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An Inquisition Indented, taken for our Sovereign Lord the
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within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter,
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Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, before
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John Vaughan
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John Oulson
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good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly
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chose, 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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an Infant of the
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Age of Thirteen Months being in Room or Apartment of its Father and
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Mother in
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in the Parish aforesaid in the Liberty
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and County aforesaid on the Fifth day of September in the Year aforesaid and being
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near to the Fire Place, and a Saucepan being on the
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which was French
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Beans and Boiling Water, it to happened that accidentally casually and by
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Misfortune while the Mother moved from the Fire Place to a Cupboard in the
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Room and the Father being Asleep on the Bed the said Child touching the handle
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of the Saucepon or other part thereof or other Accident the said Saucepon fall
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from off the said Time and the Boiling Water contained therein fell on the Breast
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and Stomach of the said Child
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means whereof
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the said Child languished and languishing ord Line untill the Sixth day of September being the next
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Day and then Conculsions being brought on in consequence thereof Died And so the Jurors aforesaid in their Oath aforesaid do lay that the said
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in manner and by the means aforesaid accidentally casually and by Misfortune came to his
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Death and not otherwise. In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the Foreman of the
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Jurors aforesaid on behalf of himself and the rest of the said Jurors have to this Inquisition set
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their Hands and Seals the Day Year and at the Place abovementioned
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