London
An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London that
is to say at the parish of Saint Bartholomew the less in the Ward of Farringdon
without
in London
aforesaid on the thirtieth day of April 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
Maria Stanson< no role >
now here lying dead by the Oath of
Thomas Gill< no role >
John Evans< no role >
Michell
Wilkin Griffiths< no role >
John Goater< no role >
Thomas Whitford< no role >
William Wheeler< no role >
James Day< no role >
Charles
Leader Gerrard< no role >
Willett William Eadys
James Bird< no role >
&
Thomas Brown< 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 Maria
Stanson came to her death say upon their oath that the said Maria Stanson on the twenty
eighth day of April in the year aforesaid being on one of steps of the first flight of stairs
in the dwelling house of
Lewis Flint< no role >
situate in the parish of Siant Sepulchre in the
Ward of Farringdon
without in London
aforesaid and being much intoxicated It so happened
that the said Maria Stanson accidentally casually and by misfortune fell down the said
flight of stairs and against the stone pavement of a certain kitchen on the ground floor
of the said dwelling house by means where of the said
Maria Stanson< no role >
did then and
there receive one mortal fracture on the back part of the head of her the said Maria
Stanson of which said mortal fracture she the said
Maria Stanson< no role >
from the said
twenty eighth day of April in the year aforesaid until the twenty ninth day of the same
month of April in the same year and well at the said Harish of Saint Sepulchre
in the
Ward of Farringeon without in London aforesaid as also at the said parish of Saint Bartholomew
the less in the said ward of Farringdon
without in London
aforesaid did lauguish and
languishing did live on which said twenty ninth day of April in the year aforesaid the
said
Maria Stanson< no role >
at the parish and ward last aforesaid in London
aforesaid did die
and to-the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said
Maria Stanson< no role >
in manner and by the means aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune came
to his death and not otherwise In Witness where of as well the said Coroner as the said
Thomas Gell< no role >
the Foreman of the said Jurors on behalf on 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
Thos GillForeman