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<p n="2304"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2502">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2304-1">William Weaver</rs>
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one of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1004">Headboroughs</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2503">Saint James<lb></lb>
Clerkenwell</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2504">County of Middlesex</rs>
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taken upon Oath<lb></lb>
before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2304-2">William Blackborow</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1005">Esqr</rs>
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. One of His Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1006">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the said county this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date408">6th.<lb></lb>
day of December 1786</rs>
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<p n="2305">This Informant upon his Oath saith that that one<lb></lb>
Sunday the Third Day of December Instant<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
at about Eight of<lb></lb>
the Clock in the Evening he Received Intelligence that several<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Suspicious Persons had Committed a Robbery and were conveying<lb></lb>
the Goods into a House upon <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2505">Saffron Hill</rs>
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in consequence of<lb></lb>
which he this Informant took Mr. Luey an officer of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2506">parish<lb></lb>
of St. James Clerkenwell</rs>
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to his Assistance and immediately went<lb></lb>
to the House before mentioned That after waiting about the door<lb></lb>
for a few minutes he saw a person of the name of Robinson come<lb></lb>
out and knowing him to be Suspected Person Mr. Lucy<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
endeavoured to take him but he Struck at him with a Stick &<lb></lb>
made his Escape That this Informant & the said Mr. Lucy then<lb></lb>
after some little time got into the House and went into the Yard<lb></lb>
and the said Mr. Lucy told this Informant that somebody had<lb></lb>
got over into the next Yard upon which they both Ran round<lb></lb>
into the next House and Yard where they found the Prisoner<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2305-3">George Stevens</rs>
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and a quantity of Wearing apparel Vizt. Silk<lb></lb>
Gowns a White Waistcoat a Boys blue Cloth Coat a black Silk<lb></lb>
Cloak and several other things which this Informant secured<lb></lb>
and put into an Apron Having first secured the Prisoner by<lb></lb>
tying his Hands they left the House and on <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2507">Saffron Hill</rs>
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near<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2508">Blue Court</rs>
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this Informant was Victutly Assaulted next<lb></lb>
and Wounded by the said Robinson aforementioned and<lb></lb>
several others in his Company that they also took</p>
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