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Depositions of Witnesses taken at London
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that is to say, at the Parish of Saint
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Bartholomew the Less in the Ward of
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27th. day of August 1794
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Thomas Wilkes
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now here
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lying Dead
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George Oddy
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an
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to Mr. Thompson of the old
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Bailey London
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maketh Oath that he
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hath known the
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Thomas Wilkes
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about twelve Months
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that he was a Servant upon likeing to Mr. Varney who lives
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Next door to Mr Thompsons and who is a Seal Engraver
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that about seven O Clock Yesterday Morning Dept saw the deced
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standing upon
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the top of the Parapet Wall of the
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Front of his Masters Housethat a Board was placed against
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the Roof of the House and Dept. saw the deced go up the
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Board and soon after he came down the Board and stood
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upon top of the parapal Wall Dept. called to him and
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desired him to take care of himselfthat in a little time
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after Dept. heard some person call out Ned Ned Dept
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looked thro the Bars of the Window of the Room he was in and
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saw a Board lying across the Parapel WallDept. went
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down
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to the two pair of Stairs Room of his Masters House
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on the Ground
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on the Pavement of the Court fronting the
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Fleet Lane
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that one
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or two persons were standing near the decedthat one of the persons
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had got a Shutter and was placing the deced on it Dept.
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saw the deced this Evening lying Dead in
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Hospital
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Sworn his 27th day of August
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1794 before me}
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George Oddy
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a Clock and Watch Spring Maker and a
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Lodger at Mr Varneys
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London Seal
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Engraver
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maketh Oath that a little after seven yesterday
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Morning Dept. being at Work in a shop opposite Mr Varneys
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heard something crack and soon after something rattle against
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the Wall and immediately something fall Dept. went out of the
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shop and saw the deced lying on his left side upon the
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PavementDept. went to him that he was insensiblethat
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his Head seemed very loose which inducedDept. to think his
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