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The Examinacon and Voluntary Confession of
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Isaac Sheffered
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taken before us
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Boulton Mainwaring
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Esqr
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our of his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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of the Said County of Middx this 18th day of
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November Anno Dom 1748
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This Examinant Confesses and Saith That about
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8 or 9 Days
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ago he and
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George Hutchinson
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otherwise Clerks who lives in
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White Yard
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in
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East smith field
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feloniously Stole out of a
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Shoemakers
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Shop in
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Shoreditch
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Seven or Eight pair of Shoes
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And upwards of
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five
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3 weeks ago this Examinant and the Said
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Hutchinson Stole out of a House in
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St. Katherines
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two pound Six Ounces of
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Tea in two Cannisters
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And about
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a month
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10 or 12 days ago they Stole out of a House faceing Mandlins
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rents in the
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Butcher
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Rows it Short Clock, and a Checkered Womans
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Apron, And on the Same Day the Said Hutchinson lifted up the latch
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of an Outward Door and went into a Shop near Will Stair in the folly
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in
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Southwark
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and Stole a Searlet Clock
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Weeks
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10 or 12 days ago the Said Hutchinson and I stole
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out of a
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Distiller
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Shop
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near the Hermitage
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a
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mans Hatt
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About
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18
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5 or 6 days ago the Said Hutchinson put his hand over
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the
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hatch of a Porkshop
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near
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Bell Dock in Wepping
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and Stole a Line of
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pork
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About
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a month
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3 weeks ago We Stole out of a Shop War
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the Hermitage
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bridge
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two Hankerchiefs
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About
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five
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3 weeks ago the Said Hutchinson Stole out of a
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Butcher
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Shop war the Sign of the great Cask a
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Butcher
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Tray and a
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Legg of
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Lamb
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About
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three
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2 weeks ago we Stole out of a
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Distillers
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Shop
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War the
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longeCollar & mans hatt
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And about
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20
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8 or 9 days ago We Stole
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out of a Shop near
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Plow alley
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Five Flannen Westcoats One of
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which was Spoted with black
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And this Examinant Further Confesses and Saiths
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that one
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Samuel Linton
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who lives with his mother in
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Good mans
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yard
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who uses Raggz Fair this Examinants and the Said
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Samuel Linton
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Night before the last W
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on
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a
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the
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instant
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the night before the last to feloniously Stole out of a Shop near faxes
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Lance in Shedwell Seven Hankerchiefs and due Cap and sold the Same to one
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Stewart
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Ross
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merry Law was the Hay
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for
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And the Same day Stole
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out of the Same house three Hankerchiefs and Five pair of Stockins
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and Sold are the Said last mentioned Goods to one
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John Thillings
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worth of
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Mouse alley
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for Six Shillings and Six Peace
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