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<p n="365"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo291">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n365-1">John Chard</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo292">Phaenix<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo293">Saint Giles in the fields</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n365-2">John Pearce</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n365-3">Robert Vint</rs>
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both of the Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo294">Saint James Westminster</rs>
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taken upon Oath<lb></lb>
before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45029_date80">17th. day of February 1785</rs>
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<p n="366"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n366-1">John Chard</rs>
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Saith that on Thursday Morning the 17th.<lb></lb>
of February 1785 about half past three o'Clock going through <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo295">Vigo<lb></lb>
Lane</rs>
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this Informant Passed the Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n366-2">Thomas Jones</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who Asked him what o'Clock it was made no Answer in<lb></lb>
a Short Space after the Prisoner came up to his side and<lb></lb>
said Stop and deliver your Money, this Informant<lb></lb>
Immediately turned and Saw Something Shine in his hand<lb></lb>
then turned into the Horseway and Cryed Watch and Stop<lb></lb>
thief. the Prisoner Ran away and this Informant never lost<lb></lb>
Sight of him till he was taken by the Watchman in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo296">Glass-<lb></lb>
-house Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo297">Saint James's</rs>
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<p n="367"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n367-1">John Pearces</rs>
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Saith that on Thursday Morning the 17th. of February<lb></lb>
1785 about half past three o'Clock this Informant hearing the<lb></lb>
Cry of Stop thief saw the Prisoner Running toward him in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo298">Glass house Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo299">Saint James's </rs>
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with Something Shining in his<lb></lb>
hand which he heard drop and Immediately Setzed hold<lb></lb>
of him and took him with assistance to the Watch house, then<lb></lb>
desired <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n367-56">Robert Vint</rs>
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to go back and look for what the Prisoner dropt<lb></lb>
Robert Vint saith that on Thursday Morning the 17th. of February 1785<lb></lb>
near four o'Clock this Informant was desired by Pearce at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo300">Saint<lb></lb>
James's Watch house</rs>
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to got to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo301">Glass house Street</rs>
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to look for<lb></lb>
something the Prisoner had dropt, this informant went</p>
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