London
An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London that is
to say at the parish of Saint Dunstan in the West in the Ward of Farringdon
without
in London
aforesaid on the twenty first day of April
in the thirty first 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
Thomas Smith< no role >
Mendham an infant of about the age of two
Years now here lying dead by the Oath of
Robert Anderson< no role >
John Forster< no role >
Nathaniel
Proctor Thomas< no role >
Markes Charles
John Downs< no role >
Richard Pugh< no role >
John Smith< no role >
Thomas
Helloman
John Drew< no role >
Samuel Davis< no role >
Tristram Blades< no role >
Charles Dillegall George Owles
James Batewin Thomas Udull 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
Thomas Smith< no role >
Mendham came to
his death say upon their Oath that the said
Thomas Smith< no role >
Mendham on the
twenty ninth day of March in the Year aforesaid being in a certain one pair of Stairs
room in the dwelling house of
Thomas Mendham< no role >
there situate and being near to
the Window of the said room It so happened that the said
Thomas Smith< no role >
Mendham accidentally casually and by misfortune fell from and out of the said
Window into the Street and to
[..] upon and against the stone pavement there by means whereof
he the said
Thomas Smith< no role >
Mendham did the and there receive one Mortal Wound
and Conlusion in and upon the Back part of the head of him the said Thomas
Hutch Mendham< no role >
of which said mortal wound and conlusion for the deced
Thomas Smith< no role >
Mendham from then said twenty ninth day of March in the Year
aforesaid until the eleventh day of April in the same Year at the parish and Ward
aforesaid in London
aforesaid did languishing did live On which said
eleventh day of April in the Year aforesaid at the parish and ward aforesaid at
London
aforesaid she said
Thomas Smith< no role >
Mendham of the said Mortal wound and
conlusion did die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon sheer oath aforesaid do say that the
said
Thomas Smith< no role >
Mendham in manner and by the means aforesaid casually
and by misfortune was Accidentally killed In Witness whereof as well the said
Coroner
as
Robert Anderson< no role >
Foreman 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 abovewritten.
Erd.
Robert Anderson< no role >
[mark] Foreman