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<p n="1568">for help and never rose above the Surface<lb></lb>
of the Water again during the Stay of this<lb></lb>
Deponent which<del>of</del>
was about one hour<lb></lb>
and soon after he sunk under Water this<lb></lb>
sent a Person to his Master Mr. Ganthorpe<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo1714">No. 26</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo1715">Little Newport Street</rs>
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to acquaint<lb></lb>
him with what had happen'd who came<lb></lb>
immediately and in about three hours<lb></lb>
afterwards the body of the deceased was<lb></lb>
found and conveyed it to the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo1716">Sign of the Roe<lb></lb>
Buck</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo1717">Mill Bank</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo1718">Westminster</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1569">And this Deponent is firmly of Opinion<lb></lb>
that he was accidentally drowned in<lb></lb>
bathing. That on this Deponents searching of his Pockets<lb></lb>
in Presence of the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65237_occ837">Landlord</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n1569-1">John Collett</rs>
<interp inst="WACWIC65237_n1569-1" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="WACWIC65237_n1569-1" type="surname" value="Collett"></interp>
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there was a Metal<lb></lb>
Watch and six pence in Silver and 3 half penny & two Farthings<lb></lb>
in his Pocket which this Deponent delivered to the M<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
of the deceased</p>
<p n="1570"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n1570-1">Thos. Rickets</rs>
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<p n="1571">The Verdict Accidentally drowned in bathing<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo1719">River Thames</rs>
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on the 16th. July 1797</p>
<p n="1572"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n1572-1">James Beeches</rs>
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<interp inst="WACWIC65237_n1572-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65237_occ838">Foreman</rs>
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