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<p n="14"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n14-1">John Langford</rs>
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was Committed upon his own Confession for stealing<lb></lb>
a large quantity of Goods belonging to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n14-2">John welsford</rs>
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,</p>
<p n="15"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n15-1">Robert Kimber</rs>
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was Committed on his Confession for<lb></lb>
receiving sd. Goods Knowing them to be stolen.</p>
<p n="16"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n16-1">William Ann</rs>
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and was also Committed for receiving same<lb></lb>
Goods knowing them to be stolen.</p>
<p n="17">Upon Examining the Witnesses for the Prosecution<lb></lb>
it appears that the Confessions made by Langford & Kimber<lb></lb>
were obtained under Promice of favour. and therefore neither<lb></lb>
of those Conviction's can be given in Evidence against them</p>
<p n="18">Upon Search made at Annands Rosue large<lb></lb>
Quantities of Goods belonging to the Procecutor were found.<lb></lb>
and Kimber Confessed that such Goods were received by him of<lb></lb>
Langford and sold to Annand.</p>
<p n="19">The procecutor hath been adviced that he Cannot<lb></lb>
carry on the procecution agt. Langford the Principal a Annand the<lb></lb>
Receiver without making Use of Kimber as an Evidence and<lb></lb>
there are many Circumstances which can be proved to confirm<lb></lb>
the Evidence of Kimber.</p>
<p n="20">Therefore pleace to move that the prosr. may be at liberty<lb></lb>
to made uce of Kimber as a witness against<lb></lb>
Langford and Kimber.</p>
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