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his Magisty's Coroner
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the said City & Liberty touching the
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then and there
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lying had as follow
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of the first Ryimt. of Life G
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being sworn deporeth that between 11 & 22 of
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at Noon Yesterday (the 13th. Instant) as he was co
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by the Side of the Serpentine River in Hyde
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he saw the Quarter Master Whab by the Side of
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River who asked him if he could swim to
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he answered yes whereupon he bade him
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and go into the River as he thought he saw
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Body of a Person drowned in the said Ri
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upon he which he went into the River
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took hold of the him of the head of the
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and swam with her and brought her to Shore
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and a four as he brought her to Shore She bled
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at the Mouth and apper'd in a Putrid
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State. This Deponent then scarched her Pocket
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and found therein one Guinea in Gold half
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Crown in Silver in Keys a Knife and
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pence in halfpence and a bad Shilling
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said Money Knife & Keys his produced and
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