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in his night hand then and there had and held to at
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and against the head of him the said
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Thomas Bradley
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did then and there shoot off and discharge
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guring to himself then and there with the loaden bullet aforesaid so shot off and discharged from the
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said pistol by face of the gunpowder aforesaid no mortal wound in and upon the head of him the
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said
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Thomas Bradley
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near the right on of the width of one inch and of the depth of five inches of which said
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mortal wound he the said
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Thomas Bradley
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as well as the said parish of Saint Bridges otherwise
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Brides as also at the aforesaid parish of
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Saint Bartholomew the less
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in the
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Ward of Farringdon
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without in London
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aforesaid did languish and languishing did live and afterwards towit on the
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>
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>
same day and year aforesaid as the parish and Ward last aforesaid in the
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City of London
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aforesaid of the said mortal wound did die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath
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>
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>
aforesaid do say that the said
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Thomas Bradley
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>
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not being of found mind memory and understanding
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lb
>
</
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>
but lunatic and distracted did short and Kill himself. In Witness whereof as well the said
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>
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>
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Coroner
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as the said
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Benjamin Barrett
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>
the foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself
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lb
>
</
lb
>
and the rest of his fellows in their presence have to this Inquisition set their hands and
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lb
>
</
lb
>
Seals the day year and place first above written.
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>
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Benjn. Barrett
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Foreman.
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