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The Volentary Confession of An
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Dunn taken before me William Jan
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one of their Majtye Justices of P Pou
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ye Sd County Touching a Robery by him &
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Several others Comitted att Copen
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in ye Pish of Islington in P House of
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Preston the Fourth day of May
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Dom 1691
as Followeth
This Examinante Upon his Oath Saieth that Gellins Exam [..]
[..] together wth one Christopher Tremayne< no role > This name instance is in set 1246.
John King< no role >
[..]
Storey John Thorneton< no role >
& Edward Poore< no role >
; did meate [..]
Thomas Bullocks< no role >
Lineing att ye Signe sd the [..]
Pillers neare Sadlers Wells
; name Islington [..]
begining of December Last past; where the abonesd [..]
did Usualy meale; and were Informed by ye Bullock [..]
John Preston< no role >
was a Greate dealer & seldom had Less [..]
two or three Hundred in money pounds in his house besides [..]
and adnised them to Robb ye Sd Preston: telling then [..]
remoteness of ye sd Prestons house from Neighbours & [..]
adnised them to goe to ye House in ye Duske of the [..]
which would bee most Convenient for them to [..]
Sd House: which they did according to his directions: he [..]
Knowing them to be Comon House breakers; and the fello [..]
[..] Stole from thence fine pound or there about [..]
Numbred & a Silver Tankard & Some Child be [..]
which sd Child bed Lining ye abonesd Tremaine [..]
towards his Shoare; the abonesd Tankard being Sold [..]
Widdow Womans Shopp betwiktts Temple Barr & ye May [..]
in ye Strand a Gole Smith Shopp; for the there shilling [..]
Eight pence & Ounce 7s said woman telling them wth all yt if they [..]
[..] ever soe in greate a Quantyty they Could not come to [..]
damage: for yt she ye sd Widdow melted itt downe prsentt [..]
and yt ye Money & [..] ye money yt ye plale was Sold [..]
[..] was Sheared Amongst ye a [..]
Psons: Every one haveing some of ye Sd Money accor [..]
agreement; amongst them selves and further [..]
Jurat die att Anno
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Wm James< no role >
Anthony Dun< no role >