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<p n="276"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65214_geo298">City & Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65214_geo299">Midsex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65214_date60">Twenty first<lb></lb>
day of February 1774 </rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65214_geo300">Parish of St. George<lb></lb>
Hanover Square</rs>
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within the Liberty of Westmr. in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65214_geo301">County of Middlesex</rs>
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upon an Inquisition touching<lb></lb>
the death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65214_n276-1">Mary Cook</rs>
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lying dead in the<lb></lb>
said Parish Liberty of County.</p>
<p n="277"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65214_n277-1">John Cook</rs>
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of South Moulton Street in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65214_geo302">Parish<lb></lb>
of St. George Hanover Square</rs>
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Carter on his Oath saith<lb></lb>
That <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65214_n277-2">Mary Cook</rs>
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the Deced was Dept. Wife, and that<lb></lb>
they Deced together at home on Thursday last<lb></lb>
Febry 17th between Eleven and Twelve o'Clock says<lb></lb>
that Dept. went out to his work at Twelve o'Clock<lb></lb>
leaving the Deced at home alone, Says that he<lb></lb>
did not see her afterwards alive, but was told<lb></lb>
the next day that the Deced was dead, and was<lb></lb>
in the Bone house belonging to <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65214_geo303">St. George's Parish</rs>
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<lb></lb>
where Dept. saw her, Says that he was<lb></lb>
informed by Mr.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Flenning who lives near <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65214_geo304">St.<lb></lb>
Gyles church</rs>
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that the Deced was there on Thursday<lb></lb>
last about four o'Clock and drank a Glass and<lb></lb>
an half of Geneva there, Says that the Deced<lb></lb>
was very found of Liquor and was frequently<lb></lb>
drunk, and Dept believes that the Deced died<lb></lb>
in a natural Way. Says that he was informed<lb></lb>
by Mr. Roberts that he saw the Deced lying down by <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65214_geo305">St. George<lb></lb>
Church</rs>
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on Thursday last about five o'Clock<lb></lb>
in the afternoon.</p>
<p n="278"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65214_n278-1">John Cook</rs>
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<p n="279"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65214_n279-1">Samuel Arnold</rs>
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one of the Principal Bearers<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65214_geo306">Parish of St. George Hanover Square</rs>
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on his Oath<lb></lb>
Smith That on Thursday Night last a Little after<lb></lb>
Eleven o'Clock <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65214_n279-2">Robert Ellis</rs>
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one of the Watchmen<lb></lb>
came to the Watchhouse and said that a Woman<lb></lb>
lay dead under the Porties of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65214_geo307">St. George Church</rs>
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and</p>
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