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<lb></lb>
Informations of Witnessess severally taken and acknowledged<lb></lb>
on the behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King touching the Death of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1844-41">Jane</rs>
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Roper</rs>
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in the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1975">Saint Pancras</rs>
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Thursdaythe <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date321">twelfthDay of October</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
twenty sixthYear of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King<lb></lb>
George the third before<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1844-3">William Wilson</rs>
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one of the Majesty's<lb></lb>
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for the said County on an Inquisition then and there<lb></lb>
taken on View of the Body of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1844-4">Jane Reed</rs>
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<lb></lb>
then and there lying Dead as follow to wit.</p>
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Court Road</rs>
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upon her Oath Saith that the deceased lodged with<lb></lb>
Deponent that Yesterday about two O Clock Deponent was in her<lb></lb>
parlour behind her Shop and heard a Noise in the deceaseds Room<lb></lb>
which was up tow pair of Stairs as if persons were quarrelling<lb></lb>
upon which Deponent ran up Stairs and a Mrs. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1845-3">Sarah Gibson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who lodged in the one pair of Stairs met Deponent. and Said<lb></lb>
to her break his Reck down Stairs (meaning <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1845-4">Francis Sharley</rs>
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a Pot boy belonging to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1845-5">John Colville</rs>
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in Colville Con<obscured></obscured>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1980">John Street</rs>
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) and said She would do it herself had she been<lb></lb>
dressedDeponent then ran up to the deceaseds Room<lb></lb>
and there saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1845-6">Francis Shurley</rs>
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with his two hands fired<lb></lb>
on the deceaseds breast who was standing at the Door after Room<lb></lb>
with her Cap offas soon as deceased seen Deponent She<lb></lb>
said to ShurleyYou Villian what did you strike me for". he<lb></lb>
replied he did not, deceased said he didDeponent asked<lb></lb>
him what he mean't by stricking her and seized him by the<lb></lb>
Shoulders and bid him go down Stairs he desired Deponent to let<lb></lb>
him alone twice and Said if she did not he would serve<lb></lb>
her the same (meaning as Deponent supposes the same (but would<lb></lb>
she could not then tell) that he had served the deceased).<lb></lb>
Deponent then made him go down stairs before her and.</p>
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