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<p n="1639"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo648">Middlesex</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
Westmr.}<lb></lb>
to wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1639-1">George Smith</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1639-2">William Burwridge</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1639-3">Martha Gregary</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken before Us two of his Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ259">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said<lb></lb>
County City and Liberty</p>
<p n="1640">Who being severally upon Oath say. And frist<lb></lb>
this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1640-1">George Smith</rs>
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for himself Saith<lb></lb>
that about three Months ago upon a Saturday<lb></lb>
he was driving the Earl of Sea forth in his Post<lb></lb>
Chaise from Barnet to London that about<lb></lb>
half an hour Past Nine o'Clock at night the<lb></lb>
said Chaise was Stopped in the Road between<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo649">Kentish Town</rs>
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a House Known by the<lb></lb>
Sign of Mother Red Caps by four Toot Past two<lb></lb>
of when went to the heads of the two five Horses<lb></lb>
and one to each Door of the Chaise which they<lb></lb>
Opened that after a little time he heard the Doors<lb></lb>
shut too again & them they did him again that he<lb></lb>
knows not what they took from his Lord ship<lb></lb>
nor can he take upon him to say the Persons<lb></lb>
now present who call themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1640-2">Richard Gully</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1640-3">Patrick Crockan</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1640-4">Patrick Murphy</rs>
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are any of<lb></lb>
the Men who Stopped the Chaise but that the<lb></lb>
Person who did Stop it were about the same<lb></lb>
Sign and make<lb></lb>
And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1640-5">William Burridge</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith that he is a Chaise driver at<lb></lb>
the Sign of the Red Lyon at the Bottom of Barnet<lb></lb>
Hall that on a Saturday about three Months<lb></lb>
ago he drove the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo650">Earl of Seaforth</rs>
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in his post<lb></lb>
Chaise from Bernet to London that at the<lb></lb>
time & Place mentioned by the other Informant<lb></lb>
the said Chaise was Stopped by four Men<lb></lb>
two of whom came up to the fore<obscured></obscured>
orses one of<lb></lb>
which was rode by this Informant & both laid<lb></lb>
hold of his House head that he looked back & saw</p>
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