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<p n="450"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo312">Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to wit}</note>
<lb></lb>
The Examination Information and Voluntary Confession of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n450-1">John Paxston</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45033_occ97">Apprentice</rs>
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to Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n450-2">Peter Young</rs>
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of the Parish<lb></lb>
of Saint John of Wapping in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45033_occ98">Ropemaker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Taken this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45033_date93">22d. day of January 1787</rs>
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before us two of his<lb></lb>
Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45033_occ99">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in and for the said County</p>
<p n="451">The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n451-1">John Paxston</rs>
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who is by as admitted an Evidence on his<lb></lb>
Majestys behalf on his Oath saith that he has at several times Cut and<lb></lb>
taken several parcells of Sarrcd Your the property of his Master <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n451-2">Peter Young</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45033_occ100">Ropemaker</rs>
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in his Warehouse on the side of the Line house Cut one time<lb></lb>
with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n451-3">William Waters</rs>
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another time with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n451-4">John<del>William</del>
Hicks</rs>
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and sometimes<lb></lb>
with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n451-5">William Hicks</rs>
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. That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n451-6">William Hicks</rs>
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was with him on<lb></lb>
Saturday night last and concerned in taking the Sarrcel Yarn now<lb></lb>
in the Bag produced out of his said Masters Warehouse Situate as<lb></lb>
aforesaid and that they Cut Off more Yarn than the said Bag<lb></lb>
would contain. and that they then cut Off apart which they kept behind<lb></lb>
This Examinant and Confessant further Saith that he went first<lb></lb>
and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n451-7">William Hicks</rs>
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followed him with the said Bag on<lb></lb>
the Towing Path side of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo313">Lime house</rs>
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Cut. and that when he got in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo314">the Bridge</rs>
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over the said Cut. the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45033_occ101">Watchman</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n451-8">John Jones</rs>
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Cut him a<lb></lb>
Good night. That he wished him the same and went over the said<lb></lb>
Bridge and that soon ofter the said Watchman called to him to<lb></lb>
Sup. That he accordingly went hack but preceiving the said<lb></lb>
Watchman coming towards him he walked away. but the Watchman<lb></lb>
again calling to him he went back at which time the Watchman<lb></lb>
challenged him with taking the said Yarn when Informant Confessed<lb></lb>
to said Watchman he had so done and that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n451-9">William Hicks</rs>
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was<lb></lb>
Concerned with him in taking the Yarn<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Contained<lb></lb>
in the said Bag.</p>
<p n="452">Taken Sworn and Confessed<lb></lb>
the day and Year first above<lb></lb>
written before us}</p>
<p n="453"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n453-1">John Staples</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n453-2">Peter Green</rs>
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C</p>
<p n="454"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n454-1">John Paxston</rs>
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</p>
<p n="455">The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n455-1">William Hicks</rs>
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says he<lb></lb>
never was near the said Bridge the Time<lb></lb>
John Paxston own he was on Saturday night<lb></lb>
last And that the Reason he asked his Master<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n455-2">Peter Young</rs>
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at have money on him was because<lb></lb>
he should not send him away to night</p>
<p n="456">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n456-1">William<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Hicks</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="457">The above declaration signed<lb></lb>
and declared to be the Tenth<lb></lb>
the Day and Year abovementioned<lb></lb>
before us</p>
<p n="458"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n458-1">John Staples</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n458-2">Peter Green</rs>
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C</p>
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