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<p n="1623"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">City and Liberty<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65235_geo1522">Westminster</rs>
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In the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65235_geo1523">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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to wit,</note>
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An Inquisition Indented, taken for our Sovereign Lord the<lb></lb>
King at the House of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1623-1">John Woolbridge</rs>
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the sign of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65235_geo1524">the three Compasses</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65235_geo1525">Mount Street</rs>
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Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65235_geo1526">St. George Hanover Square</rs>
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within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65235_geo1527">St. Peter, Westminster</rs>
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, in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65235_geo1528">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, the thirteenth day of August 1795<lb></lb>
in the thirty fifth 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 of the Faith,<lb></lb>
and so forth, before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1623-2">Anthony Gell</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65235_occ1057">Esq.</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65235_occ1058">Coroner</rs>
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of our said Lord the King for the said City<lb></lb>
and Liberty, on View of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1623-3">James Upcraft</rs>
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then and there<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65235_occ1059">lying dead</rs>
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, upon the Oath of the several Jurors whose Names are here under Written, and<lb></lb>
Seals affixed, good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly chosen, who being then and<lb></lb>
there duly sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the King, when, how, and by<lb></lb>
what Means the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1623-4">James Upcroft</rs>
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came to his Death, do upon<lb></lb>
their Oath say that the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1623-5">James Apcraft</rs>
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on the Seventh day of<lb></lb>
August in the year aforesaid at the Parish and in the<lb></lb>
Liberty aforesaid to Wit in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65235_geo1529">Serpentine River</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65235_geo1530">Hyde<lb></lb>
Park</rs>
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there giving in to bathe himself It so happened<lb></lb>
that accidentally casually and by Misfortune he the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1623-6">James Upcraft</rs>
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in the Water of the said River<lb></lb>
was then and there suffocated and drowned Of which<lb></lb>
said Suffocation and drowning he the Said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1623-7">James<lb></lb>
Upcroft</rs>
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then and that instantly did And so<lb></lb>
the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid<lb></lb>
do say that the said James upcroft in manner<lb></lb>
and by the Means aforesaid accidentally casually<lb></lb>
and by Misfortune came to his Death and not<lb></lb>
otherwise<lb></lb>
IN WITNESS whereof, as well the said <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65235_occ1060">Coroner</rs>
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as the said Jurors, have to this Inquisition<lb></lb>
set their Hands and Seals the Day, Year, and Place first above written</p>
<p n="1624"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1624-1">Anthy Gel</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65235_occ1061">Coroner</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1625-2">James Kingman</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1625-3">Saml Burgay</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1625-4">Lawrence Mitchell</rs>
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<p n="1626"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1626-1">George Barr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1626-2">thos Dixon</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1626-3">Thos wood</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1626-4">Evan Roberts</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1626-5">Thos Robson</rs>
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Cheeseman</p>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1627-2">James Billin</rs>
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