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and near the City of Yark, and particularly at two Houses, or Places called Acomb and Middlethorp, where he went by the
Name and Title of William Morns, Esq.
This is therefore to give Notice, That whatever Person or Persons shall, now, or at any Time hereafter, apprehend the
said Vincent Matthews, alias John Saffary, alias William Morris, Esq; alias Thompson, so that he be brought to Justice, will
be intitled to a Reward of Two Hundred Pounds on the Conviction of the said Vincent Matthews for the said Offence, over
and above what is allowed by Act of Parliament for the apprehending of Highwaymen. The same Reward and
Encouragement is offered to any Person or Persons who may have been an Accomplice or Accomplices in the said
Robbery, who will moreover be intitled to his Majesty's most gracious Pardon.
GEORGE SHELVOCKE, Secretary.

-- 4701 NEWS (General Post-Office, London, April 22, 1747)

WHEREAS the Post-Boy, bringing the Chester Mail from St. A/ban's to Barnet, was, between Three and Four of the
Clock this Morning, attacked on the Highway, about a Mile on this Side of St.A/ban's, in the County of Heriford, by Three
Highwaymen, who took, and carried off, all the Letters out of the following Bags, viz.
Holyhead 'Warrington Coventry Mansfield
Beaumaris Wiggan Daventry Melton Mowbray
Carnarvon Liverpool Rugby Oakham
Denbeigh Ormskirk Lutterworth l.looburn
North op Manchester Fenny Stratford Newport Pagnel
Ruth in Stafford Stony Stratford Ampthil l
Drayton Uttoxeter Dunstable Luton
Macclesfield Litchfield St. Alban's Bedford
Stockport Burton Nottingham 'Wellingborough
Holms Chappel Tamworth Sheffield
Stone Coleshill Chesterfield
Two of the Persons who committed this Robbery were middle-sized Men, and one of them had on a black Waistcoat,
a ruffled Shirt, a dark-coloured loose Horseman's Coat, and a black or dark brown Wig, and rode on a black Horse, or
Mare, with a brown Muzzle and brown Flanks, and a white Snip in the Forehead, with a Hog Mane. The other middle-sized
Man, had on a light-coloured loose Horseman's Coat, and rode on a black Horse, or Mare. The third Person concerned in
this Robbery, was a tall thin Man, about six Feet high, had on a dark-coloured loose Horseman's Coat, and rode on a very
bright-bay, or rather sorrel, Horse or Mare, about fifteen Hands high.
This is therefore to give Notice, That whoever shall apprehend and convict, or cause to be apprehended and convicted,
the Persons, or any of them, who committed this Robbery, shall be intitled to a Reward of Two Hundred Pounds, over and
above the Reward given by Act of Parliament for apprehending of Highwaymen; or if any Person, or Persons, whether
Accomplice in the said Robbery, or knowing thereof, do, or shall make Discovery, whereby any one, or more of the
Persons, who committed the same, may be apprehended and brought to Justice, such Discoverer, or Discoverers, will, upon
Conviction of any one or more, of the said Robbers, be intitled to the same Reward of Two Hundred Pounds, and also have
His Majesty's most gracious Pardon.
GEORGE SHELVOCKE, Secretary.

-- 4 7 0 2 NEWS (General Post-Office, London, April 30, 1747)

WHEREAS William Bibbie and Thomas Bibbie are charg'd with the Robbery of his Majesty's Chester Mail, upon
Wednesday Morning last, the 22d Instant, near St. Alban's, together and in Company with Robert King Parkinson, already
apprehended, and now a Prisoner in Newgate for the same: These are to give Notice, that whoever shall apprehend them,
or either of them, or cause them, or either of them, to be apprehended, so that he or they may be convicted of the said
Offence, will be entitled to a Share of the Reward offer'd for the taking and apprehending of the Offenders concern'd in the
said Robbery.
Note, William Bibbie has for some Time last past lived in East Smithfield, is a Cork Cutter by Trade, but has lately
work'd at the Victualling Office; he is a Man of about twenty-eight Years of Age, five Feet seven or eight Inches high, or

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