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An Inquisition Indented, taken for our Sovereign Lord the
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within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter,
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France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, before
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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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came to
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h is Death, do upon their Oath say
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That the said
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on the Thirtieth day of August
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in the Year aforesaid at the Parish of
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in the Liberty and County aforesaid, to wit, in Milbank Street
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being driving a Cart with three Horses, and a Dray with two Horses being standing still in the said Street, it so happened
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that as the Fore Horse in the Cart which was driving by the said
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which was standing still, the said Fore Horse in the said Dray Neighed and immediately reared up and struck out his hind
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Legs to and against the Breast and Sides of him the said
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as he the said
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was passing on
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with his said Cart and Horses, by means whereof he the said
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accidentally casually and by Misfortune then
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and there received a violent and Mortal Contusion on the Breast and Sides and a Fracture of Six of the Ribs of him the said
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, of which said violent and mortal Contusion and Fracture he the said
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John the Evangelist in the Liberty and County aforesaid, and also at the Parish of
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in the Liberty and County aforesaid
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</
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>
from the said Thirtieth day of August in the Year aforesaid until the Fifth day of September in the same Year did Languish
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</
lb
>
and languishing did Live on which said Fifth day of September in the Year aforesaid at the Parish of Saint Margaret in the
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lb
>
</
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Liberty and County aforesaid to wit at the
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Westminster Hospital
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in
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James Street
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inst
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</
interp
>
he the said
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>
Jonathan Fidler
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>
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=
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=
"male"
>
</
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>
of the said violent
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and Mortal Contusion and Fracture did Dye, And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
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id
=
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>
Jonathan Fidler
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>
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inst
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"Jonathan"
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interp
>
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type
=
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>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65220_n1088-23"
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value
=
"male"
>
</
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>
in manner and by the means aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune came to his Death and not
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
otherwise, and that the Fore Horse in the said Dray was Moving to the Death of the said
<
rs
type
=
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id
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>
Jonathan Fidler
</
rs
>
<
interp
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"WACWIC65220_n1088-24"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Jonathan"
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>
<
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inst
=
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=
"Fidler"
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>
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inst
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>
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>
, and is of the Value of Five
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Shillings and is the Property and in the Possession of
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type
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>
Richard Pearce
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rs
>
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type
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>
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>
<
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"Pearce"
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>
<
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inst
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>
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>
of the Parish of Saint John the Evangelist in the Liberty and County
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
aforesaid or of his Assigns. In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the Foreman of the Jurors aforesaid on behalf of himself
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and the rest of the said Jurors have to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals the Day Year and at the Place abovementioned
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p
>
<
p
n
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>
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>
Tho. Prickard
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>
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>
</
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>
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>
Coroner
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>
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>
.
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
James Abbott Foreman
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p
>
</
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>
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