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<p n="393"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">City and Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65202_geo344">Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65202_geo345">County of Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit.</note>
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An Inquisition indented, taken for our Sovereign Lord <lb></lb>
the King at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65202_geo346">Parish of St. George Hanover Square</rs>
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in the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter<lb></lb>
of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter at <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65202_geo347">Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65202_geo348">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, the <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65202_date74">Tenth<lb></lb>
day of May</rs>
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in the Second year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the<lb></lb>
grace of God Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so forth, before<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-1">Thomas Prickard</rs>
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Coroner of our said Lord the King, for the said City and Liberty, on View of the Body<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-59">James Godman</rs>
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then and there lying Dead, upon the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-2">John Betteley</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-3">James<lb></lb>
Frith</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-26">Humfrey Hyett</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-4">Joseph Swain</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-5">Henry Allibone</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-6">Richard Burton</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-29">Edward Langbridge</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-7">John Beardmore</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-27">John Stonhouse</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-8">John Durant</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-9">George Bird</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-10">Ambrose Hardesty</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-11">Edward Hill</rs>
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good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly chosen, and who being then and there duly Sworn and charged<lb></lb>
to inquire for our said Lord the King, when how and by what means the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-28">James Godman</rs>
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came to his Death, Do upon their Oath say, That the said James Godman on the Ninth day of may in the<lb></lb>
Year aforesaid, not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding, but Lunatick and Distracted, at the Parish<lb></lb>
aforesaid in the Liberty and County aforesaid, a certain Cord over the Edge of a Door in the Dwelling House of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-12">Mary Godman</rs>
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his Mother, situate at <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65202_geo349">Knight bridge</rs>
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in the said Parish, did fix and round his Neck did then<lb></lb>
and there faster, and himself with the Cord aforesaid then and there did Hang Suffocate Choak and Strange<lb></lb>
Of which said Hanging Suffocating Choaking and Strangling he the said James Godman then<lb></lb>
and there Died: And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the said<lb></lb>
James Godman not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding, but Lunatick and Distraded<lb></lb>
in manner and by the Means aforesaid, did kill himself. In Witness whereof as well<lb></lb>
the said Coroner, as the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n393-13">John Betteley</rs>
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Toreman, on the behalf of himself and the rest<lb></lb>
of the said Jurors, in their presence, have to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals,<lb></lb>
the Day Year and Place first abovementioned.</p>
<p n="394"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n394-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65202_occ119">Coroner</rs>
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<p n="395"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n395-1">John Betteley</rs>
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Foreman</p>
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