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of<lb></lb>
Westminster</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations of Witness taken<lb></lb>
this 20th. Jany. 1797 in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo127">Parish of<lb></lb>
St. George Hanover Square</rs>
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at the house<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n154-1">Thos. Jones</rs>
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the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo128">Sign of<lb></lb>
the Bricklayer arms</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo130">Grosvenor Square</rs>
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Hanover Square</rs>
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before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n154-3">Anthy Gell</rs>
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his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65237_occ61">Coroner</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the said City and Liberty touching<lb></lb>
the death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n154-2">Jane Brook Lacon</rs>
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an<lb></lb>
Infant Aged 3 Year 8 Months and<lb></lb>
11 days, then and there lying dead<lb></lb>
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to wit.</p>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65237_occ62">Servant</rs>
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to Mrs. Lacon <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65237_occ63">Milliner</rs>
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<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
being sworn deposeth that on Tuesday last the 17th. Inst<lb></lb>
about 5 o'Clock in the Evening being in the Nursery Room with the deceased and her<lb></lb>
Brother an Infant<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
her younger<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Brother she<lb></lb>
went down Stairs to fetch up a Candle and left the<lb></lb>
said two Children in the Nursery and returned immediately<lb></lb>
and when she went into the Nursery she saw the dec'd<lb></lb>
in the Room all in Flames & called for Assistance and<lb></lb>
Mr. Lacon came up and assisted and extinguished the<lb></lb>
Fire and went immediately for Mr. Lewis <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65237_occ65">Apothecary</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo134">Bond Street</rs>
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& also other of the Faculty who used<lb></lb>
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the pains and<obscured></obscured>
the</p>
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