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<p n="334"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx ss</note>
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<p n="335">The<obscured></obscured>
nacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50046_n335-1">James Pigg</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50046_geo110">Hickshall</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50046_geo111">Essea</rs>
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gent take upon Oath the<lb></lb>
20th of December in the year of<obscured></obscured>
Lord 1696</p>
<p n="336">This Informant sayth that on munday the 23d of November<lb></lb>
Instant he node from Were in the county of H<obscured></obscured>
ford to<lb></lb>
the Dull<obscured></obscured>
in Lordsdon in the said County & the stage<lb></lb>
Coach for Dem<obscured></obscured>
ford in the said County staying att the<lb></lb>
said<obscured></obscured>
for refreshmt. of some of their Passengers of<lb></lb>
which theire were Right in Number in the Coach besides one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50046_n336-1">Thomas Burton</rs>
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gent that itt in the Coach box wth ye Coach<lb></lb>
man & the said Burten being of this Informs. accquaintance<lb></lb>
this Informt: Offered him to take his place in the white Coachbox &<lb></lb>
to lett him wide on the Marte this Informt. had there to<lb></lb>
London And the said Burton accepting of the said p Ser<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
cent this Informant a morning stuff Gowne that the said<lb></lb>
Burton then were And the said Burton wede on the said<lb></lb>
Mare And this Informant indeing in the said Coach box wth:<lb></lb>
the said Gocon towards London the said Coach was besett<lb></lb>
with four horsemen and two footmen on <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50046_geo112">standford hill</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50046_geo113">near Newington</rs>
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in the said County of Middx And the<lb></lb>
said ouar Horsemen stopped the Coach herses & knocked down<lb></lb>
this Informt. and the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50046_occ84">Coachman</rs>
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& some of the house<lb></lb>
men with the footmen caused some of the Passengers to<lb></lb>
ahte out of the said Coach And this Informant by that<lb></lb>
time being rose from the ground & obsereing wt: passed<lb></lb>
One of the horsemen came to this Informant & bid him<lb></lb>
deliver what he had And this Informant delaying to<lb></lb>
doe it the said Horseman putt his hand into this<lb></lb>
Inform to Peckett and thereout tooke five pounds of Milled<lb></lb>
money (little mene<obscured></obscured>
And this Informt; say the that<lb></lb>
prsently after another of the said Horsemen came to this<lb></lb>
Informt. and bie him look down on else he wente sheet<lb></lb>
him with a pissett then in the said Thomans<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
have and<lb></lb>
the last said horsman took from him this Informt. the sd.</p>
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