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in the Tenth Year
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of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great-Britain,
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France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, before
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Thomas Prickard
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then and there lying dead, upon the Oath of
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John
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John Bennett
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Thomas Parratt
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John Cock
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William Turner
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Cripps Sherwood
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Daniel Newson
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Thomas Hill
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Joseph
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Exer
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good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly
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chosen, who being then and there duly sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the
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King, when, how, and by what Means the said
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Richard Gibbles
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came to
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h is Death, do upon their Oath say That the said Richard Gibbles on the
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Twenty first day of August in the Year aforesaid being driving a certain
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Cart loaded with Dung and drawn by two Horses in the Common Highway
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leading to Brompton in the
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in the County aforesaid,
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misfortune fell down in the said Road, and that the Near wheel of the said
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Cart, so drawn as aforesaid, did then and there go upon and over the Breast
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of the said Richard Gibbles, by means whereof the said
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did then and there Accidentally casually and by misfortune receive divers
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mortal Bruises in and upon his Breast and right side, of which said
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mortal Bruises he the said
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from the said Twenty first
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Day of August in the year aforesaid until the
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day of the same
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Month and year, at the said
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within
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the Liberty and County aforesaid, did languish and languishing did
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live, on which said Thirtieth day of August in the Year aforesaid at
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the said
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, he the said Richard Gibbles
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lb
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</
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of the Mortal Bruises aforesaid, did die, and so the Jurors aforesaid upon
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lb
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</
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their Oath aforesaid do say, that the said Richard Gibbles in Manner
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lb
>
</
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and by the Means aforesaid, Accidentally casually and by misfortune
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lb
>
</
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came to his Death, and not otherwise, And that the said near wheel of
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lb
>
</
lb
>
the said Cart moved to the Death of the said Richard Gibbles, and is of
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lb
>
</
lb
>
the Value of five shillings, and the property and in the Possession of
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lb
>
</
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>
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Richard Wilcocks
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of
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Fulham
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>
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interp
inst
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>
in the said
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County of Middlesex
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Gardener
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
or his Assigns. In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner, as the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
said
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John Chant
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Foreman of the said Jurors, on the behalf of himself
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lb
>
</
lb
>
and the rest of his Fellows, in their presence, have to this Inquisition
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lb
>
</
lb
>
set their Hands and seals the Day year and place
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obscured
>
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above written
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n
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Tho. Prickard
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Coroner
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>
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John Chant
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Foreman
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