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of our said Lord the King for the said City and Liberty, on
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Sparkhall
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Thomas Bayley
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Richard
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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 Clark
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came to
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his, Death, do upon their Oath say That on the Fourteenth day of January in the
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Year aforesaid the said
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Samuel Clark
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aged Nine Years was sliding with another
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Boy upon the ice in
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in the said
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within the Liberty and County aforesaid, and that
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was carefully
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driving a certain cart loaded with Dung and drawn by four Horses in the said Street
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Casually and by misfortune passed over the upper part of the Right Thigh of the said
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"Clark"
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</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n113-22"
type
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"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
by reason whereof the said
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rs
type
=
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id
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>
Samuel Clark
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rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n113-23"
type
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"given"
value
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"Samuel"
>
</
interp
>
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inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n113-23"
type
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"surname"
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=
"Clark"
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</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n113-23"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
then and there receidence
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lb
>
</
lb
>
mortal Wound and Fracture in and upon the upper part of the right Thigh of him
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the said
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rs
type
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>
Samuel Clark
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>
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</
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"Clark"
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inst
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of Which said mortal Wound and Fracture he the said
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lb
>
</
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>
<
rs
type
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>
Samuel Clark
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>
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type
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"given"
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"Samuel"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n113-25"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Clark"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n113-25"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
at
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rs
type
=
"placeName"
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=
"WACWIC65232_geo152"
>
St. George's Hospital
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_geo152"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"St. George's Hospital"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_geo152"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
in the Parish Liberty and County aforesaid from
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the said Fourteenth day of January in the Year aforesaid until the Sixteenth day of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the same Month and Year did languish and languishing did live on which said Sixteenth
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
day of January in the Year aforesaid at the Parish and in the Liberty and County aforesaid
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
he the said
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65232_n113-26"
>
Samuel Clark
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n113-26"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Samuel"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n113-26"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Clark"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n113-26"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
of the mortal Wound and Fracture aforesaid did die
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65232_n113-27"
>
Samuel
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Clark
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n113-27"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Samuel"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n113-27"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Clark"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n113-27"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
in manner and by the means aforesaid Accidentally Casually and by Misfortune
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
came to his Death and not otherwise
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"114"
>
In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65232_n114-1"
>
Philip Thomas
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n114-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Philip"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n114-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Thomas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n114-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"WACWIC65232_occ117"
>
Foreman of the said Jurors
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rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_occ117"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Foreman of the said Jurors"
>
</
interp
>
on the behalf of himself and the rest of his
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Fellows in their presence have to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals the Day
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
year and Place abovementioned.
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"115"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
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>
Tho. Prickard
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n115-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Tho"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n115-1"
type
=
"surname"
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=
"Prickard"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n115-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
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>
Coroner
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_occ118"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Coroner"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65232_n115-2"
>
Philip Thomas
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n115-2"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Philip"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n115-2"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Thomas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_n115-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
figure
rend
=
"mark"
>
</
figure
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"WACWIC65232_occ119"
>
Foreman
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65232_occ119"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Foreman"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
</
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>
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