London
and
Southwark }

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 Andrew Holborn in the Ward of Farringdon without in London aforesaid on the fifteenth 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 etc. and 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 Joseph Clarke< no role > an Infant now here
lying dead by the oath of Timothy Moore< no role > Thomas Batton< no role > Thomas Higgins< no role > George Dighton< no role > George Harris< no role > James Flood< no role >
Samuel Gurrier Benjamin Wittow< no role > Cornelius Swift< no role > This name instance is in set 4138. Thomas Bland< no role > John Mann< no role > Joshua Nevill< no role > Thomas Noke< no role > John Marriott< no role >
Samuel Cleghan< no role > John Clark< no role > Edward Emery< no role > John Cooper< no role > Jacob Wragg< no role > John Watford and William Powell< 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 Joseph Clark< no role > came to his death say upon their oath that the said Joseph
Clark on the Eleventh day of January in the Year aforesaid at the Parish and Ward aforesaid in London aforesaid having
upon the shoulder of him the said Joseph Clarke< no role > a Porter's What and being then and there going and passing near unto
the fire place ina certain room in the dwelling house of oneClark there situate and a certain Tea Kettle
with boiling Water therein being then and there standing and resting and Griderin on the said fire place it so happened
that the said Porters Knot so being on the shoulder of the said Joseph Clarke< no role > as he the said Joseph Clark< no role > was so passing
near unto the fire place as aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune did struck against the handle of the
said Gridiron And the said Tea Kettle so standing and resting thereon now then and there by means thereof did
fall from all the said Gridiron And the said boiling water so contained in the said Tea Kettle as aforesaid their and there
by reason concern of the falling of the said Tea Kettle as aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune fill upon
and run ever the head of him the said Joseph Clarke< no role > by means whereof he the said Joseph Clarke< no role > was then and there
mortally sealded and here Of which said scalding and hurt he the said Joseph Clarke< no role > from the said Eleventh day
of January in the Year aforesaid until the thirteenth day of the same month of January in the year aforesaid at the
Parish and Ward aforesaid in London aforesaid did languish and languishing did live On which said thirteenth
day of January in the year aforesaid he the said Joseph Clarke< no role > of the scalding and hurt aforesaid did die And so the
Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that she said Joseph Clarke< 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 Timothy Moore< no role >
the Foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence haver to this Inquisition set
their hands and seals the day year and place first above written.

Timothy Moore< no role > [mark] Foreman