London
T. Shelton
Corr [mark]
An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London, that is to say, at
the Parish of Saint Michael Bassishaw
in the Ward of Bassishaw
in London or the eighth day of December 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 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 Shelton< no role >
an Infant now here lying dead by the oath of William Blackall Edward
Friby
John Goddard< no role >
Thomas Pattison< no role >
John Crook< no role >
William Stewardson< no role >
William Ewsters< no role >
Abraham Rowlett< no role >
Thomas West< no role >
Charles Smith< no role >
Thomas Rawlins< no role >
Alexander Stall< no role >
Daniel Britain< no role >
John Gellesfie< no role >
Richard Newnham
Thomas King< no role >
William Wilson< no role >
John Long< no role >
and
Joseph Webb< 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 in what manner the said
William Walton< no role >
came to his
death say upon their oath that the said
William Walton< no role >
on the fifth day of December in the Year aforesaid being an Infant of tender
years to wit of the age of four years or thereabouts was and for a long time before had been such and disceased in his body and of
such sickness and disease did languish until the said fifth day December when the said
William Walton< no role >
did die And so
the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said
William Walton< no role >
on the day and year last aforesaid at the
Parish and what aforesaid in London
aforesaid by the Visitation of God died a natural death and by no violent means or method
whatsoever In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
William Blackall< 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 hand and seals the day Year and
place first above written
Willm. Blackall
[mark] Foreman