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The Voluntary Examination and Confession of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n853-1">Daniel Guilt</rs>
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or<lb></lb>
appretionded on suspicion of Felony Taken the 28s. day of November<lb></lb>
1783 before me <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n853-2">David Walker</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15094_occ341">Esquire</rs>
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One of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n853-3">his Majesty</rs>
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's<lb></lb>
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in and for the said County</p>
<p n="854">Who being upon his Corporal Oath Voluntarily Confesseth and saith<lb></lb>
That on Wednesday Morning last about the Hour of 9 oClock as he was sitting<lb></lb>
in Company with one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n854-1">James Houghton</rs>
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who goes by the name of Daphne<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n854-2">Henry Gray</rs>
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who goes by the name of Old Robin Gray at the Marquis<lb></lb>
of Granby Alehouse in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo773">Chick lane</rs>
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when One <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n854-3">Joseph George</rs>
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who goes<lb></lb>
by the name <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n854-4">Porteguese George</rs>
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came into the said house and Wispering<lb></lb>
to a Woman who was standing in the Tap Room said some Gold was<lb></lb>
lying on a Desk n a Counting house Corner <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo774">Fleet street</rs>
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Close by the Window<lb></lb>
and that it might be taken but he must have somebody to assist him That<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n854-5">James Houghton</rs>
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was going out with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n854-6">Joseph George</rs>
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When<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n854-7">Henry Gray</rs>
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said They should not go alone for that he would<lb></lb>
be in it Upon which it was agreed That they should all go together<lb></lb>
That this Informant and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n854-8">Henry Gray</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n854-9">James Houghton</rs>
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and the said<lb></lb>
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all went together to the House of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n854-11">William Wright</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Brandby Merchant in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo775">Fleet street</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15094_occ343">coroner</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo776">Fleet Market</rs>
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That the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n854-13">Joseph George</rs>
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Pointed to the Counting house of the said William<lb></lb>
Wright and On the Desk were a Pile if Guineas and a Pile of<lb></lb>
half Guineas That it was intended to have went into the house<lb></lb>
to have Taken the Money But the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n854-14">James Houghton</rs>
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said it<lb></lb>
could not be taken safely That then Houghton went to the Window<lb></lb>
of the Counting house and This Examinant and Gray and George<lb></lb>
stood at some little Distance That Houghton lifted up the Sash a<lb></lb>
Window and Put One hand in First and took the Pile of Guineas Then put<lb></lb>
in his other hand and took out the Pile of half Guineas and then Ran away<lb></lb>
and this Examinant and Gray and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n854-15">George Ran</rs>
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after him and in half an<lb></lb>
hour afterwards they All Met together at a Public House in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo777">Chick lane</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and shared the money That Houghton produced 22 or 23 Guineas<lb></lb>
which was Divided between this Examinant Gray and George and<lb></lb>
Houghton each of them Receiving 5 Guineas and an half That there<lb></lb>
there was a Dispute about an Odd Guinea which Houghton claimed<lb></lb>
for doing the business but George said to Ought to have such Guinea<lb></lb>
for Giving the Informant And this Examinant Saith that he<lb></lb>
makes this Confession Freely and Voluntarily And without any<lb></lb>
manner of Campulsion whatsoever And this Examinant Lastly<lb></lb>
saith That a Person now in Custody and who says his Name is<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n854-16">Joseph George</rs>
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is the Identical person that answers to the Name of</p>
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