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<p n="760"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo642">City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo643">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65212_date135">Twentieth day of April 1772</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo644">Parish of St. James within the Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo645">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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upon an Inquisition touching the death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n760-88">Arabella<lb></lb>
Wilson</rs>
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lying dead in the said Parish Liberty and County.</p>
<p n="761"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n761-1">Elizabeth Fox</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65212_occ215">Servant</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n761-2">Saml. Gunnell</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo646">Cambridge Street</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo647">Parish of St. James Westmr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65212_occ216">Plumber</rs>
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on her Oath saith, That she has lived<lb></lb>
there a Year and about Five months, That she has known the<lb></lb>
Deced about Sixteen Years, who has lodged at Mr. Gunnell about<lb></lb>
Nine Years, Says that she usually lay with the Deced, That on<lb></lb>
Saturday last (April 18.) about One o'Clock the Deced who lodged on the<lb></lb>
Second Floor, came down Stairs to Deced, saying that she was not<lb></lb>
well and much Fatigued, with Scouring her Potlids, and desired Dept.<lb></lb>
to fetch her some Gin, which she did and carried it up into Deced<lb></lb>
Room, and went away leaving the Deced alone in the Room<lb></lb>
Says that about Six o'Clock that Afternoon Dept. carried some<lb></lb>
small Coal up Stairs for Deced, and on going into her Room she<lb></lb>
saw the Deced Hanging by a piece of Linnen Tape which was<lb></lb>
fixed to a Brass Hook fastened into the Wainscot, and around the<lb></lb>
Deced's Neck, says that the Deced's feet either restd. upon or were very<lb></lb>
near a Chair that Stood there, Say that she alarmed the People in<lb></lb>
the House and that Mrs. Hart a Lodger out the Tape whilst<lb></lb>
this Dept. lifted up the Deced, and that the Deced was then laid upon the<lb></lb>
Bed, Says that she was dead but not quite Cold, and believes that the Deced<lb></lb>
hanged herself, Says that the Deced has been at times in a very low<lb></lb>
and Melancholy way, for sometime past.</p>
<p n="762">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n762-1">Elizabeth Fox</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="763"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n763-1">Ann Gunnell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65212_occ217">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n763-2">Saml. Gunnell</rs>
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on her Oath saith That the Deced<lb></lb>
has lodged with Dept. about nine Years. and believes that the Deced<lb></lb>
hanged herself, Says that the Deced was formerly Disordered in her<lb></lb>
Senses and was Confined in a Private Madhouse, Says that she has<lb></lb>
since been better, but has at times been ever since Melancholy and low<lb></lb>
Spirited,</p>
<p n="764">Severally Sworn the Day Year<lb></lb>
& place abovementioned, before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n764-1">Tho Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65212_occ218">Coroner</rs>
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<p n="765">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n765-1">Ann Gunnell</rs>
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