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Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth before
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of our said Lord the King for the said City and Liberty, on
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lying dead
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Henry Mongford
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Robert Withy
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Thomas Lea
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John Waller
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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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Catherine Standfield
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came to
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h er Death, do upon their Oath say, That on the Ninth day of March in the year
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aforesaid the said
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Catherine Standfield
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being alone in her apartment in the
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Dwelling House of
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William Standfield
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in the Parish aforesaid
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within the Liberty and County aforesaid and sitting at a Table with a lighted Candle
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thereon, It so happened that accidentally Casually and by Misfortune the Cloaths which
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Catherine Standfield
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had on her Body took fire by means whereof the said
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Catherine Standfield
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was then and there violently burnt in and upon her Right arm
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Breast and Neck of which said burning she the said
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Catherine Standfield
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at the Parish
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and in the Liberty and County aforesaid from the said Ninth day of March in the Year
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aforesaid until the Tenth day of the same Month did languish and live on which said
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Tenth day of March in the Year aforesaid she the said
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Catherine Standfield
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at the Parish
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Liberty and County aforesaid did die, And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid
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do say that the said
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Catherine Standfield
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in manner and by the means aforesaid accidentally
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Casually and by Misfortune came to her Death and not otherwise
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In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
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Richard Holloway
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Foreman of the said Jurors
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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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Seals the Day year and Place abovementioned
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Tho. Prickard
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Richard Holloway
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Foreman
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