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<p n="2109">All the timeThat whilst he was so Standing<lb></lb>
Informant himself went And took hold of the Cord which<lb></lb>
was on his Wrist in Order to Pull him out But Let it<lb></lb>
go, again And Then with the Help of another Person<lb></lb>
got hold of his HandThat he seemed unwilling<lb></lb>
to be pulled out (Informant thinks he was afraid of<lb></lb>
his being Pushed in again) his Eyes being then both<lb></lb>
Closed upThat Informant Let him go<lb></lb>
A Man Came up to Informant and Said Your Name is<lb></lb>
Clarke And his Name is Clarke And Ill Put You in<lb></lb>
for Your Name sake And Attempted to Push in Informt.<lb></lb>
That the Deceased Cryed for Gods sake to Let him out<lb></lb>
Spoke<del>for</del>
very ThickThat his Head and Shoulders<lb></lb>
were all over BloodThat the Man who told<lb></lb>
Informant his Name was Clarke was behind Informant<lb></lb>
And therefore he says he does not Know who He was<lb></lb>
That afterwards<del>Informant</del>
(as the Deceased Attempted<lb></lb>
to get Out) Informant Saw a Man in his Shirt without<lb></lb>
Coat or Waistcoat Put his Foot against his Head or<lb></lb>
Shoulders and Stove to Push him under the Water<lb></lb>
But the Deceased still Kept his Legs and only Bent down<lb></lb>
Saith he was at that time on the Other side the Pit<lb></lb>
And cannot tell who that Man was in the Shirt<lb></lb>
That then Informant went wound to the Deceased and<lb></lb>
Askd' the Mob whether if Informant Pulled him out<lb></lb>
they woud' Push him in again And Some Said No and<lb></lb>
Some said Yes But Informant Said Betide my Life<lb></lb>
or Betide my Death I will Pull him Out And with<lb></lb>
the Assistance of the Person who help'd to get him Out<lb></lb>
before And one Other Person Informant Pulled him out</p>
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