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

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Image 339 of 94925th May 1790


London
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Southwark
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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 the less in the Ward of Dewgate in London aforesaid on the twenty fifth day of May in the thirtieth year of
the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the
faith et. before Thomas Shelton< no role > Gentleman Coroner of our said Lord the King for the City of London and Borough of Southwark on
[..] w of a certain man whose Hame is unknown now here lying dead by the oath of William Horwood< no role > Pearcefal Nicholls< no role >
William Pugh< no role > Thomas Davis< no role > William Karper< no role > hims scarff Matthew Johnson< no role > John andrew< no role > Charles Stewart< no role > Philip Serewin< no role >
William Whaite< no role > Thomas Dowse< no role > James Feem< no role > and Edward Emes 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
Man unknown came to his death say upon then oath that the said Man unknown then lately before accidentally
casually and by misfortune fell in to the River Thames and in and with the Waters of the said River was then and there
suffocated and drowned of which said suffocation and drowning he the said man unknown did then lately before die
and so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said Man unknown in manner and by the means
aforesaid was suffocated and drowned In Witness whereof as will the said Coroner as the said William Horwood< no role >
the feaman 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

Willm Horwood [mark] Foreman




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