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<p n="17">Says that in about ten Minutes the Deced<lb></lb>
and went went out again and this dept. soon<lb></lb>
followed, and found west upon the Stairs and<lb></lb>
the deced by the side of the Barge. That the<lb></lb>
Deced got upon the Barge and said. come George,<lb></lb>
let us take a walk on the Barges which Dept.<lb></lb>
did, and they both walked the length of four<lb></lb>
Barges, that they both went in to a Boat that<lb></lb>
was Chained there to a lighter and staid there about<lb></lb>
five Minutes, That Dept., then got into a Lighter<lb></lb>
and as he walked along it towards the Shore<lb></lb>
his foot slipped, and dept, looked around and<lb></lb>
saw the Deced in another Lighter stooping<lb></lb>
down but Dept did not speak to him, and<lb></lb>
went to the Shore along the Lighters, the Tide<lb></lb>
being then Flowing, Says that Honver who<lb></lb>
was upon the shore asked Dept. where Rowlet<lb></lb>
was, and called Rowlet three times and having<lb></lb>
no Answer dept. went bach upon the Lighters<lb></lb>
to see for Deced and called to him several times<lb></lb>
but could neither see or hear of him, and<lb></lb>
Dept. then thought that the Deced was either<lb></lb>
Drowned in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo31">River Thames</rs>
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or gone to shore<lb></lb>
over the Lighters to <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo32">Hungerford Stairs</rs>
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. Says<lb></lb>
that they all went away. That he did not<lb></lb>
afterwards see the Deced alive, That he was told<lb></lb>
afterwards that the Deced was found Drowned<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo33">River Thames</rs>
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near the Place where dept. saw<lb></lb>
him walk upon the Lighter, and that Dept. does believes<lb></lb>
the Deced Accidentally fell from the lighter into the<lb></lb>
River and was drowned no person being at that<lb></lb>
him in the Lighter with Deced.</p>
<p n="18">Sworn the Day year & place<lb></lb>
abovementioned, before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n18-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65216_occ4">Coroner</rs>
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.}</p>
<p n="19"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n19-1">George Ross</rs>
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