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<p n="477"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Rent ss</note>
Tho Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n477-1">John Wright</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Late Ludgate at the House of<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Spurling of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo241">St. Buttolphs without Bishopsgate</rs>
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<lb></lb>
London upon his Examination before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n477-2">Thomas Lane</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15026_occ155">Esqr</rs>
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one of his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15026_occ156">Justices<lb></lb>
up the peace</rs>
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of the said County taken this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15026_date22">third day of May 1715.</rs>
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<p n="478"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n478-1">Tho Lake</rs>
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</note>
This Examinant Confesseth that on Wednesday<lb></lb>
the 2yth. of Aprill Last past of One of<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Clock in the afternoon of the Same<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
went up two pair of Hairs in the house of the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n478-2">Nathaniell Spurling</rs>
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and Alone without<lb></lb>
Company broke open one Chamber dore and<lb></lb>
also a Closet within the said Chamber and<lb></lb>
out of Deske in the said Closet this Examin<lb></lb>
took away both gold and silver<obscured></obscured>
Seven<lb></lb>
English Guineas one other Jeere of Gold<lb></lb>
and a great quantity of Silver money therwth<lb></lb>
but to what Value this Examinant Knows not<lb></lb>
And this Examinant further Saith that one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n478-3">John<lb></lb>
Chapman</rs>
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<del>of the said Parish of who was at the same time playing at<lb></lb>
Cards in the Same house before Stairs and who<obscured></obscured>
</del>
<lb></lb>
of the said Parish of St. Butholphs <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo242">without Bishopsgate</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15026_occ157">Baker</rs>
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was the only person who<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
fortnight before was<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Steal the said Gold and Silver and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n478-4">John<lb></lb>
Chapman</rs>
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at ye time when this Examinant Hole<lb></lb>
the said Gold and Silver was then playing at<lb></lb>
Cards at the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n478-5">Nathaniel Spurlings</rs>
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house &<lb></lb>
Soon after Stealing the Same<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
accquainted<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n478-6">John Chapman</rs>
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that he had stolen the same<lb></lb>
whereupon this Examinant and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n478-7">John Chapman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Concluded to goe together into the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo243">County of Kent</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and this Examinant putting Confidence in the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n478-8">John Chapman</rs>
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the same night he stole the said Mary<lb></lb>
gave into the said Chapman Custody all the said Gold<lb></lb>
and great part of the said Silver and then Came<lb></lb>
together to Goudhurst in Kent on Thursday ye<lb></lb>
<del>28th. of this Instant April<obscured></obscured>
ay to the house</del>
the next day</p>
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