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<p n="807">to be a Comon Pilferer & yt he hath heard ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n807-1">Crompton<lb></lb>
Billington</rs>
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Confess that Some Small time before he deserted<lb></lb>
his Mothers service yt he Cheated her of an Ounnce of Silver<lb></lb>
guilt & he further saith yt he heard him likewise<lb></lb>
Acknowledge to have stolen at divers times apcell<lb></lb>
of Silver & gold ends to ye Value of abt.<obscured></obscured>
& further<lb></lb>
this deponent Saith not</p>
<p n="808">Jurat die et Anno<lb></lb>
predict Coram me</p>
<p n="809"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n809-1">Edw Clarke</rs>
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</p>
<p n="810"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n810-1">William Matthews</rs>
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<p n="811">The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n811-1">Crompton Billington</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15004_date134">twenty Sixt day of November Sd 1693</rs>
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<lb></lb>
before Sr <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n811-2">Edwd. Clarke</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ270">Kt</rs>
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. & <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ271">Aldernd</rs>
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Etc</p>
<p n="812"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Lond: ss</note>
<lb></lb>
This Examinant Cromtpon Billington being duely<lb></lb>
examined doth say that for abt. a year & behalfe last<lb></lb>
past he hath wronged his Master (now deceased & since)<lb></lb>
his Mss. as often as he hath had oppertunyty he Saith<lb></lb>
yt he did goe abt. 12 days since<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
to one<lb></lb>
Mr Laughtons a Silver Smith & did there be speake<lb></lb>
of him a parcell of Silver buckles prtending his Majtice<lb></lb>
sent him wch Sd. Buckles this Examinant doth say<lb></lb>
yt he sold<del>them</del>
for abt. 30 Shillings & this Crompton<lb></lb>
Billington doth farther Say he hath lately cheated<lb></lb>
his Mss. of abt<del>five</del>
tenn pounds & farther he Saith<lb></lb>
not.</p>
<p n="813">Capt. die et Anno not supradick<lb></lb>
Coram me</p>
<p n="814"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n814-1">Edw Clarke</rs>
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</p>
<p n="815">The Marke of<lb></lb>
Crompton<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Billington</p>
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