London
An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London
that is to say, at the precinct of Bridewell Hospital
in the ward of Farringdon
without in
London
aforesaid on the fourteenth day of April
in the thirty second Year of the Reign of our
Sovereign Lord George the third King of Great Britain & 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 Rummage< no role >
now here lying dead by the Oath of
Edward Owen< no role >
, Thomas
Coreling,
George Sanderson< no role >
,
Thomas Allam< no role >
,
Robert Smart< no role >
,
John Sanders< no role >
,
Peter Podio< no role >
George Russel< no role >
,
William Rundle< no role >
,
Thomas Underhill< no role >
,
Philip Wagland< no role >
and
Thomas
Waterfield< 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 when how and in what
manner the said
John Rummage< no role >
came to his death say upon their Oath that the said
John Rammage< no role >
then lately before Accidentally casually and by misfortune fell into the
River Thames
and in and with the Waters of the said River was than lately before
suffocated and Drowned Of which said Suffocation and Drowning the said John
Rummage did then lately before die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath
aforesaid do say that the said John Rummage 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
Edward Owen< no role >
the Goreman
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 Owen [mark] Foreman