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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 Inquire for our said Lord the
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King, when, how, and by what Means the said Thomas Height came to his Death, do
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upon their Oath say, that on the Twenty third day of October in the Year aforesaid, the said
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Thomas Height being Driving a Certain Cart drawn by three Horses in a certain Street or
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the Parish aforesaid within the Liberty and County aforesaid, And the
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other Persons
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were then driving other Carts and Carriages in the said Publick Highway, And the said
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Thomas Height being Inta
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and in Liquar, It
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that the said Thomas
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Height fell down upon the Ground in the said Publick Highway, and that a Wheel
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belonging to one of the said Carts or other Carriages then and there Accidentally Casually
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and by Misfortune, did pass over the right side of the Head of him the said Thomas Height
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by Means whereof he the said Thomas Height did then and there receive one Mortal
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Fracture on the right side of his Head, of which said Mortal Fracture he the said Thomas
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Height on the same day did Dye, within the Parish Liberty and County aforesaid. And so
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the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid, do day, That the said Thomas Height in
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Manner and by the Means aforesaid Accidentally, Casually, and by Misfortune, came to
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his Death, and not otherwise. In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner, as the
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William Gibson
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Foreman of the said Jurors, on the behalf of himself and the rest of
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his said Fellows, in their presence, have to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals
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the Day Year and Place first above written
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Wm Gibson
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