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Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo1067">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Information taken this Twenty fourth day of<lb></lb>
August 1764 at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo1068">Parish of St. John the Evangelist</rs>
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<lb></lb>
within the City and Liberty of Westmr. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo1069">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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on an Inquisition taken on he is of<lb></lb>
the Body of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n921-1">Sarah Flood</rs>
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lying Dead in the said<lb></lb>
Parish City Liberty and Court</p>
<p n="922"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n922-2">William Summers</rs>
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Labour Lodging in the Collar of a<lb></lb>
Hour belonging to <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n922-1">John Medley</rs>
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situate in Shorton Ground<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo1070">Parish of St. John the Evangelist</rs>
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westmr. on his Oath saith That<lb></lb>
he was at Mr. Medley's House us Pea<obscured></obscured>
Street drinking yesterday Evening<lb></lb>
between ten and eleven O' Clock, says that whilst he was<lb></lb>
there Mr. Medley's Jon and other Persons come in there and<lb></lb>
informed Deponent that a House in Shorton Ground had<lb></lb>
fallen down, Says that he immediately went to the Place and found<lb></lb>
the back parts of two houses fallen down (one of which being<lb></lb>
the House wherein Dept. lodged) Says that he heard the<lb></lb>
Deced cry out in the Rubbish, whereupon the Dept. several an<lb></lb>
other Persons worked in removing the Rubbish in says<obscured></obscured>
the<lb></lb>
they<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
could see the Deced in the Rubbish between two<lb></lb>
Joysts, her face being downwards, Says that they after working<lb></lb>
some time longer got the Deced out, and that she was then<lb></lb>
Dead as Deponent believes, Says that Mr. Purdeau a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65204_occ348">Surgeon</rs>
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came there and let the Deced blood in the Neck<lb></lb>
and Deced bled freely, but Deponent observed no Signs of<lb></lb>
Life in the Deced, and Deponent believes that the Deced<lb></lb>
was Smothered with the Rubbish lying upon her.</p>
<p n="923">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n923-1">William Summers</rs>
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<p n="924">Sworn the Day Year and Place<lb></lb>
abovementioned before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n924-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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