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<p n="1009"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo759">MIDDLESEX</rs>
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COMMITMENTS.</p>
<p n="1010">of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo760">Gloucester,</rs>
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on complaint and information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1010-1">William Capel</rs>
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, of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo761">Stroud</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the said county, that on Wednesday evening, the 3d of September, he<lb></lb>
was attacked by two lusty footpads, armed with horse-pistols, on the<lb></lb>
high road between <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo762">Cirencester</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo763">Minchinhampton</rs>
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in the said county,<lb></lb>
and there robbed him of about 8 guineas in money, a silver watch, and<lb></lb>
a gun, and doth believe that <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1010-2">Thomas Smart</rs>
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, who lately resided in the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo764">parish of Stroud</rs>
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or Randwich, in the said county, is one of the<lb></lb>
persons that committed the said robbery. Dated Sept. 22, 1777.</p>
<p n="1011">Detained on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1011-1">Paul Parker</rs>
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and others, on suspicion, and farther de-<lb></lb>
tained for feloniously assaulting him on the king's highway, putting him<lb></lb>
in fear, and feloniously taking from his person a silver watch. Dated<lb></lb>
Sept. 20 and 24, 1777.</p>
<p n="1012">Detained on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1012-1">John Morse</rs>
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and others, for feloniously assaulting him<lb></lb>
on the king's highway. putting him in fear, and feloniously taking from<lb></lb>
his person a watch. Dated Sept. 24 1777.</p>
<p n="1013">Detained on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1013-1">Thomas Kirwan</rs>
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and others, for feloniously assaulting <lb></lb>
him on the king's highway, putting him in fear, and feloniously taking<lb></lb>
from his person a gold watch and a pocket book. Dated Sept. 24, 1777.</p>
<p n="1014"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">td</note>
54 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1014-1">Elizabeth Hart</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1014-1" type="surname" value="Hart"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1014-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
, from <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo765">New-prison</rs>
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, committed by W. Blackborrow, Esq;<lb></lb>
on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1014-2">Mary Thompson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1014-2" type="surname" value="Thompson"></interp>
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and her own confession, for privately steal-<lb></lb>
ing in the dwelling-house of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1014-3">Francis Thompson</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1014-3" type="given" value="Francis"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1014-3" type="surname" value="Thompson"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1014-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a trunk, in which were<lb></lb>
2 two guinea pieces, 2 stone rings fet in gold, a silver thimble, Etc.<lb></lb>
Dated Sept. 26, 1777.</p>
<p n="1015"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <obscured></obscured>
</note>
55 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1015-1">David Jones</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1015-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, from <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo766">New-prison</rs>
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, committed by W. Blackborow, Esq;<lb></lb>
on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1015-2">Henry Hunt</rs>
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and another, for privately stealing in his dwel-<lb></lb>
ling-house a cloth coat. Dated Sept. 29, 1777.</p>
<p n="1016"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <obscured></obscured>
</note>
56 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1016-1">John Allen</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1016-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, from <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo767">New-prison</rs>
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, committed by J. Brettell, Esq; on oath of <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1016-3">Martin Hawkins</rs>
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, with being a party concerned in privately stealing in<lb></lb>
his dwelling house on <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo768">Muswell Hill</rs>
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22 guineas. Dated Sept. 30, 1777.</p>
<p n="1017">57 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1017-1">Sarah Packer</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1017-1" type="surname" value="Packer"></interp>
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, from <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo769">New-prison</rs>
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, committed by <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15088_occ344">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1017-2">John Fielding</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1017-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15088_occ345">Knt</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1017-3">John Clark</rs>
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and another on suspicion, and detained for stealing<lb></lb>
about £8. in money, his property. Dated Oct. 6 and 8, 1777.</p>
<p n="1018"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">td</note>
58 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1018-1">Ann Bartrum</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1018-1" type="surname" value="Bartrum"></interp>
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, from <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo770">New-prison</rs>
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, committed by W. Addington, Esq; on<lb></lb>
oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1018-2">Thomas Ham</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1018-2" type="surname" value="Ham"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1018-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and another, for stealing eight yards of callico.<lb></lb>
Dated Oct. 7, 1777.</p>
<p n="1019">59 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1019-1">Richard Wheeler</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1019-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, from <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo771">New-prison</rs>
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, committed by <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15088_occ346">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1019-2">John Fielding</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15088_occ347">Knt</rs>
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. and W. Addington, Esq; on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1019-3">William Akehurst</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1019-3" type="surname" value="Akehurst"></interp>
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and others,<lb></lb>
for feloniously and burglariously breaking and entering his dwelling-house<lb></lb>
in the night-time, in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo772">county of Kent</rs>
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, and stealing about £.200 in<lb></lb>
money, the property of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1019-4">William Akehurst</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1019-4" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1019-4" type="surname" value="Akehurst"></interp>
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. Dated Oct. 8, 1777.</p>
<p n="1020"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">td</note>
60 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1020-1">Elizabeth Smith</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1020-1" type="given" value="Elizabeth"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1020-1" type="surname" value="Smith"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1020-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1020-2">Jane Carter</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1020-2" type="given" value="Jane"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1020-2" type="surname" value="Carter"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1020-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
,}<lb></lb>
committed by J. Cox, Esq; on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1020-3">William Read</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1020-3" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1020-3" type="surname" value="Read"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1020-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
and another, on suspicion of stealing 15s. his property.<lb></lb>
Dated Oct. 10, 1777.</p>
<p n="1021"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">td</note>
61 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1021-1">John M'Cally</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1021-1" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1021-1" type="surname" value="M Cally"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1021-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, from <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo773">Tothillfields-bridewell</rs>
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, committed by J. Durden, Esq;<lb></lb>
on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n1021-2">Thomas Bridge</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1021-2" type="given" value="Thomas"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1021-2" type="surname" value="Bridge"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15088_n1021-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, on suspicion of stealing a £.10 bank note,<lb></lb>
5 guineas in gold, and other things. Dated Sept. 8, 1777.</p>
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