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<p n="1824"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1431">City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1432">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65213_date366">Eighth<lb></lb>
day of September 1773</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1433">Parish of<lb></lb>
St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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within the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1434">Liberty<lb></lb>
of Westmr</rs>
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. in the County of Middx upon an<lb></lb>
Inquisition touching the death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1824-1">George<lb></lb>
Clayton</rs>
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lying dead in the said Parish Liberty<lb></lb>
and County</p>
<p n="1825"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1825-1">Thomas Leach</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1435">King Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1436">Seven Dials</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1437">Parish of St. Giles in the Fields</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65213_occ428">Surgeon</rs>
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on his Oath<lb></lb>
saith That one day last week being the day after the Deced<lb></lb>
reced the hurt he was sent for to the Deced whom<lb></lb>
he found at the House of Mr. Jones <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65213_occ429">Victualler</rs>
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at the<lb></lb>
Meres Gate, having a Bruise in his Forehead<lb></lb>
and bath his Eyes black and the Skin grazed<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<del>the side of</del>
on his face, and complained of<obscured></obscured>
and his lips Swelled in his Book Says that<lb></lb>
he saw the Deced again that Evening, when the Deced<lb></lb>
was quite Sensible, and said that he was in<lb></lb>
Liquor and was ill used by a fall down Stairs<lb></lb>
Says that he bled the Deced and did what he thought<lb></lb>
was necessary, Says that the Deced next day told<lb></lb>
Dept. that<del>somebody had</del>
he was kicked<del>him</del>
but could not<lb></lb>
tell by whom, Says that he attended the Deced<lb></lb>
afterwards, and that the Deced was carried to the<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1438">St. Martins Workhouse</rs>
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on Monday last Says<lb></lb>
that he talked to the Deced when he was sensible but<lb></lb>
Deced could not say whether he accidentally fell into<lb></lb>
the Cellar or was thrown down, and Dept. believes<lb></lb>
that he might very possibly receive the hurt by<lb></lb>
folling down there.</p>
<p n="1826"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1826-1">Thos Leach</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1827"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1827-1">Jasper Spencer</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65213_occ430">Servant</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1827-2">James Jones</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65213_occ431">Victualler</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on his Oath saith, That <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1827-3">George Clayton</rs>
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was likewise a<lb></lb>
Waiter to Mr. Jones, Says that on Thursday last in the<lb></lb>
Afternoon, the Deced appeared to be in Liquor and<lb></lb>
Mr.</p>
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