City & Liberty
of Westmr
. in the
County of Midsex
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Informations taken this Twenty second
day of June 1785
at the Parish of St. Martin
in the Fields
within the Liberty of Westmr
in the County of Middlesex
upon an
Inquisition touching the death of
Thomas Rowland< no role >
, now lying dead in
the said Parish Liberty and County.
John Flowers< no role >
of Hungerford
Waterman
on
his Oath saith That Yesterday Evening about
Six o'Clock Dept. had a Gentleman
Fishing in
his Boat at Westmr. Bridge
when he saw
the Deced floating in the River Thames
[..] a little below the Duke of
Richmond's House in Prison Garden White Hall, Says
that he Rowed to the Deced whom he
took hold of and by the assistance of
John Knightley< no role >
another Watchman
fastened
the Deced to the Young Man's Boat, who
Rowed down towards Hungerford, and
Dept. went up afain with his Fare to the
Bridge
the Deced did not appear to have
been long Drowned, but his Nose a little
Grazed.
John Flower< no role >
John Knightley< no role >
of Bank side
Waterman
on his Oath saith That he was in his Boat by Westmr. Bridge
Yesterday Evening about six o'Clock, when
he saw the Deced floating on the River
Thames
opposite Privy Garden
, That John
Flowers< no role >
another Waterman
rowed to Deced
and Depodt. followed Says that they fastened
the Deced to Dept. Boat, and Dept. round
his Boat and Towed Deced to Black dyon
Stairs the Bottom of Charles Court
in the
Parish of St. Martin in the Fields
where
Deced was taken ashore, Says that he
observed