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The Examination of
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Taken and made on Oath before me
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one of his Majestys
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in and for the said County the 28th. day of August
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1782.
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This Examinant on his Oath Saith, that about the latter end of
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April last, this Examinant in Company and Conjunction with
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John Stunnel
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now in Custody and one
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Francis
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who is now at large, attacked and stopt a Coach in
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in which was four or five Gentlemen who appeared
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to be Foreigners and believes one of them to be Signior Placido
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that they stole from them a few Guineas three pair of large
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Silver Buckles a Gold Watch in a single Case which was taken
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from behind one of the Gentlemen from the Seat of the Coach
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That this Examinant with the said Stunnel and Gray and one
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also in Custody on the 18th. of May last to the best of his
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recollection as to the time were coming down the Path way
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and near the
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Posts by Farmer Dells they met four persons who were in Conversation
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together That Caddie and Stunnel who were fore most past them
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just had mentioned to one of his Company something he had done
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seized hold of the Gentleman by the Collar who was a stoutish
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man and said "And I'll do you". On this the persons they met
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defended themselves and A scuffle ensued among them all
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That one of the persons they attacked snap't a pistol twice
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at this Examinant and his Companions which missed fire
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whereupon this Examinant fired a Pistol at the other party
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but it took no Effect hereupon the party they met ran away
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towards
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and this Examinant and his Companions
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pursued them about seventy yards and overtook two of them
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That Gray and Stunnel who were before overtook one of them
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about Twenty or thirty yards before the other, and believes
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that the person over taken by Stunnel and Gray was Mr.
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Herd deceased. That this Examinant and Caddie overtook the
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Hinder most whom Caddie threw down into a Ditch and then went
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on to assist the others leaving this Examinant behind with the
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Man he had thrown down who appeared to him to be a Servant
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That this Examinant demanded the last mentioned persons Money
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on his Refusal to give it he cut him with a Hanger, he believes
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in the Hard and to then took from him five or six Shillings, a
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Soldiers Pass or Furlough and a Bill of Expences at an Inn on
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