City and Liberty of Westminster
in the County of Middlesex .}
to Wit.

An Inquisition indented, taken for our Sovereign Lord
the King at the Parish of St. George Hanover Square in the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter
of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter at Westminster in the County of Middlesex , the Tenth
day of May in the Second year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the
grace of God Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so forth, before
Thomas Prickard< no role > Coroner of our said Lord the King, for the said City and Liberty, on View of the Body
of James Godman< no role > then and there lying Dead, upon the Oath of John Betteley< no role > , James
Frith< no role > , Humfrey Hyett< no role > , Joseph Swain< no role > , Henry Allibone< no role > Richard Burton< no role > Edward Langbridge< no role >
John Beardmore< no role > , John Stonhouse< no role > John Durant< no role > George Bird< no role > , Ambrose Hardesty< no role > and Edward Hill< no role > This name instance is in a workspace.
good and lawful Men of the said Liberty, duly chosen, and who being then and there duly Sworn and charged
to inquire for our said Lord the King, when how and by what means the said James Godman< no role >
came to his Death, Do upon their Oath say, That the said James Godman on the Ninth day of may in the
Year aforesaid, not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding, but Lunatick and Distracted, at the Parish
aforesaid in the Liberty and County aforesaid, a certain Cord over the Edge of a Door in the Dwelling House of
Mary Godman< no role > his Mother, situate at Knight bridge in the said Parish, did fix and round his Neck did then
and there faster, and himself with the Cord aforesaid then and there did Hang Suffocate Choak and Strange
Of which said Hanging Suffocating Choaking and Strangling he the said James Godman then
and there Died: And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the said
James Godman not being of sound Mind Memory and Understanding, but Lunatick and Distraded
in manner and by the Means aforesaid, did kill himself. In Witness whereof as well
the said Coroner, as the said John Betteley< no role > Toreman, on the behalf of himself and the rest
of the said Jurors, in their presence, have to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals,
the Day Year and Place first abovementioned.

Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner

John Betteley< no role > Foreman