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on Oath Saith That On
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the Twelfth day of May last
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between the Hour of Twelve & One o'Clock in the Night of that Day
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to the best of her remembrance & beleif as to the day & the Hours
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she was with other Company returning from London to Gosport aforesaid
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in the Gosport Stage Coach When two Men on Horse back Came
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up to the said Coach on the Highway near Buntford In the
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and Stopped the same When one of the then
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Who was dressed in Black puld two Pistols into the said Coach
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and demanded of this Informant & others them in the said Coach
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to Session their Money or he would Blow their Brain out When
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this Informant for the preservation of he Life delivered him one Guinea In
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Gold and about Seven Shillings in Silver End the said other
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Man (who had a Brownish Coat On Hood with him Horse by the
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poor of the said Coach clerk to the other Horse as the Man was on whose
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Robbert this Informant And that the Mani Horse Who so Robbed this-
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Informant Was a Dark Brown with a Starr on his Fore head
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And that the other Mans Horse was of a White Grey Color as-
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Appeared to her at that him the Moon then Shining Very bright
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And that She hath Seen two Persons this day in Gosport aforesaid Who
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she Apprehends & Verily believes
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so Robbed this Informance
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And is Informed & beleives their Names are
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Burlon Wood
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13th. Oct
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1775
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before Me one of his Majestys Justices of
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the Peace in & for the said County}
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Elizabeth Davison
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