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The Information of
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William Bromfeild
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taken upon
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Oath the eighth day of Aprill Anno dmi 1698
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Who Saith that on Wednesday last was a month or five weeks on ye highway near
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a Mad house Standing on Endfeild Chase about a mile or two on
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this Side potters Barr or Bell Barr wth is nearest to London there
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was a Robbery comitted on young a Higher about Six of
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the clock in the evening that at the Same time there was
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from the Said going about Tonn
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Five
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Shillings in farthings by this Informant Charles Rro & under
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Cross That on the Sunday before this Informant was Comitted
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on the Com between London & Hump
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to Newgate he & ye abovenamed
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Charles Alexander
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wthJohn
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Risbond Comitted a Robbery upon a Canceller whose name he
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doth not know but is Informed he belongs to
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yt the Sd Gentlemen was in one Mr Kerts Coach & yt they took
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from him a Silver Walch a Steele histed Sword & Silver handled &
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Some mony but what quantity he doth not remember That our
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the Saturday night before their was Sewall Robberys Comitted
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by this Informant
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Charles Alexander
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& one John
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on
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Hinckly Common between Wheyton & Highgate particularly a
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Gentleman & his man from whom they tooke as he beleive near
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twenty Shillings & Some of the late King James Irish mony made of
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Mass yt they committed about Seven Robberys more yt night but it
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being darke he doth not Snow who the ye ous were yt was Robbed
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nor what Sums of mony there was taken from them That
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the day that he was Apprehended the Said Alexander end
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John
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& this Informant robbed Lewath ye Sons at a place called ye
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Crabb Cree Oxthard near
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& between Stanmore & Tey
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That mr Lambert who way this Inform ye Laud and y
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that thy
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Inform & the king Rleyand who ledges as her
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to robb on the highway that the panes her for following
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to this Informt & that the helped this Inform to pistelly & that
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she was severall for things from sd Alexander & ship Informt
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wth sheylad stole & told her sovr.
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Coram ine die
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Ruh milner F
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Wm. Bromfeild
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