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1784

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Middlesex
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The Voluntary Information and Confession of
Edward Parry< no role > This name instance is in set 1531. who Surrendered himself this day
before us Two of his Majestys Justices of the Peace
in and for the said County Concerning divers felonies
and Robberies Committed by him and Others
Taken this 19th. day of November 1784

Who saith that about Six Months Ago he together with
John Riley< no role > James Gray< no role > Edward Paine< no role > John Dolphin< no role > and
another Man whose Name he does not now remember Went on
board a Ship laying at Limehouse Hole about One O Clock in
the Morning and Stole from on board a Barge laying long
side three Boxes Containing lemons when Informant was
taken and tryed at the Old Bailey for the same but was
Acquitted, That about three Months Ago he together with
John Hunter< no role > This name instance is in set 1394. and Thomas Ford< no role > (now in Newgate) Stole a
Plated Bridle from out of a Stable on Blackheath that on
the same Evening they went to a Public House Near the
Deptford Road on Black heath Hunter Pickt the Lock
of the Stable Door when they Stole thereout a Grey Horse
and Going through Deptford the Watchman Stopt Informant
with the Horse but he giving a Good account How he came
by him the Watchman let him pass. When they took the
Bridle fromofthe Horses head and turned him loose, That
afterwards Hunter Sold the Bridle for Half a Guinea but
to whom he does not know which money they shared,
That about the same time he together with Richard Williams< no role >
only armed with a Cutlass Stopt a man on the Highway near
Limehouse Church and Robbed him of a Silver Watch
which he aftwards sold to Joseph Williams< no role > This name instance is in set 1534. This set is in the group(s): GarrowsClients . for eighteen
shillings which they shared between them,
A few evenings afterwards he together with the said
Richard Williams< no role > and Henry Moore< no role > (now under sentance
of death in Newgate) armed with Cutlasses Stopt a Man
in a Chaise near Limehouse Church and Robbed him of
about Seven Shillings and Sixpence a pair of Spectacles
and a Case the Money they shared between them and the
Spectacles and Case Williams had further Saith that
Williams Stopt him and took his Money before he came
up, About the same time he with Charles Young< no role > Stopt
a man and a Woman in Globe Lane Robbed the man of
a Guinea and the Woman of her Gold Ring the money
they shared Between them and the Ring Young had,
That on the 25th. of September last he together with Henry
Moore
< no role > and Richard Dodd< no role > Stopt a Coach in Rose lane Limehouse




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