Southwark

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An Inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the Parish of
Saint John within the Borough of Southwark in the County of Surrey on the Eighteenth day of April
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 Ayre Jones< no role > now here lying dead by the Oath
of William Brown< no role > , James Gibbs< no role > , William Bailey< no role > , Thomas Deighton< no role > , Charles Browning< no role >
John Grubb< no role > , Henry Ray< no role > Richard Gypson< no role > , William Sard< no role > , Richard Godwin< no role > , Robert Hilliard< no role >
John Watts< no role > and James Lamb< 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 Ayre Jones< no role > came
to his death say upon their Oath that the said Ayre Jones< no role > on the sixteenth day of April in
the Year aforesaid being in and on board of a certain Vessel lying in the River Thames
and being endeavouring to Jump from the Deck of the said Vessel unto and upon the Deck
of a certain other Vessel also lying in the said River Thames and near unto the said first
mentioned Vessel the said Ayre Jones Accidentally casually and by misfortune fell into
the said 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 Ayre
Jones did then and there die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do
say that the said Ayre Jones< 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 William Brown< 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.

Willm. Brown< no role > [mark] Foreman