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T. Shelton
Corr.

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London, that is to say, at the
Parish of Saint Ann Blackfriers in the ward of Faringdon without in London aforesaid on the nineteenth day of march 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 Boyd of John Biss< no role > now here lyind deced by the Oath of Thomas Smith< no role >
Thomas Hunter< no role > , William Filby< no role > , Samuel Rodbard< no role > , Samuel Nash< no role > , Benjamin Phillips< no role > , Charles Child< no role > , James
Freeman, Samuel Brookes< no role > , Andrew Christy< no role > , Timothy Bew< no role > , Charles Moody< no role > , James Hollis< no role > , William Wakelin< no role >
Benjamin Spurrier< no role > , Richard Francis< no role > , Edward Witham< no role > , James Taylor< no role > and John Hutchings< 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 John Biss< no role > came to his death say upon their Oath that the said John
Biss on the seventeenth day of March in the Year aforesaid was and ford long time before to wit, for the space of two
months and more then before had been sick and diseased in his Body by reuson and means of a certain venereal
disease And that of such sickness and disease he the said John Biss< no role > did languish and Languishing did live
until the said Seventeenth day of March in the Year aforesaid On which said Seventeenth day of March in the
Year aforesaid at the parish and Want aforesaid in London aforesaid he she said John Biss< no role > of such sickness and
disease did die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said John Biss< no role > in manner and
by the means aforesaid by the visitation of God died a natured death and by no violent means or method
watsoever In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said Thomas Smith< no role > the Foreman of the said
Jurors on behalf of himself and thereof of his Fellows in their presence have to this Inquisition set their hands
and Seals the day Year and Place first above written.

Thos [mark] Smith< no role >