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23rd December 1762 - 28th December 1762

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Image 82 of 14028th July 1763


Gregory told Williams and I that there was A Stocking Shop at Criplegate
Which was Easy to git in whe whent Down fore Street to git a Ladder whe
got one in the Posting Williams would go up Coleman Street to se if he could
git in any house up them turning we whent go Lookt at them whe could
not git in any Ware thare whe Brought the Ladder Back Against
Cripplegate and Williams got over with the Ladder behind the Stocking
Shop & Could not git in he said he would go over of the Other side of the Way
behind them new houses Williams & I get Over took the Ladder with us
in the Church yard Got over Again for the 2 Storry Ladder Williams with
the two Storry Ladder got uppon the Leds took the Story Ladder with time &
bid me Stay in the Church yard till he Came back he came back to the Top of
the Leds and bid me Came up I went up and he gave me four Spoons A Milk
Pot at Punch Ladle then he get down the Next Place and get in the
Next Window and Whent and Opened them Street Doar came back
to the Window to one me I Ask me to Come in I whent In and Whent to
the Street Doar and he opened the Lower Room Door and A Women Called
out what Light is that we Ran out of the Street Door as fast as we
Could with over Shall in our hands and Ran home in the Morning we
Sold these things to Dun Barr at 3s/6 Per Ounce.

Gregory & Williams I myself whent to A Cuk Shop in Gras in Lane
Holborn About five or six Doors Down on the Right hand Whe whent
in & Called for nine Penneth of Meet and A Pot of Strong Bear &
thre Apeth of Broad while the People was Buisse Below Stairs
Williams tarnd Round Putt is hands in the Crack of the Doors &
Broke then open & he opened all the Draws and took same caps
& handkerchiefs and sold them to Dun Barr

The Abovewritten Confession
was made before [..] us by Francis
Wilkinson
< no role > this 28th. of July 1763 .
and Sworn to by him this first
Day of September

Jos Colepeper< no role >
Jn: Talabert< no role >
Benj: Cowley< no role >

Fras Wilkinson< no role >




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