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<p n="2168"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr. in the<lb></lb>
County of Midsx}</note>
<lb></lb>
Information taken this Twenty sixth day<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
December 1791 at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo2755">Parish of St. George Han<lb></lb>
Square</rs>
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within the Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo2756">Westmr.</rs>
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in the County<lb></lb>
of Midsex upon an Inquisition touching the deat<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n2168-1">Mary Spencer</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ2140">lying dead</rs>
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in the said parish<lb></lb>
Liberty and County</p>
<p n="2169"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n2169-1">Mary Bates</rs>
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wife of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n2169-2">James Bates</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ2141">Lodger</rs>
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at <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n2169-3">William<lb></lb>
Sallers</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo2757">Burees Street</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo2758">St. Margaret<lb></lb>
Westmr.</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ2142">Chandler</rs>
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on her Oath saith That she Lodges in<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
a Garret in Mr. Sellors even With the Garret whe<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the Deced Lodged Says that on Thursday Morn<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
last the Twenty second Instant George the Deced<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
son (who usually Slept with his Mother) called<lb></lb>
Dept. desiring he to come to the Deced who<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
dying Says that she went, and saw the Deced<lb></lb>
lying upon the Heath Bleeding from a wound in<lb></lb>
her Throat. which Dept. believes the Deced ga<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
herself, Says that a Surgeon was fetched w<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Dressed the Deceds Wound and advised the<lb></lb>
Deced's being carried to <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo2759">St. George's Hospital</rs>
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, where<lb></lb>
Dept. saw the Body today and was informed<lb></lb>
that she died there last Saturday the 24 Instant<lb></lb>
Says that the Deced attempted to destroy a<lb></lb>
herself on Sunday last was three weeks, but<lb></lb>
Dept prevented her by taking the Knife out of he<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Hand and Dept. believes that Deced was at<lb></lb>
times Disorder<obscured></obscured>
in her Mind.</p>
<p n="2170">May<figure rend="mark"></figure>
</p>
<p n="2171"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n2171-1">Joseph Roberts</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo2760">Princes Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo2761">Westmr.</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ2143">Green Grocer</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on his Oath saith That on Thursday Morning last<lb></lb>
a large Quantity of Blood was found at the bottom<lb></lb>
of Depts. Stairs and that his Wife found a Kni<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Bloody near the back Door of the Prince's Head the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
That he was soon after informed that the Deep<lb></lb>
had cut her Throat, and believes that the Act<lb></lb>
was her own and Says that for upwards of a<lb></lb>
Year last past the Deced has been addicted to Drinking</p>
<p n="2172">Severally Sworn the Day<lb></lb>
Year & Place above written<lb></lb>
before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n2172-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ2144">Coroner</rs>
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}</p>
<p n="2173"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n2173-1">Joseph Roberts</rs>
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