Southwark

An Inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the Parish
of Saint Saviour within the Borough of Southwark in the County of Surrey on the twenty seventh
day of September in the thirty first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord< no role > 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 John Jenkins< no role > now here lying dead by
the Oath of Edward Gibbs< no role > , John Putley< no role > , William Quick< no role > , Thomas Agar< no role > , David Miller< no role >
William Herbert< no role > , George Medcalf< no role > , John Edwards< no role > , Josiah Buckley< no role > , Thomas Thomas< no role > , Samuel
Day and William Holder< no role > Good and lawful Men of the Borough of Southwark aforesaid in the
said County of Surrey 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 Jenkins< no role > came to his death
say upon their Oath that the said John Jenkins< no role > on the twenty fourth day of September in the
Year aforesaid Accidentally casually and by misfortune fell into 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 John Jenkins< no role > did then and there die And so
the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said John Jenkins< no role > in manner
and by the means aforesaid Accidentally casually and by misfortune was suffocated and Drowned
In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said Edward Gibbs< 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.

Edwd Gibbs [mark] Foreman