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An Inquisition indented, taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at The Parish of<lb></lb>
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in the County of<lb></lb>
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, the <rs type="date" id="LMCOIC65102_date366">Sixth Day of September in the twenty fifth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign<lb></lb>
Lord George the Third</rs>
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, by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland, King<lb></lb>
Defender of the Faith and so forth, before <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-2">Thomas Phillips</rs>
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one of the Coroners of<lb></lb>
our said Lord the King for the said County on View of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-3">William Sheales</rs>
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then and there lying dead upon the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-4">William Heard</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-7">Timothy Solowell</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-8">Stephen Hester</rs>
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, Hall <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-9">Thomas Yates</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-10">Mathew Hayes</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-12">Thomas Armytage</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-13">John Darling</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-15">Benjamin Sayer</rs>
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good and lawful Men of the said County, duly chosen, and who being Then and there duly<lb></lb>
sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King, when, how and by what means the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-16">William Sheales</rs>
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came to his Death do, upon their Oath, say, That<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-17">William Sheales</rs>
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on the thirty first Day of October in the Year aforesaid being a <rs type="occupation" id="LMCOIC65102_occ518">watchman</rs>
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on Board a Ship called The Hector then lying in The <rs type="placeName" id="LMCOIC65102_geo2373">River Thames</rs>
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It so happened That he the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-18">William Sheales</rs>
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then and there accidentally, casually and by Misfortune fell from the said<lb></lb>
Ship into The River aforesaid, And was in the Waters thereof then and there suffocated and drowned<lb></lb>
of which said suffocation and drowning he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-19">William Sheales</rs>
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then and there died And so<lb></lb>
the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid Do say That the said William Seales in Manner<lb></lb>
and by the Means aforesaid accidentally casually and by Misfortune came to his Death<lb></lb>
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In Witness whereof, as well the said Coroner as the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2335-20">William Heard</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
Foreman of the said Jurors, on the Behalf of himself and the rest of his said Fellows in their<lb></lb>
presence, have to this Inquisition, set their Hands and Seals, the Day and Year first above written.</p>
<p n="2336"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65102_n2336-1">Thos. Phillips</rs>
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Foreman</p>
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