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Informations of Witnesses<lb></lb>
severally taken and acknowledged on the<lb></lb>
Behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King<lb></lb>
touching the Death of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n342-1">John Vanderplank</rs>
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<lb></lb>
at the House of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n342-2">Robert Hance</rs>
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known<lb></lb>
by the Sign of The Mitre in the Parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo280">Saint Mary Islington</rs>
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in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo281">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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On Tuesday the 31st. Day<lb></lb>
of December in the 23d. Year of the Reign<lb></lb>
of our Sovereign Lord King George the Third<lb></lb>
Before <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n342-3">Edward Umfreville</rs>
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One of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ72">Coroners</rs>
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of our said Lord the King for the<lb></lb>
said County an on Inquisition then and<lb></lb>
there taken on View of the Body of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n342-6">John Vanderplank</rs>
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then and there lying<lb></lb>
dead, as follow (to wit)</p>
<p n="343"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n343-1">Richard Singleton</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo282">Islington</rs>
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Auctioneer upon his<lb></lb>
Oath Saith That on Thursday last the 26th Instant<lb></lb>
Informant went to spend the Evening at Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n343-2">Thos.<lb></lb>
wildmans</rs>
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The Sign of The Nags Head at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo283">Islington</rs>
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<lb></lb>
That about 12 oClock at Night Mr Wildman informed<lb></lb>
this Informant That from what he heard of pass<lb></lb>
between the deceased and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n343-3">Mr Whitehead</rs>
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(who were then<lb></lb>
below Stairs in another Room) he was apprehensive<lb></lb>
a Quarrell would ensue between themInformant<lb></lb>
soon afterwards heard a Loud Talking below And went<lb></lb>
down StairsThat he went into the Room where<lb></lb>
the deceased and said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo284">Whitehead</rs>
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were sitting That<lb></lb>
the deceased Made use of very bad Language to<lb></lb>
Whitehead And hit him a stoke on his Hat with<lb></lb>
his open Hand And said he would lick him before</p>
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