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<p n="133"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo109">Southwark</rs>
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Informations of Witnesses taken<lb></lb>
at the Parish of Saint Thomas within the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65005_occ38">Borough</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo110">Southwark</rs>
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in the County of<lb></lb>
Surrey on the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65005_date27">22d day of June 1792</rs>
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on view<lb></lb>
of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n133-1">Margaret Smith</rs>
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now here<lb></lb>
lying dead.</p>
<p n="134"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n134-1">William Cook</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65005_occ39">Servant</rs>
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to Messrs. <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo111">Goss & Benwill</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo112">Battersea</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo113">County of Surrey</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65005_occ40">Distillers</rs>
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maketh Oath that he and<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n134-2">William Thompson</rs>
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also a servant to same persons were<lb></lb>
on Tuesday last employed in attending a<obscured></obscured>
Wind Mill<lb></lb>
belonging to their said Masters situate on <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo114">Battersea</rs>
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Bank<lb></lb>
near the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo115">River Thames</rs>
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That about ten Minutes before One<lb></lb>
OClock of same day the deced came to the Mill with a Child<lb></lb>
walking with her that she asked to look at the Mill<lb></lb>
that Dept. left the deced within said the Mill along with<lb></lb>
Thompson and the Child in Company with her and went<lb></lb>
down Stairs in order to put his Cloaths on to go to his Dinner<lb></lb>
that while Dept. was buckling one of his Shoes he heard the<lb></lb>
Mill give a sudden Jirk and stop Dept. then went up<lb></lb>
Stairs to<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Partner said Thompson upon going up he met<lb></lb>
the little<obscured></obscured>
that he had left with the deced who desired<lb></lb>
to be shown<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
down for that the Maid was killed<lb></lb>
meaning as Dept. understood the deced that she appeared<lb></lb>
very much frightened Dept desired her to stop and while<lb></lb>
Dept. was speaking to her Thompson came to Dept. and<lb></lb>
sayed the Woman is killed Dept. then went out upon<lb></lb>
the Stage of the Mill and saw the deced laying<del>ag</del>
on<lb></lb>
the Ground against a House adjoining the Mill wherein<lb></lb>
the Foreman of the Mill resides That she appeared very<lb></lb>
much hurt and insensible Dept immediately left the<lb></lb>
Mill and went to alarm some Neighbours and soon after<lb></lb>
the deced was placed upon a Shutter in order to be taken to<lb></lb>
her Masters house Mr. Lovell of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo116">Battersea</rs>
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aforesaid<lb></lb>
<del>Barkers</del>
Brickmaker that Dept. has seen the deced this<lb></lb>
Evening lying Dead at <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo117">Saint Thoms's Hospital</rs>
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<p n="135">Sworn the 22d day of<lb></lb>
June 1792 before me}</p>
<p n="136"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n136-1">Willm Cook</rs>
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