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chosen, who being then and there duly sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the
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h is Death, do upon their Oath say, That the said
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being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding but lunatick
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and distracted on the fifth day of March in the Year aforesaid
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at the Parish aforesaid within the Liberty and County aforesaid,
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with a certain Knife made of Iron and Steel which she the said
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did
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then and there strike Stab and penetrate, thereby them
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and there giving unto herself with the Knife aforesaid in
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and upon the Throat or Gullet of her the said
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from the said fifth day of March in the Year aforesaid until the Eleventh
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lunatick, and distracted in Planner aforesaid did kill herself. In Witness
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value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"WACWIC65225_occ209"
>
Foreman
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65225_occ209"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Foreman"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of the said Jurors on the behalf of himself and the rest of his Fellows in their presence
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
have to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals the Day Year and Place abovewritten
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"324"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65225_n324-1"
>
Tho. Prickard
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65225_n324-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Tho"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65225_n324-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Prickard"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65225_n324-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
figure
rend
=
"mark"
>
</
figure
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"WACWIC65225_occ210"
>
Coroner
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65225_occ210"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Coroner"
>
</
interp
>
.
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Richd. Christmas
<
figure
rend
=
"mark"
>
</
figure
>
Foremans
</
p
>
</
div1
>
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