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<p n="295"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo239">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n295-1">Robert Louth</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo240">Saint James's<lb></lb>
Square</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n295-47">Thomas Chiswick</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ79">soldier</rs>
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in Colonel Stanhopes<lb></lb>
Company in the first Regiment of Foot Guards<lb></lb>
now in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo241">Savey Barracks</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n295-2">Fletchwell Beaumont</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ80">Servant</rs>
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To Mr. Fleming of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo242">Drury Lane</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ81">Pawnbroker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45029_date65">11th. day of January 1785</rs>
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<p n="296">Who being upon Oath say and first the said Robert<lb></lb>
Louth says that about half part 10 oClock in the Night of the<lb></lb>
14th.. day of<del>Novem</del>
December last as he was coming out of<lb></lb>
the Passage from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo243">Drury Lane Theatre</rs>
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into <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo244">Bridges Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo245">Covent<lb></lb>
Garden</rs>
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he was Surrounded by several Persons one of whom<lb></lb>
had on a dark brown Coat and cocked Hat who robbed this<lb></lb>
Informant of a gold enamelled Watch and two gold Seals<lb></lb>
The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n296-1">Thomas Chiswick</rs>
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says that he was Centinel at this<lb></lb>
time, at the Theatre, and was standing close to the said Robert<lb></lb>
LouthThat he saw two Men rush before the said Robert Louth<lb></lb>
and a person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n296-2">Samuel Davis</rs>
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<lb></lb>
get behind him with another ManThat said Davis pushed<lb></lb>
against the said Robert Louth and the other Men jostled him<lb></lb>
whilst Said Davis (who was then dressed in a brown Coat and<lb></lb>
cocked up Hat) snatched Something from said Robert Louth,<lb></lb>
who immediately called out, that he had been robbed of his<lb></lb>
Watch and said Davis, and other Men ran awayAnd the<lb></lb>
Said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n296-3">Fletchwell Beaumont</rs>
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says that in the 3rd. and 5th. days<lb></lb>
of January last a Woman whom he knows lives<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ82"> Servant</rs>
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with<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n296-4">Samuel Davis</rs>
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and lives in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo246">Mags Head Court</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo247">Drury Lane</rs>
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and who<lb></lb>
calls herself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n296-5">Sarah Crump</rs>
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, pawned with him the said Coat &<lb></lb>
Hat, for five Shillings and Six pence, and said that they were<lb></lb>
the property of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n296-6">Samuel Davis</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="297">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
11th. day of Janry. 1785}</p>
<p n="298"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n298-1">Sampr Wright</rs>
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<p n="299"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n299-1">Robert Louth</rs>
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</p>
<p n="300">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n300-1">Thomas<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Chiswick</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="301">F<obscured></obscured>
etchwell Beaumont</p>
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