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Liberty<lb></lb>
of Westmr. in<lb></lb>
the County of<lb></lb>
Middx</note>
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Informations taken this <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65202_date70">first Day of May<lb></lb>
1762 </rs>
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on an Inquisition upon the Body of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n373-1">Elizabeth</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65202_occ112">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n373-2">James<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Beck</rs>
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lying<lb></lb>
dead at the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65202_geo328">Saint John the Evangelist</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65202_geo329">City<del>Liberty</del>
of Westminster</rs>
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in the County of<lb></lb>
Middx</p>
<p n="374"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n374-1">Mary</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65202_occ113">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n374-2">Arthur percival</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65202_geo330">Duck<lb></lb>
Lane</rs>
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in the said parish Old cloaths man on her<lb></lb>
Oath saith that Yesterday about half an hour<lb></lb>
after twelve in the afternoon Mrs. <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n374-3">Elizabeth pescod</rs>
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<lb></lb>
came our to Dept. and informed Dept, that she<lb></lb>
had been up to deced's apartment (the deced lodging<lb></lb>
at Sd pesced's House in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65202_geo331">Duck Lane</rs>
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) and could<lb></lb>
not make her hear upon which Dept. went over<lb></lb>
and on endeavouring to break open the Door of the <lb></lb>
deceds apartment, forced the Key which was in the<lb></lb>
Lock of the Door into the Middle of the Room<lb></lb>
Where upon Mrs. Pescod pulled out a Key which<lb></lb>
fitted the Lock and opened the Door and Dept.<lb></lb>
went in by Mrs. Pescods desire, and discovered the<lb></lb>
deced kneeling at the Head of the Bed close by<lb></lb>
the Wall, her Knees being on the Bedstead as if at<lb></lb>
prayers but on some person by crying out oh Lord<lb></lb>
she has hanged herself she observed the deced<lb></lb>
hanging by a Cord round the neck fastened to a<lb></lb>
Hold fast in the Wall. says Dept. cut her down<lb></lb>
and she fell flat upon her Face on the Bed, says<lb></lb>
she is certain the deced was then dead. says that<lb></lb>
directly after cutting the dec ed down Dept. went home.</p>
<p n="375"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n375-1">Mary<lb></lb>
Pearearge</rs>
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<p n="376"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n376-1">Elizabeth</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65202_occ114">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65202_n376-2">William peascod</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65202_geo332">Duck<lb></lb>
Lane</rs>
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Drummer on her Oath Saith that the<lb></lb>
deced has lodged at Depts. House five Weeks<lb></lb>
last Wednesday says upon Some Suspicion that<lb></lb>
the deced had rubbed her Lodgings she last Wednesday</p>
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