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The Voluntary Examination and Confession of
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. One of His Majesty's
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Justices of the
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in and for the said County this
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24th. day of
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Who saith that he has been acquainted with one
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James Webster
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about Three Weeks
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that on or about the first day of March Inst. the said
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George Spurgin came to
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in
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and enquired for this Examinant who was at that time Drinking there who
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went with them to another Public House where they drank some beer
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together and afterwards Returned to
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and there
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Supped together That a day or two afterwards this Examinant met the
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said
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at a Public House near where the said
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who then
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said to this Examinant "If you can get any Sheep or any thing else I
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will buy them of you this Examinant then went with him to the said
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Black Bull and there told the said George Spurging that he this Examt.
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Should have some Sheep on the Monday following (this conversation was
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on Saturday the 10th. day of March Instant at about eight of the Clock in
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the Evening) who said he would be up in the Morning and Receive
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them. That on Sunday Evening the 11th. Instant this Examinant
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in Company with two others took
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Three Lincolnshire and two
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Nor folk Sheep from a Field near
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Hampstead
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And at about the hour
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of Six of the Clock the ensuing Morning being Monday the 12th. Inst.
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they were drove into the Premisses of the said
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who
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Received them and this Examinant and the said George Spurging
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killed them The Skins of which this Examinant took away but they
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were afterwards delivered to the said
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House of
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and that four of the
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Careases was sold to the said
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and the other to
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the said George Spurging. This Examinant also further
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Voluntarily Confesseth and saith that on Thursday the 15th.
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