Southwark

Thos. Shelton< no role >
Corr. [mark]

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the parish
of Saint Thomas within the Borough of Southwark in the County of Surrey on
the twenty sixth day of June 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 Joseph Brand< no role > now here lying dead by the oath
of Thomas Barnfather< no role > , James Bayley< no role > , Edward Powell< no role > , George Benton< no role > , Constantine
Briggs,< no role > William Jagg< no role > , William Skinner< no role > , Decimus Haywood< no role > , John Harris< no role > , William
Howard,< no role > Thomas Parry< no role > , James Smith< no role > , John Lee< no role > , and John Brown< no role > , good and
lawful men of the Borough of Southwark in the County aforesaid who being and
here duly chosen Sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King when how
and in what manner the said Joseph Brand< no role > came to his death say upon their
oath that the said Joseph Brand< no role > on the twenty fifth day of June in the year aforesaid
being walking on the Battlements of London bridge situate in the parish of Saint
Magnus the Martyr in the ward of Bridge in the City of London [..] It so happened that
the said Joseph Brand< no role > accidentally casually and by misfortune fell from and off the
said battlements down against and upon one of the Sterling of the said Bridge by
means whereof the said Joseph Brand< no role > did then and there receive divers mortal
bruises in and upon his, body of which said mortal bruises he the said Joseph
Brand as well at the said parish of Saint Magnus Martyr in the ward of
Bridge in London aforesaid as also at the abovementioned parish of Saint Thomas
within the Borough and County aforesaid did languish and languishing did live
and on the same day and year last aforesaid at the parish last aforesaid in the
Borough aforesaid in the County aforesaid the said Joseph Brand< no role > of the said mortal
bruises did die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that
the said Joseph Brand< no role > in manner and by the means aforesaid accidentally casually
and by misfortune came to his death and not otherwise.In Witness whereof
as well the said Coroner as the said Thomas Barnfather< 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.

Thos. Barnfather< no role > [mark]