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The voluntary Examination and confession of
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Makes taken upon Oath before me
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John
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Staples
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Esquire
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one of his Majestys
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Justices
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of the Peace
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acting in and for the
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County of
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Who upon his Oath Saith that
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has
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he has
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Known
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George Dawson
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otherwise John Cellett about Seven
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Years and
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Deborah Dawson
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otherwise Godfrey for the
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Spaw of about four Years. that meeting with the said
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George Dawson
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about Twelve Months since at a Publick
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house in
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Shoreditch
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the said
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George Dawson
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ask'd this Examinant to go with him
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to
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Camberwell
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Fair to pass bad Money for him which
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this Informant accordingly did that this Examinant
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at that time purchased of the said
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several Counterfeit
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Six pences at the rate of three pence half pence a piece
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& that this Examinant continued to purchase Counft
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Money of the said
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George Dawson
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for about eight Months
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afterwards, without knowing when he resided, and that
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during that period he has purchased Counterfeit Money
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of the said
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Deborah Dawson
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otherwise Godfrey, and during
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the above period of eight Months the Counterfeit
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Money used to be brought him sometimes to his
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