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of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the faith and so forth before
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Noye now here lying dead by the Oath of
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aforesaid who being now here duly chosen sworn and charged to Inquire for our said Lord the
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King when how and after what manner the said Stephen Noye came to his death say upon them Oath
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that the said Stephen Noye not being of sound mind memory and understanding but lunatic and distracted on
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the third day of February in the Year aforesaid at the Parish and Ward aforesaid in
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aforesaid one
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end of a certain piece of Cord unto and about a certain Beam find in the Ward of a certain Room in the dwelling
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of one
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there situate and the other end of the said piece of Cord unto and about his own Neck
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then and there did fix tie and faster By means whereof he the said Stephen Noye slid then and there
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hang strangle and suffocate himself of which said hanging strangling and Suffocation he the said
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did then and there die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said Stephen Noye not
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being of sound mind memory and Understanding but lunatic and distracted in manner and by the means aforesaid
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did hang and kill himself In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner
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the Foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence have to this
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Inquisition set their hands and Seals the day Year and place first above written.
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