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London Depositions of Witness taken at
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this 2nd. day of January 1794 on
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now here lying Dead
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John Keen
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a Lodger at No. 9 Quaker Street
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and a Watch man belonging to the
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maketh Oath the about
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three OClock on Tuesday Morning last in consequent
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of one of the Watch men coming in to
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Ward Watch house and speaking to Mr. Breer who
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was Constable of the Night Dept. went by the
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desire of Mr. Breer to fetch the deced that Dept.
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found the deced lying on his Back upon the foot
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pavement at the bottom of St. Mary's Hills just
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leading into
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Dept. and an their Watch
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remain lifted he deced up and asked him if he
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could help himself the deced made no answer
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but appeared very week and Dept appeared
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the deced to he intoxicated-that Dept and the
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then
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took the deced to the Watch house
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and left him their in the recharge of Wm Bzeer the
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of the night that when the watch house
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up at seven Oclock Dept was left at the Watch broke
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in order to take care of the deced that the deced
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was then lying on the Floor near the Watch house
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Fire but when the other watchmen went but the
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deced was lifted on his Bottom with his Back aged
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one of the Benches in the Watch house-that about
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an hour afterwards Dept spoke to the deced
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has deced no answer and he appeared to be
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Drawsey and sleeping-that about appear nine
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Dept. fell the deced that he felt cold Dept then
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tryed if his pulse beat but his Pulse not and heading
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Dept concluded the deced was Dying upon which
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Dept acquainted Wm. Bates the Beadle who returned
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with Dept to the Watch house and then in the found
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the deced was quite dead that the deced appeared
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to been old Man between
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Year of
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Sovereign this
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2nd. day of January 1794
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before me}
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his
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John
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Keen
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Mark
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