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upon an Inquisition
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touching the death of
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lying dead
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in the said Parish Liberty and County.
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Charles Morton
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a Lodger at Mr. Fawcat in Gloucester Row
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, on his Oath saith Thursday last (May 9th.) about
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Seven o'Clock in the Evening Dept. was walking in
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Kensington
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when he saw the Deced walking alone backwards
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and forwards by the side of a Pord or River in said Gardens at that
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End next to Bays Water, appearing to be dull and Melancholy
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Says that he Walked towards the Deced and when he was
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within about one hundred Yards of him, Dept. saw the Deced
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take of his Coat and Wastcoat and laid them with his Hat
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upon the Ground, after which the Deced threw him unto
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the River there called the Serpentine River, Says that
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the Deced Struggled when in the Water but the Bottorn
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being Muddy Deced sunk, Says that he rang the Bell
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at Sr.
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's House in said Gardens and
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acquanited St. James that a Man was in the River upon
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which he sent two Bottles of Brandy and some Salt to
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rub the Man with after he was got out, Says that a Man
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belonging to Sr.
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came to the River side, went
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in and pulled the Deced out of the River to the Shore
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when he appeared to be dead, Says that a Gentleman who
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came there gave the Man two Shillings who pulled out the
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Deced, Sarp, that the Deced was rubbed with Brandy and
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Salt, and afterwards bled in both Arms, Says that the Deced
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bled pretty free at the Right Arm and a few drops at the left arm
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that the Deced groaned on
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faintly, but Dept could perceive
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no other Signs of life in him.
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to Sr.
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James Calder
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in
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near
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Bays Water
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on his Oath saith That on Thursday
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last about Seven o'Clock in the Evening
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somebody
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knocked
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at Sr. James's Door and on Dept. going to the Door
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he was informed by some Men, that a Man had thrown
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himself into the River and one of them offered Dept. two
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Shillings to go and fetch him out, Says that he went with them
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