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The Voluntary Examination & Confession of
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Henry Canning
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now
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charged before
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me for Felony who being on Oath saith that he
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lived as a
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Oilmen in
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for near Eleven Months
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Simon Cozoni
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one of the
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Prisoners
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under examination
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applyed for some capers at his sd. Masters Shop
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& on paying for them gave examinant four
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himself six pence, after which time the said
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Cozini when he came for Goods insisted on
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examinant giving him particular Articles
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or he wod. inform his Masters that he had
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taken a bribe from him the sd. Cozini in
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order to Cheat them, & saith that he had
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& frequently quantities of Capers, at least
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nine or ten times, and to the best of
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Knowledge about three to five Pounds each
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time for wch. the gave about two pence a pound and further saith that the other
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John Bush
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now also under
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examination received from
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examinant
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at different times quantities of Capers
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about three pounds each time also two
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barrels of Anchovies at different times,
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And saith that he received from Bush
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three Shillings for each Barrel of
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anchovies and about two pence a pound
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for the Capers, And Saith that
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John Basing
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the other
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& fellow
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Servant
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with
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Examinant he, examinant cannot charge
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with his being privy to the above transactions
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altogether, but is certain that he has seen
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examinant give them
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Goods at different
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times, & saith that he gave the said Basing
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at one time two Shillings, but never any
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other money, & saith that the money arising from
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the above Goods examinant applied to his own
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use
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Taken at
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Guildhall
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this
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15 April 1789
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Henry Cannin
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