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An Inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the parish of Saint Andrews<lb></lb>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCOIC65101_geo530">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, <rs type="date" id="LMCOIC65101_date66">the twenty<del>fifth</del>
fourth Day of May in the 22d. Year of the<lb></lb>
Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the third</rs>
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, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, KING, Defender of<lb></lb>
the Faith, Etc. before <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n492-1">Edward Umfreville</rs>
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one of the Coroners of Our said Lord<lb></lb>
the KING, for the said County, on view of the body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n492-3">Hester Simpson</rs>
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then and there lying dead, upon the oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n492-4">John Bland</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n492-18">Francis Burgess</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n492-19">Thomas Collins</rs>
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good and lawful Men of the said County duly chosen as by Law required, and who being then and there duly sworn<lb></lb>
and charged to enquire for our said Lord the KING, when, how, and by what means the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n492-20">Hester Simpson</rs>
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came to h er Death, Do upon their Oath say, That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n492-21">Hester Simpson</rs>
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on the Twenty Third Day of May in the Year aforesaid being subject to Fits<lb></lb>
and being in the Lodging Room or Apartment of her the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n492-22">Hester Simpson</rs>
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situate in the Parish and County aforesaid near to a Fire which was then burning<lb></lb>
in the said Room It so happened That she the said Hester Simpson being<lb></lb>
suddenly seized with one of the said Fits then and there accidentally, casually<lb></lb>
and by Misfortune fell upon the said Fire By Means whereof she the said<lb></lb>
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was then and there Mortally scorch'd and burnt of which said<lb></lb>
Mortal Scorching and Burning she the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n492-24">Hester Simpson</rs>
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then and there died<lb></lb>
And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid Do say That the said Hester<lb></lb>
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and by the Means aforesaid accidentally, casually and by Misfortune Came to her Death<lb></lb>
In Witness whereof, as well as the said Coroner, as the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n492-26">John Bland</rs>
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the Foreman of<lb></lb>
the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his Fellows, in their presence, have to this Inquisition set their<lb></lb>
Hands and Seals the Day and Year first abovementioned</p>
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Coronr.</p>
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Foreman</p>
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