London

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London
that is to say at the parish of Saint Bartholomew the left in the ward of Farringdon without
in London aforesaid on the twenty ninth day of September 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
for our said Lord the King for the City of London and Borough of Southwarks on view
of the Body of John Wooland< no role > now here lying dead by the Oath of William Griffiths< no role >
Thomas Fritly< no role > William Brown< no role > John, John Bush< no role > , Thomas Taylor< no role > , John Berry< no role > , John
Blackett,< no role > Michael Bovall< no role > , John Dolphin< no role > , Samuel Tylor< no role > , John Evans< no role > , George Thomas< no role > ,
John Polinguer< no role > , William Salmon< no role > , good and lawful men of the City of London who being now
here duly chosen sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the King when how and
in what manner the said John Wooland< no role > camd to his death say upon their Oath that
the said John Wooland< no role > on the twenty sixth day of September in the year aforesaid being
in a certain room in the dwelling house of one Mr Frostback in the parish of Saint
Clement Danes in the County of Middlesex and then and there being near the fore
place in the said Room wherein there was then a fire it so happened that the Cloak
and wearing apparel of the said John Wooland< no role > did then and there accidentally casualy
and by misfortune catch for and were consumed and the said John Wooland with
the flames arising from [..] fix was then and [..] mortally burried
of which said burning, the said John Wooland< no role > as well at the said parish of [..] Saint Clements Danes in the
County of Middlesex as also at the said parish of Saint Bartholomew the less in the
ward of Farringdon without aforesaid in London aforesaid did languish and languishing
did live until the twenty seventh day of September in the year aforesaid when the said
John Wooland< no role > at the parish last aforesaid in the County aforesaid of the said Cunning
did die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said John
Wooland in manner and by the means aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune
wastilled andburned and killed In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said William
Griffith 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.

Wm. Griffith [mark] Foreman< no role >