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<p n="675"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n675-1">Joseph Wilkins</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
apprehended by <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n675-2">William Season</rs>
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, and brought before<lb></lb>
<del>me</del>
us <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n675-3">James Townsend</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n675-4">John Hart</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ295">Esquires</rs>
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, two of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n675-5">his Majesty</rs>
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's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ296">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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For the said City</p>
<p n="676">Who saith, that he is about Fifteen Years of Age as<lb></lb>
he verily believes.Says, that he lives with his<lb></lb>
Grand father, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n676-1">Robert Champion</rs>
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, a Child's Pump Maker,<lb></lb>
the corner of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo627">Hartshorn Court</rs>
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, Moor Lane, who has<lb></lb>
maintained him For two Years pastSays, that his<lb></lb>
said Grandfather lodges in the House, the lower part<lb></lb>
of which is lett out as a day School for Children<lb></lb>
Says, that his Grandfather has been instructing him<lb></lb>
in his Business for the last two Years, and Examinant<lb></lb>
was to be brought up in the Business of a Child's<lb></lb>
Pump MakerSays, that his Grandfather works<lb></lb>
for a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ297">Shoemaker</rs>
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, the corner of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo628">Noble Street</rs>
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, in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo629">Goswell Street</rs>
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, to whom he this Examinant carried home Shoes<lb></lb>
twice, but he don't know the Name of this<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ298">Shoemaker</rs>
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Says, that his Grandfather, has a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ299">Daughter</rs>
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about twenty three Years of Age, by<lb></lb>
whom he has sent Shoes homeSays, that he<lb></lb>
don't know for whom his Grandfather works<lb></lb>
besides the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ300">Shoemaker</rs>
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aforesaid, and he has<lb></lb>
occasionally made Child's Pumps for this Shoemaker<lb></lb>
during two Years last past.Says, that he recollects<lb></lb>
taking home to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ301">Shoemaker</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ302">corner of Noble</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Street, one Pair of Child's Pumps, and received one<lb></lb>
Shilling of the Master.that he took this Pair<lb></lb>
of Pumps about twelve O'Clock in the day a<lb></lb>
Month or Five Weeks ago.Says, that his Mother<lb></lb>
is a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ303">Widow</rs>
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, is not married to one Lee No 49<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo630">London Wall</rs>
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, does not live with Lee, nor goes by<lb></lb>
the Name of Lee, to his Knowledge or Belief<lb></lb>
Says, that his Grandfather sometimes allows him<lb></lb>
Four Shillings a Week, and that last Week he<lb></lb>
paid him some Money, but Examinant cannot<lb></lb>
recollect the Amount</p>
<p n="677">the Mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n677-1">Joseph Wilkins</rs>
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<p n="678">Taken at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo631">Guildhall</rs>
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London this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15093_date91">26th<lb></lb>
November 1782</rs>
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before us}</p>
<p n="679"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n679-1">James Townsend</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n679-2">John Hart</rs>
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