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The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15040_n13-1">Wm: Phillips</rs>
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taken this 7th. day of March 1728<lb></lb>
before me Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15040_n13-2">Wm: Billors</rs>
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. & Alderman of the Citty of London</p>
<p n="14">Who Saith That he being lately come out of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15040_geo4">Worcestersh</rs>
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. chanced to Lodge<lb></lb>
at the house of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15040_n14-1">Joseph Foreman</rs>
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who is Imployed to Tow the west Country Barge<lb></lb>
and there became acquainted with <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15040_n14-2">Thos. Atwood</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15040_n14-3">John Elsley</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
perswaded him to goe along with them to gett something to pay their<lb></lb>
Lodging & other matters due to Foreman their sd. Landford, wch. he<lb></lb>
Confented to, & accordingly they went out together on wednesday last<obscured></obscured>
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abt. 7 or 8 Miles from <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15040_geo5">Brandford</rs>
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& searched Severall places as they went<lb></lb>
along for Fowles, & at a Place unknowne in a Farmers Yard in the Free<lb></lb>
they took abt. 2 Dozen of Fowles & 4 Ducks out of ye yard out of another Fear<obscured></obscured>
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yard they look abt. 4 or 5 <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
more Fowles but where the place was<lb></lb>
he cannot tell, The whole number being abt. 3 Dozen & 4<lb></lb>
One Fowle was Sold, Two were Dressed at the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15040_n14-4">Joseph Fareman</rs>
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House being Old Corks wch. the said Fareman told them was not fitt<lb></lb>
to be carryed to Markett And the said Fareman said he would carry<lb></lb>
the rest to Markett for them & Sell them wch. they Confented too<lb></lb>
but came along with him in order to Receive their Shares with<lb></lb>
him he knowing them to be Stolen</p>
<p n="15">Taken & Acknowledged Voluntarily<lb></lb>
before me the day & year above menconed</p>
<p n="16"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15040_n16-1">Wm Billers</rs>
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<p n="17">Witness<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15040_n17-1">Robert Arnold</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15040_n17-2">Richd Fisher</rs>
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<p n="18">ye Marke<lb></lb>
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Phillips</rs>
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of</p>
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