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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 er Death, do upon their Oath say, That the said
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not being
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of sound Mind Memory and Understanding but lunatick
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and distracted, on the Sixth day of December in the Year
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aforesaid at the Parish and in the Liberty and County
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aforesaid, one End of a certain piece of Small Cord unto the Key
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in the Lock of the Doors of the Lodging Room or Apartment
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of her the said
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in the Dwelling House of
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Sarah Dunbabin situate in Peter Street in the said Parish
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Liberty and County and the other End thereof about her
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there hang suffocate and Strangle herself, of which said
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then and there died. And so the Jurors aforesaid
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upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the said
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not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding, but
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Lunatick and distracted in Manner and by the Means aforesaid
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did kill herself. In Witness whereof as well the said
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Coroner, as the said
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Foreman of the said
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Jurors, on the behalf of himself and the rest of his said Fellows
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in their presence have to this Inquisition set their Hands
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and Seals, the Day Year and Place abovementioned.
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