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December 1748

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This Examinant further Saith thatthe [..] Instantlast night the before
Named George Hutchinson< no role > and I Stole out of a lowereroom of
a House in foxes Lane One large Pewter dish and we Sold the Same
to the Said John Chillingsworth< no role > for 1s:3d

On this [..] dayInstantI stole out of a Shop in Houndsditch
Opposite to a hirning that leads into Dukes place Three Shirts
the body of a womans Shift a pair of womens Sleaves, Our linnen
Hankerchief, and Three Meckclocths

This Examinant further Confesses and Saith that he and
John Bosswell< no role > and George Allens< no role > feloniously Stoleabout [..]
Weeks pastout of a Chandlers Shop in Milk alley four pair
of Pattins

And the Same night the Said Allen pick'd the pocket
of one in Norris of his Pocket book, and the Same night the said
Allen Stole a Hankerchief out of a means pocket upon the Green
bank

This Examinant further Confessesandthat the aforesaid
George Hutchinson< no role > and he picked the pocket of one Edward
Fitzgerald
< no role > of Pocket book, the Buckles out of his Shoes, his
Wigg, and Hatt, and Sold the Same for a Guinea to the Said John
Chillings worth and which all before mentioned goods mentioned to
be Sold to him he knew them to be Stole

That about a month ago the aforesaid Linton pluck't at the
Grove of a Shutten at a House in Poplar and it being loose the
took down the Shutter it turnd round on the S [..] but we were
disturbd by the men of the House who is a Barber and run away
And if had not been disturbd Should here broke into the House

And on the Same Night we Opened a Casements of one of
the Houses which looks into the Chappel Yard but there was an
Iron Barr So that we could not get into the House

And the Same nights we Stole from a Sailor in the Narrow
Street who Shem'd Drunk his Hell of his Head but he runs after as
and got his hatt againe and then let us ago

By my Self I stole from a Barbers Shop in Shoreditchs awigg and
from the Beelive in Nightingale Lane I stole another wigg

Taken before us the 18 day of
November 1748

Boulton Mainwaring< no role >

Isaac Sheffield< no role >




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