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<p n="1877">that which was on Fire from the Explosion<lb></lb>
of the Blunderbuss and Bellamy there went<lb></lb>
away about his Business and Fisheman<lb></lb>
seen afterwards<obscured></obscured>
and afrisad me in<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
him strait upon the Barge Stean<lb></lb>
street when he appeared to be quite dead<lb></lb>
and upon examining him to found an<lb></lb>
orifice in his left Breast where Imagined<lb></lb>
a Ball had entir'd which was the cause<lb></lb>
of his death upon as Vent had fired off<lb></lb>
the Piece the second time I stooped down<lb></lb>
to fasten my Boat and I saw no more of<lb></lb>
him until I saw him at the Watchhouse<lb></lb>
about five o'Clock the same Morning.<lb></lb>
where I was sent for to relate the above</p>
<p n="1878">M. German</p>
<p n="1879"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65239_n1879-1">Thomas Bellamy</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65239_occ1010">Lighterman</rs>
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, employed<lb></lb>
by Mr Wood being sworn deposeth as<lb></lb>
follows, That Yesterday Morning (Sunday<lb></lb>
the 15th. Instant of about half pant our<lb></lb>
o'Clock in the Morning I went to look<lb></lb>
after the Craft belonging to Mr. Wood lying<lb></lb>
at</p>
<p n="1880">at <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65239_geo1957">Northumberland Wharf</rs>
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I observed two<lb></lb>
Men driped in the<obscured></obscured>
Trowsers<lb></lb>
not bing some of the Crafts of Coals upon<lb></lb>
which I returned and the To her Vent the<lb></lb>
Watchman what I had discovered and<lb></lb>
he and I and Mr. Gyour<obscured></obscured>
aim went in a<lb></lb>
Boat I am <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65239_geo1958">Hungerford Stairs</rs>
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and towed<lb></lb>
up to their Boat is which they had same<lb></lb>
Coals and the two Men then quitted the their<lb></lb>
Boat and went over two Baye where in the deceased<lb></lb>
was in his Cabin and I saw them get clear<lb></lb>
away from thence and I told Vent that Watchman<lb></lb>
that they were gone When the Men were<lb></lb>
getting out of their boat upon the Baye<lb></lb>
Vent discharged his Blunderbuss the first<lb></lb>
time at them, and then Charged it again in<lb></lb>
the Boat Steen and then get out of the<lb></lb>
Boat with me and went forward into<lb></lb>
the Barge head and then returned to the<lb></lb>
Cabin and bed me go into the Barge Cabin<lb></lb>
to pull the Man out which I refused<lb></lb>
to do, tilling him that neither of the Men<lb></lb>
werein and advised him not to shoots but he said dam me I say there<lb></lb>
is, and added<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Dramnye come out I will<lb></lb>
have you out or I will shoot you in Consequence of which<lb></lb>
the</p>
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