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Informations of Witnesses taken at the Dwelling House<lb></lb>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCOIC65101_geo1469">Saint Mary le bone</rs>
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on Saturdaythe firstday of<lb></lb>
April1786Before <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n1630-2">Edward Umfreville</rs>
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one of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMCOIC65101_occ410">Coroners</rs>
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for the said County touching<lb></lb>
the Death of <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n1630-3">James Brooks</rs>
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then and there lying Dead as follow</p>
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on Monday last the twenty seventh day of March now fast<lb></lb>
between four and five o'Clock in the afternoon this<lb></lb>
Deponent and the deceased were running along hand<lb></lb>
in hand up Barretts Court aforesaid and immediately<lb></lb>
on coming to the End of the Court this Deponent<lb></lb>
<del>past</del>
and deceased ran along the fool pavement in Wig more Street<lb></lb>
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this Deponent who went faster than the <rs type="occupation" id="LMCOIC65101_occ412">deceased</rs>
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shaw a Coach with two Horses coming down the Street<lb></lb>
the same way this Deponent and the <rs type="occupation" id="LMCOIC65101_occ413">deceased</rs>
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had come way fast and therefore he endeavoured<lb></lb>
to get out of the way and the deceased running<lb></lb>
after him slipped down in the Road just as the<lb></lb>
Coach came to the Spot he was crossing and the<lb></lb>
little Wheel on the near side (the deceased having<lb></lb>
just got before the Coach towards the side where this</p>
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