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Twenty Fifth day of October in the Fifth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by
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the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so forth
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Liberty, on View of the Body of
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good and lawfull Men of the said Liberty duly chosen
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who being then and there duly Sworn and charged to Inquire for our said Lord the King, when
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how,and by what Means the said
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say, That the said
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on the Twentieth day of October in the Year aforesaid being Currying
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within the City Liberty and County aforesaid, And that before the said
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in and upon his
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Foreheas whereby the said Edward Peace did then and there
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his said
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of which said Mortal Fracture he the said
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in the Year aforesaid, until the Twenty fourth day of the same Month and Year at the
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situate in the said Parish of St. Margaret within the City Liberty and County aforesaid did language
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and languishing did live, on which said Twenty fourth day of October in the Year aforesaid the said
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, at the said Hospital, of the Mortal Fracture aforesaid did dye And so the Jurors aforesaid, upon
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their oath aforesaid, do say, that the said
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in Manner and by the Means aforesaid Accidental
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Casually, and by Misfortune came to his Death,and not otherwise, And that the said Grey Horse moved to the
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Death of the said
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, is of the Value of Fifteen Shillings and the Property and in the Possession of
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John
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Woodward
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of three Compass Yard in the said
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Parish of St. John the Evangelist
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Stable cooper In Witness whereof as
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wall the said Coroner, as the said
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Jonathan Marriott
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Foreman of the said Jurors, on the behalf of himself and therest
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of his said Fellows,in their presence, have to this Inquisition set their Hanover land Seals, the Day Year and Place
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first above written
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Jonathan Marriott
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Forman
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