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The Examination and Confession
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taken
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before me Sr:
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Thomas Abney
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Knt: and Alderman
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and one of
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her Majesties
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Justices of the
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for the
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the 12th. day of November 1713.
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The said Examt. upon her Examination before
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me doth Confess and acknowledge that
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Ann Hitch
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the wife of
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Thomas Hitch
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(whom this Examt.
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well knows) came to this Examt. the 4th. day of this
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instt. Novemb at the house of this Examt. in Moor
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Lane if the parish of
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St: Giles Cripplegate
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in the
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County of Middx but not finding this Examt: at
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home went away at that time but soon after
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finding this Examt. near the Kings head Alehouse
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in
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they went in together to the said
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lately belonging
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to her Majti: Ship the Blenheim was dead and
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that there was a Tickett in the
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due
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for the Serive of the said Jones which amounted
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to Six pounds nine Shillings but she could not
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take the Tickett out of the Office unless she
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had some person to take an Administration from
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and with all told this Examt.
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that if she would go to
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and
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swear herselfe the widow of the said Jones she
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should have one third of the money due to the sd.
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Jones for his pay in the said ship Blenheim
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and the said
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gave this Examt: a
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Shilling in Earnest for her personating the
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Widow
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