,Year and term,No.,KB reference,Other refs,County,Place,Inquest date,Coroner,Surname,Name,Gender,Residence,Status,Relationship,Age,Condition,Accident date,Month,Day,Time,Location,Activity,Narrative,Cause,Cause 2,Event,Event 2,Injury,Death,Person 2,Items,Goods and chattels,Comments,, ,1500_2,A/1,9/422/21,,Cambridgeshire,Cottenham,1500-03-22,"Burgoyn, John, esq.",Parker,Thomas,M,Cottenham,Labourer,,,,1499-09-28,9,,,,Running fast in the king's highway,He tripped and hit his head on an iron nail called a 'lynth nayle' worth 1d protruding from to the cart ('biga') of John Semar,Cart (nail),,Fall onto,,Wound to the head,Languished until 20 March 1500,,Nail worth 1d and cart worth 6d,,,, ,1501_2,A/2,8/3/3/20,,Cambridgeshire,Downton ('Dounton'),1500-12-14,"Meccomb, John",Hardyng,William,M,Downton,,,,,1500-12-11,12,,19:00,,Walking home from the house of Thomas Thrustell down a public road ('co[mmunis] strata'),He fell from the 'milbrygge' over the River Avon due to darkness and drowned,River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1501_3,A/3,8/3/4/27,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Earith ('Ereth'),1501-06-04,"Burgoyn, John",Belle,Robert,M,,,,8,,1501-06-03,6,,,,Walking along the river bank [of the River Great Ouse presumably],He slipped and fell into the river,[presumably the River Great Ouse],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1501_3,A/4,8/3/4/44,,Surrey,Walton-on-Thames,1499-04-18,"Redford, John",Waterman,Richard,M,Walton-on-Thames,Bargeman,,,,1499-04-17,4,,16:00,,"Working with other labourers on the barge of Christopher Grantham and John Mustard, using a 'Bargepole' for steering","When the boat was about six perches from the bank, the pole broke and he fell in the River Thames and drowned",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Pole worth 8d,,,, ,1501_4,A/5,9/423/9,,Cumberland,"Brightrigg[es] furd' [in Gilsland, SEPN, xx, 67]",1501-01-30,"Bev[er]ley, Thomas",Hatheryngton,John,M,Walton,Yeoman,,,,1501-01-30,1,,16:00,,Crossing the River Irthing on horseback,He drowned due to tempestuous water and misfortune,River Irthing,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Hatheryngton, jr, who found the body",,,,, ,1501_4,A/6,9/423/19,,Hertfordshire,Hoddesdon,1501-03-06,"Braughyng, Richard",Cowper,Richard,M,Hoddesdon,,,,,1501-02-06,2,,11:00,,"Shoeing his horse at the 'forge' of Thomas Gavelok, smith","When shoeing the right hinder leg, the horse suddenly fell on RC's left leg breaking it",Horse,,Fell on him,,Broken left leg,Languished until 2 March,,Horse worth 2s remains in custody of Robert Borham,,,, ,1501_4,A/7,9/423/20,,Hertfordshire,Little Munden,1501-03-10,"Braughyng, Richard",Pery,Nicholas,M,Little Munden,Husbandman,,,,1501-03-10,3,,11:00,,Pruning a tree in Little Munden Park with an axe,He fell from the top of the tree and crushed his head,Tree,,Fall from,,Crushed head,Died at 1 pm,,,,,, ,1501_4,A/8,9/423/21,,Hertfordshire,"Rowney [in the parish of Little Munden, SEPN, xv, 136]",1501-03-31,"Braughyng, Richard",Dedon,Walter,M,Rowney,,,,,1501-03-30,3,,17:00,,Pruning a tree in 'Rowney Grove',He fell from the tree onto a tree branch on the ground injuring his chest,Tree (branch),,Fall onto,,Struck chest,Languished until 5 am on 31 March,,,,,, ,1501_4,A/9,9/423/24,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 6, p. 2",Sussex,Ashburnham,1501-03-04,"Tuston, Nicholas, coroner of Edward Hastings, knt, baron Hastings",Tyseherst,"Luke, jr",M,,,,,,1500-12-12,12,,,,Felling an oak tree,The tree fell on him due to a gust of wind and struck him on the head,Tree (oak),,Fell on top of him,,Struck head,Languished for two days,,Oak worth 1d remains in custody of John Tyseherst,,,, ,1501_4,A/10,9/423/25,,Surrey,Addington,1501-06-14,"Couper, John",a Bate,Alice,F,,Servant of John Brouger of Hale,,16 and more,,1501-06-13,6,,17:00,,Fetching her master's bay horse from the pasture called 'Norwode broke' ,"When she reached the gate called 'Norwodehatche', having found the horse which she tied to the white sorrel horse she was riding, she intended to mount her white horse assuming that the saddle/saddle pad ('panellum') was firmly attached to the horse's back. As she mounted the horse, she accidentally stabbed herself in the belly with a knife she was holding in her left hand",Knife,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left side of the belly, under the navel, 1.5 in deep",Instant,,Knife worth 2d,,,, ,1501_4,A/11,9/423/26,,Surrey,Southwark,1501-07-19,"Couper, John",Taylour,Edward,M,,,,,,1501-06-30,6,,21:00,,He was standing in a garden next to 'Horsadown' in Southwark within 12 feet of a mark at which various people were shooting arrows,"William Davy of London, cooper, shot at the mark but by the instability of his hand he shot at the branch of a cherry tree growing between the marks. The arrow struck the branch and hit ET ",Arrow,,Struck with,,"Wound to right side of neck, under the ear, 2 in deep",Languished until 19 July,"William Davy of London, cooper, who shot him by accident",2d,,,, ,1501_4,A/12,9/423/50,,Westmorland,Patterdale,1501-06-24,"Blenkanfors, John",Alynson,John,M,Patterdale,Fisherman,,,,1501-06-12,6,,,,Walking along the bank of Ullswater lake,He fell into the lake and drowned,Ullswater lake,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1501_4,A/13,9/423/109,,Shropshire,Burford,1501-06-10,"Bracton, Walter",Cowneley,Alan,M,"Tenbury, Worcestershire",Labourer,,,,1501-06-01,6,Tuesday,,,Fishing in the River Teme,"He fell from a large stone, fell into the river and was swept by the current",River Teme,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1502_2,A/14,9/425/39,,Gloucestershire,Wotton-under-Edge (Wotton in the hundred of Berkeley),1501-11-11,"Frome, William",Ricardes,Helen,F,,,Wife of Philip Ricardes,,,1501-11-10,11,,22:00,,"Walking downstairs from a room in the Wotton rectory, holding a candlestick in her right hand",She fell from the stairs and the candlestick struck her in the right side of the body,Candlestick,Stairs,Struck by,,Struck in the right side of the body,Instant,,,,,, ,1502_4,A/15,9/427/18,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 8, pp. 2-3",Sussex,Heathfield,1502-02-16,"Tuston, Nicholas, coroner of Edward Hastings, knt, baron Hastings",a Wyke,Richard,M,,,,,,1502-02-06,2,,,,Climbing an apple tree growing in 'Byxstrode gardeyn' to collect fruit,He fell from the tree and into a pit/well ('puteus') and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1502_4,A/16,9/427/20,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 10, p. 3",Sussex,Ninfield,1502-06-02,"Tuston, Nicholas, coroner of Edward Hastings, knt, baron Hastings",Loveryke,Thomas,M,,,,,,1502-05-31,5,,,,Cutting branches of an oak tree growing in 'Losefeld' in Ninfield,He fell to the ground and died instantly,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1502_4,A/17,9/427/62,,Cumberland,Whitrigg ('Whitrygges in Plumpton'),1502-08-13,"Beaulieu, William",Burrett,Richard,M,,,Son of [blank] Burrett,,,1502-08-13,8,,22:00,,Driving his father's cart ('plaustrum') laden with hay and pulled by oxen over 'Whitrygg[es]',The oxen ran downhill and one of them became loose. RB tried to contain the situation but fell in front of the cart and was run over by one of the wheels,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over head,Instant,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Totney,Richard,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Wallys,Thomas,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Carpent[er],Nicholas,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Jonson,John,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Jonson,William,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Scotte,William,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Scalys,Agnes,F,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,She was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Swasshe,Thomas,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Swasshe,Robert,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Hudson,William,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Sparke,John,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Carter,Thomas,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Russell,William,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Kyng,John,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Lacy,John,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Bigge,John,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Northen,William,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Pykyngton,William,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Breton,John,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",Clement,John,M,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",N,N,Not given,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",N,N,Not given,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",N,N,Not given,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",N,N,Not given,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",N,N,Not given,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",N,N,Not given,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",N,N,Not given,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). Their cell was 30 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet high with seven-feet-thick stone walls and with a two-feet-long and three-inches-wide opening at one end blocked with a one-feet-long piece of timber. They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they managed to conceal due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/18,9/431/29m,,Essex,Colchester Castle,1502-12-27,"Yntilisham, Thomas and Daneaunt, Edward",N,N,Not given,,,,,,1502-12-25,12,Sunday,,,He was in custody of John Onger in the Colchester Castle gaol with 27 other prisoners,"The prisoners were put in 'le dovngeon' for the night as per the established practice and custom at the said prison ('p[ro]ut mos est et consuetudo eiusdem prisone'). They secretly ('clam et secrete') smuggled in and hid fire, sulphur and a 'fagat log', which they kept due to the negligence and insufficient supervision of prisoners by the gaoler. They broke the bar or bolt ('sera') securing a long chain, with 19 prisoners in it, to a wooden beam or post called 'le bayard'. Then they set fire to the door and soon the door with 'lez postes' and 'lez Jestes' became aflame on both ends. They could not get out of the dungeon and were overcome by the flames and heat coming from the door, timber and stones in the wall around the door.",Fire,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1503_4,A/19,9/431/33,,Derbyshire,Ashhover/Walton,1502-11-05,"Rolleston, James",Stryng,John,M,Walton,Labourer,,,,1502-11-17,11,Thursday,,,He entered an 'Irnston pytt' in Walton in the parish of Chesterfield,Earth from the pit fell on him and he died,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,Dates wrong,, ,1503_4,A/20,9/431/43,,Lincolnshire,Grimsby,1503-02-15,"Beverley, James",Wrangham,John,M,,,,,,1503-02-01,2,,18:00,,Sitting on a stool ('scabellum') in his house,Six 'les cuple spars' with the roof fell on him bruising and injuring his body and breaking his left leg,Ceiling and roof,,Fell on top of him,,Wounds to the body and broken left leg,Languished until 14 February,,Spars and roof worth 6d,,,, ,1504_2,A/21,9/433/25,,Hertfordshire,Baas ('Baace'),1504-02-26,"Branghyng, Richard",Lyghtfoot,Richard,M,,,,,,1504-02-25,2,,23:00,,Entering the manor via a 'drawebrygge',He entered the bridge quickly and did not notice that the drawbridge had been removed ('extractus fuit'). He fell into the 'moot' and drowned,Moat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1504_2,A/22,9/433/38,,Derbyshire,Pictor (Pigtor),1503-07-15,"Rolleston, James, esq.",Dawkyn,Thomas,M,Pictor,Yeoman,,,,1503-05-08,5,,06:00,,Running after two sheep on the 'pygtor hill',"His feet slipped, he fell and being unable to pull himself back from where he was, he reached the end of the hill and fell into a water and drowned",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1504_4,A/23,9/435/83,,Wiltshire,Chilmark,1504-05-08,"Hampton, John",Tayler,Robert,M,Durrington,Husbandman,,,,1504-05-08,5,,,Public road,He was in the king's highway at the end of the village,An empty cart ('biga') fell on him and the back wheel struck his head shattering his brain,Cart (wheel),,Fell on top of him,,Struck head with the brain coming out ('capud eius p[er]cussit ita q[uo]d cerebru[m] a capite suo immediate exivit'),,,,,,, ,1504_4,A/24,9/435/84,,Wiltshire,Compton Chamberlayne,1504-07-13,"Hampton, John",Danyell,John,M,Compton Chamberlayne,Servant ('grome'),,,,1504-07-12,7,Saturday,12:00,Public road,Travelling in a 'Dunge pot' ('biga') in the king's highway near the stone cross called 'the Crosse in the sonde' in the parish of Compton Chamberlayne,"Part of the cart's axle ('h[u]mer') broke, JD fell to the ground and the axle fell on his head killing him instantly",Cart (axle),,Fell on top of him,,Struck head,Instant,,,,,, ,1504_4,A/25,9/435/85,,Wiltshire,Fyfield ('Fyfhed'),1504-04-06,"Hampton, John",Gyll,Roger,M,Fyfield,Husbandman,,,,not given,,,,,"He was in one of his houses/buildings, which had fallen into disrepair (''valde ruinosu[s] ob def[e]c[t]u rep[ar]ac[i]o[n]is sic q[uo]d fuit valde debilis & fere in decasu'), trying to support the main post by means of the art of carpentry","The post fell, knocked RG to the ground and pressed his head and body",Post,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed head and body,Instant,,,,,, ,1504_4,A/26,9/435/87,,Devon,Plymouth,1504-03-04,"Carswyll, Simon",Taperell,Margery,F,,,,,,1504-03-03,3,,,Private land,She was near a well/pit called 'a Typytte' on the land of Richard Hunt of Plymouth,She fell into the water and drowned,Pit/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1504_4,A/27,9/435/97,,Kent,Goudhurst,1504-06-23,"Bradbregge, Thomas",[Hykkys],William,M,,,Son of John Hykkys,2,,1504-04-24,4,,16:00,Public highway,"Walking and playing in the king's highway near a certain well/pit ('puteus') next to the field of William Hykkys, his uncle",He fell into the pit/well and drowned,Pit/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1504_4,A/28,9/435/98,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 14, p. 4",Sussex,Robertsbridge ('apud pontem Rob[er]ti')/Sandhurst parish,1504-06-13,"Tufton, Nicholas, coroner of Edward Hastings, baron Hastings",Hollewell,Alice,F,,,Daughter of Thomas Holewell,8,,not given,,,,Public road,She was on 'Northbregge' in the parish of Sandhurst,She fell into the pit ('puteus') called 'Colettspette' and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1505_1,A/29,9/436/51,,Gloucestershire,Horsley,1504-05-27,"Cassy, William",Snowe,John,M,,,,,,1504-05-27,5,,,,Shooting bows and arrows with others,"He was the first shooter and having shot his arrow stood by the target ('meta'). Other shooters shouted at him to move back from the target which he did. However, the moment Thomas Perselo shot his arrow, JS moved in front of the target and the arrow struck him in the throat killing him instantly",Arrow,,Struck by,,"Arrow wound to the throat, 1 in deep",Instant,"Thomas Perselo, who shot him by accident",,,,, ,1505_1,A/30,9/436/52,,Herefordshire,Fownhope,1504-07-10,"Bireton, John",Taillor,William,M,Capler,,,,,1504-05-31,5,,,,Walking along the bank of the River Wye at 'Garlond est yle' in the parish of Fownhope to catch fish,The ground beneath his feet collapsed and he fell into the water and drowned,River Wye,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1505_1,A/31,9/436/56,,Herefordshire,"Whitbourne/Martley ('Markeley'), Worcestershire",1503-11-23,"Bireton, John",Pirrot,John,M,,,,,,1503-10-13,10,,,,"Pursued by the deputy of Robert Perpoynt, bailiff of Dudley hundred, who was to arrest him on suspicion of comitting a felony","Fearing the arrest JP ran from Martley and into the River Teme, hoping to escape to Herefordshire. He swam across the river but eventually drowned near the opposite bank due to being impeded by the boots he was wearing and willows and other trees there growing",River Teme,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1505_1,A/32,9/436/57,,Herefordshire,Hampton Bishop,1504-03-15,"Bireton, John",Lane,Henry,M,,,,,,1503-10-20,10,,,,Climbing a tree to collect fruit [apples],Fell from the tree and died,Tree,,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1505_1,A/33,9/436/59,,Herefordshire,Haywood Forest/'Stockehous',1504-03-01,"Wynston, Thomas",ap Morgan,Thomas,M,Much Dewchurch,,,,,1503-12-05,12,,,,,He fell from a certain house in 'Stockehous' onto a piece of timber,House,,Fall from,,,,,,,"Body buried without being viewed by the coroner by Alice Godson of Allensmore, Petronella Smyth of Allensmore, widow, Lucia ('Luceta') Hewe of Allensmore, widow, Margaret Grafton of Allensmore, Juliana Talgarth of Allensmore, widow, Anna Marsshe of Allensmore, widow, and Anna, servant of Anna Marsshe, widow on 7 December",, ,1505_1,A/34,9/436/60,,Herefordshire,Thruxton,1504-03-03,"Wynston, Thomas",Marshe,John,M,Thruxton,Labourer,,,,1503-12-13,12,,,,Hewing ('dolans') an oak tree,The oak struck him in the left leg ,Tree (oak),,Struck by,,Struck left leg,,,,,,, ,1505_2,A/35,9/437/56,,Hertfordshire,[Cheshunt],1505-01-13,"Blake, Thomas",Mastyr,John,M,Cheshunt,,,,,1504-09-26,9,Thursday,11:00,,Crossing a bridge in Ware on his business,"He was approached by Richard Shirley of Ware, gent., who asked him 'is thy name John Mastyr' and immediately struck him on the right shoulder with a 'Woodknyfe'. JM [grabbed?] the 'Woodknyf' with his right hand by misfortune which caused bleeding (of which RS was unaware). JM then withdrew towards Cheshunt and to a hermitage ('hermitagium') in the parish of Great Amswell. As he walked his foot slipped and he fell on a 'blok' injuring his arm gravely. ",Block,,Fall onto,,Injured arm,Languished until 5 October,"Robert Peest senior, Robert Peest junior, Thomas Shirley and James Ingalsby, surgeons, were sworn (to give evidence about the nature of the fatal wound?)",,,,, ,1505_2,A/36,9/437/57,,Surrey,Coulsdon,1504-11-15,"Couper, John",Ropkyn,George,M,,,,,,1504-10-14,10,,12:00,,"Driving the cart ('biga') of John Rector of Chaldon pulled by six oxen and two horses and laden with wood, towards Croydon, in the place called 'Smythden'","When he tried to cross from one side of the cart to another (between one of the horses and two oxen) a certain 'pagulus vocat[us] A Stradypyn' caught the back of his shirt so that he fell down and was trampled by the said horse and oxen. Richard Wolff of Chaldon, labourer, who was sitting in the cart, fled the scene being terrified by the sight of GR's death",Horse and two oxen,,Trampled by,,"Struck and trampled ('p[er]cusserunt & suppeditarunt') left side of the head, under the ear, and chest",Instant,"Richard Wolff of Chaldon, labourer, who was sitting in the cart and fled the scene",,,,, ,1505_4,A/37,9/438/32,,Surrey,Mickelham/Westhumble,1505-03-12,"Couper, John",Cleygate,Thomas,M,Westhumble,,,,,1505-02-22,2,,17:00-18:00,,Collecting 'mistell bowys' growing on a tree in the garden/yard ('ortus') called 'Taylours hawe' to feed his grazing sheep,One of the branches broke and he fell from the height of 9 feet,Tree,,Fall from,,Crushed/pressed,Languished until 10 pm on 23 February,"John Lucas, who found the body",,,"Thomas Charman, chief-pledge of Mickelham ('decarius sive capit[a]lis plego de Mikelham') and John Togge, chief-pledge of Westhumble, and all members of the jury, being inhabitants of Mickelham, and certain inhabitants of the village, carried TC to the churchyard of the parish church of Virgin Mary in Mickelham, where they buried him on the 24th of February with the assent and help of the rector without notifying any of royal coroners as obliged by English law ('iux[ta] debitam legis Angl[ie]'). TC remained buried there for sixteen days 'in contempt[u] d[omi]ni regis' and was exhumed ('de novo erect[us') on 12 March.",, ,1505_4,A/38,9/438/36,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 15, p. 4",Sussex,Horsham,1505-01-18,"Sydney, Humphrey",Pynfolde,William,M,Horsham,Tailor,,,,1504-11-03,11,,14:00,,"Assaulting Arnold Bulner of Horsham, harper, with a staff","He struck AB's body and legs hard five or six times. In defending himself AB accidentally struck WP on the left side of the head, killing him",Staff,,Struck with,,"Struck head on the left side, under the ear",Died on 9 November,,,,Self-defence but misfortune mentioned,, ,1505_4,A/39,9/438/38,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 16, p. 4",Sussex,Midhurst,1505-04-06,"Sydney, Humphrey",Kerver,William,M,Midhurst,Yeoman,,,,1505-03-27,3,,,,"Six or seven servants of David Owen, knt, (whose names are unknown) were fighting among themselves with staffs, swords, bows and arrows, when the constables arrived to keep the peace",WK came out of his house without due caution and by misfortune received a wound to the right arm from un unidentified assailant with an unindentified weapon,Weapon,,Struck with,,Struck right arm,,,,,,, ,1506_1,A/40,9/439/19,,Shropshire,Montford ('Menford') ,1502-04-24,"Haughton, Richard",Griffyth,William,M,,,,,,1502-04-24,4,,,,Sailing on the River Severn in a boat,The boat ran onto a stake in the river. WG fell into the water and drowned due to the violence of the water,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1506_1,A/41,9/439/52,,Staffordshire,Branston (in the liberty and franchise of Burton upon Trent),1505-07-22,"Stanley, John",Whitehed,Thomas,M,Branston,,,,,1505-07-22,7,,04:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') [near] a certain pond ('stagnum') called 'Blackmeyre' in the fields of Branston,The cart overturned and collapsed due to his negligence and a 'Rathe' worth 2d gave him a wound to the back,Cart,,Struck by,,Wound to the back,,,,,Large part of document missing,, ,1506_1,A/42,9/439/53,,Gloucestershire,Deerhurst,1505-04-28,"Godryg, John",Pery,Richard,M,Deerhurst,Yeoman,,,,1505-04-16,4,,,,Washing his hands in a well/spring ('fons') near his house,He fell into the well/spring and drowned,Well/spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1506_1,A/43,9/439/54,,Herefordshire,Auberrow ('Aubury'),1505-06-26,"Biryton, John",Penesaxe,John,M,,,,,,1505-06-12,6,,,,"Building the barn of Richard Barne, jr, with other neighbours",A piece of timber called a 'Forke' fell on him and a certain peg or wedge ('Cavilla') affixed to it penetrated his back killing him instantly,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the back,Instant,,Piece of timber worth 16d,,,, ,1506_1,A/44,9/439/55,,Herefordshire,Mansel Lacy ('Malmeshill Lacy')/'Tidnorfild' in the parish of Yazor,1505-07-25,"Wynston, Thomas",Gough,Christiana,F,,,,,,1505-03-02,3,Sunday,,,,"He tripped on a 'Clotte' on the land of John Bene in 'Tidnorfild' in the parish of Yazor, fell down and died",Ground,,Fall onto,,,,,,,,, ,1506_1,A/45,9/439/56,,Herefordshire,Brobury/'Langemore' in the parish of Brobury,1505-07-25,"Wynston, Thomas",ap Morgan Capell,Richard,M,,,,,,1505-03-13,3,Thursday,,,,He jumped into the River Wye in 'Langemore' in the parish of Brobury and drowned,River Wye,,,,Drowned,,,,,Suicide or accident,, ,1506_1,A/46,9/439/58,,Herefordshire,Upton Bishop,1505-04-28,"Biryton, John",Cofyn,Margaret,F,,Servant of William Grenden,,,,1504-08-04,8,,,,Loading her master's hay onto a cart ('carecta') pulled by four oxen,"As she was securing the load on the left side of the cart, she touched the hind leg of one of the oxen, which became frightened, bolted and ran knocking MC to the ground and running her over",Cart,,Ran over,,,Died during the night ,,Ox worth 6s,,,, ,1506_1,A/47,9/439/59,,Herefordshire,Bishop's Frome,1505-06-16,"Biryton, John",Bernarde,John,M,,Servant of John Jawney,,,,1504-11-25,11,,,,Riding a black mare worth 2s property of his master towards a mill in Frome,The mare threw him off her back and he fell onto his head,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Struck head,Died the next day,,Mare worth 2s,,,, ,1506_1,A/48,9/439/62,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1505-05-16,"Brugge, John, mayor of Hereford and coroner",Woodhous,Richard,M,,,,,Suffering from 'Fallyn sekenes',1505-03-24,3,Monday,,,He was in the marshes called 'Widm[ar]she' within the liberty of Hereford,"He had an epileptic fit, fell into a pit of water in a ditch in the said marsh and died when water entered and blocked his throat",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned when water entered and blocked his throat ('aqua [...] guttur suo incurrit & [...] obstupabat'),,,,,,, ,1506_1,A/49,9/439/69,,Wiltshire,Downton ('Dounton'),1505-02-26,"Macham, John ",Potter,John,M,,Servant of William Cooke of Upper Burgate,,,,1505-02-22,2,Saturday,,,Riding on his horse by order of his master carrying half a quarter of oats on the king's highway to Salisbury.,"When he reached a field called Charlton Down there was such calamitous rain and wind that the vigour of his soul was diminished. Oppressed by the fury and sudden indignation of the airs, in agony and seeing no-one to help him he gave up his spirit gasping. Thus he was 'ex celesti p[er]misione mortu[us]'.",Wind and rain,,Overcome by,,,,,,,,, ,1506_2,A/50,9/440/23,,Berkshire,Winkfield,1505-06-24,"Gyll, Richard, esq.",Gefferey,William,M,Winkfield,Husbandman,,,Ill and debilitated,1505-05-14,5,,,Public road,Riding on a mare from Winkfield to Swallowfield through Wokingham,"As he rode along the king's highway in the western end of Wokingham, from the opposite side came suddenly a dog property of William Edmond[es] of Wokingham. The mare became frightened and ran from the dog causing WG, who was sitting unsteadily due to his debility and illness, to fall headlong to the ground",Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Crushed forehead through to the brain,Languished for six days,,Mare worth 2s 4d,,,, ,1506_2,A/51,9/440/30,,Shropshire,Coalbrook ('Calbroke' within the franchise and liberty of Much Wenlock),1506-01-16,"Meyre, Thomas",Banastyr,William,M,,,,,,1506-01-16,1,,,,Riding a gray horse at Coalbrook,"The bridle broke and the horse ran into the River Severn where he threw off WB, who drowned",River Severn,Horse,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1506_2,A/52,9/440/34a,,Derbyshire,Chaddesden,1505-10-12,"Rolston, James and Ireton, John",Smyth alias P[ar]sons,Nicholas,M,Chaddesden,Labourer,,,,1505-10-12,10,,,,Travelling in a cart ('plaustrum') ,He fell from the cart by misfortune and broke his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Died within short period of time,,,,,, ,1506_2,A/53,9/440/36,,Lincolnshire,Sibsey,1506-02-28,"Bonyff, John",Manby ,Robert,M,Sixhills,Gentleman,,,,1506-02-20,2,,,,Riding a gray horse at Anton's Gowt in the parish of Sibsey,He rode into a ditch ('fovea') and was thrown off the horse. He could not get out of the ditch and drowned,Ditch,Horse,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1506_4,A/54,9/442/43m,,Westmorland,Kirkby Stephen,1506-07-26,"Blenkinsop, John",Alordmerr,James,M,,,,,,1506-07-25,7,,,,Washing and bathing at the 'red skarr' due to the great heat ('causa magni caloris') with two other men,"Having undressed completely ('vestimenta sua us[que] ad nudam carne eor[um] [...] deposuerunt'), they entered the water and drowned due to its great depth",Water (unspecified),,,,Drowned,,Two other men who bathed with him,,,,, ,1506_4,A/54,9/442/43m,,Westmorland,Kirkby Stephen,1506-07-26,"Blenkinsop, John",Taillyour,David,M,,,,,,1506-07-25,7,,,,Washing and bathing at the 'red skarr' due to the great heat ('causa magni caloris') with two other men,"Having undressed completely ('vestimenta sua us[que] ad nudam carne eor[um] [...] deposuerunt'), they entered the water and drowned due to its great depth",Water (unspecified),,,,Drowned,,Two other men who bathed with him,,,,, ,1506_4,A/54,9/442/43m,,Westmorland,Kirkby Stephen,1506-07-26,"Blenkinsop, John",Alynson,William,M,,,,,,1506-07-25,7,,,,Washing and bathing at the 'red skarr' due to the great heat ('causa magni caloris') with two other men,"Having undressed completely ('vestimenta sua us[que] ad nudam carne eor[um] [...] deposuerunt'), they entered the water and drowned due to its great depth",Water (unspecified),,,,Drowned,,Two other men who bathed with him,,,,, ,1506_4,A/55,9/442/43,,Westmorland,Kirkby Stephen,1506-06-04,"Blenkinsop, John",Waller,George,M,,,,8,,1506-05-10,5,,,,He climbed into a cart ('biga') called a 'dung karte' in the fields of Kirkby Stephen,The cart fell from the wheels and struck GW on the neck ,Cart,,Struck by,,Struck neck,,,Cart worth 8d,,Second inquest on the same membrane,, ,1506_4,A/56,9/442/45,,Cumberland,Caldbeck,1505-12-17,"Beanken, William",Sclater,John,M,,,,,,1505-12-27,12,,,,Crossing [presumably the River Caldew] on a horse pulling a cart ('currus'),The cart was overturned? ('rev[er]sus fuit') by the force of water and JS was ejected into the water where he drowned,River Caldew (presumably),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1506_4,A/57,9/442/45m,,Cumberland,Culgaith ('lynfoth inf[r]a [...] Culgayth') ,1506-06-03,"Beanken, William",Wyndstaller,John,M,,,Brother of William Wyndstaler,,,1506-06-02,6,,13:00,,He was 'bathyng' with his brother in the River Eden,Drowned,River Eden,,,,Drowned,,"William Wyndstaler, who was with him",,,Second inquest on the same membrane,, ,1506_4,A/57,9/442/45m,,Cumberland,Culgaith ('lynfoth inf[r]a [...] Culgayth') ,1506-06-03,"Beanken, William",Wyndstaller,William,M,,,Brother of John Wyndstaler,,,1506-06-02,6,,13:00,,He was 'bathyng' with his brother in the River Eden,Drowned,River Eden,,,,Drowned,,"John Wyndstaler, who was with him",,,Second inquest on the same membrane,, ,1506_4,A/58,9/442/48,,Shropshire,Much Wenlock,not given,"Meire, Thomas",Fox,Richard,M,,,,,,1506-04-11,4,Saturday,11:00,,Pruning an oak tree,One of the branches fell on RF giving him a wound through to the heart,Tree branch (oak),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the heart,,,,,,, ,1506_4,A/59,9/442/49,,Herefordshire,Byford/Butters,1506-07-31,"Winston, Thomas",Begell,Richard,M,,,,,,1506-04-14,4,Tuesday,At night,,He rose from his bed at night to urinate ('mingere'),As he walked he fell from the upper room or story ('solarium') and struck a stone called a 'hutheston',Stone,,Fall onto,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1506_4,A/60,9/442/51,,Herefordshire,Byford,1506-06-30,"Winston, Thomas",Talgarthe,Robert,M,,,,,,1506-06-27,6,Saturday,,,Washing himself in the River Wye,The force of the water caused him to drown,River Wye,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1506_4,A/61,9/442/54,,Worcestershire,Astley,1506-07-15,"Pychard, John",Salowey,Richard,M,,,,,,1506-07-13,7,,,,Mowing grass in the meadow called 'voros',"He stood behind one William, without him knowing, and the latter unwillingly struck him in the right leg with a scythe ('falcastrum') ",Scythe,,Struck with,,"Wound to the right leg, near the feet",,"William, who struck him with his scythe by accident",,,,, ,1506_4,A/62,9/442/64m,,Derbyshire,Drakelow,1506-07-05,"Ireton, John",Dawby,Henry,M,,Priest/chaplain ('capellanus'),,,,1506-07-04,7,,,,Travelling on the River Trent with 12 other people in a small run-down boat with many holes ('batella ruinosa & foraminib[us] plurib[us] debilitat[a]') ,"The boat sank, having taken on much water due to number of people in it, its weakness and bad condition",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,12 other people who travelled in the boat,,,,, ,1506_4,A/62,9/442/64m,,Derbyshire,Drakelow,1506-07-05,"Ireton, John",Shelton,William,M,,,Husband of Jane [Shelton],,,1506-07-04,7,,,,Travelling on the River Trent with 12 other people in a small run-down boat with many holes ('batella ruinosa & foraminib[us] plurib[us] debilitat[a]') ,"The boat sank, having taken on much water due to number of people in it, its weakness and bad condition",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,12 other people who travelled in the boat,,,,, ,1506_4,A/62,9/442/64m,,Derbyshire,Drakelow,1506-07-05,"Ireton, John",[Shelton],Jane,F,,,Wife of William Shelton,,,1506-07-04,7,,,,Travelling on the River Trent with 12 other people in a small run-down boat with many holes ('batella ruinosa & foraminib[us] plurib[us] debilitat[a]') ,"The boat sank, having taken on much water due to number of people in it, its weakness and bad condition",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,12 other people who travelled in the boat,,,,, ,1506_4,A/62,9/442/64m,,Derbyshire,Drakelow,1506-07-05,"Ireton, John",Selley,Ives,M,,,Husband of Katherine [Selley],,,1506-07-04,7,,,,Travelling on the River Trent with 12 other people in a small run-down boat with many holes ('batella ruinosa & foraminib[us] plurib[us] debilitat[a]') ,"The boat sank, having taken on much water due to number of people in it, its weakness and bad condition",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,12 other people who travelled in the boat,,,,, ,1506_4,A/62,9/442/64m,,Derbyshire,Drakelow,1506-07-05,"Ireton, John",[Selley],Catherine,F,,,Wife of Ives Selley,,,1506-07-04,7,,,,Travelling on the River Trent with 12 other people in a small run-down boat with many holes ('batella ruinosa & foraminib[us] plurib[us] debilitat[a]') ,"The boat sank, having taken on much water due to number of people in it, its weakness and bad condition",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,12 other people who travelled in the boat,,,,, ,1506_4,A/62,9/442/64m,,Derbyshire,Drakelow,1506-07-05,"Ireton, John",Holme,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1506-07-04,7,,,,Travelling on the River Trent with 12 other people in a small run-down boat with many holes ('batella ruinosa & foraminib[us] plurib[us] debilitat[a]') ,"The boat sank, having taken on much water due to number of people in it, its weakness and bad condition",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,12 other people who travelled in the boat,,,,, ,1506_4,A/62,9/442/64m,,Derbyshire,Drakelow,1506-07-05,"Ireton, John",Wylkynson,Emma,F,,,,,,1506-07-04,7,,,,Travelling on the River Trent with 12 other people in a small run-down boat with many holes ('batella ruinosa & foraminib[us] plurib[us] debilitat[a]') ,"The boat sank, having taken on much water due to number of people in it, its weakness and bad condition",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,12 other people who travelled in the boat,,,,, ,1506_4,A/62,9/442/64m,,Derbyshire,Drakelow,1506-07-05,"Ireton, John",Curson ,Edward,M,,,,,,1506-07-04,7,,,,Travelling on the River Trent with 12 other people in a small run-down boat with many holes ('batella ruinosa & foraminib[us] plurib[us] debilitat[a]') ,"The boat sank, having taken on much water due to number of people in it, its weakness and bad condition",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,12 other people who travelled in the boat,,,,, ,1506_4,A/62,9/442/64m,,Derbyshire,Drakelow,1506-07-05,"Ireton, John",N,N,N,,,,,,1506-07-04,7,,,,Travelling on the River Trent with 12 other people in a small run-down boat with many holes ('batella ruinosa & foraminib[us] plurib[us] debilitat[a]') ,"The boat sank, having taken on much water due to number of people in it, its weakness and bad condition",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,12 other people who travelled in the boat,,,,, ,1506_4,A/62,9/442/64m,,Derbyshire,Drakelow,1506-07-05,"Ireton, John",N,N,N,,,,,,1506-07-04,7,,,,Travelling on the River Trent with 12 other people in a small run-down boat with many holes ('batella ruinosa & foraminib[us] plurib[us] debilitat[a]') ,"The boat sank, having taken on much water due to number of people in it, its weakness and bad condition",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,12 other people who travelled in the boat,,,,, ,1506_4,A/62,9/442/64m,,Derbyshire,Drakelow,1506-07-05,"Ireton, John",N,N,N,,,,,,1506-07-04,7,,,,Travelling on the River Trent with 12 other people in a small run-down boat with many holes ('batella ruinosa & foraminib[us] plurib[us] debilitat[a]') ,"The boat sank, having taken on much water due to number of people in it, its weakness and bad condition",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,12 other people who travelled in the boat,,,,, ,1506_4,A/62,9/442/64m,,Derbyshire,Drakelow,1506-07-05,"Ireton, John",N,N,N,,,,,,1506-07-04,7,,,,Travelling on the River Trent with 12 other people in a small run-down boat with many holes ('batella ruinosa & foraminib[us] plurib[us] debilitat[a]') ,"The boat sank, having taken on much water due to number of people in it, its weakness and bad condition",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,12 other people who travelled in the boat,,,,, ,1506_4,A/62,9/442/64m,,Derbyshire,Drakelow,1506-07-05,"Ireton, John",N,N,N,,,,,,1506-07-04,7,,,,Travelling on the River Trent with 12 other people in a small run-down boat with many holes ('batella ruinosa & foraminib[us] plurib[us] debilitat[a]') ,"The boat sank, having taken on much water due to number of people in it, its weakness and bad condition",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,12 other people who travelled in the boat,,,,, ,1506_4,A/62,9/442/64m,,Derbyshire,Drakelow,1506-07-05,"Ireton, John",Clerke,Ralph,M,,,,,,1506-07-04,7,,,,Jumped into the water in haste to help the priest and other drowning people,He was swept off his feet by the violence of the water and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,13 people whom he was trying to save,,,,, ,1506_4,A/63,9/442/94,,Surrey,"Southwark, 'horseydown' in the parish of St Olave",1506-05-27,"Couper, John",Waller,John,M,Southwark,Taverner,,10 and more,,1506-05-26,5,,08:00,,Digging and collecting 'Turfez vel Tussetez for a larke' behind an archery target called a 'Butte',"Robert Myssilden of Croydon, yeoman was shooting bows and arrows with other men. He did not see JW behind the butts and struck him in the head with his arrow that flew over the target",Arrow,,Struck with,,"Wound to the right side of the head, above the ear",Languished until 4 pm,"Robert Myssilden of Croydon, yeoman, who shot him by accident",Arrow worth 2d,,,, ,1506_4,A/64,9/442/116,,Buckinghamshire,Wendover,1506-06-22,"Gardener, John",Barweke,John,M,,,,,,1506-06-09,6,,17:00,,"Standing near an archery target, watching Thomas Doyly of Great Marlow, gent., shooting at the butts","He turned and leant in such a way that his head was now in the corner of the target. The sleeve of TD suddenly fell, without him noticing [thus affecting the flight of the arrow?] and the released arrow struck JB in the left side of the throat/left jaw ('dedit ei plagam in fauce sua sinistra')",Arrow,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left side of the throat/left jaw, 1 in deep",Languished until 21 June,"Thomas Doyly of Great Marlow, gent., who shot him by accident",Arrow worth 1d,,,, ,1507_1,A/65,9/443/11,,Staffordshire,Uttoxeter,1506-06-16,"Awbey, Thomas and Petowe, Thomas",Hill,Henry,M,Uttoxeter,,Father of John and Thomas Hill,,,1506-05-25,5,,13:00,,"John Hill of Uttoxeter, husbandman lashed out ('eiciebat') at his brother Thomas Hill with a staff called 'Crabtrestaf'",HH came between them and JH accidentally struck him on the head,Staff,,Struck with,,Blow to the head,,"John Hill, who struck him with a staff by accident, and Thomas Hill, the intended target of JH's attack",Staff worth 1d,JH's goods and chattels were seized by the bailiff of the liberty of Tutbury and remain ih his hands,,, ,1507_2,A/66,9/444/36,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 20, p. 5",Sussex,Salehurst,1507-01-16,"Roote, Stephen",Jefferay,George,M,Burwash ('Burgherssh'),Labourer,,20,,1507-01-02,1,,,,Riding by 'le mote de Echyngh[a]m' on the mare of Thomas a Wyke,"He rode into the water, the horse fell and he drowned",Moat/ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Mare worth 6s,,,, ,1507_2,A/67,9/444/37,,Essex,Hornchurch,1506-11-26,"Noote, John",Jerom/Gerham,William,M,Romford,,,,,1506-11-26,11,,,,Thatching the house of John Uphaveryng using hay,He fell from a ladder and broke his neck,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Ladder worth 18d remains in custody of John Vphaveryng,,,, ,1507_2,A/68,9/444/82,,Herefordshire,Bosbury,1507-02-01,"Biryton, John",Bonde,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of Thomas Bonde of Alcrugg,,,1506-11-05,11,,,,She was in a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by a black mare and oxen,The mare jumped suddenly and the cart overturned causing MB's death,Cart,,Fall from,,,,,Mare worth 3s 4d,,,, ,1507_2,A/69,9/444/83,,Herefordshire,Croft,1507-03-01,"Biryton, John",Watt,John,M,,,,,,1506-12-11,12,,At night,,Walking across a bridge over a 'motte',He fell from the bridge due to darkness and his debility caused by age,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1507_2,A/70,9/444/87,,Shropshire,Tibberton,1507-01-12 [22?],"Clerk, Roger",Podmore,Jane,F,Tibberton,Housewife,,,,1507-01-18,1,,,,,A cow attacked her violently and struck her in the stomach with her horns,Cow,,Gored by,,Struck stomach,,,,,,, ,1507_2,A/71,9/444/88,,Shropshire,Hinstock,1506-11-12,"Clerk, Roger",Howle,Margery,F,,,,,,1506-10-31,10,,,,"Walking across a 'pole damme' lifted by Alice Thurnell of Hinstock, widow","The dam was not secured properly, one part of it fell into the water and so did MH who then drowned",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1507_3,A/72,9/445/22,,Devon,Plymouth,1507-01-12,"Bykporte, John",Beke,John,M,,,,,,1507-01-11,1,Tuesday,17:00,,Sailing on the sea in a small boat ,"In turning the boat to approach another boat, he lifted the oar and suddenly fell out of the boat backwards",Sea,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Clogge, who found the body",,,,, ,1507_3,A/73,9/445/25,,Cornwall,Launceston ('Dunhevett burghe'),not given,"Trelawny, John, esq.",Dawe,William,M,,,,,,1507-01-21,1,Thursday,,,"Wrestling with Thomas Dawe of Launceston, labourer in the barn of Stephen Dawe",They fell to the ground and WD's unsheathed knife struck his left thigh,Knife,,Fall onto,,Struck (cut or pierced) left thigh,,,,,,, ,1507_3,A/74,9/445/42,,Suffolk,Stoke by Clare,1507-03-05,"Rydnale, Thomas",Stronde,Robert,M,,,,,,1506-08-14,8,,16:00,,Drawing water from a pond? ('pons aque'),He fell into the water due to the debility of his body and misfortune,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1507_3,A/75,9/445/43,,Suffolk,Woolpit,1507-03-04,"Rydnale, Thomas",Seman?,Thomas,M,,,,,,1506-06-22,6,,11:00,,Drawing water from a pond? ('pons aque') at 'Wulpyt hethe',He fell into the water due to the debility of his body and misfortune,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1507_3,A/76,9/445/44,,Suffolk,Hadleigh,1507-02-26,"Rydnale, Thomas",Hyllarij,John,M,Hadleigh,,,,,1506-08-04,8,Tuesday,18:00,,,He fell into the water at 'Hadleigh bredge' and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1507_3,A/77,9/445/45,,Suffolk,Brent Eleigh,1507-03-10,"Rydnale, Thomas",Pheliis,William,M,Brent Eleigh,,,,,1507-01-08,1,Friday,14:00,,Driving the cart ('biga') of Henry Crosse laden with wood,The cart swerved and fell on him,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,,,Wood worth 12d,,,, ,1507_3,A/78,9/445/46,,Suffolk,West Stow,1506-10-23,"Rydnale, Thomas",Halfe,John,M,,,,,,1506-08-23,8,,15:00,,Holding a grey horse by the head (presumably by a halter),The horse kicked him with his hind legs in the chest,Horse,,Kicked by,,Blow to the chest,Languished for 17 hours,,Horse worth 4s,,,, ,1507_3,A/79,9/445/47,,Suffolk,Denston,1506-08-11,"Rydnale, Thomas",Broughton,Robert,M,,Knight,Father of John Broughton,,,1506-08-10,8,,23:00,,"Descending stairs, going from his room to his son's",By misfortune he 'mmyssyd of his holde & of his Fotyng comynge downe the sayd steyrs' and fell to the ground breaking and injuring his body gravely,Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken and injured body and head ('caput & corpus eiusd[e]m Rob[er]ti fuer[unt] valde fract[a] & [lacerat[a]' ,Died within six days,,,,,, ,1507_3,A/80,9/445/48,,Suffolk,Boxford/Nayland,1506-08-20,"Rydnale, Thomas",Holbegge,Stephen,M,,,,,,1506-08-08,8,,14:00,,Walking along a certain river/canal ('riparia') ,He fell into the water due to misfortune and his body's debility,River/canal,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1507_3,A/81,9/445/50,,Suffolk,Worlington,1507-03-03,"Rydnale, Thomas",Traper,Alice,F,,,,,,1506-07-26,7,Sunday,11:00,,,Mauled by a 'Teydogge' property of Thomas Aleys. The dog ran up to her and bit her on the right hand,Dog,,Bitten,,Bitten right hand,Died within seven weeks,,,,,, ,1507_3,A/82,9/445/52,,Suffolk,Chilton,1507-01-20,"Rydnale, Thomas",Colyn,Alice,F,,,,,,1506-11-20,11,Saturday,15:00,,Drawing water from a well/pond ('pons') in the close of Thomas Colyn,She leant down and fell into the water due to misfortune and her body's debility,Well/pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1507_3,A/83,9/445/53,,Suffolk,Sudbury,1507-02-13,"Rydnale, Thomas",Wode,John,M,Sudbury,,,,,1506-10-16,10,,10:00,,Sailing on the River Stour (presumably) from a friary house in Sudbury to the 'Baydon Bredge' in the boat of John Person,"Checking the depth of the river, he leant against a pole he was holding in his hands. The pole slipped away from him or broke ('in defect[u]') and he fell into the water due to his body's weakness",River Stour (presumably),Fall into,Drowned,,,,,Pole worth 1d,,,, ,1507_3,A/84,9/445/54,,Suffolk,Nayland,1506-08-01,"Rydnale, Thomas",Clerys,Thomas,M,Little Whelnetham,,,,,1506-05-26,5,Tuesday,11:00,,Driving the cart ('biga') of Benedict Whoo,The cart collapsed and a pin/wedge ('cavilla') struck against/pierced ('intendit') his body killing him,Cart (pin),,Struck by,,Struck/pierced body,,,,,,, ,1507_3,A/85,9/445/55,,Suffolk,Westerfield ('Wederffeld'),1506-09-19,"Rydnale, Thomas",Lovell,Margaret,F,Westerfield,,,,,1506-09-10,9,Thursday,16:00,,Walking by the cart ('biga') of Margaret Meller,She fell due to her body's weakness and one of the wheel ran over the middle of her body,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over middle section of the body,,,,,,, ,1507_3,A/86,9/445/56,,Buckinghamshire,Bowbrick Hill,1507-01-29,"Halle, John",Blome,William,M,,,,,Drunk,1507-01-23,1,,21:00,,Riding from Fenny Stratford to Walton ,"When crossing the river flowing from Fenny Stratford to Walton (presumably the River Ouzel), he fell into the water due to being drunk and drowned",River Ouzel (presumably),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,"He had the following goods and chattels: three horses worth 20s, two cows worth 13 s 4d, one iron-clad cart ('biga') worth 10s and a boar ('aper') worth 2s",,, ,1507_3,A/87,9/445/72,,Derbyshire,Duffield,1506-11-21,"Ireton, John",Grace,Helen,F,Duffield,,,,,1506-11-21,11,,,,,She fell into the millpond at the 'Duffelde