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who being now here duly chosen sworn and charged to Inquire for our said Lord the King when how
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on the twenty fifth day of September in the Year aforesaid being employed in the
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and being then and there in the Upper part of the said House and at the back part thereof it so happened
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accidentally casually and by misfortune did fall from and off the said upper
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part of the said House into a certain Open and public Court there called Jerusalem Court and to upon and
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against the Stone Pavement there By means whereof he the said
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did then and there
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receive divers mortal Wounds and bruises in and upon the head face back sides Arms, legs and
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of which said mortal Wounds and bruises he the said William
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Bates did then and there instantly die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid
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do say that the said
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in manner and by the means aforesaid casually and by
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misfortune was accidentally killed In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the
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the Foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in
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their presence have to this Inquisition set their hands and Seals the day Fear and place first above written
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