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Thomas
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Dubbon
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Charles Presbury
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John
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William Brown
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John Anderson
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William Tumbell
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and
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John Price
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, good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly
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chosen, who being then and there sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the
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King, when how and by that what Means the said
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Michael Clarkson
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came to
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h is Death, do upon their Oath say, That the said
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Michael Clarkson
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not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding but
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and distracted on the said Thirteentn day of
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March in the Year aforesaid into a certain Water Tub or
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Butt standing in the Yard adjoining to the dwelling
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House of the said
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Situate and being
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in New street in the Parish aforesaid, within the Liberty
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and County aforesaid, there did Cast and there himself
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by means of Which said Casting and throwing he the said
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Michael Clarkson
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in the Water in the said Tub was
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then and there suffocated and Drowned of Which said
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Suffocation and Drowning he the said
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Michael Clarkson
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then and there died And so the Jurors aforesaid,
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upon their oath aforesaid, do say that the said
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Michael
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Clarkson
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not being of Sound Mind Memory and understanding
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But Lunatick and distracted, in memory and by the Means
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aforesaid, did drowned and hill himself. In Witness whereof
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as well the said Coroner as the said Charles Byner Foreman
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of the said Jurors on the behalf of himself and the Rest
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of his Fellows in their presence have to this Inquisition
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set their Hands and Seals the Day Year and Place
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above mentioned
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Tho Prickard
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Coroner.
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Chas. Rymer
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Foreman
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