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Lord the King when how and in what manner the said
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say upon their oath that the said
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on the twenty seventh day of January in
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the year aforesaid being driving a certain waggon drawn by four horses from and out
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being between the said Waggon and the gateway of the said yard while the said
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the said Waggon and the Wall of the said gateway by means whereof the said James
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Bird did then and there receive a mortal bruise in and upon his belly of which
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said mortal bruise he the said
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did then and there instantly die and so the Jurors
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aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said
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type
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"James"
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interp
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inst
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"Bird"
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>
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inst
=
"LMCLIC65010_n85-24"
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"male"
>
</
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>
in manner and by
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the means aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune came to his death and
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lb
>
</
lb
>
not otherwise And that the shaft of the said Cart was moving to the death of the said
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type
=
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James Bird
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inst
=
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=
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value
=
"Bird"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMCLIC65010_n85-25"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
and is of the value of one shilling and
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lb
>
</
lb
>
the property of and in the possession ofSmith and Company of
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rs
type
=
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>
Islington
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>
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inst
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=
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>
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inst
=
"LMCLIC65010_geo91"
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value
=
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>
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>
in the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
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>
County of Middlesex
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>
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inst
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In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
said
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rs
type
=
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id
=
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>
Josiah Harvey
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rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMCLIC65010_n85-26"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Josiah"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMCLIC65010_n85-26"
type
=
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value
=
"Harvey"
>
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interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMCLIC65010_n85-26"
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value
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>
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>
the
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rs
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>
foreman
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>
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inst
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>
of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
his fellows in their presence have to this Inquisition set their hands and seals the day
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
year and place first abovewritten.
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
</
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>
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p
n
=
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>
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=
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>
Josiah Harvey
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>
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>
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interp
inst
=
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</
interp
>
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inst
=
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type
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=
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>
</
interp
>
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figure
rend
=
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>
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</
p
>
</
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>
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