City & Liberty
of Westmr . in the
County of Midsex }

Informations taken this Twenty eighth
day of July 1783 at Knightsbridge in the
Parish of St. Margaret within the Liberty of
Westmr. in the County of Midsex upon an
Inquisition touching the Death of Thomas
Bird< no role > lying dead in the said Parish
Liberty and County.

James Dunn< no role > of Knightsbridge Chimney Sweeper
on his Oath saith, That Yesterday between Twelve
and one o'Clock Dept. being at home was told
by one of his Boys that a Man was Drowned
in the Serpentine River in Hyde Park upon
which he went into Hyde Park and being told
that a Man was Drowned but not the Place That he was after
some time informed where he lay in the River
by a Person who had felt him, upon which
he Dived and got hold of the Deced, of
lay upon his face in the bottom, That he
got him up to the Surface, and with to
assistance of some Persons pulled the
Deced to the Shore in the Parish of
St. Margaret Westminster being dead
and Dept. was informed that the Deced had
been in the River about Two Hours, Says
that a Surgeon was fetched woho said
that it was too late and that nothing could
be done for the Deced.

The Mark of
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James Dunn< no role >

Altham Corbett< no role > Beadle of the Parish
of St. Margaret Westmr . on his Oath saith
that yesterday about half past Twelve
he was informed that a Man was Drowned
in