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Surrey who being now here duly chosen sworn and charged to Inquire for our said Lord the
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King when how and in what manner the said
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the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said
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and by the means aforesaid casually and by misfortune was accidentally Drowned
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on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence have to this Inquisition set their hands and Seals
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the day year and place first abovewritten
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