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The tryal of Spencer Cowper, Esq., London, 1699
Michael Alberti, M.D., Jurisprudentiae Medica, Halle, Germany, 1740
Michael Alberti, M.D., Jurisprudentiae Medica, Halle, Germany, 1740
Paolo Zacchia, M.D., Quaestiones medico-legales…, 5th ed.; Avignon, France, 1657
Thomas A. Brayton, notes from lectures on medical jurisprudence given by Amos Eaton, M.D., Berkshire Medical Institution, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1821-1822
Theodric Romeyn Beck, M.D., Elements of Medical Jurisprudence, 2 vols., 1st ed., Albany, 1823; and 2 vols, 11th ed., Philadelphia, 1860
Signatures, Coroner's Inquest, Case of James Murray, November 22, 1823
Cover, Coroner's Inquest, Case of James Murray, November 22, 1823
Coroner's inquest, before Richard Croker, Coroner, Inquisition taken September 2, 1875
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Signatures, Coroner's Inquest, Case of James Murray, November 22, 1823
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The Rise of Forensics

Cover, Coroner's Inquest, Case of James Murray, November 22, 1823
Some variation of the phrase "on the view of the body" commenced every 19th-century coroner's inquest, and is still used in many jurisdictions. The requirement to have a formal "view" derives from the list of duties assigned to the coroner in medieval England.
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