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<p n="110">The King against<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n110-1">Nathaniel Miller</rs>
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as principal<lb></lb>
and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n110-2">Gabriel Tomkins</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n110-3">John Surby</rs>
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as<lb></lb>
Accessaries}</p>
<p n="111"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n111-1">John Jesse</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo64">General Post Office</rs>
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in the City<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo65">London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15057_occ37">Esquire</rs>
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maketh Oath that he hath been<lb></lb>
Credibly Informed and doth verily believe that the late<lb></lb>
Robbery of the West Mail (for which Offence Nathaniel<lb></lb>
Miller is now a Prisoner in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo66">Newgate</rs>
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) was Committed<lb></lb>
on or about the Fourth day of August last at or near Hither<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo67">Blackwater</rs>
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in the County of Surry And that the Post Boy<lb></lb>
who carried the Mail and was so robbed lives as Hertford<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo68">Bridge</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo69">County of Southampton</rs>
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And whose imployment<lb></lb>
being to Carry the Mail in those Parts An Affidavit from him<lb></lb>
Could not be<del>had</del>
procured during this Session or at least without very great difficulties And this<lb></lb>
Deponent further Saith that <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n111-2">Gabriel Tomkins</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n111-21">John<lb></lb>
Surby</rs>
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who are prisoners in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo70">the Poultry</rs>
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Compter for receiving<lb></lb>
from the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n111-3">Nathaniel Miller</rs>
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Some Bank Notes and other<lb></lb>
Effects lost out of the said Mail<del>and</del>
are intended to be<lb></lb>
Prosecuted as accessaries after the Fact for receiveing<lb></lb>
the same knowing them to be Stolen as soon as possible<lb></lb>
after the next Assizes to be held for the County of Surry<lb></lb>
in Case the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n111-4">Nathaniel Miller</rs>
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Shall be there Convict<lb></lb>
as principal in the said Offence as Aforesaid.</p>
<p n="112">Sworn at Justice Hall<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo71">Old Bailey</rs>
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the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15057_date16">4th. day of<lb></lb>
September 1746</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="113">By the Court</p>
<p n="114"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n114-1">John Jesse</rs>
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.</p>
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