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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 enquire for our said Lord the
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King, when, how, and by what Means the said
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h er Death, do upon their Oath say , That the said Susanna Thornton on the
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said Eighteenth day of September in the year aforesaid, at the said
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within the Liberty and County aforesaid, departed
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this life by excessive drinking, and not from any hert Injury or
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Violence, done or committed by
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, Husband of the
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said Susanna Thornton or any other Person whatsoever, to the
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knowledge of the said Jurors.
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In Witness whereof as well the said
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Coroner as the said William Giles Foreman of the said
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Jurors, on the behalf of himself and the rest of his Fellows,
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in their presence, have to this Inquisition set their Hands and
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Seals, the Day year and Place abovementioned.
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