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Informations of Witnesses taken at the Dwelling house
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one of his Majesty's
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then and there lying dead as follow
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Merryman upon
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his Oath Saith That on Sunday last. several
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Boys (among whom was the deceased a had about
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14 Years of Age.) striped and went into the river
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to bathe about 3 in the Afternoon and shortly
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the deceased would be drowned Whereupon
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who sun he under the Water and Deponent
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immediately pushed off his Boat to assist in
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serving the deceased if possible and in about
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half an hour the deceased. was taken out of the
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Water by his Father and every method was
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