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An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the
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, the Eleventh
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day of Marchin the Fifth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by
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the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so
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Gentleman Coroner of our said Lord the King for the said
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City and Liberty On View of the Body of
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then and there lying Dead, upon the
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Oath of
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Alexander Donald
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John Leaden
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William Clay
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John Fell
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John Wilkinson
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John Sherrard
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Lewis Sulsh
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Ignatius Jorden
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John Blatch
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Henry Holbrook
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John Burgiss
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John Buxton
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Samuel Clough
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William
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Mott
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William Simpson
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William Proctor
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, good and lawfull Men of the said Liberty duly chosen
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who being then and there duly Sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King, when,
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how, and by what Means the said
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John Peacock
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-came to his Death do upon their Oath
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say, That the said
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John Peacock
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on the Twenty eighth day of February in the Year aforesaid, was driving a
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certain empty Cart drawn by four Horses in the Publick Highway upon
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in the said
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of Middlesex
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, and being on the right side of his Horses and leading the Shaft Horse or Thiller, It so happened
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that the said
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was then and there accidentally Casually and by Misfortune forced to the Ground by
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the said Shaft Horse, And that the said Shaft Horse with his Hinderfeet, did then and there accidentally,
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Casually and by Misfortune Tread upon the said
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, so lying upon the Ground as aforesaid
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whereby the said
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John Peacock
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did then and there receive divers in
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wounds and Bruises in and
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upon his left Leg, of which said Mortal Wounds and Bruises he the said
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John Peacock
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from the said Twenty eighth
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day of February in the Year aforesaid until the Ninth day of March in
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year, at the
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Westminster Hospital
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,
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situate in the said Parish of St. Margaret, within the City Liberty and County aforesaid, did languish & languishing
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did live, on which said Ninth day of March in the year aforesaid the said
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John Peacock
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, at the said Hospital, of
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the mortal Wounds and Bruises aforesaid, did die, and so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid, do say,
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</
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>
that the said
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John Peacock
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, in Manner and by the Means aforesaid, Accidentally, casually and by Misfortune
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came to his Death, and not otherwise. And that the said Shaft Horse moved to the Death of the said
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John
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Peacock
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, and is of the Value of Fifteen Shillings, and the Property and in the Possession of
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Kemble
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Whatley
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>
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of the Parish of
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St. Mary Lambeth
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in the County of Surry Carpenter, or of his Assigns.
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lb
>
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>
In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner, as the said
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Robert Thornton
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Foreman of the said
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lb
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lb
>
Jurors, on the behalf of himself and the rest of his said Fellows, in their presence, have to this
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lb
>
</
lb
>
Inquisition set their Hands and Seals, the Day Year and Place first above written
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Tho. Prickard
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Coroner
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.
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lb
>
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lb
>
Robt: Thornton
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Foreman
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