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Death say upon their Oath that on the eighth day of Marsh in the thirty third year
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Willmthere situate it so happened that accidentally casually and by misfortune
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Saint Bartholomew the
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<
lb
>
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lb
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less in the
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del
>
parish and
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del
>
ward aforesaid in
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London
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inst
=
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=
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>
aforesaid did languish and languishing
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
did live and at the parish last aforesaid in the ward aforesaid in
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rs
type
=
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id
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London
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rs
>
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interp
inst
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>
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aforesaid on the said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
eighth day of March in the year aforesaid of the said mortal bruise and contusion did die And so
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said
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>
Charles Nurse
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>
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inst
=
"LMCLIC65006_n623-24"
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>
in manner
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and by the means aforesaid was accidentally killed In Witness whereof as well the said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
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=
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>
Coroner
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>
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type
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>
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>
as William Morss foreman of the aforesaid Jurors in their presence have to this
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Inquisition set their hands and seals the day year and place first above written
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p
>
<
p
n
=
"624"
>
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>
Thos. Shelton
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<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Corr.
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figure
rend
=
"mark"
>
</
figure
>
</
p
>
</
div1
>
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