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An Inquisition Indented, taken for our Sovereign Lord the
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within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter,
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France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, before
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Clement Batson
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Richard Gorge
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good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly
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chosen, who being then and there duly sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the
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King, when, how, and by what Means the said
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Richard Chace
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came to
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h is Death, do upon their Oath say, That the said
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Richard Chace
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on the said
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Fourth day of October in the Year aforesaid in getting over the
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Iron Rails on the back part of the dwelling House of
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James Willis
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situate in
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in the Parish aforesaid within the
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Liberty and County aforesaid, Accidentally Casually and by
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Misfortune fell upon one of the Iron Spikes, and thereby then
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and there received one mortal Wound in the Right Thigh of
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him the said
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, of which said Mortal Wound he
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the said
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Richard Chace
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Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the
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said
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Richard Chace
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, in Manner and by the Means aforesaid
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Accidentally Casually and by Misfortune came to his death.
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In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
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Jacob
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Foreman of the said Jurors on the behalf of himself
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and the rest of his said Fellows, in their presence have to this
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Inquisition set their Hands and Seals, the Day Year and
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Place abovewritten
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Tho. Prickard
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Foreman
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