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Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, before
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then and there lying dead, upon
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the Oath of
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Isaac
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Thomas
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Southwell
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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 Rachell Clark came to
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h er Death, do upon their Oath say, That the said Rachell Clark, not
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being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding, but
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lunatick and distracted on the Twenty fifth day of March in
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the Year aforesaid, one End of a certain Piece of Blew Ribband
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unto the foot of a Turned up Bed in the Lodging Room or
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Apartment of the said Rachell Clark in the Dwelling House of
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John James
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Situate in
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Swallow Street
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in the Parish aforesaid
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within the Liberty and County aforesaid, and the other End
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thereof about her own Neck did fix tye and fasten, and
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therewith did then and there hang Suffocate and Strangle
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She the said Rachell Clark then and there Died. And so the
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Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the
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said Rachell Clark not being of sound Mind Memory and
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Understanding but lunatick and distracted in Manner and
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by the Means aforesaid did Kill herself. In Witness
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whereof as well the said Coroner as the Said
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John Cardo
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of the said Jurors on the behalf of himself and
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the rest of his 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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inst
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