London

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the Parish
of Saint Botolph without Aldgate in the Ward of Aldgate in London aforesaid on the twenty
third 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 two Infant Children
whose names are unknown now here lying dead by the Oath of Thomas King< no role > Thompson Andrew< no role >
Robson James Turnbull< no role > William Cordell Thomas Dixon< no role > John Everard< no role > John Cook< no role >
Samuel Smith< no role > George Brand< no role > William Starr< no role > William Hunter< no role > William Pashley< no role > Thomas
Turner Edward Smith< no role > John Chamberlayne< no role > and Richard Hathaway< 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 two
Children came to their deaths Say upon their Oath that the said two Children being in a
Certain House there situate. It so happened that the said House accidentally casually
and by misfortune caught fire and the said two Children with the Flames of the said
Fire were then and there mortally burned of which said Burning the said two infant
Children did then and there die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do
say that the said two infant Children in manner and by the means aforesaid Casually
and by misfortune were accidentally burned and Killed In Witness whereof as well
the said Coroner as the said Thomas King Thompson< 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 and Seals the Day Year and Place first above written

Thos King Thompson< no role > [mark] Foreman