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who being now here duly chosen sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord
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the King when how and in what manner the said
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say upon their Oath that the said
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and understanding but lunatic and distracted on the thirty first day of August in
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the year aforesaid one end of a certain Cord unto and about the top of a certain Ladder
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Standing and being in a certain chaise house there situate and the other end of the said
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piece of Cord round and about his own neck did then and there fix tye and fasten
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did then and there hang strangle and
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suffocate himself of which said hanging strangling and suffocation the said William
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Ball did then and there die-And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say
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not being of sound mind memory and understanding but
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lunatic and distracted did hang and kill himself In Witness whereof as well the said
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Coroner
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inst
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"LMCLIC65010_occ550"
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as the said
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rs
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Thomas Rodbard
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inst
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inst
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"LMCLIC65010_n1204-23"
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the foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and the rest of his fellows in their presence have to this Inquisition set their hands and
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lb
>
</
lb
>
seals the day year and place first abovewritten
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p
n
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"1205"
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>
Thos Rodbard
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rend
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>
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>
Foreman
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>
</
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>
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