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<p n="1054"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Westmr. to wit</note>
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Informations of Witnesses taken upon Oath<lb></lb>
this <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65217_date242">8th. day of August 1777</rs>
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, at the House of Mr.<lb></lb>
Gafor the Sign of the Swan with two<lb></lb>
Necks in Old Tothil Street in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65217_geo1052">Saint<lb></lb>
Margaret in the City of Westminster</rs>
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, Before<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1054-1">Thomas Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65217_occ326">Gentleman</rs>
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. His Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65217_occ327">Coroner</rs>
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for the City and Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65217_geo1053">Westminster</rs>
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upon View of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1054-2">William Smith</rs>
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, in<lb></lb>
the said Parish then and there lying Dead.</p>
<p n="1055"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1055-1">Mary Hill</rs>
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of old Tothil Street <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65217_geo1054">St. Margaret Westminster</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65217_occ328">Singlewoman</rs>
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on her<lb></lb>
Oath saith That on Thursday the 7th. day of August 1777, she<lb></lb>
saw the Deceased about Eight o' Clock in the Morning in the<lb></lb>
Yard in the House of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1055-2">John Hill</rs>
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his Master<del>in the same</del>
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<del>House</del>
, about nine o' Clok in the Morning Mr. Hill her<lb></lb>
Brother desired her to go call the Child, Deponent went into<lb></lb>
the Yard to call the Deceased, but he not answering,<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the<lb></lb>
Deponent went up into the Store Room, and then saw the<lb></lb>
Deced lying on the Sacks of Flour with his Head downwards<lb></lb>
and</p>
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