City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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5th January 1792 - 31st December 1792

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Image 102 of 8616th July 1792


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An Inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lord< no role > the King at the parish of Saint
John within the Borough of Southwark in the County of Surrey on the sixth day of July 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 Gentleman Coroner of our said Lord the King for the City of London and Borough of
Southwark on view of the Body of Florence Driscall< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. now here lying deced by the Oath of
Thomas Adam Bailey< no role > , Charles Hodder< no role > , David Wilson< no role > , Marmaduke Shaw< no role > , Benjamin Thorpe< no role >
Henry Chambers< no role > , Peter Lacey< no role > , Richard Gibson< no role > , Richard Godwin< no role > , James Gyle, George Smith< no role >
and Richard Lewis< 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 Florence Driscall< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. came to his death
say upon their Oath that the said Florence Driscall< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. on the fourth day of July 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 the said Florence Driscall< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. did then and there die And so the
Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said Florence Driscall< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. in
manner and by the means aforesaid casually and by misfortune was Accidentally
drowned In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said Thomas Adam Bailey< 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.

Thomas Adam Bailey< no role > [mark] Foreman




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