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Depositions of Witness taken at the Parish
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Edward Yardley
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maketh Oath that between seven & eight on Sunday Night last
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Man whom Dept. believes to be the deced
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that a great number of People gathered round the Man
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whom Dept. believes to be the deced that some person among
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the persons so assembled sayed why don't they take him
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to the Watchhouse (money the said Man whom Dept.
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a great number of People after him that
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when he got to the bottom there being no thorough fare he
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(the deced) came upon the No. side of the
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thence he ran down the left hand side of Surry Street as
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fast as he could a great number of people following him
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that Dept. ran among the rest & when Dept. got to the bottom
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of Surrey Street he missed the deced that the Stairs had
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groanDept. called one for Lightswhen a Light came
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Dept. went down & found the deced lying in a Hole among
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some Brick Work
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Stairsthat he was insensiblebled at his Nose & Ears
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a Cut under his Chin& Blood appeared to come from his
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Headthat he was taken up into Surrey Street where Dept.
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Sworn this 16th. day of December
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7794 before me}
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