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THE Information of
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Chandler
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Taken this 11th Day of January 1783 before us Two
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of his Majesty's
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in and for the said County
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Who being upon Oath saith that about half an hour after Eight O Clock on
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Wednesday night the Eighth of January Inst. he was stopped ley
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Two Men near the Horse ferry road
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Limehouse
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each of whom
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held a knive to each side of his Neck and said "you Boug
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or Bugger if you Offer to speak a Word your head is
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here are the Knives at your threat." That one of the said
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two Men then Asked this Informant what Money he had
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about him who told him he had but one Six pence and one
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Farthing which was Crooked, That he was then going to
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take the
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said Six pence and Farthing out of
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his Pocket but was prevented from so doing by one of the said
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Two Men who took the same out of his Pocket and his
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Buckles out of his Shoes and refled his Pockets but look
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nothing more than the said Six pence. Farthing and
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Buckles. That during the time one of the said two Men
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was refling his Pockets the other held a
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. to her Throat
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And this Informant further Saith that after they had
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Committed the said Robbery they asked him if he would
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Swear upon the Bible that he would not speak a Word for
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half an hour. to which he Answered he would not They
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then asked the same Question again to which he returned the same
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Answer. They then both went away from Informant and after
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they had got some little distance Informant called out Stop Thief
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whereupon they both ran away, and Informant pursuing
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them and crying out Stop Thief . One of the said Two persons & who
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now here present was Stopped by
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and Secured, And this Informant lastly Saith that the said
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was one of the said Two persons who stopt him and
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put him in Bodily fear and is the very person who took the six
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pence the Farthing and his Buckles from him
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Taken and Sworn the day and Year
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