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An Inquisition Indented taken for Our Sovereign Lord the
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the
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Twenty first day of February in the FifthYear of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George
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the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of
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the Faith and so forth before
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Gentleman Coroner of our said Lord the
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King for the said City and Liberty, on View of the Body of
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then and there
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lying dead, upon the Oath of
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Thomas Stephens
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Thomas Davies
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William George
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Benine Thacker
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Percival Bentley
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Thomas Settrie
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Joseph Harris
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Charles Moran
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John Jackson
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Richard Steward
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John Tinkler
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Robert Williams
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Kemp Bridges
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Robert Hughes
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David
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Fountaine
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William Hughes
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Thomas Nicholls
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, good and lawfull Men of the said Liberty duly
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Chosen who being then and there duly Sworn and Charged to inquire for our said Lord the
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King, when how, and by what Means the said
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Thomas Eastgate
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came to his Death, do
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upon their Oath say That the said
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Thomas Eastgate
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, not being of sound Mind Memory and
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Understanding, but lunatic and distracted, on the Twentieth day of February in the year aforesaid
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from and out of a certain three pair of Stairs Window, then and there being in the Apartment of him
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the said )
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Thomas Eastgate
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, in the Dwelling House of
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Thomas Eastgate
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<
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der Father of the said
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Thomas
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Eastgate
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the deceased) situate in
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Russel Street
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in the Parish Liberty and County aforesaid, did violently
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lb
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cast and throw himself to the Ground, to and against the Stone Pavement in the said Street before the
<
lb
>
</
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>
said dwelling House; by Means of which said casting and throwing, he the said
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Thomas Eastgate
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did
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lb
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then and there receive one Mortal Fracture on the back part of the Head of him the said
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Thomas
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Eastgate
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>
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>
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, of which said Mortal Fracture he the said
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rs
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>
Thomas Eastgate
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>
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>
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inst
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type
=
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=
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interp
>
then and there instantly died
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid, do say, that the said
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rs
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=
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>
Thomas Eastgate
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rs
>
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=
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>
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"Eastgate"
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interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65205_n244-28"
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=
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=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
, 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
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rs
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>
Richard Haines
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>
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</
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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
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p
>
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p
n
=
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>
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=
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>
Tho Prickard
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>
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=
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rend
=
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>
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>
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>
Coroner
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>
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>
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>
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=
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>
Rd Haines
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>
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>
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>
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interp
>
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interp
>
<
figure
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=
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>
Foreman
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p
>
</
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>
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