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An Inquisition Indented taken for our <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n204-1">Sovereign Lord</rs>
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the King at London that is to say<lb></lb>
at the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo177">Saint Mary Abchurch</rs>
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aforesaid on the<lb></lb>
third day of July in the thirty second Year of the Reign of our <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n204-2">Sovereign Lord</rs>
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the third<lb></lb>
by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender of the faith and so forth<lb></lb>
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for our said Lord the King for the City of<lb></lb>
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on view of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n204-5">William Blake</rs>
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now here lying dead<lb></lb>
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, good and lawful men of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo180">City of London</rs>
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who being now here duty chosen sworn and charged to inquire for our Lord the King<lb></lb>
when how and in what manner the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n204-20">William Blake</rs>
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came to his death say upon<lb></lb>
their Oath that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n204-21">William Blake</rs>
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not being of sound mind memory and understanding<lb></lb>
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lunatic and distracted on the first day of July in the year aforesaid one end of<lb></lb>
a certain peice of Cord<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
of the value of one penny round and about a certain Iron<lb></lb>
hook fixed in the Wainscott of a certain room in the dwelling house of him the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n204-22">William Blake</rs>
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there situate and the other end of the said piece of Cord unto and about his own neck did then and there<lb></lb>
fix tie and fasten by means whereof he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n204-23">William Blake</rs>
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did then and there<lb></lb>
hang strangle and suffocate himself by means of which said hanging strangling and<lb></lb>
suffocation he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n204-24">William Blake</rs>
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did then and there die And so the Jurors aforesaid<lb></lb>
upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n204-25">William Blake</rs>
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not being of sound mind<lb></lb>
memory and understanding but lunatic and distracted did hang and kill himself In<lb></lb>
Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n204-26">Richard Moss</rs>
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the foreman of the said<lb></lb>
Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellow in their presence have to this Inquisition<lb></lb>
set their hands and seals the day year and place first above written.</p>
<p n="205">Richd. MossForerman</p>
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