milne' on the River Ecclesbourne,River Ecclesbourne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1507_3,A/88,9/445/72,,Derbyshire,Duffield,1506-11-21,"Ireton, John",N,Jane,F,,Servant of William Sowcer,,,,1506-11-21,11,,,,Sleeping on the bank of the River Ecclesbourne,"The bank collapsed, she fell into the river and drowned due to the violence of the water",River Ecclesbourne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Unrelated accident on the same membrane,, ,1507_3,A/89,9/445/73,,Derbyshire,Mugginton ('Moginton'),1506-10-18,"Ireton, John",Wygnall,Elizabeth,F,Mugginton,Spinster,,,,1506-10-15,10,,,Fields,"Travelling in a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by six oxen, from the fields of Mugginton to the village","The cart overturned, she fell out and was crushed by the cart which fell on her neck",Cart,,Fell on top of her,,Wound to the neck,,,,,,, ,1507_4,A/90,9/446/9,,Wiltshire,Bodenham ('Botenh[a]m'),1507-03-12,"Mecham, John",Frost,Walter,M,,Servant of Richard Gyfford of Bodenham,,,,1507-02-12,2,Friday,,,He and his master were on the River Avon carrying sheep between the village of Bodenham and the island called 'Ilond ap[u]d Bottenham brygge' in a small and battered boat,"Having successfully ferried the first load of four sheep, they put another four into the boat and set sail. WF decided to sail back to the island because of the force of wind and water and fixed his oar into the bottom of the river. The boat slipped away from under his feet due to the strength of the current, he fell into the water and drowned",River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Richard Gyfford of Bodenham, who was with him",,,,, ,1507_4,A/91,9/446/10,,Wiltshire,Slaughterford,1507-06-14,"Goldeney, John",Dersay,Robert,M,Slaughterford,,,,,1507-06-14,6,,04:00,House,Leaving his room at his house ,He fell backwards from the top of the stairs and broke his neck,Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1507_4,A/92,9/446/11m,,Wiltshire,Chippenham,1507-04-07,"Goldeney, John",Gore,Francis,M,,,,,,1507-03-28,3,,,,"Taking part in a Palm Sunday procession, collecting small breads called 'cakys' being thrown by other Chippenham boys sitting on the southern aisle of the parish church as per an ancient custom",He and Nicholas Hulkebere were crushed by two stones called 'batell Stonys' that fell from [the roof] of the said aisle,Stones (church ceiling),,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,,"Nicholas Hulkebere, who was with him",,,,, ,1507_4,A/92,9/446/11m,,Wiltshire,Chippenham,1507-04-07,"Goldeney, John",Hulkebere,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1507-03-28,3,,,,"Taking part in a Palm Sunday procession, collecting small breads called 'cakys' being thrown by other Chippenham boys sitting on the southern aisle of the parish church as per an ancient custom",He and Francis Gore were crushed by two stones called 'batell Stonys' that fell from [the roof] of the said aisle,Stones (church ceiling),,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,,"Francis Gore, who was with him",,,,, ,1507_4,A/93,9/446/14,,Devon,Plymouth,1506-09-21,"Bykporte, John",Baron ab Barnebowe,William,M,,,,,,1506-09-21,9,,11:00,,Opening a door next to a starircase at his house,He fell from the stairs backwards and broke his neck,Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,Mary Coty who found the body,,,,, ,1507_4,A/94,9/446/20,,Coventry city,Coventry,1507-06-28,"Rastell, John",Vmffrey,John,M,,,,3,,1507-06-26,6,,,,Standing on a very narrow bridge at 'bastellmyll' ,"There came a grey mare property of Thomas Castell and pushed him off the bridge. The current carried him under the mill's waterwheel, where he drowned",Water (unspecified),Horse (mare),Fall into,,Drowned,,Alice Vmffrey who found the body,"Mare worth 4s which remain in custody of Thomas Acton of Coventry, purser",,,, ,1507_4,A/95,9/446/22,,Derbyshire,Shipley,1507-06-05,"Ireton, John",Fawcon,Henry,M,,Butcher,,,,1507-05-23,5,,08:00,Mine,Digging up coal in a 'Colpytte',He became overcome by 'fetor terre vocat[ur] le dampe' and died,Gasses,,Overcome by,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1507_4,A/96,9/446/25,,Rutland,Ingthorpe,1507-05-06,"Duraunt, Thomas and Thurlby, John",Chaundeler,Cecily,F,,,,,,1507-05-06,5,,,,,Found drowned in the River Gwash in the field between Tickencote and Ingthorpe,River Gwash,,,,Drowned,,Roger Fayrchild,,,,, ,1507_4,A/97,9/446/26,,Rutland,Oakham,1507-05-12,"Derant, Thomas and Thurlby, John",Blys,James,M,Oakham,,,,,1507-05-12,5,,07:00,,Walking in the king's highway,"Suddenly, fell down and died from the fall and from breaking his stomach ('de fracc[i]o[n]e ventris') which had been broken earlier",Ground,,Fall onto,,Broken/injured stomach,,,,,,, ,1507_4,A/98,9/446/27,,Rutland,Burley,1507-06-02,"Durant, Thomas and Thurlby, John",Holande,Alice,F,,,,,,1507-06-02,6,,06:00,,,Found drowned in a well ('fons'). It is uncertain how she died.,Well,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1507_4,A/99,9/446/55,,Gloucestershire,Horfield,1505-06-16,"Freme, William",Dymocke,John,M,Horfield,,Son of William Dymocke of Horfield,,,1507-06-16,6,,13:00,,Sitting in the king's highway,"There came running a bull property of WD being chased by dogs. Suddenly, it turned towards JD (without him knowing) and struck him in the stomach with his left horn",Bull,,Gored by,,Wound to the stomach,,,Bull worth 4s,,,, ,1507_4,A/100,9/446/62,,Surrey,Lingfield,1507-04-19,"Couper, John",Digon,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1507-04-18,4,,14:00,,"Lying near the eastern target with other boys, watching John Underhill of Lingfield, butcher, shoot at the 'Buttez' with his neighbours",JV struck him with his arrow in the left side of the head by accident,Arrow,,Struck with,,Wound to the left side of the head,Languished until 21:00,"John Vnderhill of Lingfield, butcher, who shot him by accident",Arrow worth 1d,Long list of JV's goods and chattels which remain in his custody,,, ,1507_4,A/101,9/446/77,,Warwickshire,Warwick,1507-10-09,"Welshe, Edward",A Lawe,Elizabeth,F,,Servant of William Duffeld of Combrook ('Cumbroke'); single woman,Single woman,,,1507-09-02,9,,,,Travelling in her master's cart ('biga') pulled by horses or steers,"Seeing that the cart was badly driven ('ob defectu[m] boni condusctus & gub[er]nac[i]o[n]is equo[rum] sive iunevnco[rum]' and thus in danger of causing an accident, she quickly jumped out of it, landed on hard and dried-up ground breaking and crushing her left leg",Ground,,Fall onto,,"Broken and crushed left leg, died due to weakness /illness and pain ('infirmitas & pena fuer[unt] causa mortis')",Languished until 27 September,,,,,, ,1507_4,A/102,9/446/78,,Warwickshire,Chelmscote (in the parish of Brailes),1507-09-09,"Welshe, Edward",Bynson,James,M,Chelmscote,Chaplain/priest ('capellanus') ,,,,1507-09-09,9,,17:00,,Forming a stack of peas using a 'pykfork',"He stood on top of the stack and suddenly fell headlong onto the ground, hitting a triangular stone, which penetrated his brain",Stone,,Fall onto,,Pierced head through to the brain,Instant,,Pitchfork and stone worth 2d remain in custody of Maurice Reede,,,, ,1507_4,A/103,9/446/80,,Cumberland,Cumwhitton,1507-07-04,"Bartram, Robert",Bulman,Agnes,F,,,,,,1507-06-27,6,,,,"Sleeping behind the 'buttes' used as a target by John Nikson of Cumwhitton, labourer, who was unaware that AB was asleep close to the butts",She was shot in the head with an arrow,Arrow,,Shot with,,Wound to the head through to the brain,Languished until 3 July,,Arrow worth 1d,,,, ,1507_4,A/104,9/446/81m,,Northumberland,Haydon Bridge,1507-02-22,Eryngton. Christopher,Fetherstonhalgh,Alexander,M,Willimontswick,,,Youth,,1507-02-22,2,,,River,"Crossing a ford on the River Tyne on a horse of Nicholas Ridley, esq.",The horse bucked due to poor horsemanship ('ob def[ec]tu bona[rum] custodie & gub[er]nac[i]o[n]is') and he fell into the water and drowned,River Tyne,Horse,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1507_4,A/105,9/446/81m,,Northumberland,Belsay,1507-02-22,Eryngton. Christopher,Thomson,Cuthbert,M,Belsay,Yeoman,,,,1507-07-31,7,,09:00,River,Crossing a river near Belsay,He stumbled mid-stream and drowned,River (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Second inquest on the same membrane,, ,1508_1,A/106,9/447/13,,Kent,Dartford,1507-02-16,"Miller, William",Adam,Henry,M,St Margaret's Hill,Labourer,,,,1507-02-15,2,,,Public road,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by one horse in the king's highway at Stone,The cart overturned and collapsed and a certain device ('instrumentum') called 'le key' struck him in the chest,Cart (part of),,Struck by,,Struck chest,,,"Horse and cart worth 13s 4d are in possession of Richard Hyllys, gent.",,,, ,1508_1,A/107,9/447/14,,Kent,Hawkhurst,1507-06-12,"Bradbregge, Thomas",Smyth,Richard,M,,,Son of William Smyth of Hawkhurst,1,,1507-06-11,6,,,,He was on a tree trunk on the bank of a pond ('puteu[s]') near the messuage of and house of Edmund Coungherst,He tripped and fell into the water where he drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1508_2,A/108,9/448/3,,Derbyshire,Sandiacre,1507-11-17,"Ireton, John",Hochynston,Thomas,M,Sandiacre,,,,,1507-11-07,11,,15:00,,He was in a cart ('sup[er] [...] palustro anglice vocat[ur] a Wayne' laden with barley,He fell from the top of the moving cart and under one of the wheels. The wheel ran over his abdomen crushing him,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed stomach,,,Wheel worth 2d,,,, ,1508_2,A/109,9/448/6,,Derbyshire,Bakewell,1508-02-28,"Rollinston, James",Bramwall,Margery,F,Bakewell,Widow,Widow,,,1507-11-27,11,,10:00,,Asking for alms in Bakewell,She fell into a lake/pond ('lacus') and drowned,Lake/pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1508_2,A/110,9/448/8,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 26, p. 19",Nottinghamshire,Rolleston,1508-01-13,"Skrymsher, Richard",Bankys,Christopher,M,Fiskerton,Miller,,,,1507-12-28,12,,20:00,,Walking to Fiskerton along the bank of the River Trent,He fell into the water and drowned,Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1508_2,A/111,9/448/44,,Somerset,Yeovilton ('Yevelton'),1508-02-20,"Gaytt, John",Bryan,Thomas,M,,,,,,1508-02-20,2,,,,Playing 'le Foteball' with other persons unknown,He fell on his knife hanging at his belt and died instantly,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the body,Instant,,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1508_2,A/112,9/448/72,,"Yorkshire, WR",Almondbury ('Almunbery'),1507-09-04,"Frobyser, John",Shaw,William,M,,,,,,1507-07-20,7,,,,"John Kay of Almondbury, weaver, shot an arrow called a 'prykshaft' at a sign called a bracken bush ('bracanboske') but a great wind blew it 100 feet off course and it fell in a great gathering of people",Arrow struck WS on the head,Arrow,,Shot with,,Wound to the forehead,Languished until 3 September,,Arrow worth 1d,,,, ,1508_2,A/113,9/448/79,,Kent,Rolvenden,1507-12-21,"Bradbregge, Thomas",Fray,Thomas,M,Rolvenden,,Son of Thomay Fray,,,1507-11-18,11,,,,He left his father's house at 5 pm and went to the the grove of Thomas More,He lay in the grove until the next day and died from cold weather,Cold weather,,Overcome by,,Exposure,,,,,,, ,1508_2,A/114,9/448/83,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 28, p. 7",Sussex,Hove,1507-12-17,"Roote, Stephen",Smyth,Jane,F,,,Wife of William Smith of the parish of Hove,,,1507-11-24,11,,20:00-21:00,,Walking alone between Brighton and Hove,Fell into a ditch full of water in Hove by the king's highway from Brighton to Hove towards the sea,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1508_3,A/115,9/449/34,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1508-01-03,"Rowdun, Richard",Alexander,Robert,M,,,,,,1508-01-02,1,,10:00-11:00,,"Assaulting Thomas Lewes of Gloucester, weaver in St Ebrug Street [modern Westgate Street] in the parish of St Nicholas","They grabbed each other by the hair and during the fight they both fell to the ground. RA fell on the tip of his own dagger ('armicudium'), which had slipped out of the scabbard, and died from a wound to the left side of his body",Dagger,,Fall onto,,Wound to the left side of the body,,"Thomas Lewes of Gloucester, weaver, whom he assaulted",,,,, ,1508_3,A/116,9/449/36,,Gloucestershire,Cirencester,1507-11-30,"Cassy, William, junior",Savage,John,M,,,,,,1507-11-27,11,,,,Drawing water from a well at the house of Roger Wyndrys,He fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1508_3,A/117,9/449/38,,Gloucestershire,Berkeley,1508-02-24,"Freme, William",Murrocke,Dennis,M,Berkeley,Labourer,,,,1508-02-22,2,,16:00,Public road,Assaulting John Smyth of Berkeley in the common road ,"They grabbed each other by the hair and during the fight they both fell to the ground. DM fell on the tip of his own dagger ('armicudium'), which had slipped out of the scabbard, and died from a wound to the back through to the heart",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the back through to the heart,Languished for four days,,,,,, ,1508_3,A/118,9/442/40,,Staffordshire,Yoxall,1508-01-22,"Smyth, Thomas",Morton,Jane,F,,,,12,,1508-01-22,1,,19:00,,Walking from a place called a 'Cokshote',A stone of no value suspended on a rope fell on her head,Stone,,Fell on top of her,,,Languished until 24 January,,Stone worth nothing,,,, ,1508_3,A/119,9/442/41,,Worcestershire,Lulsley,1507-09-23,"Pichard, John",Laborer,John,M,,Servant of John Ravlyns,,,,1507-09-16,9,,09:00,Field,Ploughing fields in a field near Lulsley,He was struck in the thigh by the ploughshare ('vomer') when one of the oxen ran among other oxen,Plough and oxen,,Struck by,,Wound to the thigh,,,,,,, ,1508_4,A/120,9/960/101,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 30, p. 7",Sussex,Crowhurst,1508-06-10,"Roote, Stephen",Carpynter,Daniel,M,,,,,,1508-05-23 or 24,5,Wednesday,5:00-6:00,,Felling 'a beche' with an axe in his father William's plot called 'lez Hookes' in Crowhurst,One of branches fell on his head,Beech tree,,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1508_4,A/121,9/960/99,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 31, p. 31",Sussex,Uckfield,1508-07-13,"Roote, Stephen",Newman,John,M,,,,,,1508-06-28,6,Sunday,15:00-16:00,,"He was in the area where John Esterffyld of Ringmer, labourer, and others were shooting arrows at targets",He was outside JS's view when the latter shot an arrow that went beyond target and struck JN in the left side of his head,Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of the head,,"John Esterffyld of Ringmer, labourer and four other honest persons",,,,, ,1508_4,A/122,9/960/98,,Kent,Rainham,1508-05-29,"Sharps, John",Copyn alias Docheman,Robert,M,Rainham,"Shipman alias mariner, servant of Thomas [illegible]lmeston",,,,1508-05-28,5,,13:00,,Fishing with a net in the pond called 'S[illegible]orbroke pond' with four other men ,"He stood in the water reaching to his breast, fell suddenly and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Four other persons, who were working with him",,,,, ,1508_4,A/123,9/960/71,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 34, p. 23",Nottinghamshire,Willoughby on the Wolds,1508-07-20,"Longforth, Thomas",Straunge,Robert,M,"Hoby, Leicestershire",Labourer,,,,1508-07-18,7,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') between Willoughby on the Wolds and Dalby,One of the wheels fell on his left leg,Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,,,,Wheel worth 2s 8d,,,, ,1508_4,A/124,9/960/46,,Dorset,"East Lulworth, manor brewery house",1508-07-10,"Gardener, Henry",Menyver,John,M,East Lulworth,,,,,1508-07-08,7,,,,Drawing water from a well at the brewery house,He leant against a piece of wood between the wheel and the well and fell into the water due to his debility and stupidity ('p[er] debilitate & def[ec]tu ingenij'),Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1508_4,A/125,9/960/45,,Dorset,Causeway ('Wayrolde alias cavsewaye' in the tithing of Radipole),1508-04-22,"Gardener, Henry",Howse,Ralph,M,,Servant ('grome'),,,,1508-04-22,4,,,,Collecting flowers on the bank of [the River Wey presumably] in the close called 'myl close',He fell from the bank and into the water due to young age and poor judgement ('p[er] def[ec]tu legal[is] etat[is] & intelligencie'),River Wey [presumably],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1509_1,A/126,9/961/25,,Worcestershire,Bedwardine-St John's,1508-02-26,"Pychard, John",Gode,William,M,,,,,,1508-03-10,3,Friday,,,Riding a grey horse of Richard Boyes,"When he tried to water the horse in the river, he fell from it and drowned",River Severn,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,Grey horse worth 13s 4d,,,, ,1509_1,A/127,9/961/24,,Herefordshire,Stoke [Prior],1508-06-14,"Philip, Thomas",Ball,Margaret,F,,,,,,1508-05-20,5,,,,Crossing a small wooden footbridge over Humber Brook on her way from Bodenham to her house in Wickton ('Victon'),She fell from the bridge and drowned,Humber Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1509_1,A/128,9/961/23,,Herefordshire,Ivington,1507-07-01,"Philip, Thomas",Kempe,Henry,M,,,,,,1507-07-01,7,,,,Crossing a wooden bridge by a mill in Ivington,He fell from the bridge into the millpond and the force of the water threw him against the water wheel,Millpond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1509_1,A/129,9/961/22,,Herefordshire,Burton upon Trent,1508-05-23,"Stanley, John",Johnson,Henry,M,,,,,,1508-05-25,5,,16:00,,"Sitting by the fire in the kitchen of Thomas Middleton, turning the spit ('sedebat curans verutum')",The wall of the stove ('paries epicastorij') with wood from the stove collapsed on the right side of his head,Stove/chimney,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the right side of the head,,,,,,, ,1509_1,A/130,9/961/21,,Gloucestershire,Chedworth,1508-05-06,"Cassy, William, junior",Cartere,John,M,Sherborne,Husbandman,,,,1508-05-04,5,,,,Tying firewood to his cart ('biga') in the king's grove at Chedworth,He fell from the cart breaking his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1509_2,A/131,9/450/3,,Gloucestershire,Framilode,1509-03-06,"Feld, Thomas",Sent,Margaret,F,,,,,,1508-12-18,12,,18:00,,Crossing a bridge over the river called 'Fromyled[es] pull' at Framilode,She tripped and fell into the water where she drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1509_2,A/132,9/450/8,,Herefordshire,Felton?,1508-11-24,"Croun, Richard",Tayler,John,M,,,,,,1508-11-18,11,Saturday,,,"Driving a cart ('carecta') laden with faggots from the Pencombe woods, in the king's highway",The cart collapsed onto JT killing him instantly,Cart and load,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,Cart and faggots worth 16d,,,, ,1509_2,A/133,9/450/9,,Herefordshire,Much Marcle,1508-12-28,"Croun, Richard",Mayewe,Robert,M,,,,,,1508-12-14,12,,,,Cutting branches of an oak to enclose [his land] with a fence,He fell from the tree breaking his neck,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Oak worth 4d,,,, ,1509_2,A/134,9/450/10,,Herefordshire,Fownhope,1509-01-23,"Croun, Richard",Burge,Richard,M,,,,,,1509-01-13,1,Saturday,,,Climbing an elm tree,One of the branches knocked him to the ground ,Tree (elm),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Tree branch worth 1d,,,, ,1509_2,A/135,9/450/11,,Herefordshire,Ledbury,1508-08-01,"Croun, Richard",Sawyer,Matilda,F,,,,,,1508-03-20,3,Monday,,,Drawing water from a pond/pit ('putius'),She fell into the water but was rescued by her neighbour. She died four days later,Pond/pit,,Fall into,,,Died on 24 March,"Her neighbour, who pulled her out of water",,,,, ,1509_2,A/136,9/450/23,,Derbyshire,Dalbury,1509-01-06,"Ireton, John",Ratclyff,John,M,Longford,Labourer,,,,1509-01-06,1,,14:00,,Walking from Dalbury to Longford,"He fell from a small bridge, or 'a planke', over a stream close to the 'Twyford medowe' in the fields of Dalbury, and was overcome by the violence of water",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1509_2,A/137,9/450/27,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 38, pp. 24-5.",Nottinghamshire,Balderton,1508-11-25,"Skrymsher, Richard",Parsuns,Robert,M,,Chaplain/priest ('capellanus') ,,,,1508-11-25,11,,01:00,,Going from his room in which he slept in his bed to a latrine to deposit there what nature had given ('ad deponend[um] q[uo]d natura dedit'),He fell down the stairs and broke his neck,Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1509_2,A/138,9/450/28,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 39, p. 25",Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1508-12-04,"Wattes, Thomas, and Hall Thomas, Nottingham coroners",de Sables,Alan,M,,Furrier,,,,1508-10-22,10,,23:00,,"AS and William Hall of Gunthorpe, cartwright, were playing with WH's sword","WH by misadventure struck AS with the point of the sword in his stomach to the intestines, giving him a wound 1 in deep, from which excrement flowed out of his body",Sword,,Struck with,,"Wound to the stomach to the intestines, 1 in deep, from which excrement flowed out of his body",Died the next day,"William Hall of Gunthorpe, cartwright, who killed him by accident",Sword worth 12s,,,, ,1509_2,A/139,9/450/29,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 35, pp. 23-4.",Nottinghamshire,Staythorpe,1508-07-27,"Skrymsher, Richard",Barowe,John,M,Newark-on-Trent,Shoemaker,,,,1508-07-14,7,,,,Riding to Newark across the River Trent,He rode into a 'Whyrlepytte' and drowned instantly due to the force of the water and the depth of the pool,River Trent,,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1509_2,A/140,9/450/30,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 37, p. 24",Nottinghamshire,Hayton/Worksop,1508-11-03,"Ludlam, John",Pekke,Henry,M,,,,,,1508-11-03,11,,,,,He accidentally struck himself in the right leg with an axe,Axe,,Struck with,,Wound to the right leg,,,Axe worth 4d,,,, ,1509_2,A/141,9/450/31,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 36, p. 24",Nottinghamshire,Thurgarton,1508-07-28,"Skrymsher, Richard",Blakke,John,M,,,,,,1508-07-11,7,,,,Fishing in a pond ('stagnum'),He drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1509_2,A/142,9/450/38,,"Yorkshire, ER",Foston on the Wolds ('Foston'),1508-03-20,"Manerz, Thomas",Dobson,Thomas,M,Foston on the Wolds,Labourer,,,,1508-03-20,3,,,,Cleaning a ditch ('fossata') called the 'Foston beek',He became ill from work and died ('quaddam infirmitas in se ip[su]m adt[u]nc & ib[ide]m cecidit'),Illness,,Overcome by,,Languished from 17 until 20 March,,,,,,, ,1509_3,A/143,9/451/10,,Hampshire,West Tisted,1509-01-28,"Tychborne, William, esq., bailiff and coroner in the liberty of Richard Foxe, bishop of Winchester",a Dene,John,M,,Servant of Richard Brewer,,,,1509-01-27,1,Saturday,16:00,,Pruning a beech growing in a grove ('grava') called 'mayes brom[m]e',"When he was hight in the tree, one of the branches fell and struck him on the right side of his head, knocking him off the tree",Tree (beech),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1509_3,A/144,9/451/11,,Cornwall,Bodieve,1509-02-21,"Tredenek, Richard",Coulyng,John,M,,,,,,1509-02-04,2,Sunday,,,"John Coulyng and Nicholas Jaane of Benbole, labourer with many others unknown to number of 60, had gathered at Tregorden to play for their recreation at a game called ‘whurlyng’ (= football) according to the form and usage of the county used for this cause from old times.","JC was holding a ball in his right hand and was running very strongly and rapidly. He ran into NJ and they held onto and pushed each other (wording complex – they were looking at, touching, holding, taking and resisting one another). NJ threw JC away from himself so that JC fell on the ground and broke lesser part of his left leg, from which break he died at Bodieve 20 February. So NJ slew him by misfortune and not malice aforethought.",Man,,Thrown by,,Broken lesser part of left leg,Languished until 20 February,"Nicholas Jaane of Benbole, labourer, who killed him by accident",,,,, ,1509_3,A/145,9/451/12,,Wiltshire,Bodenham ('Bottenh[a]m'),1509-01-06,"Mocham, John",Denway,Richard,M,,,,,,1509-01-05,1,Friday,,,Fishing on the River Avon in a boat,After two hours a storm broke out which exhausted and weakened him. He was found by Thomas Scotte and then pulled out of water and taken home by his wife and neighbours,Storm,,Overcome by,,Languished for one hour,,"Thomas Scotte, who found him and RD's wife and neighbours who rescued him and carried him home",,,,, ,1509_3,A/146,9/451/21,,Devon,Denbury,1509-03-24,"Wolcote, John",Hert,John,M,,,,,,1509-03-12,3,,,,"He was playing and shooting bows and arrows with John Seyman of Torbryan, single man, and eight others","JS shot at a mark with an arrow called a 'prycke shafte' which accidentally struck JH in the right leg, above the knee",Arrow,,Struck by,,"Wound to the right leg, above the knee, 1 in deep",Languished until 22 March,"John Seyman of Torbryan, single man, who shot him",Arrow worth 1d,,,, ,1509_3,A/147,9/451/36,,Kent,Frindsbury ('Frendesbury')/Rochester,1508-08-23,"Sharps, John",Brown,John,M,,,,,,1508-08-14,8,,19:00,,"Riding and watering a bay horse belonging to the prior of the church of St Andrew [the Apostle] at Rochester, in the water near the 'the very wey Roffen' ",The horse stumbled and JB fell into the water. He was holding onto the 'Rayne' but it broke and he drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1509_3,A/148,9/451/37,,Kent,Shoreham,1508-11-30,"Sharps, John",Reynold,William,M,,Labourer,,,,1508-11-29,11,,10:00,,Cutting branches of an elm tree with a 'heggebill',The branch on which he was standing broke and he fell to the ground and died,Tree (elm),,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1509_3,A/149,9/451/39,,Kent,Rodmersham,1508-08-13,"Sharps, John",Cowper,John,M,,,,,,1508-08-12,8,,10:00,,"Working with Richard Cowper, loading shocks of vetch ('iacebat sive ponebat [...] coppas de le Tarys') onto a cart ('biga') pulled by four horses in the field called 'Abell Northfeld' ","Having loaded 14 shocks/sheaves, they moved the cart to another four shocks. As he was standing above the 'lymners head' loading two shocks onto the cart, the 'Tareshevys' slid off the cart and simultaneously a strong gust of wind threw 26 shocks of vetch and JC off the cart ",Cart,,Fall from,,Broken 'bludbuk',Languished for 20 hours,"Richard Cowper, who was working with him",,,,, ,1509_3,A/150,9/451/43,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 33, p. 8",Sussex,Preston,1508-10-08,"Roote, Stephen","Marchaunt, jr",John,M,,,"Son of John Marchaunt, sr",7,,1508-10-08,10,,,,Standing on door hinge on the east side of his father's house intending to cut 'a stycke' with knife,Fell backwards with the knife pointing towards him,Knife,,Fall onto,,Stomach wound (right side),Instant,,Knife worth 1d.,,,, ,1509_3,A/151,9/451/45,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 34, p. 8",Sussex,Cowfold,1508-10-12,"Roote, Stephen",Wyker,Laurencia,F,,,Wife of John Wyker of Cowfold,,,1508-10-12,10,,,,Climbing a pear tree in her husband's garden to pick fruit,The branch on which she stood broke and she fell backwards,Pear tree,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1509_4,A/152,9/452/13,,Kent,Bethersden ('Bedrysden'),1509-08-18,"Bradbregge, Thomas",Egerden,James,M,Halden,,,,,1509-08-18,8,,,,Riding a mare across a bridge leading to the mill of Laurence Brodestrete,The mare stumbled and fell into the river below with the rider,River (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1509_4,A/153,9/452/14,,Kent,Hawkhurst,1509-07-25,"Bradbregge, Thomas",Hamond,Alice,F,,,Daughter of John Hamond,6,,1509-07-25,7,,,,Closing the gate of her father's close,An Iron hoke' was not attached properly to the gatepost and the gate fell on her ,Gate,,Fell on top of her,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1509_4,A/154,9/452/30,,Staffordshire,Burton-upon-Trent ('Burton'),1509-06-07,"Stanley, John",Knight,Jane,F,,,Daughter of William Knight of Burton,4,,1509-06-07,6,,14:00,,Pulling a bundle of twigs ('fasciculus lentistor[um]') from a small pit filled with water,"She slipped, fell into the water and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1509_4,A/155,9/452/31,,Staffordshire,Burton-upon-Trent ('Burton'),1509-07-03,"Stanley, John",Sherte,Henry,M,Burton-upon-Trent,,,,,1509-07-03,7,,15:00,,Washing himself in the River Trent,Fell into a deep pond ('stagnum') and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1509_4,A/156,9/452/44,,Cumberland,Carlisle,1509-04-14,"Houthnayte, Richard, and Meyes, Adam",Ricardby,John,M,,,,,,1509-04-14,4,,,,Repairing a house carrying out carpentry work (doing 'ea que ad officiu[m] & artem carpentarij tunc p[er]tinent'),He fell from the ladder he had climbed breaking his neck,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1509_4,A/157,9/452/92,,Warwickshire,Stratford-upon-Avon,1509-03-18,"Ludbroke, John",Wilson,William,M,Stratford-upon-Avon,,,,,1509-03-18,3,,,,"Resisting arrest by John Barbour of Stratford-upon-Avon, constable",He defended himself with a shield and a sword which he struck the constable with. By misfortune he struck and penetrated the shin of his left leg giving himself a mortal wound,Sword,,Struck with,,Penetrating wound to the left shin,Instant,"John Barbour of Stratford-upon-Avon, constable, who was trying to arrest him",Sword worth 2s,,,, ,1509_4,A/158,9/452/45,,Derbyshire,Mackworth,1509-06-19,"Ireton, John",Husseye,Richard,M,Mackworth,Husbandman,,,,1509-06-19,6,,11:00,,Driving an empty cart ('plaustrum') pulled by oxen through Mackworth on his way home,"The oxen ran very fast, one of the wheels overturned ('v[er]tebat[ur]') on a great stone and the cart fell onto RH. A 'slottestaffe' struck him in the right side of his head",Cart (staff),,Struck by,,"Wound to the right side of head, 4 in deep and 3 in wide",,,,,,, ,1509_4,A/159,9/452/96,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 44, p. 27",Nottinghamshire,Holme,1509-07-20,"Ludlam, John",Dymmok,William,M,Braunstone,Gentleman,,,,1509-07-20,7,Saturday,,,Riding from Braunstone to Nottingham,"As he rode through the village of Holme, he suddenly died ",Illness?,,,,,,,,,"Sudden death, unknown cause",, ,1509_4,A/160,9/452/98,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 43, p. 27",Nottinghamshire,Mansfield,1509-07-10,"Ludlam, John",Shawe,Olivier,M,Clifton,Labourer,,,,1509-06-30,6,,,,Riding from Clifton towards Mansfield,"As he rode through Mansfield, he suddenly died",Illness?,,,,,,,,,"Sudden death, unknown cause",, ,1509_4,A/161,9/452/99,,Lincolnshire,Gedney,1509-03-08,"Irby, Anthony",Holbeche,John,M,,,,,,1509-03-02,3,,,,"Driving the cart of Richard Welby, gent., pulled by horses",He jumped out of the cart to lead the horses another way. He got off the cart in such uncautious manner ('tam indiscrete') that he fell onto his head breaking his neck. The jury say that the cart did not overturn nor came in contact with JH so as to cause damage to his body (''biga illa non cecidit nec ip[su]m Joh[an]em vllo modo tetigit p[er] quod corpus eius deteriorat[ur] sive peierat[ur]'),Ground,,Fall onto,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1510_2,A/162,8/4/14,,Northamptonshire,Braunston,1509-09-17,"Hall, William",a Borough,Robert,M,,,,,,1509-09-16,9,,,,Standing on a ladder roofing a certain hovel,He fell from the ladder by misfortune or due to a weakness/illness of his head,Ladder,,Fall from,,,Died quickly,"Thomas Borough, who found the body",,,,, ,1510_2,A/163,8/4/39,,Gloucestershire,Purton,1509-08-31,"Felde, Thomas",Hymon,Laurence,M,,,,,,1509-08-31,8,,,,He was in the barn of Alice Hymon when a piece of timber called 'a couple of a house' was being put in place,When he tried to secure the piece of timber using an axe it fell on the right side of his head,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1510_2,A/164,8/4/40,,Gloucestershire,Lydney,1509-09-06,"Felde, Thomas",Hall,William,M,,,,,,1509-09-06,9,,,,Standing on a ladder roofing the house of Walter Mathewe,The grey horse of Richard Acourte ran down the king's highway at Lydney and knocked down the ladder causing WH's death,Ladder,,Fall from,,,Instant,,Horse worth 4s,,,, ,1510_2,A/165,8/4/41,,Gloucestershire,Framilode ('Frandilode'),1509-12-22,"Felde, Thomas",Ady,John,M,,,,,,1509-12-07,12,,,,Sailing in a 'passage bott' on the River Severn,He was thrown out of the boat by a great storm and force of the river,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1510_2,A/166,8/4/42,,Gloucestershire,Yate,1509-09-22,"Felde, Thomas",Burnell,Philip,M,,,,,,1509-09-20,9,,,,Driving the cart ('plaustrum') of Thomas Burnell in the street called 'Shorte Redyng lane',"The cart collapsed due to a certain tree called a 'hawthorn' existing in the said street, and a piece of cart called a 'rathe' broke PB's neck",Cart ,,Struck by,,Instant,,,,,,, ,1510_2,A/167,8/4/69,,Wiltshire,Rudge ('Rewge' in the parish of Froxfield),1510-02-20,"Omeduex, Robert",Jenewey,Edward,M,Froxfield,,,,,1509-06-10,6,,,,,He was killed by a cart ('carecta') pulled by four horses,Cart,,,,,,,,,,, ,1510_2,A/168,8/4/70,,York city,York,not given,"Blackbourn, Richard, Garnett, Richard and Scavceby, John",Warrom,Robert,M,,,,,Drunk,1509-10-10,10,,22:00,,"John Nelson, James Fyssher and other malefactors were assaulting, beating and wounding James Dobyson, litster, in Walmgate. RW, excessively numbed by drink (nimio potu sopitus), came out of his house to the said affray to keep the king's peace",RW fell over backwards and hit his head on the stones of the street and the stone penetrated the top of his head,Stone,,Struck head on,,Wound to top of head,,,,,,, ,1510_2,A/169,8/4/79,,"Yorkshire, WR",Silsden,1510-02-03,"Bank, Christopher",Cromok,Alexander,M,,,,,,1510-02-02,2,,15:00,,,"He was shot in the throat with a 'boltshafte' by John Gott of Silsden, labourer, who was aiming at a bird sitting on the barn of Guy Cromok",Crossbow bolt,,Shot with,,Wound to the throat,Instant,"John Gott of Silsden, labourer, who shot him by accident",,,,, ,1510_2,A/170,8/4/85,,Middlesex,"Westminster, St Mary le Strand parish ",1509-08-19,"Roberts, Thomas",Calthrop,Thomas,M,,,,,,1509-08-18,8,,,,"Riding the mare of Edward Hales, gent., equipped with a full tack",When he put his feet in the stirrups ('steroplethers') the mare bolted and threw him off the saddle. One of his feet became stuck in the stirrup and the mare dragged him along the ground as far as the Strond Lane. She also struck him with her hind legs. All of these injuries combined caused death,Horse (mare),,Dragged by,,Wounds to the body,,,"Mare and tack worth 26s 8d fell into the hands of Nicholas Clyff of St Clement Danes without New Temple Bar, saddler, where they exist for safe-keeping for the view of the king, to be seized and turned into deodands",,,, ,1510_4,A/171,9/455/10,,Kent,Milton Regis ('mylton iux[ta] Sythyngborn')/Elmley,1509-06-08,"Sharps, John",Decon,Agnes,F,,Servant of Richard Horne,,,,1509-06-07,6,Thursday,13:00,,"She was sent by her mistress Jane, wife of RH, to catch a goose",In pursuing geese she came to the place called 'Freron Cryke'. She stood on the bank of a certain water flowing there and by misfortune fell into it and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1510_4,A/172,9/455/11,,Kent,Cowden,1510-05-29,"Sharps, John",Turnor,Jane,F,,,Wife of William Tornor,,,1510-05-13,5,Monday,14:00,,"She was in the place called 'Tornors teneme[n]t' with her husband, his son John and other people","She and JT were holding in their hands an 'oaken bord' to be put on a 'perche' with other 30 planks/beams ('asseres' or 'bord[es]') to dry. Suddenly, the 'perch' broke and one of the planks fell and struck her on the right side of her head",Timber (plank),,Fell on top of her,,Struck right side of head,,,,,,, ,1510_4,A/173,9/455/12,,Kent,Strood/River Medway near Rochester,1510-07-15,"Sharps, John",Coven,Simon,M,"Yarmouth, Norfolk",Mariner,,,,1510-07-11,7,Thursday,15:00-16:00,,"He was in the ship called 'le Crystofor de yarmouth' on the River Medway with Richard Fry of Rochester, smith, John Cant alias John Jakson and Andrew Hyll, both Yarmouth mariners","WF and AH had just climbed down to a smaller boat called a 'cokbote' and SC was about to follow them. When he tried to jump from the ship, his feet slipped on the vale and he fell between the ship and the boat",River Medway,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Richard Fry of Rochester, smith, John Cant alias John Jakson and Andrew Hyll, both Yarmouth mariners, who were with him",,,,, ,1510_4,A/174,9/455/19,,Leicestershire,Peckleton,1510-06-07,"Lysle, Walter",Peyse,Thomas,M,,,,,,1510-05-26,5,Sunday,,,,"He was accidentally shot in the neck with an arrow by Thomas Holme of Peckleton, labourer, who was shooting at a target",Arrow,,Shot with,,Wound to the neck,Died on 1 June,,Arrow worth 1d,,,, ,1510_4,A/175,9/455/20,,Derbyshire,Thulston ('Thurlestone')/Ambaston,1510-05-06,not given,Smyth,William,M,Ambaston,Labourer,,,,1510-05-06,5,Monday,15:00,,Passing near the bank of the River Derwent in the field called 'asshley feld' in Ambaston,The bank broe under his feet and he fell into the water where he drowned due to the violence of the river,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1510_4,A/176,9/455/22,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 47, pp. 28-9.",Nottinghamshire,Maplebeck,1510-06-20,"Skrymsher, Richard",Broune,Thomas,M,Balderton,Labourer,,,,1510-06-18,6,,,,,"He was crushed between the axles of the carts ('plaustrum') of John Peersun of Eakring, husbandman, and Roger Garlond of Balderton, husbandman, that came together when the carts were passing by each other - one coming from the west and other from the east",Carts (axles),,Crushed between,,Crushed,,"John Peersun of Eakring, husbandman, and Roger Garlond of Balderton, husbandman, cart drivers",,,,, ,1510_4,A/177,9/455/23m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 46, p. 28",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1510-05-20,"Skrymsher, Richard",Denton,Helen,F,Newark-on-Trent,Single woman,Single woman,,,1510-05-06,5,,,,"Travelling on the River Devon, which joins the River Trent, in a small boat/pinnace ('lembus') used as a ferry to collect bilberries ('vaccinia') and other flowers growing in the close called 'le Tolney'","JH and WW operated the ferry, which was attached to a rope fixed to posts on each bank of the river. Due to misfortune, their negligence and strength of the current all passengers drowned",River Devon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,11 other people who were in the boat,,,,, ,1510_4,A/177,9/455/23m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 46, p. 28",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1510-05-20,"Skrymsher, Richard",Roper,Agnes,F,Newark-on-Trent,Single woman,Single woman,,,1510-05-06,5,,,,"Travelling on the River Devon, which joins the River Trent, in a small boat/pinnace ('lembus') used as a ferry to collect bilberries ('vaccinia') and other flowers growing in the close called 'le Tolney'","JH and WW operated the ferry, which was attached to a rope fixed to posts on each bank of the river. Due to misfortune, their negligence and strength of the current all passengers drowned",River Devon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,11 other people who were in the boat,,,,, ,1510_4,A/177,9/455/23m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 46, p. 28",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1510-05-20,"Skrymsher, Richard",Skotte,Richard,M,Newark-on-Trent,Litster (=dyer),,,,1510-05-06,5,,,,"Travelling on the River Devon, which joins the River Trent, in a small boat/pinnace ('lembus') used as a ferry to collect bilberries ('vaccinia') and other flowers growing in the close called 'le Tolney'","JH and WW operated the ferry, which was attached to a rope fixed to posts on each bank of the river. Due to misfortune, their negligence and strength of the current all passengers drowned",River Devon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,11 other people who were in the boat,,,,, ,1510_4,A/177,9/455/23m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 46, p. 28",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1510-05-20,"Skrymsher, Richard",Pellett,Annabel,F,Newark-on-Trent,Single woman,Single woman,,,1510-05-06,5,,,,"Travelling on the River Devon, which joins the River Trent, in a small boat/pinnace ('lembus') used as a ferry to collect bilberries ('vaccinia') and other flowers growing in the close called 'le Tolney'","JH and WW operated the ferry, which was attached to a rope fixed to posts on each bank of the river. Due to misfortune, their negligence and strength of the current all passengers drowned",River Devon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,11 other people who were in the boat,,,,, ,1510_4,A/177,9/455/23m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 46, p. 28",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1510-05-20,"Skrymsher, Richard",Holcotes,Beatrice,F,Newark-on-Trent,Single woman,Single woman,,,1510-05-06,5,,,,"Travelling on the River Devon, which joins the River Trent, in a small boat/pinnace ('lembus') used as a ferry to collect bilberries ('vaccinia') and other flowers growing in the close called 'le Tolney'","JH and WW operated the ferry, which was attached to a rope fixed to posts on each bank of the river. Due to misfortune, their negligence and strength of the current all passengers drowned",River Devon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,11 other people who were in the boat,,,,, ,1510_4,A/177,9/455/23m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 46, p. 28",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1510-05-20,"Skrymsher, Richard",Hanley,John,M,Newark-on-Trent,Miller,,,,1510-05-06,5,,,,"Travelling on the River Devon, which joins the River Trent, in a small boat/pinnace ('lembus') used as a ferry to collect bilberries ('vaccinia') and other flowers growing in the close called 'le Tolney'","JH and WW operated the ferry, which was attached to a rope fixed to posts on each bank of the river. Due to misfortune, their negligence and strength of the current all passengers drowned",River Devon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,11 other people who were in the boat,,,,, ,1510_4,A/177,9/455/23m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 46, p. 28",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1510-05-20,"Skrymsher, Richard",Calton,Margaret,F,Newark-on-Trent,Single woman,Single woman,,,1510-05-06,5,,,,"Travelling on the River Devon, which joins the River Trent, in a small boat/pinnace ('lembus') used as a ferry to collect bilberries ('vaccinia') and other flowers growing in the close called 'le Tolney'","JH and WW operated the ferry, which was attached to a rope fixed to posts on each bank of the river. Due to misfortune, their negligence and strength of the current all passengers drowned",River Devon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,11 other people who were in the boat,,,,, ,1510_4,A/177,9/455/23m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 46, p. 28",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1510-05-20,"Skrymsher, Richard",Wyllyngham,William,M,Newark-on-Trent,Baker,,,,1510-05-06,5,,,,"Travelling on the River Devon, which joins the River Trent, in a small boat/pinnace ('lembus') used as a ferry to collect bilberries ('vaccinia') and other flowers growing in the close called 'le Tolney'","JH and WW operated the ferry, which was attached to a rope fixed to posts on each bank of the river. Due to misfortune, their negligence and strength of the current all passengers drowned",River Devon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,11 other people who were in the boat,,,,, ,1510_4,A/177,9/455/23m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 46, p. 28",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1510-05-20,"Skrymsher, Richard",Nutte,Agnes,F,Newark-on-Trent,Housewife,,,,1510-05-06,5,,,,"Travelling on the River Devon, which joins the River Trent, in a small boat/pinnace ('lembus') used as a ferry to collect bilberries ('vaccinia') and other flowers growing in the close called 'le Tolney'","JH and WW operated the ferry, which was attached to a rope fixed to posts on each bank of the river. Due to misfortune, their negligence and strength of the current all passengers drowned",River Devon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,11 other people who were in the boat,,,,, ,1510_4,A/177,9/455/23m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 46, p. 28",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1510-05-20,"Skrymsher, Richard",Wever,Jane,F,,Housewife,Wife of William Wever,,,1510-05-06,5,,,,"Travelling on the River Devon, which joins the River Trent, in a small boat/pinnace ('lembus') used as a ferry to collect bilberries ('vaccinia') and other flowers growing in the close called 'le Tolney'","JH and WW operated the ferry, which was attached to a rope fixed to posts on each bank of the river. Due to misfortune, their negligence and strength of the current all passengers drowned",River Devon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,11 other people who were in the boat,,,,, ,1510_4,A/177,9/455/23m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 46, p. 28",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1510-05-20,"Skrymsher, Richard",Asheton,Elizabeth,F,Newark-on-Trent,Single woman,Single woman,,,1510-05-06,5,,,,"Travelling on the River Devon, which joins the River Trent, in a small boat/pinnace ('lembus') used as a ferry to collect bilberries ('vaccinia') and other flowers growing in the close called 'le Tolney'","JH and WW operated the ferry, which was attached to a rope fixed to posts on each bank of the river. Due to misfortune, their negligence and strength of the current all passengers drowned",River Devon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,11 other people who were in the boat,,,,, ,1510_4,A/177,9/455/23m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 46, p. 28",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1510-05-20,"Skrymsher, Richard",Saundersun,Jane,F,Newark-on-Trent,Single woman,Single woman,,,1510-05-06,5,,,,"Travelling on the River Devon, which joins the River Trent, in a small boat/pinnace ('lembus') used as a ferry to collect bilberries ('vaccinia') and other flowers growing in the close called 'le Tolney'","JH and WW operated the ferry, which was attached to a rope fixed to posts on each bank of the river. Due to misfortune, their negligence and strength of the current all passengers drowned",River Devon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,11 other people who were in the boat,,,,, ,1510_4,A/178,9/455/107,,Staffordshire,Clifton Campville,1510-06-17,"Frythe, Richard",Stanley,Margery,F,,,,,,1510-06-16,6,Friday,,,Walking on the bank of a pond