London
T Shelton
Corr. [mark]
exd.
An Inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London, that is to say, at
the Parish of Saint Mary at Hill in the Ward of Billingsgate
in London aforesaid on the twenty seventh day of February in
the twenty ninth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third
by the Grace of God Great Britain France and
Ireland King Defender of the Faith Etc. before
Thomas Shelton< no role >
Gentleman
Coroner
of our said Lord the King for the City of London
and Borough of Southwark
on view of the body of
William Green< no role >
now here lying dead by the oath of
Thomas Evans< no role >
, William
Morton, Benjamin Butcher,
Robert Jones< no role >
,
William Kurt< no role >
,
William Lencave< no role >
George Huggins< no role >
, William Blame
David Foot< no role >
Robert Kiday< no role >
,
Joseph Bower< no role >
and William Wesherlt good and lawful men of the City of London
aforesaid who Being now here
duly chosen sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King when how and in what manner the said
William Green< no role >
came to his Death say upon their oath that the said
William Green< no role >
on the twenty sixth day of February in the year aforesaid
at the Parish and Ward and aforesaid in London
aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune fell into the River Thames
and
in and with the Waters of the said River was then and then suffocated and drowned of which said suffocation and drowning he the
said
William Green< no role >
did them and there die and so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said
William Green< no role >
in manner and by the mean aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune was suffocated and drowned In Witnesses whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
Thomas Evans< no role >
the Foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his Fellow in their presence have to this
Inquisition set their hands and seals the day year and place first above written
Thos Evans [mark] Foreman