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of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the faith and so forth
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charged to inquire for our said Lord the King when how and in what manner the said man whose
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name to the Jurors aforesaid is unknown came to his death say upon their oath that the said
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man whose name to the Jurors aforesaid is unknown then lately before accidentally casually
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was then and there suffocated and drowned of which said suffocation and drowning the said
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man whose name to the Jurors aforesaid is unknown did then and there die And so the
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Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune came to his death
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and not otherwise. In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
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the foreman
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of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence have
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