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taken upon Oath before me one of his Majesty's Justices of
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the Peace for the said County This Informant saith that in the month of
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December and beginning of January 1754
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who are now prisoners in
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Mary Jones
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concerted and
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agreed with this Informant to get a introduce in to his Company any one or more
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persons to Comit a Robbery on the Highway and cause the Said Person or Persons to
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be apprehened and Convicted thereof & share the Reward for the Conviction and in
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Consequence thereof this Informant got acquainted with one
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together of which
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this Informant acquainted the Said Mackdonald Berry and
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Mary Jones
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& it was conclude
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between them and this Informt. that the Robbery should be committed on
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in order to intitle them to the Subscriptionary Reward offered there
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and this Informant accordingly persuaded the Said
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to go with him
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to
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on a about the 7th of Jaunary 1754 saw Said Mary
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Jones walking by herself on the Road She having (as agreed between them) got out of
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a Chaise from said Berry and walked alone in order to induce this Informant in
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Company with the Said
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to rob her and he this Informant
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accordingly took from her without the Said Kiddings Consenter Assistance two Shillings and
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Six pence in Silver one half penny & a Clash Knife and then this Informant
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and the said Kidding (by private agreement between this Informant and the Said
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Mackdonald and Berry) kept the high Road towards London and when this
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Informant and said Kidding had got near
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the Said
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Mackdonald (who was behind in order to apprehend said Kidding) appeared
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in Sight upon which this Informant withdrew under a pretence to ease himself
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and pointed towards said Kidding whom the Said Mackdonald soon ever took
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and seized and he and Said Jones & Berry caused him to be Secured and
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Convicted at the Ensuing Session at the
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& the Said Kidding was
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Executed for that said Robbery in Febry following and this Informant has
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heard and believes that the Said Mackdonald Berry and
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did
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receive the Sume of Porty Pounds & twenty Pounds as a Reward for the
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Same out of which this Informant received at different times about six
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Sworn the 30th Janr. 1756
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before me
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