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The Information of
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. to Mr.
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Post Master of
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Hungerford in the County of Berks, taken upon Oath before me One of his Majestys
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Justices of the
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for the County of Middx afsd. this
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22d. Day of November
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1755
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This Informant saith that about the first Week in October last he met on the Road between Froxfield and
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Marlbro' in the County of Wilts afsd. one
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Richard Munday
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late an Innholder at Marlbro' in the sd. County and this
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Informant being acquainted with the sd
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Richard Monday
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, He the said
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Richard
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Monday asked this Informant
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where he lived and being told by this Informant that he rode Post between Hungerford and Lavington, the said
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Richard
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then asked this Informant if he thought there were any Bills in the Letters he carried, this Informant
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said he could not tell but apprehended there were for he had heard his Master say, he believed by the Thickness of
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the Letters there were Bills inclosed, the sd.
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Richard Munday
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then asked this Informant, what Baggs had most Bills
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in them this Informant replied that he had heard his Master say as before he believed there were a great many
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Bills in the Tinehead Bagg
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then the said Munday
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asked this Informant what Days he carried the Mail down
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Was answered by this Informant, Sundays, Wednesdays & Friday Nights, then the sd.
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Richard Munnday
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told
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this Informant, that he would one Evening or other meet him just beyond Bottlesford about one Mile East of Marden
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in the Road for Lavington. Accordingly on Saturday the 12th. Day of October about two or three o' Clock in the Morning
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of the said Day the sd.
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Richard Munday
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met this Informant just beyond Bottlesford afsd. and hallow'd to this
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Informant, whos. there, and being answered, Farwell Higham, the sd.
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Richard Munday
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said, now's the time to have the
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Baggs, to see what Bills are in them, and I will have them, Accordingly this Informant opened the Mail and the said
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Richard Munday
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(by the Light of a dark Lanthorn which he had about him) took out of the said Mail the Lavington
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& Tinhead Baggs & out them open, broke open a great many Lettors contained in the sd. Baggs lead them, tore them to
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Pieces & left Part of them seattered on the Road, and out of the said Letters he took several Pieces of Paper, and put in
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his Pocket the sd.
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Richard Munday
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walked by the Side of this Informants Horse about half a Mile and just before
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they parted he threw many Pieces of Paper into the Water at Marden Mill and also the Baggs which contained
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the said Letters, then the sd. Munday asked this Informant what Money he had about him, this Informant told
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him about five Shillings, then the said Munday replied he would have some of it for he had none about him
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and he would make this Informant Amends another time, this Informant then put his Hand in his Pocket &
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pulled out a Part of the said Money which afterwards appeared to him to be about three Shillings, then the said
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Richard Munday
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told this Informant he would give him Forty Shillings if he made anything of it, And further
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said that if he this Informant told or made any Discovery who took the Baggs he would kill him the first time he
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could meet with him, and the sd.
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Richard Munday
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ordered this Informant to say he was robbed by two Men
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on Horseback mounted on black or brown Horses and that one of the
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Mon was a lusty tall Man with a
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Cut in the Face, and that this Informant should not mind what was said to him, but if you go to the Justice
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Swear this, for an Oath is of no Consequence And this Informant further saith, that the said Munday ordered
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this Informant when he came to a House to call up Somebody
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tell them, then hast been robbed, and have them
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with thee where thou art going, accordingly he called up one Hazland at the Swan at Marden who went with
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this Informant to Lavington
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Duly sworn the Day Year
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above written before me
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Benjamin Cox
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