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<p n="1990"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">City and Liberty of<lb></lb>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo1698">County of Middlesex</rs>
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To wit.</note>
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An Inquisition indented, take for our Sovereign Lord the King at the Dwelling House of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1990-1">Mary Hitch</rs>
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Sign of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo1699">Kings Head</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo1700">Knightsbridge</rs>
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, in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo1701">Saint Margaret</rs>
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within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of<lb></lb>
the Collegiate Church of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo1702">Saint Peter Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo1703">County of Middlesex</rs>
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the first day of September 1794 in the<lb></lb>
thirty fourth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, by the Grace of God Britain France and Ireland<lb></lb>
King Defender of the Faith and so forth before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1990-2">Anthony Gell</rs>
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, Esqr. Coroner of our said Lord the King for the<lb></lb>
said City and Liberty on view of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1990-3">Joseph Heath</rs>
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then and there lying dead upon the Oath<lb></lb>
of the several Jurors whose Names are here under written and Seals affixed good and lawful Men of the said<lb></lb>
Liberty, duly chosen, who being then and there duly sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the King<lb></lb>
when, how, and by what Means the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1990-4">Joseph Heath</rs>
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came to his death, do upon their Oath say, the<lb></lb>
some Person or Persons to these Jurors unknown, now at large, not having the Fear of God before<lb></lb>
his her; or their Eyes but moved and seduced by the Instigation of the Devil on the thirtieth day of August<lb></lb>
in the Year aforesaid with force and Arms, in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo1704">Hyde Park</rs>
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within the Liberty aforesaid, in and<lb></lb>
upon the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1990-5">Joseph Heath</rs>
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, in the Peace of God and of our said Lord the King, then<lb></lb>
and there being feloniously, wilfully, and of his, her, or their Malice afore thought, did make an<lb></lb>
Assault. And that the said Person or Persons to these Jurors unknown, then and there<lb></lb>
feloniously, wilfully and of his her or their Malice aforethought, him the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1990-6">Joseph<lb></lb>
Heath</rs>
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into a certain Pond of Water situate and being in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo1705">Hyde Park</rs>
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aforesaid did cast and throw, by means whereof. he the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1990-7">Joseph Heath</rs>
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in the Water of the said Pond was then and there suffocated and drowned: Of<lb></lb>
which said Suffocation and Drowning he the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1990-8">Joseph Heath</rs>
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then and there<lb></lb>
instantly died. And so the Turns aforesaid, upon their Oath aforesaid do day, that<lb></lb>
the said Person or Persons, now at large, and to them unknown, him the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1990-9">Joseph<lb></lb>
Heath</rs>
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in Manner and by the Means aforesaid feloniously, wilfully and of his, her, or their<lb></lb>
Malice after thought did hill and under; against the Pence of our said Lord the<lb></lb>
King, his Crown and Dignity. And that the said Person or Persons unknown<lb></lb>
after He, She or They had committed the Felony and Murder aforesaid,<lb></lb>
in manner and by the Means aforesaid withdrew and fled for the same<lb></lb>
And that at the Time of the Committing thereof, or, at any Time since, He<lb></lb>
She, or They the said Person or Persons unknown, had not any Goods, or<lb></lb>
Chattels, Lands or Tenements within the said Liberty or elsewhere to the<lb></lb>
Knowledge of the said Turns. In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as<lb></lb>
the said Jurors have to this Inquisition set their hands and Seals the Day<lb></lb>
Year and Place first above-written.</p>
<p n="1991"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1991-1">Anthy. Gell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65234_occ1027">Coroner</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1991-2">John Bramsgrove</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65234_occ1028">Foreman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1991-5">Geo. Haywood</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1991-6">Geo Gosington</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1991-4">Wm Reed</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1992"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1992-1">John Walton</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1992-2">Samuel Hull</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1992-3">John Adams</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the mark of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1992-4">Isaac<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Knight</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1992-5">Jas Mathews</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1992-6">Jn. Hooton</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1993"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1993-1">George Crouch</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1993-2">William White</rs>
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