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<p n="1086"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London</note>
Deposition of a Witness taken at London<lb></lb>
that is to say at the Parish of Saint Bridget<lb></lb>
otherwise Bride in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1094">Ward of Farringdon</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1095">without in London</rs>
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aforesaid the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65007_date251">2nd. day of<lb></lb>
August 1794</rs>
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on view of the Body of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1086-1">Benjamin Pope</rs>
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now here lying Dead.</p>
<p n="1087"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1087-1">Margaret Lockyer</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65007_occ337">Servant</rs>
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to Mr. <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1096">Briston</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1097">Ratcliffe</rs>
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<lb></lb>
highway in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1098">Middx</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65007_occ338">Enginemaker</rs>
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maketh oath<lb></lb>
that she hath known the <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65007_occ339">deced</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1087-2">Benjamin Pope</rs>
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who was a Prisor.<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1099">the Fleet</rs>
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& Father in law to Mr Bristow about eighteen<lb></lb>
Months during all which time he has been a Prisoner in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1100">Fleet</rs>
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about three Months ago he was taken ill with a relax-<lb></lb>
ation in his Bowels which continued on him until last Monday<lb></lb>
when it stopt and his legs then began to swell and he appeared<lb></lb>
to get much worse that he then took to his Bedthat the<lb></lb>
swelling appeared to fly into his Stomachthat he was<lb></lb>
attended by a Mr.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1101">Irnham</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65007_occ340">coroner</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1102">princess Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1103">Ratcliffe highway</rs>
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& also by Mr Irnhams Nephewthat<lb></lb>
he continued to get were daily until yesterday afternoon<lb></lb>
between four & five O Clock when he departed this Lifethat Dept attended on him<lb></lb>
during his illnessthat the Doctor sayed the deceds Death<lb></lb>
was occasioned by a Nervous Consumption together with a<lb></lb>
natural decay he being an aged Man between sixty and<lb></lb>
Seventy Years of age</p>
<p n="1088">Sworn this 2nd. day of August<lb></lb>
1794 before me}</p>
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