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1782

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Middlesex
to wit}


Informations of Witnesses severally Taken and
Acknowledged the first day of May in the Twenty
Second Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord
King George the Third at the House of George
Smith
< no role > known by the Sign lof the Globe in the Hamlet
of Poplar and Blackwell in the Parish of Saint
Dunstan Stebunheath otherwise Stepney in the
County of Middlesex before Thomas Phillips< no role >
One of the Corone for the said County on view
of the Body of John Ware< no role > then and there lying
Dead as follow (to wit)

George Hedley< no role > of Poplar Ship Joiner Saith That
Ware the Deceased was a Ship Joiner also
that last Sunday Morning Informant was on
Board a Ship now Building in Blackwall Yard
called the Bombay CastleThat Informant and
the Deceased Lodged together and the Deceased was
at work that dayThat the Deceased went on
Board first and Informant followed about Ten
Minutes afterwardsThat Informant was
on Board about Ten oClockThat a few
Minutes afterwards One King a Shipwright Came
on BoardThat King and the Deceased were
known to each OtherThat Kings Father Came
on Board with himThat King and his
Father Came up to the Bench where the Deceased
was at Work on the Quarter Deek
That Ware the Deceased Said to King Whatt
Gallows:That King Replied Whatt York.




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