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<p n="324"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> City and Liberty<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo369">Westminster</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo370">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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to wit.</note>
<lb></lb>
An Inquisition Indented, taken for our Sovereign Lord the<lb></lb>
King at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo371">Parish of Saint Margaret</rs>
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<lb></lb>
within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo372">Westminster</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo373">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, the Sixth day of February in the twenty sixth<lb></lb>
Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of<lb></lb>
Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, Before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Prickard</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65226_occ251">Gentleman</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65226_occ252">Coroner</rs>
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of our said Lord the King for the said City and Liberty, on<lb></lb>
View of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-2">Richard Edwards</rs>
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an Infant then and there lying dead, upon<lb></lb>
the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-3">Nicodemus Hayne</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-9931">John Hurdelston</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-4">Richard Hatch</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-5">Samuel Mitchel</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-6">John Peat</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-7">Thomas Sanderson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-8">Henry Taylor</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-9">John Richards</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-993">Edward Burris</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-77">James Lallemand</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-10">Anthony<lb></lb>
Stephard</rs>
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, and <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-66">William Skurvin</rs>
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good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly<lb></lb>
chosen, who being then and there duly sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the<lb></lb>
King, when, how,and by what Means the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-11">Richard Edwards</rs>
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came to<lb></lb>
h is Death, do upon their Oath say, That the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-12">Richard Edwards</rs>
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an<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65226_occ253">Infant</rs>
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of the Age of Three Years on the Second day of February in the<lb></lb>
Year aforesaid, being alone in the Lodging Room or Apartment of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-13">Thomas Edwards</rs>
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his Father in the dwelling House of Henry Brain<lb></lb>
situate in Tothill Street in the Parish aforesaid within the Liberty and<lb></lb>
County aforesaid, It so happened that the Linnen Clothes which the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-14">Richard Edwards</rs>
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the Infant then and there had on his Body<lb></lb>
Accidentally, Casually and by Misfortune took Fire, by Reason<lb></lb>
whereof and from the Smoke and Flame arising from the said Fire<lb></lb>
he the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-15">Richard Edwards</rs>
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the Infant was then and there Burnt in and<lb></lb>
upon the Right side Stomach and other Parts of his Body, of which said<lb></lb>
Burning he the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-16">Richard Edwards</rs>
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from the said Second day of February<lb></lb>
in the Year aforesaid. Until the Third day of the same Month, and Year at the<lb></lb>
Parish aforesaid within the LIberty and County aforesaid did languish,<lb></lb>
and live on which said Third day of February he the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-17">Richard Edwards</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
at the said Parish LIberty and County of the Mortal Burning aforesaid did Die.<lb></lb>
And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n324-18">Richard Edwards</rs>
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the Infant in manner and by the Means aforesaid<lb></lb>
Accidentally Casually and by Misfortune came to his Death and not<lb></lb>
otherwise. In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said<lb></lb>
Nicodemus Hayne Foreman of the said Jurors, on the behalf of himself<lb></lb>
and the rest of his Fellows, in their Presence have to this Inquisition,<lb></lb>
set their Hands and Seals the Day Year and Place above written</p>
<p n="325"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n325-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<p n="326"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n326-902">Nicods: Hayne</rs>
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