London

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord< no role > 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 thirty first day of May in
the thirty second 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 William
Jackson now here lying dead by the Oath of Richard Knowlton< no role > , Thomas Harper< no role > ,
Onerimas Ustonson< no role > , Noah Hester, William Wiltshire< no role > , Joseph Hanbury, Isaac
Holmes. Benjamin Baker< no role > , John Nuton< no role > , Joseph Hubert< no role > , John Williams< no role > , James Greenfields,
John Weatherston< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. , and John Parkes< no role > , 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 where how and in what manner the said William Jackson< no role > came to
his death say upon their Oath that the said William Jackson< no role > on the twenty ninth
day of May in the Year aforesaid not being of sound mind memory and understanding but
Lunatic and distracted with a certain Razor of the value of two pence which he in his
right hand held and held the neck and throat of him the said William Jackson< no role >
with the Razor aforesaid did then and there violently given to himself the said [..]
William Jackson< no role > with the Razor aforesaid one mortal Wound in and upon the head of
him the said William Jackson< no role > of which said mortal wound he the said William Jackson< no role >
did then and there die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that
thatthe said William Jackson< no role > not being of sound mind memory and understanding
but lunatic and distracted in manner and by the means aforesaid did kill himself
In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said Robert Knowlton 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.

R Knowlton [mark] Foreman