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T Shelton Corr.

An Inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the Parish of Saint John within the
Borough of Southwark in the County of Surrey on the twenty fourth day of November in the twenty ninth 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 Etc before Thomas
Shelton Gentleman Coroner of our said the King for the City of London and Borough of Southwark on view of the body of Edward
Richards now here lying dead by the oath of Robert Broadwater< no role > , James Mote< no role > , Samuel Wise< no role > , John Blackabee< no role > , Samuel Booth< no role > ,
Thomas Jackson< no role > , Richard Williams< no role > , Richard Gypson, Edward Cathin< no role > , John Small< no role > , John Randall< no role > , Thomas Bonney< no role > and David Key< no role >
good and lawful Men of the Borough of Southwark aforesaid in the said County of Surrey who being now here duly chosen sworn and charged
to inquire for our said Lord the King when how and in what manner the said Edward Richards< no role > came to his death say upon their oath
that the said Edward Richard on the twenty first day of November in the year aforesaid at the Parish aforesaid within the Borough aforesaid
in the County aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune fell into the River Thames and in and with the Waters of the said
River was then and there suffocated and drowned Of which said Suffocation and drowning he the said Edward Richards< no role > [..] did then and
there die And to the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said Edward Richards< no role > then and there accidentally casually
and by misfortune was suffocated and drowned In Witness where of as well the said Coroner as the said Robert Broadwater< 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 his above written

Robt. Broadwater< no role > [mark] Foreman