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<p n="3457"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2345">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit}</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3457-1">John Cotton</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
Charlotte Street near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2346">Bedford square</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Hard County <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ832">Esqr</rs>
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. Taken this 28th. day of<lb></lb>
September 1784 before us two of his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ833">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the said<lb></lb>
County.</p>
<p n="3458">Who being on his Oath saith that on he in<lb></lb>
Company with<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3458-1">Patrick Bigbie</rs>
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. and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3458-2">Richard Akerman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Gentn., were coming from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2347">Blackwall</rs>
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in a Hackney<lb></lb>
Coach between the hours of seven and Eight O Clock on<lb></lb>
Saturday Evening last they were Stopped by Two<lb></lb>
persons about the Middle of Salmons Lane leading<lb></lb>
from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2348">Limehouse Church</rs>
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to Stepney who with<lb></lb>
their Cutlasses presented to this Informant and the<lb></lb>
other Gentlemen above named & at the same time<lb></lb>
with horrid Threats demanded their Purses and<lb></lb>
Money when Informant being apprehensive of some<lb></lb>
dreadful Consequences Ensuing on his refusal and<lb></lb>
being in fear delivered his purse Containing Two<lb></lb>
Guineas and a half Crown to one of the said two<lb></lb>
men who had a Crape Over his face. That a purse now<lb></lb>
produced Containing two Guineas and a half Crown<lb></lb>
and found in the Possession of a person now present and<lb></lb>
who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3458-3">Henry Moore</rs>
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is the same purse and<lb></lb>
as he verily believes the same Guineas and half Crown<lb></lb>
forcibly taken from him as aforesaid,And this<lb></lb>
Informant lastly Saith that he verily believes the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3458-4">Henry Moore</rs>
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and another Person now present who calls<lb></lb>
himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3458-5">Richard Dodd</rs>
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are the two persons who committed the<lb></lb>
Felony & Robbery aforesaid</p>
<p n="3459">Taken ad Sworn the day and<lb></lb>
ear first above written before us}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3459-1">John Staples</rs>
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P Green C</p>
<p n="3460"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3460-1">John Collon</rs>
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