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<p n="2028"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2189">Westminster</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2028-1">Bernard Holbrook</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2190">Grove House</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ875">gentleman</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2028-2">Thomas<lb></lb>
Gunnell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ876">Coachman</rs>
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to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2028-3">Bernard<lb></lb>
Holbrook</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date355">20th. day<lb></lb>
of October 1786</rs>
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<p n="2029">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2029-1">Bernard<lb></lb>
Holbrook</rs>
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says that between 7 & 8 o'Clock in the Evening of the 19th<lb></lb>
of September last he with his Wife were robbed between <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2192">Gunnersburg<lb></lb>
House</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2193">Ealing</rs>
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of a Guinea <del>and a half</del>
in gold and some Silver<lb></lb>
by two Highwaymen-That one of them was a tall thin Man<lb></lb>
very much in Appearance like <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2029-3">George Flather</rs>
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now present, whose<lb></lb>
Voice very much resembles the tall Highwayman who robbed<lb></lb>
him but that he cannot be positive as to his person-The<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2029-4">Thomas Gunnell</rs>
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for himself saith that he drove Mr. and<lb></lb>
Mr. Holbrook at this time when they were robbed by two<lb></lb>
Highwaymen at Ealing - That he looked at one of said<lb></lb>
Highwaymen during the whole time of the Robbery and<lb></lb>
took particular Notice of him-That from the Appearance<lb></lb>
all together of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2029-5">George Flather</rs>
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now present together with<lb></lb>
his Voice he doth suspect and verily believe said Flather<lb></lb>
to be one of said HIghwaymen</p>
<p n="2030">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
20th. day of October 1786}<lb></lb>
N Bonds.</p>
<p n="2031">B Holbrook</p>
<p n="2032">his<lb></lb>
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Gunnell</rs>
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Mark</p>
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