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Hare Collyers
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one of his Majestys
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for the Said City and Libertys touching the
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William Clark
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on his Oath Saith that &
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Yesterday about one of the Clock in the afternoon one
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and the Deceased was in a boate together near
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the three Crains London and theraning to Sight with each other
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that they being both very much in Loquor
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went to part
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them and did accordingly Seperate them notwithstanding which they
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gett together again twice after both which times he also parted
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them but they gott together again and there being Severall
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Casks of Yest in the boat on which they were a Scuffelling
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Sayles gave Taylor a push and the Casks being Shippery his
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foot Slipped and he fell over board and was drowned that
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thereon the Said Sayles was in a Surprise and attempted to
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Jump over board to Save
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the Deceased but this Informant catched
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hold him & prevented him least he might likewise be
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drowned
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being much in Liquor as aforesaid and further
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Saith not. The Said
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on his Oath Saith that
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he being about twenty Yards Distant in a Lighter he Saw the
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Said Scuffle but cannot Say whether they were a quarrelling
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or not that there were Severall casks of Yeast in the boat which
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were Slippery at lopp and that in the Scuffle Taylor Sell over
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beard
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and was drowned and that Sayles had likely
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to been so too
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The
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And further Saith not And the Said John
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Nash and
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John Jones
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Severally Say that they were hard by
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and see both Sayle and Taylor a Scuffelling together and
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that the Deceased Taylor desired Sayle to lett him above
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