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An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65009_geo869">Saint Olave<lb></lb>
Southwark within</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65009_geo871">County of Surrey</rs>
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on the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65009_date62">second day of July in<lb></lb>
the thirty sixth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the grace of God of Great<lb></lb>
Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the faith and so forth</rs>
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before <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n899-4">Thomas Shelton</rs>
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of our said Lord the King for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65009_geo872">City of London</rs>
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on view of the<lb></lb>
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now here lying dead by the oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n899-6">George Squire</rs>
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aforesaid who being now here duly chosen sworn and charged<lb></lb>
to inquire for our said Lord the King when how and in what manner the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n899-19">Maria Stevens</rs>
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came to her death say upon their oath that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n899-20">Maria Stevens</rs>
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not being of sound mind memory<lb></lb>
and understanding but lunatic and distracted on the first day of July in the year aforesaid one<lb></lb>
end of a certain Cord of no value fastened through a certain hole in a certain room in the dwelling<lb></lb>
house of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n899-21">John Vanderwell</rs>
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there situate and the other end of the said piece of Cord<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
round and<lb></lb>
about her own neck did then and there fix tye and fasten by means whereof the said Maria<lb></lb>
Stevens did then and there hang strangle and suffocate herself of which said hanging strangling<lb></lb>
and suffocation she the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n899-22">Maria Stevens</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="LMCLIC65009_n899-23">Maria Stevens</rs>
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not being of sound mind<lb></lb>
memory and understanding but lunatic and distracted did hang and kill herself<lb></lb>
It Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n899-24">George Squire</rs>
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the foreman<lb></lb>
of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence have<lb></lb>
to this Inquisition set their hands and seals the day year and place first above<lb></lb>
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