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City and Liberty
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of
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to wit.
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An Inquisition Indented, taken for our Sovereign Lord the
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King, at the
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within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter,
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Westminster
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,
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in the
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, the
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Twentieth day of December
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in the Twelfth Year
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of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great-Britain,
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France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, before
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Thomas Prickard
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, Gentleman,
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Coroner of our said Lord the King for the said City and Liberty, on View of the Body of
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Nicholas Merry
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then and there lying dead, upon the Oath of
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James
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Thomas
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,
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Thomas Simmonds
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Robert Walker
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Christopher Lewis
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Samuel Hoult
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James
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Fitz Patrick
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Thomas Jefferson
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John Lester
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John Eichhorn
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,
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Francis Reiginer
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John
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Wall
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,
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Samuel Jackman
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John Wilson
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Henry Fisher
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John Robinson
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Job
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Fidsbury
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,
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John Olive
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and
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William Bayliff
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, good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly
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chosen, who being then and there duly sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the
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King, when, how, and by what Means the said
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Nicholas Merry
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came to
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h is Death, do upon their Oath say, That the said
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Nicholas Merry
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, not being of sound
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Mind Memory and Understanding, but lunatick and distracted, on the
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Twentieth day of December in the Year aforesaid, at the Parish and in
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the Liberty and County aforesaid, in the dwelling house of him the
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said
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Nicholas Merry
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there situate, with a certain Razor made of
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Iron and Steel, which he the said
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Nicholas Merry
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then and there
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had and held in his Right Hand, the Throat or Gullet of him the said
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Nicholas Merry
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</
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, did then and there strike stab and penetrate, thereby
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lb
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>
then and there giving unto himself the said
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=
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Nicholas Merry
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inst
=
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=
"Nicholas"
>
</
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>
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inst
=
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=
"Merry"
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</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
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"male"
>
</
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, with the
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lb
>
</
lb
>
Razor aforesaid, in and upon the Throat or Gullet of him the said
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>
Nicholas
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>
</
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>
Merry
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>
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inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-25"
type
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"given"
value
=
"Nicholas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-25"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Merry"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-25"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
one mortal Wound of the length of three Inches and of the depth of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
one Inch, of which said mortal Wound he the said
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-26"
>
Nicholas Merry
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-26"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Nicholas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-26"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Merry"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-26"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
then
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and there died. And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid, do
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
say, that the said
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rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-27"
>
Nicholas Merry
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-27"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Nicholas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-27"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Merry"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-27"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
, not being of sound Mind Memory and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Understanding, but lunatick and distracted, in Manner and by the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Means aforesaid, did hill himself. In Witness whereof as well the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
said Coroner, as the said
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-28"
>
James Thomas
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-28"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"James"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-28"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Thomas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1984-28"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
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>
Foreman of the said Jurors, on
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the behalf of himself and the rest of his Fellows, in their presence, have to
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals, the Day Year and Place first
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
above written
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1985"
>
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rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65211_n1985-1"
>
Tho. Prickard
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1985-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Tho"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1985-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Prickard"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1985-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
figure
rend
=
"mark"
>
</
figure
>
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rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"WACWIC65211_occ498"
>
Coroner
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_occ498"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Coroner"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1986"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65211_n1986-45"
>
Jas. Thomas
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1986-45"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Jas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1986-45"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Thomas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65211_n1986-45"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
figure
rend
=
"mark"
>
</
figure
>
Foreman
</
p
>
</
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>
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