London

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London, that
is to say at the parish of Saint Botolph Billingsgate in the ward of Billingsgate in London aforesaid
on the Eighteenth day of September in the thirty second Year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord< no role >
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 a man
unknown now here lying deced by the Oath of John Jameson< no role > , Barnard Steers< no role > , Thomas
Mankin, William Parnell< no role > , George Hall< no role > , William Shepherd< no role > , Alexander Adam< no role > , Richard
Waddup,< no role > Thomas Goodwin< no role > James Alchin, Edmund Bell< no role > , Oliver Skinner< no role > and John Frere< 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 man unknown came to his death say upon their Oath that the said Man
unknown then lately before Accidentally casually and by misfortune fell into the River
Thames and maud with the Waters of the said River was then lately before suffocated and
Drowned Of which said suffocation and Drowning the said Man unknown did then lately
before die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said Man
unknown 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 John Jameson< 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.
John Jameson< no role >