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<p n="358"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx<lb></lb>
to witt}</note>
<lb></lb>
The Examination & Confession of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n358-1">William <lb></lb>
Rand</rs>
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taken before Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n358-2">Saml Gower</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50424_occ83">Knt</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50424_occ83" type="occupation" value="Knt"></interp>
: One of <lb></lb>
his Majs: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50424_occ84">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the sd County <lb></lb>
this 23d day of January 1754</p>
<p n="359">This Examinant Voluntary Saith that <lb></lb>
abt. a four night or three Weeks before last Christmas <lb></lb>
he Stole from <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n359-1">Thomas Evans</rs>
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; who was then his <lb></lb>
Bedfellow, a Black Waistcoat, a pair of Leather<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Breeches, a pair of Silver Buckles and about <lb></lb>
Eleven Shillings in Silver, And abr: a Week after <lb></lb>
<del>as</del>
this Examinant Stole apr. of Silver Buckles from <lb></lb>
the House of Esqr: Cross at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50424_geo167">Mile End.</rs>
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and abt<lb></lb>
3 or 4 Days after, this Examinant went on board <lb></lb>
the William & Susanah a Sloop lying off<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50424_geo168">Horsely down</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50424_geo169">River Thames</rs>
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& Stole from<lb></lb>
thence a pair of Silver Buckles; and abr: 3 Days <lb></lb>
After he went onbd the Providence Sloop: lying <lb></lb>
near the aforesaid Place & Stole from thence <lb></lb>
a Jacket a Waistcoat, a great Coat & two shirts<lb></lb>
and abr: the 19th of December last, this Examt: went <lb></lb>
one said the Robert & Ann, Lying off Horsely down <lb></lb>
& Stole from thence, a Jacket, a Waistcoat, a pair <lb></lb>
of Irowsers a pair of Boots & a Hall</p>
<p n="360">The Examination as above <lb></lb>
taken the Day & Year aforesaid <lb></lb>
Before Me <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n360-1">Saml Gower</rs>
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<p n="361">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n361-1">William<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Rand</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="362">Wittness to Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n362-1">Samuel Gower</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50424_n362-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
's Subscribing his <lb></lb>
Name <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n362-2">Christopher Gardner</rs>
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his Mark, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50424_occ85">Head borough</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50424_geo170">St: Catherines</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n362-3">John Bull</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50424_geo171"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50424_geo172">Bradwell</rs>
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near <lb></lb>
Malden in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50424_geo173">Essex</rs>
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</rs>
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