London
An Inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London, that is
to say, at the Parish of Saint Bartholomew the Great in the Ward of Farringdon
without in London aforesaid on the
twelfth day of January 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
Charles Parr< no role >
now here lying
dead by the oath of
Robert Towers< no role >
Philip Evans< no role >
William Davies< no role >
John Phitheon Henry Winch
William Salmon< no role >
Joseph Roper< no role >
William Bumstead< no role >
William Crossley< no role >
Robert Custance< no role >
Richard Breaskspear< no role >
Robert Bell< no role >
Henry Oxley
James Watson< no role >
and
Richard Gobby< 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
Charles Parr< no role >
came to his death say upon
their Oath that the said
Charles Parr< no role >
on theday of January in the Year aforesaid at the Parish of Saint
Andrew Holborn in the Ward
aforesaid being employed in the repairing the upper part of a certain house there situate it
so happened that the said Charles Parr accidentally casually and by misfortune did then and there fall off the
said upper part of the said House into the osun Street
there situate called Brook Street
and to and against the, Stone
Pavement there By means whereof he the said
Charles Parr< no role >
did then and there receive divers mortal wounds and
bruises in and upon his had face back sides arms legs and thighs Of which said Mortal wounds and bruise
the said
Charles Parr< no role >
afterwards, to wit on the same day and your at the said Parish of Saint Bartholomew the Great
in the Ward aforesaid in London
aforesaid did die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that
the said
Charles Parr< no role >
in manner and by the means aforesaid casually and by misfortune was accidentally killed
In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
Robert Towers< no role >
the foreman of the said Jury 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
Robert Towers< no role >
[mark] Foreman