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 Margaret
within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster ,
in the County of Middlesex , the thirteenth day of February in the twenty seventh
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 James Atkins< no role > then and there lying dead, upon
the Oath of Robert, Minns, Thomas Scott< no role > , James
Barnet< no role > , Thomas Albion< no role > , William Green< no role > , Samuel
Ray< no role > , William Mills< no role > , Philip Baker< no role > , William
Hyam< no role > , James Harrison< no role > , John Atkins< no role > , and
Robert Ward< no role > good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly
chosen, who being then and there duly sworn and charged to enquire for our said Lord the
King, when, how, and by what Means the said James Atkins< no role > came to
h is Death, do upon their Oath say , that on the twentieth day of December
in the Year aforesaid the said James Atkins< no role > with three other
Men were lifting up a Cart upon the Wheels in Blue Ancher
Yard in the Parish aforesaid within the Liberty and County
aforesaid It so happened that one End of the Iron Axletree
of the said Cart then & there with great Force accidentally
Casually & by misfortune fell upon the left Foot over the Instep
of him the said James Atkins< no role > whereby the said James Atkins< no role >
Received a mortal Wound and Bruise in and upon the
said Left foot of which said Mortal Wound and Bruise
he the said James Atkins< no role > at the Parish and in the
Liberty and County aforesaid from the said twentieth
day of December in the Year aforesaid until the Tenth day
of February in the same Year did languish and live for
which said tenth day of February at the said Parish Liberty &
County he the said James Atkins< no role > of the Mortal Wound & Bruise aforesd.
did Die & so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do
say That the said James Atkins< no role > in manner and by the
Means aforesaid accidentally casually & by Misfortune
came to his Death In Witness whereof as well the said
Coroner as the said Robert Minns< no role > Foreman of the said Jurors
on the behalf of himself & the rest of his Fellows in their Presence
have to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals the day Year
and Place above mentioned

Tho. Prickard< no role > [mark] Coroner
Robert Minns< no role > [mark] Foreman