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An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the Parish of Saint<lb></lb>
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Street in the Ward of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo1301">Coleman Street</rs>
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in London aforesaid on the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65004_date77">sixteenth day of<lb></lb>
September</rs>
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in the thirty first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of<lb></lb>
God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the faith and so forth Before<lb></lb>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65004_occ456">Coroner</rs>
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of our said Lord the King for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo1302">City of London</rs>
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and Borough<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo1303">Southwark</rs>
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on view of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-4">Ann Moore</rs>
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now here lying dead by the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-5">Richard Read</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-6">Joseph May</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-7">Charles Day</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-8">Thomas Slack</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-9">James Finch</rs>
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William Sober <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-10">Thomas Harris</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-11">Robert Cadmon</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-12">George Owen</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-13">John Morphy</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-14">Edward Deane</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-15">George Leynham</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-16">Robert Birch</rs>
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Richard Shepperd and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-17">George Kigson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65004_occ457">good</rs>
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and lawful Men of the Parish and Ward aforesaid who being now here<lb></lb>
duly Chosen Sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King when how and in what<lb></lb>
manner the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-18">Ann Moore</rs>
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came to her death say upon their Oath that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-19">Ann Moore</rs>
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<lb></lb>
not being of sound mind memory and understanding but lunatic and distracted on the Sixteenth day of<lb></lb>
November in the Year aforesaid one end of a certain Garter of no value to one end of a certain linen<lb></lb>
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of no value and the other end of the said linen Sheet unto a certain Iron Hinge of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-20">a Shutter</rs>
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<lb></lb>
over the Door case of a certain Room in a Certain Hospital there situate called <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo1305">Bethlam Hospital</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and the other end of the said Garter unto and about her own Neck then and there did fix tye and<lb></lb>
fasten by means whereof she the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-21">Ann Moore</rs>
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did then and there hang Strangle and Suffocate<lb></lb>
herself of which said hanging Strangling and Suffocation she the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-22">Ann Moore</rs>
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did then and<lb></lb>
there die And so the Jurors<del>aforesaid</del>
upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-23">Ann Moore</rs>
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<lb></lb>
not being of Sound Mind Memory and understanding but Lunatic and distracted in manner and<lb></lb>
by the means aforesaid did hang and kill herself In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1285-24">Richard Read</rs>
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the Foreman of the said Jurors on Behalf of himself and the rest of his<lb></lb>
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in their presence have to this Inquisition set their Hands Seals the day Year and<lb></lb>
place first above Written.</p>
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Read</rs>
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