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<p n="246"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo283">City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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. in the<lb></lb>
County of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo284">Midsex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this fourth day of<lb></lb>
March 1783 at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo285">Parish of St. John the<lb></lb>
Evangelist</rs>
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within the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo286">Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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. in the<lb></lb>
County of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo287">Midsex</rs>
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upon an Inquisition touching<lb></lb>
the death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n246-1">George Brown</rs>
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lying dead in the<lb></lb>
said Parish Liberty and County</p>
<p n="247"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n247-1">John Bolney</rs>
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one of the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65223_occ180">Watchman</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo288">Parish of St. John the Evangelist</rs>
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Westmr. on his<lb></lb>
Oath saith That as he was going his Round at<lb></lb>
half hour past Eleven last Night, he saw<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n247-2">George Brown</rs>
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the Deced lying down in the Street<lb></lb>
called <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo289">little St. Ann's Lane</rs>
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almost Double<lb></lb>
Says that he spoke to him several times<lb></lb>
and endeavoured to left him up, but on<lb></lb>
feeling his Hands and face found them quite<lb></lb>
Cold, and thought the Deced was dead, Says that<lb></lb>
he called some of the Neighbours who came<lb></lb>
there and found that he Deced was dead<lb></lb>
Says that he observed no Marks of violence<lb></lb>
upon the Deced, and believes that the Deced<lb></lb>
died a natural Death</p>
<p n="248"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n248-1">John Bolney</rs>
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<p n="249"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n249-1">Thomas Batkin</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo290">Duke's Head in Peter<lb></lb>
Street Westmr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65223_occ181">Victualler</rs>
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on his Oath saith That<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n249-2">George Brown</rs>
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the Dreced came to his House<lb></lb>
Yesterday about two or three o'Clock in the<lb></lb>
Afternoon appearing to be very infirm, having<lb></lb>
been ill ever since last Christmas Says that<lb></lb>
he drank a Pint of Beer and half a Quarter<lb></lb>
of Gin, That he staid there until about<lb></lb>
half hour after Eleven o'Clock last Night<lb></lb>
when he went away in order to go home<lb></lb>
and Dept. saw him go a little Way from<lb></lb>
his Door but did not see the Deced afterwards<lb></lb>
alive, That he was told the Deced was found<lb></lb>
dead in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo291">little St. Ann's Lane</rs>
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, and Dept. believes<lb></lb>
that the Deced died, a natural Death</p>
<p n="250"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n250-1">Thomas Batkin</rs>
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<p n="251">Severally Sworn the Day Year<lb></lb>
& Place abovementioned<lb></lb>
before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n251-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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