Surry to wit

The Confession of John Wittam< no role > Voluntarly
made and Taken the 30th. day of April
1765 Before Us Two of his Majesty's Justices
of the Peace for the said County of a
Surry

This Examinant confesseth and saith that on
the 16th day of August last past he and John
Brown< no role > stole an Ancher from Capt: French's
Wharf at Three Marriners Stairs in Bermondsey
weighing £2.1s.0d which they put on Board the
Vessell belonging to Capt: King Wild< no role > of Ipswich
then lying of the Hermitage in the County of
Middlesex , for which John Brown< no role > Exced a
Moydore of the said King Wild he afterwds:
made it up one Guinea and a half the Money
they shared to him this Examinant Twelve Shilling & Six pence;
the rest John Brown< no role > kept And he this Examinant farther saith that
on a Saturday Night sometime on or about the
Month of January last past he the said
John Brown< no role > Stole from the Widow Eyres Beale
at Shakespear's Road near Horsly down One
Main Sailes & from thence went to Mr. Nedriffs
barges lying at St. Saviour's Dock & stole the
Wharf out of the Cabbin & afterwards they
went to Mr. Staples's Roade at St. Catherines
and stole Two Tarr Paulings out of his Lighter
and ones other Tar Pauling out of his great
Beate, all which they Carried on Board the
Fanny & Betty William Lewis< no role > Master then
lying of Iron Gate a about the hour of One in
the Night for which John Brown< no role > said the
Capt. had paid him one Guinea & he this
Examinant