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Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, before
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written and Seals affixed
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good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly
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the said Joseph Orten placed against his own Breast, did then and there shoot off & discharge
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In Witness whereof as well the said
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Coroner as the said Jurors time to this Inquisition
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>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65233_n1432-902"
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interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
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rs
type
=
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=
"WACWIC65233_n1432-2"
>
Jam. Cosby
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interp
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interp
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interp
inst
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=
"gender"
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=
"male"
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p
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p
n
=
"1433"
>
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rs
type
=
"persName"
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>
Jas. Hicks
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rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65233_n1433-1"
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=
"given"
value
=
"Jas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65233_n1433-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Hicks"
>
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interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65233_n1433-1"
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=
"gender"
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=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65233_n1433-2"
>
Wm. Slater
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rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65233_n1433-2"
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=
"given"
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>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65233_n1433-2"
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65233_n1433-2"
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interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
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rs
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=
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>
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interp
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interp
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=
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interp
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interp
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type
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interp
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p
>
</
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>
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