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<p n="131"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15101_geo92">London</rs>
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to Wit}</note>
<lb></lb>
The Voluntary Examination & Confession of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15101_n131-1">Henry Canning</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ92">Prisoner</rs>
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now<del>under</del>
charged before<lb></lb>
me for Felony who being on Oath saith that he<lb></lb>
lived as a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ93">Servant</rs>
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with Messrs. Pack & Lewis<lb></lb>
Oilmen in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15101_geo93">Thames Street</rs>
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for near Eleven Months<lb></lb>
and saith that about two Months ago <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15101_n131-2">Simon Cozoni</rs>
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<lb></lb>
one of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ94">Prisoners</rs>
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under examination<lb></lb>
applyed for some capers at his sd. Masters Shop<lb></lb>
& on paying for them gave examinant four<lb></lb>
himself six pence, after which time the said<lb></lb>
Cozini when he came for Goods insisted on<lb></lb>
examinant giving him particular Articles<lb></lb>
or he wod. inform his Masters that he had<lb></lb>
taken a bribe from him the sd. Cozini in<lb></lb>
order to Cheat them, & saith that he had<del>two</del>
<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
& frequently quantities of Capers, at least<lb></lb>
nine or ten times, and to the best of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ95">Examinants</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Knowledge about three to five Pounds each<lb></lb>
time for wch. the gave about two pence a pound and further saith that the other<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ96">Prisoner</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15101_n131-5">John Bush</rs>
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now also under<lb></lb>
examination received from <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ97">examinant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
at different times quantities of Capers<lb></lb>
about three pounds each time also two<lb></lb>
barrels of Anchovies at different times,<lb></lb>
And saith that he received from Bush<lb></lb>
three Shillings for each Barrel of<lb></lb>
anchovies and about two pence a pound<lb></lb>
for the Capers, And Saith that <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15101_n131-6">John Basing</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the other <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ98">Prisoner</rs>
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& fellow <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ99">Servant</rs>
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with<lb></lb>
Examinant he, examinant cannot charge<lb></lb>
with his being privy to the above transactions<lb></lb>
altogether, but is certain that he has seen<lb></lb>
examinant give them<del>the</del>
Goods at different<lb></lb>
times, & saith that he gave the said Basing<lb></lb>
at one time two Shillings, but never any<lb></lb>
other money, & saith that the money arising from<lb></lb>
the above Goods examinant applied to his own<lb></lb>
use</p>
<p n="132">Taken at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15101_geo94">Guildhall</rs>
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this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15101_date13">15 April 1789 </rs>
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before me}</p>
<p n="133"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15101_n133-1">Henry Cannin</rs>
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