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<p n="254"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15030_geo162">London</rs>
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The Informcon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n254-1">William Stevenson</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15030_geo163">Buckworth</rs>
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in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15030_geo164">Huntington</rs>
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Brasier</p>
<p n="255">This Informt. saith That about one month or Six, weeks<lb></lb>
agoe he this Informt. being in company with one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n255-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Copeland</rs>
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about eleaven of the clock in the night<del>hg</del>
lighted of<lb></lb>
a Young Man with a Basket in his hand goeing towards<lb></lb>
Highgate whom they comanded to stand and robbed him<lb></lb>
of three shillings & Six pence in money a pair of shoes from<lb></lb>
his feet & a Tobacco Box of Small value</p>
<p n="256">That abt. three of the clock on Saturday morning about<lb></lb>
five weeks aged this Informts. together with one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n256-1">John<lb></lb>
Constable</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n256-2">William Billing</rs>
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having on the Fryday night before<lb></lb>
met together by appointmt. at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15030_geo165">Hammersmith</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15030_geo166">County of<lb></lb>
Middx</rs>
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being all on Horse back went together to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15030_geo167">Hounslow Heath</rs>
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with an intent to robb & the said <del>John</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n256-3">William Billing</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n256-4">John Constable</rs>
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having each of them a Pistoll & this Informt. and Hanger heat<lb></lb>
him by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n256-5">John Billing</rs>
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where they met with the<lb></lb>
Whinchester Coach from London which they attempted to robb<lb></lb>
but a Passenger therein shot the said Billings Horse dead<lb></lb>
& by that means the Coach<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
escaped & Billing mounted<lb></lb>
behind Constable & rode homewards & this Informts. Horse<lb></lb>
tireing he left him in a road & three away his Spurrs &<lb></lb>
Hanger & got to Town on foot the next day</p>
<p n="257">Jur at <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15030_date60">septime die Septembris<lb></lb>
Anno Dni 1719</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n257-1">Jno. Warr</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15030_occ149">Majr</rs>
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<p n="258"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n258-1">Will: Stevenson</rs>
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