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Ezekiah Davies
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now here lying dead.
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to John Pendegrant
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Marter of the Brig John and Bella
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in the County of Cumber land maketh Oath
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in the Brig Cambray now lying at the Pickle Herring
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Chain on the
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that about the
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standing upon the Deck of said Brig Cambray just by the
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Pump he fell something Crush his High it being
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then Dark-that the thought fit it had been something
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fellow of the Top of said vessel and on looking round
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he said the deceased lying on the Deck-that he called
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out to the people on board said Vessel that to man had
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felldown upon Deck that some of the people belonging
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that the deceased was taken into the Cabbin of said
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bled the deceased-but he even recovered.
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Sworn the 16th day
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February 1789 before me}
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belonging to the said vessel and came in her
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from cork to London-that about ½ past Six on Thursday
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Evening last the deceased and Dept. went up to the
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Maintopsail Yard of said Vessel in order to Row up the
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Maintopsail-that Dept. went more side of the Yard
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and the deceased on the other-that
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Dept.
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having foul'd his side of the Sail up first went down on
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the Deck of the said vessel leaving the deceased on the
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Yard soon after he was down, he heard an alarm that
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a Man had fallen upon Deck that he went and saw
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the deceased lying on the Deck with one side of his head
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