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The Information of
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Thomas Saunders
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Berkhampstead Saint
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Peters
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in the County of Hertford
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Given before me
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Richard Copper
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John Fielding
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Esqr
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.
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one of his Majestys
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Justices of the peace
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for the
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Said
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County of
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Midx
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this
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Fourteenth
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second
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day of June
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1754 who upon his Oath Saith that on
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Tuesday
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the 28th. day May Last
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about ten of the Clock in the Evening as
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near as hee Can Guess as to the Time as hee Was Comeing from
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London
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to Go to his owne House. two Men on Horse back att a place
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Called
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Brent Bridge
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on the other side of Edger mett the Informant
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upon the Road and one of them Crossd the Road upon time upon which the
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Informant asked him to hat he Meant by itt upon Which the other
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man
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Said lett him go I take him to be an Honest man thereupon
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the Informant thought no more of them but Comeing up
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Stanmore
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will near to
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Bushey Heath
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the Same two persons rid by him and
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when the Informant Came near to the Heath Where Mr Parara the
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Jew Lives one of the Persons to as on foot under the Trees holding his
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Horss in his hand
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and the Informant
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and the Informant Ridering on
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the other person whom he Saw att
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was Sitting upon his
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the Brew house that is near Stanmore; and than Stopt the Examinant
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upon Which the Informant told him he had no money and then the Said
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Person told him he knew he had and that itt was in a Bagg and
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demanded itt of him and Clapt a Pistoll to the Informants Brest and
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than demanded his watch which the Informant told him he had u Watch
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upon Which the person putt his hand to the Wast band of his Breeches
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and finding he had now he then Jusisted to deliver to him what
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Money he had which was Nine pence half penny Which the Informant
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delivered to him and than the Person Rid off Saith that in about
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Four or Five Minutes after as near as he Can Guess as to the time
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the Mare he beleives upon Which the Person Rode that Robbed the Examinant
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Came after the Informant Without his Rider and followed the Informant
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to the Town of
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Where the Examinant delivered the Mare to
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Marke Cook
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who Keeps the
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in Bushey
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and this Informant
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is
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Positive to the Mare by reason of the Saddle Cloth or Houseing which
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was upon or under the Sadle as being a Very remarkable one Which
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the Informant took Notice of when he was Robbed as aforesaid and believes the person that Robbed him to be
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Twenty years of age or upwards and More Saith not.
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Thomas Saunders
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