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The Information of
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taken and made on Oath before me one of his
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Majestys
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in and for the said
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County the fourth day of September 1782
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This Informant Saith That he is Servant to Captain
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James
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of the Ninety second Regiment of Foot that on Friday the
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Seventeenth day of May
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This Examinant in Company with
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his Master, Mr.
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deased, and a little Boy went
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about Twenty Minuted after Eleven O'Clock at night from
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towards
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Islington
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That near
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the Shepherd and Shepherdess
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they met
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four men three of then appeared to be tall and the other a Short man
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that as soon as they passed them the said four men immediately turned
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back and and presented Weapons to them and demanded their money
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whereupon a Scaffle Ensued amongst them all And this Informant snapt
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a pistol at the Shartest Man and which missed fire, And a Pistol was
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also Snaped at this Informant which also missed fire, That then Mc. Herd
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and Captain Best attempted to make their Escape the boy also ran away and
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this Informant was behind, That two of the men the Shortest and one of the
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tall men Ran on in
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pursuit of Mr. Herd and Captain Best
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That the two others were behind with this Informant one of whom cut this
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Informant Several times with a Hanger or Cutlas and this Informant fell
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down with the Blows, that he was soon afterwards pushed into a ditch
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but
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raised himself up against the Bank where this Informant was Robbed by a
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Man whom this Informant believes to be
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William Milburn
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the Person admitted
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an Evidence and now here present of
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about Nine shillings and a half penny
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with a particular mark on it, a Soldiers pass and a Bill of Expences at an Inn
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That just at the time this Informant was pushed into the ditch he heard the report
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of a Pistol or Blunderbuss which he believes killed the said Mr. Herd, That soon
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after this Informant was robbed two or three of the persons returned to the
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who had robbed him and then they all went off together. Immediately af
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this Informant went on towards
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Islington
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about forty or Fifty
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and in the Path way found Mr. Herd lying dead
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with his
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out. That this Informant then went to the Britania Publickon
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at Is
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and desired some persons to go to the spot to bring away the
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and then this Informant went and had his own wounds dressed
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Taken and Sworn the
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and year above said
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before me}
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D Wilmot
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