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the Voluntary Examination and Confession of John
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Shadwell taken before me Sir
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one of his
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; in and for the said City Who saith that about a year and
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spoke to this Examinant to bring him
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some odd Top Pieces of Leather from his
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, the said
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William Ross
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then working in a
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Daniel Waldron
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lives,
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he accordingly carried several Quantities of Top Pieces to the
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William Ross
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, who gave him small Quantities of money
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at different times for the same; And this Examinant further
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saith that about a Year ago, he was applied to by the said
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s and
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requested by them to get some So
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les of Leather from his Master
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Daniel Waldron
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; and that in Consequence of
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such Applications he this Examinant hath at several
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times stolen divers Quantities of Butt and Crop Soles
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from the said
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Daniel Waldron
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, not less in Number
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within
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twelve Months now last past than Fifty
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three, and hath also stolen divers Quantities of Top
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Pieces of the same Leather within the said time, not
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less than One Hundred in Number, all of which
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Soles and Top Pieces were delivered to the said William
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, some part where of were delivered
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when both the said
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were present (they living and working together) other
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part there of were delivered
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when one of them was
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absent; And this Examinant further saith that both the
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knew that he stole
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all the Leather he delivered to them from his said
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, and constantly gave him greatly under the
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This Confession was taken and signed
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this
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before me
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