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<p n="2084"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65228_geo2046">City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65228_geo2047">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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Informations taken this Eleventh<lb></lb>
day of November 1788 at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65228_geo2048">Parish of<lb></lb>
St. George</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65228_geo2049">Hanover Square</rs>
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with in the<lb></lb>
Liberty of Westmr. in the County of Midsex<lb></lb>
upon an Inquisition touching the<lb></lb>
death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65228_n2084-1">John Strickland</rs>
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lying dead<lb></lb>
in the said Parish Liberty & County</p>
<p n="2085"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65228_n2085-1">Thomas King</rs>
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a Lodger at No. 12. in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65228_geo2050">Green<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65228_geo2051">Parish of St. George</rs>
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Hanr. Square<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65228_occ750">Carpenter</rs>
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, on his Oath with That Yesterday<lb></lb>
about two o'Clock, this Dept. was informed.<lb></lb>
by Mr. Skelton that a Man had Hanged himself<lb></lb>
at Mr. Bedwell No.11. in said Street, upon<lb></lb>
which he went up and in the Lodging of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65228_n2085-3">John Strickland</rs>
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he saw him Hanging by a<lb></lb>
Cord which was fastened to two <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65228_occ751">oClock Pins<lb></lb>
in the Wairscot</rs>
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, and about the Deced's Neck<lb></lb>
with a running Noose, Says that he cut<lb></lb>
the Cord with a pair of Seessars and Deced<lb></lb>
fell down upon the Floor being Cold and Deced,<lb></lb>
and Dept. believes that the Deced Hanged<lb></lb>
himself,</p>
<p n="2086"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65228_n2086-1">Thos King</rs>
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</p>
<p n="2087"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65228_n2087-1">Mary Bidwell</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65228_geo2052">Green Street</rs>
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on her Oath<lb></lb>
Saith That <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65228_n2087-2">John Strickland</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65228_occ752">Deced</rs>
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has Lodged<lb></lb>
about three Months with Dept. That she went<lb></lb>
up Yesterday Afternoon about two o'Clock to<lb></lb>
make the Deced's Bed and found the Room Door<lb></lb>
Locked and the Key in the Lock on the inside<lb></lb>
of the Door, Says that with another Key that<lb></lb>
see had, She found out the Key & unlocked the Door and saw<lb></lb>
the Deced Hanging there, Says that she<lb></lb>
immediately went down Stairs and<lb></lb>
acquainted her Family and Neighbours<lb></lb>
therewith, and Mr. King soon<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
went<lb></lb>
up to Deced, and cut<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the Cord as Dept. was<lb></lb>
informed and Dept. believes that the Deced<lb></lb>
Hanged himself, Says that the Deced for<lb></lb>
the last fortnight has been low Spirited and<lb></lb>
Droeping</p>
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