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here duly chosen sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King when how and what manner the
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force the said Wheel round with great violence By means whereof
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of the inexperience of the said Samuel
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thrown from and out of the said Wheel to and against a certain Brick Wall near unto the said Wheel and the
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said Wheel continuing to go round the said
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Samuel Sherwood
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was violently crushed between the said Wheel
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and Wall By means whereof he the said
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Samuel Sherwood
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did then and there receive divers mortal wounds
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and bruises in and upon the head face back sides arms legs and thighs of him the said
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Of which said Mortal wounds and bruises he the said
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Samuel Sherwood
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did then and there die And so the
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>
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Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said
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Samuel Sherwood
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>
in manner and by the
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lb
>
</
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>
means aforesaid casually and by Misfortune was accidentally killed And that the said Wheel of the said
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lb
>
</
lb
>
Crane was moving to the Death of the said
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>
Samuel Sherwood
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>
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and is of the value of five shillings and the
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lb
>
</
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>
property and in the possession of the said
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John William Goss
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>
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>
In Witness whereof as well the said
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Coroner
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as the said
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William Jarvis
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>
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>
on behalf of himself and the rest of his Fellows in their presence have to this
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lb
>
</
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>
Inquisition set their hands and seals the day year and place first above written
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Wm. Jarvis
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Foreman
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