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<p n="656"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo259">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n656-1">Andrew Staley</rs>
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one<lb></lb>
of his Majesty's Messengers<del>and</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n656-2">William<lb></lb>
Shirley</rs>
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Post Boy to Mr. Clemmitt of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo260">Piccadilly</rs>
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<del>and</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n656-3">John Sayer</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo261">Bow Street</rs>
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Officer and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n656-4">John Miller</rs>
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of the same place<lb></lb>
Officer taken before me this 20th. day of<lb></lb>
October 1795</p>
<p n="657">Who being upon Oath Saith and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n657-1">Andrew<lb></lb>
Staley</rs>
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for himself saith that on Thursday Right last about<lb></lb>
Six o'Clock as he was travelling in a Port Chaire over<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo262">Hounslow Heath</rs>
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he was<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
attacked bya Single<lb></lb>
Highwayman between Butchers Grove and Cranford Birds<lb></lb>
put upon this Informant presenting first a Pistol and<lb></lb>
next a Blunder butt he rode off And <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n657-2">William Shirley</rs>
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for himself saith that he drove said Chaire at this time that<lb></lb>
said Highwayman presented a pistol at him and precessing<lb></lb>
Mr. Maley was determined not to be robbed and presenting<lb></lb>
a Blunderbuss at him he at length rode of and crossing<lb></lb>
the Ditch his Horse Fell and he was dismounted that<lb></lb>
this Infomant also dismounted and attempted to take<lb></lb>
him but the Highwayman presenting a Pistol he with<lb></lb>
drew and then seemed the House on which he rode<lb></lb>
that the Highwayman appeared to have a Brown great<lb></lb>
Coat a Waistes at resembling that now produced and the<lb></lb>
left side of his Horse appeared to have been violently<lb></lb>
Spuned but not the right side And <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n657-3">John Sayers</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith that understanding that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n657-4">William Lancaster</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50915_occ154">Landlord</rs>
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of the Compasses Public House at Low Crop had<lb></lb>
find said Horse of Mr Robson in Little Brittain he<lb></lb>
last Night apprehend said Lancaster and in his House</p>
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