London

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London that is to say at the parish of Saint Botolph without Bishopsgate in the Ward
of Bishopsgate without in London aforesaid on the tenth day of July 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 female Child now here lying dead by the oath of William Sylveston< no role >
George Graves< no role > Joseph Irons William Cook< no role > Benjamin Clitherow< no role > William Meek< no role > Henry Parkinson< no role > John Dowler< no role > John Molineux< no role > Thomas Blatch
Thomas Vennell< no role > Thomas White< no role > Thomas Rossiter< no role > William Ford< no role > John Jarman< no role > James Heddington and Richard Roberts< 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 female Child came to its death say upon their oath That a certain person whose name to the Jurors aforesaid is
as yet unknown being beg with a certain female Child the said female Child alone and secretly from her body by the Providence of God
did bring forth alive And that a certain person or persons to the Jurors aforesaid as yet unknown not having the fear of God before
his, her, or their eyes but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil on the ninth day of July in the year aforesaid
with force and arms at London that is to say at the parish and Ward aforesaid in London aforesaid in and upon the said female
Child in the peace of God and our said Lord the King then and there being feloniously wilfully and of his her or their malice afore thought
did make an Assault and that the said person or persons to the Jurors aforesaid as yet unknown to tie the navel string of the
said female Child so then lately before born of the body of her the said person whose name to the Jurors aforesaid is as yet unknown
as aforesaid then and there feloniously wilfully and of his his her or their malice aforethought did neglect refuse and omit
by reason whereof divers large quantities of blood did then and there emit and issue forth out of the body of the said female Child
and the said female Child by reason of the emitting and issuing forth of the blood from its body as aforesaid and from the
loss thereof then and there became and was mortally sick and weak in its body of which said mortal sickness and weakness the said
female Child did then and there die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said person or persons
to the Jurors aforesaid as yet unknown the said female Child in manner and by the means aforesaid feloniously wilfully and of
his her or their malice aforethought did kill and murder against the peace of our said Lord the King his Crown and dignity
And that the said person or persons to the Jurors aforesaid as yet unknown at the time of committing the felony and murder
aforesaid had no goods or Chattels Lands or Tenements within the City of London or elsewere to the knowledge of the said Jurors
And the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do further say that after the said person or persons to the Jurors aforesaid
unknown had done and committed the felony and murder aforesaid he she or they withdrew himself herself or themselves
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

Wm Sylvester< no role > [mark]
George Graves< no role > [mark]
Josh Irons< no role > [mark]
Wm Cook< no role > [mark]
Benjm. Clitherow< no role > [mark]

Willm Meek< no role > [mark]
Hy Parkins< no role > [mark]
John Dowler< no role > [mark]
John Melinon< no role > [mark]
Thos. Blatch< no role > This name instance is in set 1829. [mark]
Thomas Vennell< no role > [mark]
Thomas White< no role > [mark]

Thos. Rossiter< no role > [mark]
Wm Ford< no role > [mark]
John Jarman< no role > [mark]
James Heddington< no role > [mark]
Richd Roberts< no role > [mark]