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<p n="1418"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo1699">City and Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westminster</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo1700">County of Middlesex</rs>
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.}<lb></lb>
to Wit.</note>
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<p n="1419">An Inquisition Indented taken for Our<lb></lb>
Sovereign Lord the King at the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo1701">Saint George Hanover Square</rs>
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<lb></lb>
within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of<lb></lb>
St. Peter <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo1702">Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo1703">County of Middlesex</rs>
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the Eighth day of November<lb></lb>
in the Twenty fourth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third<lb></lb>
by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender<lb></lb>
of the Faith and so forth, before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-1">Thomas Prickard</rs>
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Gentleman <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65223_occ1054">Coroner</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
our said Lord the King for the said City and Liberty on View of the Body of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-2">Joseph Longhurst</rs>
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then and there lying dead, upon the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-3">John Pettis</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-4">John Stone</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-21">George Bound</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-5">William Eaves</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-22">Peter Fossard</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-23">Robert Washborne</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-6">Charles<lb></lb>
Walpole</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-7">William Pitkin</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-8">Joseph Sandell</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-9">Michael Love</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-10">William Storey</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-11">Robert Seabrook</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-24">Godfrey Ragg</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-12">John Mew</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-13">Thomas Hill</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-14">William Pease</rs>
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<lb></lb>
good and lawful Men of the said Liberty duly chosen, who being then and there<lb></lb>
duly Sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King, when how and<lb></lb>
by what Means the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-15">Joseph Longhurst</rs>
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came to his death do upon their<lb></lb>
Oath say, That on the Fifth day of November in the Year aforesaid, in the<lb></lb>
Evening one Burst (whose Christian Name is at present unknown) being<lb></lb>
with other Neighbours rejoycing at a Bonfire at <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo1704">Twickenham</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
County aforesaid, And the said Burst having charged a Gun with Gunpowder<lb></lb>
left it with one Hubbard a Lad of the Age of fourteen Years, who put the Iron Rod<lb></lb>
into the Barrel of the said Gun, And that the said Burst on his return did let of<lb></lb>
and discharge the said Gun (not knowing of the Iron Rod being therein) by<lb></lb>
Means whereof the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-16">Joseph Longhurst</rs>
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with the Iron Rod aforesaid Accidentally<lb></lb>
Casually and by Misfortune received a mortal Wound in and through his Head<lb></lb>
of which said Mortal Wound he the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-17">Joseph Longhurst</rs>
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from the said Fifth day of<lb></lb>
November in the Year aforesaid until the Seventh day of the same Month and Year<lb></lb>
at the said <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo1705">Parish of Twickenham</rs>
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, and also at the said <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo1706">Parish of St. George</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo1707">Hanover<lb></lb>
Square</rs>
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within the Liberty and County aforesaid did languish and live on which<lb></lb>
said Seventh day of November at the said <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo1708">Parish of St. George</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo1709">Hanover Square</rs>
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<lb></lb>
he the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-18">Joseph Longhurst</rs>
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of the Mortal Wound aforesaid did die.<lb></lb>
And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-19">Joseph Longhurst</rs>
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in Manner and by the Means aforesaid Accidentally<lb></lb>
Casually and by Misfortune came to his death and not otherwise. In Witness<lb></lb>
whereof as well the said Coroner as the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1419-20">John Pettis</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65223_occ1055">Foreman</rs>
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of the said<lb></lb>
Jurors on the behalf of himself and the rest of his Fellows in their presence<lb></lb>
have to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals the Day Year and Place<lb></lb>
abovewritten</p>
<p n="1420"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1420-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65223_occ1056">Coroner</rs>
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<p n="1421"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1421-1">John Pettis</rs>
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Foreman</p>
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