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<p n="1214">LondonDepositions of Witnesses taken at London<lb></lb>
that is to say at the parish of Saint Bartholomew<lb></lb>
the Less in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo1244">Ward of Farringdon</rs>
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without<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo1245">London</rs>
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aforesaid this 8th. day of August<lb></lb>
1799 on view of the body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1214-1">James Watson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n1214-1" type="surname" value="Watson"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n1214-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
now here lying Dead</p>
<p n="1215"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1215-1">William Oaker</rs>
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<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n1215-1" type="surname" value="Oaker"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n1215-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a Carman and a Lodger at No. 6 <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1215-2">Rose Lane</rs>
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<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n1215-2" type="surname" value="Lane"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n1215-2" type="gender" value="unknown"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo1246">spitalfields</rs>
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maketh oath that between five and six oClock<lb></lb>
last Tuesday Night Dept. observed a Country last drawn by two Horses<lb></lb>
going<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Gateway of the Bear and Ragged Staff West<lb></lb>
smith<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
That Dept. heard a Woman say for (writs sake<lb></lb>
Carnaby speaking as Dept. supposed to the driver of the said<lb></lb>
Cart) stop your Horses or Cart for you have killed a Child<lb></lb>
Dept. was then on the off side of the Cart that the Cart was<lb></lb>
immediately bucked and Dept. observed a Child the deced<lb></lb>
fall on its back to the Ground-Dept. went to the Child<lb></lb>
that the Cart near then<del>forced</del>
bucked out of the Gateway<lb></lb>
towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo1247">Smithfield</rs>
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<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Dept. took the deced up and<lb></lb>
blood came from its Nostrils that it appeared hurt and<lb></lb>
was senseless Dept. then observed the Driver of the Cart<lb></lb>
who had a Velveteen Jacket on-that a person came and<lb></lb>
took the Child from Dept and took it into the Bear and<lb></lb>
ragged staff Publick house Dept. followed-that the Window<lb></lb>
of the publick house being open Dept. observed the Driver of the Cart<lb></lb>
outside at the Window that the Driver seemed very much concerned<lb></lb>
and sayed he was very sorry it had happened and that he<lb></lb>
did not see the Child.</p>
<p n="1216"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1216-1">Wm Oakes</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1217">Sworn this 8th. day of August<lb></lb>
1799 before me}</p>
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