London

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London that is to say, at
the parish of Saint Bridget otherwise Bride in the Ward of Farringdon without in London aforesaid on the
fourth of February in the thirtieth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God
of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the faith and so forth 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 Stephen
Noye now here lying dead by the Oath of Benjamin Barnett< no role > , John Wilson< no role > , William Cox< no role > , John Riddle< no role >
William Green< no role > , James Mason< no role > , James Flindall< no role > , James Brett, Thomas Haywood< no role > , Benjamin Lawrence< no role >
John Clapeoll< no role > , George Coates< no role > John Reid< no role > , James Harrison< no role > and William Scofield< no role > 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 after what manner the said Stephen Noye came to his death say upon them Oath [..]
that the said Stephen Noye not being of sound mind memory and understanding but lunatic and distracted on
the third day of February in the Year aforesaid at the Parish and Ward aforesaid in London aforesaid one
end of a certain piece of Cord unto and about a certain Beam find in the Ward of a certain Room in the dwelling
of one Thomas Wright< no role > there situate and the other end of the said piece of Cord unto and about his own Neck
then and there did fix tie and faster By means whereof he the said Stephen Noye slid then and there
hang strangle and suffocate himself of which said hanging strangling and Suffocation he the said Stephen Noye< no role >
did then and there die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said Stephen Noye not
being of sound mind memory and Understanding but lunatic and distracted in manner and by the means aforesaid
did hang and kill himself In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner [..] the said Benjamin Barrett< no role >
the Foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence have to this
Inquisition set their hands and Seals the day Year and place first above written.

B. Barrett

[mark] Foreman