London
An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the Parish of Saint
Stephen in Coleman
Street in the Ward of Coleman Street
in London aforesaid on the sixteenth day of
September
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
Ann Moore< no role >
now here lying dead by the Oath of
Richard Read< no role >
Joseph May< no role >
Charles Day< no role >
Thomas Slack< no role >
James Finch< no role >
William Sober
Thomas Harris< no role >
Robert Cadmon< no role >
George Owen< no role >
John Morphy< no role >
Edward Deane< no role >
George Leynham< no role >
Robert Birch< no role >
Richard Shepperd and
George Kigson< no role >
good
and lawful Men of the Parish and Ward 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
Ann Moore< no role >
came to her death say upon their Oath that the said
Ann Moore< no role >
not being of sound mind memory and understanding but lunatic and distracted on the Sixteenth day of
November in the Year aforesaid one end of a certain Garter of no value to one end of a certain linen
Sheet
of no value and the other end of the said linen Sheet unto a certain Iron Hinge of
a Shutter< no role >
over the Door case of a certain Room in a Certain Hospital there situate called Bethlam Hospital
and the other end of the said Garter unto and about her own Neck then and there did fix tye and
fasten by means whereof she the said
Ann Moore< no role >
did then and there hang Strangle and Suffocate
herself of which said hanging Strangling and Suffocation she the said
Ann Moore< no role >
did then and
there die And so the Jurors
aforesaidupon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said
Ann Moore< no role >
not being of Sound Mind Memory and understanding but Lunatic and distracted in manner and
by the means aforesaid did hang and kill herself In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as
the said
Richard Read< no role >
the 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 Seals the day Year and
place first above Written.
Richd. [mark] Read< no role >