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Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, before
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, Gentleman, Coroner of our said Lord the King for the said City and Liberty, on
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an Infant then and there lying dead, upon
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the Oath of
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Gilbert Myers
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William Thompson
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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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the Infant came to
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his Death do upon their Oath say That in the Eighteenth day of December in the Year
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aforesaid, the said
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was left with another Infant in the Lodging Room of
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his Mother
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situate in the Dwelling House of
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in the said Parish
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of Saint James within the Liberty and County aforesaid and that the Linnen Cloaths which
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the said
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the Infant then and there had on his Body accidentally Casually
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and by Misfortune took fire. and that the said
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was then and there burnt
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in and upon his Stomach, Neck, Head and left Arm, of which said burning he the said
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from the said Eighteenth day of December in the Year aforesaid until
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the Nineteenth day of same Month at the said
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Parish of St. James
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within the Liberty
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and County aforesaid did languish and languishing did live, on which said Nineteenth
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day of December in the Year aforesaid at the Parish and in the Liberty and County
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aforesaid he the said
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Joseph Harrison
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of the burning aforesaid did die, And so the
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Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the said
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Joseph Harrison
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in
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manner and by the means aforesaid Accidentally casually and by Misfortune came to
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his Death and not otherwise.
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In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as
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the said Wainford Bull Foreman 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 Inquisition set their Hands
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and Seals the Day Year and Place abovementioned
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Wainford Bull
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