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aforesaid who being now here duly chosen sworn and charged to
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inquire for our said Lord the King when how and in what manner the said Jane
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Davis came to her death say upon their oath that a certain person to the Jurors aforesaid
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unknown on the twenty second day of August in the year aforesaid being obviving a
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certain Waggon drawn by four horses along and through a certain publick highway there
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an infant child being running across
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the said street accidentally casually and by misfortune fell down upon the ground and the
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said horses springing suddenly forwards the off wheel of the said Waggon did then and there
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accidentally casually and by misfortune go against upon and pass over the right side
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of the face neck body hip thigh leg and foot of her the said
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did then and there receive divers mortal bruises in and upon
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the said face neck body hip thigh leg and foot of her the said
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said mortal bruises she the said
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from the said twenty second day of August
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in the year aforesaid until the twenty seventh day of the said month of August in the same
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aforesaid did languish and
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languishing did live and on the same day and year last aforesaid at the parish and
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Ward aforesaid in
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aforesaid of the said mortal bruises did die and so the Jurors
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aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said
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by the means aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune came to his death and
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not otherwise And that the off fore wheel of the said Waggon was moving to the
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and is of the value of two Shillings and six pence and
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the property of and in the possession of
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of Kenneths whereof there situate
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Wharfinger In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
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of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows
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in their presence have to this inquisition set their hands and seals the day year
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and place first above written
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