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9th January 1717 - 4th December 1717

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The Examination & Confession of Edward Gould< no role >
taken before me Sr Thomas Abney< no role > Knt and
Alderman one of his Majesties Justices of the
peace for the City of London

This Examinant confesseth and Saith That on Fryday
the two and twentieth Day of March last one Edmond
Bury Godfrey
< no role > came to this Examinants masters house
in lower royall and asked him [..] when his Master
would have any goods that they might conveniently carry
off to which this Examinant answered that Some would
be ready on the tuesday afterwards, and appointed the
said Edmond Bury Godfrey to come at that time, in order
to carry away Some Stockens That on Tuesday the 26th
of the same month of March about Eight of the clock
in the Evening the said Edmond Bury Godfrey came to
the said house, and Whistle'd which was the Sign to be
given when this Examinant was to let the Sd. Godfrey
in and accordingly this Examinant let him in to the
Shop and then the said Godfrey took away Eleven dozen
and two pair of mens wove Stockens the Goods of Mr
Edward Berry< no role > but where the said Goods were carried
this Examinant knoweth not neither hath he at any
nine Since heard any thing concerning the same, and
this Examinant further confesseth and Saith That the said
Godfrey promised to give him part of the mony when he
the said Godfrey had sold the said Goods

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Tho Abney< no role >

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