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<lb></lb>
to wit}</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n297-1">John Idlle</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n297-2">Margaret Thompson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken on Oath before me this 4th. day of<lb></lb>
May 1789.</p>
<p n="298">Who being on Oath<del>says</del>
severally say and first the said<lb></lb>
John Idoll for himself says That on Tuesday night last about<lb></lb>
nine oClock as he in Company with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n298-1">Margt. Thompson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
were Coming down Constitution Thill they were Stopped near the<lb></lb>
Queens Palace by two Footpads who appeared to be Soldiers<lb></lb>
that one of them who was in a light Coloured dress came up to this<lb></lb>
Informant and seized him by the Collar whilst his Companion<lb></lb>
Stood at a little distance That the man who Callared him<lb></lb>
Demanded his Money and Watch and told him if he did not<lb></lb>
deliver them his life<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
was gone. That said man then<lb></lb>
Struck him on the face which made him stagger and as he<lb></lb>
was recovering said Man attempted to Snatch his Watch<lb></lb>
out of his fob that the String breaking he only took the Key<lb></lb>
and with the other hand laid hold of this Informants hair<lb></lb>
That upon this Informant and his Companion Crying out they<lb></lb>
both jumped over the Rails into the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo194">Green Park</rs>
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and ran<lb></lb>
away And this Informant further says<del>that</del>
he verily beleives<lb></lb>
that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n298-2">Richard Humphreys</rs>
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now present is the footpad who<lb></lb>
robbed him of his Watch key as aforesaid And the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n298-3">Margaret Thompson</rs>
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for herself says that she was<lb></lb>
with the said John Idler-at same time That the Man in<lb></lb>
the Red Coat gave her a violent push which threw her<lb></lb>
against the Rails And that she verily beleives the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n298-4">Richard Humphreys</rs>
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is the man who robbed the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n298-5">John<lb></lb>
Idoll</rs>
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</p>
<p n="299">Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
day and Year above Written<lb></lb>
N Bond}</p>
<p n="300"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n300-1">Jno. Jale</rs>
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<p n="301">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n301-1">Margt.<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Thompson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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