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The Examination & Confession of
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This Examinant saith that his Father & Mother being Dead he went
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there & harboure The ever & buys stolen goods, who Inticed this Examt.
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Wools Halfe thumb Abey Gibson
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Soe: of Sailor who all Lodge in her House
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Whom she Orders to goe out at Night, & Steale any thing they could
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meet with & accordingly they did, in & abt. the Citty of London & brought
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home to her Cheese & Sold it for two pence a pound likewise Butter Bread Spoons
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& Severall other things wch. She the sd.
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bought of them and when
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they came home without any thing She Shut them out of Doors. & they went to
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the Glasshouse near there & lay together And this Examint. Saith her son
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abt. 15 Years old. Bristow Will, Cox. Cornish. CockEye were
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all lately Transported, and the others above named new use her House
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and last munday night his Examint. with Andrew Knowland
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Stole a paire of Mans Shooes & a Pair of womens Shoes
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. wch. they sold to
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ye sd. Mrs. Collins for two Shillings, And this Examinat. & one Yarmouth
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the week before last Stole out of Yard, between White Chappell Turnpike
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Mrs. Collins for Eighteen pence abt. a Month agoe this Examint. &
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a Linnen printed Gowne &
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Same to Mrs. Collins for Eighteen pence & abt. three weeks agoe this Examt.
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& one Yarmouth went to Lambeth, & abt. the middle of the Towne at Keene
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the sd. Yarmouth went into a House & Stole two Holland Shifts Two Holland
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Apron Two Cambrick Handkercheife which he put into this Examts. Apron
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& they Sold the Same to ye 3d Mrs. Collins for Three Shillings, above a Month
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agoe this Examint. & Yarmouth Stole out of a
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Six pair of Women worst
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Stockings & Sold them to ye sd. Mrs. Collins
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for halfe a Crowne
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