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our Sovereign Lord George the third by the grace of God of Great Britain France and
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Ireland King Defender of the faith and so forth before
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eighth day of April in the year aforesaid being on one of steps of the first flight of stairs
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flight of stairs and against the stone pavement of a certain kitchen on the ground floor
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there receive one mortal fracture on the back part of the head of her the said Maria
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twenty eighth day of April in the year aforesaid until the twenty ninth day of the same
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and to-the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said
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in manner and by the means aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune came
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to his death and not otherwise In Witness where of as well the said Coroner as the said
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year and place first above written
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