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The Severall Examinations of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15049_n53-7">William<lb></lb>
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on his Oath Saith that &<lb></lb>
Yesterday about one of the Clock in the afternoon one<lb></lb>
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the three Crains London and theraning to Sight with each other<lb></lb>
that they being both very much in Loquor<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
went to part<lb></lb>
them and did accordingly Seperate them notwithstanding which they<lb></lb>
gett together again twice after both which times he also parted<lb></lb>
them but they gott together again and there being Severall<lb></lb>
Casks of Yest in the boat on which they were a Scuffelling<lb></lb>
Sayles gave Taylor a push and the Casks being Shippery his<lb></lb>
foot Slipped and he fell over board and was drowned that<lb></lb>
thereon the Said Sayles was in a Surprise and attempted to<lb></lb>
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the Deceased but this Informant catched<lb></lb>
hold him & prevented him least he might likewise be<lb></lb>
drowned<del>the</del>
being much in Liquor as aforesaid and further<lb></lb>
Saith not. The Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15049_n54-3">Thomas Crossman</rs>
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on his Oath Saith that<lb></lb>
he being about twenty Yards Distant in a Lighter he Saw the<lb></lb>
Said Scuffle but cannot Say whether they were a quarrelling<lb></lb>
or not that there were Severall casks of Yeast in the boat which<lb></lb>
were Slippery at lopp and that in the Scuffle Taylor Sell over<lb></lb>
beard<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and was drowned and that Sayles had likely<lb></lb>
to been so too<del>The</del>
And further Saith not And the Said John<lb></lb>
Nash and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15049_n54-4">John Jones</rs>
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Severally Say that they were hard by<lb></lb>
and see both Sayle and Taylor a Scuffelling together and<lb></lb>
that the Deceased Taylor desired Sayle to lett him above</p>
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