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Informations of Witnessess severally taken and acknowledged
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on the behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King touching the Death of
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at the Dwelling House of
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Saint Pancras
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on
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twelfthDay of October
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in the
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twenty sixthYear of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King
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George the third before
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one of the Majesty's
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Coroners
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for the said County on an Inquisition then and there
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taken on View of the Body of the said
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then and there lying Dead as follow to wit.
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upon her Oath Saith that the deceased lodged with
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Deponent that Yesterday about two O Clock Deponent was in her
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parlour behind her Shop and heard a Noise in the deceaseds Room
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which was up tow pair of Stairs as if persons were quarrelling
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upon which Deponent ran up Stairs and a Mrs.
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Sarah Gibson
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who lodged in the one pair of Stairs met Deponent. and Said
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to her break his Reck down Stairs (meaning
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Francis Sharley
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John Colville
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publican
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in Colville Con
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) and said She would do it herself had she been
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dressedDeponent then ran up to the deceaseds Room
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and there saw the said
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with his two hands fired
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on the deceaseds breast who was standing at the Door after Room
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with her Cap offas soon as deceased seen Deponent She
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said to ShurleyYou Villian what did you strike me for". he
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replied he did not, deceased said he didDeponent asked
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him what he mean't by stricking her and seized him by the
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Shoulders and bid him go down Stairs he desired Deponent to let
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him alone twice and Said if she did not he would serve
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her the same (meaning as Deponent supposes the same (but would
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she could not then tell) that he had served the deceased).
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Deponent then made him go down stairs before her and.
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