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<p n="2913"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo2400">City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo2401">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65212_date540">Fourteenth day of<lb></lb>
Decr. 1772</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo2402">Parish of St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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<lb></lb>
within the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo2403">Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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. in the County of Midsex<lb></lb>
upon an Inquisition touching the death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n2913-1">Eleanor<lb></lb>
Mathews</rs>
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lying dead in the said Parish Liberty & County.</p>
<p n="2914"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n2914-1">William Jones</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65212_occ772">Shopman</rs>
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to Mr. Jeffreys the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65212_occ773">Jeweller</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in Cock spur Street in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo2404">Parish of St. Martin in<lb></lb>
the Fields</rs>
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on his Oath saith That on Friday last<lb></lb>
about two o'Clock in the Afternoon he this Dept. was<lb></lb>
in his Master's Shop and writing at the Desk That when<lb></lb>
he<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
lifted up his Head he saw the Deced <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n2914-2">Eleanor<lb></lb>
Matthews</rs>
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lying down in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo2405">Cockspur Street</rs>
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opposite to<lb></lb>
Mr. Jefferys Houcer (where she used to sweep the Cross way)<lb></lb>
and the off Wheel of a Cart or Coach (Dept. is not sure)<lb></lb>
passing over the Deced's Head and going along towards<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo2406">Charing Cross</rs>
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Says that he saw at the same time a<lb></lb>
Coach driving along towards <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo2407">Pall Mall</rs>
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, and believes<lb></lb>
that the Deced in endeavouring to keep clear of the<lb></lb>
Coach going towards <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo2408">Pall Mall</rs>
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, went against the<lb></lb>
other Carriage and that the Wheel accidentally<lb></lb>
went over the Deced's Head, Says that the Deced<lb></lb>
lay motionless & Speechless near the Middle of the Street<lb></lb>
and died there very soon after<del>died</del>
and believes<lb></lb>
that her death was Accidental.</p>
<p n="2915"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n2915-1">William Jones</rs>
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<p n="2916">Sworn the Day and Year<lb></lb>
abovementioned before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n2916-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65212_occ774">Coroner</rs>
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