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<p n="1026"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> City and Liberty<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65209_geo942">Westminster</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65209_geo943">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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to wit. </note>
<lb></lb>
An Inquisition Indented, taken for our Sovereign Lord the<lb></lb>
King, at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65209_geo944">Parish of St James<lb></lb>
within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65209_geo945">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, the<rs type="date" id="WACWIC65209_date192"> Twenty first<del>day of July</del>
1769</rs>
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in the Ninth year<lb></lb>
of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great-Britain,<lb></lb>
France and Ireland, king, Defender of the Faith, and so Forth, before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-1">Thomas Prickard</rs>
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, Gentleman, <lb></lb>
Coroner of our said Lord the king for the said City and Liberty, on View of the Body of <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-48">Joshua Prestage</rs>
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then and there lying dead, upon the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-2">John Price</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-38">Jasper Value</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-3">Thomas Hill</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-4">Joseph Newton</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-35">Thomas Tulford</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-5">Charles Rider</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-6">Anthony<lb></lb>
Frith</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-7">William Thompson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-8">Thomas Reddish</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-10">Richard Barratt</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-11">William White</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-12">John Heath</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-13">James Rutt</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-37">Samuel Montford</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-14">Samuel Wood</rs>
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, and <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-84">Tristin Fletcher</rs>
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<lb></lb>
good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly<lb></lb>
chosen, who being then and there duly sworn and Charged to enquire for our said Lord the<lb></lb>
King, when, how, and by what Means the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1026-15">Joshua Prestage</rs>
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came to <lb></lb>
his Death, do upon their Oath Say,</p>
<p n="1027">That the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1027-1">Joshua Prestage</rs>
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not being of Sound<lb></lb>
Mind Memory and Understanding but Lunatic and Distracted on the Twentieth day of July in the Year<lb></lb>
aforesaid at the Parish and in the Liberty aforesaid in a certain Room called the Auction Room part of the<lb></lb>
dwelling House of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1027-38">James Christie</rs>
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Auckinson there situate with a certain Knife made of Iron and Steel<lb></lb>
which he the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1027-2">Joshua Prestage</rs>
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then and there had and held in his Right hand, the Throat or Gullet of him<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1027-3">Joshua Prestage</rs>
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did then and there Strike Stab and penatrate thereby, then and there giving unto<lb></lb>
himself the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1027-4">Joshua Prestage</rs>
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with the Knife aforesaid in and upon the Throat or Gullet of him the<lb></lb>
did Joshua Prestage one Mortal Wound of the Length of Three Inches and of the Depth of One Inch<lb></lb>
of which said Mortal wound he the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1027-5">Joshua Prestage</rs>
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did Languish and Languishing did Live for the<lb></lb>
space of half an Hour or thereabouts, and then in the Dwelling House of the said J<obscured></obscured>
nes Christie in the<lb></lb>
Parish and in the Liberty aforesaid Died And to the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do Say<lb></lb>
that the said Joshua Prestage not being of Sound Mind Memory and understanding but Lunatic and distracted<lb></lb>
in manner and by the Means aforesaid did Kill himself. In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner, as<lb></lb>
the Foreman of the Jurors aforesaid have to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals the day and Year<lb></lb>
first above written</p>
<p n="1028"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1028-1">Tho Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65209_occ274">Coroner</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1029"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1029-1">John Price</rs>
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Foreman</p>
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