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<p n="3069"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2111">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit.}</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3069-1">James Fergusson</rs>
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taken on<lb></lb>
Oath this 10th day of July 1784</p>
<p n="3070">Who saith that on Tuesday the Sixth day of July about<lb></lb>
four o'Clock in the Afternoon as he was going along<lb></lb>
a place called Out Throat Lane<del>he</del>
near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2112">Old Ford</rs>
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<lb></lb>
he was met by two men (one of whom is now present<lb></lb>
and says his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3070-1">William Collop</rs>
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) who Stopped<lb></lb>
this Informant,<del>and</del>
That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3070-2">William Collop</rs>
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presented a<lb></lb>
Drawn knife to his Breast and demanded his Money<lb></lb>
Saith that the other Man pulled this Informants Hat over<lb></lb>
his Face and told him to hold it there,<del>Saith</del>
that<lb></lb>
he gave one of them which he believes to be the last<lb></lb>
mentioned person all the Money he had in his<lb></lb>
Breeches Pockets which was about four or five<lb></lb>
Shillings in Silver and a pair of Silver Studs<lb></lb>
That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3070-3">William Collop</rs>
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took his Buckles out<lb></lb>
of his Shoes which were metal ones,<del>That the other<lb></lb>
out with</del>
and afterwards out<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a pair of<lb></lb>
Silver knee Buckles from this Informants Breeches<lb></lb>
and told him then to go about his Business and look<lb></lb>
back if he daredSaith that he does not know<lb></lb>
any thing of the other person now present with<lb></lb>
Collop and who says his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3070-4">Edward Lucas</rs>
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<lb></lb>
nor could he swear to the person of the other<lb></lb>
man who was in company with Collop,<del>was</del>
at the time of the Robbery if<lb></lb>
he were now present.</p>
<p n="3071">Sworn before us the day and<lb></lb>
Year first above written being<lb></lb>
two of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ742">Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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in and for the<lb></lb>
sd County the day & year above<lb></lb>
written.}</p>
<p n="3072"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3072-1">John Staples</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3072-2">Saml Hawkins</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="3073"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3073-1">James Ferguson</rs>
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