London Ss

The Voluntary Examination of John
Langford< no role > taken the second day of January 1788 ,
before me one of the Aldermen of the City of London .

Who confesseth and saith that he was induced and persuaded by Robert
Kimber< no role > , now present, to rob the Warehouse of this Examinant's Master
John Welsford< no role > ;that the first time he robbed his said master was about
a Fortnight before the said Robert Kimber< no role > who was also a Servant to
the said John Welsford< no role > , quitted his Service, when he stole a Price of
Jean and delivered the same to the said Robert Kimber< no role > who sold the
same and paid this Examinant seven Shillings for his Share of
the ProduceThat this Examinant, by such Persuasion stole divers
Quantities of Silk, Twist, Thread and plated Buttons, at several times
all which he delivered to the said Robert Kimber< no role > who sold the same
but never informed this Examinant to whom or where he sold the
same That after the said Robert Kimber< no role > left the Service of his said
Master this Examinant used to meet him at a public House in
Basing hall Street and another public House in Aldermanbury where
they divided the Produce of the Goods stolen by this Examinant as
aforesaidThat this Examinant usually secreted the Goods stolen
among the Wrappers in the lower Warehouse of his said Master's
till Night, when he delivered them to the said Robert Kimber< no role > .

Taken [..] at Guildhall
London the 2d January 1788 , before me}

Brook Watson< no role >

The Mark of
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JohnWelsfordLangford< no role >