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Westmr</rs>
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. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65217_geo1186">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65217_date269">Twenty fifth<lb></lb>
day of August 1777</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65217_geo1187">Parish of St. Martin<lb></lb>
in the Fields</rs>
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within the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65217_geo1188">Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
in the County of Midsex upon an Inquisition<lb></lb>
touching the death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1166-23">John Greensmith</rs>
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lying dead<lb></lb>
in the said Parish Liberty and County.</p>
<p n="1167"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1167-1">Christopher Kendrew</rs>
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a Lodger in the House<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1167-2">Richard Welch</rs>
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in Leg Alley in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65217_geo1189">Parish of<lb></lb>
St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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Westmr. Stay in a<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
on his Oath saith That <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1167-3">John Greensmith</rs>
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Father to<obscured></obscured>
is<lb></lb>
a Lodger in a fore Garret over this Depts. Room<lb></lb>
That on the 12th. day of this Instant Augt. in<lb></lb>
the Evening Dept. being in his own Room<lb></lb>
when fourething came down from above on the outside<lb></lb>
which darkened the Window, and fell<lb></lb>
into the Alley upon the Stone Pavement<lb></lb>
upon which Depts. Wife looked out and said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1167-42">Jack Greensmith</rs>
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had fallen out of the Window<lb></lb>
Says, that he went down into the Court and<lb></lb>
saw some Person take up the Deced who<lb></lb>
was helpless and unable to get up Says<lb></lb>
that he observed a Wound an the back part<lb></lb>
of Deced's Head towards the left side which<lb></lb>
bled very much, Says that he went with<lb></lb>
Deced to <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65217_geo1190">St. George's Hospital</rs>
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where the<lb></lb>
Surgeon Examined the Deced's Hard & said<lb></lb>
that his Skull was Fractured, and Depts. then<lb></lb>
saw some of the Deced's Brains and Dept.<lb></lb>
Says that the Deced died in the Hospital<lb></lb>
on the 22d. Instant as Dept. was informed<lb></lb>
Says that the Deced was carried up after<lb></lb>
the fall to his Father's Room, That he found<lb></lb>
the Room Door Locked, which he forced open<lb></lb>
with a Poker, and saw only two young Children<lb></lb>
there, and believes that the Deced's fall was Accidental</p>
<p n="1168"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1168-1">Christopher Kendrew</rs>
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<p n="1169">Sworn the Day Year & Place<lb></lb>
above mentioned before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1169-1">Tho Prickard</rs>
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