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The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2827-1">George Shipley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
charged with felony by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2827-2">William Church</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2130">Parish of acton</rs>
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in <lb></lb>
the C ounty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2131">Middlesex</rs>
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, Farmer<lb></lb>
and taken before me Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2827-3">Sampson Wright</rs>
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one of his MAJESTY'S <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ814">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2132">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, this 29th. Day of October<lb></lb>
17 88</p>
<p n="2828"> Who Confesseth and <del>that</del>
saith he hath known <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2828-1">william Temples</rs>
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<lb></lb>
now Present upwards of One Year. That on Thursday last was<lb></lb>
fortnight said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2828-2">William Temples</rs>
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called on him and said he should<lb></lb>
have a Job for him to do the next Night which he wanted<lb></lb>
somebody to help him in and desired this Examinant to call<lb></lb>
on him at 5 o'clock the next Evening. That he accordingly<lb></lb>
called at said Temples House at Acton Common the next Evening<lb></lb>
at 5 o'clock when said Temples Wife informed him that her<lb></lb>
Husband was out upon Acton Common cutting <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2828-3">Furze<lb></lb>
on</rs>
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which he this Examinant went to him where he found him<lb></lb>
endeavouring to drive several sheep to one corner of said Common<lb></lb>
and with a Hook in his Hand catching at them. That said Temples<lb></lb>
said he would Murder him if he said any thing for that he in cant<lb></lb>
to take one of the Sheep<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
for that a Friend of his, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2828-4">Michael Hasterley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who lived near acton, and his Wife who were in great Distress. That<lb></lb>
Hasterley had ran away and he would support the Family and that<lb></lb>
he intented one of the sheep for the Family. That the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2133">Temples</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and this Examinant dragged one of said Sheep from off said Common<lb></lb>
and took the same to said Temples House. That said Temples<lb></lb>
skinned said sheep gave him the Skin and told him that it<lb></lb>
would make him a Bolster if he would dry it</p>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2829-1">George<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Shipley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="2830"> Taken before me the Day<lb></lb>
and Year above written, }<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2830-1">Sampn Wright</rs>
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