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Informations of Witnesses taken at the Dwelling House of<lb></lb>
John<obscured></obscured>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCOIC65101_geo1647">Sign of the George</rs>
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in the Parish of Islesworthin the County of<lb></lb>
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on Saturday the <rs type="date" id="LMCOIC65101_date211">27th Day of May 1786</rs>
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Before <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n1836-1">Edward Umfreville</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCOIC65101_occ473">Esquire</rs>
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one of his<lb></lb>
Majesty's Coroners for the said County touching the Death of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n1836-2">John Cannon</rs>
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then and there lying<lb></lb>
Dead as follow.</p>
<p n="1837"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n1837-1">Robert Harkham</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCOIC65101_geo1649">parish of Isleworth</rs>
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Middx a lad<lb></lb>
about 14 Years of age maketh oath that yesterday afternoon about the hour<lb></lb>
of three he saw the deced who was also a lad about 14 years of age strip<lb></lb>
himself & so into the River at <rs type="placeName" id="LMCOIC65101_geo1650">Isleworth</rs>
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called the Brent. Dept says he<lb></lb>
walked into the Water into the middle of the Stream, and presently afterwards<lb></lb>
while Dept was looking at a Man who was swimming, his attention was called<lb></lb>
towards the deced as an by some persons near, &<del>Kept</del>
then perceived the deced<lb></lb>
struggling in the Water drowningSays some persons went in Boat to the<lb></lb>
deceds assistance, who was then under the Water, & he was found and brought<lb></lb>
on shore<del>to the House of Mr Powell</del>
& layed on the Grass and means and used<lb></lb>
to recover the deced but to no purpose and he was afterwards taken to the House<lb></lb>
of Mr Powell his Master</p>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n1838-1">Robert Harkham</rs>
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