London

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London
(that is to say) at the parish of Saint James Garlick Hithe in the Ward of Vintry in
London aforesaid on the twenty ninth day of August in the thirty seventh year of
the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third King of Great Britain 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 Jane Davis< no role > now here lying
dead by the oath of Joseph Smith< no role > , John Brealy< no role > , Robert Little< no role > , John Bell< no role > , John Cox< no role > ,
Richard Griffiths< no role > , Solomon Chaffin< no role > , William Shearbood< no role > , John Jordan< no role > , Edward Cruse< no role > ,
William Brooks< no role > , Thomas Plumb< no role > and Edward Sage< 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 Jane
Davis came to her death say upon their oath that a certain person to the Jurors aforesaid
unknown on the twenty second day of August in the year aforesaid being obviving a
certain Waggon drawn by four horses along and through a certain publick highway there
situate It so happened that the said Jane Davis< no role > an infant child being running across
the said street accidentally casually and by misfortune fell down upon the ground and the
said horses springing suddenly forwards the off wheel of the said Waggon did then and there
accidentally casually and by misfortune go against upon and pass over the right side
of the face neck body hip thigh leg and foot of her the said Jane Davis< no role > by means whereof
the said Jane Davies< no role > did then and there receive divers mortal bruises in and upon
the said face neck body hip thigh leg and foot of her the said Jane Davis< no role > of which
said mortal bruises she the said Jane Davis< no role > from the said twenty second day of August
in the year aforesaid until the twenty seventh day of the said month of August in the same
year at the parish aforesaid at the ward aforesaid in London aforesaid did languish and
languishing did live and on the same day and year last aforesaid at the parish and
Ward aforesaid in London aforesaid of the said mortal bruises did die and so the Jurors
aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said Jane Davis< no role > in manner and
by the means aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune came to his death and
not otherwise And that the off fore wheel of the said Waggon was moving to the
death of the said Jane Davis< no role > and is of the value of two Shillings and six pence and
the property of and in the possession of Thomas White< no role > of Kenneths whereof there situate
Wharfinger In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said Joseph Smith< 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 above written

Joseph Smith< no role > [mark]