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The Information of
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taken before me One of his Majesty's
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for the said County
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Who being Oath say and first this Informt
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Saturday Night last about 12' o Clock he was picked
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up by a Woman in Parkers Lane & he went home
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with her to her Lodgings in Parkers Lane the ground
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Floor where they had a pot of Beer together some little
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time after this Informt. had been in the said Room
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two persons now present who call themselves
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Lawrence Cornor &
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came in to the Room & Seized hold of this Informt.
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Dragged him by the hair of his head into the Street
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& beat him very Violently & while he was upon the
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Ground in the Street he felt one of the said three
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persons hands in his
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Pocket in which pocket this Informt. had a
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Six Shilling & Nine Pence & three Shillings &
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Nine Pence in Silver & half pence at the time they
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so Seized hold of him as abovementd. & his
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was also buttoned they continued beating this
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when she other Informant
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from off this Informant but
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what became of the other Man he cannot tell as
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he did not see him afterwards when this Informant
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got from off the Ground he felt for his Money &
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found that his right hand Pockets & this Breeches was unbuttoned
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& all his Money taken away being in the whole
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Nine Shillings & Six pence this Informant
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is certain that he had his Money in his Pocket
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at the time he was first Seized hold of by the said
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three Men
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