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did then and there die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath of
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aforesaid do say that the said
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Robert Whitworth
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not being of sound mind memory and
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understanding but lunatic and distracted did hang and kill himself In Witness whereof
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as well the said Coroner as the said
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the foreman of the said Jurors on
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behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence have to this Inquisition set
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their hands and seals the day year and place first above written.
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Willm Powell
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