for recreation and to watch and feed four swans and a goose swimming in the pond,She slipped and fell into the water where she drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Fynemore of Clifton Campville, labourer, who found the body",,,,, ,1510_4,A/179,9/455/117,,Wiltshire,Little Bedwyn ('Est bedwyn'),1510-07-02,"Omeduex, Robert",Busshell,Matilda,F,,,,,,1510-07-02,7,,,,Walking by the watercourse of a mill,She fell into the water and drowned,Watercourse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1510_4,A/180,9/455/124,,Wiltshire,Fisherton Anger,1510-05-21,"Chancy, William",Belmer,William,M,,,,,,1510-05-20,5,,,,Standing on the bank of a common water in 'Bunmes Court' in the parish of St Edmund next to city of Salisbury drinking water,"His feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1511_2,B/1,9/457/8,,Kent,East Farleigh,1510-11-15,"Herynden, Richard",Wysynden,Thomas,M,Loose,Mason,,,,not given,,,,,Working at the 'Denepet' also called 'Dene Quarrey' employing his 'mason crafte',"Suddenly, a large stone fell on his body breaking and crushing it completely",Stone,,Fell on top of him,,Broken and crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1511_2,B/2,9/457/10,,Kent,Dartford,1510-12-12,"Sharps, John",Burges,Dennis,M,Dartford,Husbandman,,,,1510-12-11,12,,15:00,,He climbed an elm tree and cut off one part of it,"Another piece of the tree fell on him with great violence killing him and knocking him to the ground, which caused his body to be completely broken and crushed",Tree (elm),,Fall from,,Broken and crushed body,,,,,,, ,1511_2,B/3,9/457/11,,Kent,Wilmington,1510-08-04,"Sharps, John",Vmfrey,William,M,Wilmington,Parish clerk ('paryssheclerk'),,,,1510-08-03,8,Saturday,13:00,,"A cart ('biga') property of Elizabeth [Cressener], prioress of the monastery of St Mary and St Margaret, laden with firewood called 'Rysewod' broke down/collapsed at Wilmington near the house of John Marchall, gent. ",The cart was nearly fixed ('quasi resuscitat[a] fuisset') when William Umfrey came out of his house and unknowingly to the cart drivers started pulling the wood on the cart. He pulled so strongly that the cart collapsed and overturned and WU fell down to the ground and onto his head breaking his neck,Ground,,Fall onto,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1511_2,B/4,9/457/12,,Kent,Lee (near Lewisham),1510-08-13,"Sharps, John",[Osbern],Jane,F,,,Wife of Gerard Osbern,,Drunk on wine and ale ('aliqualit[er] Inhebriata ex nimia potac[i]o[n]e vini & s[er]vicie'),1510-08-09,8,Sunday,16:00,,Walking from her house along the king's highway leading from Lee to Lewisham,"She fell over near a certain pit. As she tried to rise, she fell headlong into the pit due to being drunk",Pit,,Fall into,,[Drowned?],,,,,,, ,1511_2,B/5,9/457/13,,Surrey,Lambeth,1510-11-10,"Polsted, Thomas",Johnson,Richard,M,,,,,,1510-11-09,11,,,,"He was in the boat of William Smyth on the River Thames, sailing towards the boat of Nicholas Swete, which was moored on the river, to bring it ashore",When untying NS's boat he fell into the water due to lack of caution,River Thames,,Fall into,,[Drowned],,,,,,, ,1511_2,B/6,9/457/15,,Surrey,Southwark,1510-11-06,"Polsted, Thomas",Chethe,Helen,F,,Servant of Edmund Hudson,,,,1510-11-05,11,,18:00,,Drawing water with a pot on the bridge called 'Batell brigge',She walked incautiously and fell into the water where she drowned ,[River Thames],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1511_2,B/7,9/457/47,,Staffordshire,Lichfield,1510-08-28,"Frythe, Richard, and Walker, Richard",Hosier,Roger,M,,,,,,1510-08-17,8,Saturday,,,Riding a horse so that a cart ('biga') could be driven/moved ('causa minandi Bige'),The horse stumbled and RH was thrown between the bank and the wheel ('int[er] unam Ripam & Rotam '),Wheel,Bank,Crushed between,,Crushed body,,,,,,, ,1511_2,B/8,9/457/50,,Gloucestershire,Bisley/Chalford,1510-09-02,"More, John",N,N,M,,,,,,1510-08-24,8,,,,Crossing a bridge at Chalford in the parish of Bisley,He fell from the bridge breaking his neck,Bridge,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,He had no chattels,,, ,1511_2,B/9,9/457/52m,,Berkshire,Old Windsor,1510-08-24,"Gyll, Richard, esq.",Gayler,Thomas,M,Old Windsor,Labourer,,,,1510-07-26,7,,11:00,,"Fishing in the River Thames opposite the 'Gailyk Eyte' using a 'lambe' [OED: lammet - a kind of fishing net], with Thomas Hale of Old Windsor, labourer","They fell into the 'Gailyk Eytepoole', which was covered by weeds brought there by the current. They became entangled in weeds and could not return to the river bank",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Hale of Old Windsor, labourer, who drowned with him",,,,, ,1511_2,B/9,9/457/52m,,Berkshire,Old Windsor,1510-08-24,"Gyll, Richard, esq.",Hale,Thomas,M,Old Windsor,Labourer,,,,1510-07-26,7,,11:00,,"Fishing in the River Thames opposite the 'Gailyk Eyte' using a 'lambe' [OED: lammet - a kind of fishing net], with Thomas Gayler of Old Windsor, labourer","They fell into the 'Gailyk Eytepoole', which was covered by weeds brought there by the current. They became entangled in weeds and could not return to the river bank",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Gayler of Old Windsor, labourer, who drowned with him",,,,, ,1511_2,B/10,9/457/53,,Berkshire,Winkfield,1510-08-24,"Gyll, Richard, esq.",Pulton,Jane,F,Winkfield,Spinster,,,,1510-07-28,7,,04:00,,She was in a room in a 'logge' in the park of 'Sunynghill' in the parish of Winkfield,"When a fire started, she jumped out of the window and fell in such way that her whole body was injured",Window,,Fall from,,Injured body,,,,,,, ,1511_2,B/11,9/457/54,,Berkshire,Lambourn ('Chepyng lambo[ur]ne'),1510-05-24,"Bustard, John",Lorkyn,Thomas,M,,,,,,1510-05-24,5,,At night,,He was in his bed suffering from an illness,As he tossed and turned he fell from the bed breaking his neck,Bed,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1511_2,B/12,9/457/55,,Berkshire,Wargrave,1510-10-21,"Cressewell, Thomas",Lote,Robert,M,Waltham St Lawrence,Groom,,,,1510-07-31,7,,,,Driving a cart ('Biga') pulled by four horses,"The horses ran into a hedge/fence, the cart overturned and fell on RL. One of the wheels broke his neck",Cart (wheel),,Fell on top of him,,Broken neck,,"Richard Milton of Waltham St Lawrence, husbandman, who found the body",,,,, ,1511_2,B/13,9/457/56,,Berkshire,Holyport,1510-08-24,"Gyll, Richard, esq.",Conryk,William,M,Holyport,Labourer,,,,1510-06-19,6,,13:00,,He was asleep on the ground in the place called 'Rytch Ende' in the parish of Bray,His chest and head were run over by a cart laden with wood and pulled by four oxen and a horse,Cart,,Run over,,Injured body,Languished for three hours,,,,,, ,1511_4,B/14,9/459/9,,Hertfordshire,Hitchin ('more mede' in the parish of Hitchin),1511-05-01,"Blake, Thomas",Felde,Jane,F,,Single woman,Single woman,,,1511-04-30,4,,16:00-17:00,,Catching coots in a pond ('stagnum') situated ih her father's garden,She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1511_4,B/15,9/459/14,,Surrey,Southwark,1511-05-08,"Couper, John",Walssham,Walter,M,Southwark,Carter,,,,1511-05-07,5,,10:00,,Driving the cart of William Molyneux pulled by one horse and four oxen,The 'axletree' of the cart crushed and pressed him against a wall on WP's land ,Cart (axle),Wall,Crushed between,,,,,,,,, ,1511_4,B/16,9/459/16,,Surrey,Guildford (royal manor of Guildford in the parish of St Nicholas near Guildford),1511-05-12,"Polsted, Thomas",Mersshe,Alice,F,,,,14 and more,,1511-05-11,5,,16:00,,Washing kerchiefs ('Flammiolas') and other linen pieces in the manor moat,She stood on a small 'Steire' and fell into the water due to her own carelessness,Moat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1511_4,B/17,9/459/57,,Gloucestershire,Old Sodbury,1511-05-29,"Lewdlyn, William",Davys,Jane,F,Old Sodbury,,,,,1511-04-24,4,,,,Drawing water from a well in the rectory close,"She stood on the brim/verge ('ripa') of the well, her feet slipped and she fell into the water where she drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1511_4,B/18,9/459/61,,Oxfordshire,Bletchingdon,1511-06-02,"Clerk, John",Stallok,John,M,Wendlebury,Labourer,,,,1511-06-30,6,,,,,He was crushed between the 'fore Shutlake' of a cart and a gate post at the gate of Bletchingdon Park,Cart,Post,Crushed between,,Wound to the whole body,,,Cart worth 5s,,Dates wrong,, ,1511_4,B/19,9/459/62,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Lyford,1511-04-10,"Bysley, William",Ryme,John,M,Lyford,Husbandman,,,,1511-04-09,4,,,,Standing on the bank of the River Ock,He fell into the water and drowned,River Ock,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1511_4,B/20,9/459/63,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Drayton,1511-04-25,"Bysley, William",Fyssher,John,M,Drayton,Husbandman,,,Suffering from 'Fallynge Evyll',1511-04-25,4,,,,Walking in the field called 'Est Wey Feld',He fell into a water-filled ditch ('fossa') and drowned,Ditch,Illness,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1511_4,B/21,9/459/80,,Dorset,Kington Magna,1511-06-10,"Petyr, John",Vye,John,M,Kington Magna,Groom,,,,1511-05-16,5,,,,Holding a grey mare by the halter,The mare kicked him in the head ,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Kicked head,,,,,,, ,1511_4,B/22,9/459/82,,Wiltshire,Bradford-on-Avon,1511-06-30,"Nycholas, Christopher",Hooper,Jane,F,,,,,,1511-06-29,6,Sunday ,13:00,,Crossing the River Avon,The water was too deep and she drowned,River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1511_4,B/23,9/459/83,,Wiltshire,Warminster,1511-03-31,"Nycholas, Christopher",Baten,William,M,,Servant of Nicholas Annley,,,,1511-03-30,3,Sunday,22:00,,"He intended to sleep at his master's house, but realizing that NA and all his family were asleep and not wanting to disturb them, he decided to sleep in the stable","The door was closed so he tried to get inside by climbing up to the upper story of the building, and, once inside, descending a 'horse rack'. He became stuck and could neither go down or climb up with his stomach pressed against/suspended on the rack",Stable (upper story/hayloft),Horse rack,Pressed,,Pressed stomach,,,,,,, ,1511_4,B/24,9/459/110,,Cumberland,Dalstone,1510-12-12,"Beaulieu, William",Marshall,William,M,,,,,,not given,,,,Mill,"Standing on a piece of wood called a 'miln sil' by the 'owt Whele' of a mill, breaking ice ('frangebat glacies gelat[os]') on the wheel",He fell down on his head and broke his neck,Mill (water wheel),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1511_4,B/25,9/459/110,,Cumberland,Harraby ('Henryby'),1511-01-25,"Beaulieu, William",Raa,Thomas,M,,,,,,not given,,,,Mill,Crossing a mill pond,He fell from a piece of timber called a 'habib tre' and drowned,Mill pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Unrelated accident on the same membrane,, ,1511_4,B/26,9/459/110,,Cumberland,Papcastle,1511-04-15,"Beaulieu, William",Cuthbertson,Margaret,F,,,,,,not given,,,,,Crossing the River Derwent on a mare in the place called 'Croswat[er]',"The mare staggered and MC became overcome by cold weather, stormy wind and rain, and fell ito the water and drowned",River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Unrelated accident on the same membrane,, ,1511_4,B/27,9/459/112,,Yorkshire,Sutton-upon-Derwent,1511-05-20,"Manard, Thomas",Smyth,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1511-05-19,5,,,,She was in a house,"Thomas Egglesfeld of Sutton, gent., shot an arrow at a 'whit marke' on the wall of the house not knowing that she was in the house. The arrow punctured the wall and struck her on the left side of her body giving her a mortal wound.",Arrow,,Struck with,,Wound to the left side of the body,Instant,TE who shot her by accident,Arrow worth a halfpenny,,"He was pardoned on 28 February 1512 LP I, (i) 1083(49)",, ,1512_2,B/28,9/458/17,,Berkshire,Wargrave,1511-09-18,"Cressewell, Thomas",Elmes,Walter,M,,Clerk/cleric of the rector of Harpenden ('sup[er] visu[m] corpor[is] [...] Cl[er]ici rectoris de harpden'),,,,1511-07-15,7,Friday,,,,"Having taken his clothes off, he entered the River Thames, went into deep water and drowned",River Thames,,,,Drowned,,"Humphrey Miller of Wargrave, who found the body",,,,, ,1512_2,B/29,9/458/32,,Hertfordshire,Kelshall,1512-02-25,"Pole, Richard",Cormonger,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1512-01-25,1,,08:00,,Washing linen clothes standing on the bank of a river,"Her feet slipped, she fell into the water and drowned",River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1512_2,B/30,9/458/33,,Kent,Boxfield (Boxley?),1512-01-12,"Herynden, Richard",Hastyngs,John,M,Boxfield,Hermit,,,Debilitated body and of old age,1512-01-07,1,,21:00,,Returning to his house situated by the chapel of St Anne in Boxfield,"Ha walked down a king's highway and fell into a ditch ('fossa') due to his weakness, old age and because the night was particularly dark, and drowned",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1512_2,B/31,9/458/34,,Kent,West Farleigh,1512-01-07,"Herynden, Richard",Leche,Stephen,M,Hunton,Chaplain/priest ('capellanus'),,,,1511-12-24,12,,19:00,,Going home to Hunton along a footpath leading near a quarry of William Grevyll and Richard Record [possibly Quarry Wood],His feet slipped and he fell down the quarry,Quarry,,Fall into,,,,,,,,, ,1512_2,B/32,9/458/35,,Kent,Maidstone,1511-12-13,"Herynden, Richard",Marten,Robert,M,Maidstone,Shipman,,,,1511-11-19,11,,,,Navigating the boat/ship ('navis') of of Henry Lawson on a water near Maidstone [presumablyy River Medway],"He was in the rear part of the boat called a 'Sterne' holding in his hands a long pole/staff called a 'Bumkyn', which he would put in the water to make the boat move faster. At one point he put the pole in such place of such depth that it did not quite touch the ground ('iux[ta] tetigit t[er]ram') and as a result he fell with the pole into the water and drowned",[River Medway],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1512_2,B/33,9/458/36,,Essex,Barking,1512-02-04,"Twedy, Richard",Dale,William,M,Barking,G[o]ryngman' (involved in butchery or tailoring? OED),,,,1512-01-31,1,,16:00,,"WD and John Phelippe of Barking, butler/servant of the abbess of Barking Abbey were arm-wrestling ('p[er] brachia sua luctabant[ur]')","JP held in his hand a 'trenche knyfe', which he used to cut abbess's bread just before WD's arrival. WD fell and by misfortune landed on the tip of JP's knife, which penetrated his stomach",Knife,,Fall onto,,Pierced stomach,,"John Phelippe of Barking, butler/servant of the abbess of Barking Abbey, who stabbed him accidentally",Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1512_2,B/34,9/458/38,,Surrey,Pirbright,1511-08-26,"Polsted, Thomas",Poleyn,Richard,M,,Servant of Thomas Shadett,,,,1511-08-21,8,,08:00,,Driving his master's cart with iron-bound cart wheel and pulled by four horses from TS's house to a nearby field to collect oats,When entering the field RP walked on the left side of the cart. Due to his carelessness the left side of the cart called a 'fforbred of the Carte' struck his head against an oak tree there growing ,Cart,Tree (oak),Struck by,,Broken head through to the brain,Languished until 25 August,,,,,, ,1512_2,B/35,9/458/50,,Somerset,Taunton,1512-01-21,"Soper, John",Glevyll,Augustine,M,Taunton,"Brewer, servant of William Berham",,,,1512-01-19,1,,16:00,,Puring malt from a sieve ('cribrum') into a vat called a 'Reryngfate' filled in half with hot liquid,When he leant forward his feet slipped and he fell into the vat burning his whole body,Vat (with hot liquid),,Fall into,,Burnt body,Languished until 21 January,,,,,, ,1512_2,B/36,9/458/75,,Staffordshire,Penkridge,1511-09-28,"Walker, Richard, and Fryky, Richard",Bromley,Margery,F,,,,,,1511-09-28,9,,,,,She was kicked in the right side of her chest by a bay horse ,Horse,,Kicked by,,Kicked right side of the chest,Languished until the next day,,Horse worth 13s 4d,,,, ,1512_2,B/37,9/458/82,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1510-02-18,"Cooke, John",Hickocke,William,M,Mitcheldean ('magna deane'),Yeoman,,,,1510-02-18,2,,12:00,,"WH and Robert Toppe of Mitcheldean were in the boat/ship called the 'Iron trowe' laden with iron, on the River Severn near the western gate of Gloucester",The boat was in the state of disrepair and sank while WH was asleep causing his death from drowning,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Robert Toppe of Mitcheldean, who was with him in the boat",,,,, ,1512_2,B/38,9/458/84,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1511-01-07,"Goldesmyth, Wlliam",Surgeon,Anastasia,F,Gloucester,Spinster,,,Drunk and debilitated,1511-06-01,1,,19:00,,Going from Gloucester to Over,She fell from one of the western arches of the Gloucester bridge due to the debility of her head and body and darkness,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1512_2,B/39,9/458/85,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1511-03-07,"Goldesmyth, Wlliam",Carpenter,Thomas,M,,Dominican friar ('confrater'),,,,1511-03-06,3,,,,Going from Gloucester to Over to collect alms,"As he walked along a causeway at the western gate of the city, his feet slipped and he fell into the River Severn and drowned",River Severn,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1512_2,B/40,9/458/87,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1510-11-25,"Goldesmyth, Wlliam",Holder,Paul,M,Gloucester,,,,,1510-11-25,11,,,,He was in the bell tower of the St Owen ('Audoen') church playing with a 'salve belle rope',He was standing on a putrefied beam/plank ('asser') over a certain opening below. The plank was not firmly secured and revolved causing PH to fall onto his head from the 'nether flore' of the tower,Bell tower,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1512_2,B/41,9/458/88,,Gloucestershire,Wortley ('Worteley subtus Egge'),1511-08-15,"Davys, John",Wyckebynge,Isabel,F,,,,,,1511-08-12,8,,,,Walking and playing near a 'stacke' of oak timber erected in the close of Richard Robyns of Wortley for storing sheaves of grain ('frumentum in Garbis'),"As she walked under the stack (unnoticed by John Hoper who was working on the northern end of the stack) one of the posts on the southern end collapsed under the weight of three tenths of grain ('tres decime frumenti'), fell on her back breaking it",Timber construction,,Fell on top of her,,Broken back,,John Hoper who was working at the place of accident,,,,, ,1512_2,B/42,9/458/90,,Oxfordshire,Burford,1511-12-15,"Hormere, Geoffrey",Evisham,William,M,,Miller,,,,1511-12-14,12,,,,Closing the 'Fludergatez' at the mill,His feet slipped on a bridge covered with ice and he drowned,not given,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1512_4,B/43,9/964/86,,Kent,Frindsbury,1512-07-16,"Fane, Thomas",Kente,Henry,M,Cowling,Yeoman,,,Suffering gravely from an illness,1512-07-09,7,,22:00-23:00,,"He became ill on 30 June and suffered greatly so that on Tuesday, 6 July he decided to ask his confessor to administer the last rites. Having received the Eucharist and other sacraments he continued to languish ","In agony he rose from his bed, while his carers were asleep tired from looking after him, came out of the house and being tormented by languor he kept walking and moving until he fell into a pit in the place called 'Irborowes', where he drowned due to his body's debility and misfortune and because of the lack of help",Pit,Illness,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1512_4,B/44,9/964/85,,Surrey,Ewell/Headley,1512-07-04,"Vannell, Richard",Iremonger,Christopher,M,,,,,,1512-07-01,7,,,,"Driving the cart ('plaustrum') of John White of Lye, pulled by eight oxen and laden with planks called 'Shipbord[es] & lath', from Lye to Headley and then to Kingston","Seeing the narrowness of the place called 'Tyllystrete' and trying to avoid an accident, he positioned himself between the road bank and the left wheel of the cart. He was then pressed and crushed between the two",Cart (wheel),Road bank,Crushed between,,Pressed and crushed,Languished until 6 pm on 3 July,,,,,, ,1512_4,B/45,9/964/83,,Surrey,Southwark,1512-06-11,"Vannell, Richard",Blakhede,William,M,,Goldsmith,,,,1512-06-10,6,,,,"Bathing and washing himself in the River Thames opposite the close of Helen Weldon, widow","Suddenly, he caught a cramp ('spasmus'), was carried and fell into deep water and drowned due to the lack of strength to pull himself out",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1512_4,B/46,9/964/82,,Surrey,Southwark St Olave,1512-06-30,"Vannell, Richard",Petirson,Margery,F,,,Wife of Dierick ('dericus') Petirson,,Recently recovered from from an acute fever from which she had suffereed for three weeks and more,1512-06-29,6,,,,"Sitting on the bank of a pit ('puteus') in the place called 'Sayes hawe' in the parish of St Olave, where she went for recreation","When she leant down to wash her hands in the pit, she fell into the water and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1512_4,B/47,9/964/63m,,Westmorland,"Setterah or Catterlen ('Sattere', jurors from Sockbridge, Tirrel and Eamont Bridge)",1512-07-03,"Blenkansop, John",Lancaster,William,M,,,,,,1512-07-03,7,,,,Fishing in the River Eamont using a net called a 'Stremors' with four other men,They all fell into deep water and drowned,River Eamont,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Four other men, who were fishing with him",,,,, ,1512_4,B/47,9/964/63m,,Westmorland,"Setterah or Catterlen ('Sattere', jurors from Sockbridge, Tirrel and Eamont Bridge)",1512-07-03,"Blenkansop, John",Lancaster,Thomas,M,,,,,,1512-07-03,7,,,,Fishing in the River Eamont using a net called a 'Stremors' with four other men,They all fell into deep water and drowned,River Eamont,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Four other men, who were fishing with him",,,,, ,1512_4,B/47,9/964/63m,,Westmorland,"Setterah or Catterlen ('Sattere', jurors from Sockbridge, Tirrel and Eamont Bridge)",1512-07-03,"Blenkansop, John",Lancaster,Henry,M,,,,,,1512-07-03,7,,,,Fishing in the River Eamont using a net called a 'Stremors' with four other men,They all fell into deep water and drowned,River Eamont,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Four other men, who were fishing with him",,,,, ,1512_4,B/47,9/964/63m,,Westmorland,"Setterah or Catterlen ('Sattere', jurors from Sockbridge, Tirrel and Eamont Bridge)",1512-07-03,"Blenkansop, John",Ranaldson,Christopher,M,,,,,,1512-07-03,7,,,,Fishing in the River Eamont using a net called a 'Stremors' with four other men,They all fell into deep water and drowned,River Eamont,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Four other men, who were fishing with him",,,,, ,1512_4,B/47,9/964/63m,,Westmorland,"Setterah or Catterlen ('Sattere', jurors from Sockbridge, Tirrel and Eamont Bridge)",1512-07-03,"Blenkansop, John",Ellys,Richard,M,,,,,,1512-07-03,7,,,,Fishing in the River Eamont using a net called a 'Stremors' with four other men,They all fell into deep water and drowned,River Eamont,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Four other men, who were fishing with him",,,,, ,1512_4,B/48,9/964/55,,Cumberland,Ivegill,1512-07-02,"Beaulieu, William",Olyfant,Isabel,F,,,,,,1512-07-02,7,,,,She was in a mill in Ivegill greasing the 'Jongys & lez cogges' of the internal wheel ,She was caught between the cogs of the running wheel which tore and crushed her,Mill (wheel),,Crushed by,,Torn and crushed ('lecerrat[a] & co[n]culcata[a]'),Instant,,,,,, ,1512_4,B/49,"9/964/37 (9/964/36 another copy of the inquest, not indented)",,Dorset,Puddletown ('Pudletoune'),1512-06-01,"Frampton, John",Combe,Roger,M,,,,,,1512-05-31,5,,,,"John Hoore of Puddletown, labourer and his neighbours were shooting their longbows at marks commonly called 'Buttes' ('sagittans cum longis arcib[us] ad metas')","RC walked carelessly and stood between the marks at the time of the shooting, and was struck in the left side of his head by JH's arrow",Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of the head,,"John Hoore of Puddletown, labourer, who shot him by accident",Arrow worth 1d,,"9/964/36 another copy of the inquest, not indented",, ,1513_1,B/50,9/965/64,,Staffordshire,Stone,1512-06-05 [1513 in the document],"Fryche, Richard",Wryghte,John,M,,,,,,1512-06-02,6,Wednesday,18:00,,"Richard Halle of Spot Acre ('Spotte Graunge'), labourer, aged 17 was shooting his bow at various targets in a place called 'Calvys hill Fylde'",JW was walking through the field and shouted to RH: 'Shote at my bylle'. RH took his bow and shot an arrow which struck JW in the right eye through to the brain,Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound to the right eye through to the brain,Died within seven hours,"Richard Halle of Spot Acre ('Spotte Graunge'), labourer, who shot him by accident",Arrow worth 1d,,,, ,1513_1,B/51,9/965/60,,Gloucestershire,Haw/Tirley,1512-04-12 [1513 in the document],"Grevile, Robert, gent.",Tomsett,Christopher,M,Tirley,,,,,1512-04-10,4,,,,"Assaulting John Crompe of Hawe, yeoman with a sword and a bow made of 'Wichehasiill' ","JC ran from CT as far as he could but eventually JC struck him in the head with the bow causing him to fall to his knees. JC rose slowly and drew his sword to defend himself at which point CT stumbled and fell onto the tip of the sword, which penetrated through to his heart",Sword,,Fall onto,,Wound to the heart,Instant,"John Crompe de Hawe, yeoman, whom he assaulted",Bow worth 6d,,,, ,1513_1,B/52,9/965/24,,Cornwall,Trerose,1513-05-10,"Tronte, Thomas",London,George,M,,,,,,1513-05-10,5,,,,,Killed by a stone that fell on him,Stone,,Fell on top of her,,,,"John Ipy, who found the body",Stone worth 2d,,,, ,1513_2,B/53,9/461/6,,Kent,Whitstable,1512-09-06,"Chylton, John",Gate ['Michel' further down],William,M,Parish of Whitstable,Labourer,,,,1513-09-05,9,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by four mares and laden with wood,The cart overturned suddenly and fell on WG pressing and crushing him,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed and crushed to death,,,Cart and four mares worth 20s 6d remain in custody of the village,WG had no goods or chattels,,, ,1513_2,B/54,9/461/10,,Surrey,Lambeth ('Lambehith'),1512-12-14,"Vannell, Richard",Cooke,William,M,Lambeth,Labourer,,,,1512-12-14,12,,08:00,,"He broke into the house of Thomas [Howard], earl of Surrey where he confronted John Fludde","As he lifted his left leg to knock out a dagger from JF's right hand, he struck the tip of the dagger thus giving himself a wound",Dagger,,Struck with,,Wound to the left leg,Died around noon,"John Fludde, with whose dagger he injured himself",,,,, ,1513_2,B/55,9/461/11,,Surrey,Reigate,1512-09-09,"Vannell, Richard",North,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1512-09-05,9,,00:00,,"He was sleeping at the house of John Bowrer, where he had been a lodger for more than half a year",He got up from his bed to relieve himself. As he descended a 12-step stairs his feet slipped and he fell down. He struck the back of his head against one of the stairs with great force so that blood came out of his ears and nose,Stairs,,Fall from,,"Crushed head, blood coming out of his ears and nose",Languished until 7 pm on 7 September,,,,,, ,1513_2,B/56,9/461/13,,Surrey,Godalming,1513-01-04 [should be 7 or after],"Elyott, Nicholas",Chety alias Bochers,Robert,M,,,,,,1513-01-04,1,,,,Loading underwood onto his cart ('plaustrum') to carry it from the place called 'Stonylond' to his house in Godalming,He was standing on the 'Rath' of the cart and suddenly fell to the ground crushing his body,Cart,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Languished until 7 January,,,,,, ,1513_2,B/57,9/461/14,,Surrey,Shackleford,1513-01-13,"Elyott, Nicholas",Barton,John,M,,,,,,1513-01-13,1,,,,Walking from Shackleford towards his land in the parish of Godalming,He jumped over a ditch between his piece of land and another piece of land called 'Westfeld' but slipped and fell on his head breaking his neck,Ditch,,Fall into,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1513_2,B/58,9/461/34,,Gloucestershire,Cam,1512-07-31,"Davies, John",Horne,John,M,Slimbridge,Husbandman,,,,1512-07-23,7,,14:00-15:00,,Digging up stones in a pit,Part of the pit fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1513_2,B/59,9/461/35,,Gloucestershire,Frampton on Severn,1512-10-06,"Goderiche, John",Grove,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1512-10-02,10,,21:00,,"Walking to the manor of William Try, esq. ",She intended to cross a drawbridge over the manor moat. The bridge was drawn but EG failed to notice due to the lack of light and because the night was very dark. She fell into the moat and drowned,Moat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,She had no goods or chattels,,, ,1513_2,B/60,9/461/40,,Oxfordshire,Elsfield,1512-10-14,"Gybbes, Richard",Abendon,Margaret,F,,,,,,not given,,,,,Walking by a pit/well ('puteus'),She fell into the water and drowned,Pit/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1513_2,B/61,9/461/41,,Berkshire,Brightwalton,1512-08-19,"Fetyplace, John, esq.",Wodyngton,Roger,M,,,,,,1512-08-18,8,,10:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') in the fields of Brightwalton,The thill horse jumped and bolted causing the cart to overturn. RW fell out of the cart and while he was on the ground the 'cart ladder' slid from the cart and struck his chest giving him a mortal wound,Cart (ladder),,Struck by,,Wound to the chest,Languished until 3 pm,,Horse worth 10s,,,, ,1513_2,B/62,9/461/54,,Somerset,Bagborough,1513-01-28,"Saper, John, coroner of Richard Foxe, Bishop of Winchester in the libery of Townton",Smale,William,M,Bagborough,Husbandman,,,,1513-01-25,1,,,,Felling an oak tree in Bagborough Wood with an axe,The fall of the oak was stopped by an ash tree which bent under the weight of it forming an arch. WS struck the ash three or four time with his axe to release the oak. The ash shattered suddenly and struck WS in the head through to the brain ,Tree (ash),,Struck by,,Wound to the head through to the brain,Languished for three days,,,,,, ,1513_2,B/63,9/461/62,,Hampshire,Compton Wasseling,1512-09-10,"Wodhill, Thomas, Cronke, John",Waron alias Mastall,Thomas,M,Hyde near Winchester,Servant ('Grome'),,,,1512-09-09,9,,16:00,,"Sitting in the back of the cart ('biga') property of the abbot of Hyde pulled by five horses, driven by John a Downe and laden with firewood, in the place called Compton Hill","As the cart descended the hill, TW was suddenly thrown out of it and then crushed by the upper part of the cart's right wheen when the cart overturned ",Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,"Struck, broken and crushed head, neck and shoulders. Great wound to the head so that the brain fell out of the skull and blood flowed down the hill ('rota [...] magnam plagam mortalem in capite ei dedit eo q[uo]d cerebrum a calva capit[is] sui sup[er] terram ib[ide]m iacuit & Cruor eius sup[er] terram deorsum a monte ib[ide]m fuxit')",Instant,"John a Downe, the cart driver",,,,, ,1513_2,B/64,9/461/66,,Hampshire,Sparkford ('Sp[ar]keford iuxta Sokam wynton'),1512-12-20,"Tycheb[or]ne, William, esq., baliff and coroner of the liberty of Richard [Foxe], Bishop of Winchester",Bastard,John,M,,,"in custodia' of John Colyns and Elizabeth, his wife",About 4,,1512-11-29,11,,14:00,,Climbing a 'Stayres' in JC's house,He fell from a high step breaking his head and back,Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken and crushed head and back,Languished 4 am on 16 December,,,,,, ,1513_3,B/65,9/462/42,,Essex,Henham,1513-03-21,"Twedy, Richard",Thorogoode,John,M,,"Servant of John Wylde of Henham, husbandman",,,,1513-03-21,3,,14:00,,Arguing and fighting his master,"JW came to his barn to talk to JT and in a reasonable manner communicated with him regarding work to be carried out. JT responded with various abusive words and then in great fury ran up to JW and grabbed him with his arms violently. As they wrestled, a knife hanging at JW's side fell out of the scabbard and lay on the ground on its pommel by the wall of JW's house. In the struggle JW pushed JT away so that he fell on the knife receiving a wound through to the heart",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the heart,,,,,,, ,1513_4,B/66,9/463/20,,Norfolk,Ringland,1513-04-08,"Cushyn, John",Bret,William,M,,,,5 and more,,1513-04-05,4,,16:00,,He was in the house of Thomas Mere,"John Towneshend of Ringland, labourer was in the upper story of the house holding in his hand a 'hole gemetry of Iron concernyng a clok'. It fell out of his hand and a 'cornar' of it struck WB in the forehead",Clock iron work,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the forehead, 2 in deep and 1.5 in wide",Languished until 8 pm on 6 April,"John Towneshend of Ringland, who dropped the clock metalwork",Piece that struck him worth 12d,,,, ,1513_4,B/67,9/463/26,,Norfolk,Watton,1512-08-21,"Cushyn, John",Brownneswell,Simon,M,,,,15 and more,,1512-08-01,8,,15:00,,"He was in the close of John Hunt playing with Thomas Dailby of Watton, labourer","SB was lying on the ground with his face and stomach against the ground ('grovelyng[es]'). TD shot an arrow in the air, which struck SB in the middle of the neck on its descent",Arrow,,Struck by,,"Wound to the neck, 1.5 in deep and 0.5 in wide",Languished for 19 days and died at 3 pm on 20 August,"Thomas Dailby of Watton, labourer, who shot him by accident",,,,, ,1514_2,B/68,9/464/23,,Staffordshire,Handsworth,1514-01-20,"Walker, Richard",Smalley,John,M,Handsworth,Labourer,,,,1514-01-10,1,,,,Carrying a small piece of wood on his back,He fell due to his own ignorance ('p[er] suam Ingnorancia[m]') and the wood struck him on the left side of his head,Wood,,Struck by,,Struck left side of the head,,,,,,, ,1514_2,B/69,9/464/36,,Oxfordshire,Ardley,1514-02-15,"Gybbys, Richard",Showler,Thomas,M,Bucknell,Labourer,,,,1514-02-13,2,,16:00,,Pruning an oak in Ardley Wood,He fell from the tree breaking his neck,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1514_2,B/70,9/464/38,,Rutland,Whitwell,1513-12-10,"Duraunt, Thomas",Humfre,James,M,Whitwell,Labourer,,,,1513-10-28,10,,14:00,,He was in a 'Well Chambre' ,A 'schrene alias a plast[er] Wall' fell on him,Wall,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1514_2,B/71,9/464/39,,Rutland,Ryhall,1513-02-03,"Duraunt, Thomas",Sander,Margaret,M,Belmesthorpe,,,3,,1512-08-18,8,,14:00,,Lying on a hill by the well of Thomas Sanders,She fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1514_2,B/72,9/464/52,,Hertfordshire,Watton at Stone,1513-07-24,"Syvier, William",Clerke,John,M,,,,,,1513-05-14,5,,18:00,,Climbing a 'beche' tree in Watton Park to catch herons nesting there,He fell from the tree and onto its roots crushing his body,Tree (beech),Tree (roots),Fall from,Fall onto,Crushed body,Languished until 10 pm,,,,,, ,1514_2,B/73,9/464/55,,Kent,Strood,1513-08-29,"Fane, Thomas",Williams,Robert,M,,,Son of John Williams,About 1,,1513-07-29,7,,17:00,,He came out of his father's house during his parents' absence and went across the king's way to the garden of Peter Wright,He fell into a pit filled with water and died,Pit,,Fall into,,[Drowned],,,,,,, ,1514_2,B/74,9/464/56,,Kent,Gravesend,1513-02-20,"Fane, Thomas",Boys,Thomas,M,Rye,Mariner,,,,1513-02-12,2,,,,Assaulting Thomas Midford,TM was sitting at a table eating holding a knife for cutting food. TB grabbed him violently by the hair and dragged him away from the table and onto the ground. TB then fell down and by misfortune landed on TM's knife receiving a wound to the left shoulder,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the left shoulder,Languished until 18 February,,,,,, ,1514_2,B/75,9/464/82,,"Yorkshire, WR",Ilkley,1514-03-14,"Marshall, Thomas",Ryley,John,M,,,,,,1514-03-13,3,,,,He was in his barn,Suddenly the upper part ('cacumen') of the building collapsed and fell on him,Barn (upper part),,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1514_2,B/76,9/464/83,,Yorkshire,Burghwallis,1513-09-14,"Frobysher, John",Adam,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1513-08-10,8,,,,"Laurence Porter of Balne in the parish of Burgwallis, labourer was wrestling with her ('cum Elizabeth luctavit')",A knife hanging at LP's belt cut EA's back giving her a mortal wound,Knife,,,,Wound to the back,Languished until 29 August,,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1514_2,B/77,9/464/84,,"Yorkshire, NR",Thornton-le-Street,1513-09-02,"Marshall, Thomas",Laton,William,M,Thornton-le-Street,,,,,1513-08-26,8,Friday,18:00 ('circa horam sextam ad noctem'),,Walking by Cod Beck ,He tripped and fell into the water,Cod Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1514_3,B/78,9/1063/4,,Lincolnshire,Boston,1513-08-22,"Irby, Anthony",Johnson,William,M,Boston,Labourer,,,,1513-08-15,8,,,,"Assaulting John Gibson of Boston, dyer",He threw a stone at JG hitting him in the chest and then tried to flee home. JG pursued him down a stone alley where WJ fell and hit his head on the stones suffering an injury and wounds,Stones,,Fall onto,,Injury and wounds to the head,Languished until 20 August,,,,,, ,1514_4,B/79,9/465/86,,"Yorkshire, NR",Oswaldkirk,1514-05-19,"Gower, Robert",Reed,Margaret,F,,,,20 and more,Injured ('antea fuit seca'),1514-05-16,5,,14:00,,Walking down a street ,She tripped and fell into a well ('fons') in the middle of the street due to her poor sight ('in defectu visus'),Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1514_4,B/80,9/465/88,,Yorkshire,Hatfield,1514-07-12,"Frobysher, John",West,Laurence,M,,,,,,1514-07-10,7,,,,Crossing a certain water in the common pasture near Hatfield,,Water (unspecified),,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1514_4,B/81,9/465/94,,Cumberland,Ravynhed inf[ra] baron[iam] de Wygton'/Papcastle ('palmecastle'),1512-09-08,"Bewley, William",Ellergil,Henry,M,,,,,,1512-08-30,8,,,,Leading a bull property of the wife of John Brasenge to his cow for breeding,The bull ran down the horse on which HE was sitting so that it fell on HE injuring him and breaking his bones,Horse,Bull,Fell on him,,"Injured gravely ('decruciat[us]'), broken bones",Languished until 8 September,,Bull worth 4s,,,, ,1514_4,B/82,9/465/94,,Cumberland,Castle Carrock,1514-04-08,"Bewley, William",Stephynson,Thomas,M,,,,,,1514-04-03,4,,09:00,,"Ploughing a field with John Stephynson of Castle Carrock, labourer","TS was leading oxen pulling the plough and JS was driving the plough. JS threw the 'plowstaff' at one of the oxen, which was not pulling the plough in a straight line, and by misfortune struck TS in the right side of the head through to the brain giving him a mortal wound",Staff,,Struck by,,"Wound to the right side of the head, through to the brain",Languished until 8 April,JS who was working with him and who killed him by accident by throwing a staff,Staff worth 2d,,Second inquest on the same membrane. ,, ,1514_4,B/83,9/465/101,,Westmorland,Hartsop,1512-11-08,"Threlkeld, Richard, of Patterdale",Neweton,Geoffrey,M,Hartsop,,,,,1512-11-07,11,Sunday,,,Crossing Caudale Beck on horseback,He fell into the water with the horse,Caudale Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1514_4,B/84,9/465/101,,Westmorland,Tebay,1512-07-19,"Threlkeld, Richard, of Patterdale",Fayrer,John,M,Bowfell,,,,,1512-07-18,7,Sunday,,,Crossing a certain water called 'Tybbay aqua' ,He fell into the water with the horse,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,[Drowned],,,,,Second inquest on the same membrane,, ,1514_4,B/85,9/465/127,,Surrey,Weybridge,1514-07-02,"Elyott, Nicholas",Colry,William,M,,,,,,1514-07-01,7,,,,"Navigating a boat ('batilda') laden with underwood ('subbosco vocat[ur] bavens') using a pole, on the River Thames between Weybridge and Shepperton, Middlesex",He fell into the water and drowned due to his carelessness in handling the pole,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1515_2,B/86,9/966/66,,Devon,Musbury,1515-02-05,"Tanner, Rober",Frankecheyny,John,M,,,,,,1515-01-25,1,,,,"Hunting and catching conies with Richard Smyth of Axminster, yeoman",They were on the opposite sides of a hedge and spotted a rabbit hiding in it. JF prompted RS to shoot the rabbit with his bow. RS's arrow bounced off one of the branches and struck JF in the right side of the face. In shock ('r[ati]one ictus sagitte illius quasi stupefact[us]) JF fell into a great ditch so that his entire body was crushed,Arrow,Ditch,Shot with,Fall into,Wound to the right side of the face and crushed body,Languished until 31 January,"Richard Smyth of Axminster, yeoman, who shot him by accident",,,Not indented,, ,1515_2,B/87,9/966/63,,Hampshire ,"The Soke, Winchester",1514-12-15,"Tycheb[or]ne, William, esq., baliff and coroner of the liberty of Richard [Foxe], Bishop of Winchester",Towgull,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1514-12-16,12,,20:00,,Walking through the kitchen at the house of John Croke in darkness and without light,He walked near the edge of a certain stream flowing under the kitchen and fell into it when his feet slipped. He remained in the water for about half an hour without anyone knowing or noticing and eventually drowned due to the depth and violence of water,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1515_2,B/88,9/966/30,,Yorkshire,Acaster Malbis,1514-08-20,"Fayrffax, Robert, gent.",Many,Robert,M,,,,,,1514-08-19,8,,16:00,,,"He stumbled over a staff called a 'Gayde', which he held in his right hand, and fell under the wheels of a maoving cart ('plaustrum'). Part of the wheel called a 'Fellough' shod with iron that was attached to the wheel with three iron nails ran over the back of his head giving him a mortal wound",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wound to the back of the head,Languished until 6 pm,,Felloe worth 12d,,,, ,1515_2,B/89,9/966/28m,,York city,"York, St Leonard's Hospital",1515-03-10,"Barthilmew, John",Sutton,Henry,M,,,,4,,1515-03-10,3,,09:00,,"HS and Jane Taillor, aged 5, climbed a bench by a vat called a 'maske fatte' filled with water and malt at the hospital's brewhouse, and stirred the liquid with small sticks ('parvos baculos voca[n]t[ur] ij stykk[es]')","They leant against one side of the vat in such a way that their bodies balanced on the brim of the vat and continued to play with the sticks. As they inclined further, they fell into the vat and drowned",Vat,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"William Taillor of York, brewer, who found their bodies",,,,, ,1515_2,B/89,9/966/28m,,York city,"York, St Leonard's Hospital",1515-03-10,"Barthilmew, John",Taillor,Jane,F,,,,5,,1515-03-10,3,,09:00,,"JT and Henry Sutton, aged 4, climbed a bench by a vat called a 'maske fatte' filled with water and malt at the hospital's brewhouse, and stirred the liquid with small sticks ('parvos baculos voca[n]t[ur] ij stykk[es]')","They leant against one side of the vat in such a way that their bodies balanced on the brim of the vat and continued to play with the sticks. As they inclined further, they fell into the vat and drowned",Vat,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"William Taillor of York, brewer, who found their bodies",,,,, ,1515_2,B/90,9/966/7,,Surrey,Mickleham,1514-11-23,"Hampton, Robert",Huet,Thomas,M,,,,,,1514-11-23,11,,,,Loading a piece of timber onto a cart ('biga') using a lever,"As he was trying to distribute the weight of the timber equally on the cart, using the lever, the timber slid and fell suddenly. It struck the lever which fell on TH's head",Wooden lever and piece of timber,,Struck by,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1515_3,B/91,9/467/62,,Gloucestershire,Cam,1514-09-12,"Freme, William, gent.",Faxe,Thomas,M,Dursley,,,,,1514-09-08,9,,10:00-11:00,,Riding his horse,The horse stumbled and fell causing TF to break his left arm in the fall,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken left arm,Languished for four days,,,,,, ,1515_3,B/92,9/467/65,,Herefordshire,Bromyard,1514-09-08,"Welford, Richard",ap Thomas,Philip,M,,,,,Suffering from a pain in the head ('dolor capit[is]'),1514-09-08,9,,,,Riding a grey horse,He fell from the horse due to a certain pain in the head and struck his head on a tree root,Horse,,Fall from,,Struck head through to the brain,Instant,,,,,, ,1515_3,B/93,9/467/66,,Staffordshire,Bilston,1514-06-23,"Walker, Richard",Coke,William,M,Brineton,Husbandman,,,,1514-06-27,6,,,,Riding a horse holding in his sleeve/hand ('manuca') a pair of 'sheres',He fell with the horse and the shears struck him in the left side near the heart,Shears,,Fall onto,,Struck left side near the heart,Instant,,,,Dates wrong,, ,1515_3,B/94,9/467/67,,Oxfordshire,Eynsham,1514-03-20,"Gybbys, Richard",Mery,John,M,,,,,,1514-02-20,2,,,House,Receiving a sack of wool being passed to him from an upper window of his house,He fell on a piece of wood called an 'Elme pece' and broke his left leg in two places,Wood (piece of elm tree),,Fall onto,,Broken left leg in two places: shin and ankle,Died on 21 February,,,,,, ,1515_3,B/95,9/467/79,,Oxfordshire,Islip,1514-09-20,"Gybbys, Richard",Crosse,John,M,,,,,,1514-09-19,9,,,,Standing on a ladder on a stack of peas ('a pese Reke') ,He fell from the ladder as he descended it,Ladder,,Fall from,,,,"Thomas Ravyn of Islip, labourer, who found the body",,,,, ,1515_3,B/96,9/467/82m,,Staffordshire,Lapley,1514-10-16,"Walker, Richard",Lee,John,M,"Shrewsbury, Shropshire",Mason,,,,1514-10-06,10,,,,"He was in the bell tower of Lapley church with Roger Elston of Wheaton Aston, labourer",A 'Ferne al[ias] a Wynde' [OED: windlass] broke suddenly and fell on their heads ,Windlass,,Fell on top of him,,Struck head through to the brain,Instant,"Roger Elston of Wheaton Aston, labourer, who was with him",,,,, ,1515_3,B/96,9/467/82m,,Staffordshire,Lapley,1514-10-16,"Walker, Richard",Elston,Roger,M,Wheaton Aston,Labourer,,,,1514-10-06,10,,,,"He was in the bell tower of Lapley church with John Lee of Shrewsbury, mason",A 'Ferne al[ias] a Wynde' [OED: windlass] broke suddenly and fell on their heads ,Windlass,,Fell on top of him,,Struck head through to the brain,Instant,"John Lee of Shrewsbury, mason, who was with him",,,,, ,1515_4,B/97,9/469/35,,Gloucestershire,Colesbourne,1515-06-12,"Goderigge, John",Irisshe,Richard,M,,Servant of John Kevelocke,,,,1515-06-01,6,,,,Driving his master's cart ('biga') laden with a piece of oak timber in the field called 'Northefeld' ,"As he walked alongside the cart, it fell into a ditch due to the movement of the thill horse, and the lower part of the timber struck him in the top of the head",Timber (oak),,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,Timber worth 20d,,,, ,1515_4,B/98,9/469/36,,Gloucestershire,Longborough,1515-08-30,"Goderyche, John",Bumpase,William,M,,,Son of Thomas Bumpase of Longborough,,,1515-07-24,7,,,Field,Helping to lift the left wheel of Thomas Polle's cart ('Biga') out of a pit in the field called 'Southefeld',"He put his arm between 'le