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the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so
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John Tennant
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George Weldon
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Alexander Tate
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Jeremiah Nicholas
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William Paul
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John Bird
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Walter Banister
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Samuel Jackman
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Robert Rumford
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William
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Leader
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Thomas Lewis
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John Hodgson
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, and
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William Stephenson
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, good and lawful Men of the said Liberty duly chosen
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who being then and there duly Sworn and Charged to inquire for our said Lord the King, when
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how, and by what Means the said Hester Heerlincame to her Death, do upon the
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Oath say, That the said Hester Heerling, not being of sound Mind, Memory and Understanding
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but lunatic and distracted, on the Twenty sixth day of June in the Year aforesaid, at the
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Parish aforesaid within the Liberty and County aforesaid, into a certain Wooden Tub containing
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a great quantity of Water, standing and being in the Dwelling House of her the said Hester Heerlin,
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in the said Parish Liberty and County, did cast and throw hereself; by Means of which said
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casting the throwing she the said Hester Heerlin in the Water in the said Tub, was then
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and there Suffocated and Drowned, of which said Suffocation and Drowing, She the said
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Hester Heerlin then and there instantly died, And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their
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Oath aforesaid, do say, that the said Hester Heerlin in Manner and by the Means aforesaid
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not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding, but lunatick and distracted, did
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drown and hill herself. In Wintness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
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John Gerard
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Foreman of the said Jurors, on the behalf of himself and the rest of his said
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Fellows, in their presence, have to this Inquistion set their Hands and Seals the Day Year
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and Place first above written
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Tho. Prickard
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Foreman
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