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<p n="737"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo377">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
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The Information <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n737-1">John Vernon</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo378">No. 165</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo379">High Holborn</rs>
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taken before me One of his Majestys<lb></lb>
Justices of the peace for the said County</p>
<p n="738">Who being upon Oath saith that as he was<lb></lb>
Coming down <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo380">Dyot Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo381">Saint Giles in the field</rs>
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last Night about Eleven oClock he was attack<lb></lb>
by a person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n738-1">Ambrose<lb></lb>
Cantwell</rs>
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together with Six other persons the<lb></lb>
said Cantwell insisted of having a Stick which<lb></lb>
this Informant had in his hand but this<lb></lb>
Informant refused to let him have it upon<lb></lb>
which Cantwell kicked up his heels & threw<lb></lb>
him down on the Ground and then knocked of his<lb></lb>
Hatt when this Informant was on the Ground<lb></lb>
Cantwell took up the said Hatt and gave it<lb></lb>
to one of the other Men who was with him<lb></lb>
and he Ran away with it up <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo382">Dyot Street</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
they cryed out kill him several time this Informant called<lb></lb>
out Watch several times and then they all<lb></lb>
Ran away this Informant is certain that<lb></lb>
the said Ambrose Cantwell is the Man<lb></lb>
who threw him Down & knocked his hatt of<lb></lb>
and gave it to the said other persons as above<lb></lb>
described</p>
<p n="739">Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45022_date130">16th. day of February 1774</rs>
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<p n="740"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n740-1">Jno. Machin</rs>
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<p n="741"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n741-1">John Vernon</rs>
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