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<p n="371"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo324">Southwark</rs>
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Information of Witnesses taken at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo325">Parish of Saint John within the Borough</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo326">Southwark</rs>
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the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65002_date54">23d. day of February<lb></lb>
1789</rs>
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on View of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n371-1">John Griffiths</rs>
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<lb></lb>
then and there lying Dead.</p>
<p n="372"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n372-1">Griffiths Ellis</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65002_occ134">Marnier</rs>
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belonging the Catherine<lb></lb>
Brig whereof <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n372-3">John Jones</rs>
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is <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65002_occ135">Master</rs>
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now lying at<lb></lb>
Griffins Wharf in the Parish of Saint Olave with in the<lb></lb>
Borough of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo327">Southwark</rs>
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maketh Oath and saith that last<lb></lb>
Saturday Sennight about the hour of nine in the Night<lb></lb>
Dept. the deceased and one <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n372-4">Robert Jones</rs>
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were going<lb></lb>
off to said Vessel in Boat belonging to the Nancy Sloop<lb></lb>
belonging, to Chicherter-that the side was running down<lb></lb>
were strong,<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
that whom said Boat had got to said Vessel the Catherine Dept. deced. Jones<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
went to the fore part of the fore<lb></lb>
Chairs of the said vessel called the Catherine-that Dept. got out of said<lb></lb>
Boat first, that the deceased followed him that Dept.<lb></lb>
had source got on Board said Vessel when he heard the<lb></lb>
deceased fall down into the water-that Dept<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
has known the deceased about four Years<lb></lb>
that he was Mariner belonging to the James Brig of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo328">Barmouth</rs>
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in North Wales whereof <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n372-5">Lewis Williams</rs>
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<lb></lb>
is Masters that Dept. and the deceased were upon<lb></lb>
very good terms and that his falling down into the Water<lb></lb>
and before stated was intriely accidentally</p>
<p n="373">Sworn the 23d. day of<lb></lb>
February 1789 before me}</p>
<p n="374">T Shelton Corr.</p>
<p n="375">Griffith<lb></lb>
Ellis</p>
<p n="376"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n376-1">Robert Jones</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65002_occ136">Mariner</rs>
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belonging to <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo329">the Catherine of Brig</rs>
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<lb></lb>
above mentioned maketh Oath and saith that he has heard<lb></lb>
the above Deposition read and the same is true and that<lb></lb>
Dept. known nothing further</p>
<p n="377"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n377-1">Robert Jones</rs>
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</p>
<p n="378">Sworn the 23rd day of<lb></lb>
February 1789 before me}</p>
<p n="379">T Shelton Corr.</p>
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