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<p n="1846">January 1799.</p>
<p n="1847">And the said Mr.. Walter being Examined<lb></lb>
by the Court gave the following statement.</p>
<p n="1848">"Having received Information that a<lb></lb>
"Person named <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n1848-1">Obaker Higgles</rs>
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had Died in the<lb></lb>
"New House of Correction <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1302">Clerkenwell</rs>
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I issued a Precept<lb></lb>
"to Summon a Jury consisting of Six Persons<lb></lb>
resident in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1303">Parish of Clerkenwell</rs>
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and six<lb></lb>
Persons as is usual on the like Cases I accordingly<lb></lb>
attended to take such Inquisition and upon that<lb></lb>
Inquiry found that the Deceased had been<lb></lb>
Committed as a Vagrant and had been in the<lb></lb>
Prison 6. Days that during the time he had<lb></lb>
been in the Prison he had not applied for any<lb></lb>
Medical advice for if he had he would<lb></lb>
have received the same as the Apothecary attened<lb></lb>
the House every Day that he had been served -<lb></lb>
with Broth and particularly that the Day<lb></lb>
previous to his Death he had been served with<lb></lb>
Bread and two Quarts of Broth which he Eat<lb></lb>
that when he was locked up that night he did<lb></lb>
not make any Complaint and it also appeared<lb></lb>
That he was amply provided with Bed Cloaths<lb></lb>
as there were three Beds in the Room two of<lb></lb>
which were unoccupied he had taken the<lb></lb>
whole of the Cloaths all of which were found<lb></lb>
upon him in the Morning - that upon such<lb></lb>
Enquiry I particularly addressed those of the<lb></lb>
Jury who were Prisoners desiring they would<lb></lb>
say whether they had any knowledge of the<lb></lb>
Deceased having been improperly treated to<lb></lb>
which they all Answered they did not - That</p>
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