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George the third by the grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland King defender
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London and Borough of
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on view of the Body of James
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now here lying dead by the
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Oath of
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aforesaid who being now here duly chosen sworn
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& charged to inquire for our sd Lord the King when how & in what manner the sd
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to his Death say upon their Oath that the sd certain person whose name to the Jurors afsd is unknown
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on the Sixth day of December in the year afd at the psh & Ward afsd in Lond afsd being lowering a certain Bale
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of Sail Cloth of great Weight from & out of a certain
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Warehouse there belonging to Wm Hall
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of the parish & Ward aforesaid Packer & the sd
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and under the said Bale of Cloth white the same was so lowering as afsd in order to receive the sd
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Bale of Cloth into the Sd Cart It so happened that one of the sd Hooks by which the sd Bale of Cloth way
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Suspended accidentally casually and by misfortune gave way And the said Bale of Cloth fall with great
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upon the Ground and against
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the Stone pavement there Whereby the said
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did then and there receive one mortal
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bruise and contusion in and upon the Back part of the head of him the said
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of which
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said mortal bruise and contusion the sd
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did then and there die And so the Jurors aforesaid
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upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the sd
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in manner by the means aforesaid casually
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and by misfortune accidentally killed and that the said Bale of Cloth was moving to the death of the
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and is of the value of 1s and the property and in the possession of Mr Fenning of Rood
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. In Witness whereof as well the sd. Coroner as the sd
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the foreman of
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the sd Jurors on behalf of himself and the next of his fellows in their presence have to this Inquisition at their
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hands and Seals the day year and Place first abovewritten.
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