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the peace of God and our said Lord the King then and there being feloniously wilfully and of his her or their malice aforethought did make an Assault
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lately before born of the Body of her the said person (whose name to the Jurors aforesaid is as yet unknown as aforesaid) then and there
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feloniously wilfully and of his her or their malice aforethought did neglect refuse and omit by reason whereof divers large quantities
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of blood did then and there omit and issue forth out of the body of the said female Child unknown And the said female Child unknown
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by reason of the omitting forth and issuing forth of the blood from her body as aforesaid and from the loss thereof then and there bear me and
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was mortally sick and weak in her body of which said mortal sickness and weakness in the body of the said female Child and by the
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malice aforethought did kill and murder against the peace of our said Lord the King his Crown and dignity And that the said
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had done and committed the felony and murder aforesaid in manner and form aforesaid he she or they withdrew and fled for the
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same In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said Jurors have to this Inquisition set their hands and seals
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the day year and place first abovewritten
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John Ross
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<
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George White
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p
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rs
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James Hasted
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Charles Barnett
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</
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John
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lb
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</
lb
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Saml Adderley
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>
<
figure
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</
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<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
del
>
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rs
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=
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>
John Crane
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<
figure
rend
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lb
>
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rs
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Joseph Fennell
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p
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>
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