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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo979">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="1097">An Inquisition Indented taken for Our Sovereign Lord<lb></lb>
the King at the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo980">Saint Anne within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter<lb></lb>
of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo981">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="WACWIC65203_date225">Third day of December</rs>
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in the fourth Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George<lb></lb>
the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of<lb></lb>
the Faith and so forth before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-1">Thomas Prickard</rs>
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Gentleman Coroner of our said Lord<lb></lb>
the King for the said City and Liberty on View of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-2">James Cook</rs>
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then and there<lb></lb>
lying Dead, upon the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-3">Thomas Hatton</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-4">Richard Grant</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-5">Joseph Palmer</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-6">William Smith</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-7">Robert Blake</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-8">Daniel Paillet</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-9">Richard Bolt</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-10">Ralph Fossey</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-11">Edward Smith</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-12">Nicholas<lb></lb>
Edwards</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-13">Thomas Williams</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-14">John Allison</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-15">Thomas Davies</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-16">John Jones</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-29">Stephen<lb></lb>
Larche</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-34">Thomas Nethersole</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-17">Moses Wilson</rs>
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, good and Lawfull Men of the said Liberty<lb></lb>
duly chosen who being then and there duly Sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King<lb></lb>
when, how, and by what Means the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-18">James Cook</rs>
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came to his Death do upon<lb></lb>
their Oath say, That the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-19">James Cook</rs>
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, not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding<lb></lb>
but Lunatick and distracted, on the Second day of December in the year aforesaid at the<lb></lb>
Parish aforesaid within the Liberty and County aforesaid, one End of a certain Linnen<lb></lb>
Handkerchief around a Bed Post, at the fect of the Bed, in the Lodging Room or Apartment<lb></lb>
of him the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-20">James Cook</rs>
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, in the Dwelling House of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-21">Anthony Cook</rs>
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, Father of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-22">James Cook</rs>
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, situate and being in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo982">King Street</rs>
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in the said Parish Liberty and County, and the<lb></lb>
other End thereof about his own Neck, did fix, tye, and fasten, and therewith did then and there<lb></lb>
hang, suffocate and strangle himself, of which said Hanging, Suffocation, and Strangling, he<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-23">James Cook</rs>
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then and there died. And so the Jurors aforesaid, upon their Oath aforesaid<lb></lb>
do say, that the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-24">James Cook</rs>
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, not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding, but Lunatick<lb></lb>
and distracted, in Manner and by the Means aforesaid, did kill himself. In Witness whereof<lb></lb>
as well the said Coroner, as the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1097-25">Thomas Hatton</rs>
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Foreman of the said Jurors, on behalf of himself<lb></lb>
and the rest of his Fellows, in their presence, have to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals the<lb></lb>
Day Year and Place first above written.</p>
<p n="1098"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1098-56">Tho Prickard</rs>
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<p n="1099"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n1099-23">Thos. Hatton</rs>
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Foreman</p>
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