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<p n="262"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo298">City & Liberty<lb></lb>
of Westmr</rs>
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. in the<lb></lb>
County of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo299">Midsex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65226_date33">Thirtieth day of<lb></lb>
January 1786</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo300">Parish of St. Margaret</rs>
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<lb></lb>
within the Liberty of Westmr. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo301">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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upon an Inquisition touching the<lb></lb>
death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n262-1">William Tuf</rs>
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lying dead in the<lb></lb>
said Parish Liberty and County.</p>
<p n="263"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n263-1">Edward Hancock</rs>
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a Lodger at Mr.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Brown the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo302">Sign of<lb></lb>
the two Brewers</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo303">Princes Street Westmr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65226_occ220">Laborer</rs>
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on his<lb></lb>
Oath saith That on Wednesday last Dept. was at Work in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo304">St. James's Park</rs>
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, and saw something in the Canal there<lb></lb>
Says that he saw it there on Thursday Friday & Saturday<lb></lb>
last, the Twenty eighth Instant where he threw a Stone over<lb></lb>
the Deced who was floating in the Water in the Parish<lb></lb>
of St. Margaret Westmr. Says that he pulled the Deced<lb></lb>
to the Shore, Says that he observed no Marks of violence<lb></lb>
upon the Body, but appeared to have been long Drowned.</p>
<p n="264"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n264-1">Edwd Hancock</rs>
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</p>
<p n="265"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n265-1">John Lloyd</rs>
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at No. 6. <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65226_occ221">Maidenhead Court</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo305">Parish of<lb></lb>
St. Margaret Westmr</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65226_occ222">Shoemaker</rs>
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on his Oath saith That<lb></lb>
he has known the Deced some time, and is informed that<lb></lb>
the Deced has been Missing about nine Weeks, and<lb></lb>
has been to make Enquiry, after him, and being informed<lb></lb>
that<obscured></obscured>
lay at <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo306">St Margaret<obscured></obscured>
Mark house</rs>
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taken out of the Canal, whom<lb></lb>
he believes to be <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n265-2">William Tufton</rs>
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. and observed no Marks<lb></lb>
of violence upon the Deced.</p>
<p n="266"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n266-1">John Lloyd</rs>
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</p>
<p n="267"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n267-1">Elizabeth Woodman</rs>
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at No. 5 in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo307">Cooper's Street</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo308">Parish of St. Margaret Westmr</rs>
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. on her Oath saith, That<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Tufton the Deced came home to his Wife who<lb></lb>
Lodged with Dept. the 24th. Novr last (the Deced living in Service with Mrs.<lb></lb>
Mileanier in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo309">St. James's</rs>
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Place and was very ill with<lb></lb>
a Fever when he came home) Says that he Deced<lb></lb>
stayed with his Wife until Saturday Afternoon the<lb></lb>
Twenty sixth of Novr. as Dept. thinks, where he went<lb></lb>
away saying that he would go for a Letter to go to the<lb></lb>
Hospital, being than much disturbed in his Mind,<lb></lb>
Says that upon being informed last Saturday that a Man<lb></lb>
was in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo310">St. Margaret Work house</rs>
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taken out of the Canal<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo311">St. James's Park</rs>
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She went there and saw the Body of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n267-2">William Tufton</rs>
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who appeared to have been a long time Drowned<lb></lb>
but observed no Marks of violence upon the Deced.</p>
<p n="268"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n268-1">Elizabeth Woodman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<figure rend="mark"></figure>
<lb></lb>
her Mark</p>
<p n="269">Severally Sworn the Day Year<lb></lb>
& Place abovementioned<lb></lb>
before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n269-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65226_occ223">Coroner</rs>
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