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<p n="246"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo214">City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo215">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65203_date52">Ninth day of March<lb></lb>
1762</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo216">St. Margaret in the City of<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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. on View of the Body of a Man<lb></lb>
unknown lying Dead in the said Parish</p>
<p n="247"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n247-1">William Delap</rs>
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of the Little Almery in Westmr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65203_occ74">Waterman</rs>
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on his Oath Saith that last Monday<lb></lb>
Morning between five and six o' clock he was<lb></lb>
at the Wooden Bridge in New <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo217">Palace Yard</rs>
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Westmr<lb></lb>
getting ready his Boat to carry Mr. Parker to Black<lb></lb>
friers his Jon <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n247-2">Roger Delap</rs>
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being with Deponent<lb></lb>
says he oberved something Floating in the have<lb></lb>
Thomas Which at Forst sight he thought was a<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and sent his Jon Roger in his<del>thoug</del>
Boat to<del>the</del>
<lb></lb>
see what it was, says he saw his Jon take upon<lb></lb>
Green Sailors Jacket lined with white Flanon, a<lb></lb>
Striped Wastcoat and a Shoe with a Buckle in it<lb></lb>
which he brought to shore but Deponent did not<lb></lb>
see any Dead Body at that time says that he came<lb></lb>
Mr Parker be <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo218">Black Fryers</rs>
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and returned to Westmr<lb></lb>
that Afternoon about four o Clock when he saw<lb></lb>
a Deed Body lye at the Stone Stairs at Westmr Bridge<lb></lb>
which he was informed had been taken out of the<lb></lb>
Thomas says he viewed a<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Body this day in the<lb></lb>
Chapel Yard which he is sure is the same that he<lb></lb>
saw on Monday at Westmr. Bridge and that the Deced<lb></lb>
had then only a Cheek Shirt<del>on</del>
Breeches & Stockings or<lb></lb>
Says that he observed no Marks of Violence on the Deced</p>
<p n="248"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n248-1">Wm Delap</rs>
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</p>
<p n="249">Sworn the Day Year<lb></lb>
and Place abovementioned<lb></lb>
before me}</p>
<p n="250"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n250-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65203_occ75">Coroner</rs>
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.</p>
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