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<p n="406"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo431">Middlesex</rs>
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The Voluntary Examination and Confession of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n406-1">Thomas Sargeant</rs>
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taken and made before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n406-2">William<lb></lb>
Blackborow</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ166">Esqr</rs>
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. One of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ167">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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in and for the said County this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date77">24th. day of<lb></lb>
March 1787</rs>
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<p n="407">Who saith that he has been acquainted with one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n407-1">James Webster</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
about Twelve Months past and with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n407-56">George Spurgin</rs>
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about Three Weeks<lb></lb>
that on or about the first day of March Inst. the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n407-2">James Webster</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
George Spurgin came to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo432">the Black Bull</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo433">Thomas Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo434">Bethnal Green</rs>
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and enquired for this Examinant who was at that time Drinking there who<lb></lb>
went with them to another Public House where they drank some beer<lb></lb>
together and afterwards Returned to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo435">the Black Bull</rs>
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aforesd.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and there<lb></lb>
Supped together That a day or two afterwards this Examinant met the<lb></lb>
said<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
George Spurgin<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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at a Public House near where the said<lb></lb>
George Spurgin at that time lived in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo436">Brown Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo437">Spitalfields</rs>
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who then<lb></lb>
said to this Examinant "If you can get any Sheep or any thing else I<lb></lb>
will buy them of you this Examinant then went with him to the said<lb></lb>
Black Bull and there told the said George Spurging that he this Examt.<lb></lb>
Should have some Sheep on the Monday following (this conversation was<lb></lb>
on Saturday the 10th. day of March Instant at about eight of the Clock in<lb></lb>
the Evening) who said he would be up in the Morning and Receive<lb></lb>
them. That on Sunday Evening the 11th. Instant this Examinant<lb></lb>
in Company with two others took<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Three Lincolnshire and two<lb></lb>
Nor folk Sheep from a Field near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo438">Hampstead</rs>
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And at about the hour<lb></lb>
of Six of the Clock the ensuing Morning being Monday the 12th. Inst.<lb></lb>
they were drove into the Premisses of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n407-59">George Spurging</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
Received them and this Examinant and the said George Spurging<lb></lb>
killed them The Skins of which this Examinant took away but they<lb></lb>
were afterwards delivered to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n407-4">James Webster</rs>
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at the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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House of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n407-5">Thomas Smith</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo439">Wells Street</rs>
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and that four of the<lb></lb>
Careases was sold to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n407-6">Thomas Smith</rs>
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and the other to<lb></lb>
the said George Spurging. This Examinant also further<lb></lb>
Voluntarily Confesseth and saith that on Thursday the 15th.</p>
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