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<p n="258"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo179">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n258-1">Ann Cothery</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo180">Parish of Saint</rs>
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Stephen<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo181">City of London</rs>
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taken and made on Oath before the David without<lb></lb>
Esqr. one of his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ77">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo182">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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this 14th. April 1773</p>
<p n="259">This Informant saith that on the 11th. March last about 5 or 6 o Clock in the<lb></lb>
same Evening she this Informant was Stopt on the Highway on <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo183">Finchley<lb></lb>
Common</rs>
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by a May on Horse back who passed this Informant in a Chaise<lb></lb>
and Returned<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
back and Presented a Pistol and said, Stop, your Money upon which this Informants<lb></lb>
Husband being with her gave him a Twenty Seven Shilling piece in Gold, the<lb></lb>
Highwayman said this went do dont Riffle with me, upon which this<lb></lb>
Informants Husband gave him a Guinea more, The Highwayman not<lb></lb>
being then Satisfied said you have got more. This Informants Husband<lb></lb>
being Willing to Convince him to the Contrary offered to get out of the Chaise<lb></lb>
Meaning for the Highway man to search him if he choosed, but the Highway man<lb></lb>
Insisted upon his Staying in the Chaise and Turn his Pockets Inside out<lb></lb>
Which this Deponents Husband did when the Highway man asked him for his Watch<lb></lb>
but finding he had got never a one Demanded his Bank Notes if he had any<lb></lb>
<del>when the Highwayman</del>
Demanded this Informants Money, when this<lb></lb>
Informant<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
gave her Husband 5 or 6s. which he gave the Highwayman<lb></lb>
the Highwayman Desird<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
this Informant not to be Frightened<lb></lb>
This Informants answer was Indeed I am, therefore Consider my Condition<lb></lb>
and further saith not.</p>
<p n="260">Sworn this 14th. April<lb></lb>
1773 before me}</p>
<p n="261"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n261-1">D Wilmot</rs>
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<p n="262"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n262-1">Ann Cothery</rs>
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