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The Information of Thomas Greenland of Troomey<lb></lb>
Selwood in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo670">County of Somerset</rs>
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Clothier and Wm. Tankard of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo671">Gray Hound Yard</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo672">Chick Lane</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ319">Watchmans</rs>
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Taken<lb></lb>
this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15093_date101">19th Novr 1782</rs>
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And first the Informant Thomas<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo673">Greenland</rs>
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for himself</p>
<p n="723">Saith, that on Friday last between the Hours of Eleven and Twelve<lb></lb>
at Night as Informant was going from the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo674">Bell in Holborn</rs>
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to the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo675">Kings Arms Holborn Bridge</rs>
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, he was laid hold of by the Prisoner<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n723-1">Elizabeth Stephens</rs>
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in the Street, who requested his going up with her,<lb></lb>
into a Passage near, where informant there Stood, that the Prisoner<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n723-2">Elizabeth Stephens</rs>
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put her hands into his Pockets, that Informant desired<lb></lb>
she would desist apprehending that She designed to Rob<del>bing</del>
him, that<lb></lb>
the Prisoner Stephens thereupon laid hold of Informant round his Waist<lb></lb>
with both her Arms, and another Woman in Company with the Prisoner<lb></lb>
put her Hand into his Side Pocket, and took with force and against his will, out of his<lb></lb>
Pocket, a Pocket Book containing (as he verily believes) four Guineas in Gold<lb></lb>
and Several Accounts and Receipts; that upon the Book being taken Out<lb></lb>
of Informants Pockett the Prisoner let loose Informant, and went off in<lb></lb>
Company with the said other Woman; Informant immediately upon<lb></lb>
the Prisoners leaving him event to the Kings Arms, where upon<lb></lb>
Examining his Pocket he missed his Pocket Book, and Money,<lb></lb>
whereupon he instantly went out in Pursuit of the Prisoners Stephens<lb></lb>
and her Companion whom he learnt was gone into the House of the or.<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ320">Prisoner</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ321">Taylor</rs>
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, where Informant went to, and heard Some person with<obscured></obscured>
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(whom he verily believes to be the Prisoner Taylor) say secret the Writings<lb></lb>
meaning ( as Informant believes) the Papers contained in his Informants Said Pocket Book,<lb></lb>
that Informants thereupon called the Watch, and went with him into<lb></lb>
the House, where they found the two Prisoners now under Examination,<lb></lb>
in Company with the said other Woman;</p>
<p n="724">That Informant laid hold of the Prisoner Stephens and Charged<lb></lb>
her with having Robbed him of his Pocket Book and Money<lb></lb>
in Company with the said other Woman whom Informant also<lb></lb>
charged the Watchman with, Informant saith that the Prisoner<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ322">Taylor</rs>
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then came up to him and desired he could not make</p>
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