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<p n="502"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo353">Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
The Voluntary Examination of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n502-1">Abraham Smith</rs>
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Taken the 21st. day of<lb></lb>
February 1784.</p>
<p n="503">Who being upon his Oath Saith That he is a<lb></lb>
Servant to Mr: Chanter a Coach Wheeler in Shorts Gardens<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo354">drury Lane</rs>
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That he very well knows <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n503-1">James Bambridge</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a Servant to Mr: <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n503-2">John Morgan</rs>
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a Corn Chandler in Shorts<lb></lb>
Gardens next door to his Master That he has frequently<lb></lb>
Carried Flour and Peas to different Houses by the desire<lb></lb>
of Bambridge and received the same from a Window<lb></lb>
of Mr. Morgans House looking into Mr: Chantry's Yard<lb></lb>
and has also at 3 different times received Sacks<lb></lb>
containing Pollard Flour and Peas from Mr. Morgans<lb></lb>
Warehouse in the Coal Yard <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo355">Drury Lane</rs>
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from the hand<lb></lb>
of the above named <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n503-3">Joseph Bambridge</rs>
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That last Night<lb></lb>
about the hour of Nine o'Clock he received from Mr.<lb></lb>
Morgans said warehouse in the Coal Yard by the hands<lb></lb>
of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n503-4">Joseph Bambridge</rs>
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a Bag containing a<lb></lb>
Quantity of Pollard and Pea Flour That he went to<lb></lb>
the said Warehouse by the desire of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n503-5">Joseph<lb></lb>
Bambridge</rs>
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and received the last mentioned Bag<lb></lb>
and Pollard and Pea Flour with directions to Carry<lb></lb>
the same to the Lodging House or Apartments of<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n503-6">Joseph Bambridge</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo356">Church Street Saint<lb></lb>
Giles in the fields</rs>
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That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n503-7">Joseph Bambridge</rs>
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<lb></lb>
frequently gave to this Examinant Two pence or<lb></lb>
three pence for his Trouble in Carrying the Flour and<lb></lb>
Bags above mentioned and desired him not to let any<lb></lb>
body see it or to tell any body of the Matter.</p>
<p n="504">Taken and Sworn the day<lb></lb>
and year aforesaid Before me}</p>
<p n="505"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n505-1">D Walker</rs>
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</p>
<p n="506"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n506-1">Abraham Smith</rs>
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