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The Informations of
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taken upon Oath this 27th
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Day of June 1772. before us
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Two of his Majesetys Justices of the peace in and
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Nathaniel Hartley
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for himself
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saith that one Tuesday Evening the 23d Instant about Ten o'Clock
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at Night this Informant was met in the Street by Two Women
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who picked him up and with whom he went to their Lodging in
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Carriers Street
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in a House Which this Informant hath
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since been inforced is kept by one Mrs.
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Mc. Dermont
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calls herself
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but cannot take upon himself to say
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was the other Woman he went up with as aforesaid or not
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That in a little time this Informant fell asleep in the said room
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and in about An Hour he was awakened by some Blows in his face
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which effected him very Much and made him very Bloody: That this
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Informant then Saw a Person now present who calls himself
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with the Two Woman and one other Man in the Room and
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that the said
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did make use of many and terrifying
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Threats to this Informant Asking him What Business he had in his
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Lodging, and Endeavoured to force him out of them And this Informant
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further saith that he is very certain He had in his Pockett at the time
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of his going into the said Apartments Thirteen Guineas in Gold, and
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Sixteen Shillings in Silver together with some Halfpence But upon
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his examining his Pocketts, immediately upon his being awakened by
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the Violent Blows as aforesaid, He found that the whole of the said
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money had been taken from his Person And this Informant further
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saith that he got out of the House as soon as he cou'd And upon his
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giving Information of his having been robbed and Ill used to the Constable
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of the Night at the Water House He went with Assistance but cou'd
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not find any of the parties.
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now present went out
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between Nine and Ten o'Clock at Night on Tuesday last and soon after
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who proposed giving them some
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Beer upon which this Informant saith that She told the said Nathaniel
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Hartley where they Lodged and proposed having the Beer at their Lodgings
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rather than going to the Alehouse Which he Agreed to And this Informant
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further Saith that when
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and She first went out they left
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the person now present whole name is
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standing at the
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of the Hause where they Lodged, And when they returned in Company
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