London

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London that is to say at the Precinct of Black
Friars in the Ward of Farringdon without in London aforesaid on the twenty fourth day of December 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 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 male Child
whose names to the Jurors is as yet unknown now here lying dead by the oath of James Spittle< no role > John Mosher Richard Fenton< no role > Samuel
Nash Henry Grover< no role > John Hutchings< no role > William Biddle< no role > Joseph Spragg James Jenkinson< no role > Thomas Graham< no role > Joseph Taylor< no role > Anthony Ayliard< no role >
and Hugh Keling 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 male Child came to his death say upon their oath that a certain
Person to the Jurors aforesaid as yet unknown then lately before being big with a certain new born male Child the said male Child
alone and secretly from her body by the providence of God did bring forth alive And that the said person unknown to the
said Jurors not having the fear of God before her eyes but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil in and upon the said
Male Child so alive and in the peace of God and our said Lord the King then and there being feloniously wilfully and of her
malice afore thought did make an Assault And that the said person unknown to the said Jurors him the said Male Child
into a certain River there situate called the River of Thames then and there feloniously wilfully and of her malice aforethought
did cast and throw by means whereof the said Male Child in and with the waters of the said River was then and there
suffocated and drowned of which said suffocation and drowning the said Male Child did then and there die And so the Jurors
aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said person unknown to the said Jurors him the said Male Child in manner
and by the means aforesaid feloniously wilfully and of her malice aforethought did kill and Murder against the peace of our said Lord
the King his Crown and dignity And that the said person to the Jurors aforesaid unknown at the time of committing the felony
and murder aforesaid on at any time since had no goods or Chattels lands or Tenements within the City of London or elsewere
to the knowledge of the said Jurors And that the said person to the Jurors aforesaid unknown after she had done and committed
the felony and murder aforesaid in manner and form aforesaid withdrew herself and fled for the same In Witness whereof
as well the said Coroner as the said Jurors have to this Inquisition set their hands and seals the day year and place first
abovewritten.

James Spittle< no role > [mark]
John Mosher< no role > [mark]
Richard Fenton< no role > [mark]
Saml. Nash< no role > [mark]
Henry Grover< no role > [mark]

John Hitching< no role > [mark]
William Biddell< no role > [mark]
Joseph Spragg< no role > [mark]
Jno. Jenkinson< no role > [mark]
Thos Graham< no role > [mark]

Joseph Taylor< no role > [mark]
Anthy Aylward< no role > [mark]

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Hugh [mark] Kelling< no role > [mark]
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