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LondonDepositions of Witnesses taken at London
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that is to say at the parish of Saint Bartholomew
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the Less in the
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aforesaid this 8th. day of August
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1799 on view of the body of
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now here lying Dead
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William Oaker
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a Carman and a Lodger at No. 6
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maketh oath that between five and six oClock
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last Tuesday Night Dept. observed a Country last drawn by two Horses
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going
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Gateway of the Bear and Ragged Staff West
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smith
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That Dept. heard a Woman say for (writs sake
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Carnaby speaking as Dept. supposed to the driver of the said
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Cart) stop your Horses or Cart for you have killed a Child
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Dept. was then on the off side of the Cart that the Cart was
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immediately bucked and Dept. observed a Child the deced
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fall on its back to the Ground-Dept. went to the Child
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that the Cart near then
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bucked out of the Gateway
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Dept. took the deced up and
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blood came from its Nostrils that it appeared hurt and
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was senseless Dept. then observed the Driver of the Cart
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who had a Velveteen Jacket on-that a person came and
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took the Child from Dept and took it into the Bear and
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ragged staff Publick house Dept. followed-that the Window
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of the publick house being open Dept. observed the Driver of the Cart
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outside at the Window that the Driver seemed very much concerned
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Wm Oakes
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Sworn this 8th. day of August
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1799 before me}
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