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<p n="46"> 4. <rs type="persName" id="OA17490804_n46-1">Valentine Godwin</rs>
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, aged 24, born in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="OA17490804_geo48">St. Martins in the Fields</rs>
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, was at a proper Time put <rs type="occupation" id="OA17490804_occ14">Apprentice to a Barber and Peruke-maker</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="OA17490804_geo49">Chancery Lane</rs>
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. His Parents, he says, had lived very reputably in the above Parish for many Years, and had given him a tolerable Education, but were reduced by Misfortunes. When he had served about four Years of his Time, his Father being left alone, and grown infirm, wanted somebody to be with him, and perswaded the Son to come Home to him, which he did, and between them they kept a little <rs type="occupation" id="OA17490804_occ15">Chandler's Shop</rs>
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. The Father dying, he took Care to have him decently interred, and then thought it best for him to go abroad into the World, as keeping that Shop would not be sufficient Employ for him.</p>
<p n="47">Immediately, therefore, after his Father's Death, he went to work at a <rs type="occupation" id="OA17490804_occ16">Glass-house</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="OA17490804_geo50">Minories</rs>
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, which belongs to one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, who lives in that Neighbourhood, and has worked there, off and on, as he calls it, about seven Years.</p>
<p n="48">At the Sessions held at the Old Bailey, July, 1747, he was admitted Evidence for the King, against <rs type="persName" id="OA17490804_n48-1">John Studder</rs>
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, and <rs type="persName" id="OA17490804_n48-2">William Newman</rs>
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, indicted for a Burglary, and Robbery in the dwelling House of <rs type="persName" id="OA17490804_n48-3">Elizabeth Akens</rs>
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, in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="OA17490804_geo51">Wapping</rs>
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, and stealing eight Yards of Flander's Lace, value 48 s. and twenty-eight Yards of brown Stuff striped, value 32 s. In which Burglary and Robbery he was an Accomplice, but having the good Fortune to be taken first, he impeached the other two, and so for that Time escaped in a whole Skin, and the other two being found guilty of the Robbery, but not of the Burglary, were transported.</p>
<p n="49">The Gentleman to whom the Glass-house belonged, where he had worked before, believed him to be seduced by evil Company, and as he had been a good Servant, and behaved well while with him, was willing to take him again and did so. And Godwin says, he has worked there since that Time, till he was taken up for being concerned in the Fact for which he suffered. One of the Accomplices, being lame, was not able to make his Escape, and being taken told who were with him at the Time of the Robbery, and that Godwin worked at the Glass-house and might be found there. Some People upon which went to see for him, but not being there, one of his fellow Labourers shewed them to his Lodgings, and they took him out of his Bed, He acknowledges the Justice of his Sentence, and dies in Charity, and good-will to all the World, expecting Salvation thro' Christ's Merits, as he has used his Endeavour to make Peace with his God.</p>
<p n="50">5. <rs type="persName" id="OA17490804_n50-1">James Johnson</rs>
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, aged 28, was born in <rs type="placeName" id="OA17490804_geo52">Nottinghamshire</rs>
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, had a pretty good Education, was bound <rs type="occupation" id="OA17490804_occ17">Apprentice to a Baker</rs>
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, at <rs type="placeName" id="OA17490804_geo53">Mansfield</rs>
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, to whom having served seven Years, his Fancy led him to see <rs type="placeName" id="OA17490804_geo54">London</rs>
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, and accordingly without the Consent of his Parents came to Town. Here he has been a <rs type="occupation" id="OA17490804_occ18">Journeyman</rs>
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he says, to several Bakers, viz. he served one Master in <rs type="placeName" id="OA17490804_geo55">St. John's Street</rs>
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, another in <rs type="placeName" id="OA17490804_geo56"> <rs type="placeName" id="OA17490804_geo57">Long Lane</rs>
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, Smithfield</rs>
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, a third in <rs type="placeName" id="OA17490804_geo58"> <rs type="placeName" id="OA17490804_geo59">Red-Lion Street</rs>
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, Holborn</rs>
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, and the last he lived with was in <rs type="placeName" id="OA17490804_geo60">Petticoat Lane</rs>
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. But this last Master's House being in the Liberties of the City, and he being no</p>
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