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in the thirty second year of the reign
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of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the grace of God of Great Britain France and
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Ireland King defender of the faith and so forth Before
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who being now
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here duly chosen sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the King when how and
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place in the said Room wherein there was then a fire it so happened that the Cloak
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"undefined"
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interp
>
aforesaid did languish and languishing
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lb
>
</
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>
did live until the twenty seventh day of September in the year aforesaid when the said
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lb
>
</
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>
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id
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John Wooland
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>
at the parish last aforesaid in the County aforesaid of the said Cunning
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
did die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said John
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lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMCLIC65005_geo1905"
>
Wooland
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
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type
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value
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interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMCLIC65005_geo1905"
type
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value
=
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>
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>
in manner and by the means aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
was
<
del
>
tilled and
</
del
>
burned and killed In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said William
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Griffith the foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows
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lb
>
</
lb
>
in their presence have to this Inquisition set their hands and seals the day year and
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lb
>
</
lb
>
place first abovewritten.
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p
>
<
p
n
=
"1880"
>
Wm.
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type
=
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id
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>
Griffith
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>
Foreman
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value
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type
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>
</
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>
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