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Deposition of Witnesses taken at
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aforesaid the 5th day
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now here lying Dead
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Excise Watchman maketh Oath that about the hour
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of twelve in the Night of
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day last Dept. saw the
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deced on Brewers Quay in the
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that he appeared very much agitated and struck a Table
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on the Key with his Stick and made a great Noise Dept
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remonstrated with the deced on his making such a Noise
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and asked him what was the matter the deced sayed he
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had been drunk for three days and three Nights and
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could not get himself sober Dept. told the deced he ought
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and drink less and then he would got sober
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but Whether the deced was then intoxicated Dept. cannot
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say having never known him before that in about ten
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came on the
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Quay and asked if all was well the deced answered yes
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very rationally that immediately after the Surveyor went
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away and Dept. went on his Duty on board a Craft laying
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alongside the said Quay leaving the deced on the Quay
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that about two OClock Dept. heard a very un common Noise
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of some person and looking
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he hallowed out who is there but reced no answer that
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in about ten Minutes after Dept. heard something fall
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into the Water between the Vessel Dept. was in and the Key
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Dept. immediately went upon Deck and some person cryed
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out for help saying a Man is in the Water Dept. looked
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into the Water between the Craft he was in & the Key and
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saw something struggling in the Water Dept. immediately
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have a Rope into the Water-that a person came and went
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down a Ladder (which Dept. placed alongside the craft for that
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Water that as soon as possible Dept. and some other persons
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got the deced into the Craft. that there were very little
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