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Tho Examination of
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Spurling of
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London upon his Examination before me
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one of his
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up the peace
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of the said County taken this
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third day of May 1715.
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Tho Lake
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This Examinant Confesseth that on Wednesday
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the 2yth. of Aprill Last past of One of
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Clock in the afternoon of the Same
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went up two pair of Hairs in the house of the
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and Alone without
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Company broke open one Chamber dore and
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also a Closet within the said Chamber and
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out of Deske in the said Closet this Examin
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took away both gold and silver
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Seven
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English Guineas one other Jeere of Gold
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and a great quantity of Silver money therwth
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but to what Value this Examinant Knows not
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And this Examinant further Saith that one
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John
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of the said Parish of who was at the same time playing at
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Cards in the Same house before Stairs and who
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of the said Parish of St. Butholphs
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was the only person who
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fortnight before was
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Steal the said Gold and Silver and the said
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John
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at ye time when this Examinant Hole
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the said Gold and Silver was then playing at
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Cards at the said
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house &
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Soon after Stealing the Same
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accquainted
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the said
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that he had stolen the same
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whereupon this Examinant and the said
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Concluded to goe together into the
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County of Kent
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and this Examinant putting Confidence in the said
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the same night he stole the said Mary
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gave into the said Chapman Custody all the said Gold
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and great part of the said Silver and then Came
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together to Goudhurst in Kent on Thursday ye
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28th. of this Instant April
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ay to the house
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the next day
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