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<p n="2120"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo2039">City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo2040">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this Second day<lb></lb>
of November 1789 at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo2041">Parish of St. John<lb></lb>
the Evangelist</rs>
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within the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo2042">Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo2043">County of Middlesex</rs>
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upon an<lb></lb>
Inquisition touching the death of<lb></lb>
Christopher Sherlock lying dead in<lb></lb>
the said Parish Liberty and County.</p>
<p n="2121"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65229_n2121-1">Catherine Beach</rs>
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wife of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65229_n2121-2">William Beach</rs>
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at the<lb></lb>
Chequer in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo2044">Abingdon</rs>
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Street in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo2045">Parish of<lb></lb>
St. John the Evangelist</rs>
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Westmr. Victualer on her<lb></lb>
Oath saith That on Saturday last the 31st. day of<lb></lb>
October about three or Four o'Clock in the<lb></lb>
afternoon <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65229_n2121-3">Christopher Sherlock</rs>
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the Deced<lb></lb>
same to Dept House and asked for a Glass<lb></lb>
of Gin which she served him with and Deced<lb></lb>
drank it and went out of the House<lb></lb>
appearing to be in perfect Health, says that<lb></lb>
in a few Minutes Dept was informed that<lb></lb>
the Deced was dead, upon which Dept. went<lb></lb>
out and saw the Deced lying dead under<lb></lb>
a Gateway leading into Mr. <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo2046">Gaunty yard</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo2047">Parish of St. John the Evangelist</rs>
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says that<lb></lb>
the Deced was carried to this Dept Hose<lb></lb>
where Surgeon attempted to bleed the Deced<lb></lb>
but his bled<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
says that she saw the<lb></lb>
Marks of violence upon the Deced, and<lb></lb>
believes that the Deced died in a<lb></lb>
natural Way.</p>
<p n="2122"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65229_n2122-1">Catherin Beach</rs>
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<p n="2123">Sworn the Day Year<lb></lb>
and Place above-<lb></lb>
mentioned before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65229_n2123-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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