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&<lb></lb>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n3059-1">Henry Legh</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Enquire and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n3059-2">Jonathan Rutland</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken before Us two of his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45018_occ374">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the sd. County City<lb></lb>
& Liberty</p>
<p n="3060">Who severally being upon Oath say & first this<lb></lb>
Informt. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n3060-1">Henry Legh</rs>
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for himself saith that<lb></lb>
bet.<del>a about</del>
12 & One o Clock at Night on Wednesday the<lb></lb>
Sixth of May last he came out of the House of<lb></lb>
one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n3060-2">Mr Pocock</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1184">Gate Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1185">Lincolns Inn<lb></lb>
Fields</rs>
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to go home that at the end of stone cutters<lb></lb>
Alley in the same Street he perceived some person<lb></lb>
pulling at his Hatt upon which he lifted his<lb></lb>
hand up to his Hatt to prevent it's being taken<lb></lb>
away & Immediately received a Violent Blow<lb></lb>
on his Ann which he believes was broken<del>By</del>
& at<del>that</del>
<lb></lb>
means this Informt. called out for assistance<lb></lb>
& received several other Blows which knocked him down<lb></lb>
but by whom the Blows were given this Informt.<lb></lb>
cannot say that upon his recovering he found<lb></lb>
his Wig about a Yard Distance from him & his that<lb></lb>
was taken & came away but saw no persons<lb></lb>
whatever that the Hatt now produced this<lb></lb>
Informt verily believes to be the Hatt which<lb></lb>
he had on at that in<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
aforesaid and of which he was<lb></lb>
Robbed in the manner abovementioned</p>
<p n="3061">And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n3061-1">Jonathan Rutland</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith that on the forenoon of the<lb></lb>
7th. day of May last a person now present who<lb></lb>
calls herself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n3061-2">Sarah Davis</rs>
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came to his Mistress<lb></lb>
Shop the Corner of Feathers Cond Buildings<lb></lb>
next to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1186">Bedford Street</rs>
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& Pawned the Hatt<lb></lb>
now produced in the Name of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n3061-3">Sarah Davis</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for five Shillings which Hatt is now Sworn<lb></lb>
to be the property of the or Informt. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n3061-4">Henry Legh</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45018_occ375">Esquire</rs>
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<p n="3062"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n3062-1">Hen: Legh</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n3062-2">Jonathan Rutland</rs>
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<p n="3063">Severally Sworn before Us<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45018_date164">23d. day of July 1772</rs>
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. }</p>
<p n="3064"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1187">John Lane</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Geo: Reid.</p>
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