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To wit
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The Information of
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taken before
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me this 4th. day of August 1769
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Who being upon Oath says that he knows
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Thomas Dunk
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a Soldier
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belonging to the Second Battalion of the Cold stream Regiment,
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John
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a Soldier in the first Battalion of the third Regiment, one
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Joseph Godwin
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, and
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John Brown
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who are all common Thieves, says
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that last Saturday Night about 9 or 10 o'Clock the said
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Joseph Godwin
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and this Informant robbed two Ladies in a Single horse Chaise
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near Islington
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and St
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John Street
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of two Guineas and a half and a nine
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Book, that on Thursday Night last the said
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Joseph Godwin
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and this
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Informant robbed a Man between
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& Hammer Smith of
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a Pair of Silver Buckles & a counterfeit nine Shilling piece a counterfiet
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half Crown & two bad Shillings which Buckles were disposed of by
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a Woman that Godwin employed, says that on the Night preceding the
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last mentioned Robbery the Said
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Joseph Godwin
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the said
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Thomas Dunk
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and
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this Informant robbed a Waggoner about the same place of five and
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twenty Shillings, says that a Night or two before the last mentioned
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Robbery the said
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Thomas Dunk
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the said
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Joseph Godwin
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and this
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Informant robbed a Man with a Cart between
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Kensington
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and
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Hyde Park Corner
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of about seven and twenty Shillings in Money,
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says that a Night of two before the last mentioned Robbery the
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said
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Thomas Dunk
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the said
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Joseph Godwin
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the said
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John Stevens
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and this Informant robbed a Gentleman & a Lady in a Post Chaise
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of two and twenty Shillings all in Silver, says that some Months ago
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the said
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John Brown
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the said
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Joseph Godwin
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and this Informant robbed
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some persons in a Carriage between
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Kensington
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&
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Knightsbridge
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of
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some Money and likewise robbed a Single Man the Same Night
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of a Guinea.
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Wm Troy
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Sworn before me
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August 4th. 1769}
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