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good and lawfull Men of the said Liberty duly
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chosen who being then and there duly Sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King
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when, how and by what Means the said Nicholas Weigalcame to his Death, do upon
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their Oath say, That the said Nicholas Weigal, not being of sound Mind Memory and
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Understanding, but lunatick and distracted, on the Twenty third day of March in the Year
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aforesaid, at the Parish aforesaid within the Liberty and County aforesaid, one End of a
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certain Piece of small Cord unto a Wooden Rail at the Head of Bed in the Lodging Room
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or Apartment of him the said Nicholas Weigal, in the Dwelling House of David Preserves,
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instant and being in
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, in the said Parish Liberty and County, and the Other End
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thereof about his own Neck, did fix, tye, and fasten, and there with did then and there hang,
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suffocate, and strangle himself, of which said Hanging, Suffocation, and Strangling, he
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the said Nicholas Weigal then and there died. And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath
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aforesaid, do say, that the said Nicholas Weigal, not being of sound mind, memory and
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Understanding, but lunatick and distracted, in Manner and by the Means aforesaid,
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did kill himself. In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner, as the said
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Foreman of the said Jurors, on the behalf of himself and the rest of
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his said Fellows, in their presence, have to this Inquisition set their Hands and
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Seals the Day Year and Place first abovewritten
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