City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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2nd January 1796 - 30th December 1796

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Image 381 of 67710th August 1796


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An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London (that is to say) at
the parish of Saint Bridget otherwise Brides in the Ward of Farringdon without in London aforesaid
on the tenth day of August in the thirty sixth 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 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 Herbert< no role > now here lying dead by the oath of Robert
Mortimer William< no role > Cheeseman William Austin< no role > William Drew< no role > John Kendle< no role > Richard Read< no role >
Joseph Badhouse< no role > William Collins< no role > James Rogers< no role > Samuel Bonner< no role > John Jones< no role > William House< no role >
William Heath< no role > Ambrose Honyson< no role > Richard Duck< no role > and James Voller 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 John Herbert< no role >
came to his death say upon their oath that the said John Herbert< no role > on the ninth day of
August in the year aforesaid being a prisoner in his Majesty< no role > 's prison of the Fleet situate
in the parish and ward aforesaid and being then and there sick and languishing It so
happened that afterwards to wit on the same day and year last mentioned the saidthe said
John Herbert< no role > within the prison aforesaid by the visitation of God died a natural death
and by no violent means or manner whatsoever In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner
as the said Robert Mortimer< 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 first abovewritten

Robert Mortimer< no role > [mark]




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