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unavoidably striking against the Pier head of the second Lock of the
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said Bridge made her immediately swing round and strike against the
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Pier head of the third Lock of the said Bridge which with the Rage of
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the Tide from Sea occasioned the said Lighter Boat to turn Bottom
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upwards and sink in the said River by which means the said One
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hundred and Sixty four Bushells of Salt so delivered from the
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said Ship or Vessell did parish and was last in the said River in the
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said Port of London in manner aforesaid by the said Rage of the Tide
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from Sea And this Deponent further saith that the Loss of the said Salt
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was not occasioned by any Leekage of the said Lighter Boat or by any
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Negligence or Default of him this Deponent who was Master of the
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said Lighter Boat for that time And the said
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Thomas Urmson
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for
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himself further saith that the said One hundred and sixty for
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Bushells of Salt as delivered on Board the said Lighter Boat was
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port of the said Cargo of Salt so loaded at Liverpool aforesaid and
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that he was present when the said Salt was delivered on Board the
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said Lighter Boat and that he was standing on the Gunnell of the
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said Ship or Vessell and saw the said Lighter Boat strike against the
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said Bridge in manner aforesaid and sink in the said River and saith
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that from the Observation he could make on the Conduct of the said
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other Deponent James Helly he this Deponent verily believes that
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the said
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James Kelly
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used his utmost Endeavours to get safe through
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the said Bridge but was prevented by the Rage of the Tide as aforesaid
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and that the Loss of the said Salt was not occasioned by any Leekages
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of the said Lighter Boat or by any Negligence or Default of the
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Sworn at Guildhall London
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the
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30th. June 1766
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