To the Beadles and Constables of the Ward of Poultry

London
and
Southwark }

To wit, By Virtue of my Office These are in His Majesty's Name to Charge and
command yon that on sight hereof you summon and warn Twenty four
able and Sufficient Men of your Ward personally to be and appear
beforeme on Wednesday the fifth Day of [..] November in it
at Sixof the Clock in the afternoon at the Poultry Compter situate
within the said Ward
then and there to do and execute all such things that shall be given them
in charge and to inquire on the behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King touching
the death of Michael Swan< no role > and for your so doing this shall
be your Warrant and that you attend at the time and place abovementioned
to make a return of the names of those whom you have so Summoned and
further to do and execute such other matters as shall be then and there
enjoined you and have you then there this Warrant Given under my Hand
Seal this fifthday of November1788

Thomas Shelton< no role > [mark]
Coroner