Southwark

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the parish of
Saint Olave within the Borough of Southwark in the County of Surrey on the twenty third
day of March in the thirty ninth 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 William
Walker now here lying dead by the oath of Thomas Bastin< no role > , John Grant< no role > , William Charles< no role > ,
David Reddie< no role > This name instance is in set 00. , George Squires< no role > , Richard Wood< no role > , James Rascoe< no role > , William Glenham< no role > , William
Andrews,< no role > George Stillwell< no role > , Thomas Chesswiss< no role > , Richard Waters< no role > , and Peter Snowden< no role > , good and
lawful men of the Borough of Southwark aforesaid in the County 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 William Walker< no role > came to his death say upon their
oath that the said William Walker< no role > then lately before accidentally casually and by
misfortune fell into the River of Thames there situate and in and with the waters of the
said River was then and there suffocated and drowned of which said suffocation
and drowning the said William Walker< no role > did then and there dieIn Witness whereof
as well the said Coroner as the said Thomas Bastin< 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

Thos. Bastin< no role > [mark]