Spokez' of the wheel, and the front horse broke it by moving the cart",Cart (wheel),,,,Broken left arm,Died within four days,,,,,, ,1515_4,B/99,9/469/37,,Oxfordshire,Fields,1515-07-20,"Gybbes, Richard",Nycols,Walter,M,,,,,,1515-07-19,7,,,,Loading hay onto a cart ('biga'),"His stomach became affected by an illness called a 'postume' [OED: apostem - a gathering of purulent matter in any part of the body; a large deep-seated abscess], he fell from the cart and broke his neck",Cart,Illness,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1515_4,B/100,9/469/71,,Yorkshire (now Lancashire),Earby,1515-03-27,"Lambart, John",Thomas,Jane,F,,,,,,1515-03-27,3,,14:00,House,She was in the house of James Thomas,"A wheel called a 'Spynnyng Whele' fell on her face, neck, chest and stomach",Spinning wheel,,Fell on top of her,,,Instant,,Wheel worth 8d,,Not indented,, ,1515_4,B/101,9/469/74,,Yorkshire,Skipton,1515-03-17,"Lambart, John",Witton,Margaret,M,,,,,,1515-03-16,3,,07:00,,She was sleeping in a bed in the house of William Witton,A sack of flour fell on her face and chest killing her instantly,Sack of flour,,Fell on top of her,,,Instant,,Sack of flour worth 3s,,,, ,1515_4,B/102,9/469/75,,Surrey,Lambeth ('Lambehith'),1515-03-07,"Hampton, Robert",Wodehous,Agnes,F,,,,,,1515-03-07,3,,,,She was walking down a highway in Lambeth,"William Wright of Lambeth, yeoman was riding a young horse property of Thomas [Howard], Duke of Norfolk. The horse broke the bridle ('frenum') due to its viciousness ('p[er] pravitate sua') and misfortune, and ran stray crashing into AW, trampling her and giving her a mortal wound to the shoulder",Horse,,Trampled by,,Wound to the shoulder,,,,,,, ,1515_4,B/103,9/469/79,,Surrey,Great Bookham,1516-03-09,"Elyott, Nicholas",a Stone,Matthew,M,,,,,,1515-04-29,4,,08:00,,Walking from his house in Abinger? ('Abyngworthe') to Kingston on his business,He fell from a small footbridge calle 'Bykney prey' over 'Bykney Water' in the parish of Bookham and drowned,Bykney Water',,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Inquest regnal year 7 Hen VIII - possible error,, ,1515_4,B/104,9/469/82,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 41, p. 10",Sussex,Bayham,1515-04-17,"Roote, Stephen",Ryppen,Richard,M,Bayham,,,,,1515-04-12,4,,,,Shooting arrows with Marche and other boys at Bayham,Ran towards target at which Marche was shooting and was struck by an arrow,Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound to the head on the left side,Instant,"John Marche of Bayham, age 13, who shot the arrow",Arrow worth 1/2d.,,,, ,1515_4,B/105,9/469/86,,Kent,Sittingbourne,1515-05-06,"Chylton, John",Lovelett,Anne,F,Sittingbourne,Single woman,Single woman,,,1515-05-27,5,Sunday (week before Trinity Sunday),,,"John Werall of Maidstone, labourer, was shooting arrows at marks called 'Buttys'",AL ran suddenly within the target area and was struck in the left side of her head with an arrow,Arrow,,Struck by,,"Wound to the left side of the head; arrowhead, which was 2 in long, remained lodged in her head",Languished for one week,,Arrow worth 2d,,Inquest date probable error: should be 6 June,, ,1515_4,B/106,9/469/94,,Devon,Withleigh,1515-04-07,"Tanner, Rober",Jete,Robert,M,Witheridge,Yeoman,,,,1515-04-07,4,,,,"Intervening in an argument between his father Richard Jete and Edmund Taillour of 'Eggcote' in the parish of Tiverton, tailor, over a case before the court of arches of the Archbishop of Canterbury in which ET had come to deliver a summons for Richard J to appear in fifteen days' time","Richard J became enraged and snatched ET's dagger intending to strike ET. As ET and Richard J were struggling, Robert J intervened to keep the peace and his father Richard J accidentally struck him in the right thigh with the said dagger",Dagger,,Struck with,,Wound to the right thigh,Instant,ET who quarrelled with Richard J,,,,, ,1516_2,B/107,9/470/43,,"Yorkshire, WR (now Lancashire)","Grindleton, in a place called 'lawme Welstone' near Sawley Bridge",1515-10-28,"Lambart, John, sen.",Proctour,Charles,M,,,,,,1515-05-04,5,,,,,He fell 40 feet from the Slaidburn bridge and landed on the ground underneath it,Bridge,,Fall from,,,Languished until 5 pm on 12 May,,,,,, ,1516_2,B/108,9/470/44,,Yorkshire,Whitwood,1515-10-03,"Frobysher, John",Darley,Richard,M,,,,,,1515-10-01,10,,,,Driving a cart ('palustrum') laden with coal and pulled by oxen,He fell under the wheels of the cart and one of the wheels ran over his head,Cart,,Run over,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1516_2,B/109,9/470/46,,Yorkshire,Leeds,1515-10-31,"Marshall, Thomas",Hewett,John,M,Yorkshire,Woolman ('wolman'),,,,1515-10-31,10,,03:00,,Getting up from his bed in the room of John Eryk to urinate,He fell from the stairs next to his bed injuring his head and neck,Stairs,,Fall from,,Injured head and neck,Died within 3 hours,,,,,, ,1516_2,B/110,9/470/48m,,"Yorkshire, WR",Kildwick,1516-01-08,"Lambart, John, sen.",Somerstales,Richard,M,,,,,,1516-01-08,1,,10:00,,Crossing the 'Cononley Bridge' over the River Aire with Alice Garforth,A strong gust of westerly wind knocked them off the bridge and into the water. They could not pull themselves out of the river and drowned,River Aire,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1516_2,B/110,9/470/48m,,"Yorkshire, WR",Kildwick,1516-01-08,"Lambart, John, sen.",Garforth,Alice,F,,,,,,1516-01-08,1,,10:00,,Crossing the 'Cononley Bridge' over the River Aire with Richard Somerstales,A strong gust of westerly wind knocked them off the bridge and into the water. They could not pull themselves out of the river and drowned,River Aire,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1516_2,B/111,9/470/67,,Dorset,Manston,1514-09-19,"Stone, William",[Lydforde],Alice,F,,,"Daughter of Thomas Lydforde of Manston, husbandman",,,1514-09-18,9,,,,Crossing a bridge/footpath ('pons') next to TL's mill,She fell into a water because of a certain 'planke' existing on the bridge,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1516_2,B/112,9/470/68,,Wiltshire,Lacock,1515-12-07,"Chancey, William",Forde,John,M,,,,,,1515-12-04,12,,,,,Drowned in the River Avon,River Avon,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1516_2,B/113,9/470/70,,Dorset,Moredon,1515-08-02,"Stone, William",Whyler,Margaret,F,,,Daughter of John Whyler,2,,1515-08-01,8,,,,Passing by a gate hanging against the wall of JW's building,The gate fell on her ,Gate,,Fell on top of her,,Struck body,,,,,,, ,1516_2,B/114,9/470/73a,,Kent,St Pauls Cray ('Pollescray'),1515-08-08,"Fave, Thomas",Baker,John,M,,,,,,1515-08-08,8,,,,Climbing a ladder,When he reached the top of the ladder one of the rungs shattered causing him to fall to the ground,Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed body,,,,,Partly faded,, ,1516_2,B/115,9/470/75,,Kent,Southfleet,1515-10-18,"Fave, Thomas",Elmesley,John,M,,,,,,1515-10-12,10,,,,He was on top of a haystack,As he was trying to climb down his feet slipped and he fell onto a 'Stake of An hardell gate' receiving a wound to his stomach,Stake,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the stomach, 7 in long",Died on 14 October,,,,,, ,1516_2,B/116,9/470/78,,Kent,Hartley,1515-08-28,"Fave, Thomas",Fullar,John,M,,,,,,1515-08-04,8,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') ,"One part of the cart called a 'Regewith' shattered suddenly, as a result of which another part called a 'lymmons' struck JF in the right side of the head",Cart (part of),,Struck by,,Wound to the right side of the head,Died on 28 August,,,,,, ,1516_2,B/117,9/470/86,,Surrey,Send,1516-01-16,"Elyott, Nicholas",Samborne,Thomas,M,,,,,,1516-01-05,1,,,,Hunting with a hawk called a 'Gossehawke',He was trying to build a 'perche' by cutting down a small oak with his 'Wodknyffe'. When he was half way through cutting he discarded the knife which landed on the ground with the tip pointing upwards ('resupinus'). Then TS pulled the oak downwards but a rotten branch he was holding broke suddenly and he fell down onto his knife receiving a deep wound to his thigh through to the stomach,Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the thigh through to the stomach, 20 in deep",Instant,,,,,, ,1516_2,B/118,9/470/88,,Surrey,Southwark,1515-11-27,"Hampton, Robert",Lacy,William,M,,,,,,1515-11-27,11,,20:00,,Crossing the 'Saynt Olaws Wharff' to repair a certain boat on the said wharf,As he was crossing a piece of timber called a 'Camshyde' he walked so carelessly that he slipped and fell into the River Thames,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1516_2,B/119,9/470/89,,Surrey,Bermondsey,1515-09-13,"Hampton, Robert",Bowne,Peter,M,,,,2,,not given,,,,,Crossing a small bridge/footbridge called a 'planke' over a ditch filled with water,He fell from the footbridge and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1516_2,B/120,9/470/90,,Surrey,Brockham,1516-01-02,"Elyott, Nicholas",Sakar,Margaret,F,,,Daughter of William Sakar,,,1516-01-01,1,,,,Walking from her father's house in Brockham to a watermill on her father's business,When crossing a small bridge/footpath called a 'brigge or a prey' she proceeded so carelessly that she slipped and fell into the water below,[River Mole?],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1516_4,B/121,9/471/55,,Gloucestershire,Wick ('Wyke' in the tithing of Alkington within the parish of Berkeley),1516-07-07,"Freme, William, gent.",Jones,William,M,Oldbury-on-Severn,,,,,1516-07-07,7,,13:00,,Riding on a black horse,He fell from the horse but his left leg was caught in the stirrup. The horse dragged him along the ground and kicked him in the head with his rear leags,Horse,Dragged by,Kicked by,,Kick to the head,,,,,,, ,1516_4,B/122,9/471/56,,Gloucestershire,Marshfield,1516-05-23,"Shipward, George, gent.",Dowdyng,John,M,Marshfield,Maltman,,,,1516-05-12,5,,19:00,,He was in his house when a strong wind arose and violently struck against and damaged the roof of the house,He put a 30-feet-long ladder againt the house and climbed it to fix and save the roof. The wind blew so impetuously that it knocked him off the ladder and pushed him onto a small outhouse ('pariet[um] [...] voc[atur] a pentese') from which he then fell to the ground,Ladder,,Fall from,,,Died on 20 May,,,,,, ,1516_4,B/123,9/471/57,,Gloucestershire,Hampton ('Hampton Moinalm'),1516-07-08,"Goderigge, John",Willemott,John,M,,,,,,1516-07-04,7,,09:00,,He was felling a beech tree with an axe,The tree fell on his body,Tree (beech),,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1516_4,B/124,9/471/61,,Gloucestershire,Winchcombe,1516-02-22,"Goderige, John",Jenkyn,David,M,Winchcombe (Sudeley in other parts of the documents),Labourer,,,,1516-01-26,1,,,,"Riding on a grey horse property of William Dyngeley, gent., near Sudeley Castle","Suddenly, the headstrong horse took the reins in its mouth and, wanting water, leapt into a pond ('stagnum') called 'le vtt[er]mote' causing DJ to fall from its back into the said pond where he then drowned",Pond,Horse,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 6s 4d,,,, ,1516_4,B/125,9/471/62,,Gloucestershire,Winchcombe,1516-02-22,"Goderige, John",Turbutt,William,M,,,,,,1515-09-14,9,,,,Washing himself in the spring ('Rivulu[m]') called 'pyttyshey' with others,He fell into a pit and drowned,Spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1516_4,B/126,9/471/65,,Staffordshire,Hamstall Ridware,1516-02-07,"Walker, Richard, and Fryth, Richard",Eke,John,M,Hamstall Ridware,Clerk/cleric,Brother of Richard Eke,,Suffering from a feverish illness for four days,1516-01-28,1,,05:00,,He was suffering from a feverish illness and during a lucid interval he rose from his bed and walked to the River Blithe ,He fell into the water and drowned. ,River Blithe,,Fall into,,Drowned. His body remained in the water for three hours and was completely whitewashed ('totu[s] corpus suu[s] aque dealbat[us] fuit et nullu[m] aliud signu[m] circa corpus suu[m] invenire pot[uer]unt'),,"William Walton and Richard Eke, who found the body",,,,, ,1516_4,B/127,9/471/66,,Staffordshire,Branston (in the franchise and liberty of the Burton-on-Trent Abbey),1515-09-16,"Stanley, John",Lowe,John,M,,,Son of William Lowe,Boy,,1516-08-01,8,,10:00,,,"He fell under the wheels of his father's cart ('plaustrum') laden with coal and pulled by six steers in the king's highway in the field called 'Stapenhull feld', and one of the iron-bound wheels ran over his stomach",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Pressed stomach,Died on 3 August,,Wheel worth 3s,,,, ,1516_4,B/128,9/471/70,,Oxfordshire,Bampton,1515-10-23,"Tame, Edmund, esq.",Hall,Thomas,M,Filkins,Labourer,,,,1515-10-22,10,,,,Tying hay to a cart,His feet slipped and he fell from the cart,Cart,,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1516_4,B/129,9/471/72,,Oxfordshire,Bampton,1515-11-10,"Tame, Edmund, esq.",Scheparde alias Richard,Margaret,F,,,"Daughter of John Schepard alias Richard of Bampton, labourer",,,1515-10-30,10,,,,Walking across a certain bridge called 'lakebridge' to herd her father's sheep,"She was knocked off the bridge by a sudden strong gust of wind cause by a storm, fell into the water and drowned",[Shill Brook?],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1516_4,B/130,9/471/97,,Wiltshire,Bishops Cannings,1516-05-05,"Burlegh, John",Perys,William,M,,,,,,1516-05-02,5,,,,Thomas Person alias Hore of Bishops Canning was shooting arrows at marks,WP came between TP and the marks and was hit in the head with an arrow,Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound to the head,,,,,,, ,1516_4,B/131,9/471/100,,Cornwall,Maders,1516-07-07,"Trelawny, Walter, esq.",Kynge,John,M,Maders,,,,,1516-07-05,7,,14:00,,Cutting firewood,"Ralph Kynge cut a piece of wood with a 'Fyllyngaxe' and then threw the axe against it. The axe hit a 'knagge' [OED: knag a knot in the wood], bounced and struck JK on the forehead through to the brain",Axe,,Struck by,,Wound to the forehead through to the brain,Died on 7 July at dawn,Ralph Kynge who struck him with an axe by accident,Axe worth 2d,,,, ,1516_4,B/132,9/471/141,,Yorkshire,Heptonstall,1516-04-08,"Frobysher, John",Dobson,Helen,F,,,,,,1516-04-06,4,,18:00,,,She was killed by a 'heymogh' [haymow - a stack of hay] that fell on her near the barn of Arthur Dobson,Haystack,,Fell on top of her,,,,,,,Not indented,, ,1516_4,B/133,9/471/146,,Yorkshire,Smeaton,1516-03-26,"Frobysher, John",Qwhip,Alexander,M,,,,,,1516-03-22,3,,10:00,Church,Praying in the parish church,A large beam called a 'lath' fell from the top of the church and struck his side and legs,Beam,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1516_4,B/134,9/471/155,,Kent,West Langdon,1516-06-20,"Boys, John",Carpenter,Thomas,M,Parish of Walmer,Labourer,,,,1516-06-19,6,,,,Travelling in the cart ('carecta') of William Brode of Walmer pulled by four horses and carrying a piece of timber,He fell from the cart and one of the wheels ran over his face and head so that his brain and skull were crushed and broken,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed and broken skull and brain,Instant,,,,,, ,1516_4,B/135,9/471/158,,Kent,Stockbury,1516-05-03,"Frensshe, Richard",Mayly,John,M,Lynsted,Husbandman,,,,1516-05-03,5,,,,Climbing a beech tree to look for and collect young herons nesting there,Climbing down the branch he stood on suddenly shattered and broke. He fell down and broke his neck,Tree (beech),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1516_4,B/136,9/471/159,,Kent,Cranbrook,1516-07-06,"Frensshe, Richard",Benchekyn,Thomas,M,Parish of Cranbrook,Labourer,,,,1516-04-30,4,,,,Washing and cooling in a pond called the 'Newe milpond',"He had a sudden epileptic seizure (called 'le Fallyng Sekenesse'), sank to the bottom of the pond and drowned",Pond,Illness,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1516_4,B/137,9/471/160,,Kent,Cranbrook,1516-07-03,"Frensshe, Richard",Beux,Clemency,F,,,,,,not given,,,,,Standing on the bank of a pit ('puteus') washing various pieces of linen cloth,"When a towel ('manutergium') slipped from her hands and fell into the pit, she reached out for it and fell into the water and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1516_4,B/138,9/471/160a,,Kent,East Malling,1515-12-17,"Fave, Thomas",Wodland,John,M,,,,,,1515-11-08,11,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') with iron-bound wheels pulled by two horses,He fell and one of the wheels ran over his right leg pressing and breaking it,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Pressed and broken right leg,Died on 15 December,,Cart worth £5,,,, ,1516_4,B/139,9/471/162,,Hertfordshire,Amwell,1516-02-26,"Langham, William",Brigg[es],John,M,Stansted St Margarets ('Stansted Thele'),,,,,1516-02-26,2,,,,,Found dead in a water-filled ditch with his face submerged and forty bundles of osiers ('bolt[es] de osyer rodd[es]') on his back,Ditch,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1516_4,B/140,9/471/164,,Surrey,Guildford,1516-04-06,"Hamond, William",Forde,Alice,F,,,Daughter of William Forde,3,,1516-04-05,4,,,,Playing in the courtyard of her father's house,"A horse and a calf that were in the courtyard tied with a halter. When they tried to move back, the halter came in contact with a large wooden board called a 'Scaldyng borde' and knocked it over. The board fell on AF and knocked her to the ground",Board,,Fell on top of her,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,,,,, ,1517_1,B/141,9/472/77,,Middlesex,Westminster,1516-02-09,"Robertz, Thomas",Jurden,Nicholas,M,Westminster,Fishmonger,,,,1516-01-17,1,,23:00-24:00,,"Sailing in a boat from Westminster to 'Lymost' near the London bridge with his sons, John and William, and his servants, to ambush 'Fyssherbot[es] coming to London from the sea bringing fish and other victuals. He intercepted a fishing boat from Dunkirk and took their fish namely two baskets ('maundes') of 'Turbutt'. Richard Nasshe of London, yeoman, one of the four customs officers ('Scrutator'), summoned diverse other officials to capture the forestallers. ","NJ fled from the pursuers but they followed him from the 'signe del la crane' in London to the river bank near 'Banastres steyer' in Surrey, where they confronted him. When questioned about the fish, NJ argued they were for the king to which RN said: 'Come with me to the mayor of London to see what he himself wants to say about that'. NJ refused to obey and the officials attempted to seize him peacefully. When NJ used a bill, that he always carried with him, to position the boat against the river bank, RN, in carrying out his duty, struck NJ on the head with a 'hawbard' worth 20d. ",Halberd,,Struck with,,Struck head,Languished until 9 February,"RN, who killed him unintentionally; NJ's sons and servants, and RN's men including John Wylmote of London, yeoman, all of whom were present at the scene",,,,, ,1517_2,B/142,9/1002/58,,Wiltshire,Highworth,1516-01-27,"Brandon, Charles, knt., coroner of Queen Catherine in the liberty of Highworth Cricklade and Staple",Benett,Faith,F,,,Daughter of James Benett,,,1515-12-29,12,,,,Playing and walking on a cheese form ('formula') in her father's house holding in her had a knife called a 'prage' worth 1d,She slipped from the form and fell on the knife receiving a wound under her left breast,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound under the left breast,Instant,,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1517_2,B/143,9/1002/50,,Somerset,Nynehead,1516-11-08,"Soper, John",[Bisshop],Alice,F,,,Wife of John Bisshop,,,1516-11-08,11,,18:00,,Walking from Bradford-on-Tone to her husband's house in Nynehead,She fell from a small wooden bridge over a stream supplying water to the mill called 'Pygionsmyll' ,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1517_2,B/144,9/1002/43,,Gloucestershire,Deerhurst ('Durhurst'),1516-09-20,"Godyryche, John",Parkes,Thomas,M,,,,,,1516-09-14,9,,,,He came to the parish church to hear mass,"He sat on a bench under the belfry to pray at the time when diverse persons were bell-ringing by pulling cords attached to the bell wheels. A small beam/plank ('asser') on the 'Flower' post of the said belfry was not attached properly, of which those ringing the bells were ignorant, and fell on the top of TP's head giving him a mortal wound",Plank/beam,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Died within three days,"Unnamed bell-ringers, who accidentally knocked down the beam",,,,, ,1517_2,B/145,9/1002/42,,Berkshire,Hanney,1516-10-15,"Bysley, William",Coggys,William,M,Hanney,,,,,1516-10-14,10,,,,,A grey horse worth 12s kicked him in the stomach or chest with his hind leg,Horse,,Kicked by,,Struck stomach or chest,Instant,,Horse worth 12s,,,, ,1517_2,B/146,9/1002/40,,Staffordshire,Burton-on-Trent,1516-12-09,"Wyche, Hugh",Chaplen,Margaret,F,,,Daughter of John Chaplen,,,1516-12-04,12,,16:00,,Drawing water from a well in the internal part of her father's household,"She stood on an ice-covered stone on the verge of the well and inclined towards the well's woodwork ('opus ligneum') called a 'Brendart', which was one-cubit high, to reach for the bucket ('situla') there hanging. She slipped, fell headlong into the well and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1517_2,B/147,9/1002/39,,Yorkshire,Bentley,1517-03-17,"Murwod, William",Baclay,Helen,F,,,,,Of weak body,1517-03-16,3,,,,Walking from Bentley to Arksey,"She walked by the bank of a certain spring ('iuxta litus cuiusdam fonde'), fell into the water and drowned",Spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1517_2,B/148,9/1002/37,,Yorkshire,Ellerton,1517-03-12,"Knyght, Edward",Chamber,Isabel,F,,,,,Of weak body,1516-03-11,3,,,,Walking by a marsh spring,"She stumbled over a bone called 'horshed', fell into the spring and drowned",Spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1517_2,B/149,9/1002/36,,Yorkshire,Aldwark,1516-11-06,"Conyers, John",Ellerkar,Nicholas,M,Tholthorpe,Gentleman,,,,1516-11-06,11,,At night (before dawn on that day),,Walking on 'crouches of wodd' from Tholtorpe to a place called 'Ravensike bank' ,He fell into the River Swale and drowned,River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1517_4,B/150,9/474/4,,Kent,Hawkhurst,1517-06-09,"Beverley, John",Tykhull,Robert,M,,Servant of Thomas Mercer,,,,1517-05-23,5,Saturday,08:00,,"Watching John Gralyng and George Spryngett 'ladyng marle' in the marlpit of Thomas Mercer, his master",Three or four cartloads of earth from the verge of the pit fell on top of him killing him,Soil,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1517_4,B/151,9/474/6,,Kent,Minster-in-Thanet,1517-03-11,"Consaunt, William",Parker,Margaret,F,,,"Daughter of John Parker and Elizabeth, his wife",2,,1517-03-09,3,,,,"MP's mother was hard at work and left her in JP's house sitting by the fire, while she attended to her duties.",Before her mother returned MP fell into the fire and was completely burnt,Fire,,Fall into,,Burnt,Instant,,,,,, ,1517_4,B/152,9/474/7,,Kent,Old Romney,1517-06-11,"Boys, John",Marten,Hugh,M,Parish of Old Romney,Labourer,,,,1517-06-10,6,,10:00,,Riding on the mare of John Mote of Old Romney,The mare fell backwards into a pond and HM was caught underneath her and drowned,Pond,Horse (mare),Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1517_4,B/153,9/474/8,,Kent,Ivychurch,1517-05-16,"Boys, John",Burnet,Thomas,M,Parish of Ivychurch,Labourer,,,,1517-05-15,5,,15:00,,Riding on the horse of John Bodman,The horse fell and TB was suffocated underneath it,Horse,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,Instant,,,,,, ,1517_4,B/154,9/474/9,,Kent,Staplehurst,1517-07-15,"Frensshe, Richard",Bere,Roger,M,,,,,,1517-07-14,7,,,,He and Robert Trayte [see KB9/474/10 concerning the same accident] were hired by John Brageland to dig up marl for soil fertilization from a five-feet-deep pit,When he was in the pit the upper part of it collapsed and the great weight of soil completely crushed and broke his body,Soil,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and broken body,,,,,"Inquests 9/474/9 and 10: the same accident, different victim",, ,1517_4,B/155,9/474/10,,Kent,Staplehurst,1517-07-15,"Frensshe, Richard",Trayte,Robert,M,,,,,,1517-07-14,7,,,,He and Roger Bere [see KB9/474/9 concerning the same accident] were hired by John Brageland to dig up marl for soil fertilization from a five-feet-deep pit,When he was in the pit the upper part of it collapsed and the great weight of soil completely crushed and broke his body,Soil,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and broken body,,,,,"Inquests 9/474/9 and 10: the same accident, different victim",, ,1517_4,B/156,9/474/11,,Kent,Burham,1517-06-16,"Boys, John",Cote,William,M,Parish of Burham,"Labourer, servant of Thomas Nethersoll",,,,1517-06-14,6,,16:00,,Watching over his master's horses,One of the horses struck him in the right side of the face,Horse,,Struck by,,Struck right side of the face,Instant,,,,,, ,1517_4,B/157,9/474/13,,Hertfordshire,Wadesmill,1517-07-16,"Langham, William",Hammyng,William,M,,,,13,,1517-07-14,7,,,,Riding a horse,He forced the horse to run at great speed and fell from it breaking his neck,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1517_4,B/158,9/474/15a,,Surrey,Guildford,1517-07-11,"Atkynson, Thomas, mayor of Guildford",Crondy,John,M,,,Son of John Croundy,2,,1517-07-10,7,,,,Playing in the courtyard of his father's house,He fell into a water-filled vat worth 4d and drowned,Vat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1517_4,B/159,9/474/21,,Cumberland,Carlisle,1517-08-10,"Semis, Christopher and Hugon, John",Talantire,George,M,,,,3,,1517-08-10,8,,11:00,,,Fell into a milldam in 'plukholme' in the liberty of Carlisle and drowned,Milldam,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1517_4,B/160,9/474/22,,Cumberland,Ennerdale,1517-04-30,"Bewley, William",Bowman,John,M,,,,13,,1517-04-29,4,,,,Crossing the 'leysay' water [the River Liza?] on a grey horse worth 5s,A great wind knocked him off the horse and into the water where he drowned,[River Liza],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 5s,,Not indented,, ,1517_4,B/161,9/474/29,,Yorkshire,Sutton-upon-Derwent,1517-06-16,"Knyght, Edward",Smyth,Thomas,M,,,,,,1517-06-14,6,,,,Riding a roan horse worth 6s 8d,The horse threw him and kicked him with its legs,Horse,,Kicked by,,,,,Horse worth 6s 8d,,Not indented; accident date In the document erroneously July,, ,1517_4,B/162,9/474/33,,Yorkshire,Ferrybridge,1517-06-12,"Frobysher, John",Leventhorp,Thomas,M,Temple Hirst,Yeoman,,,,1517-06-11,6,,16:00,,Riding a horse worth 10s to water it in the River Aire,The horse stumbled into a 'Wyksand' and TL fell into the water and drowned,River Aire,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 10s,,Not indented,, ,1517_4,B/163,9/474/34,,Yorkshire,Monkhill (in the parish of Pontefract)/Hoghton,1517-04-21,"Frobysher, John",Holynes,Robert,M,,,,,,1517-04-20,4,,11:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') with iron-bound wheels pulled by eight oxen and laden with coal,He fell under the wheels of the cart and one of the wheels worth 3s 4d ran through the middle of his body pressing it,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Pressed middle of the body,Languished until 6 pm,,Wheel worth 3s 4d,,,, ,1517_4,B/164,9/474/35,,Yorkshire,Hetton near Almondbury,1517-01-24,"Frobysher, John",Northe,Richard,M,Hetton,Slater ('Sclater'),,,,1517-01-24,1,,,,,John Northe shot an arrow called a 'prykshafte' worth 2d at a mark but it was deflected from its course by the wind and struck RN in the neck,Arrow,,Struck by,,Struck neck,,,Arrow worth 2d,,,, ,1517_4,B/165,9/474/37,,Warwickshire,Stoke ,1517-09-10,"Boteley, John",Ruyley,John,M,,,Son of William Ruyley,5,,1517-09-10,9,,09:00,,"JR and Alice, servant of WR, were standing in the courtyard of WR's house next to the entrance to the building called a 'Tylhouse' where William Gosworth of Stoke, labourer, was busy making tiles","WG took into his hands a lump of clay, which was used to make tiles, and threw it playfully at the said Alice. He missed her and hit JR on the left side",Clay,,Struck with,,Struck left side of the body,Languished until 2 pm,"William Gosworth of Stoke, labourer, who struck him with a piece of clay by accident. He fled the scene",,,,, ,1517_4,B/166,9/474/46,,Hampshire,Fayrhatt' in the tithing of East Woodhay,1517-05-06,"Pownd, William, esq.",Naldar,John,M,,,,,,1517-03-08,3,,,,Climbing an oak tree,He fell from the tree on his legs and was injured,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Injured,Languished for two days,,Oak worth 4d,,,, ,1517_4,B/167,9/474/47,,Somerset,Bridgwater,1517-06-05,"Cavell, John",Bartelet,John,M,,,,,,1517-04-18,4,,,,"John Bartelet and John Trevet of Wendon, husbandman, not meaning each other any malice, unsheathed their swords that they might show each other the beauties of their swords. ","By the unsheathing of JB’s sword, his buckler fell to the ground. JT, of his kindness wishing to pick it up and give it back to JB, put his left hand on the buckler while peaceably holding his sword in his right hand. But JB, not wishing JT to pick up his shield, came violently and put his left foot on the buckler as it lay on the ground, unexpectedly impaling his lower left leg on the point of JT’s sword, receiving a mortal wound",Sword,,Run onto,,Wound to the left lower leg,Died four days later,"John Trevet of Wendon, husbandman, who killed him by accident with a sword",,,,, ,1518_1,B/168,9/475a/22,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Faringdon ('Chepyngfaryndon'),1516-09-08,"Pleydell, Thomas",Foster,Margaret,F,,Servant of Richard Taillor,,,,1516-09-08,9,,,,Crossing a pond ('stagnum') on her master's land,Drowned by misfortune,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1518_1,B/169,9/475a/26,,Gloucestershire,Uley,1517-05-12,"Freme, William",Hychyns,John,M,,,,,,1517-05-12,5,,,,He climbed a ladder and stood on the 'walle plate' of his house with thatched roof,"When he moved two rafters, they 'sladde' to the ground and struck JH who fell down breaking his neck",Roof,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1518_1,B/170,9/475a/27,,Gloucestershire,Bishop's Cleeve,1517-11-09,"Goderigge, John",Asplyn,John,M,,Cleric/clerk ('clericus'),,,,1517-06-11,6,,,,He entered Richard Sowchall's stables and took his horse with the intention of riding it for pleasure,"As he galloped, he forced the horse into a tight turn. The horse's hind legs slipped and it fell trapping JA's left leg which became 'broysed' ",Horse,,Fell on him,,Bruised leg,Languished for five days,,Horse worth 20s,,,, ,1518_1,B/171,9/475a/28,,Gloucestershire,Prestbury,1517-11-09,"Goderigge, John",Fourbour,Henry,M,,,,,,1517-04-20,4,,,,"Working in a quarry raising, lifting and moving stones with a lever","As he lifted one of the stones, its weight cause him to fall to the ground. The stone then fell on his body and chest breaking his body and stomach",Stone,,Fell on top of him,,Broken body and stomach,Instant,,,,,, ,1518_1,B/172,9/475a/29,,Gloucestershire,Leonard Stanley,1517-07-01,"Kyn, Giles",Hyll,Alice,F,,,,4,,1517-07-01,7,,,,,She fell into a cellar filled with water and drowned,Cellar,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1518_1,B/173,9/475a/31,,Gloucestershire,Nibley ('Nybbeley'),1516-07-14,"Freme, William",Masy,William,M,,,,,,1516-07-11,7,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by oxen,"As they ascended a hill called Nibley Green they entered a narrow lane. WM tried to jumped out of the cart and onto the road bank on the right side of the lane, but his jump was too short and he fell to the ground. Seeing this his two oxen [frightened by his movement] moved fast and the cart ran over his body and stomach",Cart,,Run over,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1518_1,B/174,9/475a/32,,Gloucestershire,Slimbridge,1516-10-28,"Freme, William",Flowre,Thomas,M,,,,,,1516-10-26,10,,,,He was on the bank of the River Severn trying to recover a piece of timber called a 'Sawed plankes' floating on the water,"Ground broke under his feet, he fell into the water and drowned",River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Roger Wood of Meir, aged 11, labourer, with whom he wrestled",Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1518_1,B/175,9/475a/37,,Staffordshire,Caverswall ('Caryswall')/Meir,1517-07-05,"Eggerton, William",Taillour,William,M,,,,12,,1517-07-05,7,,,,"Wrastelyng' with Roger Wood of Meir, aged 11, labourer",WT had a sheathed knife which entered his stomach when they both fell down when wrestling,Knife,,,,Wound to the stomach,,,,,,, ,1518_1,B/176,9/475a/44,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1517-03-14,"Haushawe, William",Luter,Alice,F,Gloucester,Spinster,,,,1517-03-12,3,,13:00 or 14:00,,Washing her legs and feet sitting on 'the thirde slipe' of the Gloucester quay. ,"John White of Gatcombe, hooper, James White of Gatcombe, hooper, and Simon Shirbourne of Gatcombe, hooper docked their boat called a 'Wodebusshe' and laden with wine at Gloucester quay. They put up a plank with one end in the boat and the other on the 'sixe steppe of the thyrde slippe' so that they could unload their wine. Seeing AL sitting on the 'slippe', they shouted and told her to move away but she did not want to. They said: 'Avise t[her]pon thyne own p[er]ill' and they 'rolled' a barrel of red wine down the plank. The plank broke and fell into the water along with the barrel but on its way down one end of the latter struck Al under the right ear giving her a mortal wound",Barrel,,Struck by,,Wound under the right ear,Died within two days,"John White of Gatcombe, hooper, James White of Gatcombe, hooper, and Simon Shirbourne of Gatcombe, hooper, who struck her with a barrel by accident ",,,,, ,1518_2,B/177,9/967/56,,Surrey,Southwark,1517-10-02,"Hampton, Robert",Fenure,Shott,M,,Servant of William Wynkyns,,,,1517-10-02,10,,,,Crossing the 'wynkyns wharff' on his way to fix his master's boat ('batilda'),When crossing a piece of timber affixed to the wharf by the River Thames called 'le Camshide' [campshed] he walked so carelessly that he fell into the water and drowned ,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1518_2,B/178,9/967/47,,Hertfordshire,Hertfordingbury,1518-02-27,"Bensted, Edward, knt, coroner, feodary and bailiff in the liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster",FitzJohn,Andrew,M,,,,,,1518-02-27,2,,,,Trying to chase away dogs pursuing a sheep property of Andrew Hert of Hertfordingbury,He fell into a water and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1518_2,B/179,9/967/44,,Kent,Cheriton ('Cherington')/Folkestone,1517-09-04,"Chylton, John",Wretell,Thomas,M,,,,,,1517-09-02,9,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by a gelding and a mare and laden with a piece of timber,"As he walked alongside the cart, he fell and one of the wheels went over his left leg pressing and breaking it",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Pressed and broken left leg,,,"Cart, gelding, mare and timber worth 15s",,,, ,1518_2,B/180,9/967/43,,Kent,Stockbury,1517-07-10,"Frenshe, Richard",Colett,William,M,Rainham,Labourer,,,,1517-07-08,7,,,,Descending a well using a rope called a 'Welrope' to clean and repair it,He fell down the well and hit his forehead ,Well,,Fall into,,Struck forehead and damaged head,Instant,,,,,, ,1518_2,B/181,9/967/38,,Oxfordshire,Wardington,1518-02-02,"Gybbes, Richard",Gobyn,Richard,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,,A cart ('biga') laden with 'lez ffyrses' collapsed onto him due to strong wind,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1518_2,B/182,9/967/33,,Gloucestershire,Rodborough,1518-02-20,"Kynne, Giles",Zelam,Thomas,M,,,,,,1518-02-04,2,,14:00,,Reparing a fulling mill by means of his 'carpenters craft',"Suddenly, a piece of timber called a 'landfote' fell on his head crushing and breaking it",Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and broken head,Died on 17 February?,,,,Date of death 27 February in the document - probably erroneous,, ,1518_2,B/183,9/967/31,,Staffordshire,Rowley,1517-08-08,"Hykman, Hugh, and Walker, Richard",Russell,Margery,F,,,,,,1517-08-06,8,,,,Returning from work,"Shot with an arrow in the right side of her head by John Sariant of Rowley, nailer, who was shooting at two ravens through the window, from inside the house of Agnes Rushell, widow",Arrow,,Shot with,,Struck in the right side of the head through to the brain,Instant,"John Sariant of Rowley, nailer, who shot her by accident and fled",,,,, ,1518_2,B/184,9/967/28,,Gloucestershire,Hinton (in the hundred of Berkeley),1517-09-23,"Freme, William",Everard,John,M,,,,,,1517-09-21,9,,21:00,,Descending a pear tree where he collected pears,He stood on a branch that broke causing him to fall down and crush and break his body,Tree (pear),,Fall from,,Crushed and broken body,Instant,,,,,, ,1518_2,B/185,9/967/27,,Gloucestershire,Leigh ('Lye'),1518-01-27,"Goderiche, John",Taylor,Jane,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1517-12-28,12,,14:00,,Crossing a footbridge [possibly over the River Chelt] on her way to Norton,"Her feet slipped, she fell into the water and drowned",River [possibly the River Chelt],,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1518_2,B/186,9/967/20,,Hampshire ,Micheldever,1517-08-04,"Lycheffeld, John",Carter,Walter,M,,,,,,1517-08-04,8,,,,Driving a cart ('carecta') laden with a large oak from Micheldever to Winchester,When he reached Blackwood there was a great bramble bush with diverse sharp hazel stakes/twigs there. He fell into the bush and the point of one of the stakes pierced the left side of his head through to the brain,Stake,,Fall onto,,Pierced left side of the head through to the brain,Instant,"William Hakkett, who found the body",,,,, ,1518_2,B/187,9/967/11,,Yorkshire,Great Driffield,1518-02-22,"Hyldrech, Ralph",Hair,Agnes,F,,,,,,1518-02-22,2,,,,Walking from Langtoft to Driffield on her business,"She lost her way due to great storm and snow, fell into the snow and was submerged",Snow,,Fall into,,Submerged,,,,,Not indented,, ,1518_2,B/188,9/967/10,,Yorkshire,Brayton,1518-02-17,"Eland, William",Holland,Thomas,M,Brayton,Yeoman,,,,1518-02-17,2,,,,,He fell into a ditch ('fovea') and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1518_2,B/189,9/967/8,,Yorkshire,Lofthouse,1518-01-16,"Frobysher, John",Rodley,John,M,,,,,,1518-01-15,1,,16:00,,Walking by a water-filled pit ('puteus'),Fell into the water and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1518_4,B/190,9/476/67,,Cumberland,Sewell',1518-07-19,"Bewle, William",Darnuple,Christina,F,,,,,,1518-07-18,7,,21:00,,Crossing the 'Wythser' water [the River Winster?],She drowned due to the movement ('p[er] mocionem') of the said water,Water [possibly the River Winster],,,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1518_4,B/191,9/476/69,,Westmorland,Beetham,1517-10-19,"Dawney, John",Baton,John,M,Beetham,,,,,1517-10-19,10,,,,,Drowned in the sea on the 'sande' near the place called 'Saynt Johne Crosse',Sea,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1518_4,B/192,9/476/79,,Yorkshire,Monkhill/Ponterfract Castle,1518-06-29,"Frobysher, John",Flyntt,Thomas,M,,,,,,1518-06-28,6,,,,"Drawing water from a well within Pontefract Castle with Robert Grame (aged 11), Thomas Pachett (aged 13), Richard Grame (aged 10) and Percival Turner (aged 10), all of Pontefract","When TF and PT turned the 'wynder', the bucket attached to it with a rope was sent down the well with such speed that the winder fell on TF's neck giving him a mortal wound",Winder,,Fell on him,,Wound to the neck,Languished until 29 June,"Robert Grame, Thomas Pachett, Richard Grame and Percival Turner of Pontefract, who were with him","Winder worth 12d, rope worth 3s and bucket worth 3s 4d",,,, ,1518_4,B/193,9/476/80,,"Yorkshire, WR",Eresby in Craven,1518-08-01,"Lambart, John",Dawson,William,M,,,,3 and more,,1518-03-28,3,,,,,"He ran into and knocked over onto himself a pot full of hot wort carried by Alice, wife of Roger Lawson. ",Pot with hot wort,,,,Abrasion/peeled skin ('excoriavit'),Languished until 20 April,"Alice, wife of Roger Lawson, who carried the pot",,,,, ,1518_4,B/194,9/476/81,,Yorkshire,Bentley,1518-07-15,"Mourwode, William",Wilson,John,M,Darlington ('Darneton'),Labourer,,,,1518-07-14,7,,,,Riding from Doncaster to Bentley on a mare,He rode into a river/spring called the 'Welobrekpytte' and drowned,River/spring,,,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1518_4,B/195,9/476/89,,Hampshire,Havant (watermill called 'hall myll' in the Havant tithe),1518-05-15,"Pownd, William, esq.",Glasiar,Edmund,M,,,,,,1518-05-15,5,,,,Greasing the mill's wheel,One of the cogs struck him breaking his left arm and shoulder,Mill (cog),,Struck by,,Broken arm and shoulder,Instant,,,,,, ,1518_4,B/196,9/476/90,,Hampshire ,Milland (near Winchester Soke),1518-07-18,"Pownd, William, esq.",Yaton,John,M,,,,About 7,,1518-07-18,7,,06:00,,Crossing a narrow footpath over a river/spring near a mill,"His feet slipped and he fell into the deepest part of the river and with the quickest current, and drowned",River/spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1518_4,B/197,9/476/92,,Somerset,Frome,1518-06-17,"Ruynon, Richard",Clerke alias Bocher,John,M,,,,,,1518-06-17,6,,06:00,,Strolling near the 'Welshmyll pownde' to seek comfort ('solandi gra[tia]') ,"Suddenly he was overcome by great bodily pains and excruciating torments, which he had experienced many times before ('subito incidit in maximas dolores corporis Ac vehementissimas torturas ut pleru[m]que assolebat'), fell into the water and drowned",Pond,Illness,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Leonard Clappe, his servant, who found the body",,,,, ,1518_4,B/198,9/476/93,,Somerset,Rumwell,1518-05-06,"Soper, John",Birte,John,M,,,Son of John Birte of Rumwell,2,,1518-05-06,5,Friday,10:00,,He was in the hall ('aula') of his father's house,"He tried to walk on a bench ('skamiu[m]') but his feet slipped and he fell into a bowl ('patella') filled with wort, and scalded his body",Bowl with hot wort,,Fall into,,Burnt and injured body ('adeo incendiebat[ur] [...] totu[s] corpus [...] p[er] maxime gravet[ur]'),,,,,,, ,1518_4,B/199,9/476/95,,Devon,Clyst Honiton,1518-04-30,"Tanner, Robert",Kellegh,Richard,M,Clyst Honiton,Husbandman,,,,1518-04-23,4,,,,"Catching birds called 'Rokys byrdys' in an oak tree growing in 'Clist Wode', with Benedict Page of Clist Honiton, husbandman","BP climbed near the birds' nest and with a pole called a 'Alleryn pole' worth 8d and sharp on one end, which he held in his right hand, tried to knock and throw the birds out of the nest. Seeing that the branch he stood on was not strong enough, he tried to grab another branch. At this moment the pole slipped from his hand and fell on RK standing under the tree injuring his right leg ",Pole,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the right leg,Languished until 29 April,"Benedict Page of Clist Honiton, husbandman, who accidentally dropped a pole on him",Pole worth 8d,,,, ,1518_4,B/200,9/476/96,,Devon,Tiverton,1518-04-19,"Tanner, Robert",Stoke,Guy,M,Tiverton,Servant ('Grome'),,,,1518-04-18,4,,,,"He met with his old friend David Flawgyd of Tiverton, tailor, in the close of Robert Tanner in the parish of Tiverton","DF asked GS if he would like to play with him and, not meaning any harm, unsheathed a dagger/blade called a 'hanger' worth 8d and playfully stabbed at GS. GS defended himself with a small staff worth 8 halfpennies and so they fought each other in a playful manner without any malicious intentions. At one point GS came close to DF so quickly that he injured himself in the upper right leg with DF's blade",Dagger,,Struck with,,Wound to the right upper leg,Languished until 9 pm,"David Flawgyd of Tiverton, tailor, who killed him by accident with his dagger",Dagger worth 8d and staff worth 8 halfpennies,,,, ,1518_4,B/201,9/476/111,,Hertfordshire,Wheathampstead,1518-04-14,"Blake, Thomas",Orom,Michael,M,,,Son of John Orom,7,,1518-04-11,4,,,,Crossing a derelict bridge by a watermill property of Westminster Abbey,He fell from the bridge due to its condition and drowned in 'the mille damme',Milldam,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1518_4,B/202,9/476/112,,Kent,Oare,1518-03-28,"Chylton, John",Leverych,John,M,,,,,,1518-03-28,3,,,,Felling an elm tree with Thomas Cowper,JL was pulling on a rope attached to the elm to prevent it from falling on other trees. The elm fell on JL because of a sudden gust of wind. He was knocked down to the ground and suffered a broken back and head,Tree (elm),,Fell on top of him,,Broken back and head,Instant,"Thomas Cowper, who was felling the tree with him",Elm worth 12d,,,, ,1518_4,B/203,9/476/114m,,Kent,Wingham,1518-04-16,"Boys, John",Westbrowe,John,M,Wingham parish,Labourer,,13,,1518-04-14,4,,06:00 or 18:00,,He was in the upper room of doctor of canon law ('decreto[rum] doctor') Thomas Wodeward's house when a fire started,He tried to escape the heat of the fire ('in evitacione caliditatis ignis') by climbing onto a bed but was burnt ('combustus fuit') ,Fire,,Burnt by,,Burnt,,,,,,, ,1518_4,B/203,9/476/114m,,Kent,Wingham,1518-04-16,"Boys, John",Adams,Thomas,M,Wingham parish,Labourer,,,,1518-04-15,4,,06:00 or 18:00,,"He, Arthur Overne and others rushed to extinguish the fire and worked hard to put it down","Suddenly, a chimney ('caminus') burnt by the fire fell on them knocking them down. They were crushed, suffocated and burnt",Chimney,Fire,Fell on top of him,,"Crushed, suffocated and burnt",,,Chimney and stones worth nothing,,,, ,1518_4,B/203,9/476/114m,,Kent,Wingham,1518-04-16,"Boys, John",Overne,Arthur,M,Wingham parish,Labourer,,,,1518-04-15,4,,06:00 or 18:00,,"He, Thomas Adams and others rushed to extinguish the fire and worked hard to put it down","Suddenly, a chimney ('caminus') burnt by the fire fell on them knocking them down. They were crushed, suffocated and burnt",Chimney,Fire,Fell on top of him,,"Crushed, suffocated and burnt",,,Chimney and stones worth nothing,,,, ,1518_4,B/204,9/476/115,,Kent,Ashford,1518-04-19,"Chylton, John",Bradforth,Richard,M,Ashford,Labourer,,,,1518-04-17,4,,,,Climbing an ash tree to cut its branches,He slipped and fell on his head breaking his neck,Tree (ash),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1518_4,B/205,9/476/116,,Kent,Halstow,1518-07-24,"Chylton, John",Gardener,Richard,M,Newington,Baker,,,,1518-07-23,7,,,King's highway,"Riding along the king's highway from the parish of Halstow to Newington on a black horse blind in one eye, with two 'panners'","In the place called 'Borough de Gore' he encountered a cart ('biga') laden with wood and pulled by five horses. At the sight of the cart his horse withdrew and fell under the cart's further wheel along with the rider. The cart ran over his body shattering his veins, bones and muscles ('ossa, venas & nervos corporis [...] dirumpit')",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,"Shattered