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<p n="317"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">City and Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo290">Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo291">County of Middlesex</rs>
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An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign<lb></lb>
Lord the King at the Parish of Saint George <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo292">Hanover Square</rs>
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within<lb></lb>
the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter Westmins<lb></lb>
-ter in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo293">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, the Twenty first day of February in the Sixth Year of<lb></lb>
the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the grace of God of Great Britain<lb></lb>
in France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so forth before<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-1">Thomas Prickard</rs>
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Gentleman Coroner of our said Lord the King for the said<lb></lb>
City and Liberty on view of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-2">John Benson</rs>
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then and there lying Dead, upon<lb></lb>
the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-3">Thomas Moon</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-21">Martin Waddington</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-4">William Harris</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-5">William Gibson</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-6">Thomas Weaver</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-7">Thomas Hawxwell</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-8">Jonathan Claridge</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-9">Thomas Mathews</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-10">John Collins</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-11">Thomas Sanderson</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-22">Robert<lb></lb>
Shallerd</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-23">John Kendal</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-12">John White</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-13">Valentine Knight</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-24">George Barlin</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-14">Henry Whitton</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-15">John Lewis</rs>
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good and lawfull Men of the said Liberty duly chosen, who being then and<lb></lb>
there duly Sworn and Charged to inquire for our said Lord the King when how, and<lb></lb>
by what means the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-16">John Benson</rs>
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Came to his Death, do upon their Oath<obscured></obscured>
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say,<del>That the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-17">John Benson</rs>
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on the Twentieth day of February in the<lb></lb>
Year aforesaid was found Dead in his Lodging Room or Apartment in the dwelling<lb></lb>
House of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-18">John Barlow</rs>
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situate in Farm Street, at the Parish aforesaid within the<lb></lb>
Liberty and County aforesaid, That no Marks of Violence appear'd on the Body of<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-19">John Benson</rs>
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, And that the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n317-20">John Benson</rs>
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departed this Life, by the<lb></lb>
Visitation of God, in a natural Way, and not by any Hurt or Injury received from<lb></lb>
any Person or Persons whatsoever to the Knowledge of the said Jurors.</p>
<p n="318">In Witness whereof as well the said <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ103">Coroner</rs>
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, as the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n318-1">Thomas Moon</rs>
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, Foreman<lb></lb>
of the said Jurors on the behalf of himself and the rest of his said Fellows in their<lb></lb>
presence have to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals, the Day Year and Place<lb></lb>
first above written</p>
<p n="319"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n319-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ104">Coroner</rs>
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<p n="320">Thos. Moon Foreman</p>
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