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<p n="735"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo637">City and Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo638">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="736">An Inquisition indented taken for Our Sovereign Lord the King<lb></lb>
at the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo639">Saint Margaretin the City of Westminster</rs>
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within the Liberty of the<lb></lb>
Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo640">Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo641">County of Middlesex</rs>
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the <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65203_date158">Eighth day of September</rs>
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in the Third Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George<lb></lb>
the Third by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith<lb></lb>
and so forth, before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-1">Thomas Prickard</rs>
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Gentleman Coroner of our said Lord the King for the said<lb></lb>
City and Liberty, on View of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-2">Sarah Deacon</rs>
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then and there lying Dead<lb></lb>
upon the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-3">Richard Sayes</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-4">Robert Barber</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-99">Henry Friday</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-5">Francis Williams</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-6">Edward Norman</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-7">Thomas Watkins</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-8">James Gardner</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-9">Henry Wilson</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-10">Robert Chesholm</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-44">March Taylor</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-11">James Davis</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-12">Robert Blackmore</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-13">John Palmer</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-14">Thomas<lb></lb>
Kitchen</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-15">John Kyte</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-16">Avery Vokins</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-17">Samuel Tyler</rs>
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, good and lawfull Men of the said Liberty duly<lb></lb>
chosen, who being then and there duly Sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King<lb></lb>
when how and by what means the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-18">Sarah Deacon</rs>
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came to her Death, do upon<lb></lb>
their Oath say, That the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-19">Sarah Deacon</rs>
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not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding<lb></lb>
but lunatic and distracted, on the second day of September in the Year aforesaid at the Parish<lb></lb>
aforesaid within the City and Liberty aforesaid in the County aforesaid, into a certain Pond<lb></lb>
of Water in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo642">Kensington Gardens</rs>
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situate within the said Parish Liberty and County, did cast<lb></lb>
and throw herself, by Means of which said casting and throwing, she the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-20">Sarah<lb></lb>
Deacon</rs>
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in the Waters of the said Pond, was then and there Suffocated and Drowned<lb></lb>
of which said Suffocation and Drowning, she the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-21">Sarah Deacon</rs>
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then and there<lb></lb>
instantly Died, And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid, do say, that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-22">Sarah Deacon</rs>
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, not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding, but lunatic and distracted<lb></lb>
in Manner and by the Means aforesaid did Drown and Kill himself. In Witness whereof<lb></lb>
as well the said Coroner, as the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n736-23">Richard Sayes</rs>
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Foreman of the said Jurors, on behalf of<lb></lb>
himself and therest of his Fellows, in their presence, have to this Inquisition set<lb></lb>
their Hands and Seals the Day Year and Place first above written</p>
<p n="737"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n737-1">Thos. Prickard</rs>
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foreman</p>
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