London

T: Shelton
Corr. [mark]
xd.

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at
London that is to say at the parish of Saint Michael Crooked Lane in the Ward of
Bridge in London aforesaid on the twenty fourth day of October 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 James Cooper< no role > now here lying dead by the oath of William
Pascall, Thoams Cartwright, James Betts< no role > , Thomas Woolard< no role > , John Honeyball< no role > , Stephen Kent< no role > ,
James Bedard< no role > , Charles Wightman< no role > , Edward Coster< no role > , Thomas Green< no role > , Cruttal Pierce< no role > , Andrew
Davidson, William Ball< no role > , and Archibell Beard< 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 James Cooper< no role > came to his death say upon their that
the said James Cooper< no role > [..] to his death say upon their [..] thaton the twenty third
day of October in the year aforesaid in the parish and Ward aforesaid at London aforesaid
A certain person whose name to the Jurors in unknown being in a vertain public street
and common Highway there called Thames Street with a certain Cart drawn by two
horses and being then and there backing the said Cart to turn about It a happended
that the back part of the said Cart suddenly fell back into theCanelKennel and accidentally
casually & by misfortune struck the said James Cooper< no role > who was then and there passing
along the street and forsibly pressed him against a certain brisk Wall by means
whereof he the said James Cooper< no role > did then and there receive divers mortal bruises in and
upon his body of which said mortal bruises he the said James Cooper< no role > did then and
there instantly die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say
that the said James Cooper< no role > in manner and by the means aforesaidaccidentally
casually and by misfortunesame to his death and not otherwisewas accidentally killed And that the
said Cart was moving to the death of the said James Cooper< no role > and is of the value
of 5s and is the property and in the possession of a certain person, or persons unknown to the aforesaid
Jurors In Witnesses whereof as well the said Coroner as the said William
Pascall 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.

Wm. Pascall< no role > [mark] Foreman