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<p n="401"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London to wit</note>
the Voluntary Examination and Confession of John<lb></lb>
Shadwell taken before me Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-1">Robert Kite</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15075_occ193">Knight</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15075_occ193" type="occupation" value="Knight"></interp>
one of his<lb></lb>
Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15075_occ194">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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; in and for the said City Who saith that about a year and<lb></lb>
a half ago <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-2">William Ross</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15075_n401-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
spoke to this Examinant to bring him<lb></lb>
some odd Top Pieces of Leather from his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15075_occ195">Master</rs>
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s <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-3">Daniel Waldron</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15075_occ196">Shop</rs>
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, the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-4">William Ross</rs>
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then working in a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15075_occ197">Cobbrs Stall</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo307">Bazinghall Street</rs>
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where the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-5">Daniel Waldron</rs>
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lives,<lb></lb>
he accordingly carried several Quantities of Top Pieces to the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-6">William Ross</rs>
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, who gave him small Quantities of money<lb></lb>
at different times for the same; And this Examinant further<lb></lb>
saith that about a Year ago, he was applied to by the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-7">William Ross</rs>
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and also by <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-8">Andrew Ross</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15075_occ198">Father</rs>
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s and<lb></lb>
requested by them to get some So<obscured></obscured>
les of Leather from his Master<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-9">Daniel Waldron</rs>
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; and that in Consequence of<lb></lb>
such Applications he this Examinant hath at several<lb></lb>
times stolen divers Quantities of Butt and Crop Soles<lb></lb>
from the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-11">Daniel Waldron</rs>
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, not less in Number<lb></lb>
within<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
twelve Months now last past than Fifty<lb></lb>
three, and hath also stolen divers Quantities of Top<lb></lb>
Pieces of the same Leather within the said time, not<lb></lb>
less than One Hundred in Number, all of which<lb></lb>
Soles and Top Pieces were delivered to the said William<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-12">Andrew Ross</rs>
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, some part where of were delivered<lb></lb>
when both the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-13">Andrew Ross</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15075_n401-13" type="surname" value="Ross"></interp>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-14">William Ross</rs>
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<lb></lb>
were present (they living and working together) other<lb></lb>
part there of were delivered<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
when one of them was<lb></lb>
absent; And this Examinant further saith that both the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-15">Andrew Ross</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-16">William Ross</rs>
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knew that he stole<lb></lb>
all the Leather he delivered to them from his said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15075_occ199">Master</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n401-17">Daniel Waldron</rs>
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, and constantly gave him greatly under the<lb></lb>
Value for all the Quantities of Leather he delivered to them.</p>
<p n="402">This Confession was taken and signed<lb></lb>
this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15075_date99">fourth day of October 1764</rs>
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before me<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo308">Guildhall</rs>
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London}</p>
<p n="403"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n403-1">Robt. Kite</rs>
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</p>
<p n="404"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n404-1">John Shadwell</rs>
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