little
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while before drank a Pot of Beer and eat Some Bread & Cheese at a
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Public house there, that the said Buckles were sold the next day by
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the said
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Edward Jones
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; that the same Afternoon they robbed a
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Gentleman near
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Primrose hill
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of eight, Shillings and six pence;
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that on Saturday Night the 16th. of May Instant the said
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Thomas
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Adams
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the said
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Edward Jones
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and this Informant robbed a Woman
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in the
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Five Fields Chelsea
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of a Metal Watch in a black Shagreen Case
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now produced and a black Cloak which the said
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Thomas Adams
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gave
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to
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Frances Palmer
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now present that there was another Woman in
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Company whom they did not rob; that on Wednesday the 13th. or
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Thursday the 14th. of May Instant the said
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Thomas Adams
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Edward
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Jones
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and this Informant robbed a young Man & Woman in
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Hyde
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Park
</
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=
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>
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in the Afternoon of some Money and a Woman's had which
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hat the Said
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Thomas Adams
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had; that on Monday Night the
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>
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</
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>
11th. of May Instant the said
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>
Edward Jones
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rs
>
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=
"LMOBPS45018_n2014-17"
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=
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=
"Edward"
>
</
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>
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"LMOBPS45018_n2014-17"
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=
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=
"Jones"
>
</
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>
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"LMOBPS45018_n2014-17"
type
=
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=
"male"
>
</
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>
<
rs
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id
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>
Thomas Adams
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>
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=
"Thomas"
>
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>
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=
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=
"surname"
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=
"Adams"
>
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>
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</
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and
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this Informant robbed a Gentleman in the King's Private Road
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of a Gold Watch in a Metal Case, that the next day the Gold
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of the Watch was sold to a Jew and the Work of the Watch with
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the Outside Case was thrown down a Necessary belonging to a
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house in Maynard Street
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Richard Berton
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>
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>
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</
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>
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<
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>
Sworn before me
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>
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May 27. 1772}
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<
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=
"2017"
>
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>
Sam Wright
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>
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=
"LMOBPS45018_n2017-1"
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=
"given"
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=
"Sam"
>
</
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>
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=
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=
"surname"
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=
"Wright"
>
</
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