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<p n="189"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx ss.</note>
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The Informacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50057_n189-1">Samll. Barrock</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50057_n189-2">Edward<lb></lb>
Chandler</rs>
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taken upon Oath before St <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50057_n189-3">James Smith</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50057_occ40">Knt</rs>
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. one of the Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50057_occ41">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the said County</p>
<p n="190">These Informts say that a Robbery being comitted on the Kings<lb></lb>
Highway near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50057_geo75">Ridge</rs>
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Hill in the County of Hartford on Thursday<lb></lb>
the 19th. day of the instant May, about six a' Clock in the<lb></lb>
Evening and notice being given thereof to the Informt <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50057_n190-1">Samuell<lb></lb>
Barrock</rs>
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at the house in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50057_geo76">Southmyme</rs>
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in the said County of Middx<lb></lb>
about Seaven a' Clock in the Evening of the same day there<lb></lb>
Informts did imediatly upon such notice make fresh pursuit on<lb></lb>
horseback after the said Robbers and about eight a' Clock they<lb></lb>
saw three Persone, on horseback wth by the descripson given to<lb></lb>
them of the horses the said Barrock supposd. them to be the<lb></lb>
Robbers, and at or near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50057_geo77">Wood Green</rs>
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, two of the said 3 men quitting<lb></lb>
the horses, these Informts. seiz'd the horses. but the men escaped<lb></lb>
and soon afterwards about 9 a' Clock by<obscured></obscured>
ing their close<lb></lb>
pursuit they these Informts at Mussell Hile in Hornsy Parish<lb></lb>
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sd. the County</del>
and then went<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
any to the pson took one of the said Robbers (it being<lb></lb>
allmost dark) and the horse he rid on all wch three horses<lb></lb>
as aforesaid. at this Robbery had been taken from the Persons<lb></lb>
then robbd. and these Informts having caused the said Highway<lb></lb>
Robber to be searchd. at Mussell Hill and found a Diamond Ring<lb></lb>
in his wastcoat Pockett. wth he had taken in he said Robbery<lb></lb>
they brought him before me and further they say not.</p>
<p n="191">Jurat. 20 die May 1698<lb></lb>
coram me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50057_n191-1">James. Smyth</rs>
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.,</p>
<p n="192"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50057_n192-1">Samuell Barrocke</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50057_n192-2">Edward Chandler</rs>
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