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<p n="2606"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1481">Southampton</rs>
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to Wit <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2606-1">Elizabeth Davison</rs>
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otherwise <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2606-5">Elizabeth<lb></lb>
Pollersin</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1482">Gosport</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1483">County of Southampton</rs>
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on her Information<lb></lb>
on Oath Saith That On<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the Twelfth day of May last<lb></lb>
between the Hour of Twelve & One o'Clock in the Night of that Day<lb></lb>
to the best of her remembrance & beleif as to the day & the Hours<lb></lb>
she was with other Company returning from London to Gosport aforesaid<lb></lb>
in the Gosport Stage Coach When two Men on Horse back Came<lb></lb>
up to the said Coach on the Highway near Buntford In the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1484">County of Middlesex</rs>
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and Stopped the same When one of the then<lb></lb>
Who was dressed in Black puld two Pistols into the said Coach<lb></lb>
and demanded of this Informant & others them in the said Coach<lb></lb>
to Session their Money or he would Blow their Brain out When<lb></lb>
this Informant for the preservation of he Life delivered him one Guinea In<lb></lb>
Gold and about Seven Shillings in Silver End the said other<lb></lb>
Man (who had a Brownish Coat On Hood with him Horse by the<lb></lb>
poor of the said Coach clerk to the other Horse as the Man was on whose<lb></lb>
Robbert this Informant And that the Mani Horse Who so Robbed this-<lb></lb>
Informant Was a Dark Brown with a Starr on his Fore head<lb></lb>
And that the other Mans Horse was of a White Grey Color as-<lb></lb>
Appeared to her at that him the Moon then Shining Very bright<lb></lb>
And that She hath Seen two Persons this day in Gosport aforesaid Who<lb></lb>
she Apprehends & Verily believes<del>as</del>
so Robbed this Informance<lb></lb>
And is Informed & beleives their Names are <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2606-2">Burlon Wood</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2606-3">James Mecker</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2606-4">Thomas Smith</rs>
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<p n="2607">Sworn Gosport above said this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45023_date156">13th. Oct<lb></lb>
1775</rs>
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before Me one of his Majestys Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace in & for the said County}</p>
<p n="2608">H Pysn.</p>
<p n="2609">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2609-1">Elizabeth Davison</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Otherwise</p>
<p n="2610"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2610-1">Elizabeth Pollixson</rs>
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Mark.</p>
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