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said "we can get nothing I will go Home" and according left
the said Dixon and this Examinant near Lincolns Inn Fields,
That the said Alexander Dixon< no role > This name instance is in set 1539. This set is in the group(s): GarrowsClients . and this Examinant then walked up
Holborn, a long the Queen Streets, and into Covent Garden (it being
then between One and two o'Clock on Thursday morning) where Dixon
said "Let us go towards Saint Martins Lane". That said Dixon
and this Examinant accordingly walked towards New Street and in
King Street nearly opposite Bedford Street , Hay observed a Man
walking alone towards Saing Martins Lane , who appeared rather
tall, busty made, dressed in a clark coloured Coat, with his hair
tied behind ann a cocked Hat, as this Examinant believes. That
this Examinants went up to the said Man, swore at him and
demanded his Money, at which time the said Alexander Dixon< no role > This name instance is in set 1539. This set is in the group(s): GarrowsClients . stood
at a few Yards distance. That the said Man said to this Examinant
"are you alone" this Examinant replied "No, others are close by".
That the said Man then gave this Examinant two Gunieas, one
Half Guniea, one Shilling, and appeared to be disguised with
Liquor. That the said Man then bid this Examinant and said Dixon
good Night and walked on, when said Dixon swore and said to this
Examinant "He has got a Watch, let us go back" That said Dixon
and this Examinant accordingly followed said Man, overtook him near
the end of Rose Street, where this Examinant went up to him
again, and bid him stop. That said Dixon demanded his Watch, at
which time said Man had his Watch in his hand and the Chain hanging
over his fingers. That Dixon laid hold of said Man's hand in which
his watch was and said "Give me Your Watch or I will put




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