City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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2nd January 1790 - 30th December 1790

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Image 51 of 94927th January 1790


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T: Shelton
Corr. [mark]

An Inquisition indented taken for our sovereign Lord the King at London, that is to
say, at the Parish of Allhallows Barking in the Ward of Tower in London aforesaid on the twenty seventh 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. 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 Elizabeth Riddle< no role > now here lying dead by the oath of Joseph Shepherd< no role >
John Gray< no role > James Jackson< no role > Levy Carp< no role > James Preston< no role > Junon Richardson John Crane< no role > William Waters< no role > Edward Roberts< no role > John James< no role >
John Sillitoe Charles Robert< no role > Luke Watts< no role > and Benjamin Christopher< 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 Elizabeth Riddle< no role > came to her death say upon their oath that the said Elizabeth Riddle< no role > on the
twenty sixth day of January in the year aforesaid being in a certain lodging room of and belonging to the said Elizabeth
Riddle situate in the Parish and Ward aforesaid in London aforesaid and being near unto the Window of the said lodging
room it so happened that the said Elizabeth Riddle< no role > not being of second mind memory and understanding but
lunatic and distracted did then and there cast and throw herself from and out of the said Andrew into a certain
open Court there called Black Raven Court and to upon and against the stone pavement there By means whereof
she the said Elizabeth Riddle< no role > did then and there receive divers mortal wounds and bruises in and upon the head face
back sides arms legs and thighs of him the said Elizabeth Riddle< no role > of which said Mortal wounds and bruises she the said
Elizabeth Riddle< no role > did then and there die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said Elizabeth
Riddle not being of sound mind memory and understanding but lunatic and distracted in manner and by the means
aforesaid casually and by misfortune was accidentally killed In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner at the
said Joseph Shepherd< no role > the Foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of the Fellows in their Presence
have to this Inquisition set their hands and seals the dayandyear and place first above written.

Joseph Shepherd< no role > [mark] Foreman




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