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Third day of Augustin the FifthYear of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George
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the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the
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Faith and so forth before
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, good and lawfull Men of the said Liberty only
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chosen who being then and there duly Sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King
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when how and by what Means the said Man Unknown came to his Death, do upon their
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Oath say That on the first day of August in the Year aforesaid (between nine and ten of the Clock in
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the Evening) a certain beachman being driving a Hackney beach drawn by two Horses in the Publick
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Road or Highway leading from Ranclagh House towards Pimlice in the Parish aforesaid within the
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Liberty and County aforesaid, And that the said Man Unknown was then and there crossing the said
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Publick Road or Highway, near unto Chelsea Bridge, and before the Horses then and there drawing the said
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Hackney beach, It so happened that Accidentally Casually and by misfortune, the Pole of the said Hackney
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Coach, did then and there strike and go against the Breast of him the said Man Unknown, by Reason where of
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the said Man Unknown did then and there receive one mortal Bruise in and upon the Breast of him
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the said Man Unknown, of which said mortal Bruise he the said Man unknown then and there
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instantly died. And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the said man Unknown
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in Manner and by the Means aforesaid, Accidentally, Casually, and by Misfortune came to his Death, and
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not otherwise. In Witness where of as well the said Coroner, as the said Joseph Lindley Foreman of
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the said Jurors, on the behalf of himself and the rest of his said Fellows, in their presence, have
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to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals, the Day Year and Place first above written
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