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<p n="1328"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1320">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Voluntary Information and Confession of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1328-1">William Wilford</rs>
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taken before one this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45031_date218">2nd. day<lb></lb>
of April 1786</rs>
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<p n="1329">Who being upon Oath Saith that on Saturday the fourth<lb></lb>
of March last he this Informant in Company with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1329-1">William Browning</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1329-2">Thomas Griffiths</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1329-3">Joseph Bagley</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1329-4">William Oliver</rs>
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now present<lb></lb>
about seven o'Clock in the Evening went to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1321">Essex Street</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1322">the<lb></lb>
Strand</rs>
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where they broke into a Cellar that was under a Chapel<lb></lb>
and Stole from thence four boxes and one Barrel of black Lead, which<lb></lb>
they carried to a back Room in the House of one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1329-5">Thomas<lb></lb>
Bray</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1323">George Alley</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1324">Field Lane</rs>
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that they broke open said<lb></lb>
boxes and Barrel and burnt them and put the Black Lead<lb></lb>
into a Bagthat Informant then went over to the House of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1329-6">Mary Williams</rs>
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, who cohabits with one Mc. Glue and requested<lb></lb>
that she would permit him to put said Lead in her Garret<lb></lb>
that she asked him what it was to which he replied that<lb></lb>
it was nothing that could affect herthat said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1329-7">William<lb></lb>
Browning</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1329-8">John Griffiths</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1329-9">Joseph Bagley</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1329-10">William Oliver</rs>
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<lb></lb>
carried said Lead to the House of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1329-11">Mary Williams</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
put it into the Garret, soon after which they all went over to<lb></lb>
said Olivers Lodging in Said Brays House where they had some<lb></lb>
Victuals and drink and Partedthat Informant same Evening<lb></lb>
asked said Bray if he would buy said Lead who replied that he<lb></lb>
had no Money but that he thought he Knew a Man who</p>
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