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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo1079">County of Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
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<p n="1169">An Inquisition Indented taken for Our Sovereign<lb></lb>
Lord the King at the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo1080">Saint Ann</rs>
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within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter<lb></lb>
of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo1081">Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo1082">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, the Twenty<lb></lb>
seventh day of June, in the Sixth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by<lb></lb>
the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so<lb></lb>
Forth before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-1">Thomas Prickard</rs>
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Gentleman Coroner of our said Lord the King for the said City<lb></lb>
and Liberty, on View of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-24">Hester Heerlin</rs>
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then and there lying Dead, upon the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-2">John Gerard</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-20">Reynold Grignion</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-3">William Barber</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-4">John Tennant</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-5">Paul Callerd</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-6">Francis Lyon</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-21">George Weldon</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-7">Thomas Hart</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-8">John Bullock</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-9">Alexander Tate</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-22">Jeremiah Nicholas</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-10">William Paul</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-11">John Bird</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-12">Walter Banister</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-13">Samuel Jackman</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-14">Robert Rumford</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-15">William<lb></lb>
Leader</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-16">Thomas Lewis</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-17">John Hodgson</rs>
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, and <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-18">William Stephenson</rs>
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, good and lawful Men of the said Liberty duly chosen<lb></lb>
who being then and there duly Sworn and Charged to inquire for our said Lord the King, when<lb></lb>
how, and by what Means the said Hester Heerlincame to her Death, do upon the<lb></lb>
Oath say, That the said Hester Heerling, not being of sound Mind, Memory and Understanding<lb></lb>
but lunatic and distracted, on the Twenty sixth day of June in the Year aforesaid, at the<lb></lb>
Parish aforesaid within the Liberty and County aforesaid, into a certain Wooden Tub containing<lb></lb>
a great quantity of Water, standing and being in the Dwelling House of her the said Hester Heerlin,<lb></lb>
in the said Parish Liberty and County, did cast and throw hereself; by Means of which said<lb></lb>
casting the throwing she the said Hester Heerlin in the Water in the said Tub, was then<lb></lb>
and there Suffocated and Drowned, of which said Suffocation and Drowing, She the said<lb></lb>
Hester Heerlin then and there instantly died, And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their<lb></lb>
Oath aforesaid, do say, that the said Hester Heerlin in Manner and by the Means aforesaid<lb></lb>
not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding, but lunatick and distracted, did<lb></lb>
drown and hill herself. In Wintness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1169-19">John Gerard</rs>
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Foreman of the said Jurors, on the behalf of himself and the rest of his said<lb></lb>
Fellows, in their presence, have to this Inquistion set their Hands and Seals the Day Year<lb></lb>
and Place first above written</p>
<p n="1170"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1170-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ354">Coroner</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1171"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1171-1">John Gerard</rs>
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Foreman</p>
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