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An Inquisitions Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London that<lb></lb>
is to say at the parish of Saint Faith under Saint Paul in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo2107">Ward of Farringdon</rs>
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written<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo2108">London</rs>
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aforesaid on the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65005_date184">twenty first day of December</rs>
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in the thirty third<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord<lb></lb>
George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender of the faith<lb></lb>
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of our said Lord the King for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo2109">City of London</rs>
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now here lying dead by the Oath of<lb></lb>
Joseph Twigg, <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n2057-5">Dudley Johnson</rs>
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, good and lawful men of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo2111">City of London</rs>
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aforesaid who being now here duly chosen sworn and<lb></lb>
charged to inquire for our Lord the King when how and in what manner the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n2057-22">Christopher Norris</rs>
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came to his death say upon their Oath that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n2057-23">Christopher Norris</rs>
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not being of sound<lb></lb>
mind mind memory and understanding but lunatic and distracted on the nineteenth day of December<lb></lb>
in the year aforesaid at the parish and ward aforesaid in <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo2112">London</rs>
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aforesaid one end of a certain piece of<lb></lb>
Cord of no value unto and about a certain Wooden railing belonging to a certain Cupboard in a room<lb></lb>
belonging to the house of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n2057-24">Christopher Norris</rs>
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situate in the parish & Ward aforesaid<lb></lb>
and the other end of the said piece of Cord round and about his own neck did then and there Fix<lb></lb>
tye and fasten by means whereof he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n2057-25">Christopher Norris</rs>
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did then and there hang<lb></lb>
strangle and suffocate himself of which said Hanging strangling and suffocation he <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo2113">the said Christopher</rs>
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Norris did then and there die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath do say that the said<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n2057-26">Christopher Norris</rs>
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being aforesaid mind memory and understanding, but<lb></lb>
lunatic and distracted in manner and by the means aforesaid did hang and kill himself In Witness whereof as well the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65005_occ786">Coroner</rs>
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as the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n2057-27">Joseph Twigg</rs>
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the foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellow<lb></lb>
in their presence have to this Inquisition set their hands and seals the day year and place first above<lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin">xd</note>
written.</p>
<p n="2058"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n2058-63">Josh Twigg</rs>
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