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Image 145 of 19410th October 1694


1694
9 Nov


The Informacon of William Stevens< no role >
Prisoner in the Wood Streete Counter taken
this [..] day of November in the Sixth
year of the Reigne of our Soveraigne
Lord and Lady William & May of
England Etc Annoqr Dui 1694

Who Saith as followeth vizt That on Saturday night
before the Genall Fast in August last, this Informt.
being in Company wth. John Harris< no role > Richard Whiteing< no role >
Richard Perkins< no role > and William Blanchard< no role > and
others att the White Lyon in Covent Garden , they
all agreedtoupon A Robbery att Holloway in the
County of Middlx, and resolved to Robb all persons
that should Passe that way and accordingly this Informant
wth the other Psons above menconed came to
Holloway aforesd about Seaven A Clock the same
night and continued there till ten, dureing which
time, they committed Sevall Robberies, particularly
they Robb'd two Gentlemen in A Coach, and took
from them A Fowling piece, A Come, two pieces
of black bayes, two Scances, and about twelve Shillings
in money; and afterwardsboundRobb'd Sevall other
Psons whom they bound and left in the Fields And
this Informt. Saith that the next day being Sunday
this Informt. wth. the other Psons mett att the Ball and
Mermaid were Charing Crosse where till the Booty
was divided equally amongst them, And this Informt
further Saith, that the next day being Monday, this Informt.
wth. the four Psons above named, between twelve and
one of the Clock in the night time, being att Deptford ,
the Sd Perkins, gett in att A Window, att the Signe of
the Shipp, and haveing opened the door of the house
this Informt. wth. the rest entred thereat, and rested
the house binding the Persons therein, and took thereout
Sevall Gold Kings, and wearing apparrell, (which the
Sd Whileing and Blanchard Sold but where this [..]
Informt. Knowes not) and about fifty Shillings in money,
which money and the value of the good & rings were equally
divided amongst them

And this Informt. Saith, That about July last, in the night
time, the Sd Harris and Richd. Griffin< no role > now Prisoner in
Newgate , & one Cary not yet taken, [..] and this
Informt. made an Agreemt. to Robb about Tottenham
Court




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