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City and Liberty<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65200_geo98">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="73">An Inquisition Indented and taken at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65200_geo99">Parish of St. John the<lb></lb>
Evangelist</rs>
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in the City of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65200_geo100">Westminster</rs>
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within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church<lb></lb>
of St. Peter at <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65200_geo101">Westminster</rs>
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the <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65200_date32">Second day of June in the thirty third Year of the Reign of our Sovereign<lb></lb>
Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the faith<lb></lb>
and so forth, and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and sixty</rs>
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Before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65200_n73-1">John Feary</rs>
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Coroner<lb></lb>
for our Sovereign Lord the King for the City and Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65200_geo102">Westminster</rs>
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aforesaid, Upon a View of the Body of<lb></lb>
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then and there lying Dead by the Oaths of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65200_n73-3">Peter Wyatt</rs>
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Good and Lawfull Men of the said City and Liberty who being Sworn and Charged to Esquire for our Sovereign<lb></lb>
Lord the King how when where and in what manner the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65200_n73-17">Samuel Coast</rs>
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came to his Death, say upon their<lb></lb>
Oaths. That on Monday the <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65200_date33">26th, day of May</rs>
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last about the hour of Five of the Clock in the afternoon<lb></lb>
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being employed about the Works carrying on at <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65200_geo103">London Bridge</rs>
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the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65200_geo104">River of Thames</rs>
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and falling he was then and thereby Drowned And so the<lb></lb>
said Jurors aforesaid upon their Oaths aforesaid do say that the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65200_n73-19">Samuel Coast</rs>
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in manner and form<lb></lb>
aforesaid unfortunately and accidentally by his Death came, and not otherwise. In Witness whereof<lb></lb>
as well the said Coroner as the Foreman of the Jurors aforesaid have to this Inquisition put their<lb></lb>
hands and Seals the day Year and at the Place abovesaid.</p>
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<del>Peter Wg</del>
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Forman</p>
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