London
and
Southwark
}
An Inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the Parish of Saint
Thomas within
the Borough
of Southwark
in the County of Surrey
on the eleventh 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 or 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
Hannah Wilson< no role >
now here lying dead by the oath of
Thomas Law< no role >
John Mitchell< no role >
Robert
Shyres
Robert Capp< no role >
William Barber< no role >
John Savoy< no role >
Decimas Haywood< no role >
James Gardiner< no role >
Jeremiah Holliday< no role >
Nathaniel Harris< no role >
Thomas Asquish< no role >
William Cornfoot< no role >
and
John John Lee< no role >
good and lawful men of the Borough
aforesaid in the County aforesaid
who being now here duly chosen sworn charged to inquire for our said Lord the King when how and in what manner
the said
Hannah Wilson< no role >
came to her death say upon their oath that certain persons whose name to the Jurors aforesaid
are yet unknown on the ninth day of December in the year aforesaid at the parish aforesaid within the Borough
aforesaid in the County aforesaid being driving a certain Carriage drawn by three Horses called a Dray along and through
a certain open and public place and common highway there called Saint Thomas's Street
and the said
Hannah Wilson< no role >
being
then and there going and passing along and through the said open and public place and common highway and along and
upon the foot pavement there of the said Street it so happened that the off what of the said Dray
Cavelaccidentally casually and
by misfortune did forcibly and violently strike against the said
Hannah Wilson< no role >
and said then and there force the said Hannah
Wilson to and upon the Ground there and that she the said
Hannah Wilson< no role >
so then and there forced to and upon the Ground as
aforesaid the said off wheel of the said Dray
Caveldid then and there accidentally casually and by misfortune go upon and pass
over the Body of her the said
Hannah Wilson< no role >
whereby she the said
Hannah Wilson< no role >
did then and there receive divers mortal
wounds and bruises in and upon her said Body Of which said mortal wounds and bruises she the said
Hannah Wilson< no role >
did then
and there die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said
Hannah Wilson< no role >
in manner and by the means
aforesaid casually and by misfortune was accidentally killed And that the said Off wheel of the said Dray
Cavelwas moving to the death
of the said
Hannah Wilson< no role >
and is of the value of one Shilling and is the Property and in the Possession of
Felic Calvert< no role >
and others of upper Thames
Street
London Brewers
In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
Thomas Law< 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
Thomas Law< no role >
[mark] Foreman