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of our said Lord the King for the
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Thomas Chapman
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Thomas Stracey
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George Taylor
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Lowden, Dexter Roberts,
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who being now here duly chosen sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord
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the King when how and in what manner the said
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on the thirtieth day of
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March in the year aforesaid not being of sound mind memory and understanding but
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lunatic and distracted one end of a certain piece of Cord of no value unto and about
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there situate and the other end of the said piece of Cord round and about her own
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did then and there hang strangle and suffocate herself of which said hanging strangling
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and suffocation the said
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Sarah Gascoigne
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did then and there die.And so the Jurors
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aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said
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Sarah Gascoigne
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not being of
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sound mind memory and understanding but lunatic and distracted did hang and
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Kill herself.In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
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Charles Howell
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the foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their
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presence have to this Inquisition set their hands and seals the day year and
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place first above written.
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Chas Howell
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Foreman.
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