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The Voluntary Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n35-1">George Spurging</rs>
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taken on Oath before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n35-2">William Blackborow</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ12">Esqr</rs>
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One of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ13">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and<lb></lb>
for the said County this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date10">23rd. day of March 1787</rs>
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<p n="36">Who on his Oath saith that on Friday the 9th. day of March Inst. he went<lb></lb>
into a Public House known by <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo74">the Sign of the Bull</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo75">Thomas Street</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo76">Saint Mathew Bethnal Green</rs>
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the hours of four And five<lb></lb>
of the Clock in the Afternoon in order to play at Skittles at which time<lb></lb>
this Examinant first became Acquainted with the Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n36-2">Thomas<lb></lb>
Sargeant</rs>
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who was there in Company with one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n36-28">William Soars</rs>
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an Acquain-<lb></lb>
-tance of Examts. the said Wm. Soars said to this Examinant will you<lb></lb>
buy a Pig, it belongs to this Man (Meaning Sargeant) who asked<lb></lb>
Examinant Three Shillings & Six pence per Stone for it This Examinant<lb></lb>
said it would not do for him it was too much Money that after having<lb></lb>
some Supper together this Examinant parted with them That the night<lb></lb>
following being Saturday the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n36-3">Thomas Sargeant</rs>
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came to this Examts.<lb></lb>
house in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo77">Browns Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo78">Spitalfields</rs>
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and asked him to go with him<lb></lb>
and buy some of the Pork for the (Sargeant) could not get his Money<lb></lb>
for it This Examt. went with him to Mr. Rhodes in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo79">Hare Street</rs>
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to look<lb></lb>
at the Pork but did not buy any of it as they could not agree for the<lb></lb>
Price The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n36-85">Thos. Sargeant</rs>
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then<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
told Examt. to go to the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
ull<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo80">Thomas's Street</rs>
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and he would come to him which soon after he<lb></lb>
did and Sargeant then said to Examt. I will send you Five Sheep<lb></lb>
to Kill on Monday to Make amends<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
for the Trouble he had That<lb></lb>
about Six of the Clock on the Monday Morning being the 12th. Instant<lb></lb>
the said Thos. Sargeant knocked this Examt. up and in Company with<lb></lb>
another Person whose name Examt. is unacquainted with brought<lb></lb>
to his said House Three Polled Whether Sheep and two Horned Norfolk<lb></lb>
Years the said Thos. Sargeant desired Examt. to Kill them directly<lb></lb>
which this Examt. and the said Thos. Sargeant immediatly began to<lb></lb>
do and as soon as they were killed and Dressed the said Thos.<lb></lb>
Sargeant asked Examt. to Lend him a Bag which he did and<lb></lb>
the said Thos. Sargeant took the five Skins away at twice. This<lb></lb>
Examinant Sold the Fatt which came to Sixteen Shillings and</p>
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