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Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland
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sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King when how and in what
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the twenty fifth day of November in the Year aforesaid at the Parish and Ward aforesaid
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by the means aforesaid casually and by misfortune was burned to death In Witness
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whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
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