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 twenty first day of
July in the thirtieth 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 Richard Gregory< no role > now here lying
dead by the Oath of Samuel Bentley< no role > John Castle< no role > Thomas Massey< no role > William Morss< no role > John Phitheon Daniel Neale< no role >
Edward King< no role > John Butcher< no role > William King< no role > Thomas Merry< no role > John Yates< no role > William Burnsted Francis Freeman< no role >
Joseph Gatwood< no role > Henry Wetherhead< no role > and John Bush< 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 Richard Gregory< no role > came to his Death say upon their Oath that the said Richard Gregory< no role > on the
sixteenth day of July in the year aforesaid at the Parish of Saint Mary Islington in the County of Middlesex
being employed in the Digging of Gravel Sand and Soil from and out of a certain Gravel pit there situate it so
happened that a large Quantity of the said Gravel Sand and Soil near where the said Richard Gregory< no role >
was so employed did then and there accidentally casually and by Misfortune suddenly give way and
fall upon and over the Body of him the said Richard Gregory< no role > By means whereof he the said Richard
Gregory did then and there receive divers mortal wounds and bruises in and upon the head face back sides
arms legs and thighs of him the said Richard Gregory< no role > Of which said Mortal wounds and Bruises he the said
Richard Gregory< no role > as well at the said Parish of Saint Mary Islington in the County aforesaid as also at
the said Parish of Saint Sepulchre in the said Ware of Farringdon without in London aforesaid did languish
and languishing did live On which said sixteenth day of July in the year aforesaid he the said Richard
Gregory at the Parish last aforesaid in the ward aforesaid in London aforesaidlast mentioneddid die And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid
do say that the said Richard Gregory< no role > in manner also by the means aforesaid casually and by misfortune was
accidentally [..] killed In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said Samuel Bentley< no role > the
said 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 first above written

Sam: Bentley [mark] Foreman