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30th: July 1773
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Verdict of the Jury touching the Death of
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That the said
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on the 28th, day of July 1773 at the
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Parish of St. George Hanover Square
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in the Liberty of Westmr. being
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in a certain Lime Barge then and there being in a certain River
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called the
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River Thames
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and near unto the Flood Gates, it so
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happened that the said
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having a hand spike in his
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hand and using it betwixt the head of the Barge and the
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Compshed with an intent to save the Base from running
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against the Bank, the said Hand spike gave way and
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slipt from him by means whereof he the said
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accidentally casually and by Misfortune fell from the said
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Borse into the said River, and in the Waters thereof was then
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and there suffocated and Drowned, of which said Suffocation
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and Drowing he the said
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John Clay
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then and there Died And
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so the Jurors say on their Oath that the said
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John Clay
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in
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manner and by the means aforesaid accidentally casually and
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by Misfortune came to his Death and not otherwise. and that
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the said Hand spike was moving to the Death of the said
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John Clay
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, and is of the Value of One Shilling and
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