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The Information of Thomas Greenland of Troomey
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Selwood in the
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Clothier and Wm. Tankard of
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19th Novr 1782
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And first the Informant Thomas
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for himself
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Saith, that on Friday last between the Hours of Eleven and Twelve
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at Night as Informant was going from the
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to the
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Elizabeth Stephens
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in the Street, who requested his going up with her,
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into a Passage near, where informant there Stood, that the Prisoner
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put her hands into his Pockets, that Informant desired
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she would desist apprehending that She designed to Rob
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him, that
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the Prisoner Stephens thereupon laid hold of Informant round his Waist
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with both her Arms, and another Woman in Company with the Prisoner
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put her Hand into his Side Pocket, and took with force and against his will, out of his
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Pocket, a Pocket Book containing (as he verily believes) four Guineas in Gold
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and Several Accounts and Receipts; that upon the Book being taken Out
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of Informants Pockett the Prisoner let loose Informant, and went off in
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Company with the said other Woman; Informant immediately upon
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the Prisoners leaving him event to the Kings Arms, where upon
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Examining his Pocket he missed his Pocket Book, and Money,
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whereupon he instantly went out in Pursuit of the Prisoners Stephens
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and her Companion whom he learnt was gone into the House of the or.
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, where Informant went to, and heard Some person with
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(whom he verily believes to be the Prisoner Taylor) say secret the Writings
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meaning ( as Informant believes) the Papers contained in his Informants Said Pocket Book,
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that Informants thereupon called the Watch, and went with him into
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the House, where they found the two Prisoners now under Examination,
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in Company with the said other Woman;
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That Informant laid hold of the Prisoner Stephens and Charged
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her with having Robbed him of his Pocket Book and Money
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in Company with the said other Woman whom Informant also
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charged the Watchman with, Informant saith that the Prisoner
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then came up to him and desired he could not make
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