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<p n="1481">the Deced first went in he thought he sworn well, that<lb></lb>
he seemed to Play in the Water before be Swam off, and<lb></lb>
when he had Swam near across the Deceased to call, I'm<lb></lb>
Drowned I'm drowned myself, Deponent did not see any<lb></lb>
Person in the Water near the Deced, saw only a Man<lb></lb>
on the Shore naked, Deponent then went to the Keeper for<lb></lb>
a Boat, Deponent got the Boat and 2 or 3 People went<lb></lb>
with him to the Place, but they did not then see him<lb></lb>
2 Men jumped out of the Boat and dived in the Water but<lb></lb>
without Success, Deponent is of Opinion that the Deceased<lb></lb>
must have been sezied with the Cramp which occasioned his<lb></lb>
being Drowned, and that it was quite accidental,</p>
<p n="1482">The Mark<figure rend="mark"></figure>
of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1482-1">Henry Giles</rs>
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<p n="1483"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1483-1">John Bills</rs>
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on his Oath says that Yesterday in the<lb></lb>
forenoon between 9 to 10 he saw the Deced floating in the In<obscured></obscured>
ntine<lb></lb>
River in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1177">Hyde Park</rs>
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and pulled him out</p>
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