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Hill in the County of Hartford on Thursday
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the 19th. day of the instant May, about six a' Clock in the
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Evening and notice being given thereof to the Informt
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in the said County of Middx
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about Seaven a' Clock in the Evening of the same day there
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Informts did imediatly upon such notice make fresh pursuit on
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horseback after the said Robbers and about eight a' Clock they
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saw three Persone, on horseback wth by the descripson given to
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them of the horses the said Barrock supposd. them to be the
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Robbers, and at or near
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, two of the said 3 men quitting
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the horses, these Informts. seiz'd the horses. but the men escaped
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and soon afterwards about 9 a' Clock by
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ing their close
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pursuit they these Informts at Mussell Hile in Hornsy Parish
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any to the pson took one of the said Robbers (it being
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allmost dark) and the horse he rid on all wch three horses
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as aforesaid. at this Robbery had been taken from the Persons
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then robbd. and these Informts having caused the said Highway
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Robber to be searchd. at Mussell Hill and found a Diamond Ring
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in his wastcoat Pockett. wth he had taken in he said Robbery
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Jurat. 20 die May 1698
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