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Liberty<lb></lb>
of Westmr. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo1664">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this thirtieth day of<lb></lb>
November 1764 at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo1665">Parish of St. James</rs>
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Within the<lb></lb>
Liberty of Westmr. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo1666">County of Middlesex</rs>
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on an<lb></lb>
Inquisition taken on View of the Body of Richard<lb></lb>
Gotshall lying Dead in the said Parish Liberty & County</p>
<p n="1629"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n1629-1">John Woodroft</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65204_occ618">Victualler</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo1667">Kings Anns in Catherine<lb></lb>
wheel Yard</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo1668">Parish of St James</rs>
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on his Oath saith That<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n1629-2">Richard Gotshall</rs>
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the Deced has lodged with Deponent about<lb></lb>
two months last past. Says that <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n1629-3">Mary Hall</rs>
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the Dept. Servant<lb></lb>
went up Stairs between three and four o Clock yesterday<lb></lb>
Afternoon to make the Deced's Bed, Says that she soon<lb></lb>
came down again and informed Dept. that the Deced's<lb></lb>
Room Door was locked and that the Key was on the mind<lb></lb>
of the Door, Depont. says that he immediately went up Sten<lb></lb>
and called to Deced, and having no answer Dept. With he<lb></lb>
foot forced a Pannel out of the Door in the Presence of<lb></lb>
Mr. day, says that upon his going into the Room he discover<lb></lb>
Deced hanging by a small Cord which was round the Deced's<lb></lb>
Neck, and fastened over a Spit rack by the use od Chairman Says that he called to<lb></lb>
Mr. Day to bring a Knife which he did and Dept. immediately<lb></lb>
ately cut the Cord by which the Deced being and deced was<lb></lb>
laid upon the Floor, says that a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65204_occ619">Surgeon</rs>
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was fetched who<lb></lb>
endeavoured to Bleed the Deced, but he bled very little, an<lb></lb>
the Surgeon then declared that Deced was Dead, Says that<lb></lb>
the Deced has been Melancholy and low Spiritted for same<lb></lb>
time last past, that he laid in Bed for a fortnight and<lb></lb>
during that time took very little Nourishment That he<lb></lb>
sometimes looked very wild and Dept. believes from his General<obscured></obscured>
that he<lb></lb>
was disordered in his Sences.</p>
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<p n="1631">Sworn the Day Year & Place<lb></lb>
abovementioned, before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n1631-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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