City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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31st December 1793 - 24th December 1794

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Image 600 of 65927th November 1794


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An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London that is
to say at the Parish of Saint Bridget otherwise Bride in the Ward of Farringdon without
in London aforesaid on the twenty seventh day of November in the thirty fifth 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 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 Wadham< no role > now here lying dead by the oath of Robert Gorton< no role > John Forrester< no role >
John Holland< no role > John Jones< no role > Daniel Veare< no role > George Rowbotham John Badham< no role > David Morgan< no role >
William Collins< no role > Samuel Bouner< no role > Thomas Sutton< no role > & Samuel Jacobs< 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 Wadham< no role >
came to his death say upon their oath that the said James Wadham< no role > on the twenty sixth
day of November in the Year aforesaid being a Prisoner in the prison of our Lord the King
of the Fleet situate in the parish and Ward aforesaid and being then and there sick
and languishing It so happened that afterwards on the same day and year last mentioned
the said James Wadham< no role > within the Prison aforesaid died a natural death and by no
violent means or manner whatsoever. In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner
as the said Robert Gorton< 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

Robt Gorton [mark] Foreman




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