Southwark

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord< no role > the King at the Parish of Saint
Thomas within the Borough of Southwark in the County of Surrey on the twenty second day of June 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 Margaret
Smith now here lying dead by the oath of Christopher Crooks< no role > , William Jagg< no role > , William Parry< no role > , Edward
Baldwin,< no role > Robert Martin< no role > , John Fairchild< no role > , Jeremiah Halliday< no role > , William Dolly< no role > , John Overy< no role > , William
Bridger< no role > , John Johnson< no role > , William Archer< no role > Joseph Rooke< no role > , and Cartwright Allbone< no role > , good and lawful
Men of the Parish 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 Margaret Smith< no role > came to her death
say upon their Oath that the said Margaret Smith< no role > on the nineteenth day of June in the Year
aforesaid being in and about a certain Windmill situate at Ballersea in the County of Surrey
and being near to the Wings of the said Windmill while the same were going Round and in
motion It so happened that one of the Wings of the said Mill Accidentally Casually and by misfortune
did strike and force the said Margaret Smith< no role > from the said mill to and against the Ground
there by means whereof she the said Margaret Smith< no role > did then and there receive divers mortal bruises
and Contusions in and upon her Back Breast Loins and other parts of her Body of which
said Mortal Bruises and Contusions she the said Margaret Smith< no role > did then and there die
And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said Margaret Smith< no role > in manner
and by the means aforesaid Casually and by Misfortune was accidentally killed And that one
of the Wings of the said Mill was moving to the death of the said Margaret Smith< no role > and is of the
value of five Shillings and the property and in the possession of Goss and
Benvill of Bollersea aforesaid Distillers In Witness whereof as well the
said Coroner as the said Christopher Crooks< no role > the foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself
and the rest of his fellows have in their presence to this Inquisition set their hands and seals
xd the Day Year and Place first above written

Christopher Crooks< no role > [mark]