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on the Highway, putting him in fear, and taking from him a Peruke, value 30 s. </rs>
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depos'd, That he and Sarah Harper, had been Prisoners together in the County Goal of Surry , and that he had pass'd his Word to Mr. Perry, for upwards of 7 l. for her for Lodging Fees, and Bar Score; that afterwards, as he was going over a Stile <rs type="placeName" id="t17311013-47-crimeloc243">near Newington</rs>
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, a Man knock'd him down, and the Prisoner Sarah Harper took his Wig, and said to the Man, Here is a Pen-Knife, G-d D-n him cut his Thoat, or he will hang us; but the Man reply'd, No, he would not, he had given him enough; but as to the Prisoner, <rs type="persName" id="t17311013-47-person274"> <interp inst="t17311013-47-person274" type="role" value=""></interp>
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, he would not swear, he was the Man that knock'd him down, he did believe he was not the Man; but was positive that Sarah Harper, took his Wig, and that she had sworn a<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="173110130012"></xptr>
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) for robbing her of 6 s. 6 d. and a Green Purse, on the same Day that she had robb'd him; for which he had been try'd, and acquitted at Kingston . The Baron Thompson remembred this; and though the Prisoner Harris was a Person of but a bad Character, yet the Prosecutor's being worse, rendered himself Notorious, and he having Sworn Robberies upon several Persons (probably only for the reward) who were acquitted as Innocent, and had hang'd - Dalton: The Court thought no regard was to be given to his Evidence, and thereupon the Jury <rs id="t17311013-47-verdict244" type="verdictDescription"> <interp inst="t17311013-47-verdict244" type="verdictCategory" value="notGuilty"></interp>
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