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<p n="330"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">City and Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65205_geo350">Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65205_geo351">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 St. Margaret in the City of Westmr. within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter<lb></lb>
of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65205_geo352">Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65205_geo353">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, the Eleventh<lb></lb>
day of Marchin the Fifth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by<lb></lb>
the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so<lb></lb>
Forth, before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-1">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="WACWIC65205_n330-2">John Peacock</rs>
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then and there lying Dead, upon the<lb></lb>
Oath of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-3">Robert Thornton</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-27">Alexander Donald</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-28">John Leaden</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-4">William Clay</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-5">John Fell</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-6">John Wilkinson</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-7">John Sherrard</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-8">Lewis Sulsh</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-9">Ignatius Jorden</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-10">John Blatch</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-11">Henry Holbrook</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-30">John Burgiss</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-12">John Buxton</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-13">Samuel Clough</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-14">William<lb></lb>
Mott</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-15">William Simpson</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-16">William Proctor</rs>
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, good and lawfull Men of the said Liberty duly chosen<lb></lb>
who being then and there duly Sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King, when,<lb></lb>
how, and by what Means the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-17">John Peacock</rs>
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-came to his Death do upon their Oath<lb></lb>
say, That the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-18">John Peacock</rs>
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on the Twenty eighth day of February in the Year aforesaid, was driving a<lb></lb>
certain empty Cart drawn by four Horses in the Publick Highway upon <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65205_geo354">Hounslow Heath</rs>
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in the said <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65205_geo355">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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, and being on the right side of his Horses and leading the Shaft Horse or Thiller, It so happened<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-19">John Peacock</rs>
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was then and there accidentally Casually and by Misfortune forced to the Ground by<lb></lb>
the said Shaft Horse, And that the said Shaft Horse with his Hinderfeet, did then and there accidentally,<lb></lb>
Casually and by Misfortune Tread upon the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-20">John Peacock</rs>
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, so lying upon the Ground as aforesaid <lb></lb>
whereby the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-21">John Peacock</rs>
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did then and there receive divers in<obscured></obscured>
wounds and Bruises in and<lb></lb>
upon his left Leg, of which said Mortal Wounds and Bruises he the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-22">John Peacock</rs>
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from the said Twenty eighth<lb></lb>
day of February in the Year aforesaid until the Ninth day of March in <obscured></obscured>
year, at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65205_geo356">Westminster Hospital</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
situate in the said Parish of St. Margaret, within the City Liberty and County aforesaid, did languish & languishing<lb></lb>
did live, on which said Ninth day of March in the year aforesaid the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-23">John Peacock</rs>
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, at the said Hospital, of<lb></lb>
the mortal Wounds and Bruises aforesaid, did die, and so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid, do say,<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-24">John Peacock</rs>
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, in Manner and by the Means aforesaid, Accidentally, casually and by Misfortune<lb></lb>
came to his Death, and not otherwise. And that the said Shaft Horse moved to the Death of the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-25">John<lb></lb>
Peacock</rs>
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, and is of the Value of Fifteen Shillings, and the Property and in the Possession of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-31">Kemble<lb></lb>
Whatley</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65205_geo357">St. Mary Lambeth</rs>
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in the County of Surry Carpenter, or of his Assigns.<lb></lb>
In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner, as the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n330-26">Robert Thornton</rs>
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Foreman of the said<lb></lb>
Jurors, on the behalf of himself and the rest of his said Fellows, in their presence, have to this<lb></lb>
Inquisition set their Hands and Seals, the Day Year and Place first above written</p>
<p n="331"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65205_n331-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65205_occ134">Coroner</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
Robt: Thornton<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Foreman</p>
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