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Serjeant Spence breaks legs in carriage accident near Egham Hill
Sunday near Egham Hill, Thomas Spence Serjeant at Arms to the House of Commons, riding in a chaise drawn by four horses, leapt out to avoid danger after the horses ran away. he sustained both legs broken, Mr Richardson with him escaped unharmed. Spence died later at his home in Siville Row where surgeons attend.
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