City and Liberty
of Westminster ,
In the County of
Middlesex ,}
to Wit,

An Inquisition Indented, taken for our Sovereign Lord the
King at the House of John Smith< no role > the Sign of the King's head in James Street Parish of St. Margaret
within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church
of St. Peter, Westminster , in the County of Middlesex , the sixth day of December 1796
in the thirty 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 Anthony Gell< no role > , Esq. Coroner of our said Lord the King for the said City
and Liberty, on View of the Body of Robert Matthew Leeson< no role > then and there
lying dead, upon the Oath of the several Jurors whose Names are here under written, and
Seals affixed, 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 Robert Matthew Leeson came to h is Death, do upon
their Oath say that the said Robert Matthew Leeson on the Fifth day
of December in the Year aforesaid at the Parish Knitte Liberty
aforesaid To Wit in Rochester Row as he was then and there standing
close by another Box who was greasing a Cart Wheel belonging
William Williams< no role > of No 9 in Rochester Row aforesaid It so
happened that accidentally casually & by Misfortune the said
Cart Wheel fell down & beat the said Robert Matthew Leeson into
& against the Ground thereby then & there giving unto lain the said
Robert Matthew Leeson one Mortal Mortal on the back part of his
head: Of which said Mortal wound be the said Robert Matthew
Leeson as the Westminster Infirmary on the same day, died
And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid, do
say. that the said Robert Matthew Leeson in manner and
by the Means aforesaid accidentally casually & by Misfortune
came to his Death & not otherwise and that the said Cart
Wheel was moving to the death of the said Robert
Matthew Leeson and is of the Value of one Shilling and
the property & in the possession of the said William Williams< no role >

IN WITNESS whereof, as well the said Coroner as the said Jurors, have to his Inquisition
set their Hands and Seals the Day, Year, and Place first above written.

Anthy Gell< no role >
Coroner }

Jno Sikes Stone< no role >
Michael Griffin< no role >
John R
John Robinson< no role >
P Wyness
W: Vesrteps
James Smith< no role >
Duncan Grant< no role >

Jno McInton< no role >
John Gawdery< no role >
James Griffith< no role >
Wm Cluttock< no role >
Richard Williams< no role >
Wm Barnet< no role >

John Bowey< no role >
H Chadwick
John Gladish< no role >
Joseph Dixon< no role >