City and Liberty of
Westminster in the
County of Middlesex .}
to Wit.

An Inquisition Indented taken for Our
Sovereign Lord the King at the Parish of Saint George Hanover Square
within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of
St. Peter Westminster in the County of Middlesex the Eighth day of November
in the Twenty fourth 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 Prickard< no role > Gentleman Coroner of
our said Lord the King for the said City and Liberty on View of the Body of
Joseph Longhurst< no role > then and there lying dead, upon the Oath of John Pettis< no role >
John Stone< no role > George Bound< no role > William Eaves< no role > Peter Fossard< no role > Robert Washborne< no role > , Charles
Walpole< no role > , William Pitkin< no role > , Joseph Sandell< no role > , Michael Love< no role > , William Storey< no role >
Robert Seabrook< no role > , Godfrey Ragg< no role > , John Mew< no role > Thomas Hill< no role > and William Pease< no role >
good and lawful Men of the said Liberty duly chosen, who being then and there
duly Sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King, when how and
by what Means the said Joseph Longhurst< no role > came to his death do upon their
Oath say, That on the Fifth day of November in the Year aforesaid, in the
Evening one Burst (whose Christian Name is at present unknown) being
with other Neighbours rejoycing at a Bonfire at Twickenham in the
County aforesaid, And the said Burst having charged a Gun with Gunpowder
left it with one Hubbard a Lad of the Age of fourteen Years, who put the Iron Rod
into the Barrel of the said Gun, And that the said Burst on his return did let of
and discharge the said Gun (not knowing of the Iron Rod being therein) by
Means whereof the said Joseph Longhurst< no role > with the Iron Rod aforesaid Accidentally
Casually and by Misfortune received a mortal Wound in and through his Head
of which said Mortal Wound he the said Joseph Longhurst< no role > from the said Fifth day of
November in the Year aforesaid until the Seventh day of the same Month and Year
at the said Parish of Twickenham , and also at the said Parish of St. George Hanover
Square within the Liberty and County aforesaid did languish and live on which
said Seventh day of November at the said Parish of St. George Hanover Square
he the said Joseph Longhurst< no role > of the Mortal Wound aforesaid did die.
And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the said
Joseph Longhurst< 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 John Pettis< no role > Foreman of the said
Jurors on the 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
abovewritten

Tho. Prickard< no role > [mark] Coroner

John Pettis< no role > [mark] Foreman