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The voluntary Confession of
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13th. Day of March
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1756
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Who saith, That he ye sd. Richardson together
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William Wells
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, about
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a Month ago, between Seven & eight o' Clock in
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ye. Mouning feloniously took out of a Shop
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ever agt.
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London Bridge
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,
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Sixteen Sith Handkerchiefs, & ye. Evening
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following, they also Stole out of ye sd. Shop
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Thirty Six Shiped Linnon Handkerchiefs,
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both wch Parcels
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they
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were sold by one Abraham
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a Jew, to another Jew in a Court near
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Nuggs head
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Hounds ditch
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, Some of the Silk for a
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Shilling & Eighteen pence a piece. & ye Linnen
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for Six pence a piece. And the same Night
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they also Stole two Diaper Table Clothes, in
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a Draper's Shop, near
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in ye. Borough, And further Saith yt. abt. a
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Month ago they ye sd. Psons, stole from a
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Hosier's Shop in
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, nineteen pair
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of Stockings, wch were like wise Sold by ye sd.
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Abraham, ye. Jew, to ye sd. Jew in
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for Eighteen pence a pair. And that abt.
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Six Weeks ago he this Examinant together wth ye.
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sd. Wells, stole from a Sale Shop near
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ye. black
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Rowen
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4 Sailors Jackets & 2 pan
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of blew Breeches wch were sold for eight
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Shillings to ye. Jew abovemenconed.
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The Mark of
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Wm. Richardson
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Taken the Day & Your first above written
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before me
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