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Bennett
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Edward Dawson
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John Hanson
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George Crosly
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James Senior
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Thomas Woodhead
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good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly
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chosen, who being then and there duly sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the
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King, when, how, and by what Means the said
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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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not being
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of sound Mind Memory and Understanding but Lunatick &
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Distracted on the said twenty eighth day of April in the Year
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aforesaid at the Parish aforesaid within the Liberty and
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County aforesaid a certain Pistol loaded with Gun powder and
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a leaden Bullet which he the said
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George Young
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then and there
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had in his hand to and against the Head of him the said
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unto himself with the leaden Bullet aforesaid so discharged
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and shot out of the Pistol aforesaid by the Force of the Gun
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powder aforesaid in and upon the fore part of the Head of him
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one mortal Wound of the Breadth of one
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Inch and of the Depth of Five Inches of which said mortal
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Wound he the said
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George Young
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And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say
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that the said
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george Young
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not being of sound Mind Memory and
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Understanding in manner and by the Means aforesaid did kill himself
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In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
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Simon life Foreman of the said Jurors on the behalf of
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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
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Place abovementioned.
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