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of Westmr</rs>
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. in the<lb></lb>
County of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65230_geo2262">Midsex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this Sixth<lb></lb>
day of November 1790. at the Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65230_geo2263">St. John Evangelist</rs>
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within the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65230_geo2264">Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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in the County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65230_geo2265">Midsex</rs>
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upon and Inquisition<lb></lb>
touching the death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65230_n2241-1">Paul Endley<lb></lb>
Becket</rs>
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lying dead in the said<lb></lb>
Parish Liberty<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and County.</p>
<p n="2215"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65230_n2215-1">Anthony Lerra</rs>
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<del>Nerra</del>
at No. 1. <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65230_geo2266">Vine Street</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65230_geo2267">Parish of St John the Evangelist</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Westmr. Coach<obscured></obscured>
on his Oath saith, That yesterday<lb></lb>
Evening between Eight & Nine o'Clock (being<lb></lb>
the fifth day of November) Some Boys<lb></lb>
had a Bonfire burning in Market Street<lb></lb>
in the said <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65230_geo2268">Parish of St. John the Evangelist</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Westmr. and on of the Boys having<lb></lb>
some Squibs set them on fire, and<lb></lb>
afterwards lighted some Serpents which<lb></lb>
he threw among the People and one<lb></lb>
of them happened to abight behind<lb></lb>
a six Inch Cart Wheel which stored upright by<lb></lb>
the side of a Henry Market<del>the</del>
Street aforesaid, Says<lb></lb>
that the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65230_occ891">Deced</rs>
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Paul Endley Becket an<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Infant about the Age of twelve Years<lb></lb>
and two other Boys were endeavouring<lb></lb>
to get the Serpent from behind the Cart<lb></lb>
wheel, when the wheel Accidentally<lb></lb>
fell down upon the Deced's Head, when<lb></lb>
the Deced reced a Fracture and Bruises<lb></lb>
upon the Head of which the Deced died<lb></lb>
in about Eight Minutes of he was carried to his Father House and Dept.<lb></lb>
believes it to be merely Accidental</p>
<p n="2216"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65230_n2216-1">Antony Lerro</rs>
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<p n="2217">Sworn the Day Year and<lb></lb>
Place abovementioned<lb></lb>
before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65230_n2217-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65230_occ892">Coroner</rs>
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