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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1723-1">William Gaines</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
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Temple in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1211">City of London</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1723-2">Humphry Cornwall<lb></lb>
Woolrych</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1212">Grays Inn</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before me this 28th. day of August 1782</p>
<p n="1724">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1724-1">William Gaines</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says that on the 16th. of July last about nine o'Clock<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
as this<lb></lb>
Informant and the said Humphry Cornwall Woolrych<lb></lb>
were coming from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1213">Fulham Bridge</rs>
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in a single Horse Chaise<lb></lb>
he was stopped by two Highwaymen about 100 Yards on<lb></lb>
this side Fulham Town and robbed of a Guinea and some<lb></lb>
silver and further says he is very sure that a person now<lb></lb>
present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1724-3">Peter Airey</rs>
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is one of the<lb></lb>
said Highwaymen that so robbed him as aforesaid<lb></lb>
And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1724-4">Humphry Cornwall</rs>
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<del>Wy</del>
Woolrych says that<lb></lb>
he was with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1724-5">William Gaines</rs>
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at the time he<lb></lb>
was robbed and was himself also robbed by the same<lb></lb>
two Highwaymen of some silver and further says that<lb></lb>
he doth verily believe the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1724-6">Peter Airey</rs>
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to be one<lb></lb>
of the Highwaymen that robbed him</p>
<p n="1725">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
28th. day of August 1782}</p>
<p n="1726"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1726-1">Sampr Wright</rs>
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<p n="1727">W Gaines<lb></lb>
Hy Cr Woolrych</p>
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