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to Wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n293-1">Thomas Watson</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
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on near Uxbridge in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo218">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n293-2">Henry Rance</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45026_occ83">Servant</rs>
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to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n293-3">Thomas Watson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n293-4">Thomas Carpmeal</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n293-5">Patrick Mc Manus</rs>
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taken before me this 13th. day of Febry: 1782</p>
<p n="294">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n294-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Watson</rs>
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says that at a little after six oClock on Friday Evening<lb></lb>
the 18th.. of January last he was robbed in his Post Chaise near<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo219">East Acton</rs>
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Lane of a Metal Watch and about fifty shillings<lb></lb>
in Money, by two Highwaymen, both of whom had Masks or<lb></lb>
Crapes over their facesand further says that he doth believe from<lb></lb>
the voice of a person now Present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n294-2">Richard<lb></lb>
Darling Guest</rs>
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<del>him to be</del>
that he is one of the said Highwaymen that<lb></lb>
so robbed him as aforesaidAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n294-3">Henry Rance</rs>
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says<lb></lb>
that he drove the Chaise in which his said Master was, at<lb></lb>
the time of the Robbery, and that he doth verily believe the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n294-4">Richard Darling Guest</rs>
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to be one of the Highwayman that<lb></lb>
robbed his Master as aforesaidAnd the said Thomas Carpmeal<lb></lb>
says that he with other Officers apprehended the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n294-6">Richard<lb></lb>
Darling Guest</rs>
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on Saturday<del>Night</del>
last at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo220">Manchester</rs>
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Arms<lb></lb>
Ale house in Portman Square and found in his Pocket a loaded<lb></lb>
Pistol and a Crape now producedAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n294-7">Patrick Mc<lb></lb>
Manus</rs>
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says that he was with the said Thomas Carpmeal and<lb></lb>
found at the same time another loaded Pistol now Produced</p>
<p n="295">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
13th. day of Febry.. 1782}</p>
<p n="296"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n296-1">W Addington</rs>
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<p n="297"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n297-1">Thos. Watson</rs>
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<p n="298">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n298-1">Henry<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Rance</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="299">Thos. Carpmeal<lb></lb>
Patrick Mc. Manus</p>
<p n="300">Addington</p>
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