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Informations of Witnesses taken this
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Clarke the
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aforesaid touching the Death of a Woman
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sworn deposeth and saith That as he and two of his
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between 8 & 9
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o'Clock on Saturday morning last the 21st. Instant between
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the Body of the deceased lying in the Ditch on the right
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hand side of the Bank near to and which communicates
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Sewer whereupon they immediately
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went into the Water and dragged the Body out and
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laid it on the ground when it appeared to be a Woman
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and that she was quite Sliff and cold without any
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that she had
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this Deponent and his Companions then went and
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acquainted the Overseers of the
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with what they had run and done
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and this Deponent saith that he heard the deceased
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