bones, veins and muscles ('ossa, venas & nervos corporis [...] dirumpit')",,,Wheel worth 6s 8d,,,, ,1518_4,B/206,9/476/117,,Surrey,Lambeth ('Lambehith'),1518-06-18,"Hampton, Robert",Rowley,Margaret,F,,,Wife of George Rowley,,Very inebriated,1518-06-17,6,,At night,House,Going to bed ,Being very drunk and lacking control over her body she fell from her bed and broke her neck,Bed,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1518_4,B/207,9/476/121,,Surrey,Southwark,1518-06-02,"Hampton, Robert",Holland,Helen,F,,,,,,1518-05-26,5,,,,Drawing water from a well at 'le Grene dragon' [an inn in the Bishopsgate Street Within area],An iron winch slipped from her hands and struck her head killing her instantly,Well (iron winch),,Struck by,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1518_4,B/208,9/476/128,,Surrey,Bermondsey,1518-03-14,"Hampton, Robert",Clyfford,Agnes,F,,,,2,,1518-03-14,3,,,,Playing in a garden near a ditch,She fell into the ditch and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Probably erroneously 10 Hen VIII in the document,, ,1519_1,B/209,9/969/53,,Staffordshire,Rolleston-on-Dove ('Rolston'),1518-04-17,"Jurdan, Humphrey",Salt,Thomas,M,,Chaplain,,,,not given,,,,,Crossing the River Dove on a mare,He was swept away by the river and drowned,River Dove,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1519_1,B/210,9/969/52,,Staffordshire,Blore,1518-06-26,"Jurdan, Humphrey",Pyamore,Jane,F,,,,,,1518-05-28,5,Friday,,,Climbing a birch tree to prune it,She fell from the top of the tree and died instantly,Tree (birch),,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1519_1,B/211,9/969/49,,Staffordshire,Stone,1518-04-28,"Jurdan, Humphrey",Cowdale,John,M,,Servant of John Cowdale,,,,1518-04-01,4,Thursday,,,Greasing wheels at his master's mill,He broke his arm,Mill (wheel),,,,Broken arm,Died on 8 April,,,,,, ,1519_1,B/212,9/969/45,,Herefordshire,Bunshill ,1518-08-07,"Wynston, Thomas",ap Rees,David,M,Credenhill,,,,,1518-07-10,7,,,,Washing himself in the River Wye,He drowned,River Wye,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1519_2,B/213,9/970/78,,"Yorkshire, ER",Burstwick/Skeckling,1519-01-08,"Grymeston, Walter",Homler,John,M,,,,,,1518-10-31,1,Sunday,14:00,,Playing and wrestling in the churchyard of the All Saints parish church at Skeckling near Burstwick in Holderness with Thomas Tenyson and William Lamrose.,"Stephen Kayngham of Skeckling, husbandman came to them and said that he was a manly man who could throw all three of them over the churchyard wall. John Homler said he could not do that. Stephen Kayngham took John Homler and without malice or ill-will took him and put him over the churchyard wall. John Homler fell to the ground and his knife, which was sticking out of its sheath to a length of one inch, by great misfortune, pierced a vein under the elbow in his right arm to the depth of an inch and his blood flowed out copiously.",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the vein under the elbow in his right arm, 1 in deep",He died about 2 am on 8 January 1519,"Stephen Kayngham of Skeckling, husbandman, who killed him by accident when wrestling",Knife worth 1 1/2d,,,, ,1519_2,B/214,9/970/68,,Yorkshire,Marsden,1518-09-16,"Frobysher, John",Fyrth,James,M,Marsden,Husbandman,,,,1518-09-12,9,,06:00,,Came out of his house looking for a horse,As he was passing by a river/spring called 'horeclogh' he fell into the water and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1519_2,B/215,9/970/65,,Yorkshire,Howden/Airmyn,1519-02-16,"Eland, William",Johnson,Stephen,M,,,,,,1518-10-23,10,,,,He was in a ferry boat on the River Aire at Airmyn with other men and his horse,The ferry sank due to the heaviness of its load and he drowned,River Aire,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1519_2,B/216,9/970/43,,Kent,Maidstone,1518-09-12,"Frenshe, Richard",Wynson,Agnes,F,,,,,,1518-09-12,9,,,,Doing laundry in a millpond ,"When a towel ('manutergium') slipped from her hands and fell into the pond, she extended her hands to reach it and fell into the water and drowned",Millpond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1519_2,B/217,9/970/38,,Gloucestershire,Frampton on Severn,1518-08-03,"Kynne, Giles",Alen,Thomas,M,Frampton on Severn,Labourer,,,,1518-06-23,6,,,,Assaulting William Cooke of Frampton on Severn,TA attacked and beat WC with a staff of no value. Fearing for his life WC ran and while running threw back at TA a hazel stick that he held in his right hand. The sharp end of the stick struck TA on the left side of his head ,Stick,,Struck with,,Wound to the left side of the head,Died within eight days,,,,,, ,1519_2,B/218,9/970/37,,Gloucestershire,Standish,1518-08-27,"Kynne, Giles, gent.",Bolle,Margaret,F,,,,,,1518-08-21,8,,11:00,,Climbing a pear tree growing in 'Colthroppe' in the parish of Standish to collect and eat pears,A branch that she stood on broke and she fell down crushing her body and breaking her back,Tree (pear),,Fall from,,Crushed body and broken back,Died within two days,,,,,, ,1519_2,B/219,9/970/36,,Gloucestershire,Uley,1518-11-04,"Freme, William, gent.",Hankocke,Edward,M,,,,,,1518-10-29,10,,,,Crossing a bridge on the way between the houses of William Walice and John Rawen,His feet slipped and he fell into the water and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1519_2,B/220,9/970/34,,Gloucestershire,Quedgley ('Queddesley'),1518-08-24,"Kynne, Giles",Chappeman,Richard,M,Quedgley,,,,,1518-08-16,8,Monday,10:00,,Driving his cart ('plaustrum') pulled by oxen in the field called 'Sandefeld',"He stopped the cart to readjust the yoke on one of the oxen. Having done that he was returning to the cart when he tripped on a bush there growing and fell under the right wheel of the cart. As he fell he struck the ox on the right side of the cart with a 'goade' of no value, which promted the ox to move onwards. The right wheel of the cart ran over RC's right leg giving him a wound",Cart,,Run over,,Wound to the right leg,Died within five days,,,,,, ,1519_2,B/221,9/970/33,,Herefordshire,Marden ('Mawerden'),1519-17-02,"Welford, Richard",Brome,Thomas,M,,,,,,1519-02-17,2,,,,Following the cart ('plaustrum') of James Mason,He slipped on a [road?] bank ('ripa') and fell so that his head was positioned between the wheel and the cart's shaft ('baculum') [or between the wheel's spokes: description unclear],Cart (wheel),,,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1519_2,B/222,9/970/31,,Staffordshire,St Thomas (near Stafford),1519-02-12,"Jurdan, Humphrey",Chester,John,M,,[Miller],,,,1519-01-03,1,Monday,,,Repairing mill machinery,He pressed his chest against a strong pole/lever. The pole fell and so did JC,Mill,,Fall from,,Crushed,Died the next day at 4 pm,,Pole worth 1d,,,, ,1519_2,B/223,9/970/30,,Staffordshire,Burton-on-Trent,1518-12-08,"Wyche, Hugh",Flecher,John,M,,,,,,1518-11-17,11,,10:00,,He entered the River Trent,A strong gust of wind knocked him down and he drowned before he managed to resurface,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1519_2,B/224,9/970/29,,Staffordshire,Wednesbury,1518-11-16,"Walker, Richard",Rydesdale,John,M,Wednesbury,Labourer,,,,1518-11-15,11,,,,He was in a 'Colpytt',A piece of mud fell on his back,Mud ,,Fell on top of him,,Struck back,,,,,,, ,1519_2,B/225,9/970/24,,Oxfordshire,Marston,1519-01-03,"Gybbes, Richard",Clare,William,M,,,,,,1519-01-03,1,,,,Carring a block of wood for the fire,The block fell on him injuring or crushing ('lesit sive quassavit') him in such a way that he died,Wood,,Fell on top of him,,Injured or crushed,,,,,,, ,1519_2,B/226,9/970/21,,Oxfordshire,Chadlington,1518-10-10,"Unton, Thomas, esq.",Cotis,Thomas,M,Chadlington,Labourer,,,,1518-10-09,10,,,,Returning home having ploughed his field,"He was riding on the back of one of the plough horses, when the horse harnessed with 'trac[es]' fell throwing him off. TC's right leg became entangled in traces and he was dragged behing the horse that ran violently. The horse killed him with its legs by misfortune.",Horse,,Kicked by,Dragged by,,Instant,,,,,, ,1519_2,B/227,9/970/20,,Oxfordshire,Sambroke',1518-11-16,"Unton, Thomas, esq.",Halle,John,M,Sambroke',Labourer,,,,1518-11-15,11,,,,Driving his cart ('biga') holding a 'schepick' ,The cart overturned on a road bank or mould ('bancus') and the 'schepick' entered JH's body killing him instantly,Pick,,Fall onto,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1519_2,B/228,9/970/18,,Oxfordshire,Clifton,1518-08-12,"Gybbes, Richard",Bett,William,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Standing in a cart that was moving fast,"Suddenly, he fell out of the cart and one of the wheels ran over/fell ('cecidit') his head and face ",Cart (wheel),,Ran over,,,,,,,,, ,1519_4,B/229,9/479/41,,Herefordshire,Tyberton,1519-04-27,"Wynston, Thomas",ap Hoell,Walter,M,,,,,,1519-04-12,4,,,,"He was in the place called 'Foweke wood' in Vowchurch, where Hoell ap David, John Meyne of Peterchurch, and Thomas Baker of Peterchurch, labourers were felling a tree",The tree fell on another tree and one of the branches of the latter fell on the right side of WH's head knocking him to the ground,Tree (branch),,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,"Hoell ap David, John Meyne of Peterchurch, and Thomas Baker of Peterchurch, labourers, who felled the tree that killed him",,,,, ,1519_4,B/230,9/479/44,,Staffordshire,Brewood ('Brendwode'),1519-05-17,"Gylle, Robert",Bothom,Roger,M,Slindon,Husbandman,,,,1519-05-16,5,,16:00,,Felling an oak,The oak fell on his head,Tree (oak),,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,Oak worth 6d,,,, ,1519_4,B/231,9/479/45,,Oxfordshire,Culham,1519-02-29,"Huls, Andrew",Redshaw alias Cuthbert,William,M,"Abingdon, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire)",,,7 and more,,1519-02-28,2,,,,Standing on the bank of the River Thames in the king's highway,He fell into the river and drowned,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1519_4,B/232,9/479/48,,Oxfordshire,Eynsham,1519-07-12,"Gybbes, Richard",Awse,Elizabeth,F,,Single woman,Single woman,,,1519-07-11,7,,,,Digging in the pit called 'Cattysbrayn al[ias] Cleypytte',Part of the pit fell on her crushing her body,Clay,,Fell on top of her,,Crushed,Instant,,,,,, ,1519_4,B/233,9/479/49,,Oxfordshire,Drayton,1519-06-26,"Gybbes, Richard",Brome,Giles,M,,,,,,1519-06-25,6,,11:00,,Jumping over a wall ('paries'),When he landed on the other side of the wall he fell backwards on the said wall breaking his intestines ('fregit intestina sua videlicet his Blodebulk'),Wall,,Fall onto,,Broken intestines,Died within six hours,,,,,, ,1519_4,B/234,9/479/53,,Wiltshire,Whitbourne (in the parish of Crosley),1519-06-20,"Prees, Roger",Knyght,John,M,,Husbandman,,,,1519-06-10,6,,05:00,,Getting off his cart ('plaustrum') by jumping,"He was holding onto a staff called a 'porter of a carte', which broke when he jumped. He fell to the ground hitting his neck",Cart,,Fall from,,Struck neck,Died on 20 June,,,,,, ,1519_4,B/235,9/479/57,,Wiltshire,Ogbourne Maizey,1519-05-21,"Darell, Edward, knight",Gramett,William,M,Rockley,Carpenter,,,,1519-02-22,2,,08:00,,Working in the barn of Thoma Croke of Ogbourne Maizey,A piece of timber called a 'wyndebeeme' fell on his back crushing his body,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Languished until 11 am,,Beam worth 2d,,not indented,, ,1519_4,B/236,9/479/61,,Hampshire,"West Meon ('Chalkepitt in p[ar]ochia de Westmeon' in the liberty of Thomas Silkstead, prior of Winchester cathedral)",1519-01-29,"Wodhill, Thomas",Fenell,Thomas,M,West Meon,Husbandman,,,,1519-01-27,1,,16:00,,"Driving a cart ('biga') laden with large pieces of wood and pulled by four horses, with two of his servants, in the king's highway",He was sitting on 'le Thellers' in front of the cart to prevent the cart from falling during their descent from the top of a certain hill. The wheels of the cart slipped on ice and he was thrown to the ground. The cart then overturned and one large piece of wood fell on his face and head giving him a mortal wound,Wood,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head and face so that blood flowed onto the ground,Instant,,,,,, ,1519_4,B/237,9/479/63,,Wiltshire,Marlborough,1518-10-27,"Poole, John",Stedeman,John,M,Marlborough,Labourer,,,,1518-10-14,10,,15:00,,"Riding a black horse worth 13s 4d property of Richard Blomere, vicar of Wilford, in the king's highway to deliver the horse to RB",The horse stumbled and fell crushing JS's right leg,Horse,,Fell on him,,Broken right leg,JS lived for 13 days after the accident and received the last rites before his death,,Horse worth 13s 4d,,,, ,1519_4,B/238,9/479/64,,Hampshire ,Odiham,1518-09-30,"Wakefeld, Robert",Pamplyon,Thomas,M,,,,,,1518-09-22,9,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') at Greywell,The body of the cart ('lade') crushed his right arm and side,Cart,,,,Crushed right arm and side,Died within three days,,Cart body worth 3s 4d,,not indented,, ,1519_4,B/239,9/479/68,,Wiltshire,Highworth,1518-07-20,"Binham, John, esq.",Butte,Robert,M,Eastrop,"Labourer, servant of Thomas Tryte of Eastrop",,,,1518-06-30,6,,,,Throwing straw called 'Theyche' from TT's derelict ('ruinosus') house,Two joined together pieces of timber fell from the house and onto RB's neck ,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Struck neck,Languished until 11 July,,,,not indented,, ,1519_4,B/240,9/479/80,,Cumberland,Carlisle,1519-06-03,"Hayton, Thomas, and Patton, Richard",Lawson,Wiliam,M,,,,,,1519-06-01,6,,,,,He fell from the top of a stone wall in the garden of the priory and convent of Blessed Mary onto a stone striking his back and skull,Wall,,Fall from,,Wound to the back and skull,Languished until 3 June,,,,not indented,, ,1519_4,B/241,9/479/84,,"Yorkshire, WR",Ulleskelf ('Vskelf'),1519-07-23,"Haryngton, William",Diconson,Walter,M,Ulleskelf,,,14,,1519-07-23,7,,,,Crossing a wooden bridge over Kirkby Beck,"He slipped on a stone, fell into the water and drowned",Kirkby Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,not indented,, ,1519_4,B/242,9/479/88,,"Yorkshire, WR",Bolton Abbey ('Bolton Canonicho[rum]'),1519-06-22,"Lambart, John",Rilay,Roger,M,,Canon of Bolton Abbey,,,,1519-06-21,6,,19:00,,Crossing the River Wharfe via the road called 'les baies sive le Stakes',He fell into the river and drowned,River Wharfe,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,not indented,, ,1519_4,B/243,9/479/89,,Yorkshire,Welton,1519-06-15,"Eland, William",N,Mary,F,,,,,,1519-06-08,6,,,,Peter Franchman of Walton shot at the wall of a certain house with a handgun,M ran between PF and the wall and was shot in the right side of her body,Gun,,Shot with,,Wound to the right side of the body,Languished until 11 June,"Peter Franchman of Walton, who shot her by accident",,,not indented,, ,1519_4,B/244,9/479/90,,"Yorkshire, WR",Cononley ('Conon deley in Craven'),1519-04-21,"Lambart, John",Lunde,William,M,Cononley,Labourer,,,,1519-04-18,4,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by four oxen property of Richard Jenkynson,He was pressed violently and tightly between the cart's wheel and a gatepost ,Cart (wheel),Gatepost,Pressed between,,Pressed,Languished until 21 April,,,,not indented,, ,1520_2,B/245,9/477/63,,Yorkshire,Topcliffe,1520-01-08,"Lund, Robert",Colt,John,M,,,,,,1519-11-25,11,,16:00,,Walking on the bank of the River Swale,He fell into the water and drowned,River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,not indented,, ,1520_2,B/246,9/477/64m,,Yorkshire,Topcliffe,1520-02-29,"Lund, Robert",Chatton,John,M,,,,,,1520-02-23,2,,17:00,,He was in a boat on the River Swale fishing with John Sylversyed,The boat capsized and they fell into the water and drowned,River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Sylversyed, who was with him",,,not indented,, ,1520_2,B/246,9/477/64m,,Yorkshire,Topcliffe,1520-02-29,"Lund, Robert",Sylversyed,John,M,,,,,,1520-02-23,2,,17:00,,He was in a boat on the River Swale fishing with John Chatton,The boat capsized and they fell into the water and drowned,River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Chatton, who was with him",,,not indented,, ,1520_2,B/247,9/477/65,,Yorkshire,Wentbridge,1520-01-02,"Frobysher, John",Downyng,Robert,M,,,,,,1520-01-01,1,,,,Walking down the king's highway near Wentbridge,He slipped and fell and struck the back of his knee with a knife he had in his 'powche',Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the back of the knee,Instant,,Knife worth 1d,,not indented,, ,1520_2,B/248,9/477/66,,Yorkshire,Haworth,1519-12-12,"Frobysher, John",Sugden,Jane,F,,,,,,1519-11-04,11,,,,Standing on a ladder,She fell from the ladder,Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed,Languished until 10 November,,,,not indented,, ,1520_2,B/249,9/477/67,,Yorkshire,Wakefield,1520-01-15,"Frobysher, John",Rodley,Robert,M,,,,,,1520-01-15,1,,,,Riding on a mare along the River Calder,The bank of the river collapsed and the mare and RR fell into the water ,River Calder,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,not indented,, ,1520_2,B/250,9/477/71,,Yorkshire,Doncaster,1519-09-02,"Mysyn, Robert, mayor of Doncaster",Tyndall,John,M,,,,8,,1519-09-01,9,,,,Crossing a gate in the place called 'Bardyk' ,The gate fell on him with such speed that it killed him,Gate,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,not indented,, ,1520_2,B/251,9/477/72,,Yorkshire,Barton,1520-02-02,"Lund, Robert",Wylson,Roger,M,,,,,,1520-01-26,1,,,,,He fell into the spring in a field in Barton and drowned,Spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,not indented,, ,1520_2,B/252,9/477/73,,Yorkshire,Newby Wiske,1520-02-04,"Lund, Robert",de Alverton,Jane,F,,,,,,1520-01-19,1,,15:00,,Crossing the frozen River Wiske,She fell into the water and drowned,River Wiske,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,not indented,, ,1520_2,B/253,9/477/74,,Yorkshire,Hornby,1519-11-27,"Lund, Robert",Kechynman,Robert,M,,,,,,1519-11-19,11,,,,,He fell from the top of a wall breaking his left arm and crushing his head and chest,Wall,,Fall from,,Broken left arm and crushed head and chest,Languished until 26 November,,,,not indented,, ,1520_2,B/254,9/477/76,,Yorkshire,Bramham,1519-11-11,"Marshall, Thomas",Bekley,William,M,,,,10,,1519-11-01,11,,21:00,,"He was in the porch of Bramham parish church looking through a hole/opening/crack ('foramen') in the church door, which was closed at the time ","John Wyttyngham of Bramham, labourer, was inside the church (ringing the bells to commemorate deceased parishioners) and with a staff with an iron hook struck the church door to open it [some apparent confusion in word choice and omissions of part of text?]. He inadvertently hit WB in the neck with the hook on his staff, giving him a mortal wound.",Staff (iron-hooked),,Struck with,,Wound to the neck,Languished until 11 November,"John Wyttyngham of Bramham, labourer, who killed him by accident with a staff and ran away",,,not indented,, ,1520_2,B/255,9/477/78,,Yorkshire,Dabell',1519-12-19,"Eland, William",Wadman,John,M,,,,,,1519-12-18,12,,,,Standing in an oak tree cutting a branch,He and the branch fell from the top of the tree,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,,,,,not indented,, ,1520_2,B/256,9/477/81,,Oxfordshire,Wolvercote,1519-04-28,"Gybbes, Richard",Westall,Margery,F,,,Wife of Henry Westall of Wolvercote,,Inebriated,1519-04-28,4,,At night,,Wandering through a field near Wolvercote,She collapsed and fell asleep on the ground and succumbed to cold weather,Cold weather,,Overcome by,,Exposure ('frigus sic eam Inuasit p[er] q[uo]d [...] moriebat[ur]'),,,,,,, ,1520_2,B/257,9/477/82,,Herefordshire,Bodenham,1520-02-07,"Welford, Richard",Strete,Agnes,F,Howton in the parish of Bodenham,Housewife,,,,1520-02-07,2,,,,Collecting firewood on the bank of a pond ('stagnum') ,She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1520_2,B/258,9/477/89,,Staffordshire,Draycott in the Moors,1519-07-27,"Jurdan, Humphrey",Parkyns,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1519-07-21,7,,,,Busy carrying out husbandry work ('fuit assiduus in labore suo de husbandre'),"He fell near one of the wheels of his cart ('plaustrum'), the oxen ran and the wheel ran over his body",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,,Died on 26 July,,,,,, ,1520_2,B/259,9/477/114,,Devon,Exeter,1519-11-29,"Clyff, John",Smyth,Gilbert,M,,,,,,1519-11-29,11,,,,Leading a grey horse in a street by the bridle,The horse raised its front legs and accidentally struck GS in the right side of his head giving him a mortal wound,Horse,,Kicked by,,"Wound to the right side of the head, 4 in ling and 1/2 in deep",Languished until 29 November,,,,not indented,, ,1520_2,B/260,9/477/121,,Essex,Brightlingsea ('Bregylse'),1519-10-31,"Debenham, William",Holond,John,M,,,,,,1519-06-20,6,,,,He was at the wind mill of John Beryss in the company of others sitting near the 'coggewele' with his back against the wheel,"The sleeves of JH's dress, that hung loose behind him, were caught in the wheel and pulled him towards the 'Trendyll', where his neck and head were torn to pieces ('le Trendyll & le Cogges collu[m] & capud [...] in div[er]sas pecias ru[m]pebant')",Mill (cogwheel),Mill (trundle),Crushed between,,Neck and head torn to pieces,Instant,,Trundle and cogs worth 4d,,,, ,1520_2,B/261,9/477/122,,Kent,Newington (near Hythe),1520-01-26,"Chylton, John",Marchall,John,M,,Yeoman,,,,1520-01-20,1,,,,Felling an aspen tree with an axe worth 6d,A 'bough' of the tree fell on the back of his head knocking him down and causing his brain to come out through his nostrils,Tree (aspen),,Fell on top of him,,Struck head so that brain came out through the nostrils,Languished until 26 January,,Axe worth 6d,,,, ,1520_2,B/262,9/477/123,,Kent,"Canterbury, Westgate Street outside city walls, in the parish of St Dunstan",1519-12-14,"Consaunt, William",Hilles,Martin,M,Parish of St Dunstan,Yeoman,,,,1519-12-05,12,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') laden with dung and pulled by three horses of Lewis Rolff of Westgate Street, smith, from Westgate Street to St Thomas Hill, in the king's highway",He fell and the cart ran over his left leg breaking and crushing it,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken and crushed left leg,Languished until 12 December,,Two horses with harness and cart with two wheels worth 8s which remain in custody of Lewis Rolff,,,, ,1520_2,B/263,9/477/124,,Kent,Brookland,1519-06-13,"Chylton, John",Duntyng,William,M,Ivychurch,Labourer,,,,1519-06-13,6,,10:00,,Watching a St Erasmus play with others ,An unknown person loaded a cannon ('vibrellu[m]') with gunpowder. When he fired the cannon it burst and one piece of it struck WB in the right side of his chest knocking him down and killing him instantly,Cannon (piece),,Struck by,,Wound to the right side of the chest,Instant,,,,,, ,1520_4,B/264,9/482/49,,Gloucestershire,Tewkesbury,1520-04-04,"Gooderigge, John",Courte,Richard,M,Tewkesbury,Waterman,,,,1519-11-02,11,,15:00,,He was in the boat of Richard Brusshe called a 'stoke bote' worth 5s on the River Avon,"Seeing his 'Shaftehoke' worth 4d floating on the water, he intended to recover it. He extended his hands to reach the hook but swift current caused the boat to capsize",River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 5s and hook worth 4d,,,, ,1520_4,B/265,9/482/51,,Gloucestershire,Yate,1520-06-29,"Shepard, George, gent.",Shorte,Alice,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1520-06-26,6,,,,Walking down the king's highway ,"The horse of Walter Seysyll became frightened by a barking dog, leapt and fell on AS, knocked her to the ground and kicked her in the head with his leg",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the head through to the brain,,,,,,, ,1520_4,B/266,9/482/53,,Herefordshire,"Leominster, hospital for the poor and beggars in Marsh near the town",1520-05-19,"Phillips, Thomas",Kyngton,Richard,M,,,,15,,1520-05-19,5,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by six oxen to Leominster to collect dung to be carried to the fields,One of the wheels of the cart went higher than the other due to careless driving ('ob defectu bone circu[m]spectionis'). Fearing the cart might overturn RK jumped out and fell on the ground. Before he had a chance to react the cart fell on his head crushing his brain,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed brain/skull,Died quickly,,,,not indented,, ,1520_4,B/267,9/482/54,,Oxfordshire,Wendlebury,1520-07-12,"Gybbes, Richard",Garlond,Dennis,M,,,,4,,not given,,,,,Standing on a well/on the bank of a spring ('stans sup[er] quenda[m] fonte[m]') to collect apples,He fell into the well and drowned,Well/spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,not indented,, ,1520_4,B/268,9/482/65,,Westmorland,Crosthwaite,1519-11-06,"Strykland, Roger",Ingrethson,Peter,M,,,,,,1519-08-05,8,,,,Felling an oak tree worth 4d,The tree fell on him pressing him against the ground,Tree (oak),,Fell on top of him,,Pressed body,,,Oak worth 4d,,not indented,, ,1520_4,B/269,9/482/67,,Westmorland,Strickland Ketel,1519-08-26,"Strikland, Roger",Calgarth,Isabel,F,,,,,,1519-08-25,8,,,,Crossing the River Kent,,River Kent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,not indented,, ,1520_4,B/270,9/482/68,,Westmorland,Strickland 'in Kendayll',1520-05-03,"Strikland, Roger",Stuardson,John,M,Strickland,Labourer,,,,1519-05-02,5,,,,Knocking down acorns standing in a tree,His feet and hands slipped and he fell down from the top of the tree,Tree [oak],,Fall from,,Crushed body,,,,,,, ,1520_4,B/271,9/482/88,,Kent,Sevington,1520-05-27,"Chylton, John",Bowdemore,William,M,,,,,,1520-05-26,5,,,,Washing himself in a river,He fell into deep water and drowned,River,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1520_4,B/272,9/482/90,,Kent,Worth ('Worde'),1520-06-22,"Boys, John",Adam,"Henry, jr",M,Worth,Labourer,,,,1520-06-21,6,,10:00,,Working in a 'Cleypytt',Part of the pit fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1520_4,B/273,9/482/91,,Kent,Borden,1520-09-15,"Frensshe, Richard",Chapman,Thomas,M,Borden,Gentleman,,,,1520-09-15,9,,,,He was on a ladder picking apples from an apple tree,He fell and crushed his body,Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1520_4,B/274,9/482/95,,Kent,Goudhurst,1520-07-13,"Frensshe, Richard",Maynard,Simon,M,Goudhurst,Labourer,,,,1520-07-13,7,,,,Washing himself and cooling off in a pond ('stagnum'),He caught a cramp and fell into deep water where he drowned,Pond,Cramp,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1520_4,B/275,9/482/98,,Kent,Herne,1520-08-01,"Consaunt, William",Jerman,John,M,Herne,Labourer,,,,1520-07-30,7,,,,"Driving the cart ('biga') of James Jerman of Herne, yeoman, pulled by a horse and a mare, in the king's road called 'Cobbes Forstall'",He fell under one of the wheels and the cart ran over his abdomen crushing his body,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed abdomen,Languished until 1 August,,"Two horses, harness and cart worth 10s, which remain in custody of James Jerman",,,, ,1520_4,B/276,9/482/101,,Essex,Fordham,1520-05-01,"Debenham, William",Cok,Catherine,F,,,,About 9,,1520-03-01,3,Thursday,,,"She ran away from her master without any reason and hid in the woods called 'hedgerowe', where she stayed during the night",She succumbed to rainstorms and cold weather,Cold weather,,Overcome by,,Exposure,,,,,,, ,1520_4,B/277,9/482/102,,Hertfordshire,Little Munden,1520-06-19,"Langham, William",Anerell,John,M,,,,,,1520-06-18,6,,,,Digging up chalk in a chalk pit,"Having dug up about three cartloads of chalk, he continued to dig underground and eventually a large amount of earth fell on his body and head injuring and killing him",Earth,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1520_4,B/278,9/482/104,,Hertfordshire,Little Almshoe in the parish of St Ippolyts ('p[ar]va amshoo in p[ar]ochia de pollett[es]'),1520-07-24,"Blake, Thomas",Gromyn,Margaret,F,,,Wife of William Gromyn,,,1520-07-23,7,Monday,19:00-20:00,,Drawing water from a pit ('puteus') near her house with a pail and pot,She stood on a 'stubbe' and inclined her body to fill the pot with water. The stub broke and she fell into the water and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,not indented,, ,1520_4,B/279,9/482/106,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 51, p. 13",Sussex,Battle,1520-06-02,"Feld, Edward",[faded],Nicholas,M,,"Labourer, stranger",,,,1520-06-02,6,,,,,Fell into a cellar almost full of water,Cellar filled with water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1520_4,B/280,9/482/110,,Surrey,Cranleigh,1520-05-18,"Bedon, Richard",Long,Walter,M,Cranleigh,,,5,,1520-05-18,5,,,,Walking and playing in Cranleigh common,He fell into a saw pit filled with water due to his own negligence and carelessness,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1520_4,B/281,9/482/111,,Surrey,Godstone,1520-05-20,"Bedon, Richard",Squyre,Robert,M,,,,,,1520-05-20,5,,,,Felling an oak tree growing in a certain close,A branch of the tree fell on his chest due to his negligence,Tree branch (oak),,Fell on him,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1521_2,C/1,9/484/4,,Staffordshire,Wednesbury,1520-10-20,"Walker, Richard",Browneyng,Robert,M,,,,,,1520-10-18,10,,,,He was in a coal pit,A piece of mud fell on his back,Mud ,,Fell on top of him,,Struck back,,,,,,, ,1521_2,C/2,9/484/16,,Gloucestershire,Stancombe,1520-11-08,"Freme, William",Ryche,Christopher,M,Stancombe,Labourer,,,,1520-11-08,11,,,,Pruning an oak growing in the woods called 'mikelwodde' with a hatchet,"He cut off a large branch, which fell on another oak, bounced back and struck CR, who fell from the tree and onto a sharp branch. The branch penetrated his stomach and intestines",Tree branch (oak),,Fall onto,,Penetrated stomach and intestines,,,,,,, ,1521_2,C/3,9/484/23,,Yorkshire,Haworth ('Hansworth'),1520-07-23,"Morewode, William",Goderich,Robert,M,,,,,,1520-07-18,7,,,,"Arguing and fighting with John Jerves of Haworth, yeoman",RG struck JJ several times with a staff and dagger. Defending himself JJ cut RG's finger on the right hand and his nose with a dagger and drew blood. Enraged RG intended to kill JJ but was held back by other people present. He then fell onto a stone wall by misfortune so that parts of his body were crushed,Wall,,Fall onto,,Crushed parts of body,Languished until 21 July,,,,not indented,, ,1521_2,C/4,9/484/24,,Yorkshire,Ledston,1521-02-05,"Frobyser, John",Bramham,Elizabeth,F,,,Wife of John Bramham,,,1521-02-24,2,,05:00,,Walking near the bank of a certain water at Ledston,She fell into the water and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,not indented,, ,1521_2,C/5,9/484/24m,,Yorkshire,Sandal,1520-09-08,"Frobyser, John",Downe,William,M,Crigglestone,Husbandman,,,,1520-09-03,9,,,,"Crossing the River Calder in a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by four oxen, two steers and a mare, with his daughter in the place called 'Thorns forth'","The cart was sumberged due to great wind and movement of water, and they drowned",River Calder,,,,Drowned,,,,,not indented; unrelated accident on the same membrane,, ,1521_2,C/5,9/484/24m,,Yorkshire,Sandal,1520-09-08,"Frobyser, John",[Downe],Agnes,F,[Crigglestone],,Daughter of William Downe,,,1520-09-03,9,,,,"Crossing the River Calder in a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by four oxen, two steers and a mare, with her father in the place called 'Thorns forth'","The cart was sumberged due to great wind and movement of water, and they drowned",River Calder,,,,Drowned,,,,,not indented; unrelated accident on the same membrane,, ,1521_2,C/6,9/484/39,,Dorset,Sherborne,1520-11-11,"Barkervyle, Philip",Stone,James,M,,,,,,1520-11-04,11,,,,"Robert Furke alias Elyott, aged 9, was shooting at the marks with diverse other men","JS stood behind one of the marks and was hit in the neck with RF's arrow, which caused a small half grain-deep wound. Eventually, he died of a tumour and diverse other illnesses to his right leg",Tumour,Illnesses/wounds,Succumbed to,,Tumour and diverse other illnesses to his right leg,Languished until 11 November,,Arrow worth halfpenny,,,, ,1521_2,C/7,9/484/43,,Wiltshire,Mere,1521-01-13,"Prees, Roger",Horseman,Alice,F,,,,,,1521-01-05,1,Saturday,,,Sitting by the fire in the house of Thomas Horseman,,Fire,,,,Burnt,,,,,,, ,1521_2,C/8,9/484/44,,Wiltshire,Stourton,1520-10-30,"Prees, Roger",Jenyn,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1520-10-28,10,,15:00,,Working in a quarry moving stones,Three stones of no value fell on his head,Stones,,Fell on top of him,,[Struck head],,,Three stones of no value,,,, ,1521_2,C/9,9/484/56,,Dorset,Blandford St Mary,1520-12-17,"Perham, William",Gardener,Robert,M,Langton,Servant ('Grome'),,,,not given,,,,,He was in the cart ('biga') driven by Sampson Ducett,SD did not prevent or stop horses [pulling the cart] from entering a river ('flumen') and thus caused the drowning of RG,River,,,,Drowned,,Sampson Ducett who was driving the cart,,,,, ,1521_2,C/10,9/484/57,,Hampshire ,Hunton,1520-08-09,"Wodhyll, Thomas",Anne,Thomas,M,,,,13,,1520-08-08,8,,,,Driving an empty cart ('biga') pulled by horses in the common called 'myddlefeld' ,"As the cart descended the valley at speed, the left wheel went over a heap of dung ('sterculinium'). TA was thrown out of the cart and then crushed under it when it collapsed. The right side of the cart called a 'Rathe' fell on the left side of his body and a 'spinter' gave him a deep wound to the head ",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1521_2,C/11,9/484/58,,Hampshire ,Asthm[er]worth' in the hundred of Ov[er]ton',1520-10-03,"Pownde, William, esq.",Taylor,Christopher,M,,,,,,1520-10-01,10,,10:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden woth dung to the close called 'hybylcroft' ,"As he descended a hill, he slipped and fell under the cart. The right wheel ran over his back and pressed him hard",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Pressed back,Died within six hours,,"Wheel worth 20d was seized by John Langton, bailiff for the use of bishop of Winchester",,,, ,1521_2,C/12,9/484/59,,Hampshire,Langstone,1520-10-24,"Pownde, William, esq.",Blast,John,M,,,,13,,1520-10-23,10,,,,Crossing a small gulf/bay ('una[m] p[ar]va[m] gurgite[m] aque maris') called a 'Salt wat[er] Streme',The current knocked him down and he drowned,Sea (bay),,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1521_2,C/13,9/484/85,,Essex,Weeley,1521-01-14,"Debenham, William",Wood,John,M,,,,3,,1520-06-10,6,,,,,He fell into a 'brasse ketyll' worth 4d filled with hot liquid and drowned,Vat,,Fall into,,Drowned,Died the next day,,,,,, ,1521_2,C/14,9/484/86,,Essex,St Osyth,1521-01-15,"Debenham, William",Heyward,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1520-05-20,5,,,,,She fell into a water-filled pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1521_2,C/15,9/484/89,,Hertfordshire,Bishops Stortford,1520-09-07,"Blake, Thomas",Trabbe,John,M,,,,12 and more,,1520-06-02,6,,,,"Lying in a ditch on the far side of the hedge with two other boys when John Bysshopp of Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, husbandman and other honest men numbering eight were shooting at the mark standing in the hedge","None of the eight men saw them and one shot an arrow through the hedge. Two boys jumped up and ran off but JC jumped up and went to the target. JB shot at the target and JC ran into the path of JB's bird bolt, which hit him in the forehead. JC was taken to Stortford to the house of William Breteyn, surgeon and remained there nine weeks until almost better and apparently out of danger. WB delivered him to his mother with who he stayed five days. Then another surgeon Richard ap Pryce came from Stortford and persuaded JC's mother to submit JC to his treatment. Then JC immediately had an illness called 'an axes' ",,,,,,Languished until 7 September and died at Stortford,,,,Not indented,, ,1521_2,C/16,9/484/94,,Kent,Gravesend,1521-01-11,"Frensshe, Richard",Lane,John,M,Stansted,Smith,,,,1521-01-10,1,,14:00,,Riding the horse of William at Wode worth 6s 8d,The horse threw him and kicked him in the back of the head with its legs,Horse,,Kicked by,,Kicked head,Died within an hour,,"The horse worth 6s 8d was seized by William More, bailiff of the archbishop of Canterbury, and remains in custody of the archbishop",,,, ,1521_3,C/17,9/485/10,,Hertfordshire,Hatfield ('hatfeld Epi[scopi]'),1520-09-08,"Copwode, John",Milton,William,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Felling an oak in the close called 'Copers' near the great wood called Hatfield Wood,The top of the tree fell between branches of another oak. WM climbed the tree to cut the top and both he and the oak fell down,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,,,,,Not indented,, ,1521_4,C/18,9/486/27,,Yorkshire,Malton ('Nova malton'),1521-06-08,"Bower, Robert",Moyte,William,M,,,,,,1521-06-06,6,,07:00-08:00,,"George Stork of Wetwang, smith, was driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by three horses and laden with timber called 'sparrs', in the street called 'old malton strett'","When he tried to reverse/turn around the cart ('conv[er]t[er]e'), its front inclined and a piece of timber struck the left side of WM's head, who was standing by a stall in the said street",Timber,Cart,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of the head,Languished until 8 June,,,,Not indented,, ,1521_4,C/19,9/486/30,,Yorkshire,Ganton,1521-06-05,"Hyldreth, Ralph",Williamson,Alice,F,,,,,,1521-06-05,6,,,,,She drowned in the water called 'herforth',herforth' water,,,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1521_4,C/20,9/486/32,,Yorkshire,Ryther,1521-06-08,"Marshall, Thomas",Welden,Thomas,M,Stillingfleet,Labourer,,,,1521-06-07,6,,,,He was hired to take a boat pulled by a mare down the River Wharfe from Stillingfleet to Ulleskelf with Robert Bekw[i]t,Whe they reached Ryther TW held the horse by the bridle and led it into the boat so that it could alight on the other side and pull the boat from the other bank of the river. When they entered the boat the mare struck TW in the chest with its head and they both fell into the river. TW was underneath the horse and drowned,River Wharfe,,Fall into,,Drowned,Robert Bekw[i]t who was with him,,,,Not indented,, ,1521_4,C/21,9/486/37,,Cumberland,Holme Cultram,1521-06-25,"Bowley, William",Chamber,John,M,,,,,,1521-06-14,6,,,,Riding his horse towards the place called 'barre abbie',"The horse tripped [and fell], JC fell under it and was pressed to the ground by the saddle ",Horse,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed,,,,,Not indented,, ,1521_4,C/22,9/486/40,,Westmorland,Svelmser in Kendayll',1521-07-07,"Strikland, Roger",Sleddayll,John,M,,,,,,1521-07-05,7,,,,"William Newly of 'Strikland in Kendayle', labourer, aged 10, was shotting at the marks",WN's arrow worth halfpenny struck JS in the head by misfortune,Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound to the head,,"William Newly, who shot him by accident",Arrow worth halfpenny,,Not indented,, ,1521_4,C/23,9/486/46,,Kent,Gillingham,1521-04-23,"Frensshe, Richard",Chelliffeld,Richard,M,Gillingham,Labourer,,,,1521-04-23,4,,,,"He was in a place called 'churchepalyn' with John Coksegge of Gillingham, labourer, playing with their swords","RC’s sword suddenly and involuntarily fell out of his hand onto his right leg, giving him a wound half an inch deep from which his blood flowed copiously so that he instantly died by misfortune and not by the malice of John Coksegge.",Sword,,Fell on him,,"Wound to the right leg, 0.5 in deep from which his blood flowed copiously so that he instantly died",,"John Coksegge of Gillingham, labourer, who was with him",Sword worth 12d,,,, ,1521_4,C/24,9/486/49,,Surrey,Roehampton ('Rokyshampton in p[ar]ochia de Puttenhith'),1521-10-30,"Bedon, Richard",Thetcher,Robert,M,,Farmer ('Firmar'),,,,not given,,,,,,The coroner and the jury state that: 'We fynde that the cause of the death of the said Robert Thetcher Was by cause the seid Robert had a falle vpon axe & therof he dyed and this is the trouth as nere as We can finde or serche',Axe,,Fall onto,,,,,,,Proceedings,, ,1521_4,C/25,9/486/54,,Essex,St Osyth,1521-03-01,"Debenham, William",Mase,John,M,,,,3 and more,,1521-02-17,2,Sunday,,,Playing in his father's courtyard ('atrium'),"He threw a barrel hoop into a pit filled with water. When he tried to recover it, he fell into the pit and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1521_4,C/26,9/486/55,,Essex,Great Wigborough,1521-03-16,"Debenham, William",Dyere,Margaret,F,,,,About 3,,1521-03-16,3,,,,Playing in her father's garden,She fell into a brass bowl filled with water and drowned,Bowl,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Bowl worth 8d, which were delivered to the king's almoner's deputy",,,, ,1521_4,C/27,9/486/57,,Essex,West Bergholt ('Bergeholte Sawyle'),1521-03-14,"Debenham, William",Johnson,Margaret,F,,"Servant of Agnes Dene, widow",,About 4,,1521-03-04,3,,,,Warming her hands by the fire in the house of AD. She was alone and the door and windows were shut,Her clothes caught fire so that her body and arms were seriously burnt,Fire,,,,Burnt body and arms,Languished until 10 March,,,,,, ,1522_2,C/28,9/488/25,,Norfolk,Middleton,1521-08-18,"Cushyn, John",Newman,Jane,F,,Spinster,,20,,1521-08-16,8,,05:00,,"She was in her bed at the house of Jane Lowe, widow","She got up from her bed, put on her clothes, left the house and went into a certain close. She walked by a pond ('stagnum') called the 'blynd ponde', where her feet became entangled in 'brakes & breres' there growing. She fell into the pond and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"William Tygo, who found the body",,,,, ,1522_2,C/29,9/488/27,,Norfolk,Setchey ('Seche'),1522-03-03,"Cushyn, John",Bonsan,Alice,F,,Widow,Widow,80 and more,Debilitated and weak,1521-09-15,9,,20:00,,Walking towards her house in the street called 'almeshows strete' ,She fell into a pit ('puteus') filled with water and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"George Godwyn, who found the body",,,,, ,1522_2,C/30,9/488/28,,Norfolk,Weeting,1521-08-30,"Cushyn, John",Tyvy,Robert,M,,,,23 and more,,1521-08-28,8,,13:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with salt,He fell under the wheels of the cart and the right wheel ran over his right arm and body,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Right arm and body crushed and injured in many places,Languished until 4 am on 31 August,,Cart worth 2s which remain in custody of William Myller and Edward Stalworth deputy constables,,,, ,1522_2,C/31,9/488/29,,Norfolk,Hockwold cum Wilton ('Wilton'),1521-08-19,"Cushyn, John",Warde alias Webster,Alice,F,,,Wife of John Warde,30 and more,"Suffering from fever and other illnesses, and much debilitated",1521-08-19,8,,07:00,House,She was at her house with her husband and went out to fetch some water from a well ('fons'),She fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Warde, who found the body",,,,, ,1522_2,C/32,9/488/30,,Norfolk,Fleggburgh (Burgh S[anc]t[e] Margaret[e]'),1521-09-26,"Cushyn, John",Love,William,M,,,,8 and more,,1521-09-23,9,Monday,09:00,,Riding a horse in the place called 'broadwey' holding a 'hayfork',"He fell from the horse onto the hayfork, which gave him a wound to the lower part of his body near his member",Hayfork,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the lower part of the body, near the member, 10 in deep and 1 in wide",,"John Love, his brother, who found the body",Hayfork worth 2d which remain in custody of William Smythe and Robert Smythe deputy constables,,,, ,1522_2,C/33,9/488/40,,Yorkshire,Carleton ('Calton in Craven'),1521-09-20,"Lambart, John",Nicholson,Henry,M,,,,12,,1521-09-20,9,,,Road,Driving his father's cart pulled by two oxen through a narrow corner ('in quodam angulo stricto'),The oxen ran frightened by a bee ('p[er] instigac[i]o[n]em cuisdam apis') and HN was thrown to the ground due to their speed. One of the wheels ran over the front or crown of his head breaking it so that his brains came out and fell out onto the ground,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken front or crown of his head so that his brains came out and fell out onto the ground,,,,,,, ,1522_2,C/34,9/488/44,,Yorkshire (now Lancashire),Gisburn,not given,"Lambart, John",Grene,Margaret,F,,Widow,Widow,,,not given,,,,,Wandering around begging for alms,"When crossing the River Ribble through 'lez hippyng[es]' [hipping stones or stepping stones], she fell between two stones and drowned unable to get up due to her debility and weakness",River Ribble,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1522_2,C/35,9/488/54,,Somerset,Trull,1522-02-17,"Soper, John, senior",Seton,John,M,,,,,,1522-02-17,2,,15:00,Park,Playing with two other boys in the park called 'longge mede',He entered a small wooden bridge over water flowing to the Trull mill. He fell from the bridge and drowned,Water [mill watercourse],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1522_2,C/36,9/488/55,,Dorset? [torn],Ashmore?,1522-03-04,"Byrde, Robert",Coke alias Hoper,John,M,,,,,,1522-03-03,3,,,,,He fell on an axe worth 4d and suffered a wound to the right foot,Axe,,Fall onto,,Wound to the right foot,,,Axe worth 4d,,,, ,1522_2,C/37,9/488/57,,Wiltshire,Downton ('Est downton'),1521-11-21,"Brune, Thomas",Badcock,Richard,M,,,,,,1521-11-06,11,Wednesday,20:00,,Crossing the south Downton bridge on his way home,"He took the road that led between the said bridge and floodgates, fell into the water due to his negligence and misfortune and drowned",River,,Fall into,,Drowned; body found on 21 November,Instant,"Constable, who found the body",,,,, ,1522_2,C/38,9/488/77,,Surrey,Putney Heath,1521-09-21,"Flemmyng, Robert",Wright,Thomas,M,,Tailor,,About 16,,1521-09-21,9,,,,,"Drowned in the ferry passage on the River Thames opposite All Saints Church, Fulham",River Thames,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1522_2,C/39,9/488/79,,Essex,Church Street (in the parish of West Ham),1522-02-12,"Broke, Edward",Broughton,Alice,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1522-01-26,1,,,,She was in the king's road called Church Street,"She was kicked by a bay horse, which broke her right leg",Horse,,Kicked by,,Broken right leg,,,,,,, ,1522_2,C/40,9/488/82,,Kent,Kennaways (in the parish of Ospringe),1521-08-26,"Frensshe, Richard",Bromeham,George,M,Eastling,Labourer,,,,1521-08-26,8,,,,"Driving the cart of John Lull of Eastling, husbandman, pulled by one horse, in the king's way called 'Walrose'",He fell down and the cart ran over his stomach crushing his body,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed body,,,Cart and horse worth 20s remain in custody of John Lull,,,, ,1522_2,C/41,9/488/83,,Kent,Bobbing,1521-10-12,"Frensshe, Richard",Hoggen,William,M,Bobbing,Labourer,,,,1521-10-10,10,,,,"Driving the