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<p n="1226"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo987">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1226-1">Edmund Franklyn</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo988">Acton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ400">wheel<lb></lb>
wright</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1226-2">James Cummings</rs>
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of the same place <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ401">Smith</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45029_date229">22nd. day of April 1785</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1227">Who on their Oath say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1227-1">Edmund Franklyn</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says that last night about half part 7 o'Clock, as he was passing<lb></lb>
along Eating Comme<obscured></obscured>
and hearing the Cry of "Highwaymen", he<lb></lb>
met two persons now present who cull themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1227-2">John Henry</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1227-56">Samuel Geldham</rs>
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running together towards Eating; and saw<lb></lb>
a third Man at some distance running also, whom he believes<lb></lb>
to be <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1227-53">John Tuesday</rs>
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now present and further says that he saw<lb></lb>
said three Persons together about 5 or 6 o'Clock last Evening at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo989">Acton</rs>
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going towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo990">Ealing</rs>
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. And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1227-3">James Cunnings</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says that he was in company with said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1227-4">Edmund Franklyn</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo991">Ealing Common</rs>
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and is very sure that said Honey & Geldham<lb></lb>
are the two person whom they met on the cry of "Highway men"<lb></lb>
being given, and believes said Jvemay to be the third Man<lb></lb>
at a little distanceThat whilst said Henry and Geldham<lb></lb>
were running, said Geldham put his right ham in his pocket<lb></lb>
and said "If any stoped him, her is Death for him"</p>
<p n="1228">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45029_date230">22nd.. day of April 1785</rs>
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<p n="1229"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1229-1">Sampr Wright</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1230"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1230-1">Edmund Franklyn</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1230-2">Jas Cummings</rs>
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