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<p n="243"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50521_geo151">Middlesex</rs>
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To wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50521_n243-1">Joseph Brown</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50521_geo152">Holsdon</rs>
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Green Farmer taken before<lb></lb>
me this 16th. day of March 1763</p>
<p n="244">Who being on Oath says that on Saturday last about 6 o Clock<lb></lb>
in the Evening a she was Riding to his own home at Holsdon<lb></lb>
Green aforesaid, a Person now present who calls himself<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50521_n244-1">Paul Lewis</rs>
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, Rode up to this Informant and presented a Pistol to<lb></lb>
him End bid him stop, says that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50521_n244-2">Paul Lewis</rs>
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was at<lb></lb>
this time disquized with a Mask, says that on his refusal to<lb></lb>
stop said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50521_n244-3">Paul Lewis</rs>
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Fired his Pistol at him the Powder of<lb></lb>
which came in his face, says with this his Horse was<lb></lb>
frightned and them him off, says that on Cooking back he<lb></lb>
saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50521_n244-4">Paul Lewis</rs>
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in Custody of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50521_n244-5">Francis Pope</rs>
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now<lb></lb>
present, says he immediately went to the said Pope's assistance<lb></lb>
and secured said Lewis, says said Lewis their begged for Merey<lb></lb>
and said he wou'd Surrender himself if they wou'd use him<lb></lb>
like a Man, says that at this time said Lewis was upon the<lb></lb>
Ground and this Informt. upon him, say she immediately let<lb></lb>
the said Lewis get up, who then appeared very Peacible<lb></lb>
but says that they had not Walked many Yards together<lb></lb>
before said Lewis, presented another Pistol to this<lb></lb>
Informt. and said, new Damn you, Ill Shoot you Dead<lb></lb>
and then attempted to fire the said Pistol which fortunately<lb></lb>
flashed in the Pan<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and did not go off says he then<lb></lb>
secured him <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Tied his hands, and took away the said<lb></lb>
Pistol which was Loaded for that he immediately took a Ball and<lb></lb>
Powder out of it, says that on Searching him farther he<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
found on him Ten Balls, another Pistol, a Powder Horn with<lb></lb>
Powder in it and a pair of Bullet Moulds</p>
<p n="245">Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
day & Year first above writen}</p>
<p n="246"> <obscured></obscured>
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<p n="247"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50521_n247-1">Joseph Brown</rs>
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