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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n200-1">Thomas Blee</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo105">Saint Andrew Holborn</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15067_occ79">Breeches Maker</rs>
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taken upon Oath before me one of his Majesty's Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace for the said County This Informant saith that in the month of<lb></lb>
December and beginning of January 1754<del>the aforesaid</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n200-78">Stephen Mackdonald</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
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who are now prisoners in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo106">Newgate</rs>
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and one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n200-4">Mary Jones</rs>
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late of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo107">Drury Lane</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15067_occ80">Widow</rs>
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concerted and<lb></lb>
agreed with this Informant to get a introduce in to his Company any one or more<lb></lb>
persons to Comit a Robbery on the Highway and cause the Said Person or Persons to<lb></lb>
be apprehened and Convicted thereof & share the Reward for the Conviction and in<lb></lb>
Consequence thereof this Informant got acquainted with one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n200-5">Joshua Kidding</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo108">the<lb></lb>
Sign of the Castle</rs>
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on <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo109">Saffron hill</rs>
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& they agreed to go to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo110">Totenham</rs>
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together of which<lb></lb>
this Informant acquainted the Said Mackdonald Berry and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n200-7">Mary Jones</rs>
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& it was conclude<lb></lb>
between them and this Informt. that the Robbery should be committed on <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo111">Tottenham<lb></lb>
High Cross Road</rs>
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in order to intitle them to the Subscriptionary Reward offered there<lb></lb>
and this Informant accordingly persuaded the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n200-8">Joshua Kidding</rs>
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to go with him<lb></lb>
<del>to</del>
towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo112">Tottenham high Cross Road</rs>
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on a about the 7th of Jaunary 1754 saw Said Mary<lb></lb>
Jones walking by herself on the Road She having (as agreed between them) got out of<lb></lb>
a Chaise from said Berry and walked alone in order to induce this Informant in<lb></lb>
Company with the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n200-9">Joshua Kidding</rs>
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to rob her and he this Informant<lb></lb>
accordingly took from her without the Said Kiddings Consenter Assistance two Shillings and<lb></lb>
Six pence in Silver one half penny & a Clash Knife and then this Informant<lb></lb>
and the said Kidding (by private agreement between this Informant and the Said<lb></lb>
Mackdonald and Berry) kept the high Road towards London and when this<lb></lb>
Informant and said Kidding had got near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo113">Kingsland Lock</rs>
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the Said<lb></lb>
Mackdonald (who was behind in order to apprehend said Kidding) appeared<lb></lb>
in Sight upon which this Informant withdrew under a pretence to ease himself<lb></lb>
and pointed towards said Kidding whom the Said Mackdonald soon ever took<lb></lb>
and seized and he and Said Jones & Berry caused him to be Secured and<lb></lb>
Convicted at the Ensuing Session at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo114">Old Bailey</rs>
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& the Said Kidding was<lb></lb>
Executed for that said Robbery in Febry following and this Informant has<lb></lb>
heard and believes that the Said Mackdonald Berry and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n200-13">Mary Jones</rs>
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did<lb></lb>
receive the Sume of Porty Pounds & twenty Pounds as a Reward for the<lb></lb>
Same out of which this Informant received at different times about six<lb></lb>
Pounds for his part or Share thereof.</p>
<p n="201">Sworn the 30th Janr. 1756<lb></lb>
before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n201-1">Henry Sperling</rs>
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