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<p n="127">The Several Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n127-1">Thomas Cooke</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45005_occ42">Surgeon</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n127-2">John Pitt</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45005_occ43">Postillion</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n127-3">Edward Richardson</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n127-4">Edward Thorn</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45005_occ45">Dyex</rs>
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, & <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n127-5">Joshua Brogden</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45005_occ46">Gentleman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken & acknowledged on Behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King touching the Death<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n127-6">John Lee</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45005_geo87">Red Lyon</rs>
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without <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45005_geo88">Highgate</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45005_geo89">County of Middlesex</rs>
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on the 27th. day of February 1761<lb></lb>
before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n127-7">George Grew</rs>
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on an Inquisition then & there taken on View of the Body of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n127-8">John Lee</rs>
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as Underwritten.</p>
<p n="128"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n128-1">Thomas Cooke</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45005_geo90">Highgate</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45005_geo91">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45005_occ47">Surgeon</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
his Oath says that on the Morning of the 25th. day of February 1761 This<lb></lb>
Deponent being sent for attended at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45005_geo92">Red Lyon without Highgate </rs>
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aforesaid<lb></lb>
to examine the Person of One <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n128-2">John Lee</rs>
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when this Deponent found a bullett wound<lb></lb>
on the left side of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n128-3">John Lee</rs>
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between the 4th. & 5th. false Kibb which had<lb></lb>
Bullett had penitrated into the Body of the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n128-4">John Lee</rs>
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so farr towards his<lb></lb>
right side that this Deponent feeling the Bullet made an Incision through<lb></lb>
the Integuments & extracted the Same, Deponent further says that sd <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n128-5">John<lb></lb>
Lee</rs>
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lived afterwds. about 12 hours & then dyed and Deponent verily belives<lb></lb>
that the wound given to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n128-6">John Lee</rs>
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by the said Bullett was the cause of<lb></lb>
his Death.</p>
<p n="129"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n129-1">Thos. Cooke</rs>
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</p>
<p n="130"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n130-1">John Pill</rs>
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</note>
a position, servant to Mr. Barber of Long Acre Inn holder on his<lb></lb>
Oath says that on the same 25th Day of February he this Deponent draw Mr.<lb></lb>
Pentlows & Mr Darvill in a post Chaise & Stopped with these at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45005_geo93">Islington<lb></lb>
Turnpike</rs>
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& waited with them till the Warrington Stage Coach cause & then this<lb></lb>
Deponent drave his Chaise & Company after the sd Stage Coach (at some Distance)<lb></lb>
untill he gott as far as the Cook at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45005_geo94">lower Holloway</rs>
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when One man on<lb></lb>
Horseback ordered this Deponent to stop, otherwise he would blow this Deponts<lb></lb>
Brains out, Deponent did Stop, & the One Man turned to the chaise this Deponts.<lb></lb>
draw & thrust his Pistoll thro the Blind of same Chaise on the nigh or left side<lb></lb>
& demanded Money otherwise he would blow Brains only when out of the<lb></lb>
two in the Chaise fired a Blunderbuss at the Man by the left side of Chaise<lb></lb>
who then fired a Pistol in return & retired towards London and this Deponents<lb></lb>
fare gott out of the Chaise & walked towards London with few Arms, till<lb></lb>
they mett another Coach: This Deponent knows nothing of the Death<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n130-4">John Lee</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="131"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n131-1">Edward Richardson</rs>
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</note>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45005_occ48">Servant</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45005_n131-2">John Handforth</rs>
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of the Seven & 2 Weeks in<lb></lb>
Lad Law London on his Oath says that on the same 25th. day of Febry<lb></lb>
this Deponent attended the Leeds Stage Coach as Guard thereto with a peiece of<lb></lb>
fire Arms And very early in the morning in some Part of the Holloway this<lb></lb>
Dept.</p>
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