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<p n="155">to be dead. says that Experiments were thereupon<lb></lb>
tried to bring the deced to himself, but when<lb></lb>
the deced died Deponent knows not Deponent<lb></lb>
says he knows of as Quarrel between the deced<lb></lb>
and the said Bushnell, otherwise than the above<lb></lb>
mentioned Dispute about the going over the<lb></lb>
Plank to the Barge</p>
<p n="156"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15087_n156-1">John Mackanelly</rs>
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</p>
<p n="157">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15087_date34">22d. day of July 1776</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_date34" type="date" value="17760722"></interp>
<lb></lb>
before me}</p>
<p n="158"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15087_n158-1">Tho: Beach</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15087_occ105">Corr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_occ105" type="occupation" value="Corr"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="159"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15087_n159-1">James Earle</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_n159-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15087_geo111">Watlingstreet</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_geo111" type="placeName" value="Watlingstreet"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_geo111" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15087_occ106">surgeon</rs>
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maketh Oath<lb></lb>
and saith that on Saturday last the 20th. day of July<lb></lb>
inst. Dept. was applied to to examine the deced who<lb></lb>
had been reported to have been drowned: that<lb></lb>
thereupon the same day Dept. opened the Body of<lb></lb>
the deced but found no Mark of Violence or Injury<lb></lb>
upon any part of it, but upon opening of the Thorax<lb></lb>
he found the Lungs distorted<del>extended</del>
to a great degree they<lb></lb>
containing a great Quantity of Water and air<lb></lb>
which prevented Respiration and consequently<lb></lb>
<del>prevent</del>
the Circulation of the Blood which was<lb></lb>
the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
efficient Cause of his Death</p>
<p n="160">Sworn the 22d. day of July 1776<lb></lb>
before me}</p>
<p n="161">Tho: Beach Corr.</p>
<p n="162">James Earle</p>
<p n="163"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15087_n163-1">John Walford</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_n163-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15087_geo112">Garlic Hith</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_geo112" type="placeName" value="Garlic Hith"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_geo112" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15087_occ107">Apothecary</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_occ107" type="occupation" value="Apothecary"></interp>
<lb></lb>
maketh Oath and saith that on Friday last abt. the<lb></lb>
Hour of 4 in the Afternoon Dept. was sent for to attend<lb></lb>
on<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the deced who was said to have fell into the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15087_geo113">River of Thames</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15087_geo114">Queenhith</rs>
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: that he instantly<lb></lb>
repaired there, and found the deced lying on his<lb></lb>
Belly upon a Table in the Tap Room at the Kings Arms<lb></lb>
a Publick House there: that he appeared to be dead, but<lb></lb>
on examining his Pulse at the Wrist Dept. found a<lb></lb>
Pulsation; that the deced being confined in a close Room<lb></lb>
he had him moved up one Pair of Stairs<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and put on<lb></lb>
a Table and Placed upon his Back his Head & Shoulders<lb></lb>
being raised; that then Dept. made use of Frickins<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and other means to recover the deced but to no purpose<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and the deced died in about two Hours afterwards<lb></lb>
having been suffocated by Water geting into his Lungs</p>
<p n="164">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15087_date35">22d. day of July 1776</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15087_date35" type="date" value="17760722"></interp>
<lb></lb>
before me</p>
<p n="165">Tho: Beach Corr.</p>
<p n="166">John Walford</p>
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