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Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of
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Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, Before
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of our said Lord the King for the said City and Liberty, on
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the Oath of
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Henry Taylor
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Edward Burris
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James Lallemand
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Anthony
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Stephard
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William Skurvin
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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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of the Age of Three Years on the Second day of February in the
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Year aforesaid, being alone in the Lodging Room or Apartment of
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Thomas Edwards
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his Father in the dwelling House of Henry Brain
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situate in Tothill Street in the Parish aforesaid within the Liberty and
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County aforesaid, It so happened that the Linnen Clothes which the
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said
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Richard Edwards
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the Infant then and there had on his Body
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Accidentally, Casually and by Misfortune took Fire, by Reason
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whereof and from the Smoke and Flame arising from the said Fire
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he the said
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the Infant was then and there Burnt in and
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upon the Right side Stomach and other Parts of his Body, of which said
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Burning he the said
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Richard Edwards
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from the said Second day of February
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in the Year aforesaid. Until the Third day of the same Month, and Year at the
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Parish aforesaid within the LIberty and County aforesaid did languish,
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and live on which said Third day of February he the said
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,
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at the said Parish LIberty and County of the Mortal Burning aforesaid did Die.
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And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the
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the Infant in manner and by the Means aforesaid
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Accidentally Casually and by Misfortune came to his Death and not
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Nicodemus Hayne Foreman of the said Jurors, on the behalf of himself
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