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An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King as the Parish of Saint<lb></lb>
Andrew Holborn in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo1343">Ward of Farringdon</rs>
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without in London aforesaid on the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65005_date126">third day of april</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
thirty second Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by she Grace of God of Great Britain<lb></lb>
France and Ireland King defender of the Faith and so forth Before <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n1297-2">Thomas Shelton</rs>
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of our said Lord the King for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65005_geo1344">City of London</rs>
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on view of the Body of<lb></lb>
and Hickman now here lying dead By the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n1297-3">Thomas Higgins</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n1297-4">William Pontifix</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n1297-5">Samuel Geerrier</rs>
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, Robert Gaze, <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n1297-7">Samuel Singleton</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n1297-8">Thomas Nokes</rs>
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, Francis Dukes, Elias Norman, and <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n1297-12">Joseph Roffe</rs>
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, good and lawful men of the<lb></lb>
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aforesaid who being now here duly Chosen Sworn and Charged to inquire for<lb></lb>
Low said Lord the King when how and in what manner the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n1297-13">Ann Hickman</rs>
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came taken death<lb></lb>
say upon their Oath that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n1297-14">Ann Hickman</rs>
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not being of Sound mind memory and<lb></lb>
understanding but Lunatic and distracted on the Second day of april in the Year aforesaid<lb></lb>
one end of a certain piece of String of no value unto and abut acertain Iron Hook fixed in the<lb></lb>
wainscot of a certain Room of a certain House there Situate and the other and there of round and<lb></lb>
about her own Neck then and there did fix tye and Fasten by means whereof she the said Ann<lb></lb>
Hickman did then and there hang Strangle and Suffocate herself of which said Hanging<lb></lb>
Hangling and Suffocation he she said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n1297-15">Ann Hickman</rs>
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did then and there die<lb></lb>
And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that she said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n1297-16">Ann Hickman</rs>
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not being of sound Mind Memory as understanding but Lunatic and distracted in manner<lb></lb>
and by the means aforesaid did hang and Kill herself In Witness whereof as well the said<lb></lb>
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as the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n1297-17">Thomas Higgins</rs>
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the Foreman of the said Jurors on the behalf of himself and the<lb></lb>
rest of his fellows in their presence have to this Inquisition Set their Hands and Seals the<lb></lb>
Day Year and place First above Written.</p>
<p n="1298"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65005_n1298-36">Thar. Higgins</rs>
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