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Westmr</rs>
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. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo209">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this Twenty<lb></lb>
eighth day of February<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
1783 at <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo210">Tothill<lb></lb>
Fields</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo212">Parish of<lb></lb>
St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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within the<lb></lb>
Liberty of Westmr. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo213">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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upon an Inquisition touching<lb></lb>
the death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n179-1">John Grocock</rs>
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a Prisoner lying<lb></lb>
dead in the said Prison.</p>
<p n="180"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n180-1">William Stokes</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo214">Tothill Fields<lb></lb>
Bridewell</rs>
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on his Oath saith That <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n180-2">John Grocock</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65223_occ129">Deced</rs>
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was brought to <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo215">Tothill Fields Bridewell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
as a Vagrant on the Twenty sixth day of February last<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Says that the Deced then appeared to be very<lb></lb>
weak and poorly, having his Right Jaw<lb></lb>
very Raw and Red, and appeared to be<lb></lb>
eaten into and Deced said that it was<lb></lb>
a Cancer which he had had a good while,<lb></lb>
Says that Dept. slept in the savice Ward<lb></lb>
with Deced, and assisted Deced when he<lb></lb>
wanted, Says that he was last Night in<lb></lb>
the same Ward with Deced, and Covered him<lb></lb>
That he found the Deced grew worse in<lb></lb>
the Morning, was afterwards Speechless<lb></lb>
and died this day about Ten o'Clock<lb></lb>
Says that the Deced had his Allowance<lb></lb>
from the Grovernor but could not Eat the<lb></lb>
Bread, Says that no Person used the<lb></lb>
Deced ill in said Prison, and believes<lb></lb>
that the Deced died of the Cancer.</p>
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<p n="182"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n182-1">Thomas Purdue</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo216">Strutton Ground</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65223_occ130">Surgeon</rs>
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<lb></lb>
& <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65223_occ131">Apothecary</rs>
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on his Oath saith That he saw the<lb></lb>
Deced this Morning in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo217">Tothill Fields Bridewell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
ordered him som Wine and Water but thought<lb></lb>
the Deced was dying, and Deced died soon<lb></lb>
after, Says that he Examined the Deced since<lb></lb>
found that he had a Cancer on the Right side<lb></lb>
of his Head which had Eaten up his Right<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
that it appeared to have been a</p>
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