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<p n="29"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50371_geo20">Middlesex</rs>
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The Voluntary Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50371_n29-1">William Archer</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50371_geo21">White</rs>
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Crop Street in the Parish of<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50371_geo22"> Saint Luke</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50371_geo23">County of Middlesex</rs>
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this <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50371_date13">28th. day of<lb></lb>
June</rs>
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1746 before me one of his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50371_occ12">Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County</p>
<p n="30">Says upon Oath that he was Acquainted with <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50371_n30-1">James<lb></lb>
Stamford</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50371_n30-2">Richard Swift</rs>
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and Samuel Meecum, but<lb></lb>
more Particularly with the said Swift by Reason of such<lb></lb>
intimate Acquaintance the said Swift Prevailed on this<lb></lb>
Deponent to got into <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50371_geo24">Leaden Hall Street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50371_geo25">City of London</rs>
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on the Night of the Wednesday after Shrove Tuesday last<lb></lb>
where they met Stamford and Meacum who had before<lb></lb>
the Meeting them Stolen two Perukes one with two Tails<lb></lb>
and the other a Grifell which Wiggs Stamford delivered<lb></lb>
to this Deponent soon after they met a Coach near Leaden<lb></lb>
hall with a Box under the Coach Box Which Coach they were resolved<lb></lb>
to Follow and Accordingly did when the Coach Stoped<lb></lb>
Over against a Silver Smiths Door in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50371_geo26">Fleet Street</rs>
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Where upon Swift Gof'd the way and Took the Box<lb></lb>
and afterwards walked towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50371_geo27">the Fleet</rs>
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Market & turned<lb></lb>
up a Court and Stood under a Lamp in an Alley to<lb></lb>
see what was in the Box and it Appeared that there were<lb></lb>
nothing in it but Writings and Bonds so not thinking<lb></lb>
it worth while to take it with them agreed to sett it down,<lb></lb>
under a Lamp in the Alley, and they afterwards went into<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50371_geo28">the Strand</rs>
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& met with nothing, they Turned back again<lb></lb>
to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50371_geo29">the Fleet</rs>
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Market and there went to an Inn the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50371_geo30">Sign of<lb></lb>
the Rose</rs>
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in the said Markett & there found two or three<lb></lb>
Bundells lye Close to the Gate they waited about half<lb></lb>
an Hour and Stamford and this Deponent watched that<lb></lb>
nobody should See Mecum and Swift take one of the<lb></lb>
Bundells that presently Swift Took it and he Gred it upon<lb></lb>
Mecums Shoulders and afterwards they Carried it by<lb></lb>
turns and when they Came near where Mecum lived<lb></lb>
Mecum went before and open'd the Door and Carried it<lb></lb>
through the Entry into the Cellar and then Cutt it open<lb></lb>
to See what was in it when it was found to be Raw Yarn,<lb></lb>
& there gave the two Wiggs to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50371_n30-3">Saml. Mecum</rs>
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, Stamford<lb></lb>
and Swift went home and Mecum, Stamford<lb></lb>
and Swift went home and Mecum and this Deponent<lb></lb>
went to the House of one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50371_n30-4">Benjamin Lane</rs>
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a Shirriffs<lb></lb>
Officer for <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50371_geo31">Middlesex</rs>
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Swift afterwards told this Dept that<lb></lb>
the Yarn was Sold to one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50371_n30-5">Matthew Martin</rs>
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a Lodger of</p>
<p n="31">Swifts</p>
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