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An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London that<lb></lb>
is to say, at the Parish of Saint Bennett <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65003_geo1440">Grace church Street</rs>
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in the ward of Bridge in London aforesaid<lb></lb>
on the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65003_date227">twenty fifth day of September in the thirtieth Year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the<lb></lb>
third</rs>
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by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender of the faith and so forth<lb></lb>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65003_occ606">Coroner</rs>
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of our said Lord the King for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65003_geo1441">City of London</rs>
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now here lying dead by the Oath of Thomas<lb></lb>
Oliver, <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1730-5">Charles Piercy</rs>
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, George<lb></lb>
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aforesaid<lb></lb>
who being now here duly chosen sworn and charged to Inquire for our said Lord the King when how<lb></lb>
and in what manner the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1730-17">William Bates</rs>
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came to his death say upon their Oath that the said<lb></lb>
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on the twenty fifth day of September in the Year aforesaid being employed in the<lb></lb>
repairing a certain House situate in <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65003_geo1444">Grace church Street</rs>
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accidentally casually and by misfortune did fall from and off the said upper<lb></lb>
part of the said House into a certain Open and public Court there called Jerusalem Court and to upon and<lb></lb>
against the Stone Pavement there By means whereof he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1730-20">William Bates</rs>
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did then and there<lb></lb>
receive divers mortal Wounds and bruises in and upon the head face back sides Arms, legs and<lb></lb>
thighs of him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1730-21">William Bates</rs>
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of which said mortal Wounds and bruises he the said William<lb></lb>
Bates did then and there instantly die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid<lb></lb>
do say that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1730-22">William Bates</rs>
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in manner and by the means aforesaid casually and by<lb></lb>
misfortune was accidentally killed In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1730-23">Thomas Oliver</rs>
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the Foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in<lb></lb>
their presence have to this Inquisition set their hands and Seals the day Fear and place first above written</p>
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