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<p n="345"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo283">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n345-1">William Cook</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ113">Postboy</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n345-2">John Watson</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo284">the Angel Inn<lb></lb>
in the parish of Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the said County taken before me this<lb></lb>
24th day of December 1788</p>
<p n="346">Who being upon Oath saith that about Seven o Clock<lb></lb>
in the Evening of Saturday last as he this Informant was<lb></lb>
returning to Town with his Master Chaise<del>a Enling<obscured></obscured>
</del>
<lb></lb>
he was<del>of</del>
stopped on <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo285">Ealing Common</rs>
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by two Footpads<lb></lb>
who robbed him of a Silver Watch a steel Chain a<lb></lb>
Seal and about thirty Shillings in Money And further<lb></lb>
Says that he is very sure that a person now present<lb></lb>
who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n346-1">William Cousins</rs>
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is one of the said<lb></lb>
Footpads that so robbed him and the Man who took<lb></lb>
his said Watch And that he doth verily belive that<lb></lb>
another person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n346-2">William<lb></lb>
Butcher</rs>
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is the other Footpad who robbed him of<lb></lb>
his Money a aforesaid<lb></lb>
Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date70">24th. day of Decemr. 1788</rs>
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<p n="347">W Addlington<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n347-1">Duncan Gran</rs>
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Witness</p>
<p n="348">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n348-1">William<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Cook</rs>
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Mark</p>
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