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<p n="1592"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65210_geo1425">City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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. in the<lb></lb>
County of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65210_geo1426">Midsex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65210_date315">First day of<lb></lb>
October 1770</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65210_geo1427">Parish of St. John the<lb></lb>
Evangelist</rs>
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within the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65210_geo1428">City & Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
in the County of Midsex upon an Inquisition<lb></lb>
touching the Death of a Woman & unknown<lb></lb>
lying dead in the said Parish City Liberty<lb></lb>
& County</p>
<p n="1593"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65210_n1593-1">Thomas Page</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65210_occ469">Soldier</rs>
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in the Duke of Gloves to<lb></lb>
Company in the First Regiment of Foot Guards on his<lb></lb>
Oath saith, That he was walking up <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65210_geo1429">Mill Bank</rs>
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<lb></lb>
along with <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65210_n1593-2">Robert Castle</rs>
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between six & seven o' Clock<lb></lb>
last Saturday Morning (Septr. 29) and was informed<lb></lb>
by a Man who was Rowing down the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65210_geo1430">River Thames</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
a Boat, that a Woman was Drowned on the Thames<lb></lb>
higher on the Bank between the Fathers & her <obscured></obscured>
Says that they walked forw<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and in the Thames near the Feathers in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65210_geo1431">Parish<lb></lb>
of St. John the Evangelist</rs>
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Westmr. he formed a woman Downed<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
floating upon the <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Timber near the Shore, the Tide being<lb></lb>
there Flowing, Says that the Woman was tied by a Cord<lb></lb>
which was fastened to an Iron Staple drove into a fin<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
of Timber by the side of the River and around the<lb></lb>
Deced's left wrist, Says that he untied the Cord<lb></lb>
from the Staple and tied it to another Staple in<lb></lb>
another Piece of Timber about three or four Yard<lb></lb>
nearer to the Shore, and left her there tied, Says<lb></lb>
time, but that he observed no Marks of violence<lb></lb>
upon her, Says that Mr. Bendar who keeps the<lb></lb>
Sign of the Feathers there, then told this Dept. that<lb></lb>
he had no Business to meddle with the woman for <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
she was sufficiently tied before by the Waterman</p>
<p n="1594"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65210_n1594-1">Thos. Page</rs>
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<p n="1595">Sworn the Day year & Place<lb></lb>
abovementioned before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65210_n1595-1">Tho Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65210_occ470">Coroner</rs>
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