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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65205_geo261">County of Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit.</note>
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An Inquisition Indented taken for Our Sovereign Lord the<lb></lb>
King at the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65205_geo262">St. Paul Covent Garden</rs>
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, within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter<lb></lb>
of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65205_geo263">Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65205_geo264">County of Middlesex</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
Twenty first day of February in the FifthYear 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<lb></lb>
the Faith and so forth before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n244-1">Thomas Prickard</rs>
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Gentleman Coroner of our said Lord the<lb></lb>
King for the said City and Liberty, on View of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n244-2">Thomas Eastgate</rs>
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then and there<lb></lb>
lying dead, upon the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n244-3">Richard Staines</rs>
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Fountaine</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<lb></lb>
King, when how, and by what Means the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n244-20">Thomas Eastgate</rs>
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came to his Death, do<lb></lb>
upon their Oath say That the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n244-21">Thomas Eastgate</rs>
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, not being of sound Mind Memory and<lb></lb>
Understanding, but lunatic and distracted, on the Twentieth day of February in the year aforesaid<lb></lb>
from and out of a certain three pair of Stairs Window, then and there being in the Apartment of him<lb></lb>
the said )<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n244-22">Thomas Eastgate</rs>
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, in the Dwelling House of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n244-23">Thomas Eastgate</rs>
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der Father of the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n244-24">Thomas<lb></lb>
Eastgate</rs>
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the deceased) situate in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65205_geo265">Russel Street</rs>
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in the Parish Liberty and County aforesaid, did violently<lb></lb>
cast and throw himself to the Ground, to and against the Stone Pavement in the said Street before the<lb></lb>
said dwelling House; by Means of which said casting and throwing, he the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n244-25">Thomas Eastgate</rs>
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did<lb></lb>
then and there receive one Mortal Fracture on the back part of the Head of him the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n244-26">Thomas<lb></lb>
Eastgate</rs>
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, of which said Mortal Fracture he the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n244-27">Thomas Eastgate</rs>
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then and there instantly died<lb></lb>
and so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid, do say, that the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n244-28">Thomas Eastgate</rs>
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, not<lb></lb>
being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding, but lunatic and distracted, in Manner and by<lb></lb>
the Means aforesaid, did kill himself. In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner, as the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n244-29">Richard Haines</rs>
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foreman of the said Jurors, on the behalf of himself and the rest of his<lb></lb>
said Fellows, in their presence, have to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals, the Day Year<lb></lb>
and Place first abovewritten</p>
<p n="245"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n245-1">Tho Prickard</rs>
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Foreman</p>
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