cart of Henry Crouche of Bobbing, husbandman, pulled by three horses, in the king's way called 'Bobbyngstrete'",He fell down and the cart ran over his stomach crushing his body,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed body,Languished until 12 October,,"Cart, horses and harness worth 30s remain in custody of Henry Crouche",,,, ,1522_2,C/42,9/488/85,,Hertfordshire (now Bedfordshire),Kensworth,1521-12-11,"Blake, Thomas",Broun,John,M,Kensworth,Labourer,,,,1521-12-09,12,,,,Felling a tree in the place called 'bery grove' with an axe,When the tree started falling he fled but one of the branches fell on him crushing his body,Tree (branch),,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,,,Tree branch worth nothing,,Not indented,, ,1522_2,C/43,9/488/90,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Farcet,1521-09-26,"Burton, William",Browne,Ralph,M,Farcet,Labourer,,,,1521-09-22,9,,16:00,,Sailing in a boat near the Farcet Bridge fishing,The boat sank due to strong wind and tempest and he drowned,Water [possibly the River Nene],,,,Drowned,,"William Saven, junior, and Thomas Pollen, who found the body",,,,, ,1522_2,C/44,9/488/91,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Farcet,1521-09-26,"Burton, William",Pyper,Thomas,M,Farcet,Labourer,,,,1521-09-22,9,,16:00,,Sailing in a boat near the Farcet Bridge,"His feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",Water [possibly the River Nene],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1522_2,C/45,9/488/100,,Cambridgeshire,Croxton,1521-12-25,"Ussher, John",Bakar,Robert,M,Croxton,Labourer,,,,1521-12-25,12,,06:00,,Going from Croxton church to the rectory,"He was in a hurry and took a shortcut through a hedge/fence and over the pond called 'the p[ar]sons pond'. He climbed the fence and intended to jump over the pond using a 'heggestake'. The staff broke, he fell into the pond and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,"He had no lands, tenements, goods or chattels",,, ,1522_2,C/46,9/488/106,,Norfolk,New Buckenham,1521-11-03,"Canyard, Richard",Reder,Barbara,F,,,Wife of John Reder,34 and more,,1521-11-02,11,,20:00,,"Sitting by the fire at her house warming herself, with her husband at her side",She inclined towards her husband and reached with her hand to hold his arm. She then fell forward and onto the tip of the knife called a 'prage' that lay on her apron. The knife struck under her right breast giving her a wound ,Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound under the right breast, 2 in deep and 1/2 in wide",Languished until 3 am,"John Reder, who was with her",Knife worth halfpenny,,,, ,1522_2,C/47,9/488/108,,Norfolk,Old Buckenham,1521-01-21,"Cushyn, John",Reder,Margery,F,,,Wife of William Reder,50 and more,,1521-01-20,1,,09:00,,She was at her house preparing a meal for her husband and her neighbours,She took and held in her hands a block of wood with the intention of throwing it into the fire. As she threw the wood her legs split and the piece fell on her head. A knag struck her under the left ear giving her a wound,Wood,,Fell on top of her,,"Wound under the left ear, 1 in long and 1/2 in deep",Instant,,Block of wood worth 2d remains in the hands of deputy constable of Old Buckenham,,,, ,1522_4,C/48,9/489/27,,Staffordshire,Darlaston,1522-05-01,"Iremonger, Thomas",Notte,Robert,M,,,,,,1522-04-13,4,Sunday,,,,Struck in the forehead by the grey horse of Thomas Aderley,Horse,,Struck by,,Struck forehead,Died on 30 April,,,,Not indented,, ,1522_4,C/49,9/489/28,,Staffordshire,Plardiwick,1522-07-28,"Jurdan, Humphrey",Hakyn,Richard,M,,,,,,1522-07-27,7,Sunday,14:00,,He went from Coton to Plardiwick to collect 'henberies' (OED hindberry = raspberry) growing in the place called 'peet pitte',He fell into the pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Henry Selmor who found the body,,,,, ,1522_4,C/50,9/489/30,,Staffordshire,Marchington,1522-07-27,"Jurdan, Humphrey",Brown,Laurence,M,Marchington,Labourer,,,,1522-07-26,7,,13:00,,Washing himself in the River Dove,,River Dove,,,,Drowned,,Robert Whetacurs who found the body,,"He had no lands, tenements, goods or chattels",,, ,1522_4,C/51,9/489/51 (another copy at 9/489/69),,Surrey,"Reigate parish ('p[ar]ochia le Foren ap[u]d Rygate', i.e. Rural parish of Reigate Foreign)",1522-06-04,"Flemmyng, Robert",Myles,Richard,M,,,,,,1522-06-02,6,Monday,09:00,,Working up on a tree growing in Earlswood using an axe and a hatchet,He fell from a branch he was standing on and landed on a piece of wood receiving a serious wound to the forehead through to the top of his head so that his brains came out,Wood (piece of),,Fell onto,,Wound to the forehead through to the top of his head so that his brains came out,Instant,,,,Copy of 9/489/69,, ,1522_4,C/52,9/489/53,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 54, p. 14",Sussex,Battle,1522-03-04,"Wylegose, John and Chalcrofte, Robert",NN,Lucy,F,,Servant of John Love of Battle,Daughter of vagrant stranger,12,,1522-03-03,3,,,,,"Fell into a pit full of water in a yard within inn called 'le Checker', formarly called 'le George'",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1522_4,C/53,9/489/62,,Essex,Roydon,1522-01-18,"Broke, Edward",Herward,William,M,,Servant,,,,1522-01-18,1,,,,Driving his master's empty cart ('biga') and sleeping in it,He fell from the cart in the king's road at the end of Roydon bridge because of the speed and violence of the said cart and a log lying on the road,Cart,,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1522_4,C/54,9/489/63,,Essex,Bocking,1522-05-13,"Broke, Edward",Otley,Ralph,M,,,,,,1522-05-11,5,,,,"John Thurkyll, labourer of Bocking, Essex ‘dyd wrestyll’ with Ralph Otley out of familiarity with him and for recreation, without malice or premeditated harm between them. ","Wrestling together they fell to the ground, John falling on top of Ralph, neither having any weapon.",Man,,Fell on top of him,,,Languished until 13 May,"John Thurkyll, labourer of Bocking, who wrestled with him and killed him accidentally",,,,, ,1522_4,C/55,9/489/65,,Hertfordshire,Ashwell,1521-07-10,"Blake, Thomas",Bought,Miles,M,,Servant of John Palagne of Ashwell,,,,1521-03-05,3,,,,Riding his master's grey horse worth 20s,The horse threw him to the ground crushing him. As he lay on the ground the horse struck him in the left leg under the knee. The leg then putrefied ('mortificabat') and [the infection] spread through his body ('ascendebat usq[ue] in corpus'),Horse,,Fall from,Kicked by,Struck left leg under the knee. The leg then putrefied ('mortificabat') and [the infection] spread through his body ('ascendebat usq[ue] in corpus'),Languished until 14 March,,"Horse worth 20s seized by Thomas Thomson, deputy bailiff for the use of John Islip, abbot of Westminster",,,, ,1522_4,C/56,9/489/67,,Kent,Sutton Valence,1522-05-15,"Frensshe, Richard",Spyllos[er],Peter,M,Sutton Valence,,,,,1522-05-15,5,,,,Driving a 'Dong Court' in the field called 'Cherchefeld',"One wheel of the cart ran into a large ash tree growing by the gate between 'Churchefeld' and 'Stabyll Crofte', and the cart was overturned. PS fell under the cart and one side of it broke and crushed his neck",Cart (one side),,Fell on him,,Broken and crushed neck,Instant,,Cart worth 20d remains in custody of John Spyllos[er],,,, ,1522_4,C/57,9/489/68,,Kent,Kingston (near Barham),1522-05-13,"Boys, John",Page,William,M,,Labourer,,,,1522-05-13,5,,10:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with firewood worth 6d,The wood fell on him and he was suffocated and crushed due to its weight,Firewood,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated and crushed,,,Firewood worth 6d,,,, ,1522_4,C/58,9/489/70,,Kent,Hadlow,1522-06-03,"Pell, John",Gamond,Robert,M,,Servant of Thomas Kebyll,Son of William Gamond,,,1522-06-02,6,Monday,09:00,,Felling a beech tree in 'Tokeland grove' as ordered by his master Thomas Kebyll,"The tree fell onto another tree growing next to it and would not fall down. It stayed in that position until the next day, that is 2 June, when RG returned to cut it down. He started to chop the other tree with an axe but then the ash began to fall. He left his axe in the carf (cut) and ran but a branch of the ash struck him to the ground and killed him",Tree (ash branch),,Fell on top of him,,Struck,,,,,,, ,1523_2,C/59,9/490/23,,Devon,Hackpen,1523-01-05,"Denys, Thomas, knight, feodary and coroner of the Duchy of Lancaster in Devonshire",Dowdeney,Catherine,F,,,,,,1522-11-22,11,,,,Riding a mare worth 10s,The mare threw her off violently at 'Ryll more' in the tithing of Hackpen. She fell facedown and broke an important part of her body ('principal[is] pars corp[or]is'). She was taken to Bodminscombe where she died later,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Broken body,Languished until 8 December,,,,Not indented,, ,1523_2,C/60,9/490/54,,"Yorkshire, NR",Allerstone,1523-02-20,"Chomeley, Roger",Langbern,John,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,"Playing football with Roger Bridkirk of Allerston, labourer and many others","They were running after a certain ball called the ‘foteball’, no malice being between them and both came to the ball at once and fell to the ground, Roger falling on top of John and crushing his body by misfortune so that John immediately died.",Man,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed,Instant,"Roger Bridkirk of Allerston, labourer, who fell on him while playing football causing his death",,,,, ,1523_2,C/61,9/490/68,,Surrey,Godstone,1522-09-06,"Flemmyng, Robert",[Derby],Elizabeth,F,,,"Wife of John Derby, 'Fawken[er]'",,,1522-09-06,9,,22:00-23:00,,,Her feet tripped on a piece of wood and a stone in the well near her husband's house. She fell into the water and could not get out and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1523_2,C/62,9/490/73,,Surrey,Bletchingley,1522-12-31,"Flemmyng, Robert",Lambe,John,M,,Husbandman,,22 or about,,1522-12-30,12,,11:00,,Working up on a tree growing in a place called 'Suatt[es] pitt[es]',When he climbed down a branch of the said tree fell on his neck breaking it,Tree (branch),,Fell on top of him,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1523_2,C/63,9/490/76,,Kent,Hoath (in the parish of Reculver),1522-12-15,"Consaunt, William",Ivce,Christina,F,,Widow,Widow of John Ivce,,Suffering from an illness,1522-12-14,12,,,,"Drawing water from a pit ('puteus') in the garden of Agnes Kenet of Hoth, widow, with a pail",She fell into the pit due to her debility and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1523_2,C/64,9/490/80,,Kent,Benenden,1522-09-01,"Peers, Robert",Cussheman,Jane,F,,,,,,1522-09-01,9,,,,"Drawing water from a pit ('puteus') in the garden of John Lucas, tanner, with a 'potell pot'",She fell into the pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1523_3,C/65,9/491/44,,Staffordshire,Lichfield,1522-08-12,"Walker, Richard",Hichecokes,Richard,M,Lichfield,,,,,1522-08-10,8,,,,Travelling in his cart ('Biga') in the highway leading from Curborough to Lichfield,The cart fell and the 'Rathe' of the cart struck him on the neck,Cart ('rathe'),,Struck by,,Struck neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1523_3,C/66,9/491/45,,Oxfordshire,Eynsham,1522-08-30,"Gybbes, Richard",Reve,Richard,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Travelling in a cart ('biga) carrying barley grain from Eynsham to Eynsham fields,He fell from the cart and the left wheel ('girus') fell ('cecidit') on his head crushing it,Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,Crushed head,,,,,,, ,1523_3,C/67,9/491/51,,Staffordshire,Lichfield,1523-02-20,"Walker, Richard",Fychyn,William,M,,,,,,1523-02-06,2,,,,,He fell backwards into a vat called a 'pane' full of 'sethyng growte' and [scalded] the right side of his body,Vat (with hot grout),,Fall into,,Scalded right side of the body,Died on 16 February,,,,,, ,1523_3,C/68,9/491/54,,Staffordshire,Hatherden,1522-09-21,"Jurdan, Humphrey",Freykeley,Thomas,M,Hatherden,Weaver,,,,1522-09-18,9,Thursday,,,Pruning an oak tree growing in the place called 'derneford' ,He fell from the middle of the said oak onto an old root ('sup[er] veterem radice[m]') of another oak,Tree (oak root),,Fall onto,,,Instant,,Oak worth 4d,,Jurors' status,, ,1523_4,C/69,9/972/21,,Yorkshire,Wentworth,1523-07-05,"Grene, William",Blumeley,Elizabeth,F,,Spinster,,,,1523-07-04,7,,,,Walking between coal pits,She tripped on a stone and fell into the pit,Coal pit,,Fall into,,,,,,,,, ,1523_4,C/70,9/972/12,,Surrey,Southwark St Olave,1523-03-26,"Flemmyng, Robert",Stagge,Robert,M,Lambeth,Brewer,,,,1523-03-25,3,,Afternoon,,"He was at the 'bere hows' held by Guy Portunar (=Guido Portinari, Florentine merchant?)",The house was in a ruinous state and when he entered it a large piece of timber called a 'som[er] pece' fell on him ,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1523_4,C/71,9/972/11,,Surrey,"Southwark, in the parish of St Margaret",1523-06-12,"Flemmyng, Robert",Johnson,William,M,,Bagman at Marshalsea prison,,,,1523-06-12,6,,10:00-11:00,,,He was killed by a longe piece of wood being transported in a cart ('biga') in a Southwark street,Wood,,[Fell on top of him],,,Instant,,,,,, ,1523_4,C/72,9/972/7,,Kent,Smeeth,1523-07-04,"Boys, John",Harst,Mark,M,,Labourer,,,,1523-07-03,7,,10:00,,Fetching water from a pond ('stagnum') ,Fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1523_4,C/73,9/972/6,,Kent,Sutton (near Sandwich),1523-07-16,"Boys, John",Adye,John,M,,Labourer,,,,1523-07-15,7,,09:00,,Driving the cart ('currus') of John Veriar of Sutton laden with dung and pulled by two horses,The cart ran into a hedge/fence ('sepes') due to JA's negligence and overturned. It fell on JA and one of the wheels crushed his body,Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Died within one hour,,,,,, ,1524_2,C/74,9/493/13m,,"Yorkshire, WR","Fewston, in Knaresborough Forest",1523-08-08,"Marshall, Thomas",Thorppe,Robert,M,Stanclose hamlet,,,12,,not given,,,,,Walking from Fewston to the village of [blank] collecting alms with Elizabeth Thorppe,They drowned in the River Washburn when crossing a bridge over it due to a tempest and strong wind,Washburn River,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1524_2,C/74,9/493/13m,,"Yorkshire, WR","Fewston, in Knaresborough Forest",1523-08-08,"Marshall, Thomas",Thorppe,Elizabeth,F,Stanclose hamlet,,,6,,not given,,,,,Walking from Fewston to the village of [blank] collecting alms with Robert Thorppe,They drowned in the River Washburn when crossing a bridge over it due to a tempest and strong wind,Washburn River,,,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1524_2,C/75,9/493/15,,"Yorkshire, WR",Fewston,1523-08-11,"Marshall, Thomas",Hardest,William,M,Fewston,Fuller,,,,1523-08-10,8,,,,Fulling woollen cloth at the fulling mill of John Jeffre,He came within the reach of the wheel and was struck by it due to the speed of water,Mill (wheel),,Struck by,,Struck body,,,,,Not indented,, ,1524_2,C/76,9/493/16,,"Yorkshire, WR",Rowley ('Rulley infra [...] Bardesay'),1523-09-05,"Marshall, Thomas",Sym,John,M,,,,,,1523-09-04,9,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') laden with oats and pulled by six oxen,He fell under the cart and was run over ,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Body run over,,,,,Not indented,, ,1524_2,C/77,9/493/17,,"Yorkshire, WR","Pannal, in Knaresborough Forest",1523-12-26,"Marshall, Thomas",Moyne,Margaret,F,Stanley,Spinster,Wife of Edward Moyne,,,1523-12-19,12,Saturday,15:00,,Walking down the road leading from Harrogate to Follifoot carrying a large load of cloth on her head,"As she was crossing a bridge on the River Crimple, a violent gust of wind knocked her into the water where she drowned",River Crimple,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1524_2,C/78,9/493/47,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, ",Nottinghamshire,North Collingham,1523-11-18,"Skrymshire, Richard",Gyrste,Robert,M,North Collingham,Husbandman,,,,1523-11-17,11,,10:00,,,"William Barton of North Collington, labourer, knocked him down to the ground but without any malice between them",Ground,,Fall onto,,,,"William Barton of North Collington, labourer, who knocked him down and then fled",,,,, ,1524_3,C/79,9/494/47,,Cambridgeshire,Waterbeach,1523-02-08,"Usher, John",Merten,William,M,Great Shelford,Husbandman,,,,1523-02-05,2,Thursday,,,"Playing at ‘pilam pedalem voc’ a fote ball’ at Waterbeach with William Hay, servant of Hugh Cooper, brewer of Cambridge, and divers other men. ","William Hay vehemently obstructed William Merten so that he fell on the ground called ‘the comen gren’. By reason of this fall WM died 8 February so WH, who fled, slew him.",Ground,,Fall onto,,,Died on 8 February,"William Hay, servant of Hugh Cooper, brewer of Cambridge, who knocked him down and killed by accident",,William Hay had no goods or chattels,,, ,1524_3,C/80,9/494/52,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Yelling,1523-08-09,"Gonell, Gerard",Stampyon,Jane,F,,,,,,1523-08-09,8,,,,Drawing water from a pit ('puteus') near her house,"She put her hand on an 'old stake', it broke and she fell into the pit and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1524_3,C/81,9/494/53,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Old Weston,1523-05-24,"Gonell, Gerard",Staynes,Henry,M,,,,,,1523-05-24,5,,,,Riding a bay horse with a harrow ('harbica') to harrow his fields,The horse threw him to the ground,Horse,,Fall from,,,,,Horse worth 8s,,,, ,1524_3,C/82,9/494/54,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Eynesbury,1523-05-16,"Gonell, Gerard",Blysworth,Robert,M,,,,,,1523-05-16,5,,,,,He walked behind a grey horse which kicked him in the back of the head,Horse,,Kicked by,,Struck head (back),Instant,,Horse worth 10s,,,, ,1524_3,C/83,9/494/56,,Cambridgeshire,Cottenham,1523-07-06,"Ussher, John",Rase,John,M,Cottenham,Husbandman,,,,1523-07-03,7,,,,Tying hay to his cart ('biga') in the meadow called 'Smytheson',"Having loaded hay onto his cart, he fixed a rope to the right side of the cart and threw the other end onto the other side and tied it. He then climed the cart and started pulling the rope with all his might. The rope broke and he fell backwards and headlong ",Haycart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Rope worth 4d,,,, ,1524_3,C/84,9/494/58,,Suffolk,Great Barton,1523-05-23,"Powle, [Thomas]",Symond,Margaret,F,,,Wife of Thomas Symond,,,1523-05-23,5,Saturday,,,,She stood on a chair ('cathedra') worth 4d with a broom ('besom') in her hands and [faded]. She fell from the chair and the back of the chair gave her a wound,Chair,,Fall onto,,,,,Chair worth 4d,,part faded,, ,1524_3,C/85,9/494/59,,Norfolk,King's Lynn,1523-03-30,"Banyard, Richard",Fryshe,William,M,,,,9,,1523-02-09,2,,20:00,,Relieving himself into an old well at the house of Edward Martendale,"He sat on the well, fell backwards into the well and drowned. Body stayed in the well until 29 February",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Catherine Bale, who found the body",,,,, ,1524_3,C/86,9/494/63,,Buckinghamshire,Hogshaw,1523-05-18,"Gardener, John",Malvesley,Edward,M,,,,,,1523-05-18,5,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') down a certain hill at Hogshaw Wood,"His feet slipped, he fell under the cart and the right wheel fell on his head ('sup[er] caput eius cecidit') ",Cart (wheel),,[Run over],,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1524_3,C/87,9/494/64,,Buckinghamshire,Great Missenden/Peterley ('Petley'),1523-05-08,"Gardener, John",Hern,Henry,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,"Edward Bagyll of Great Missenden was driving his cart ('biga') laden with wood, from Peterley Wood to his house","HH ran between the cart and a gatepost at EB's house, unnoticed by EB. When the cart reversed it struck HH's head against the post through to the brain",Cart (back),Post,Struck by,,Struck head through to the brain,Instant,,,,,, ,1524_3,C/88,9/494/65,,Norfolk,Larling,1523-11-20,"Methewold, William",Besew,John,M,,,Son of Edmund Besew,13,,1523-11-19,11,,15:00,,Travelling in a cart ('biga') with his father to carry wood and other items,"Two mares pulling the cart caused it to run over the top of a a hill/hillock ('Currebat sup[er] verticem mont[is]') by the king's road ('regia strata'). JB fell out of the cart, which overturned and the wheel fell on the left side of his body crushing it",Cart (wheel),,Fell on top of him,,Crushed left side of the body,Instant,"Edmund Besew, who was in the cart with him","Cart and two mares worth 7s 4d, which remain in custody of EB",,,, ,1524_3,C/89,9/494/67,,Cambridgeshire,Over,1524-01-10,"Vssher, John",Hobson,William,M,from Scotland,,,,,1523-12-20,12,,,,Demonstrating a Scottish pastime to bystanders at the house of one William Hornyngwold,"He described it as ‘a game used in his country’ and it seems to have involved his lying on the ground on his back tied to a beam or door-post while six men tried to pull him along. Seeing that the six men could not move him, he removed his left leg [from the post] while the right one remained positioned against it. Eventually, the pulling by the six men led to the leg being broken. He died three weeks later.",Post/beam,,Pulled against,,Broken leg,Died three weeks later,Six men who were pulling/dragging him,,He had no goods or chattels,Classed as suicide,, ,1524_3,C/90,9/494/69,,Cambridgeshire,Fowlmere ('Fulmer'),1524-02-19,"Ussher, John",Sturmyn,Robert,M,Fowlmere,Husbandman,,,,1524-02-19,2,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with barley pulled horses to his barn,"As he was entering his house through a narrow entrance, 'lez Coopes', or the upper wooden parts ('suprema ligna') of the cart struck violently against a post and gave RS a wound to the head in such a way that his brains came out",Cart (upper part),,Struck by,,Wound to the head so that the brain came out,Instant,,Upper part of the cart worth 4d,,,, ,1524_3,C/91,9/494/70,,Cambridgeshire,Histon/Impington,1523-11-16,"Ussher, John",Saunders,John,M,Histon,"Labourer, servant of William Snede of Histon, thatcher",,,,1523-11-16,11,,,,Working at the house of William Scott at Impington,"He climbed a ladder and once he reached the top he moved onto and stood on a piece of wood being part of the said house, considering it safer than the ladder. The piece of wood was rotten ('corupta') causing him to fall from the top of the house. ",House,,Fall from,,Wound to the right side of the head,Languished on 18 November,,Piece of wood worth 2d,,,, ,1524_3,C/92,9/494/71,,Cambridgeshire,Little Willbraham,1524-02-13,"Taylor, Thomas",Gelowe,John,M,,,,2,,1524-02-08,2,,,,Standing and playing by the fire,He fell into the fire and was burnt,Fire,,Fall into,,Burnt,Languished until 12 February,,,,,, ,1524_3,C/93,9/494/72,,Cambridgeshire,Fowlmere ('Fowlem[er]e'),1523-10-22,"Taylor, Thomas",Mershe,John,M,,,,,Blind,1523-10-22,10,,,,Walking home after the mass,He lost his way and fell into a pit filled with water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1524_3,C/94,9/494/75,,Cambridgeshire,Bletchley,1524-02-29,"Thistilthwayte, John",Payneswik,Richard,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Riding a grey horse worth 10s,The horse threw him off its back and then kicked his head through to the brain,Horse,,Kicked by,,,,,,,,, ,1524_3,C/95,9/494/76,,Buckinghamshire,Aylesbury,1523-10-08,"Gardener, John",[Heyton]/Eyton,Alice/Jane,F,,,Wife of William Heyton,,,1523-10-05,10,,21:00,,Walking from Aylesbury to Hardwick,She fell into a river at 'omonsbrigge' and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1524_3,C/96,9/494/77,,Buckinghamshire,Dunton,1523-12-19,"Gardener, John",Lewer,Jane,F,Upton,Servant of John Mortmer,,,,1523-12-18,12,,05:00,,Walking from the house of William Banaster on her master's business,"She lost her way in a field near her master's house, jumped over a hedge/fence ('sepes'), fell into a gutter ('aqualiciu[m]') and drowned",Gutter,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1524_3,C/97,9/494/79,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1523-06-05,"Smyth, Robert, mercer, and Foyster, George",Dunkyn,John,M,Cambridge,Baker,,,,1523-06-02,6,Tuesday,20:00-21:00,,Relieving himself into an a 'Sege pytte' in the corner of the garden at the back of his house situated in the parish of St Mary extra Trumpington gate,"He sat on a piece of wood over the pit and being drunk fell backwards into the pit, where he was 'qweasomed' (stifled) by stench",Stench,,,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1524_3,C/98,9/494/81,,Worcestershire,Stoulton,1523-10-17,"Frerr, Richard, gent.",Ludlow,Thomas,M,Norton,Husbandman,,,,1523-09-13,9,,21:00,,"Quarelling and fighting with John Lee of Rushwick, husbandman, who was in the king's road ('in strato vel vico') near the messuage of TL",JL struck TL on the top of his head with a staff called a 'cornpyke' by misfortune and not maliciously ('ex infortuna non de malicia p[re]cogitata'),Staff,,Struck with,,Struck top of head,," John Lee of Rushwick, husbandman, who struck him on the head with a staff and fled the scene",,,,, ,1524_3,C/99,9/494/82,,Worcestershire,Droitwich,1523-10-20,"Frerr, Richard, gent.",Morys,John,M,Bromsgrove,Furbisher,,,,1523-09-12,9,,20:00,,"Quarelling and fighting with Thomas Mukhill of Droitwich, shearer/barber ('sharman'), whom he met on a highway",TM struck JM on the right side of the head with a 'Wodknyff' worth 6d by misfortune and not maliciously,Knife,,Struck with,,Wound to the right side of the head,Instant,"Thomas Mukhill of Droitwich, shearer/barber ('sharman'), who killed him with a knife",Knife worth 6s,,,, ,1524_3,C/100,9/494/84,,Worcestershire,Evesham,1523-07-24,"Norres, John",Covyan,David,M,Evesham,Smith,,,,1523-06-02,6,,,,He was in the courtyard of Evesham Abbey manor,"He was kicked in the left side of the head by a grey horse of John Baynys of Winchcombe, gilder",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the left side of the head,,,,,,, ,1524_3,C/101,9/494/85,,Shropshire,Bold ('Bulde'),1523-03-31,"Day, William, and Aron, William",Hamond,John,M,,,,,,1522-09-22,9,,Evening,,Walking to a place between 'Brode medowe' and Pickthorn village to tend to his cattle,"He fell from a narrow wooden footbridge over the Rea Brook. He hit his head on a large piece of wood in the river, lost consciousness ('passus est syncopim') and drowned",Rea Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"William Troe and Robert Ree, who found the body",,,,, ,1524_3,C/102,9/494/89,,Shropshire,Abbots Bromley,1523-11-18,"Jurdan, Humphrey",Hatton,William,M,,,,,,1523-11-16,11,Monday,22:00,,Walking from Abbots Bromley to his house near the village,He stumbled and fell into a ditch ('fovea') called 'the myres' ,Ditch,,Fall into,,,,"Agnes and William Wakeleyn and William Harve, who found the body",,,,, ,1524_4,C/103,9/495/19,,Kent,Ashford/Willesborough,1524-02-28,"Peers, Robert",Frowde,John,M,Ashford,Servant of Edward Wedward,,,,1523-09-30,9,,,,Driving his master's cart ('biga') pulled by two oxen and two mares in a piece of land called 'ketehale' in 'heiwode' in the parish of Willesborough,He fell out of the cart when it ran over a hillock/mound ('sup[er] quandam montem') and a 'Gatestok' due to his careless driving. He fell under the left wheel which ran over and fell on his neck and the right side of his head. The cart was moving down the hillock/mound by itself without the oxen and the horses pulling it in any way.,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over neck and the right side of the head,Instant,,Cart with harness and two horses worth 13s 4d which remain in custody of Edward Wedward,,,, ,1524_4,C/104,9/495/66,,Wiltshire,Allington,1524-06-20,"Harries, William",Sangwen,Stephen,M,,,,,,1524-06-18,6,,,,"Wrestling with William Dawe of Allington, husbandman","WD threw him to the ground and the knife worth 1d, which he had on him in a sheath, entered his right side",Knife,,Fall onto,,Struck and penetrated right side of the body,Died on 19 June,"William Dawe of Allington, husbandman, who killed him by misfortune while wrestling",Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1524_4,C/105,9/495/72,,Yorkshire,Dewsbury,1524-04-11,"Frobiser, John",Gudhale,Gilbert,M,,,,,,1524-04-09,4,,,,Crossing the River Calder on horseback,He drowned due to the strength of the current,River Calder,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1524_4,C/106,9/495/75,,Yorkshire,Kirkbymoorside,1524-04-10,"Gower, Robert",Huby,Alice,F,,,,,,1524-04-08,4,,,,"Crossing the 'kirkdalebeck' [possibly the Hodge Beck] on horseback with Robert Clerk of Harom, miller, on her way from Harom","They entered a ford on the river but the horse was swept by the current/whirlpool ('p[er] magnu[m] gurgite[m]'), they fell into the water and AH drowned",Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Robert Clerk of Harom, miller, who was riding with her",,,Not indented,, ,1524_4,C/107,9/495/79,,"Yorkshire, ER",Newbald,1524-07-15,"Heryngton, William",Hall,Robert,M,,,,,,1524-07-14,7,,,,Sleeping in the front part of a cart ('plaustrum') laden with dung and pulled by four oxen,He fell from the cart and the left wheel ran over his body killing him,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over body,,,,,Not indented,, ,1524_4,C/108,9/495/81,,"Yorkshire, WR",Ripley,1524-07-15,"Marshall, Thomas",Nursay,Percival,M,Ripley,Labourer,,16,,1524-07-12,7,,18:00,,Washing himself in the stream called 'milnebek',He fell into the water and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1524_4,C/109,9/495/83,,Cumberland,Wigton,1524-03-02,"Bowley, Richard",Scale,John,M,,,,,,1524-03-01,3,,,,Crossing a bridge on the River Waver,He fell into the river because of a gust of wind and drowned,River Waver,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1524_4,C/110,9/495/84,,Cumberland,Langholm,1524-06-13,"Bewley, Richard",Littildale,Richard,M,Langholm,Yeoman,,,,1524-06-12,6,,,,Washing in the River Caldew,He fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River Caldew,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1524_4,C/111,9/495/85,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1524-05-20,"Swynburn, Edward",Chepman,George,M,,,,,,1524-05-20,5,,,,,He fell into the River Tyne and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1524_4,C/112,9/495/86,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1524-06-26,"Swynburn, Edward",Hode,John,M,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Mariner,,,,1524-06-23,6,,,,,He fell into the River Tyne and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1524_4,C/113,9/495/96m,,Herefordshire,Letton,1524-07-12,"Crompe, John",Parsons,John,M,,,,,,1524-06-14,6,,13:00,,Washing himself in the River Wye with Roger Parsons,They fell into a 'Whirlyng pole' and drowned,River Wye,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1524_4,C/113,9/495/96m,,Herefordshire,Letton,1524-07-12,"Crompe, John",Parsons,Roger,M,,,,,,1524-06-14,6,,13:00,,Washing himself in the River Wye with John Parsons,They fell into a 'Whirlyng pole' and drowned,River Wye,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1524_4,C/114,9/495/98,,Gloucestershire,Coln St Dennis,1524-07-26,"Goodriche, John, gent.",Bocher,Thomas,M,Cole's Hill,Labourer,,,,1524-07-17,7,,15:00,,"Travelling in his cart ('carecta') laden with stones and pulled by oxen and a mare and driven on foot by John Fourde, servant of Thomas Wheler",For convenience he was lying in the cart with his legs between the cart's poles. The mare pulled the cart onto a 'banke' and as a result the cart fell/overturned and TB fell between the stones and was killed,Stones,horse (mare),Fall onto,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1524_4,C/115,9/495/101,,Gloucestershire,Lydney,1524-05-30,"Wodwarde, John",[Pembruge],Margaret,F,Lydney,,Wife of Thomas Pembruge,,,1524-05-28,5,,,,Walking home from Lydney parish church,A ash tree pushed by wind fell on her on king's highway,Tree (ash),,Fell on top of her,,,,,,,Not indented,, ,1524_4,C/116,9/495/105,,Worcestershire,Alfrick ('alfrywyk'),1524-05-19,"Pychard, John, gent.",Staunton,Richard,M,,,,,,1524-04-21,4,,,,Felling an oak tree at 'Truell[es] grove' near Knightwick,The tree fell on him pressing him [against the ground],Tree (oak),,Fell on top of him,,Pressed,,,,,,, ,1524_4,C/117,9/495/107,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Long Wittenham/Abingdon,1524-05-21,"Lythall, Thomas",Tarlton,Alice,F,,,Wife of Robert Tarleton,,,1524-05-09,5,,,,Washing linen clothes standing on the bank of Thames in Abingdon,She fell into the river and drowned,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1524_4,C/118,9/495/134,,Kent,Eastry,1524-04-27,"Boys, John",Rase,William,M,,,,,,1524-04-26,4,,06:00,,Digging under a stone wall,Part of the wall fell on him crushing him,Wall,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,,,,,,, ,1524_4,C/119,9/495/135,,Kent,"Canterbury, Westgate Street outside city walls",1524-06-25,"Consaunt, William",Sigemond,Alice,F,,,Daughter of Henry Sygemond,3,,1524-06-21,6,,10:00,,Playing in the street,"Richard Feyerman, servant of Richard Fulk of Boughton-under-Blean, yeoman was driving his master's cart ('biga') pulled by four horses at speed. AS became frightened by the horses and fell down, and the left wheel of the said cart ran over her head",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over head,,"Richard Feyerman, servant of Richard Fulk of Boughton-under-Blean, yeoman, who was driving the cart",,,,, ,1524_4,C/120,9/495/140,,Surrey,Peper Harow,1524-06-10,"Bydon, Richard",Mychynale,John,M,,,,10,,1524-06-10,6,,,,Walking and playing in the place called 'paradyse' ,"He fell into a river [possibly the River Wey] because of his carelessness and poor judgement and reasoning, and drowned ",River [possibly the River Wey],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Cart and horses with all harness worth 10 marks which remain in custody of Richard Fulk,,,, ,1524_4,C/121,9/495/141,,Surrey,Kingston-upon-Thames,1524-05-04,"Plaudon, John",Shirloke,Thomas,M,,Labourer,,,,1524-05-07,5,,09:00-10:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by four oxen,The cart overturned and fell on him crushing his body,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Died on 8 May,,"Cart stays with William Bowrer and Thomas Chenerell, Kingston bailiffs",,Not indented,, ,1524_4,C/122,9/495/146,,Hertfordshire,North Mymms,1524-01-11,"Blake, Thomas",Flenys,"John, sr",M,,,,,,1524-01-07,1,,19:00,,Walking by 'Dowsse howse ponde' near the manor of North Mymms,"His leg ('tibia') slipped, he fell into the pond and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Proceedings; not indented,, ,1524_4,C/123,9/495/151,,Essex,Stisted,1524-01-21,"Wyseman, John",Hatche,Thomas,M,,,,,,1523-11-14,11,,,,Leaving the stable of John Maye,"He left the stable without due care straight into JM's horse worth 26s 8d, which was tied up for shoeing. The horse kicked him in the head with its newly-shod leg, which then became caught in TH's left hose/boot ('ocrea') by a horseshoe nail. To free himself TH was pulling strongly in one direction, and the horse in another. TH fell down and his leg was broken below the knee",Horse,,,,Broken left leg below the knee,"He was gravely ill and eventually died from illness, shock and pain in his leg on 28 November",,Horse worth 26s 8d remains in custody of John Maye,"TH had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1524_4,C/124,9/495/152,,Essex,Great Warley,1524-04-30,"Broke, Edward",Crycheley,Agnes,F,,,,,Drunk ('potu capta'),1524-04-29,4,,16:00,,Tending to her goslings ,She found one of the goslings in a pond ('stagnuum') in her orchard. She slipped and drowned in the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1524_4,C/125,9/495/154,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 59, p. 15",Sussex,Sutton,1524-06-02,"Fawkner, John, gent.",[Derbye],Margaret ,F,,,"Wife of Ralph Derbye of Bury, labourer",,,1524-05-21,5,,10:00,,"Riding from Bury to Petworth market on her husband's mare, and passing by a cart ('plaustrata') parked in Shopham Lane in the king's highway in the tithing of Sutton",Forced mare to pass by the wheel of cart and a four-feet-high embankment. The mare raised her front hooves and Margaret slid to the ground and fell on her neck,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Broken neck and large wound,Instant,"John Brownyng of Barlavington, yeoman, cart owner","Mare deodand and worth no more than 5s remain with Ralph Derbye, her husband",,,, ,1525_2,C/126,9/497/41,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Sunningwell,1524-09-27,"Lythell, Thomas",West,William,M,,,,3,,1524-09-26,9,,,,Crawled into the gate of a certain close,The gate collapsed on top of him thus killing him. No one was present at the time of accident,Gate,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1525_2,C/127,9/497/44,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Lyford,1525-01-23,"Bysley, William, and Lythell, Thomas",Symmys,John,M,Lyford,Labourer,,,,1525-01-21,1,,,,,He was kicked in the stomach or chest by a grey horse worth 13s [6d? - faded],Horse,,Kicked by,,Struck stomach or chest,,,"Horse worth 13s [6d? - faded] was seized by Walter Atwell of Abingdon, gent., deputy of doctor [Richard] Rawlins, king's almoner",,,, ,1525_2,C/128,9/497/48,,Staffordshire,Wolverhampton,1525-01-17,"Hykman, Hugh",Prys,John,M,Wolverhampton,,,,,1525-01-17,1,,,,He was at a horse mill,He was thrown between a wooden 'mille Sworde' and the main post of the mill ,Mill (wooden sword),Mill (main post),Pressed between,,,,,,,,, ,1525_2,C/129,9/497/49,,Staffordshire,Oxley (in the parish of Bushbury),1525-01-04,"Hykman, Hugh",Asshe,Thomas,M,Oxley,,,,,1524-12-17,12,,,,"Collecting hay for calves, standing on top of a 'mowe of hey'","He fell onto a 'hey Whoke', which entered his body below his ribs through to the chest on the right side",Hay hook,,Fall onto,,"Penetrated body, below the ribs through to the chest on the right side",,,,,,, ,1525_2,C/130,9/497/59,,Oxfordshire,"Bruggesett ('Brigsett') [VCH, Oxford, 5, pp. 258-66: 'name properly belonged to a settlement bordering the narrow street leading to Petty Pont (Magdalen Bridge)']",1524-08-27,"Hucvale, Robert",Pynfold,John,M,Oxford,Labourer,,,,1524-08-[torn and faded],8,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with great stones towards Bruggeset,"When the nearer wheel of the cart ran onto the higher part of the king's way, JP tried to stop the cart by pulling with great violence on the halter of the thill horse, and to manoueuvre both wheels into the right position. His whip fell between his legs causing him to fall down. He could not get up due to his body's debility. The nearer wheel rolled down the higher part of the road by itself rather than the horses pulling it, and ran over his body pressing it",Cart (wheel),Stones,Run over,,Pressed body,,,,,,, ,1525_2,C/131,9/497/64,,Hertfordshire,Benington,1524-09-01,"Skrogges, Thomas",Hammyng,John,M,,,,,,1524-09-01,9,,,,,He fell onto a 'Shacke forke' worth 2d and gave himself a wound to the right buttock,Pitchfork,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right buttock, 2 in deep",,,,,,, ,1525_2,C/132,9/497/65,,Hertfordshire,Meesden,1525-03-24,"Skrogges, Thomas",Hagard,Edward,M,,,,,,1525-03-24,3,,,,Cutting tree branches with an axe,He struck himself in the right foot,Axe,,Struck with,,Wound to the right foot,,,,,,, ,1525_2,C/133,9/497/68,,Essex,Wimbish,1524-12-16,"Wyseman, John",Barker,Henry,M,,,,,,1524-12-14,12,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') laden with ash wood and pulled by five horses, property of Simon Barker of Wimbish, with Richard Petite of Wimbish, labourer, in the field called 'Rukkwode feld' at Radwinter","When HB's coat ('tunica') became caught in thorns of a hedge, he tried hurriedly to pull himself away from the hedge. He fell down and the right wheel of the cart ran over his back pressing and crushing his body",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed body,He was gravely ill and died on the same day,"Richard Petite of Wimbush, labourer, who was with him at the time of accident","Cart, horses and wood worth 41s 8d were seized by Thomas Wedersbye, general deputy of Edward Lee, doctor of theology and king's almoner",,,, ,1525_2,C/134,9/497/69,,Essex,Rawreth,1525-01-23,"Wyseman, John",Parker,Thomas,M,Rawreth,Labourer,,,,1524-12-17,12,, Before 06:00,,"Emptying his bowels on the side of a moat at Beches manor property of Edward Tyrrell, esq. ",His feet slipped and he fell into the moat and drowned,Moat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1525_2,C/135,9/497/72,,Surrey,Southwark St Olave,1524-12-28,"Plaudon, John",Bore,Peter,M,London,Brewer,,,,1524-12-27,12,,,,Passing by the pond called 'mylle ponde' in Horselydown Lane in the parish of St Olave,His feet slipped and he fell into the pond ('puteus') where he drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Matthew Romerkyrk, Dutchman, who found the body",,"The jury could not establish whether he had any lands, tenements or chattels",Not indented,, ,1525_2,C/136,9/497/74,,Surrey,Southwark,1524-10-17,"Plaudon, John",Alec,Robert,M,,"Prisoner of William Asheburham, esq.",,,,1524-10-17,10,,,,,"Died from a wound to the head he received while resisting arrest for the robbery he committed with Thomas Borowgh on a servant of Lord Ros, knight, in 'combepark'",,,,,Wound to the head,,,,,Not indented,, ,1525_2,C/137,9/497/88,,Hampshire,Ovington,1525-01-17,"Wodhill, Thomas",Jane alias James,William,M,"Tower Hill, London",,,,,1525-01-17,1,,19:00,King's road,Driving his cart ('currus'; 'carecta' crossed out) pulled by horses and laden with wine and wood,"The cart veered off the king's road, overturned and fell on top of WJ breaking his bones and crushing his body",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Broken bones and crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1525_4,C/138,9/499/24,,Cumberland,Carlisle,1525-06-21,"Bratwhatt, William",Williamson,Edward,M,,,,,,1525-06-21,6,,,Garden,Standing on the verge of a well in his garden,He fell into the water and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1525_4,C/139,9/499/31,,"Yorkshire, WR",Clifford,1525-04-13,"Marshall, Thomas",Wroy,George,M,Clifford,Husbandman,,,,1525-04-12,4,,,,Lying in the front part of a cart ('plaustrum') called a 'Scherrez'. The cart was laden with wood and pulled by four oxen and two horses property of Alexander Brainez,The oxen moved and he was crushed by the left wheel of the cart,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed body,,,,,,, ,1525_4,C/140,9/499/32,,Yorkshire,Burghwallis,1525-06-20,"Frobiser, John",Brig,John,M,Norton,Husbandman,,,,1525-06-19,6,,,,,He fell from the top of a cart ('plaustrum') on the cart's iron bound right wheel crushing his neck and chest,Cart (wheel),,Fall onto,,Crushed chest and neck,,,,,,, ,1525_4,C/141,9/499/33,,Yorkshire,Houghton,1525-07-11,"Frobyser, John",Kent,John,M,Houghton,Labourer,,,,1525-07-06,7,,,Road,Running down a road,He tripped on a stone and fell on his sheathed knife which penetrated his right arm ,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the right arm,Languished until 11 July,,,,,, ,1525_4,C/142,9/499/38 (less detailed copy at 9/497/94),,Yorkshire,Castleford,1524-11-20,"Frobyser, John",Walton,Margaret,F,,,,,,1524-11-19,11,,,,Driving a mare (a cow in 9/497/94) in the king's highway,She fell onto an 'yrneforke' and the tip of it penetrated her side through to the heart,Pitchfork,,Fall onto,,Wound to the side of the body through to the heart,Instant,,Pitchfork worth 1d,,More detailed copy of 9/497/94,, ,1525_4,C/143,9/499/45,,Surrey,Morden,1525-07-15,"Plaudon, John",Gold,Edward,M,Morden,Labourer,,,,1525-07-14,7,,14:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by three mares and one horse ,"His feet slipped, he fell under the cart and the left wheel ran over his head",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed skull,,,Cart worth 20s remains in custody of William Wodman of Morden,"The jury could not establish whether he had any lands, tenements or chattels",,, ,1525_4,C/144,9/499/46,,Surrey,Southwark St Olave/Battle Bridge,1525-03-12,"Plaudon, John",Barber,Roland,M,London,Pinner,,,,1525-03-11,3,,20:00-21:00,,Passing by the pit ('puteus') called 'mylle pole',"His feet slipped, he fell into the pit and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Pers, bailiff of Thomas [sic], archbishop of Canterbury, who found the body between 5 and 6 am",,,,, ,1525_4,C/145,9/499/48,,Essex,Dedham,1525-06-20,"Goche, William",Wyllys,John,M,,,,,,1524-10-18,10,,,,"Sitting in an empty cart ('biga') pulled by four horses property of Robert Gosnall of Edwardstone, Suffolk, driven by Roger Heyward, labourer, who was on a horse, on the road leading from Dedham to Stratford, Suffolk",The right wheel of the cart ran into a a deep trench ('in unam p[ro]fund[am] vallem') by the road and the cart overturned. The right wheel fell violently on the left side of his head giving him a mortal wound through to the brain,Cart (wheel),,Fell on top of him,,"Struck and crushed left side of the head through to the brain, wound 3 in long",Instant,"Roger Heyward, labourer, who was driving the cart",,,,, ,1526_1,C/146,9/500/2,,Middlesex,"Clerkenwell, hospice of St John of Jerusalem",1525-10-27,"Hawker, Richard",Lytster,Nicholas,M,,,,70,Old and debilitated,1525-10-26,10,Thursday,After 21:00:00,Hospice,He went to sleep in his room at the hospice,"After a few hours of sleep he got up from his bed to have a drink of beer from a pot by the bed as he used to do. Suddenly, he fell backwards and struck his head on sharp part of a 'presse for clothes', or 'vestiarium', breaking the 'hynder part' of his head. He died from the wound and also because of his senility, debility and from cold",Clothes chest,,Fall onto,,"Broken back of the head, half-inch-deep wound",,,,,Not indented,, ,1526_1,C/147,9/500/44,,Hampshire ,Ash,1525-07-07,"Hawles, William",Filder,Thomas,M,,,,,,1525-07-07,7,,19:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by six horses and laden with diverse goods,He was crushed and pressed by the cart,Cart and load,,[Run over],,Crushed and pressed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1526_1,C/148,9/500/46,,Gloucestershire,Dursley,1525-07-28,"Berkley, Jamens",James,Philip,M,,Servant of Nicholas Trotman,,12,,1525-06-18,6,,21:00,,"John Colymor of Dursley, weaver entered the gates of the house of Nicholas Trotman holding under his right arm a bush hook ('Falcastrum' called a 'Forest bille') ",PJ came running through the gate and the tip of the hook pierced his lef eye thus killing him instantly,Bush hook,,Run onto,,Struck left eye,Instant,"John Colymore of Dursley, weaver, who killed him with a bush hook by accident",Bush hook worth 6d,,,, ,1526_1,C/149,9/500/47,,Gloucestershire,Bitton,1525-07-26,"Berkley, Jamens",Harding,John,M,Bitton,,,4 and