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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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on the Sixth day of October, in the Year aforesaid, was going to shut up
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up stairs one of the said Vault Doors, and being much in Liquor, so
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within the LIberty and County aforesaid, did languish and live, on
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which said Eleventh day of October in the Year aforesaid, at the Hospital
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aforesaid, in the Parish Liberty and County aforesaid, he the said
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Richard
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of the Mortal Fracture and Bruises aforesaid did die. And so the
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Jurors aforesaid, upon their Oath aforesaid, do say, that the said
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in Manner and by the means aforesaid Accidentally Casually and by
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Misfortune came to his Death. In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as
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Thomas Scott
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Foreman of the said Jurors on the Behalf of himself and
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the Best of his Fellows in their presence have to this Inquisitiion at their Hands
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and seals, the Day year and Place above written
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