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<p n="1141"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London</note>
Depositions of Witnesses taken at London<lb></lb>
that is to say, at the Parish of Saint<lb></lb>
Bartholomew the Less in the Ward of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1160">Farringdon</rs>
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without in London aforesaid<lb></lb>
this <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65007_date264">27th. day of August 1794</rs>
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on view of<lb></lb>
the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1141-1">Thomas Wilkes</rs>
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now here<lb></lb>
lying Dead</p>
<p n="1142"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1142-1">George Oddy</rs>
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an <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65007_occ356">Apprentice</rs>
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to Mr. Thompson of the old<lb></lb>
Bailey London <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65007_occ357">Copper Plate Printer</rs>
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maketh Oath that he<lb></lb>
hath known the <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65007_occ358">deced</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1142-3">Thomas Wilkes</rs>
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about twelve Months<lb></lb>
that he was a Servant upon likeing to Mr. Varney who lives<lb></lb>
Next door to Mr Thompsons and who is a Seal Engraver<lb></lb>
that about seven O Clock Yesterday Morning Dept saw the deced<lb></lb>
standing upon<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the top of the Parapet Wall of the<lb></lb>
Front of his Masters Housethat a Board was placed against<lb></lb>
the Roof of the House and Dept. saw the deced go up the<lb></lb>
Board and soon after he came down the Board and stood<lb></lb>
upon top of the parapal Wall Dept. called to him and<lb></lb>
desired him to take care of himselfthat in a little time<lb></lb>
after Dept. heard some person call out Ned Ned Dept<lb></lb>
looked thro the Bars of the Window of the Room he was in and<lb></lb>
saw a Board lying across the Parapel WallDept. went<lb></lb>
down<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
to the two pair of Stairs Room of his Masters House<lb></lb>
and on looking out of the Window he saw the deced lying<lb></lb>
<del>on the Ground</del>
on the Pavement of the Court fronting the<lb></lb>
House called <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1161">New Court</rs>
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leading to <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1162">Fleet Lane</rs>
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that one<lb></lb>
or two persons were standing near the decedthat one of the persons<lb></lb>
had got a Shutter and was placing the deced on it Dept.<lb></lb>
saw the deced this Evening lying Dead in <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1163">St Bartholomews</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Hospital</p>
<p n="1143">Sworn his 27th day of August<lb></lb>
1794 before me}</p>
<p n="1144"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1144-1">George Oddy</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1145"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1145-1">John Mardin</rs>
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a Clock and Watch Spring Maker and a<lb></lb>
Lodger at Mr Varneys <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1164">New Court</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1165">Old Bailey</rs>
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London Seal<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65007_occ359">Engraver</rs>
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maketh Oath that a little after seven yesterday<lb></lb>
Morning Dept. being at Work in a shop opposite Mr Varneys<lb></lb>
heard something crack and soon after something rattle against<lb></lb>
the Wall and immediately something fall Dept. went out of the<lb></lb>
shop and saw the deced lying on his left side upon the<lb></lb>
PavementDept. went to him that he was insensiblethat<lb></lb>
his Head seemed very loose which inducedDept. to think his</p>
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