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aforesaid not being
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of sound mind memory and understanding but lunatic and distracted with a certain
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in her right hand then and there had
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did then and there violently cut
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thereby giving to herself the said
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one mortal wound in and upon her
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from the said first day
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of July in the year aforesaid until the eighth day of the same month of July in the same year
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aforesaid did languish and languishing
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did live on which said eighth day of July in the year aforesaid the said
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Ann Woolley
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at
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>
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>
the parish and Ward aforesaid in
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London
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aforesaid of the said mortal wound did die
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>
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>
And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said
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Ann Woolley
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>
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>
not being of sound mind memory and understanding but lunatic and distracted
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lb
>
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lb
>
did in manner and by the means aforesaid kill herselfIn Witness whereof as
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lb
>
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>
well the said Coroner as the said
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William Shannon
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the foreman of the said Jurors
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lb
>
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>
on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence have to this
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>
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>
Inquisition set their hands and seals the day year and place first above written
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Wm. Shannon
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