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<p n="583"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo725">City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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. in the<lb></lb>
County of Midsex.}</note>
<lb></lb>
Informations taken this <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65225_date106">Fifth<lb></lb>
day of April 1785</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo726">Parish of<lb></lb>
St. Mary le Strand</rs>
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within the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo727">Liberty<lb></lb>
of Westmr</rs>
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. in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo728">Midsex</rs>
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upon<lb></lb>
an Inquisition touching the death of<lb></lb>
a Man unknownlying dead in the said<lb></lb>
Parish Liberty and County.</p>
<p n="584"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n584-1">George Wood</rs>
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one of the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65225_occ419">Watchmen</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo729">Parish of St. Mary le Strand</rs>
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on his Oath saith<lb></lb>
That between Eleven and Twelve of the Clock<lb></lb>
on Sunday Night last the Third Instant<lb></lb>
Dept. was upon Duty was called by<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n584-2">Thomas Chithy</rs>
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another <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65225_occ420">Watchman</rs>
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saying that<lb></lb>
there was a Man almost dead upon which<lb></lb>
he went and saw the Deced standing against<lb></lb>
a Window of Mr. Reeves in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo730">the Strand</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo731">Parish of St. Clement Danes</rs>
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, Says that<lb></lb>
he asked Deced which Parish he belonged to, and<lb></lb>
Deced, made some Answer but in so low<lb></lb>
a Voice that Dept. could not understand<lb></lb>
the Deced being very weak, Says that<lb></lb>
they intended taking him to the Watchhouse<lb></lb>
belonging to the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo732">Parish of St. Mary le Strand</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and each of them took hold of Deced's Arm<lb></lb>
to help him along, That he walked<lb></lb>
between them as far as the One Ball<lb></lb>
Inn, where Deced grew quite helpless<lb></lb>
and did not move himself afterwards<lb></lb>
nor did Dept. observe any life in Deced<lb></lb>
after that time, Says that they their<lb></lb>
carried Deced to the Watchhouse who<lb></lb>
had then no Appearence of life, and<lb></lb>
Dept. believes the Deced died on a<lb></lb>
natural Way.</p>
<p n="585"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n585-1">George Wood</rs>
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<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
his Mark</p>
<p n="586"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n586-1">Thomas Chitley</rs>
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another <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65225_occ421">Watchman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on his Oath saith That he was with <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n586-2">George<lb></lb>
Wood</rs>
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the other <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65225_occ422">Watchman</rs>
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on Sunday<lb></lb>
Night last, and Confirms the Account<lb></lb>
given by the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n586-3">George Wood</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="587"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n587-1">Thomas Chitley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
his Mark</p>
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