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Essea
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gent take upon Oath the
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20th of December in the year of
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Lord 1696
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This Informant sayth that on munday the 23d of November
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Instant he node from Were in the county of H
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the Dull
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in Lordsdon in the said County & the stage
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Coach for Dem
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ford in the said County staying att the
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said
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for refreshmt. of some of their Passengers of
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which theire were Right in Number in the Coach besides one
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gent that itt in the Coach box wth ye Coach
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man & the said Burten being of this Informs. accquaintance
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this Informt: Offered him to take his place in the white Coachbox &
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to lett him wide on the Marte this Informt. had there to
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London And the said Burton accepting of the said p Ser
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cent this Informant a morning stuff Gowne that the said
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Burton then were And the said Burton wede on the said
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Mare And this Informant indeing in the said Coach box wth:
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the said Gocon towards London the said Coach was besett
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in the said County of Middx And the
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said ouar Horsemen stopped the Coach herses & knocked down
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& some of the house
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men with the footmen caused some of the Passengers to
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ahte out of the said Coach And this Informant by that
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time being rose from the ground & obsereing wt: passed
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One of the horsemen came to this Informant & bid him
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deliver what he had And this Informant delaying to
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doe it the said Horseman putt his hand into this
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Inform to Peckett and thereout tooke five pounds of Milled
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money (little mene
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