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<p n="3148"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2361">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3148-1">John Mason</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3148-2">William Tee</rs>
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taken on Oath the first day of<lb></lb>
December 1783 before me one of his Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ898">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2362">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="3149">This Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3149-1">John Mason</rs>
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Saith That. on Monday, the<lb></lb>
24th day of November last between seven and Eight o'Clock in<lb></lb>
the Evening he was going in Company with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3149-2">William Tee</rs>
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<lb></lb>
from the Shoulder of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2363">Mutton and Cat in Hackney fields</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2364">Haggerston</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2365">Saint Leonard Shoreditch</rs>
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And<lb></lb>
that he was stopt in a field there by three men who demanded<lb></lb>
his money and knocked him down and took from his person<lb></lb>
One Red Morocco Pocket Book, One pair of Plated Shoe Buckles<lb></lb>
One paid of plated Knee Buckles, One Hat, one Metal Stock<lb></lb>
Buckle one Stock and four pounds and upwards<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in money<lb></lb>
his property And further Saith that he verily believes that<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3149-3">John White</rs>
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otherwise Turner<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
now under<lb></lb>
Examination is one of the three persons who so Robbed<lb></lb>
him as aforesaid.</p>
<p n="3150">This Informant William Tee on his Oath Saith That on<lb></lb>
Monday the 24th day of November last he was going with<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3150-1">John Mason</rs>
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from the Shoulder of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2366">Mutton and Cat<lb></lb>
in Hackney fields</rs>
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to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2367">Haggerston</rs>
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as is set forth in the above<lb></lb>
Information And further Saith That in a field between<lb></lb>
the Shoulder of Mutton and Cat and <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2368">Haggerston</rs>
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they were<lb></lb>
both Stopt by three men, and that Two of the men went<lb></lb>
upto the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3150-2">John Mason</rs>
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and Robbed him and the<lb></lb>
other came up to this Informant and made his turn his<lb></lb>
back towards them in order that he might not take<lb></lb>
Notice of them, and then he went back to the others And<lb></lb>
he then heard one of the three man say Booger his Eyes<lb></lb>
they Would have it. And after they<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
had Robbed Mr.<lb></lb>
Mason they went away and said if they this Informant and the<lb></lb>
said Mr. Mason did not go to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2369">Haggerston</rs>
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they would<lb></lb>
come back and kill them And further Saith that he<lb></lb>
verily believes that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3150-3">John White</rs>
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otherwise Turner the<lb></lb>
prisoner now under Examination is one the three persons<lb></lb>
who stopped and Robbed the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3150-4">John Mason</rs>
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as aforesaid</p>
<p n="3151">Sworn the 1st. day of<lb></lb>
December 1783 before}</p>
<p n="3152"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3152-1">D Wilmot</rs>
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<p n="3153"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3153-1">Jno Mason</rs>
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<lb></lb>
The Mark of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3153-2">William<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Tee</rs>
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