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, on the King's highway, putting him in fear, and taking from him 4 d. in monies, the monies of the said
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++ She is that same person who was convicted with
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. On the 21st of September I was robbed in
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, between 8 and 9 at night; I had been in a house to drink a dram, and in less than the space of a minute, after I came out, three women came out of the house, and two of them followed me, the Prisoners are the persons; Mrs. Barefoot came on my left side, and put her right arm round my neck, and with her left confined my arm;
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was on my right side, and put her left arm round my neck, and with her right hand picked my pocket and took out 4 d. I resisted, and they began to beat me, and
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gave me several blows. I cried out murder, and then they called out for assistance; upon their calling out for help, there came one man, and one woman, one of whom gave a mopstick into the hand of
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, with which she gave me several blows upon my arms and back, and particularly one upon my left eye, which swelled my eye up, and cut it pretty much, and
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gave me a blow on the side of the head, with something she had in her hand, which I took to be a stone, or a brickbat, for it was very hard. I was so bad with their usage, that I could not work at my business for a fortnight. I went home directly to my landlady, I told her how I was used, and asked her to few my eye up, and she did something to my eye.
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Cheshire . I am a Cutler, and work with Mr. Bolton - He lives in Red-Lion-Street, behind the Counter in the Borough of Southwark; he did live upon London Bridge.
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Q. Was the money taken from you by force?
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Cheshire . Yes.
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Q. Was you hindered so that you could not have prevented it?
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Cheshire . Yes, for they confined me on both sides.
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Q. Had you any more money in that pocket?
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Cheshire. I believe I had a penny, or a half-penny more, but I will not say more than I know.
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Cheshire . I knew them by sight, I have seen them sometimes, as I live in the neighbourhood; I knew
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Q. Did you ever keep company with the Prisoners?
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Cheshire. No, never in my life.
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Q. Where do you live?
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Cheshire. I lodge at Mrs. Dale's, in Cross-Keys-Court in Chick-Lane.
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. And please your Lordship, and the Court, I was discharged last night from a robbery, and now the persons, who belong to Clerkenwell Bridewell, have brought this man in order to swear my life away.
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Q. Were you ever before a magistrate with these women?
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Cheshire . No, I was not.
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Q. Why did not you endeavour to get them taken up?
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Cheshire . I went to Freeman's , a publick-house in Chick-Lane, the next day, and enquired after them, and they told me they durst not tell me their names for fear of having damage done them, and I never heard any more of them, till I was sent for; after they were taken up.
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. I live in Cross-Keys-Court in Chick-Court, the Prosecutor lodges with me.
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Q. What business is he?
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Dale. He is a cutler.
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Q. Where does he work?
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Dale. He works on London Bridge.
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Q. What is his master's name?
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Dale. I can't tell, I forget, I am always so; this young man, [the Prosecutor] had been out, and when he came in, he said, Mrs. Dale, pray bring a needle and thread; and he said, Mrs. Dale, if you knew what a case I am in you would come and help me; said I, What is the matter with you? He said,
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and two other women have abused me in this manner . His eye was cut very much. Mrs. Freeman, who keeps an Ale-house in the neighbourhood, knows this too, but she will
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not come without she is fetched, because she thinks as she lives in the neighbourhood it will be a prejudice to her. I took a needle and thread and sewed his eye up, and put a piece of beef upon his face to lay the swelling; for it was swelled very much, and I believe he could not go out of the house for 6 or 7 days.
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Q. How along is this ago?
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Dale. I think it is about a fortnight ago, or it may be three weeks - I know it is but a small time ago.
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Q. Where about on the eye was the wound?
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Dale. He was wounded upon the eye lash.
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