more,,1525-07-24,7,,,,Playing with five other children in a certain close under a pear tree,A ten-feet-long 'Bagill' [bough?] fell down because of wind and struck him on the head giving him a mortal wound,Tree (branch of a pear three),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1526_1,C/150,9/500/48,,Gloucestershire,Great Dean,1525-06-12,"Wodwarde, John",Gibbons,Thomas,M,"Linton, Herefordshire",Labourer,,,,1525-06-11,6,,,,"Pruning a linden tree with an axe called a 'cobyngbill', standing in it",He cut his right foot with the axe by accident and died,Axe,,Struck with,,Cut right foot,,,Axe worth 4d,,,, ,1526_1,C/151,9/500/49,,Gloucestershire,Tewksebury,1525-05-29,"Goderyche, John",More,John,M,Tewkesbury,Labourer,,,,1525-05-16,5,,08:00,,Riding a black horse worth 6s 8d with two beakers ('obba'),He fell from the horse breaking his neck,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1526_1,C/152,9/500/53,,Herefordshire,Wormbridge,1525-03-13,"Crompe, John",ap Richard ap John,John,M,,,,,,1525-02-17,2,,,,Sawing a piece of timber,He slipped from the piece of timber he was standing on and fell on a tree trunk,Tree trunk,,Fall onto,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1526_1,C/153,9/500/54,,Herefordshire,Weobley,1525-06-14,"Crompe, John",Partriche,William,M,,,,,,1525-05-11,5,,,,Croppyng' an oak tree with an axe,"As he was cutting one of the branches, he slipped and fell",Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1526_1,C/154,9/500/55,,Herefordshire,Twyford,1525-07-26,"Crompe, John",ap Ithel,Roger,M,,,,,,1525-07-07,7,,,,Playing with a puppy ('caniculus') at his house ,"Richard Hogge Twyford, labourer came to the house with a bill-hook ('falcastrum'), which he put against a wall. The hook fell on RI's right leg giving him a wound",Bill-hook,,Fell on him,,Wound to the right leg,Died on 21 July,,Bill-hook worth 3d,,,, ,1526_1,C/155,9/500/57,,Herefordshire,Castel Frome,1525-06-20,"Walford, Richard",Parsons,Richard,M,,,,,,1525-06-22,6,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') laden with firewood and pulled by oxen,The yoke broke and the cart collapsed and the wood fell on RP killing him instantly,Firewood,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,,,Accident date wrong,, ,1526_1,C/156,9/500/61,,Staffordshire,Wombourne,1525-07-13,"Hykman, Hugh",Strange,Margaret,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1525-02-17,2,,,,Crossing 'hollouden' bridge at Wombourne on the king's highway leading from Himley to Trysull,She fell from the bridge due to strong wind and drowned in the river below,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1526_1,C/157,9/500/52,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Letcombe Regis,1525-05-26,"Lythell, Thomas",Crondal,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1525-05-25,5,,,,,She fell into a water called 'millbroke' and drowned,Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/158,9/501/a/31,,Buckinghamshire,Ashridge,1525-02-12,"Gardener, John, and Jekys, Thomas",Whyttamor,John,M,,Stonemason,,,,1525-02-10,2,,,,"Working on the wall in Ashridge Priory church, 16 feet above the ground","When he inclined one part of the wall fell out unexpectedly and as a result JW, deprived of support for his hand ('manu ficcione destitutus') fell down breaking his neck",Wall,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/159,9/501a/35,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Stilton,1525-06-23,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Reede,Thomas,M,Stilton,Labourer,,40 and more,,1525-06-21,6,,11:00,,"Leading a grey gelding property of the abbot of Barlings, around the croft of Nicholas Slybroke","When he came close to the horse to catch it, in a corner of the said croft, the horse struck him violently in his members with his rear legs",Horse,,Kicked by,,Struck members,Languished until 22 June,,Gelding worth 26s 8d remains in custody of the abbot of Barlings,,,, ,1526_2,C/160,9/501a/36m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Needingworth,1525-03-13,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Sheppard,Thomas,M,Holywell,Husbandman,,26,,1525-02-05,2,,11:00,,He was in a boat on the River Great Ouse with Jane Love,The boat was so battered and full of holes that water came inside and they drowned,River Great Ouse,,,,Drowned,,Jane Love who was with him,,,,, ,1526_2,C/160,9/501a/36m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Needingworth,1525-03-13,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Love,Jane,F,Holywell,Single woman,Single woman,18,,1525-02-05,2,,11:00,,She was in a boat on the River Great Ouse with Thomas Sheppard,The boat was so battered and full of holes that water came inside and they drowned,River Great Ouse,,,,Drowned,,Thomas Sheppard who was with her,,,,, ,1526_2,C/161,9/501a/37,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Huntingdon,1525-03-09,"Keche, John, and Geryor, John",Eldar,John,M,Huntingdon,Paver,,,,1525-01-26,1,,,,Digging sand in a gravel pit ,Large amount of earth fell on him pressing and injuring him so that he could not get up,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed and injured,Languished until 8 February,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/162,9/501a/39,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1525-07-07,"Rankyn, Simon, and Slegge, Edward",Li [left blank],Henry,M,Cambridge,"White leather tawer = whittawer ('White ledder tawier'), servant of John Nokes of Cambridge",,,,1525-07-07,7,,,,He left his master's house and went to wash himself in a river flowing near the common green called the 'Towne grene' behind Harlestone's Place,"He took off his clothes, went into water and fell into 'the ded mens pytte', where he was held down by weeds and drowned",Pit in a river,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/163,9/501a/40,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1525-07-27,"Slegge, Edward",Brankeston,Thomas,M,Cambridge,Brewer,,,,1525-07-18,7,,,,He was at a brewhouse within the household of Ralph Bicardike,"He and William Bicardike carried a barrel of boiling wort to pour into a kimnel. When they reached the kimnel, TB fell backwards into another tub also filled with boiling wort scalding his back and other places on his body",Kimnel with boiling wort,,Fall into,,Scalded back and other parts of the body,Languished until 27 July,"William Bicardike, who was working with him",,,,, ,1526_2,C/164,9/501a/41,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1525-05-02,"Slegge, Edward",Ferror,Clement,M,Cambridge,"Brewer, servant of Ralph Bicardike of Cambridge, brewer",,,,1525-05-01,5,,,,"Stirring malt in a 'masshe' vat filled with boiling liquid, standing on a bench called a 'forme'",He fell into the vat by misfortune and was scalded,Vat with boiling liquid,,Fall into,,Scalded,Languished until 2 May,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/165,9/501a/42,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1525-02-14,"Slegge, Edward",Malpace,Stephen,M,,,Son of Thomas Malpace,4,,1525-02-11,2,,,,Standing on a pail in a workshop ('oppela') at his father's house with a knife worth a half-penny in his right hand,He fell from the pail and the knife penetrated under his right eye through to the brain,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound under the right eye through to the brain,Languished until 14 February,,Knife worth half-penny,,,, ,1526_2,C/166,9/501a/43,,Cambridgeshire,Newnham,1525-03-02,"Slegge, Edward",Webster alias Watson alias Sherman,Helen,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1525-03-01,3,Wednesday,22:00-23:00,,Travelling from Comberton to Cambridge,When she came to Newnham she fell in a ditch by the king's way near the house of Henry Webster due to darkness and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/167,9/501a/45,,Suffolk,Brampton,1525-06-09,"Barett, William",Warn,Robert,M,Reydon,Husbandman,,,,1525-06-09,6,,,,Driving his cart ('carecta') laden with 'loode de Fagott[es]' ,The cart overturned due to his carelessness and the cart with faggots fell on him,Cart with load,,Fell on top of him,,,,,Cart and faggots worth 5s,,,, ,1526_2,C/168,9/501a/48,,Norfolk,Smallburgh,1525-06-08,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Horde,William,M,,Servant of William Warnes,,,,1525-06-04,6,,16:00,,"He left his master's house and went towards Smallburgh Fen, where he entered a small boat on a certain pond ('stagnum') ",He drowned due to the boat's defect,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/169,9/501a/51,,Suffolk,Lowestoft,1525-08-31,"Barett, William",Borell,George,M,Lowestoft,"Labourer, servant of Robert Murdok of Lowestoft",,,,not given,,,,,Driving his master's cart ('biga') pulled by four horses,"When he arrived at the gates of his master's house, the cart ran onto a post. He placed himself in front of the cart's wheel to move the cart away from the post. The wheel carried him against the post thus killing him",Cart (wheel),Gatepost,,,,,,Cart worth 13 4d,,,, ,1526_2,C/170,9/501a/52,,Norfolk,Burnham Overy,1525-10-18,"Perne, Christopher, gent.",Burton,Robert,M,,,,,,1525-10-14,10,,08:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with clay ('lutum') from a certain pit to his house,The cart overturned in a ditch and a piece of the cart called 'le Rownes' struck him in the navel and crushed him completely killing him instantly,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,Instant,,"Cart, two horses and cart harness worth 18s which remain in custody of Christopher Perne, bailiff ",,Proceedings,, ,1526_2,C/171,9/501a/54,,Cambridgeshire,Little Abington,1526-01-21,"Tayler, Thomas",Hode,Thomas,M,,,,,,1526-01-19,1,,,,He was at the stable of Robert Wynlove,"When he threw a sheaf of barley for horses, a red sorrel horse struck him in the head under 'the list of the yere' killing him instantly",Horse,,Struck by,,"Struck head, under the ear",Instant,,Horse worth 13s 4d,,,, ,1526_2,C/172,9/501a/56,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Fenstanton,1526-01-24,"Toney, Thomas",Frost,John,M,,,,,,1526-01-24,1,Wednesday,,,,"He was struck by a wych elm tree felled by Giles [left blank] of Hilton, labourer",Tree (wych elm),,Fell on him,,,Instant,"Giles [left blank] of Hilton, labourer, who fell the tree",,,,, ,1526_2,C/173,9/501a/57m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Great Paxton,1525-11-30,"Toney, Thomas",Cranfeld,John,M,,,,,,1525-11-30,11,,,,,He and Robert Cranfeld were suffocated by smoke during a house fire,Smoke,,,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/173,9/501a/57m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Great Paxton,1525-11-30,"Toney, Thomas",Cranfeld,Robert,M,,,,4,,1525-11-30,11,,,,,He and John Cranfeld were suffocated by smoke during a house fire,Smoke,,,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/174,9/501a/59,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Ramsey,1525-12-25,"Grace, William, coroner of John [Lawrence], abbot of Ramsey",Sadd,Thomas,M,,Priest ('p[re]sbit[er]'),,,,1525-11-28,11,Tuesday,At night,,"He was in custody of Thomas Banys, deputy doorkeeper ('subianitor') at Ramsey Abbey for certain reasons",He managed to break out of the place in which he was held but fell from a height and suffered a wound to his right leg,Building (at Ramsey Abbey),,Fall from,,Wound to the right leg,Languished until 4 December,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/175,9/501a/60,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Needingworth,1525-09-15,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Nicholas,John,M,Needingworth,Husbandman,,,Suffering from frenzy and other illnesses,1525-12-06,9,,22:00-23:00,,He left his house alone and wandered as far as the lake called 'Austens lake',He fell into the lake due to his frenzied state and drowned,Lake,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"William Broke of Over, waterman, who found the body",,,Inquest and/ or accident date wrong ,, ,1526_2,C/176,9/501a/85,,Kent,Hothfield,1524-05-31,"Frensshe, Richard",Clerk,William,M,Allington,Husbandman,,,,1524-05-31,5,,,,"Driving the cart ('plaustrum') of Thomas Dod pulled by four oxen and four horses, in a public road, over a hill","As the cart descended the hill, WC slipped and fell in front of one of the wheels. The cart rolled down the hill at speed and ran violently over WC's body so that his right thigh and other parts of his body were crushed and pressed",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed and pressed right thigh and other parts of the body,Instant,,"Cart, oxen, horses and harness worth £6 remain in custody of John Fogge of Ashford, knight",,Proceedings,, ,1526_2,C/177,9/501a/101,,Essex,High Roding,1526-01-13,"Wyseman, John",Sterre,John,M,,Yeoman,,,Very drunk ('ebrietate maxi[m]e captus') ,1525-12-15,12,,,,"He was in the house of Philippa Jossevyn of High Roding, warming himself by the fire in the kitchen",He was so drunk that he walked onto a cauldron full of boiling water placed in the fireplace ('in camino coquine') and fell backwards into it. His back from the neck to his thighs was flayed and burnt,Cauldron with boiling water,,Fall into,,Flayed and burnt back from the neck to the thighs ('excoriatus & adustus'),He died on 19 December,,"Cauldron worth 3s 4d was seized by Thomas Wodersbye, general deputy of Edward Lee, king's almoner",,,, ,1526_2,C/178,9/501a/104,,Kent,Staplehurst,1525-11-30,"Frensshe, Richard",Kyng,James,M,,,,,,1525-11-30,,,01:00-02:00,,"He was at a 'Workhouse' of William Scranton in Staplehurst with William Fermor, eating bread, cheese and other foods for breakfast",They were sitting by the fire eating and JK playfully pushed WH with his shoulder. WH was holding in his left hand a knife for cutting food and accidentally gave JK a wound to the left thigh killing him instantly,Knife,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left thigh, half inch deep",,"William Fermor, who stabbed him with a knife by accident and fled. He was pursued by villagers and sought sanctuary at St Martin [le Grand], London",Knife worth 1d,Jury were ignorant as to what and what quantities of goods and chattels WH had,,, ,1526_2,C/179,9/501a/105,,Staffordshire,Wychnor Bridges,1526-01-16,"Iremonger, Thomas",Shawcrosse,Alice,F,Wychnor Bridges,Spinster,,,,1526-01-11,1,,,,,She fell into the River Trent and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/180,9/501a/106,,Staffordshire,Great Barr,1525-12-09,"Hykman, Hugh",Dey,Ralph,M,,,,12,,1525-10-11,10,,,,He was near a cart ('biga') laden with dung,the key of the Wayne' broke and the 'Tomrell' and the left rathe called the 'Fursside' fell on him,Cart (key and rail),,Fell on him,,,,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/181,9/501a/107,,Staffordshire,Alrewas ('Alderwasse')/Newbridge,1525-12-17,"Iremonger, Thomas",Clyfford,Gilbert,M,Alrewas,Yeoman,,,,1525-12-15,12,,22:00,,,He fell from a bridge at Newbridge and drowned in the River Trent,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/182,9/501a/108,,Staffordshire,Wednesbury,1525-09-15,"Hykman, Hugh",Holdeby,Jane,F,,Single woman,Single woman,,,1525-09-07,9,,,,"She was standing by the cart ('plaustrum') called 'Wayne' filled with 'two thrane of rakyng[es] of lowese barly', in the place called 'Bescote fyld[es]' ",The barley in the amount of three stricks fell from the cart of the left side pressing her,Barley,,Fell on top of her,,Pressed,,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/183,9/501a/110,,Staffordshire,Whittington,1525-12-02,"Iremonger, Thomas",Churcheyard,Agnes,F,Whittington,Housewife,Wife of Robert Churcheyard,,,1525-11-28,11,,22:00,,,She fell into a well called 'Adrewell' and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/184,9/501a/112,,Staffordshire,Bromley Hurst,1525-08-02,"Clarke, Barnabas",Asserell,William,M,,Servant of Thomas Beddeworth of Hurst,,,,1525-08-02,8,Wednesday,,,He was in his master's cart ('plaustrum') going from 'asbroklane' towards Ash Brook,He fell from the cart and the right wheel ran over him killing him,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,,,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/185,9/501a/114,,Staffordshire,Stretton,1525-06-27,"Stanley, John",Lowe,Thomas,M,Stretton,Husbandman,,,,1525-06-09,6,,16:00,,Removing a 'Swarme of bees' from an apple tree,The ladder he was using fell down and he broke his neck,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1526_2,C/186,9/501a/121,,Herefordshire,Dormington,1525-09-04,"Welford, Richard",Kyng,John,M,,,,,,1525-09-01,9,,,,"Walking along a road with John Bocher of Stoke Edith, husbandman","JK 'in playing [...] Russhed' JB in a hedge. In falling JB threw away his 'pykefork', which he carried under his arm. At this moment JK stumbled and fell onto the pitchfork and received a wound to the head through to the brain",Pitchfork,,Fall onto,,Wound to the head through to the brain,Died on 2 September,"John Bocher of Stoke Edith, husbandman, on whose pitchfork he fell",Pitchfork worth 3d,,,, ,1526_2,C/187,9/501a/122,,Herefordshire,Moreton on Lugg,1525-12-06,"Crompe, John",Powyk,Margaret,F,,,,,,1525-08-21,8,,,,Standing on a pier on the River Lugg,She slipped and fell into the river and drowned,River Lugg,,Fall into,,Drowned,,An unknown old man who found the body,,,,, ,1526_2,C/188,9/501a/123,,Shropshire,Holdgate,1525-09-20,"Leygthon, Ralph",Bytterley,John,M,Holgate,Labourer,,,,1525-09-19,9,Tuesday,,,Pruning an oak tree growing in the place called 'Bradmer[es] Edge',He fell from the tree on his chest crushing his body,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,Jury status,, ,1526_2,C/189,9/501a/125,,Shropshire,Dawley,1525-10-14,"Day, William",N,N,M,,,,,Suffering from diverse illnesses and maladies,1525-10-14,10,,08:00,,Riding from Medeley towards Watling Steet through Dawley Wood,"He fell from the horse due to his illnesses and maladies, from which he had been suffering, and died",Horse,Illnesses,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1526_4,C/190,9/502/67,,Wiltshire,Ashton Keynes,1526-02-06,"Brugges, John, knt.",Commys,William,M,Somerford Keynes,Husbandman,,,,1526-01-26,1,Friday,,,He was in his cart ('plaustrum') in Westwood of Kemble,"Suddenly, he fell from the cart onto a 'rathe staffe' and received a wound under the left eye",Cart (rail),,Fall onto,,Wound under the left eye,Died on 30 January,,,,,, ,1526_4,C/191,9/502/71,,Herefordshire,Much Dewchurch/Mynde,1526-06-05,"Crompe, John",[Jankyn],Matilda,F,,,Wife of William Jankyn,,,1526-05-17,5,Thursday,,,Washing 'lenyn clothes' in a pond ('stagnum'),She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1526_4,C/192,9/502/72,,Herefordshire,Eardisland/Lawton,1526-05-24,"Crompe, John",Grene,Geoffrey,M,,,,,,1525-09-21,9,,,,Walking on the bank of the River Arrow at Lawton,He slipped and fell into the river,River Arrow,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1526_4,C/193,9/502/73,,Herefordshire,Withington ('churche wythyngton'),1526-06-18,"Sculle, Thomas",Gethyn,Walter,M,Nunnington,Husbandman,,,,1526-05-15,5,,,,Climbing an ash tree,He fell from the tree breaking his neck,Tree (ash),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1526_4,C/194,9/502/78,,Gloucestershire,homehill' near Tewkesbury,1526-06-14,"Kynne, Giles",Monemonth,Henry,M,,,,,,1526-05-19,5,,16:00,,Washing himself in the River Avon,He fell into the river and drowned,River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1526_4,C/195,9/502/79,,Gloucestershire,Tewkesbury,1526-06-14,"Kynne, Giles",Suell,Margaret,F,,Servant of George Cotton,,,,1526-05-22,5,Tuesday,20:00,,Left her master's house to wash herself in the River Avon,She fell into the river and drowned,River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1526_4,C/196,9/502/80,,Staffordshire,Cheadle,1526-03-10,"Iremonger, Thomas",Sherle,William,M,Cheadle Smiths,Labourer,,,,1526-03-08,3,,,,He went to the 'smythehouse to put on the Wythe in the talpe holle apon the tredull',The 'talpes' [tail-piece?] pressed him in the heart so that he died (?),Talpes' in treadle,,Struck by,,Struck in heart,Instant,,,,,, ,1526_4,C/197,9/502/81,,Staffordshire,Eccleshall,1526-03-20,"Iremonger, Thomas",Blest,Richard,M,Eccleshall,Labourer,,,,1526-03-19,3,,,,Lopping an oak tree,After the lopping 'the toppe of the oke' fell down and in falling its branches broke the branch on which RB was standing. He fell to the ground and onto the 'nuttend of the bowe',Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1526_4,C/198,9/502/84,,Staffordshire,Chorley,1526-07-22,"Iremonger, Thomas",Salom,Agnes,F,Chorley,Housewife,Wife of William Salom,,,1526-05-28,5,,,,She was in her husband's cart ('biga') ,"The cart overturned, AS fell under the cart and the 'rathe' entered her stomach killing her instantly",Cart (shaft),,Struck by,,Penetrated stomach,Instant,,,,,, ,1526_4,C/199,9/502/86,,Staffordshire,Draycott,1526-06-14,"Iremonger, Thomas",Hortyngton,Robert,M,Checkley,Labourer,,,,1526-06-13,6,,,,"He was in the cart of Anthony Draycott, UJD",The cart overturned and a 'meyte borde' worth 16d fell out and struck RH on the left side of the head,Board,,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of the head,Instant,,Board worth 16d,,,, ,1526_4,C/200,9/502/94,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,"Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Quayside",1526-07-16,"Swynburne, Edward, and Bewyk, Andrew",Atcheson,Edward,M,,Porter,,,,1526-07-16,7,,09:00,,Crossing a plank between the quay of William Brygham and the ship called 'len[er]d de Som[er]cott[es]',"Both of his feet slipped, he fell into the river and drowned",[River Tyne],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1526_4,C/201,9/502/96,,"Yorkshire, ER",Lund ('lund sup[er] le Wald'),1526-05-20,"Calverd, John",Bessett,Henry,M,,,,,,1526-05-19,5,,,,Sitting in a barn,"A piece of timber called a 'stay', put in place a long time ago, fell on his head killing him ",Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to head,,,,,Not indented,, ,1526_4,C/202,9/502/102,,Yorkshire,Allerton,1526-06-30,"Frobiser, John",Worsley,John,M,,,,,,1526-06-28,6,,,,Climbing onto a cart ('plaustrum') laden with timber,He fell from the top of the timber crushing his body,Cart and load,,Fall from,,Crushed body,,,,,Not indented,, ,1526_4,C/203,9/502/104,,Yorkshire,Woodkirk aka West Ardsley,1526-05-28,"Frobiser, John",Symson,James,M,,,,,,1526-05-25,5,,,,,"John Smyth of West Ardsley, labourer, pushed him playfully to the ground. In falling JS fell on his knife, which he had at his belt in a small sheath, and it penetrated his left leg",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the left leg,Languished until 27 May,"John Smyth of West Ardsley, labourer, who pushed him",,,Not indented,, ,1526_4,C/204,9/502/122,,Surrey,Lambeth ('Water lambhith') ,1526-02-26,"Plaudon, John",Getton,Jane,F,Lambeth,Spinster,,,,1526-02-13,2,,20:00,,Passing by 'maister legh wharf',"Her feet slipped, she fell into the River Thames and drowned",River Thames,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,"Agnes Smyth of Lambeth, pinster, who found the body",,,,, ,1526_4,C/205,9/502/127,,Kent,Eastry,1526-04-30,"Boys, John",Somer,John,M,Sandwich,,,,,1526-04-29,4,,,,"Riding a bay horse worth 20s in the field called 'Bukland' in the parish of Eastry, hare coursing","When his hound went after a hare, JS tried to make it turn towards the dog. He struck his head with great violence against a branch of an ash tree breaking his neck ",Tree (ash branch),,Struck by,,"Struck forehead, broken neck",Instant,,Horse worth 20s,,,, ,1526_4,C/206,9/502/130,,Kent,Whitstable,1526-06-16,"Consaunt, William",Calcot,Nicholas,M,Whitstable,,,,,1526-06-15,6,,,,Leading a grey gelding by the halter,The horse kicked him with its hind legs in the chest ,Horse,,Kicked by,,Struck chest,Instant,,"Gelding worth 6s 8d remains in custody of Elizabeth Calcot, widow",,,, ,1527_1,C/207,9/503/37,,Buckinghamshire,Lynford,1524-08-15,"Waters, John",Holwey,Robert,M,,,,,,1524-08-13,8,,10:00,,He came out of his house to cool himself and went to a well/spring ('fons') to wash his face,"His feet slipped, he could not get out due to lack of strength and the water caused his death",Well/spring,,Fall into,,[Drowned],,,,,,, ,1527_1,C/208,9/503/38,,Buckinghamshire,Great Brickhill,1524-07-31,"Waters, John",Snape,Margaret,F,,,,,,1524-07-28,7,,,,Riding a black horse to a mill,The horse tripped in a field outside the village. MS fell to the ground and the horse kicked her under her breast with his rear feet ,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound under a breast,Instant,,,,,, ,1527_1,C/209,9/503/39,,Buckinghamshire (now Berkshire),Colnbrook,1525-01-14,"Bulstrode, William, esq.",Clerk,Henry,M,,,,,,1524-10-06,10,,,,"He was a vagabond, insane man wearing no clothes and of such wicked and malicious speech ('prave & malicose conversat[i]o[n]is') that no one was willing to offer him hospitality",He slept outside during a very cold night and came down with such cold and illness that he died,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,,,,,, ,1527_1,C/210,9/503/41,,Buckinghamshire,Lathbury,1524-07-24,"Waters, John",Alyn,Jane,F,,,,,,1524-07-15,7,,Dawn,,Feeding a calf ('vitulus') at the stable of Margaret Holwey,A cow struck her in the mouth with her horn breaking her left cheek as far as the eye,Cow,,,,Broken cheek as far as the eye,Died on 21 July,,,,,, ,1527_1,C/211,9/503/46,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Offord D'Arcy,not given,"Toney, Thomas",Neve,Robert,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Digging clay in a clay pit,Clay fell on him,Clay,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1527_1,C/212,9/503/49,,Norfolk,Besthorpe,1524-08-03,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Gyll,Margaret,M,,,Son of Robert Gyll,12,,1524-07-25,7,,10:00,,Fetching water from a pit/well ('puteus') near her father's messuage to wash 'milkeclowt[es]' ,She fell into the pit/well and drowned,Pit/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_1,C/213,9/503/50,,Norfolk (now Suffolk),Mendham,1524-09-21,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Weche,Jane,F,,,Wife of Thomas Weche,40 and more,,1524-09-19,9,,10:00,,"Fetching water from a brook/river ('rivulus') flowing near her husband's messuage, with a pail",She fell into the brook/river and drowned,Brook/river,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Proceedings,, ,1527_1,C/214,9/503/51,,Norfolk,Monghton',1525-01-01,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",N,N,F,,,"Child of Alice Nytynghale, single woman",,,1524-11-26/1524-12-06,11,,,,"AN was carrying a basket ('sporta') filled with malt at the house of of Henry Palmer, gent.",She fell on her stomach and the child died in her belly. On 6 December she gave birth and because of anxiety and shame ('ob metu & erubestenciam') threw the child's body into a pond called 'moote' ,,,,,,,,,,Proceedings,, ,1527_1,C/215,9/503/54,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Southoe,1524-07-18,"Tonney, Thomas",Miton,Christina,F,,,,2,,not given,,,,,,She fell into a pond ('stagnum') holding a twig/stick ('virga') and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_1,C/216,9/503/55,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Spaldwick,1524-05-28,"Tonney, Thomas",Decon,Margaret,F,,,,7,,not given,,,,,,She fell into a pit/well ('puteus') and drowned,Pit/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_1,C/217,9/503/56,,Bedfordshire,Dunstable,1524-03-30,"Horton, Thomas",Warnar,Roland,M,,,,,Drunk ('tumulentus'),1524-03-29,3,,,,Going to bed at 'Whyte hors' inn,As he walked up 'a payre of Stayars' he reeled onto a wall which broke. He fell backwards and struck his head so that blood came out of his ears and mouth,Stairs,,Fall from,,Struck head so that blood came out of the ears and mouth,,,,,,, ,1527_1,C/218,9/503/57,,Cambridgeshire,Ickleton ('Ikelyngton'),1524-03-20,"Taylor, Thomas",Lorkyn,Thomas,M,,,,,,1524-03-19,3,,,,Driving a 'rolle' pulled by a horse,"He struck the horse on the head and the horse pulled him to the ground, struck him with its feet and ran the roller over him",Roller,Horse,Run over,Struck by,,,,"Horse worth 8s, roller worth 12d",,,, ,1527_1,C/219,9/503/65,,Norfolk,Hethersett,1524-05-04,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Gubbe,Margaret,F,Hethersett,,,60 and more,,1524-05-02,5,,11:00,,"Walking from the house of John Howes to the house of John Grene, senior","As she passed by the place called 'Dambrigge', she fell into a ditch/stream ('riparium') and drowned in water and marsh",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/220,9/973/73,,"Yorkshire, WR",Lutherton ('lutterton'),1526-12-19,"Langton, Thomas",Bewley,Charles,M,Lutherton,"Labourer, servant of Ralph Sysson of Lutherton",,,,1526-12-18,12,,,,Bringing wood from Lutherton Forest with a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by six oxen and two horses,He fell down and the left wheel of the cart ran over his head,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over head,,,,,Not indented,, ,1527_2,C/221,9/973/72,,"Yorkshire, WR",Minskip,1526-12-16,"Marshall, Thomas",Warde,Richard,M,Minskip,Labourer,Brother of John Warde,,,1526-12-15,12,,,,"Loading oat sheaves onto a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by four oxen and two horses of John Warde, in a field in Minskip","He was standing on the cart, when the front part of the cart broke and the oxen and horses became separated from the cart. RW fell into Minskip Beck and the oats from the falling cart fell on top of him so that he could not get out of water",Minskip Beck,Cart and load,Fall into,Fell on top of him,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1527_2,C/222,9/973/71,,Yorkshire,Midgley ('Mighley'),1526-09-05,"Frobiser, John",Lancaster,Robert,M,,,,,,1526-07-24,7,,,,"John Gankyerd of Wardley, sherman, was playing with his neighbours, throwing a 'pykestaff' at a wheel? ('centrum') lying in a road",RL ran in front of the pikestaff and it fell on his head,Pikestaff,,Struck with,,Wound to the head,Languished until 4 September,"John Gankyerd of Wardley, shearman, who killed him with a pikestaff by accident",,,Not indented,, ,1527_2,C/223,9/973/70,,Yorkshire,Warmfield,1527-02-07,"Frobiser, John",Sykyes,Alice,F,,,,12,,1527-02-07,2,,,,She stood in the front part of a certain cart ('plaustrum'),She fell onto the left wheel breaking her neck,Cart (wheel),,Fall onto,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/224,9/973/69,,Yorkshire,Bradford,1526-11-30,"Frobiser, John",Robynson,Percival,M,,,,,,1526-11-29,11,,,,Crossing a stream on horseback,The speed of the current knocked them into water,Stream [possibly Bradford Beck],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/225,9/973/68,,Yorkshire,Sharlston,1526-10-08,"Frobiser, John",Foster,John,M,,,,,,1526-10-07,10,,,,,He fell from the top of a ladder breaking his neck,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/226,9/973/53,,Surrey,Richmond,1526-10-20,"Hunt, John",Bocher,Thomas,M,Richmond,,,,,1526-10-18,10,,,,Crossing the River Thames between Richmond and Isleworth in a boat ,He was thrown into the river by the oar he was holding in his hand and drowned,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/227,9/973/52,,Surrey,East Molesley,1526-07-28,"Hunt, John",Gowge,John,M,East Molesley,,,,,1526-07-28,7,,10:00-11:00,,Passing by a 'Waterpitt',His feet slipped and he fell into the pit where he drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/228,9/973/49,,Surrey,Southwark St Olave,1526-09-13,"Plaudon, John",Shessorn,William,M,Southwark,Fuller ('capthycker'),,,,1526-09-06,9,,20:00-21:00,,Passing by 'mylle pole' in Battle Bridge,"His feet slipped, he fell into water and drowned",Mill pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Pers, bailiff of Thomas [sic], archbishop of Canterbury, who found the body",,,,, ,1527_2,C/229,9/973/47,,Surrey,Southwark St Olave,1526-09-09,"Plaudon, John",Philip,John,M,Southwark,Capper,,,,1526-09-08,9,,21:00,House,,"He fell backwards from stairs leading to his room at his house, crushing his body",Stairs,,Fall from,,Crushed body,,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/230,9/973/37,,Herefordshire,Leominster,1527-01-10,"Phillips, Thomas",[Payntons],Elizabeth,F,,,Wife of John Payntons,,,1527-01-09,1,,21:00,,Going home across 'lugg bruge' during a great flood,She fell from the bridge due to the strength of the current and drowned,[possibly River Lugg],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1527_2,C/231,9/973/36,,Herefordshire,Laysters,1526-09-21,"[Sculle], Thomas",Tynker,John,M,Laysters,Husbandman,,,,1526-09-17,9,,,,Climbing an oak tree,One of the branches fell on his head killing him,Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him,,Injured head,,,,,Not indented,, ,1527_2,C/232,9/973/35,,Herefordshire,Brompton'/Malswick,1526-12-18,"Sculle, Thomas",Taylor,Thomas,M,Gatesford,Husbandman,,,,1526-09-20,9,,,,He was in a cart ('plaustrum'),"The cart collapsed on a 'lompe or an hylloke' and fell on TT. The 'rathers', or shafts, of the cart struck the left side of his forehead giving him a wound",Cart (shafts),,Struck by,,Struck left side of the forehead,Languished until 2 September,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/233,9/973/34,,Herefordshire,Staunton-on-Wye/Letton,1527-02-07,"Crompe, John",Mathowe,John,M,Kinnersley,,,,,1526-09-14,9,,,,,,River Wye,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/234,9/973/33,,Herefordshire,Mordiford,1526-12-13,"Scull, Thomas",Hogge,Roger,M,Priors Frome,Labourer,,,Extremely ill from plague ('in extrema infirmitatte videli[ice]t the pescilence'),1526-12-13,12,,18:00,,,"On 11 December, being at the point of death, he took a knife worth 1d in his right hand and by misfortune struck himself in the stomach giving himself a small wound, which was not mortal",Illness,,,,,,,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1527_2,C/235,9/973/32,,Herefordshire,Hampton Bishop,1527-02-13,"Crompe, John",ap Jeuan,William,M,,,,,,1527-02-08,2,,,,Walking along the bank of the River Wye,"He slipped, fell into the river and drowned",River Wye,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/236,9/973/31,,Herefordshire,Kingsland ('Kingslane'),1527-02-20,"Mynors, Thomas",Hapwoode,John,M,,,,,,1526-08-09,8,,At night,,Fishing in the River Lugg,He fell into a 'whyrlyng pytte' while drawing a net called a 'parke nette',River Lugg,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/237,9/973/30,,Herefordshire,Staunton-on-Wye,1527-02-07,"Crompe, John",Poyet,John,M,Byford,Labourer,,,,1526-10-10,10,,,,He was on 'a ladder to thacche an house',The ladder broke under his feet and he fell down,Ladder,,Fall from,,,Died on 13 October ,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/238,9/973/29,,Herefordshire,Canon Pyon ('Canon pewen'),1527-02-11,"Crompe, John",Meredith alias Sylly,Maurice,M,Canon Pyon,Labourer,,,,1526-11-03,11,,,,"He was in the barn of John Sylly senior, standing on a stack of mixed corn ('mixtilion')","As he descended the stack, he fell on a 'tyne' of a 'forke al[ias] an Evell of tree', which struck him under the right arm and penetrated his body as far as the heart",Fork,,Fall onto,,Penetrated body under the right arm through to the heart,Instant,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/239,9/973/26,,Gloucestershire,Frampton [possibly Frampton Cotterell],1527-01-23,"Wynston, Walter",N,N,M,"Stranger, jury unsure if Englishman or foreigner",,,,,not given,,,,,,Drowned in the sea,Sea,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/240,9/973/24,,Worcestershire,Hartlebury/Charlton,1526-11-30,"Wheler, John",Aston,Edmund,M,,Miller,,,,1526-11-20,11,,10:00,,He was at Charlton watermill,He fell between the cogs of a wheel and they turned him onto the spindle,Mill (cogwheel),,Fall onto,,,,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/241,9/973/23,,Worcestershire,Hartlebury,1526-12-22,"Wheler, John",Hadbach,Thomas,M,Hartlebury,Husbandman,,,,1526-12-16,12,,,,Felling an oak tree in the place called 'myddelfeld',The tree fell on him,Tree (oak),,Fell on top of him,,,,,Tree worth 4d,,,, ,1527_2,C/242,9/973/22,,Worcestershire,Cropthorn,1526-09-29,"Wheler, John",Mylner,Robert,M,,Servant of William Parsons of Cropthorn,,,,1526-09-25,9,,,,He was at the place called 'Newe mylle',He fell into water between the wheel and a certain gate. The wheel struck him killing him instantly,Mill (water wheel),,Struck by,,,,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/243,9/973/21,,Shropshire,Smethcott,1526-11-16,"Leygthon, Ralph",Alson,Richard,M,Smethcott,,,,,1526-11-15,11,Thursday,,,Pruning an oak tree in Smethcott Wood,One of the branches struck him in the stomach crushing his body,Tree (oak branch),,Struck by,,Struck stomach and crushed body,Instant,,,,Jury status,, ,1527_2,C/244,9/973/20,,Shropshire,Pontesford ('Ponsford'),1526-12-11,"Leygthon, Ralph",Hall,John,M,Pontesbury,,,,,1526-12-09,12,Sunday,,,Going from Longdon towards Pontesbury across 'Ponsford Wat[er]' [Pontesford Brook],He fell into water and drowned,Pontesford Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_2,C/245,9/973/19,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),South Hinksey,1526-06-04,"Lythell, Thomas",Foster,John,M,South Hinksey,Labourer,,,,1526-05-09,5,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') in the king's highway in Hinksey,He fell asleep and fell from the cart onto the 'Carte Rave' worth 1d attached to the cart. He received a wound to the right side of his head,Cart (rail),,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right side of the head, 1 in wide and 2 in deep",Instant,,Rail worth 1d,,,, ,1527_2,C/246,9/973/18,,Oxfordshire,Wheatley,1526-08-17,"Hucvale, Robert",Hasapote,John,M,Wheatley,Joiner,,,,1526-08-15,8,,,,"Playing handball ('pilam manualem vocat[ur] Cacche ball') with William Kynge of Wheatley, labourer, and certain boys and girls, in the king's road in Wheatley",JH fell on the ball and WK fell on top of him and accidentally gave JH a wound to the right side of his body through to the heart with the knife he had in his purse/pouch/bag ('bursa'),Knife,,Struck with,,Wound to the right side of the body through to the heart,,"William Kynge of Wheatley, labourer, who killed him by accident with his knife, and other ball players present",Knife worth 3d,,,, ,1527_2,C/247,9/973/17,,Oxfordshire,Eynsham,1526-12-09,"Hucvale, Robert",Fewler,Richard,M,Eynsham,Mason,,,,1526-12-08,12,,,,Working at a certain house [faded],A piece of timber called a 'Waffold' worth 2d fell on his body and [faded],Timber,,Fell on top of him,,,,,Piece of timber worth 2d,,Faded,, ,1527_3,C/248,9/974/25,,Bedfordshire,Tempsford ('Temyford'),1526-06-25,"Stucley, Robert",Cole,Nicholas,M,Tempsford,Labourer,,,,1526-06-25,6,,,,Crossing a stream carrying a scythe ('faux') on his right shoulder,The plank he was using went up due to movement and as a result the scythe struck the hollow of his right knee,Scythe,,Struck by,,Wound to the hollow of the right knee,Instant,,Scythe worth 12d,,,, ,1527_3,C/249,9/974/24,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Buckden ('Bugden'),1526-07-16,"Toney, Thomas",Hamond,Thomas,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,,He fell into a stream while watering a horse,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_3,C/250,9/974/23,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Stonely,1526-05-29,"Toney, Thomas",Heryng,Margaret,F,,,,6,,not given,,,,,,She fell into a pond ('stagnum') and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_3,C/251,9/974/22,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Godmanchester,1526-06-26,"Branden, John, and Frare, William",Grene,Thomas,M,,,Son of Richard Grene,6,,1526-06-25,6,,,,"John Skynnar of Godmanchester and Thomas P[er]car, labourers o Godmanchester and servants of John Laxton of Godmanchester were driving an empty cart ('biga') in the king's highway","Suddenly, the further wheel crushed ('co[n]culcavit') and pressed TG's head so that he died instantly",Cart (wheel),,,,Crushed and pressed head,Instant,"John Skynnar of Godmanchester and Thomas P[er]car, labourers of Godmanchester and servants of John Laxton of Godmanchester, cart drivers",,,,, ,1527_3,C/252,9/974/21,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Offord Cluny,1526-02-02,"Tendy, Thomas",Turner,Thomas,M,,,,,,1526-02-02,2,,,,Going to Buckden through a place called 'Cawsey',"He tripped on a stone and fell into water, where he drowned",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_3,C/253,9/974/20,,Suffolk,Pakenham,1526-06-06,"Powle, Thomas",Daunce,Henry,M,Bury St Edmund,Draper,,,,1526-06-05,6,Tuesday,,,Washing his hands and face in 'Bayly poole foord',He could barely get any water because he was 'tyed' by tight hoses and doublet so he drew closer to the water and bent down. As a result he fell into the pond and drowned,Pond (pool),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_3,C/254,9/974/19,,Norfolk,"Bickerston ('Bykerston', now incorporated into Barnham Broom)",1526-04-17,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Burghway,Thomas,M,,,,40 and more,,1526-04-16,4,,,,Digging under an old stone wall of a certain chapel,Part of the wall collapsed crushing him,Wall,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and pressed head,Instant,,Wall worth 20d,,,, ,1527_3,C/255,9/974/17,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Spaldwick,1527-03-28,"Toney, Thomas",Couper,William,M,,,,8,,not given,,,,,,He fell into a pond ('stagnum') and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_3,C/256,9/974/16,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Little Paxton,1527-03-10,"Toney, Thomas",Bosyat,John,M,,,,1,,not given,,,,,Sitting on a bench ('scabellum'),He fell and died,Bench,,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1527_3,C/257,9/974/15,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Spaldwick,1526-11-16,"Toney, Thomas",Jenkynson,Alice,F,,,,11,,not given,,,,,,She fell into a pond ('stagnum') and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_3,C/258,9/974/12m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Yaxley,1526-08-02,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Glapthorn,Agnes,F,Yaxley,Single woman,Single woman,,,[faded],,,,,Crossing the 'conquest lodde' in a boat with four other people,Part of the boat broke due to weakness and decay and they all drowned,Lode/channel,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Four other abovenamed persons who were in the boat,,,,, ,1527_3,C/258,9/974/12m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Yaxley,1526-08-02,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Lee,Amice,F,Yaxley,Single woman,Single woman,,,[faded],,,,,Crossing the 'conquest lodde' in a boat with four other people,Part of the boat broke due to weakness and decay and they all drowned,Lode/channel,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Four other abovenamed persons who were in the boat,,,,, ,1527_3,C/258,9/974/12m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Yaxley,1526-08-02,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Woodcoke,Alice,F,Yaxley,Housewife,Wife of John Woodcoke,,,[faded],,,,,Crossing the 'conquest lodde' in a boat with four other people,Part of the boat broke due to weakness and decay and they all drowned,Lode/channel,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Four other abovenamed persons who were in the boat,,,,, ,1527_3,C/258,9/974/12m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Yaxley,1526-08-02,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Conquest,Agnes,F,Yaxley,Housewife,Wife of Richard Conquest,,,[faded],,,,,Crossing the 'conquest lodde' in a boat with four other people,Part of the boat broke due to weakness and decay and they all drowned,Lode/channel,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Four other abovenamed persons who were in the boat,,,,, ,1527_3,C/258,9/974/12m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Yaxley,1526-08-02,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Coldwell,Alan,M,Yaxley,Fisherman,,,,[faded],,,,,Crossing the 'conquest lodde' in a boat with four other people,Part of the boat broke due to weakness and decay and they all drowned,Lode/channel,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Four other abovenamed persons who were in the boat,,,,, ,1527_3,C/259,9/974/7,,Norfolk,Thetford,1526-05-06,"Aleyn, Geoffrey, gent.",Arrow,Thomas,M,Thetford,Labourer,,,,1526-05-05,5,,,,He was in a boat on 'Alderwark Water',He was thrown into water through his own negligence when the boat moved after running aground,Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Robert Aylemere of Thetford, labourer, who found the body",,,,, ,1527_3,C/260,9/974/5,,Norfolk,Marsham,1526-07-31,"Robyns, Andrew",Wygett,Richard,M,Marsham,,,28,,1526-07-30,7,Monday,14:00,,Cleaning a well at Marsham vicarage,"The ladder he used to descend into the well broke, he fell into water and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Proceedings,, ,1527_3,C/261,9/974/4,,Norfolk,Rockland [St Mary],1526-07-12,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Savage alias Rokett,John,M,,,,,,1526-07-11,7,,15:00,,Digging sand in a gravel pit to repair a nearby road,Some earth fell on him crushing him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,,,,,Proceedings,, ,1527_3,C/262,9/974/3,,Norfolk,Scarning,1527-01-26,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Webster,Margery,F,,,Wife of Richard Webster,60 and more,,1527-01-25,1,,10:00,,Drawing water from a pit ('puteus') with a pail,She stood on a tree stump which fell apart causing her to fall into water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_3,C/263,9/974/2,,Norfolk,Saywood',1527-03-04,"Methwold, William, gent.",Mayes,Alice,F,,,,8,,1527-03-03,3,,,,She left King's Lynn through the eastern gate to walk and play,She arrived at a gate of a certain pasture in 'Saywood'. There she tried to reach water in a certain ditch while holding on to a gate post. She fell into the ditch and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Stranger who found the body,,,,, ,1527_4,C/264,9/504/31,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1527-05-12,"Slegge, Edward, and Gilson, Henry",Johnson,Gerard,M,Cambridge,"Shoemaker, servant of Luke Edward of Cambridge, shoemaker",,,,1527-05-12,5,,,,Participating in a 'may game' with many others,He carried a burst and broken 'gunne al[ias] dict[um] An hakke bushe' loaded with gunpowder and a 'pegge'. When he came to the market square he put the gun againt his navel and fired. The gun recoiled and the [butt] end struck GJ through to the heart killing him instantly,Gun,,Struck by,,Struck through to the heart,,,"Gun worth 4d, which are delivered to Baldwin Brenens, deputy almoner",,,, ,1527_4,C/265,9/504/33,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1527-06-25,"Slegge, Edward, and