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An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the Parish of<lb></lb>
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in the thirty sixth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the<lb></lb>
grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the faith and so forth<lb></lb>
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now here<lb></lb>
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William<lb></lb>
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aforesaid who being now here duly chosen sworn<lb></lb>
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came to his death say upon their oath that the said David<lb></lb>
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accidentally casually and by misfortune fell from and out of the said<lb></lb>
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then and there suffocated and drowned of which said suffocation and drowning the<lb></lb>
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did then and there die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon<lb></lb>
their oath aforesaid do say that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65008_n1432-21">David Stephenson</rs>
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in manner and by the<lb></lb>
means aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune was suffocated and drowned<lb></lb>
In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65008_n1432-22">William West</rs>
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the foreman of<lb></lb>
the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence<lb></lb>
have to this Inquisition set their hands and seals the day year and place first<lb></lb>
above written.<lb></lb>
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