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An Inquisition Indented, taken for our Sovereign Lord the
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King, at the Parish of
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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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Samuel Burton
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then and there lying dead, upon
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the Oath of
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John Mimms
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George Butler
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Ralph Weldon
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Andrew
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Bath
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William Blate
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Joseph Pedder
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Samuel Fabes
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William
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Neene
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Thomas Hickson
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William Philpott
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Henry Cauling
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William
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Marshall
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William Allison
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Elisha Whittaker
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Samuel Persons
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William
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Berry
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James Savage
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and
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Edward Lenox
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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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Samuel Burton
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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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Samuel Burton
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not being
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of sound Mind Memory and Understanding but Lunatick and distracted
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on the Thirty first day of December in the Year aforesaid at the said
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Parish
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of St. James
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within the Liberty and County aforesaid, a certain Piece of small
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Cord unto a certain Wooden Ladder standing in the Shop of him the said
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Samuel Burton
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in
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St. James's Market
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in the said Parish Liberty and County and the other
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end thereof about his own neck did fix tie and fasten and therewith did then
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and these hang suffocate and strangle himself of which said hanging
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suffocation and strangling he the said
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Samuel Burton
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then and there died.
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And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the
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said
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Samuel Burton
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=
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inst
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type
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not being of sound Mind Memory and understanding
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</
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but Lunatick and distracted in manner and by the means aforesaid did
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hill himself
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In Witness whereof as well the said
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Coroner as the said
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John Nimms
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>
Foreman of the said Jurors on the
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lb
>
</
lb
>
behalf of himself and the rest of his Fellows in their presence have
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>
</
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>
to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals the Day Year and Place
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>
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>
abovementioned.
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n
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Tho. Prickard
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Cononer
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Jno Nimmo
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Foreman
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>
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