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in the thirty Seventh Year of the Reign on our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third,
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there duly Sworn and charged to enquire our Said Lord the King, when, how, and by
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do say that the said George Humphries in manner
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by Misfortune came to his death and not other wise.
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