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An Inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCOIC65101_geo500">the Savoy</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCOIC65101_geo501">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, the <del>third</del>
<rs type="date" id="LMCOIC65101_date58">Eighth Day of April in the 22d. Year of the<lb></lb>
Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the third</rs>
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, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, KING, Defender of<lb></lb>
the Faith, Etc. before <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-1">Edward Umfreville</rs>
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one of the Coroners of Our said Lord<lb></lb>
the KING, for the said County, on view of the body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-3">Thomas Botham</rs>
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then and there lying dead, upon the oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-4">Richard Jones</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-6">Abraham Monday</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-7">Henry Proctor</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-8">William Nelson</rs>
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Blackett <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-9">Bulmer Daniel</rs>
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Golden <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-10">John Peach</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-12">James Smith</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-13">John Skinner</rs>
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good and lawful Men of the said County duly chosen as by Law, required, and who being then and there duly sworn<lb></lb>
and charged to enquire for our Lord the KING, when, how, and by what means the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-14">Thomas Botham</rs>
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came to his Death, Do upon their Oath say, That The said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-15">Thomas Botham</rs>
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not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding but Lunatic and<lb></lb>
distracted on this Eighth Day of April in the Year aforesaid himself out of<lb></lb>
a Two Pair of Stairs Window in the Dwelling House of his Father Peter<lb></lb>
Botham situate in the Liberty and County aforesaid to and against the Ground<lb></lb>
there Did last and Throw thereby then and there Giving Unto himself One<lb></lb>
Mortal Fracture in and upon the Scull of him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-16">Thomas Botham</rs>
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of which said Mortal Fracture he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-17">Thomas Botham</rs>
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then and there Died And<lb></lb>
so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid Do say That the said Thomas<lb></lb>
Botham nothing of sound Mind Memory and Understanding But Lunatic and<lb></lb>
distracted in Manner and by the Means aforesaid did kill himself<lb></lb>
In Witness whereof, as well as the said Coroner, as the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n459-18">Richard Jones</rs>
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the Foreman of<lb></lb>
the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his Fellows, in the presence, have to this Inquisition set their<lb></lb>
Hands and Seals the Day and Year first abovementioned</p>
<p n="460">E. Umfreville<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Coronr.</p>
<p n="461">Rd. Jones<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Foreman</p>
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