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Image 724 of 77430th November 1787


Middlesex to Wit


The Information of William Lewer< no role > of
South Molton Street Grosvenor Square
William Bucknall< no role > Clerk to the said
William Lewer< no role > , William Aldus< no role > Servant
to James Aldul< no role > of [..] Berwick Street
Soho Pawn broker and Thomas Little< no role >
of Great Fetch field Street Mary bone
Carpenter [..] and Samuel Mayner< no role > of
Russel Street Covent Garden Labourer
taken before me this 30th. day of
November 1787

Who being upon Oath say, and first the said
William Leaver< no role > for himself saith that on Friday Night
last about 5 o'Clock as he in Company with his Clark
in a Post Chain was going over Hourslow Heath he
was Stopped by a single Highwayman near the Powder
Mills who presented a small Pistol and robbed him of
three Guineas a five pence and a double cased Silver
Watch a steel Chain, a white stone seal set in Gold Impression
Hercules strangling the Nemaan Lion and a yellow
Metal Key-That the said Highway men had a very
large black Crape or silk over his face which being
very loose-that the Horse now Sheren to him very
Much resembles the Horse that the said Highwayman
rode on both as to Colour and size and that he believes
him to be the same House-And further says that the
Watch and Seal now produced is the same he was so robbed




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