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Wallingford</rs>
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<lb></lb>
The Examination and Voluntary<del>Examination and</del>
Confession<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n234-1">John Dyson</rs>
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taken before Us two of his<lb></lb>
Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ127">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said<lb></lb>
Borough the 17 day of October 1754</p>
<p n="235">That on Wednesday the Ninth day of October Instant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n235-1">Richard Preston</rs>
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proposed to this Examinant to break<lb></lb>
open<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n235-2">Benjamin Huffams</rs>
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House at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo307"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo308">Great Ealing</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo309">County of Middlesex</rs>
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which he refused at that time & told<lb></lb>
him if he did that it wd, be a Hanging Matter & Preston<lb></lb>
said why are you such a Fee & for I can do it without<lb></lb>
being found<del>it</del>
out for that he said<del>that</del>
he Crew were<del>his</del>
Mr. Huffams.<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Key lay that opened his Chamber Door &<lb></lb>
that he Crew were his Money lay & swore he wd, have it<lb></lb>
before he went out of the House that on Wednesday<lb></lb>
Evening this Examinate did consent<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
be &<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Preston went to See if Mr. Huffams Farm by<lb></lb>
were gone to Bed & w<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
er they found they were gone to<lb></lb>
Bed Preston & this Examinant got into the Cellar at<lb></lb>
the Window & Preston went up the Cellar Stairs &<lb></lb>
unlocked the<del>Key</del>
Door with a Key which he had in his<lb></lb>
Pocket & unbolted the Door by means of a<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Hole which<lb></lb>
he had made when he lived in the Family and then<lb></lb>
the said Preston went up into Mr. Huffams Room & look<lb></lb>
his Gold Watch & Seal & this Examinant stood on the<lb></lb>
Stairs & then the said Preston came down & brt, the<lb></lb>
Watch & Seal down with him &<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
he & this Examinant<lb></lb>
went into the Parlour &<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Preston opened a Desk &<lb></lb>
too & from thence two pair of Silver Buckles a Stock & Buckles<lb></lb>
a pair of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Knee Buckles & a pair of Silver Sparrs<lb></lb>
and then Preston & this Examinant went out of the House<lb></lb>
& went to Windsor the next Day were they sold all the<lb></lb>
Buckles for Nine Shillings to a Barber<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
is Thame<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Street who Sells ale & keeps a Shop & that Might Preston<lb></lb>
& this Examinant came to Reading<del>that Might</del>
were they Sold<lb></lb>
the Sparrs to a Man that keeps an Inn there and the</p>
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