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The Information of
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and Prickard Milford
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of the City of Exeter in the
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Richard Hambly
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of
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Lane
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Victualler
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Samuel Mayner
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Joseph Cridland
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Patrole-taken
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before me this 22nd.. day of January 1784.
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Who being on Oath say and first the said
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John Milford
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says that
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last night between 7 and 8 o'Clock, in or near
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Hammersmith Town
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in the Bath post Coach, he was robbed by a
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single Highwayman
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of about twenty shillings in Silver, amongst which were either
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4 or 5 Half Crown piecesand this Informant further says he
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doth verily believe that a person now present who calls
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himself
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John Wood
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, is the Highwayman who robbed him as
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aforesaid; and doth also believe that on Horse now produced,
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is the Horse on which said Wood rode at the time of the
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Robbery. And the said
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Richard Milford
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says that he this
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Informant was robbed at the same time with his Brother, of
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a Guinea and eleven shillings in silver, amongst which was
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an Half Crown piece and doth verily believe that the said
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John
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in the person who robbed him, and that the Horse now
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produced is the Horse on which he rodeAnd the said
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Richard Hambly
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says that yesterday morning about 9 o'Clock the
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said
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John Wood
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came to this Informant's horse and asked if he (Wood
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could have a Horse to ride to Kingston to Dinner, to whom
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this Informant replied in the affirmativeThat this Informant accor-
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-dingly lent said Wood the Horse now produced, on which said Wood
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left this Informant's house in
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Lane about 11 o'Clock
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yesterday morning. And the said
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Samuel Mayner
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says that
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hearing last Night of Messrs.. Milford's being robbed as aforesaid, this
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Informant crossed from the
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road to the Turnpike
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at
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, and after staying there about three
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