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Labourer
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near Scotland Yard
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called to Dept. saying that
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a Person was Drowned in the Canal in
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, and desiring Dept. to lend
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Says that they all assisted to bring the
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, Says that he saw a
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Canal and was told that the Deced had
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fallen in there, upon which the Skiff was
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put into the Water there and he went into
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to the Sign of the
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Robin Hood
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in
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in the
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Westmr
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. where Mr. Hanbury Surgeon and
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Apothecary endeavoured for about half
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an hour to restore the Deced to Life but
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in vain, the Deced being dead this Dept.
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being present and assisting the whole time
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Thomas
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his Mark
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Sworn the Day Year & Place
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abovementioned before me
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