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The Examinations and Voluntary Confessions
of John Brown< no role > and Thomas Brown< no role > who Hand
Charged with Felony taken before me
Samuel Hawkins< no role > Esquire one of His Majestys
Justices of the peace in and for the said
County the 29th day of September 1786 .

John Brown< no role > says that he is a Journeyman Kemp
Dresser bat at present out of Employmentthat
his Brother Thomas Brown< no role > is a Twine Spinner
[..] and Works for Mr. Evans in White Horse
Street Stepney that he was in Company with a
his Brother last night who told him, that he was
going to bay some kemp for his Master
This Examinant further says he told his said Brother
not to buy any as he could get him somebeforeby
morningThat he parted with his said Brother
about half an hour after ten o'Clock last
Night and went home to his own apartments
in Crown Court Quaker Street Spitalfields
That he got up this Morning about four o'Clock
and near five he went and got into the
Dressing Shop of John Bond< no role > of White Chapel
Road , Twine Spinner and there took and
Carried away a Quantity if Kemp about Thirty
Six pounds Weight. That he carried the
same to Mr Evan's Ground at Stepney afsd.
and laid it in the Shed that his Brother the
said Thomas Brown< no role > came there in about
half and hour afterwardsfurther saithThat he
then told his Brother that there was the
Kemp upon which he began to Spin