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<note type="authorial" place="margin">T. Shelton<lb></lb>
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without in London aforesaid on the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65003_date224">twenty third day of September in the<lb></lb>
thirtieth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third</rs>
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by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland<lb></lb>
King Defender of the faith Etc before <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1710-2">Thomas Shelton</rs>
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of our said Lord the King for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65003_geo1422">City of London</rs>
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now here lying dead by the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1710-4">Peter White</rs>
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aforesaid who being now here duly chosen sworn and<lb></lb>
charged to inquire for our said Lord the King when how and in what manner the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1710-19">William Hepworth</rs>
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came to his<lb></lb>
death say upon their oath that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1710-20">William Hepworth</rs>
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but lunatic and distracted on the twenty third day of September in the year aforesaid one end of a certain small<lb></lb>
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the parish and Ward aforesaid in <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65003_geo1425">London</rs>
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aforesaid and the other end of the said piece of Cord unto and about his<lb></lb>
own Neck then and there did he tie and fasten By means whereof he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1710-21">William Hepworth</rs>
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did hang<lb></lb>
strangle and suffocate himself Of which said hanging strangling and suffocation he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1710-22">William Hepworth</rs>
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did then and there die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1710-23">William Hepworth</rs>
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not being of sound mind memory and understanding but lunatic and distracted in manner and by the means<lb></lb>
aforesaid did hang and kill himself In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1710-24">Peter White</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
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set their hands and seals the day and year & place first above written</p>
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