London

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London
that is to say at the Parish Saint Sepulchre in the Ward of Farringdon without in London
aforesaid on the eighth day of April of the thereby first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign
and George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender
the faith and so forth 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 John Chathley< no role >
there here lying dead by the Oath of William Pettitt< no role > Williams Davies< no role > John Yeates< no role > Thomas
Collin Thomas Evening Nathaniel Street Doctor Majestys Richard Morrison< no role > John
[..] the Luke Flutchinson< no role > William Catchpole< no role > Thomas Taylor< no role > Rolph Monk William
[..] John William< no role > Morss Good and lawful Men of the City of London aforesaid who
lying now here Daily [..] sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King
hen now an in what manner the said John Chalkley< no role > came to her death say upon their
Oath that the said John Chalkley< no role > not being of sound mind memory and understanding
but lunatic and distracted on the third day of April in the year aforesaid with a certain
[..] or value two pence which he in one of his hands then and then held and had thereupon
and throat of sum the said John Chalkley< no role > then and there did violently cut giving to
himself then and there with the Razor aforesaid one mental Wound in and upon his said
Throat of which said Mortal Wounds he the said John Chalkley< no role > from the said from the said third day
April in the year aforesaid until the fifth day of the same month ofMayApril
as well at the parish of Saint Botolph without Bishopsgate in the Ward of Bishop
gate without as also at the said parish Saint Sepulchre in the said Ward of
Farringdon without did languish and languishing did live On which said fifth day
of April in the year aforesaid at the parish and Ward aforesaid in London aforesaid
the said John Chalkey< no role > of the said mortal Wound did die And so the Jurors aforesaid
upon their Oath aforesaid do say taht the said John Chalkley< no role > not being of sound mind
Memory and understanding but lunalis and distrasted in manner and by the
Means aforesaid did kell himself In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as
the said William Pallet< no role > the Foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the
rest of his fellows have [..] in their presence to this Inquisition set their
hands and seals the day year and place first abovewritten.

Willm. [mark] Pettit< no role >