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to be a Comon Pilferer & yt he hath heard ye sd.
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Confess that Some Small time before he deserted
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his Mothers service yt he Cheated her of an Ounnce of Silver
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guilt & he further saith yt he heard him likewise
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Acknowledge to have stolen at divers times apcell
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of Silver & gold ends to ye Value of abt.
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& further
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this deponent Saith not
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Jurat die et Anno
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predict Coram me
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The Examination of
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taken this
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twenty Sixt day of November Sd 1693
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before Sr
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. &
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Aldernd
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Lond: ss
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This Examinant Cromtpon Billington being duely
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examined doth say that for abt. a year & behalfe last
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past he hath wronged his Master (now deceased & since)
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his Mss. as often as he hath had oppertunyty he Saith
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yt he did goe abt. 12 days since
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to one
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Mr Laughtons a Silver Smith & did there be speake
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of him a parcell of Silver buckles prtending his Majtice
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sent him wch Sd. Buckles this Examinant doth say
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yt he sold
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them
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for abt. 30 Shillings & this Crompton
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Billington doth farther Say he hath lately cheated
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his Mss. of abt
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five
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tenn pounds & farther he Saith
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not.
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Capt. die et Anno not supradick
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Coram me
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The Marke of
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Billington
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