Middlesex
to wit

The Information of Farwell Higham< no role > Servt . to Mr. Robert Melksham< no role > Post Master of
Hungerford in the County of Berks, taken upon Oath before me One of his Majestys Justices of the
Peace for the County of Middx afsd. this 22d. Day of November 1755

This Informant saith that about the first Week in October last he met on the Road between Froxfield and
Marlbro' in the County of Wilts afsd. one Richard Munday< no role > late an Innholder at Marlbro' in the sd. County and this
Informant being acquainted with the sd Richard Monday< no role > , He the saidRichardMonday asked this Informant
where he lived and being told by this Informant that he rode Post between Hungerford and Lavington, the said Richard
Munday< no role > then asked this Informant if he thought there were any Bills in the Letters he carried, this Informant
said he could not tell but apprehended there were for he had heard his Master say, he believed by the Thickness of
the Letters there were Bills inclosed, the sd. Richard Munday< no role > then asked this Informant, what Baggs had most Bills
in them this Informant replied that he had heard his Master say as before he believed there were a great many
Bills in the Tinehead Baggthenthen the said Mundaythenasked this Informant what Days he carried the Mail down
Was answered by this Informant, Sundays, Wednesdays & Friday Nights, then the sd. Richard Munnday< no role > told
this Informant, that he would one Evening or other meet him just beyond Bottlesford about one Mile East of Marden
in the Road for Lavington. Accordingly on Saturday the 12th. Day of October about two or three o' Clock in the Morning
of the said Day the sd. Richard Munday< no role > met this Informant just beyond Bottlesford afsd. and hallow'd to this
Informant, whos. there, and being answered, Farwell Higham, the sd. Richard Munday< no role > said, now's the time to have the
Baggs, to see what Bills are in them, and I will have them, Accordingly this Informant opened the Mail and the said
Richard Munday< no role > (by the Light of a dark Lanthorn which he had about him) took out of the said Mail the Lavington
& Tinhead Baggs & out them open, broke open a great many Lettors contained in the sd. Baggs lead them, tore them to
Pieces & left Part of them seattered on the Road, and out of the said Letters he took several Pieces of Paper, and put in
his Pocket the sd. Richard Munday< no role > walked by the Side of this Informants Horse about half a Mile and just before
they parted he threw many Pieces of Paper into the Water at Marden Mill and also the Baggs which contained
the said Letters, then the sd. Munday asked this Informant what Money he had about him, this Informant told
him about five Shillings, then the said Munday replied he would have some of it for he had none about him
and he would make this Informant Amends another time, this Informant then put his Hand in his Pocket &
pulled out a Part of the said Money which afterwards appeared to him to be about three Shillings, then the said
Richard Munday< no role > told this Informant he would give him Forty Shillings if he made anything of it, And further
said that if he this Informant told or made any Discovery who took the Baggs he would kill him the first time he
could meet with him, and the sd. Richard Munday< no role > ordered this Informant to say he was robbed by two Men
on Horseback mounted on black or brown Horses and that one of the [..] Mon was a lusty tall Man with a
Cut in the Face, and that this Informant should not mind what was said to him, but if you go to the Justice
Swear this, for an Oath is of no Consequence And this Informant further saith, that the said Munday ordered
this Informant when he came to a House to call up Somebodyandtell them, then hast been robbed, and have them
with thee where thou art going, accordingly he called up one Hazland at the Swan at Marden who went with
this Informant to Lavington

Duly sworn the Day Year
above written before me

Benjamin Cox< no role >

his
Farwell [mark] Higham
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