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King at the Parish of Saint George
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, the Fifth day of May in the twenty eighth
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Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, before
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Prickard
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, Gentleman, Coroner of our Said Lord the King for the said City and Liberty, on
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View of the Body of
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an Infant then and there lying dead, upon
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the Oath of
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James Allendice
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John Edwards
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William Erry
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William Booth
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James Johnson
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John Dummond
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Richard Armitage
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Thomas Beale
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Alexander Murrs
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John Besford
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Thomas Bowers
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William Bootel
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William Wall
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Henry Corner
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Alexander Grant
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Merrick
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Field
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and
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Robert Durham
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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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Thomas Davies
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an Infant came to
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his Death, do upon their Oath say That the said
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Thomas Davies
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the
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Infant (to wit) of the Age of three Years or thereabout on the first day
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of May in the Year aforesaid being at play with two other Children in
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a certain Hay Lost situate in
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Mason's Arms
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Yard in the said Parish
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of Saint George
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Hanover Square
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within the Liberty and County aforesaid
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and the Door of the said Hay lift being open It so happened that the
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said
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Thomas Davies
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the Infant Accidentally Casually and by
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lb
>
</
lb
>
Misfortune fell out of and from the said Hay lost unto and upon
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the Stone Pavement in the said Yard and thererby did then and there receive
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lb
>
</
lb
>
One Mortal Fracture in and upon the left side of the Head of him
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lb
>
</
lb
>
the said
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rs
type
=
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=
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>
Thomas Davies
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>
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inst
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"Thomas"
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>
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"Davies"
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inst
=
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>
</
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>
of which said mortal Fracture he the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
said
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rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
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>
Thomas Davies
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65228_n811-23"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Thomas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65228_n811-23"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Davies"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65228_n811-23"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
then and there died. And so the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65228_n811-24"
>
Thomas Davies
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65228_n811-24"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Thomas"
>
</
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>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65228_n811-24"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Davies"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65228_n811-24"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
the Infant in Manner and by the Means
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
aforesaid Accidentally Casually and by Misfortune came to his
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Death and not otherwise.
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>
<
p
n
=
"812"
>
In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
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type
=
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>
Charles Ballard
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>
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=
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=
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>
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>
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inst
=
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type
=
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=
"Ballard"
>
</
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>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65228_n812-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
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=
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>
Foreman
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65228_occ309"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Foreman"
>
</
interp
>
of the said Jurors on the behalf
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of himself and the rest of his Fellows in their presence have
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals the Day year
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and Place abovementioned
</
p
>
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p
n
=
"813"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
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>
Thos Prickard
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65228_n813-1"
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=
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value
=
"Thos"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
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=
"surname"
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=
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>
</
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>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65228_n813-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
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id
=
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>
Coroner
</
rs
>
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inst
=
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type
=
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value
=
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>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
C. BallardForeman
</
p
>
</
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>
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