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1789

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what its for, its for the Robbery at the corner of the City
road on Saturday night.

Francis Balls< no role >

And Richard Porter< no role > for himself saith that on Saturday
Evening the 18th. Instant between half past eleven and
twelve o'Clock the Prisoner was at this Informants
Hour the sign of the Blue Coat Boy the top of the City
Road at Islington with about three or four other
persons strangers to this Informant. That this
Informant on going to put out the hamp (is being late)
asked the Prisoner and the other persons to go out which
they immediately did, that this Informant went up
Stairs immediately to Bed, and soon after he got up
Stairs he heard a noise in the road but did not open
the window to look out.

Richard Porter< no role >

And William Forsyth< no role > for himself saith that on
Tuesday morning last he heard Lee had been taken
up for a Robbery, that he went to the Cage and spoke
with him that the prisoner said one Lack and
Thomas New< no role > bank were with him and that Lack
took the money out of Brady's Pocket.

Sworn before me this
28th Day of July 1789}

Wm Hyde< no role >

The Mark of
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William Forsyth< no role >




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