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<p n="717"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1000">City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1001">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this Third day of<lb></lb>
June 1791 at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1002">Parish of St. George</rs>
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Hour<lb></lb>
Square within the Liberty of Westmr.<lb></lb>
in the County of Midsex upon an Inquest<lb></lb>
touching the death of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ778">lying dead</rs>
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in the said Parish Liberty<lb></lb>
and County.</p>
<p n="718"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n718-1">William Pixley</rs>
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of South Audley Street in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1003">Parish of St. George Hanover Square</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ779">Baker</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
his Oath saith, That he was Walking in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1004">Hyde<lb></lb>
Park</rs>
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Yesterday Morning between four and five<lb></lb>
o' Clock and saw a Hat and a Stick lying by it<lb></lb>
On the Shore by the side of the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1005">Serpentine River</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1006">Hyde Park</rs>
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, Suspecting that some body was<lb></lb>
there Drowned Dept. acquainted Mr. Moore<lb></lb>
the Deputy Rangers Family and one of his<lb></lb>
Servants went with Dept. to the River side<lb></lb>
where the Hat was laid, and he<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
inderst<obscured></obscured>
d<lb></lb>
that they afterwards Dragged the River, and<lb></lb>
being informed that the Body of the Deced was<lb></lb>
taken out of the River Dept. went to<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
found that he was Drowned but observed no<lb></lb>
Marks of violence upon the Deced, nor did he<lb></lb>
appear to have begin long Drowned, Says<lb></lb>
that he did not know the Deced, nor which<lb></lb>
Way he became Drowned.</p>
<p n="719"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n719-1">Wm. Pixley</rs>
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</p>
<p n="720"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n720-1">Michael Jones</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ780">Constable</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1007">Hyde Park</rs>
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on his<lb></lb>
Oath saith That Yesterday Morning he was<lb></lb>
informed that a Hat and Stick were found<lb></lb>
by Mr. Pixley by the side of the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1008">Serpentine River</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1009">Hyde Park</rs>
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, Says that Mr. Pixley shewed<lb></lb>
him the Place and the Drags were used,<lb></lb>
and they brought the Deced out of the<lb></lb>
Serpentine River to the Shore in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1010">Parish<lb></lb>
of St. George Hanover Square</rs>
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, Says that he<lb></lb>
observed no Mark of violence upon the Deced<lb></lb>
nor does he now how he became Drowned<lb></lb>
Says that he found four Shillings and six pence<lb></lb>
in Silver and there pence half Penny in Copper<lb></lb>
in</p>
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