City and
Liberty of Westmr.
in the County of Middlesex
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to Wit.
Informations taken this 4th day of June 1763
at the Parish of St. George Hanover Square
on
view of the Body of a Man Unknown lying Dead
in the said Parish.
William Oldfield< no role >
of Stangate
in Surry
Waterman
on his
Oath saith that being rowing in his Boot yesterday about
twelve o' Clock he discovered the Shirts of a Parson's
Cloaths floating in the River Thames
in a plan called the
Neat Houses, saith that on corning to the place withhe andone
Tyler they found the Body of the Deced, then Dead, Says
that the pulled deced out of the Water and left him
on the Shore Several of the Neighbours being the came
about the Deced
The Mark of
[mark]
William Oldfield< no role >
William Coulston< no role >
of the Neat Houses Gardiner
on his Oath
saith that yesterday about Eleven o' Clock [..] a Woman & a Boy
who works for Deponent, brought a Blue Surtoot Coat
A HatandWig & Stick, into his House and informed
Deponent that they brought them out of a Boat belonging
to Deponent, lying by the Thames sade, and that she saw them
lye in the Boat about half long as [..] Eight o'Clock that Morning, Says that
he came to the Deced soon after he was drawn to Shore
and is sure that the Deced had neither Coat Hat or Wig on
at that time
Severally Sworn the Day
Year and Place abovementioned
before me
Tho. Prickard< no role >
Coroner
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Wm. Coulson< no role >