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An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London that is to say<lb></lb>
at the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65009_geo1246">Saint Mary Abchurch</rs>
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in the Ward of Candlewick in London aforesaid<lb></lb>
on the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65009_date90">twenty fourth day of September in the thirty sixth year of the reign of our Sovereign<lb></lb>
Lord George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender<lb></lb>
of the faith and so forth</rs>
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before <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n1347-3">Thomas Shelton</rs>
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of our said Lord the King<lb></lb>
for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65009_geo1247">City of London</rs>
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on view of the body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n1347-4">George Lancaster</rs>
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now here lying dead by the oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n1347-5">Joseph Wilson</rs>
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John Judd<lb></lb>
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Sampson Dickenson William<lb></lb>
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and Charles Garnons good and lawful men of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65009_geo1249">City of London</rs>
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aforesaid who being now here duly chosen sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord<lb></lb>
the King when how and in what manner the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n1347-19">George Lancaster</rs>
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came to his death<lb></lb>
say upon their oath that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n1347-20">George Lancaster</rs>
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not being of Sound Mind memory and<lb></lb>
understanding but lunatic and distracted the twenty third day of September in the year aforesaid<lb></lb>
at the parish and Ward aforesaid in <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65009_geo1250">London</rs>
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aforesaid a certain pistol of the value of twelve<lb></lb>
pence loaded with gunpowder and a leaden bullet which he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n1347-21">George Lancaster</rs>
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in his<lb></lb>
right hand then and there had and held to at and against the breast of him the said George<lb></lb>
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did then and there shoot off and discharge giving to himself then and there with the<lb></lb>
leaden bullet aforesaid so shot off and discharged from the said pistol by forcr of the gun powder aforesaid<lb></lb>
one mortal wound in and upon the said breast of him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n1347-22">George Lancaster</rs>
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of the width of<lb></lb>
one inch and of the depth of five Inches of which said Mortal wound he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n1347-23">George Lancaster</rs>
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did then and there instantly die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do<lb></lb>
say that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n1347-24">George Lancaster</rs>
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not being of sound mind memory and undertstanding<lb></lb>
but lunatic and distracted did shoot and kill himself In Witness whereof as well the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65009_occ411">Coroner</rs>
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as the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65009_n1347-25">Joseph Wilson</rs>
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the Foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the<lb></lb>
rest of his fellows in their presence have to this Inquisition set their hands and seals the day<lb></lb>
year and place first abovewritten.</p>
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