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Informations of Witnesses taken this
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25th,
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the Sign of the
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at Abery
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Farm near Chelsea Bridge. Before
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for the said City and Liberty, touching the
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Death of
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then and there
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lying Dead, as follow
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Benjamin Grindall
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on his Oath says that yesterday
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between 3 & 4 o'Clock in the Afternoon he went with the Deced and
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one Mr.
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Charles Clutterbuck
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into the Creek of Water near the Flood Gates
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could swim a little, the Deponent and Mr. Clutterbuck in about to
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Minutes got out to refresh, and then saw the Deced had got near the
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Middle of the River by a Barge, Says he was then out of his Depth
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the observed Deced to fetch about 9 Strokes and then began Paddling
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the Deponent and Mr. Clutterbuck perceiving the Deced in danger of
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Drowning immediately went into the Water & Sworn to his Assistance
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but when they got to the place he was Sunk, says a Gentleman
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who
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was in the Water at the same time went to his Assistance
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and got hold of the Deced, but the Deced pulled so hard the Gentleman
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was obliged to quit his hold, the Deponent and Mr. Clutterbuck then
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went to the opposite Shore, and sent a Boy to a Man that lived near
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who immediately come stripped
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looking for the Deced but without effect the Deponent & Mr. Clutterbuck
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Dressed themselves and went to acquaint the Deceds Friends in Berge
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Yard Bucklebury,
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Deced about a Year, that he thinks he was perfectly
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ober when he
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went into the Water, and that to the best of his knowledge the
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Deced was perfectly free from any Wa
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d or Bruise in his Body
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at the time he went into the Water.
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Jonas Hall
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of
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the Five Fields
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Millwright
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or his Oath says
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that Yesterday between 4 & 5 o'Clock in the Afternoon one Sadler came
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to Deponent for a Boat to look for a Person who was Drowned, the
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Deponent and Sadler & some others went with a Hitcher or Boat hook,
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the Deponent laid hold of the Body several times with the
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itcher
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and endeavoured to drive him towards the Shore and when he was got
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out of the Water, says the Deced appeared to be very clear and free
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in
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