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The Examination and Confession of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15041_n286-2">Christopher<lb></lb>
Joice</rs>
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taken before me Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15041_n286-1">Wm. Billers</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15041_occ130">Knt</rs>
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. & Aldrn<lb></lb>
and one of his majestyes <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15041_occ131">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15041_geo191">City of London</rs>
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this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15041_date13">14th. Day of July 1730</rs>
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<p n="287">This Examinant Confesseth and Saith<lb></lb>
that this Morning between the hours of one and<lb></lb>
two of the Clock as he was comeing up water Lane<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15041_geo192">Black fryers</rs>
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London one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15041_n287-1">Thomas Watson</rs>
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who was<lb></lb>
in Company with one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15041_n287-2">Edward Mitchum</rs>
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called<lb></lb>
to this Examint. and Asked him to give him a<lb></lb>
pint of Beer upon which this Examint. made<lb></lb>
answer he could not for he had Cut three half<lb></lb>
pence in his pockett And this Examint. further Saith<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15041_n287-3">Thomas Watson</rs>
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made Answer that he<lb></lb>
could Afford to give him this Examinant a pint or<lb></lb>
two if he would goe with them to Mr. Abrahams<lb></lb>
Skettle Ground And this Examint. further Saith that<lb></lb>
he this Examint. together with the said Thomas<lb></lb>
Watson & Edward Mitchum<obscured></obscured>
gott over the piles<lb></lb>
of Deals belonging to Mr. Bridgeman into the Yard<lb></lb>
of the said Mr. Abraham and that the said Thomas<lb></lb>
Watson did take on to pane of Glass out of a Casemt.<lb></lb>
& open the same by which he gott into the house<lb></lb>
of the said Abraham And this Examinant further<lb></lb>
Saith that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15041_n287-6">Thomas Watson</rs>
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did Open the<lb></lb>
Yard Door of the said house and lett this Examint.<lb></lb>
in & ordered Mitchum to Stand in the Street to<lb></lb>
receive what they should bring out<obscured></obscured>
And this<lb></lb>
Examint. further Saith that he this Examint. & the<lb></lb>
Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15041_n287-7">Thomas Watson</rs>
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did take thereout three Brass<lb></lb>
Candlesticks some Linnen 4 pewter potts & a Water<lb></lb>
man Filt that they ropt the same in the said Filt<lb></lb>
And this Examint further saith that he this<lb></lb>
Examint. with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15041_n287-8">Thomas Watson</rs>
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& Edward<lb></lb>
Mitchum did hid the same in a Lighter at<lb></lb>
Street Ditch & further saith not</p>
<p n="288">Taken & Acknowledged<lb></lb>
before me the Day & year<lb></lb>
above written</p>
<p n="289"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15041_n289-1">Wm Billers</rs>
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<p n="290">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15041_n290-1">Christopher<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Joyce</rs>
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Mark</p>
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