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<p n="1483"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo1826">City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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. in the County<lb></lb>
of Midses}</note>
<lb></lb>
Informations taken this <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65225_date251">Ninteenth<lb></lb>
day of August 1785</rs>
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at the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo1827">St.<lb></lb>
Margaret William</rs>
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the Liberty of Westmr.<lb></lb>
in the County of Midsex upon on Inquistn<lb></lb>
touching the death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n1483-1">William Masters</rs>
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<lb></lb>
lying dead in the said Parish Liberty<lb></lb>
and County.</p>
<p n="1484"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n1484-1">Richard Lightfoot</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65225_occ983">House Surgeon</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo1828">the Westmr<lb></lb>
Hospital</rs>
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on his Oath saith, That on Wednesday<lb></lb>
last the Seventeenth Instant about Seven o'Clock<lb></lb>
in the Morning Dept. was desired to go<lb></lb>
to the Deced whom he found lying upon the<lb></lb>
Stairs in his Dwelling House in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo1829">Ship Yard</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo1830">St. Margaret Westmr</rs>
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. being<lb></lb>
unable to speak, but Breathed, and Dept.<lb></lb>
thought that he was Intoxiated, Says that<lb></lb>
he was informed that the Deced was seen<lb></lb>
Hanging and that the Cord had broken<lb></lb>
and Dept. saw the Mark of the Cord about<lb></lb>
the Deced's Neck, Says that the Deced was<lb></lb>
moved upon the Bed, and Dept. tryed<lb></lb>
every Method to restore the Deced to Life<lb></lb>
Says that he was in hopes of doing so<lb></lb>
at first, but all means proved<lb></lb>
infactual, Says that the deced died<lb></lb>
about two o'Clock the next Morning as<lb></lb>
Dept. was informed, and that it was<lb></lb>
in consequence of being Hanged.</p>
<p n="1485"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n1485-1">Richd. Lightfoot</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1486"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n1486-1">Sarah Masters</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65225_occ984">Widow</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n1486-2">William Masters</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65225_occ985">Deced</rs>
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on her Oath saith That on Tuesday<lb></lb>
Night last about Eleven o'Clock the Deced<lb></lb>
came home very much in Liquor and come<lb></lb>
into Bed to Dept. who did not drop to Sleep<lb></lb>
until One o'Clock, Says that after five o'Clock<lb></lb>
Dept. awoke, and Missing the Deced the Dept. got</p>
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