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Joseph Percival
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one of the
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Constables
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Parish of
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14th. day of December 1786
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for himself saith That about six o' Clock
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on Tuesday Evening last as he was going down
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he was Stop't
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by three Men whom he believes to be the Persons
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was present and calling themselves
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who without
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speaking a Word to this Informant immediately
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knock'd him down when upon his screaming out
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''Murder'' one of the said three men seized him by the
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Throat and called to the others ''Kill him" That they
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then searched his Pockets and took thereout the Silver
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watch now produced and also took from him a
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Basket containing a quantity of Carpenters Tools
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amongst which were the following Articles more
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produced vizt. two Saws one Axe and one Anger
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Thomas Brown
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for himself saith That
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he received the said Watch in Pawn for eighteen
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Shillings about eight o' Clock on Tuesday Evening
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last from one of the Persons now present and who
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now calls himself
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but who at that
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time called himself Henry Millingthorp That he asked
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him how long he had been in Possession of the said
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Watch who told him he had been in Possession of it
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some years and that he won it at a Raffle at
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And this Informant further says that about
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9
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