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An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London<lb></lb>
that is to say at the parish of Saint Helen in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo1405">Ward of Bishopsgate</rs>
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within in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo1406">London</rs>
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aforesaid on the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65012_date104">Second day of September</rs>
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in the thirty ninth year of the<lb></lb>
reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third King of Great Britain and so forth before<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-3">Thomas Shelton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65012_occ409">Gentleman</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65012_occ410">Coroner</rs>
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of our said Lord the King for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo1407">City of London</rs>
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and Borough of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo1408">Southwark</rs>
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on view of the body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-4">Robert Burland</rs>
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now here<lb></lb>
lying dead by the oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-5">John McPherson Thomas</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-6">Purvis Thomas</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-7">Rudd James</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-8">Abbiss Benjamin</rs>
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Best <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-9">Samuel Griffin</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-10">James Newby</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-11">William Pocock</rs>
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William<lb></lb>
Hall William Whittenbury <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-12">Samuel Barton</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-13">Joseph Cooper</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-14">Robert Clark</rs>
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and John<lb></lb>
Boughey good and lawful men of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo1409">City of London</rs>
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aforesaid who being now<lb></lb>
here duly chosen sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King when<lb></lb>
how and in what manner the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-15">Robert Burland</rs>
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came to his death say<lb></lb>
upon their oath that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-16">Robert Burland</rs>
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an infant on the thirtieth day of<lb></lb>
August in the Year aforesaid being playing on the top of a house of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-17">Mossieurs Buller</rs>
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and Company there Situate It so happened that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-18">Robert Burland</rs>
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accidentally<lb></lb>
casually and by misfortune fell through a certain Skylight on the said house down<lb></lb>
unto upon and against the Stone pavement of a certain hall in the said house<lb></lb>
by means whereof the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-19">Robert Burland</rs>
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did then and there receive<lb></lb>
divers mortal bruises in and upon divers parts of his body of which said Mortal<lb></lb>
bruises he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1358-20">Robert Burland</rs>
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did then and there<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
instantly die<lb></lb>
and So the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do Say that the said Robert<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo1410">Burland</rs>
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in manner and by the means aforesaid accidentally casually and<lb></lb>
by misfortune came to his death and not otherwiseIn Witness whereof as<lb></lb>
will the said Coroner as the said John McPherson the foreman of the said<lb></lb>
Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence have<lb></lb>
to this Inquisition Set their hands and Seals the day year and place first above<lb></lb>
written<lb></lb>
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<p n="1359"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n1359-1">Jno. Mc.Pherson</rs>
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