Mail robbery. Norwich mail robbed near Laytonstone, Essex

WHEREAS the Post-Boy bringing the Norwich Mail from Epping, to this Office, was, this Morning about Four o'Clock, attacked and robbed on the Road, by the Obelisk, or High Stone, near Laytonstone, in the County of Essex, by a single Highwayman on Horseback, who presented a Pistol to the Post-boy, at the same Time ordering him to deliver him the Mail, otherwise he would blow his Brains out, which obliged the Post-boy to unstrap the Mail, and deliver it to the Highwayman, who took the whole Norwich Mail before him upon his Horse, and rode away with it full Speed towards Epping.

N. B. The Norwich Mail contains the following Bags,

Norwich, Swaffham, Attleborough, Windham, Thetford, Lynn, Stoke, Bury St. Edmund's, New Market, Saffron Walden, Cambridge, Bishop Stortford, Sawbridgeworth, Downham, Epping, Ongar, and Ely.

The Man who committed this Robbery is described to be a Middle-sized Man, and had on a white or very light-coloured Riding Coat, with a plain Hat - He rode a brown or dark-coloured little Horse, with a Swish Tail

This is therefore to give Notice, That whoever shall apprehend and convict, or cause to be apprehended and convicted, the Person who committed this Robbery, will be entitled 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 an Accomplice in the said Robbery, or knowing thereof, shall make Discovery whereby the Person who committed the same, may be apprehended and brought to Justice, such Discoverer or Discoverers will, upon Conviction of the Party, be entitled to the same Reward of TWO HUNDRED POUNDS, and also have his Majesty's most gracious Pardon.

GEORGE SHELVOCKE, Secretary.