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of<lb></lb>
Westminster</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations of Witnesses taken<lb></lb>
this 21st. day of May 1796 in the Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65236_geo582">St.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Paul Covent Garden</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
the Dwelling house of Walling the<lb></lb>
Sign of the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65236_geo583">Yorkshire grey</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65236_geo584">Brydges<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65236_n828-1">Anthony<lb></lb>
Gell</rs>
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His Majesty's Coroner for the said<lb></lb>
City and Liberty touching the Death of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65236_n828-2">Robert Benson</rs>
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then and there lying<lb></lb>
ahead as follow, to Wit.</p>
<p n="829"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65236_n829-1">John North</rs>
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a Waite<obscured></obscured>
at the Crown & Anchor<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65236_geo586">the Strand</rs>
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being sworn deposeth that as he &<lb></lb>
<del>another</del>
Mr. Clark another which down <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65236_geo587">Brydges Street</rs>
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<obscured></obscured>
were returning<lb></lb>
from<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Co<obscured></obscured>
about 3'o Clock<lb></lb>
Yesterday morning (the 20th. Instant)<del>they were</del>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
they<del>had</del>
were just passing by Mr. Longdales<lb></lb>
the Woollen Draper in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65236_geo588">Bryd<obscured></obscured>
Street</rs>
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at a little<lb></lb>
distance from each other the<del>dead</del>
deceased file<lb></lb>
from the Upper part of Mr. Longdale's house<lb></lb>
between then at which time he was quite naked<lb></lb>
and appeared to be quite motionless and dead<lb></lb>
and they were informed it was Mr. Brown the Player<lb></lb>
and much blood came from him and two Woman<lb></lb>
and a Watchman soon came thither and the<lb></lb>
Watchman spring his Ruffle and then this<lb></lb>
Deponent</p>
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