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Boughey good and lawful men of the
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here duly chosen sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King when
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August in the Year aforesaid being playing on the top of a house of
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unto upon and against the Stone pavement of a certain hall in the said house
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by means whereof the said
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divers mortal bruises in and upon divers parts of his body of which said Mortal
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and So the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do Say that the said Robert
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in manner and by the means aforesaid accidentally casually and
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by misfortune came to his death and not otherwiseIn Witness whereof as
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will the said Coroner as the said John McPherson the foreman of the said
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Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence have
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to this Inquisition Set their hands and Seals the day year and place first above
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