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<p n="3084"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2325">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit.</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3084-1">Robert Mead</rs>
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, Post Boy at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2326">Swan in Oxford Street</rs>
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taken before me this 11th.<lb></lb>
day of November 1783.</p>
<p n="3085">Who on his Oath says tha as he this Informant was Driving<lb></lb>
Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3085-1">William Jarvis</rs>
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Twysden and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3085-2">Francis Garforth</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ890">Esqr</rs>
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. now present, in a<lb></lb>
Post Chaise from London to Barnett Yesterday Afternoon; about 5<lb></lb>
o'Clock on Finchby Common a Person now present who calls himself<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3085-3">Robert Cross</rs>
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rode up to the Chaire, presented a Pistol and bid this<lb></lb>
Informant stop;<del>and</del>
robbed the said Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3085-4">Wm. Twyselen</rs>
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and <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3085-5">Mr. Garforth</rs>
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, and afterwards, rode off towards London That<lb></lb>
this Informant took off one of his Horces from the Chair and<lb></lb>
pursued said Cross keeping behind him a little distance until<lb></lb>
he came to Highgate, where this Informant called out "Stop<lb></lb>
Thiefs" That said Cross made towards Holloway, where this<lb></lb>
Informant alarmed <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3085-6">John Prince</rs>
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and other Patrole, who appeared<lb></lb>
unwilling to assist this Informant in Securing said Cross for a considerable<lb></lb>
time, and until the said Cross was stoppd.And<lb></lb>
further says that the Horse now produced in the Horse on which Cross rode<lb></lb>
when up robbed Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3085-7">William Twyselen</rs>
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and Mr Garforth as above stated.</p>
<p n="3086">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
11th. day Novr. 1783}</p>
<p n="3087"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3087-1">Sampr Wright</rs>
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</p>
<p n="3088">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3088-1">Robert<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Mead</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark.</p>
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