<div1 type="SM_PSpage" id="LMSMPS50446PS504460002"> <xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="LMSMPS504460002"></xptr>
<p n="1"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50446_geo1">Middlesex</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_geo1" type="placeName" value="Middlesex"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_geo1" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n1-1">Farwell Higham</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n1-1" type="given" value="Farwell"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n1-1" type="surname" value="Farwell"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n1-1" type="gender" value="unknown"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50446_occ1">Servt</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_occ1" type="occupation" value="Servt"></interp>
. to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n1-2">Robert Melksham</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n1-2" type="given" value="Robert"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n1-2" type="surname" value="Melksham"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n1-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Post Master of<lb></lb>
Hungerford in the County of Berks, taken upon Oath before me One of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50446_occ2">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_occ2" type="occupation" value="Justices of thePeace"></interp>
for the County of Middx afsd. this <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50446_date2">22d. Day of November</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_date2" type="date" value="17551122"></interp>
1755</p>
<p n="2">This Informant saith that about the first Week in October last he met on the Road between Froxfield and<lb></lb>
Marlbro' in the County of Wilts afsd. one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n2-1">Richard Munday</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-1" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-1" type="surname" value="Munday"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
late an Innholder at Marlbro' in the sd. County and this<lb></lb>
Informant being acquainted with the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n2-2">Richard Monday</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-2" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-2" type="surname" value="Monday"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, He the said<del>Richard</del>
Monday asked this Informant<lb></lb>
where he lived and being told by this Informant that he rode Post between Hungerford and Lavington, the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n2-4">Richard<lb></lb>
Munday</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-4" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-4" type="surname" value="Munday"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
then asked this Informant if he thought there were any Bills in the Letters he carried, this Informant<lb></lb>
said he could not tell but apprehended there were for he had heard his Master say, he believed by the Thickness of<lb></lb>
the Letters there were Bills inclosed, the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n2-5">Richard Munday</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-5" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-5" type="surname" value="Munday"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-5" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
then asked this Informant, what Baggs had most Bills<lb></lb>
in them this Informant replied that he had heard his Master say as before he believed there were a great many<lb></lb>
Bills in the Tinehead Bagg<del>then</del>
then the said Munday<del>then</del>
asked this Informant what Days he carried the Mail down<lb></lb>
Was answered by this Informant, Sundays, Wednesdays & Friday Nights, then the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n2-6">Richard Munnday</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-6" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-6" type="surname" value="Munnday"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-6" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
told<lb></lb>
this Informant, that he would one Evening or other meet him just beyond Bottlesford about one Mile East of Marden<lb></lb>
in the Road for Lavington. Accordingly on Saturday the 12th. Day of October about two or three o' Clock in the Morning<lb></lb>
of the said Day the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n2-7">Richard Munday</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-7" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-7" type="surname" value="Munday"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-7" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
met this Informant just beyond Bottlesford afsd. and hallow'd to this<lb></lb>
Informant, whos. there, and being answered, Farwell Higham, the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n2-8">Richard Munday</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-8" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-8" type="surname" value="Munday"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-8" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
said, now's the time to have the<lb></lb>
Baggs, to see what Bills are in them, and I will have them, Accordingly this Informant opened the Mail and the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n2-9">Richard Munday</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-9" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-9" type="surname" value="Munday"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-9" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
(by the Light of a dark Lanthorn which he had about him) took out of the said Mail the Lavington<lb></lb>
& Tinhead Baggs & out them open, broke open a great many Lettors contained in the sd. Baggs lead them, tore them to<lb></lb>
Pieces & left Part of them seattered on the Road, and out of the said Letters he took several Pieces of Paper, and put in<lb></lb>
his Pocket the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n2-11">Richard Munday</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-11" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-11" type="surname" value="Munday"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-11" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
walked by the Side of this Informants Horse about half a Mile and just before<lb></lb>
they parted he threw many Pieces of Paper into the Water at Marden Mill and also the Baggs which contained<lb></lb>
the said Letters, then the sd. Munday asked this Informant what Money he had about him, this Informant told<lb></lb>
him about five Shillings, then the said Munday replied he would have some of it for he had none about him<lb></lb>
and he would make this Informant Amends another time, this Informant then put his Hand in his Pocket &<lb></lb>
pulled out a Part of the said Money which afterwards appeared to him to be about three Shillings, then the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n2-12">Richard Munday</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-12" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-12" type="surname" value="Munday"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-12" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
told this Informant he would give him Forty Shillings if he made anything of it, And further<lb></lb>
said that if he this Informant told or made any Discovery who took the Baggs he would kill him the first time he<lb></lb>
could meet with him, and the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n2-13">Richard Munday</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-13" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-13" type="surname" value="Munday"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n2-13" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
ordered this Informant to say he was robbed by two Men<lb></lb>
on Horseback mounted on black or brown Horses and that one of the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Mon was a lusty tall Man with a<lb></lb>
Cut in the Face, and that this Informant should not mind what was said to him, but if you go to the Justice<lb></lb>
Swear this, for an Oath is of no Consequence And this Informant further saith, that the said Munday ordered<lb></lb>
this Informant when he came to a House to call up Somebody<del>and</del>
tell them, then hast been robbed, and have them<lb></lb>
with thee where thou art going, accordingly he called up one Hazland at the Swan at Marden who went with<lb></lb>
this Informant to Lavington</p>
<p n="3">Duly sworn the Day Year<lb></lb>
above written before me</p>
<p n="4"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n4-1">Benjamin Cox</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n4-1" type="given" value="Benjamin"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n4-1" type="surname" value="Cox"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50446_n4-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="5">his<lb></lb>
Farwell<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Higham<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
</div1>

View as Text