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in the thirty fifth year of the reign of our Sovereign
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Lord George the third by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of
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said Lord the King when here send in what manner the said
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say upon their oath that the said
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on the twelfth day of August in the year
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aforesaid being sick and diseased in his body and delicious It so happened that the said
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to the said dwelling house by means whereof he the said
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there receive divers mortal Cruises and fractures in and upon divers parts of his body of
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die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said Samuel
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James in Manner and by the means aforesaid accidentally causally and by misfortune came
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to his death and not otherwise In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
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the foreman of the said Jurors on behalf and the rest of his fellows in their
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Presences have to this Inquisition set their hands and seals the day year and place first
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