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December in the year aforesaid being in a certain room in the dwelling house of me James
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there being near the fire place situate in the said room wherein there was then a fire
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Frances Burrows did
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then and there accidentally casually and by misfortune catch fire and were consumed
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in the year aforesaid when the said
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at the parish last aforesaid in the ward
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aforesaid of the said Burning did die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon
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their Oath aforesaid do say that the said
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in manner and by the means
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aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune was burned and killedIn Witness
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whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
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John Blackett
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the foreman of the said
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Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence have to this
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Inquisition set their hands and seals the day year and place first above written.
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Foreman
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