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<p n="1731"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo2165">City and Liberty<lb></lb>
of Westminster</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo2166">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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.}<lb></lb>
to wit</note>
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<p n="1732">An Inquisition Indented, taken for our Sovereign Lord the<lb></lb>
King at The <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo2167">Parish of Saint George Hanover Square</rs>
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<lb></lb>
within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo2168">Westminster</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65226_geo2169">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, the Twelfth day of August in the twenty sixth <lb></lb>
Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of <lb></lb>
Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-1">Thomas <lb></lb>
Prickard</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65226_occ1453">Gentleman</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65226_occ1454">Coroner</rs>
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of our said Lord the King for the said City and Liberty, on <lb></lb>
View of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-2">John Duckett</rs>
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then and there lying dead, upon<lb></lb>
the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-3">Thomas Masters</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-4">Merry Wilson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-5">Charles Scott</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-6">William<lb></lb>
Twentyman</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-7">Thomas Edkins</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-8">Charles Waude</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-782">John Warcham</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-63">Henry Mac Laghlin</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-9">George Martin</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-10">Anthony Mudford</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-11">George Coles</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-632">John Medlane</rs>
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, and <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-12">Richard Barnett</rs>
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good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly<lb></lb>
chosen, who being then and there duly sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the<lb></lb>
King, when, how, and by what Means the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-13">John Duckett</rs>
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came to<lb></lb>
h is Death, do upon their Oath say , That the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-14">John Duckett</rs>
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<lb></lb>
not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding but lunatick<lb></lb>
and distracted on the said Twelfth day of August in the Year<lb></lb>
aforesaid, at the Parish and in the Liberty and County aforesaid<lb></lb>
a certain Pistol charged with gun powder and a leaden Bullet<lb></lb>
which he the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-15">John Duckett</rs>
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then and there had and held in<lb></lb>
his Right Hand to and against the Body of him the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-16">John Duckett</rs>
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did then and there Short off discharge, by Means<lb></lb>
whereof he the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-17">John Duckett</rs>
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did then and there give unto<lb></lb>
himself with the leaden Bullet aforesaid, no discharged and Shot out<lb></lb>
of the Pistol aforesaid, by the force of the Gunpowder aforesaid, one<lb></lb>
Mortal Wound under the left Breast of him the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-18">John Duckett</rs>
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, of<lb></lb>
which said Mortal Wound he said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-19">John Duckett</rs>
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then and there instantly<lb></lb>
died. And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid, do say, That<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1732-20">John Duckett</rs>
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not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding<lb></lb>
but <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65226_occ1455">Lunatick</rs>
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and Distracted. In Manner and by the Means aforesaid did kill<lb></lb>
himself</p>
<p n="1733">In Witness whereof as well<lb></lb>
the said Coroner as the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1733-1">Thomas Masters</rs>
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Foreman of the said<lb></lb>
Jurors on the behalf of himself and the rest of his Fellows in their <lb></lb>
Presence, Have to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals,<lb></lb>
the Day Year and Place above mentioned</p>
<p n="1734"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1734-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65226_n1734-109">Thos. Masters</rs>
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