Southwark
An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the Parish of Saint
Thomas within
the Borough
of Southwark
in the County of Surrey
on the tenth 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
Richard Seal< no role >
now here lying dead by the Oath of
Thomas Parry< no role >
,
William Lay< no role >
, William
Bridger,
Richard Bell< no role >
Thomas Cox< no role >
,
Thomas Cooper< no role >
,
William Cromwell< no role >
, William Jagg John
Lee Edward Hervey,
Bryant Barry< no role >
,
John Andrews< no role >
,
Robert Martin< no role >
,
Thomas Rosewarne< no role >
,
William Mackie< no role >
, and
William Thorn< no role >
, good and lawful Men of the Parish aforesaid within the Borough
aforesaid in the
County 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
Richard Seal< no role >
came to his death
say upon their Oath that the said
Richard Seal< no role >
on the eighth day of May in the year aforesaid
being driving a Certain Cart drawn by three Horses along and through a certain Public Road in
the Parish of Saint George within the Borough
aforesaid in the County aforesaid It so happened
that the said Richard Seal accidentally casually and by misfortune fell to the ground thereby
means whereof the near wheel of the said Cart did then and there accidentally Casually and
by Misfortune go upon and Pass over the Body of him the said
Richard Seal< no role >
by reason whereof
he the said
Richard Seal< no role >
did then and there receive divers Mortall bruises and Contisions
in and upon his said Body of which said Mortal bruises and Contusions he the said
Richard Seal< no role >
did die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oaths aforesaid do say that the said Richard
Seal in manner and by the means aforesaid Casually and by misfortune was accidentally
killed and that the said near Wheel of the said Cart was moving to the death of the said Richard
Seal and is of the value of two Shillings and Six pence and the Property and in the possession
ofMosely of the Wash way Kennington
in the said County of Surrey
Gardiner
In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
Thomas Parry< 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 abovewritten
Thos Parry [mark] Foreman