London
and
Southwark
}
T. Shelton
Corr. [mark]
An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London, that is to say, at the
Parish of Saint Sepulchre
in the Ward of Farringdon
without in London aforesaid on the fourteenth day of August 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< no role >
Gentleman
Coroner
of our said Lord the King for the City of London
and Borough of Southwark
on view of the body of
Joyce Lamb< no role >
an infant now here lying dead by the oath of
Christopher Scott< no role >
Richard Crossley< no role >
Thomas Merry< no role >
John Yates< no role >
Samuel Miller< no role >
John Hall< no role >
William Lucas< no role > This name instance is in set 4191.
Daniel Neale< no role >
James Wallis< no role >
Thomas Hannam< no role >
John Garner< no role >
Arthur
Blackall
John Castle< no role >
Thomas Adams< no role >
and
Richard Morrison< no role >
good
and lawful men of the City of London
aforesaid 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
Joyce Lamb< no role >
came to his
death say upon their oath that the said Joyce London the first day of August in the year aforesaid at the Parish and Ward
aforesaid in London
aforesaid being in a certain Public Street and common highway there called Gillspur Street
and near unto
one
John Bernard< no role >
who was then and there Playing upon a certain musical Instrument called on Hand Organ and a certain
person whose name to the Jurors aforesaid is Yet unknown being then and there driving a certain Cart drown by three Horses
along and through the said Public Street and common highway aforesaid it so happened that the near wheel of the said Cart
did then and there accidentally casually and by misfortune violently pass to and against the said
John Bernard< no role >
by means whereof
he the said
John Bernard< no role >
was then and there forced to and against the Ground there and over and upon the said
Joyce Lamb< no role >
whereby the said Joyce did them and there receive divers moral wounds and fracture in and upon his head face back sides
arms legs and thighs Of which said mortal wounds and fractures he the said
Joyce Lamb< no role >
did then and there die And so the Jurors
aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said
Joyce Lamb< no role >
in manner and by the means aforesaid casually and by
misfortune was accidentally killed In Witnesses whereof as well the said Coroner as the said
Christopher Scott< no role >
the foreman of the
said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence have to their Inquisition at their hands and seals the
day a year and place first above written
Christ Scott [mark] Foreman