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An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London that is to say at<lb></lb>
the parish of Saint Bartholomew the less in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1153">Ward of Farringdon</rs>
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without in London aforesaid on the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65007_date263">twenty<lb></lb>
seventh day of August</rs>
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in the thirty fourth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the<lb></lb>
Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender of the faith and so forth before <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-3">Thomas Shelton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65007_occ354">Gentleman</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65007_occ355">Coroner</rs>
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of our said Lord the King for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1154">City of London</rs>
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and Borough of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1155">Southwark</rs>
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on view of the<lb></lb>
body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-4">Thomas Wilkes</rs>
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now here lying dead by the oath of Willliam Pellit <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-5">Michael Borrall</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-6">Ralph Monk</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-7">James Atchinson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-8">Robert Read</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-9">Hugh White</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-10">John Bush</rs>
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William Sharratt <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-11">William Hughes</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-12">John Dolphin</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-13">John Denison</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-14">William Muston</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-15">Joseph Hunt</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-16">Lewis Cole</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-17">Charles Haskin</rs>
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's good and lawful men of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1156">City of London</rs>
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aforesaid who being now here duly chosen sworn and charged to inquire for our<lb></lb>
said Lord the King when how and in what manner the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-18">Thomas Wilkes</rs>
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came to his death say<lb></lb>
upon their oath that on the twenty sixth day of August in the year aforesaid the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-19">Thomas Wilkes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
being upon the top of a certain house of oneVarney situate in the parish of Saint Sepulchre in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1157">Ward of Farringdon</rs>
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without in <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1158">London</rs>
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aforesaid It so happened that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-20">Thomas Wilkes</rs>
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accidentally<lb></lb>
casually and by misfortune fell from the top of the said house against and upon the stone pavement of a<lb></lb>
certain Court fronting the said dwelling house by means whereof he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-21">Thomas Wilkes</rs>
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did then and<lb></lb>
there receivedivers mortal wounds bruises and fractures in and upon his head neck and divers other<lb></lb>
parts of his body of which said said mortal wounds bruises and fractures he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-22">John Welkes</rs>
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as<lb></lb>
well at the said Parish of Saint Sepulchre as also at the said parish of Saint Bartholomew the less<lb></lb>
in the ward aforesaid did languish and languishing did live On which said twenty sixth day of August in the year aforesaid<lb></lb>
at the parish and ward last aforesaid in <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo1159">London</rs>
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aforesaid the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-23">Thomas Wilkes</rs>
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of the said mortal<lb></lb>
wounds bruises and fractures did die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-24">Thomas Wilkes</rs>
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in manner and by the means aforesaid casually and by misfortune<lb></lb>
was accidentally killed In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said Coroner as the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n1139-25">William Attit</rs>
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the foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in<lb></lb>
their presence have to this Inquisition set their hands and seals the day year and place first<lb></lb>
abovewritten<lb></lb>
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Pettit</rs>
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Foreman</p>
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