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An Inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London, that is<lb></lb>
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aforesaid on the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65003_date233">first day of October in the thirtieth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third</rs>
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by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the faith Etc before <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1778-3">Thomas Shelton</rs>
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came to her death say upon their oath that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1778-18">Mary Burdon</rs>
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was in<lb></lb>
the said lodging room as aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune communicate to the said lodging room<lb></lb>
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being then and<lb></lb>
there unable to extricate herself from and to extinguish the said fire so communicated to the said Lodging room<lb></lb>
and Cloathes and wearing apparel of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1778-23">Mary Burdon</rs>
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she the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1778-24">Mary Burdon</rs>
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by reason and means<lb></lb>
thereof was then and there mortally burned in divers and very many parts of the Body of her the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1778-25">Mary Burdon</rs>
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Of which said mortal burning she the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1778-26">Mary Burdon</rs>
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on the day and your last aforesaid at the said parish<lb></lb>
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without in London aforesaid did die And so the<lb></lb>
Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do Say that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1778-27">Mary Burdon</rs>
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in manner and by the means<lb></lb>
aforesaid casually and by misfortune was accidentally burned and killed In Witness whereof as well the<lb></lb>
said Coroner as the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65003_n1778-28">Charles Dixon</rs>
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the foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his<lb></lb>
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in their presence have to this Inquisition set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.</p>
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Foreman</p>
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