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of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great-Britain,
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France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, before
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Robert
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Bramham
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good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly
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chosen, who being then and there duly sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the
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King, when, how, and by what Means the said
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came to
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h is Death, do upon their Oath say, That the said
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been Murdered, on the Thirtieth day of March in the Year aforesaid
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having a Cough and difficulty of Breathing, It so happened that by
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the violence of a Fit of Coughing, the Lungs of the said
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were Burst and Ruptured, of which the said
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within
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the City Liberty and County aforesaid, and not by any Hurt or
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Injury received from
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his Master, or any other
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Person whatsoever, to the Knowledge of the said Jurors
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In Witness whereof well the said Coroner of the said
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Thomas Wattson Foreman of the said Jurors on the behalf of
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himself and the rest of his Fellows in their presence, have to this
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Inquisition set their Hands and Seals, the Day Year and Place
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first above Written
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