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<p n="241"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo203">Middlesex</rs>
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The Voluntary Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n241-1">William Athill</rs>
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taken on Oath the<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15098_date43"> Twenty eighth<del>First</del>
day of September<lb></lb>
1786</rs>
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before me one of his Majestys Justices of the <lb></lb>
Peace for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo204">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="242">Who on his Oath Saith That on Friday morning the First day of<lb></lb>
September Instant <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n242-1">Richard Stephens</rs>
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came to this Examinants<lb></lb>
house at No. 6 in Blackeagle Street in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo205">Parish of Christ Church</rs>
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and was brought up into his bed room by the Woman below stairs<lb></lb>
and they being all three present this Examinant being in bed,<lb></lb>
Stephens asked this Examinant if he would buy some Swagg<lb></lb>
that he had got, Examinant Asked him what it was Stephens<lb></lb>
made Answer it was, Muslins, Prints and Irish, Examinant<lb></lb>
then asked him where it was he said it did not signify where it was<lb></lb>
but if Examinant would meet us at Langleys in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo206">Goswell Street</rs>
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the Corner of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo207">Sutton Street</rs>
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they would take him to where the Swagg<lb></lb>
was accordingly Examinant told Stephens he would be there<lb></lb>
about seven o'Clock that evening and he went there about that<lb></lb>
time, to the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo208">Langleys House</rs>
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and at the Bench at the door<lb></lb>
was the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n242-2">Richard Stephens</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n242-3">Henry Fossett</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n242-4">Thomas Taylor</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n242-5">George Tucker</rs>
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sat Drinking of Beer, those Four then<lb></lb>
desired This Examinant to stay there for a Few Minutes till<lb></lb>
they came back, This Examinant then went into the House and<lb></lb>
called for some Brandy and Water, and in a Few Minutes<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n242-6">George Tucker</rs>
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came back to the Window where Examinant<lb></lb>
was sitting in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo209">Langleys House</rs>
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and told Examinant to come<lb></lb>
with him, Langley standing then by, Examinant told him<lb></lb>
to put his Liquor by for him and he would pay him at his<lb></lb>
return, Then Examinant and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n242-7">George Tucker</rs>
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went down an<lb></lb>
Alley near the three Jolly Weavers at a Place called Ratcliff Lear in<lb></lb>
the Parish of Saint Lukeinto a House on the right hand side<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo210">the Alley</rs>
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, where this Examinant and Tucker found up one pair of<lb></lb>
stairs the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n242-8">Henry Fossett</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n242-9">Richard Stephens</rs>
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, and Thomas<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15098_occ83">Taylor</rs>
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together having in their Custody a large bag which is<lb></lb>
now in the Custody of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n242-10">John Armstrong</rs>
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a Peace Officer and a <lb></lb>
large Quantity of Dimity Muslins containing One Hundred and<lb></lb>
forty two Yards on Four Pieces, which was agreed for by all the<lb></lb>
partys at One Shilling per Yard, They then asked Examinant<lb></lb>
if he would buy some Irish and some Prints Examinant said<lb></lb>
Yes, as he had bought one thing he would buy others, then<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n242-11">Henry Fossett</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n242-12">Richard Stephens</rs>
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, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n242-13">Thomas Taylor</rs>
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went down<lb></lb>
stairs and left this Examinant and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n242-14">George Tucker</rs>
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together<lb></lb>
they said they were going to Fetch the other Bag and was gone<lb></lb>
about Twenty Minutes and then all Three of them returned<lb></lb>
and brought with them a Bag containing seven pieces of<lb></lb>
Irish Cloth<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a Quantity of Prints and Five Dozen of<lb></lb>
Pocket Cotton and Linnen Handkerchiefs, he this Examinant agreed<lb></lb>
with them for Eighteen pence a Yard for the Printed<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Cottons<lb></lb>
and one shilling a Piece for the Handkerchiefs, and a Guinea a Piece</p>
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