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<p n="2018"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1286">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit}</note>
<lb></lb>
The Voluntary Confession and<lb></lb>
Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n2018-1">Thomas Lee</rs>
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a Lodger<lb></lb>
next door to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1287">Cricketers</rs>
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in <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
London<lb></lb>
<del>Yard</del>
Street in the Hamlet of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1288">Ratcliff</rs>
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Admitted an<lb></lb>
Evidence on his Majestys behalf<lb></lb>
Taken this First day of October 1781<lb></lb>
before me One of his Majesty's Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace in and for the said<lb></lb>
County.</p>
<p n="2019">Who being upon Oath Saith that between<lb></lb>
the hours of Six and Seven O Clock last night <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n2019-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Evans</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n2019-2">Richard Mills</rs>
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came to him at the Queens<lb></lb>
head in Pump Yard in the Hamlet of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1289">Ratcliff</rs>
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aforesaid and Informed him<lb></lb>
that there was a Chance of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1290">Flax</rs>
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and Hemp (meaning<lb></lb>
an Informant Supposes that there were a Chance<lb></lb>
of Stealing a Quantity of the above Articles) and if<lb></lb>
he would go and<del>and</del>
wait in the Craft they would<lb></lb>
go and get it but which Informant at that<lb></lb>
time refused to do and would not have any<lb></lb>
thing to do with if</p>
<p n="2020">That said Evans and Mills and this Informant<lb></lb>
Staid at the Queens head for some time and drank<lb></lb>
between five and Six Pots of Beer. when Informant<lb></lb>
being much Heated in Liquor was persuaded on ley<lb></lb>
said Evans and Mills to go with them and they<lb></lb>
all three went out together from the Queens head<lb></lb>
to the Water Side near Mr. Barkers Wharf<del>at</del>
in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1291">Narrow Street Ratcliff</rs>
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<p n="2021">That Mills and Evans took a Stiff and went<lb></lb>
from the Shore with Intent as Informant apprehent<lb></lb>
to Steal some Flax or Hemp leaving Informant<lb></lb>
behind where he Continued some times in the Craft &<lb></lb>
some times <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Mr Barlers Wharf for near two hours<lb></lb>
at which time they returned but then had nothing<lb></lb>
with them.<lb></lb>
That</p>
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