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<p n="571"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London</note>
An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London that the<lb></lb>
say at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo585">parish of All</rs>
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hallows <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo586">Bread Street</rs>
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in the Ward of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo587">Bread Street</rs>
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in London<lb></lb>
aforesaid on the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65004_date36">eleventh day of April</rs>
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in the thirty first year of the Reign of our Sovereign<lb></lb>
Lord George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King<lb></lb>
defender of the saith and forth before <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-2">Thomas Shelton</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
our said Lord the King for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo588">City of London</rs>
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and Borough of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo589">Southwark</rs>
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on view of the<lb></lb>
Body <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-3">John Cross</rs>
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now here lying dead by the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-4">William Smith</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-5">John Vastens</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-6">William Simmons</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-7">John Forbes</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-8">John Bill</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-9">Shivhard Cator</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-10">Pearson Walton</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-11">Crozier Fletcher</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-12">Potter Spiers</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-13">John Clifford</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-14">John Varney</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-15">William Sharp</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-16">William Thomas</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-17">John<del>Shaw</del>
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good and lawful Men of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo590">City of London</rs>
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aforesaid who being now here duly chosen sworn and charged to inquire for our<lb></lb>
said Lord the King when how and in what manner the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-18">John Croft</rs>
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came to<lb></lb>
his death say upon their sath that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-19">John Cross</rs>
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on the ninth day of<lb></lb>
April in the Year aforesaid being in a certain Room belonging to a certain<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo591">public Inn</rs>
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there situate called the three Cups Inn It so happened that the<lb></lb>
said Inn and the said Room wherein the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-20">John Croft</rs>
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was as aforesaid<lb></lb>
Accidentally casually and his misfortune caught fire and was consumed and<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-21">John Crofts</rs>
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so then bad there being in the said room of the said<lb></lb>
Inn with the flame of the said fire was then and there mortally surned<lb></lb>
of which said burning he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-22">John Croft</rs>
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did then and there die<lb></lb>
And so the Jurors aforesaid on their Oath aforesaid do say that the said John<lb></lb>
Croft in manner and by the means aforesaid casually and by misfortune<lb></lb>
was accidentally burned and killed In Witness whereof as well the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65004_occ203">Coroner</rs>
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as the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n571-23">William Smith</rs>
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the Foreman of the said Jurors on behalf<lb></lb>
of himself and the rest of his fellows<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in their presence have to this Inquisition<lb></lb>
set their hand and unto the day year and place first abovewritten</p>
<p n="572">Wm. Smith<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Foreman</p>
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