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MIDDLESEX COMMITMENTS.
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riotously, and tumultuously assembling with other persons in Great Queen
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and forcibly and feloniously assisting in pulling down and demolishing the
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house of Mr.
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Robert Kilby Cox
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. Dated Dec. 19, 1780.
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Detained on oath of
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Thomas Etherton
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and others, for unlawfully, riot-
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Robert Kilby Cox
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Fields, on the 7th of June last, and forcibly and felonously aiding and
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assisting in pulling down and demolishing the said house. Dated Dec. 21,
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1780.
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Elizabeth Thompson
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, committed by J. Girdler,
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Esq; on oath of Leonard Newton, for privately stealing from his person
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one guinea and one half guinea. Dated Dec. 27, 1780.
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Hugh Hughes
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-bridewel, committed by J. Sherwood,
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on oath of
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and another, on suspicion of
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burglariously breaking into a cellar adjoining and belonging to his dwell-
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ing house, and taking thereout one cag containing a quantity of brandy,
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muel Rutley
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. Dated Jan. 4, 1781.
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Ann Smith
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Elizabeth Thompson
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in
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wood,
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; on oath of
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Robert Davis
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ously assaulting, in company with one
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John Henley
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way, in
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, putting him in fear, stabbing him
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in the throat, and stealing from his person a silk handkerchief. Dated
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Jan. 5, 1781.
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25
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Susannah Jackson
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, committed by J. Sherwood,
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; on
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oath of
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Michael Fenning
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, on suspicion of being concerned with William
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Jackson in burglariously breaking his dwelling house and stealing 7 su-
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gar loaves, 3 cannisters of tea, several cheeses, and a quantity of half-
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pence. Dated Dec. 6, 1780.
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Detained by name of
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Susannah Smith
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, as an evidence on
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his Majesty
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's be-
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William Jackson
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, who stands charged on oath for having
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burglariously broken & entered the dwelling-house of
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Michael Famming
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,
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and stealing a quantity of tea, sugar, and cheese. Dated Dec. 15, 1780.
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Detained as an evidence against
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William Johnson
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, who stands charged on
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a violent suspicion of having feloniously received a certain quantity of
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lb
>
tea, sugar, and cheese, the property of
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSLPS15092_n129-2"
>
Michael Famming
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n129-2"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Michael"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n129-2"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Famming"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n129-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
, knowing the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
same to be stolen. Dated Dec. 15, 1780.
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"130"
>
<
note
type
=
"authorial"
place
=
"margin"
>
Same as No. 1.
</
note
>
25
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSLPS15092_n130-1"
>
Henry King
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n130-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Henry"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n130-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"King"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n130-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
, in
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo97"
>
New-prison
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo97"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"New-prison"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo97"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
, committed by S. Wright,
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSLPS15092_occ17"
>
Esq
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_occ17"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Esq"
>
</
interp
>
; on oath of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSLPS15092_n130-2"
>
Charles Stringer
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n130-2"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Charles"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n130-2"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Stringer"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n130-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"unknown"
>
</
interp
>
and others, on suspicion of having wilfully, maliciously,
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and feloniously shot at the said
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSLPS15092_n130-3"
>
Charles Stringer
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n130-3"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Charles"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n130-3"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Stringer"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n130-3"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"unknown"
>
</
interp
>
with a pistol loaded with
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
powder and ball, and wounded him in the right arm. Dated Dec. 4,
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
1780.
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"131"
>
Detained on oath of
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSLPS15092_n131-1"
>
John Dashecourt
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n131-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"John"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n131-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Dashecourt"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n131-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
and others, for feloniously assaulting
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSLPS15092_n131-2"
>
Atabella Wentworth
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n131-2"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Atabella"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n131-2"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Wentworth"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n131-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"unknown"
>
</
interp
>
, on the highway in the
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo98"
>
county of Kent
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo98"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"county of Kent"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo98"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
, putting
</
p
>
</
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>
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