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<p n="877">Verdict of the Jury touching the Death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65218_n877-1">John Jones</rs>
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<p n="878">That the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65218_n878-1">John Jones</rs>
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, a Roy of the Age of Nine Years on Wednesday the 22d, day of<lb></lb>
July 1778, accidentally casually and by Misfortune fell<lb></lb>
into a certain Water called the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65218_geo998">River Thames</rs>
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near to the<lb></lb>
Knee Grapes in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65218_geo999">City of London</rs>
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by means whereof he<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65218_n878-2">John Jones</rs>
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was then and there Suffocated and<lb></lb>
Drowned of which said Suffocation and Drowning he the<lb></lb>
Said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65218_n878-3">John Jones</rs>
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then and there instantly Died And so<lb></lb>
the Jurors on then Oath Saith that the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65218_n878-4">John Jones</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
manner and by the Means aforesaid accidentally casually<lb></lb>
and by Misfortune came to his Death and not otherwise<lb></lb>
In Witness whereof the Foreman on behalf of himself and <lb></lb>
the rest of the Jurors has hereunto set his Hand this 28th.<lb></lb>
day of July 1778.</p>
<p n="879"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65218_n879-1">Thos Berridge</rs>
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Foreman</p>
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