Gilson, Henry",Dyddesbury,John,M,"Stockport ('Stoppeworth'), Cheshire",,,,,1527-06-22,6,,,,Riding from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk to Cambridge on a bright bay horse worth 6s 8d,The horse stumbled and fell on JD crushing all parts of his body,Horse,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed all parts of the body,Languished until 25 June,,"Horse worth 6s 8d, which are delivered to Baldwin Brenens, deputy almoner",,,, ,1527_4,C/266,9/504/38,,Cambridgeshire,Isleham,1527-07-11,"Tayler, Thomas",Bacot,Thomas,M,,,,,Suffering from many illnesses,1527-07-06,7,,,,Sitting in his cart ('biga') pulled by four geldings,The cart fell on TB and struck him in the back,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Struck back,Languished until 9 July,,Cart worth 40d remains in custody of the village,,,, ,1527_4,C/267,9/504/40,,Cambridgeshire,Isleham,1527-04-24,"Tayler, Thomas",N,N,M,,,,,,1527-03-20,3,,,,Crossing a footbridge over a certain water,"The wooden footbridge broke, he fell into water and drowned",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/268,9/504/41,,Cambridgeshire,Landbeach,1527-04-12,"Ussher, John",Stewkyn,Robert,M,Lolworth,Husbandman,,,,1527-04-12,4,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with thorny bushes ('spina') in the field called 'Beche feild',"As he was crossing a lake called 'Slough', which was directly in the way, the nearer wheel went up and the cart overturned. RS fell into water and was held down by the bushes, which caused him to drown",Lake,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/269,9/504/42a,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Water Newton,1527-06-20,"Toney, Thomas",Scott,John,M,,,,6,,not given,,,,,,He fell into a pond ('stagnum') and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/270,9/504/44,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Brampton,1527-04-20,"Touney, Thomas",Parker,William,M,,,,7,,not given,,,,,,He fell into a pond ('stagnum') and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/271,9/504/45,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Stilton,1527-07-12,"Touney, Thomas",Edyng,Robert,M,,,,5,,not given,,,,,,He fell into a pond ('stagnum') and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/272,9/504/58,,Wiltshire,Tidcombe,1527-07-03,"Harris, William",Horne,Thomas,M,,,,,,1527-07-03,7,,,,Travelling in a cart ('biga') from Colllingbourne to the woods called 'Assheley',He fell from the cart in the place called 'long Crosse' breaking his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/273,9/504/59,,Wiltshire,Aven,1527-04-30,"Harries, William",Lewik,John,M,,,,,,1527-04-30,4,,,,He was in the fields of Aven with a 'Roller',He fell and was run over by the roller,Roller,,Run over,,,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/274,9/504/60,,Wiltshire,Howe',1527-06-16,"Harries, William",Austen,James,M,,,,,,1527-06-16,6,,,,Loading underwood onto his cart ('biga') in the place called 'Red Rige',He fell from the cart onto 'Stubbes',Tree (stub),,Fall onto,,,Died on 18 [sic!] June,,,,Date of death wrong,, ,1527_4,C/275,9/504/82,,Cumberland,Grinsdale,1527-07-21,"Coldale,John",Sybson,John,M,,,,,,1527-07-18,7,,,,He was in a boat on the River Eden drawing baskets called 'fysshlepes',He fell into the river and drowned,River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/276,9/504/86,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle upon Tyne,1527-01-26,"Fewyk, Andrew, and Dewyk, Percival",Arseley,Thomas,M,,Mariner,,,,1527-01-26,1,,,,He was on the ship called 'The J[e]hus' moored on the River Tyne near the 'Wyndles' in Newcastle,He was climbing to the 'Topp Castell' of the ship using a great rope called a 'Toppecastell Rope'. He could not hold the rope because it was so large ('ita magnu[m] q[uo]d in manib[us] suis no[n] potuit tenere') and fell down onto the 'Som[er] dek' of the ship and died,Ship (deck),,Fall onto,,,,,Rope worth 8d,,,, ,1527_4,C/277,9/504/92,,"Yorkshire, NR (now Lancashire)",Gisburn ('Gysborn'),1527-07-21,"Lound, Robert",Rowth,Christopher,M,Gisburn,Labourer,,,,1527-07-19,7,,11:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustellum') laden with dung and pulled by oxen in the king's highway near the bank of a certain river,"The cart toppled over, despite CR trying to support it, and fell into the river in such way that CR's left hand was trapped under it. He could not get out and drowned",River ,Cart,Fall into,Fell on top of him,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/278,9/504/98,,Surrey,Croydon,1527-03-04,"Plaudon, John",Clerk,Robert,M,,Labourer,,,,1527-03-02,3,,,,Sleeping on the cart ('carecta') driven by John Graye and laden with coal,"The cart overturned and RC was crushed by the body of the cart worth 16, three sacks of coals worth 12d, a 'shede of wood' worth 1d and cart ropes worth 8d",Cart and load,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Instant,"John Graye, the cart driver","Body of the cart worth 16, three sacks of coals worth 12d, a 'shede of wood' worth 1d and cart ropes worth 8d",He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1527_4,C/279,9/504/99,,Surrey,Southwark St Olave,1527-05-08,"Plaudon, John",Wynsoll,Alice,F,,"Spinster, servant of Robert Worsley, capper",,,,1527-05-07,5,,21:00-22:00,,Washing herself in the place called 'the com[m]on stayre for the ten[a]nt[es] [...] of Mawdelyn colege',Her feet slipped and she fell into a ditch at the 'com[m]on Wasshyng stayre' and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/280,9/504/102,,Surrey,Putney,1527-06-24,"Plaudon, John",Morys,Thomas,M,,Yeoman,,,,1527-06-23,6,,21:00,,Washing himself in the River Thames,"He caught a cramp in his legs ('infirmitas voc[atur] le cramp tunc & ib[ide]m invasit in tibijs suis'), fell into deep water and drowned",River Thames,Cramp,Fall into,Overcome by,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/281,9/504/116,,Hertfordshire,Baldock,1527-04-19,"Scroggys, Thomas",Horseley,James,M,,,Son of Thomas Horseley,2,Suffering from diverse illnesses and maladies called 'Glabre scilicet Scalles' on the head,1527-04-19,4,,,,Suffering from divers illnesses and maladies called 'Glabre scilicet Scalles' [OED: scall] on the head,On the request and plea of his father a surgeon ('Cirurgicus') from Baldock put a plaster or poultice ('emplaustrum') on JH's head from which he died,Poultice,,,,,,"Surgeon from Baldock, whose treatment led to JH's death",,,Not indented,, ,1527_4,C/282,9/504/117,,Hertfordshire,Wallington,1527-07-02,"Scrogges, Thomas",Gilson,Thomas,M,,,,2,,1527-07-02,7,,,,Playing in the king's highway under a [tree] trunk called a 'Bonfyer blok' ,The cart of John Adams of Wallington pulled by five horses knocked the trunk down with its left wheel. It fell on the left side of TG's head killing him,Trunk,Cart (wheel),Struck by,,Struck left side of the head,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/283,9/504/118,,Kent,Sutton (near Sandwich),1527-06-21,"Boys, John",Screvenar,Thomas,M,,,,,,1527-06-21,6,,16:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with firewood called 'Rysewod' worth 8d,The wood fell on him and knocked him off the cart. Once on the ground he was crushed and suffocated by the wood that fell on top of him,Firewood,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and suffocated,,,Firewood worth 8d,,,, ,1527_4,C/284,9/504/119,,Kent,Great Mongeham,1527-07-10,"Boys, John",Pryor,Roger,M,,,,,,1527-07-09,7,,19:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with firewood called 'Rysewod' worth 8d,The wood fell on him and knocked him off the cart. Once on the ground he was crushed and suffocated by the wood that fell on top of him,Firewood,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and suffocated,,,Firewood worth 8d,,,, ,1527_4,C/285,9/504/122,,Kent,Wye,1527-04-29,"Chylton, John",Pers,Robert,M,Wye,Labourer,,,,1527-04-29,4,Monday,,,Working at a watermill filling ('fuit [...] in Opplendo') a 'watergate',"He slipped and fell into the millpond, where he drowned",Millpond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/286,9/504/126,,Shropshire,Corfton,1527-07-09,"Leygthon, Ralph",Hyggyns,Richard,M,,,,,,1527-07-08,7,Monday,,,Felling an oak tree growing in Corfton Park,"The tree fell onto another oak growing next to it and broke off one of its branches, which fell on RH's head killing him instantly",Tree (oak branch),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,Jury status,, ,1527_4,C/287,9/504/128,,Herefordshire,Weston [Beggard],1527-06-13,"Scull, Thomas, gent.",Norman,Robert,M,,,,,,1527-06-06,6,,16:00,,He was in a boat on the River Lugg,"He drowned, which was caused by the boat",River Lugg,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 8d,,,, ,1527_4,C/288,9/504/130,,Herefordshire,Bromyard/Brockhampton,1527-06-27,"Scull, Thomas, gent.",Howsman,Roger,M,,,,,,1527-04-27,4,,16:00,,He was holding an arrow worth 1d in his right hand,He fell onto the arrow by misfortune and the arrowhead gave him a 2 in deep wound to the right side of his throat,Arrowhead,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right side of the throat, 2 in deep",Instant,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/289,9/504/131,,Herefordshire,Ludford,1527-07-24,"Scull, Thomas, gent.",Brome,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1527-07-17,7,,,,,She died from cold in the barn of the aforesaid John [unclear which John] ,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/290,9/504/136,,Staffordshire (now Worcestershire),Arley,1527-07-13,"Hykman, Hugh",Tery,John,M,,,,,,1527-06-03,6,Monday,,,Crossing the River Severn,He drowned due to his own negligence,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/291,9/504/138a,,Staffordshire (now West Midlands),Bilston,1527-05-11,"Hykman, Hugh",Baret,James,M,,,,,,1527-05-11,5,,,,Riding a 'hedde Stronge hors',They fell into a marl pit near the land of Thomas Tomkys and drowned,Marl pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse is dead and worth nothing,,,, ,1527_4,C/292,9/504/139,,Staffordshire,Croxden ('Crokesden'),1527-03-09,"Hykman, Hugh",N,N,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,,He fell into the stream above 'Darby lane' due to misfortune and his debility and drowned,Stream [possibly Nothill Brook],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1527_4,C/293,9/504/142,,Coventry city,Coventry,1526-08-27,"Grene, Robert",Jones,Henry,M,,,,,,1526-08-10,8,,,,"Nicholas Turnar of Stoke, labourer aged 18 and three other honest men from Coventry were shooting at marks in Gosford Green","He was standing on the right side of a mark in the north part of Gosford Green. When NT shot at the mark, the arrow flew over the target and hit HJ in the right side of the head",Arrow,,Shot with,,"Wound to the right side of the head, 1 in above the ear and 3 in deep as far as the brain",Languished until 3 am on 15 August,"Nicholas Turnar of Stoke, labourer aged 18, who shot him by accident and fled the scene",,"NT had no lands, tenements, goods or chattels",,, ,1528_2,C/294,9/506a/112m,,Wiltshire,West Chisenbury ('Chesenbury de la Foly'),1527-11-23,"Harrys, William",Castenell,William,M,East Chisenbury ('Chesenbury prioris'),Weaver,,,,1527-11-22,11,Thursday,,,"Digging 'Wallyng Erth' in an earth pit with John Wever of East Chisenbury, weaver","Large amount of earth, that is about 12 cartloads, fell on them suffocating them",Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,,"John Wever of East Chisenbury, weaver, who was with him",,,,, ,1528_2,C/294,9/506a/112m,,Wiltshire,West Chisenbury ('Chesenbury de la Foly'),1527-11-23,"Harrys, William",Wever,John,M,East Chisenbury ('Chesenbury prioris'),Weaver,,,,1527-11-22,11,Thursday,,,"Digging 'Wallyng Erth' in an earth pit with William Castenell of East Chisenbury, weaver","Large amount of earth, that is about 12 cartloads, fell on them suffocating them",Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,,"William Castenell of East Chisenbury, weaver, who was with him",,,,, ,1528_2,C/295,9/506a/111,,Wiltshire,Crokerton,1527-02-14,"Harrys, William",Welow,Jane,F,,,Daughter of John Welow,,,1527-02-13,2,,,,Drawing water from a well,She fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1528_2,C/296,9/506a/110,,Wiltshire,Clarendon ('Claryngdon'),1527-08-06,"Harrys, William",Wever,Hugh,M,Clarendon,,,,,1527-08-05,8,,09:00 or 10:00,,Climbing an oak tree in the place called 'hangyng Wood',He fell from the tree and died,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1528_2,C/297,9/506a/108,,Wiltshire,West Lavington ('lavyngton Epi[scopi]'),1527-09-26,"Baskerffeld, Philip",Webbe,John,M,Little Cheverell,Labourer,,,,1527-09-22,9,,,,"Thatching the roof at the house of John Colyns, standing on a ladder",He slipped and fell from the ladder breaking his neck,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1528_2,C/298,9/506a/106,,Wiltshire,Worton,1527-09-04,"Baskerffeld, Philip",Carawey,Robert,M,Worton,Husbandman,,,,1527-09-02,9,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by oxen with the intention of bringing a load of grain from Worton Field to Worton,He slipped and fell and was run over by the cart,Cart,,Run over,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1528_2,C/299,9/506a/104,,Herefordshire,Little Cowarne/Pencombe,1527-10-26,"Scull, Thomas",Crompe,Margaret,F,,,Wife of Roger Crompe,,,1527-10-22,10,,08:00,,Washing linen clothes in a pond in the place called 'Crompe Croft',She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Clothes worth 8d,,,, ,1528_2,C/300,9/506a/98,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1527-09-20,"Herbert, John, mayor of Hereford",Brylley,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1527-01-09,1,,,,Passing along the bank of the River Wye,"She slipped, fell into the river and drowned",River Wye,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,"Accident date wrong: 19 Hen VIII, i.e. January 1528",, ,1528_2,C/301,9/506a/97,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1527-09-20,"Herbert, John, mayor of Hereford",ap Rees,Matilda,F,,,,,,1526-10-26,10,,,,Crossing a wooden bridge called a 'fote Bugge' over the 'myllpounde' at 'moncke mill' ,She fell from the footbridge and drowned,Millpond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,"Accident date wrong: 19 Hen VIII, i.e. October 1527",, ,1528_2,C/302,9/506a/90,,Staffordshire,Elford,1528-02-11,"Clerke, Barnabas",Spere,Richard,M,Tamworth,"Labourer, servant of William Babyngton, esq.",,,,1528-02-07,2,,05:00,,Crossing the River Tame in a boat on his way home from Elford,He drowned due to the lack of the skill of sailing ('in defectu art[is] navigandi'),River Tame,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1528_2,C/303,9/506a/89,,Oxfordshire,Wolvercote,1527-07-29,"Hucvale, Robert",Dey,Griffith,M,,,,,,1527-07-28,7,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') laden with a cartload of timber for the construction of Cardinal College [Christ Church], in the king's highway leading from Kidlington ('Cudlyngton in le Grene) to Oxford below the Cutteslowe pasture",The cart collapsed due to the poor condition of the road ('rac[i]o[n]e vie infunderac[i]o[n]is'). The timber was of such length that GD could not not avoid being hit. Two pieces struck him in the back breaking it and killing him instantly,Timber,,Struck by,,Broken back,Instant,,"Two pieces of timber worth 10d remain in custody of John Higdon, dean of CC",,,, ,1528_2,C/304,9/506a/21,,"Yorkshire, WR",Guiseley,1528-01-02,"Thornell, Henry",Holyns,John,M,Horsforth,Yeoman,,,,1527-12-18,12,,21:00,,Sitting in an armchair,He was overcome by palsy and fell from the chair hitting his head against a stone. His servants held him up and put him in his bed on his request,Chair,Palsy,Fall from,Overcome by,Broken head,Died within three hours,Servants who helped him and put him in his bed,,,,, ,1528_2,C/305,9/506a/20,,Yorkshire,Ganton,1528-02-17,"Calverd, John",Walker,Thomas,M,,,,,,1528-02-16,2,,,,Riding a horse,"He rode into water called 'hartford', fell from the horse and drowned",Water (called 'hartford'),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented; accident date wrong: 19 March 19 Hen VIII = 1528/03/16,, ,1528_2,C/306,9/506a/18,,Yorkshire,Skipton,1527-09-30,"Lambart, John",Wharfe,John,M,,,,,,1527-09-29,9,,,,Riding a horse across a meadow flooded by the River Aire after a great rainfall,Flood water covered a pit in the meadow to the depth of 40 cubits. JW and his horse fell into it and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Accident date wrong: 1527/09/19,, ,1528_3,C/307,9/507/2,,Buckinghamshire,West Wycombe,1527-12-13,"Polsted, Thomas",Thornall,Hugh,M,West Wycombe,Servant of Christopher Pusey,,12 and more,,1527-12-09,12,,16:00,,He ran away from his master without any reasonable cause and wandered across CP's lands and woods,He lay on the ground for four days and nights and died from cold weather,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/308,9/508/30,,Wiltshire,Bulford ('Buford'),1527-04-24,"Harrys, William",Cornyll,William,M,,,,,,1527-04-20,4,,04:00-05:00,,,"He stumbled on a stone, fell down and was run over by a cart ('biga')",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over head,,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/309,9/508/31,,Wiltshire,Calne,1527-05-07,"Harrys, William",Whicware,Christopher,M,,,,,,1527-05-07,5,,,,Pruning an oak tree growing in the wood called 'Bowode',He fell from the tree and died,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/310,9/508/32,,Wiltshire,Baverstock,1528-04-20,"Harrys, William",Hopar,Thomas,M,Baverstock,,,,,1528-04-19,4,,At night,,Riding from Wilton,He rode into the gate called 'adilmarshe yeate' due to darkness and struck his right leg,Gate,,,,Wound to the right leg,Died between 21 and 22,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/311,9/508/33,,Wiltshire,Corsley,1528-04-30,"Harrys, William",Pilton,Gilbert,M,,,,,,1528-04-29,4,,06:00-09:00 or 18:00-21:00,,Cutting a branch of an ash tree with a hatchet,The branch broke and he fell to the ground,Tree (ash),,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/312,9/508/35,,Dorset,Frampton,1528-07-03,"Clerk, John, deputy of William Compton, knt",Brigewat[er],William,M,,,,,,1528-07-03,7,,,,Unloading a part of an ash tree from a cart ('caruca'),"His feet slipped, he fell and the tree fell on his head",Tree (ash),,Fell on top of him,,,,,Tree worth 4d,,,, ,1528_4,C/313,9/508/37,,Hampshire ,Old Basing,1528-06-11,"Arnold, William",Filder alias Hubberd,Eston,M,,,,,,1528-06-11,6,,09:00-10:00,,"He entered the barn of William Paulet, knt, at his Basing manor amongst the cartwrights and stood on the tail of a certain vehicle called a 'gynne' to move a certain beam","Due to his careless handling, not following the instructions of the cartwrights, the weight of the beam caused the cart-tail to move up and the cart to fall over. EF fell onto another part of the vehicle called a 'sufter' and suffered wounds to his right side and the right side of his head",Cart,,Fall onto,,Wound to right side and the right side of the head,,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/314,9/508/39,,Hampshire ,"Norton (in the tithing of Sutton Scotney), 'Farnham' near Norton Wood",1528-07-28,"Pace, Thomas, deputy steward and coroner in the liberty of the Honour of Wallingford",Benett,John,M,,"Servant of John Twyn, 'firmar' of Norton",,About 12,,1528-07-28,7,,15:00,,"Watching his master's fruit and grain growing in the place 'Farnham' near Norton Wood, against birds and animals","When a great storm broke out, he sought shelter under four hurdles called 'Fooldhordyll[es]' stacked together in a field. A great rain and wind knocked down the hurdles onto JB's body, which pressed him to death. His body was discovered at 6 am the next morning",Hurdles,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed body,,,Hurdles worth 6d remain in custody of John Twyne,,Not indented,, ,1528_4,C/315,9/508/97,,Surrey,Ashtead,1528-03-03,"Plaudon, John",Hall,John,M,,,"Son of Stephen Hall of Ashtead, husbandman",,,not given,,,,,Herding sheep in the field called 'Southfyld',"He tripped on a stone when running after his sheep, fell into a 'stone pytte' and broke his neck",Pit,,Fall into,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/316,9/508/100,,Surrey,Kew,1528-04-12,"Hunt, John",Nyx,John,M,London,Tailor,,,,1528-04-12,4,,,,,His feet slipped and he fell into a 'whorle pytte' in the River Thames and drowned,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/317,9/508/105,,Surrey,Kingston upon Thames and Ewell,1527-10-02 (started on 1527-09-20),"Plaudon, John",Sawcer,Robert,M,Ewell,Labourer,,,,1527-09-16,9,,09:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by two horses and two oxen,The cart overturned and the cart's body became deatched from its wheels and fell onto the right side of his RS's head. 'One of the pynnys of the Ravys of the cart body' gave him a wound,Cart (rail pin),,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the right side of the head, 1 in wide and 3 in deep",Died two days later,,"Cart body worth 2s remains in custody of Richard Kays of Ewell, gent.",,,, ,1528_4,C/318,9/508/113,,Essex,Hatfield Broad Oak,1527-09-14,"Wyseman, John",Sabbifford,William,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,"Thomas Hoberd of Hatfield Broad Oak was driving a cart ('biga') pulled by four horses and one mare laden with grain and hay worth 33s 4d property of John Sabbiford of Hatfield Broad Oak, in the king's highway at Hatfield Heath","Suddenly, he was overcome by 'fallyng Sykenes', fell down and the left wheel ran over his face",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed face,Instant,,"Cart, horses, hay and grain worth 33s 4d remain in custody of John Sabbyford",,,, ,1528_4,C/319,9/508/115,,Essex,Ingatestone ('yngarstone'),1528-06-26,"Silesden, Thomas",Humfrey,William,M,,,,9,,1528-06-08,6,,,,"Fetching the black horse of William Wynseley of London, pewterer in the pace called 'Freenwode spreng' in the parish of Ingatestone",He put a halter on the horse's neck and tied it to his right hand with the intention of taking the horse to his father's house. The horse ran and as a result WH's brains were completely broken,Horse,,,,Broken brains/skull ('cerebra [...] fuerunt totalit[er] fracta'),,,Horse worth5s remains in custody of Richard Twety,,,, ,1528_4,C/320,9/508/116,,Essex,Great Tey,1528-04-23,"Silesden, Thomas",Ford,Agnes,F,,,Wife of John Ford,,,1528-03-28,3,,19:00,,Fetching water to water herbs growing in her garden,She fell into a pond ('stagnum') and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/321,9/508/117,,Essex,Thaxted/Lindsell,1528-07-02,"Silesden, Thomas",Wenden,Richard,M,,,Son of John Wenden,2,,1528-05-11,5,,20:00,,He was in the hall ('aula') of his father's house called 'Templers',Walking around a bowl of liquid ('patella licoris') he fell into it and drowned,Bowl,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Bowl worth 12d remains in custody of John Wenden,,,, ,1528_4,C/322,9/508/122,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 71, pp. 18-19",Sussex,Coombes/Applesham in Coombes,1527-10-08,"Cooper, Philip",Sowton,John,M,,,,,,1527-10-08,10,,,,Holding a white horse belonging to Henry Voyce of Horsham by the outer part of the halter which it had on its neck,Horse backed suddenly and kicked him with hind hooves,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the left side of the stomach,,,Horse worth 20s is deodand and remains with Henry Voyce,,,, ,1528_4,C/323,9/508/129,,Yorkshire,Ferrybridge ('Friston iuxta Aquam'),1528-06-14,"Frobiser, John",Medilton,John,M,Pontefract Castle,Yeoman,,,,1528-06-14,6,,,,Riding from Pontefract Castle towards the River Aire with the intention of watering his horse,The horse ran into the river and into a whirlpit in the middle of it. He fell from the horse and drowned,River Aire,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/324,9/508/130,,Yorkshire,Clayton,1528-07-23,"Frobiser, John",Turnley,Catherine,F,,,Wife of Richard Turnley,,Not of sound mind,1528-07-22,7,,,,,"He rose from his bed and entered the 'Smethe broke', which was full of water, and drowned",Brook,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/325,9/508/140,,Herefordshire,Ploughfield,1528-05-13,"Crompe, John",ap David ap Meredith,John,M,,,,,,1528-04-07,4,Tuesday,,,Croppyng' an oak tree in Dorston Wood,A branch fell on his thighs,Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him,,Injured thighs,"Died on Thursday, 9 April",,,,,, ,1528_4,C/326,9/508/147,,Buckinghamshire,Weston Underwood,1528-06-17,"Gardener, John",Sele,John,M,,,,,,1528-03-05,3,,,,"Milking a young cow in the house of George Throgmerton, knt",The cow struck him 'in the Inward p[ar]t of the Thigh' giving him a mortal wound,Cow,,Struck by ,,"Wound to the inner part of the thigh, 11 in deep",Instant,,Cow is in possession of George Throgmerton and there remains,,,, ,1528_4,C/327,9/508/149,,Bedfordshire,Shillington,1528-06-14,"Stucley, Robert",Harman,Alexander,M,"Porton, Hertfordshire",Labourer,,,,1528-06-14,6,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with wood in 'Gravenhurst ('Gavenest') in the parish of Shillington,A piece of wood worth 8d fell on the back of his head killing him instantly,Wood,,Fell on him,,Wound to the back of the head,Instant,,Piece of wood worth 8d,,,, ,1528_4,C/328,9/508/150,,Bedfordshire,Lidlington ('Lythyngton'),1528-05-30,"Stucley, Robert",Hornewood,Robert,M,Lidlington,Labourer,,,,1528-05-30,5,,,,Washing his hands in a well/spring ('fons') in the woods called 'bery Woode',He fell into the well/spring and drowned,Well/spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/329,9/508/153,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Old Hurst,1528-05-18,"Toney, Thomas",Alyn,Richard,M,,,,12,,not given,,,,,"Leading a mare by the halter ('capistrum'), [one end of which] was tied around his arm",A horse came close to the mare and jumped. RA could not release the halter quickly enough and when the two horses ran together fast they dragged him along the ground,Horse and mare,,Dragged by,,,Instant,,"Mare worth 3s 4d remains in custody of John Bradwey of Old Hurst, horse worth 3s 4d remains in custody of Robert Catlyn of Broughton",,,, ,1528_4,C/330,9/508/154,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Elton ('Aylton'),1528-07-19,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Sekkes,William,M,Elton,"Labourer, servant of Edward Waleys",,,,1528-07-10,7,,11:00-12:00,,Going to Fotheringhay,"When crossing a wooden footbridge in the form of a 'planke al[ias] a brow' over water called 'Wasshe', he fell down and drowned",Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/331,9/508/155,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Orton Waterville ('Overton Water Wylde'),1528-05-12,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Alwyn,William,M,Orton Waterville,Carpenter,,,,1528-04-18,4,,11:00-12:00,,Building a new gable at the house of Henry Richardson,He put a ladder against the wall and as he was climbing it part of the wall collapsed. The ladder fell too and in falling struck WA in the left side of the head so that he died instantly,Ladder,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the left side of the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/332,9/508/156,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Sawtry,1528-07-18,"Tonney, Thomas",Emere,John,M,Sawtry Abbey,Monk,,,,not given,,,,,Searching for pigeons in the uppermost part of the church,He fell and died instantly,Church,,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/333,9/508/157,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),St Ives,1528-05-12,"Tonney, Thomas",Lawrence,John,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,He was in a boat,"He reached for a perch ('parrtica') and fell into water, where he drowned",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/334,9/508/158,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Holywell,1528-06-29,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Lees,John,M,,,Son of Robert Lees,2,,1528-06-25,6,,11:00-12:00,,He came out of his father's house and noticed a piece of wood called a 'cherne' standing near a certain pit ('puteus'),He lifted and held the piece of wood and by misfortune fell into the pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/335,9/508/159,,Suffolk,Gorleston-on-Sea,1528-03-25,"Southall, Philip",N,Alice,F,Great Yarmouth,,,,,1528-03-20,3,,,,,She came from Great Yarmouth to Gorleston bleeding heavily from a head wound. She died three days later in the house of Henry Spagett,,,,,"Wound to the left side of the head, more than 1 in long and brain deep, bleeding heavily",Died on 23 March,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/336,9/508/160,,Norfolk,Lopham,1528-08-26,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Cresy,Isabel,F,,,,60 and more,,1528-08-24,8,,,,She came out of the house of William Wighton to fetch water from a nearby pit ('puteus') with a pail,"Her feet slipped when she leant down, fell headlong into the pit and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Proceedings,, ,1528_4,C/337,9/508/162,,Norfolk,Worstead,1528-05-06,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Chamber,William,M,,Servant of Christopher Rant,,12,,1528-05-05,5,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by three geldings and laden with dung to his master's land to unload it there,During a turn one wheel of the cart went over a 'bank' and the cart overturned. Part of the cart called a 'Romes' fell on WC's chest so that he died instantly,Cart,,Fell on him,,,,,Cart worth 6s; the value of geldings and their harness could not be estimated because CR took everything away,,,, ,1528_4,C/338,9/508/163m,,Norfolk,Catton,1528-04-03,"Robyns, Andrew",Botyvnante,William,M,,,"Son of William Botyvnante, senior",1 and more,,1528-03-31,3,,15:00,,"WB and Margaret Pettenwode, who was 70-years-old, senile, decrepit and blind, were at the house of WB's father",A spark that fell on some straw caused a fire. WB started crying and MP reached out with her hands to protect and save him. In doing so she came close to the fire and burning straw and as a result both she and WB were burnt ,Fire,,,,Burnt face and other parts of the body,Instant,,,,,, ,1528_4,C/338,9/508/163m,,Norfolk,Catton,1528-04-03,"Robyns, Andrew",Pottenwode,Margaret,F,,,,70,"Old, decrepit and blind",1528-03-31,3,,15:00,,MP and William Botyvnante were at the house of WB's father,A spark that fell on some straw caused a fire. WB started crying and MP reached out with her hands to protect and save him. In doing so she came close to the fire and burning straw and as a result both she and WB were burnt ,Fire,,,,Burnt face and other parts of the body,Languished until 3 April,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/339,9/509/38,,Surrey,East Molesey,1528-12-02,"Hunt, John",Ideall,Alice,F,Thames Ditton,Spinster,,,,1528-12-01,12,,10:00-11:00,,Crossing a 'fforde' on horseback,"The girth broke, she fell into the water and drowned",Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/340,9/509/42,,Hertfordshire,Much Hadham,1528-11-20,"Scrogges, Thomas",Button,Jane,F,,,,14,,1528-11-12,11,,,,Riding a black bay horse worth 6s 8d,"When she came to a certain river [presumably the River Ash], the horse went into water and fell on his knees. She fell into the river and drowned due to weakness caused by her nature and age ('r[ati]one [...] indebilitat[is] nature & etatis sue')",River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 6s 8d remains in the hands of John Sell of Much Hadham,,,, ,1529_2,C/341,9/509/68,,Hampshire ,Carisbrook/Parkhurst,1528-10-03,"Dey, John",Keper,Thomas,M,Carisbrook,,,,,1528-09-24,9,,,,Breaking up a tree trunk with gunpowder,Killed himself,Gunpowder,,,,killed,,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/342,9/509/85,,Shropshire,Smethcott,1528-12-16,"Leygthon, Ralph",Bolen,John,M,Picklescott,,,,,1528-12-08,12,Tuesday,,,Pruning an oak tree in Smethcott Wood,He fell from the tree crushing his body,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Crushed body,,,,,Jury status,, ,1529_2,C/343,9/509/89,,Herefordshire,Leominster,1528-11-25,"Phillips, Thomas",Andrewes,Alice,F,,,Wife of John Andrewes,,,1528-11-23,11,,10:00,,Carrying on her head a pail of linen clothes to be washed in a pond ('stagnum') called 'orchand[es] poole' at the back of her house,"As she descended stairs on the bank of the pond, she slipped and fell backwards into the water. There was no one around to help her and she drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/344,9/509/91,,Herefordshire,Bridge Sollers,1528-09-28,"Crompe, John",Oker,Jane,F,,,,,,1528-07-28,7,,,,Standing at the barn door,She was struck in the head by a 'wayne yoke' ,Cart yoke,,Struck by,,Struck head on the right side through to the brain,Instant,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/345,9/509/94,,Herefordshire,Hampton Bishop/Rotherwas,1528-11-25,"Crompe, John",Lloide,Henry,M,,Carpenter,,,,1528-09-17,9,,,,Squaryng' a piece of wood with an axe,The axe slipped and he struck himself in the left leg,Axe,,Struck with,,Wound to the left leg,Instant,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/346,9/509/95,,Herefordshire,Risbury,1529-02-10,"Phillips, Thomas",Herford,John,M,,,,,,1529-02-06,2,,,,Going from Marston to Risbury,He could not cross a certain stream in Risbury because it had overflown its banks. He climbed a fence/hedge to jump over the stream. He hesitated for so long that eventually he fell into the water and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/347,9/509/96,,Gloucestershire,Wotton-under-Edge,1528-10-15,"Thomas, Robert",Horne,John,M,,,,,,1528-10-02,10,,,,He was in his cart ('plaustrum'),The cart overturned and fell on JH and the 'blade' worth 6d struck him in the head,Cart (blade),,Struck by,,Wound to the head,Instant,,Cart blade worth 6d,,,, ,1529_2,C/348,9/509/98,,Gloucestershire,Frampton-on-Severn,1528-08-27,"Thomas, Robert",Fryer,Agnes,F,,,,,,1528-08-20,8,,,,She was on top of a hay stack ('mowe') ,A ladder worth 2d slipped and AF fell from the top of the stack to the ground and one of the ladder poles fell on her stomach killing her,Ladder,,Fell on her,,Struck stomach,Instant,,Ladder worth 2d,,,, ,1529_2,C/349,9/509/99,,Buckinghamshire,Addington,1529-01-02,"Waters, John",Riche,John,M,,,,,,1528-12-31,12,,,,"Chasing away William Thruston's pigs from his land, where they were rooting, with his dogs",WT tried to separate the dogs from the pigs by beating the former with a 'hege stake' of no value. He accidentally struck JW on the left side of the head through to the brain,Hedge stake,,Struck with,,Struck left side of the head through to the brain,Instant," William Thruston, who killed him by misfortune with a hedge stake",Hedge stake worth nothing,,,, ,1529_2,C/350,9/509/101,,Buckinghamshire,Cublington,1528-09-04,"Waters, John",Collet,Jane,F,,,,,,1528-10-03,10,,08:00,,She entered the house/building of Henry Grene with a cow and a calf inside it,"Suddenly, the cow charged her and struck her in the left side of her stomach with her horn",Cow,,Struck by,,"Wound to the left side of the stomach, 4 in deep",Languished until 5 October,,Cow worth 9s,,,, ,1529_2,C/351,9/509/102,,Buckinghamshire,Buckingham,1528-09-17,"Waters, John",Whitacre,Agnes,F,,,,,,1528-09-16,9,,,,Operating a 'Crabpresse' (presumably for pressing crab-apples),A certain piece of the press broke and struck AW in the cheek bone with such ferocity that it fell from her face,Apple press,,Struck by,,Struck and severed cheek bone,Languished until 21 September [sic!],,,,Date of death wrong,, ,1529_2,C/352,9/509/103,,Buckinghamshire,Chesham,1528-10-12,"Gardener, John",Wedon,Richard,M,,,Husband of Agnes Wedon,,,1528-10-10,10,,,,"Driving his cart ('biga') pulled by one horse and laden with bundles of wood, from Chesham Wood over a certain hill","His feet slipped, he fell down and one of the wheels ran over his head [crushing it] as far as the brains",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Damaged head through to the brain,Instant,,Wheel worth 3s 4d delivered to the hands and is in possession of his widow,,,, ,1529_2,C/353,9/509/104,,Bedfordshire,Woburn,1528-12-05,"Stucley, Robert",Chedell,Ralph,M,Woburn Abbey,Monk,,,,1528-12-05,12,,17:00-18:00,,Going from the village of Woburn to the Abbey,He came to the meadow called 'Otcote mede' and by misfortune fell into a ditch and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/354,9/509/105,,Bedfordshire,Wootton,1528-10-09,"Stucley, Robert",Walys,Richard,M,Wootton,Husbandman,,,,1528-10-05,10,,,,"He was working on a hay stack, standing on a ladder 16 steps from the ground","His feet slipped but he managed to catch hold of one of the rungs. Unfortunately, it broke and he fell to the ground",Ladder,,Fall from,,,Languished until 3 pm on 9 October,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/355,9/509/106,,Bedfordshire,Dunstable,1528-11-06,"Eton, Richard, coroner of Gervase Markham, prior of Dunstable Priory",Lane,Lucy,F,,,,,,1528-11-05,11,,,,Fetching water from a well ('fons') called 'Gefferis',"Her feet slipped, she fell into the well and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/356,9/509/107,,Bedfordshire,Marston Moretaine,1528-11-02,"Stucley, Robert",Asleugh,Thomas,M,Marston Moretaine,Husbandman,,,Suffering from an illness for a month,1528-11-02,11,,02:00,,He got up from his bed during the night and went to a certain close near his house to do some work,He fell in a pond ('stagnum') due to darkness and his carelessness and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/357,9/509/108,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Godmanchester,1528-11-19,"Frear, Henry, and Page, John",Browne,William,M,Godmanchester,Labourer,,,,1528-11-14,11,,,,Transporting a load of hay from the barn of Thomas Bennet to the house of John Holmes in a cart ('bigata') ,The load was so large that the cart could not pass the gate. He climbed on top of the cart to take down some of the straw but suddenly fell to the ground,Cart with hay,,Fall from,,,Languished for six days,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/358,9/509/110,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Alconbury,1529-03-01,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Law,Agnes,F,Elton ('Aylton'),Spinster,,,,1528-12-30,12,,07:00-09:00,,Going from Elton to St Ives,"When she was crossing a footbridge, or a 'planke al[ias] a Browe', over a certain brook between Coppingford and Elton, she fell into the water and drowned",Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,She had no goods or chattels,,, ,1529_2,C/359,9/509/113,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1528-10-11,"Gille, William, and Thomson, Edward",Kyng,George,M,Cambridge,,,,,1528-10-11,10,,18:00,,"Fetching water from a pond ('stagnum') in the garden called 'the bakehouse yerd' at the house of the Franciscan friars, with a pot",He slipped and fell into the pond where he drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,"He had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1529_2,C/360,9/509/114,,Cambridgeshire,Whittlesford,1528-12-30,"Wyse, William",Scotte,Jane,F,[Whittlesford],,Daughter of John Scotte of Whittlesford,5,,1528-12-26,12,Saturday,,,She was in the hall ('aula') of her father's house,She was sitting at a table consisting of a bench and a 'greatt borde' resting on it. She pulled the board as a result of which it fell on her pressing her to death,Table,,Fell on her,,Pressed,,,Table board worth 12d remains in custody of Robert Symond,,,, ,1529_2,C/361,9/509/115,,Suffolk,Sotterley ('Sotyrle'),1529-01-22,"Bumpsted, William",Osbern,Agnes,F,Sotterley,Spinster,,,,1529-01-20,1,,,,Saving a calf from a pond at Sotterley rectory,The calf trampled her with its feet and stood on her in such way that she drowned,Pond,Calf,,Trampled,Drowned,,,"Calf worth 2s and not more because it is ill remains in custody of Robert Pettewood, cleric",,,, ,1529_2,C/362,9/509/116,,Suffolk,Bacton,1529-02-17,"Pratyman, Thomas, of Bacton, senior",Felsy,Robert,M,Newton,Labourer,,28,,1529-02-17,2,,11:00-12:00,,Employed by Nicholas Garnam of Bacton to cut tree branches,He was struck in the neck by a willow he was felling,Tree (willow),,Struck by,,Stuck neck,,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/363,9/509/117,,Norfolk,"Loddon/Carlton, Suff",1528-10-08,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Palmer,Richard,M,,,,36 and more,,1528-10-05,10,,16:00,,Driving the cart ('carecta') of Thomas Clerk pulled by three geldings,One wheel of the cart went over a 'banke' and the cart overturned. Part of the cart called 'lez Roundes' fell on the left side of his head near the ear crushing it completely,Cart,,Fell on him,,"Crushed left side of the head, near the ear",Languished until 3 am on 7 October,,"Cart, geldings and cart harness worth 21s 4d, which are released to Reginald Litilprowe of Norwich, deputy almoner",,,, ,1529_2,C/364,9/509/118m,,Norfolk,Hockwold,1528-11-17,"Methwold, William, gent.",Birde,John,M,Hockwold,,,,,1528-11-16,11,,11:00,,Digging up marl in a marl pit with William Anger,The upper part of the pit fell on them,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed body,Instant,"William Anger, who was working with him",,,,, ,1529_2,C/364,9/509/118m,,Norfolk,Hockwold,1528-11-17,"Methwold, William, gent.",Anger,William,M,Hockwold,,,,,1528-11-16,11,,11:00,,Digging up marl in a marl pit with John Birde,The upper part of the pit fell on them,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed body,Instant,"John Birde, who was working with him",,,,, ,1529_2,C/365,9/509/119,,Norfolk,Gaywood,1529-03-16,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Watlefeld,William,M,,,,60 and more,,1529-03-14,3,,09:00,,He came out of his house to wash his hands in a pit filled with water within his croft,When he inclined towards water he was overcome by an illness called 'Swunneryng' and fell headlong into the pit,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/366,9/509/121,,Norfolk,Hindolveston,1528-10-17,"Robyns, Andrew",Olye,John,M,,,,12 and more,,1528-10-17,10,,15:00,,Playing with other children in a pit from which gravel had been previously excavated,The upper part of the pit fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Struck body,,Other children playing with him,,,Proceedings,, ,1529_2,C/367,9/509/139,,Yorkshire,Kimberworth,1528-09-15,"Grene, William",Wode,Edward,M,,,,,,1528-09-14,9,,,,,He fell from a cart ('plaustrum') onto the cart's 'erbred' [arbor = axle?] crushing his brain,Cart,,Fall onto,,Crushed brain,,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/368,9/509/140,,Yorkshire,Liversedge,1528-12-06,"Frobyser, John",Thorpe,James,M,Hipperholme ('hiprome'),Labourer,,,,1528-12-06,12,,21:00,,Driving horses carrying grain and malt from a market to his house,He fell into a pit by the road and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/369,9/509/143,,Yorkshire,Leeds,1528-12-18,"Marshall, Thomas",Kidde,Cecily,F,,,,,Suffering from ague for five days,1528-12-13,12,,,,,In agony she rose up from her bed and came to a well ('fons') in which she fell and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/370,9/509/144,,Yorkshire,Scholes,1529-01-12,"Marshall, Thomas",Byschope,John,M,,,,,Not of sound mind for half a year,1529-01-09,1,,05:00,,,He rose from his bed and went to a coal pit where he drowned for lack of sound mind,Pit,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/371,9/509/147,,Yorkshire,Methley/Oulton,1529-02-28,"Frobyser, John",Sheleto,Rose,F,Methley,,,9,,1529-02-16,2,,,,Passing by 'Willynton brigg' on the River Aire at Oulton,She fell into the river and drowned,River Aire,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1529_2,C/372,9/509/148,,Yorkshire,Anston,1528-08-14,"Frobiser, John",Wyntyngham,John,M,Sutton,Husbandman,,,,1528-08-13,8,,11:00,,"He was in a cart ('plaustrum') laden with hay, in 'Dormore lane'",He fell from the top of the cart breaking his neck,Cart with hay,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/373,9/512/5,,Bedfordshire,Chellington,1529-09-04,"Coldwell, George",Wright,Jane,F,,Servant of John Dale of Chellington,,15,,1529-08-31,8,,,,"She was on her way to the harvesters ('messores') of JD in the field called 'p[ar]ke feld', carrying two pots","She was walking through a green headland ('forera') when she met John Hynde, JD's servant, driving JD's cart ('Currus') with ironbound wheels ('a shoyd cart') pulled by four horses, going in the same direction. He struck the horses with a wooden whip ('Rustico flagello equos p[re]di[ct]os p[er]cussit') and the horses ran faster quickly overtaking JW. Seeing this JW tried to get out of the way but her feet slipped and she fell on her face in the middle of the headland. The cart was travelling so fast that before she had time to get up, the further wheel ran over her head crushing it and killing her instantly",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed head,Instant,"John Hynde, JD's servant, the cart driver",Wheel worth nothing,,,, ,1530_2,C/374,9/512/6,,Bedfordshire,Wyboston,1529-10-10,"Coldwell, George",Harvy,John,M,,,"Son of Richard/William Harvy of Wyboston, husbandman",16,,1529-10-06,10,,,,Driving a team of horses to plough a field with his father,"When the horses went off course ('equi extra ordinem p[er]duxerunt'), enraged WH threw a 'plough staff' hitting the back horse. The staff bounced back and struck JH on the right side of the head giving him a small wound through which a little blood came out. He complained and was a bit ill and remained in such state until they finished work and went home. He complained about an illness/pain in his throat, stayed in bed for four days and died. However, because at that time there came a plague to the parish, the jury say that he died from that.",Staff,Plague,Struck with,Succumbed to,"Wound to the right side of the head, through which a little blood came out",,"Richard/William Harvy, who struck him with a staff by accident",,,,, ,1530_2,C/375,9/512/7,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Huntingdon,1530-02-15,"Tame, Thomas, and Candelar, Thomas",Hubbard,Margery,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1530-02-13,2,,,,Working on top of a kiln at the house of Richard Hocwod,"When she finished her work, she intended to climb down the kiln using a weak and decayed ladder. The ladder broke and she fell",Kiln,,Fall from,,,Died within two days,,,,Accident date wrong: March 1530,, ,1530_2,C/376,9/512/8,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Hemingford Grey,1530-02-20,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Wylde,Richard,M,Hemingford Grey,Labourer,,,,1530-02-20,2,,05:00-06:00,,He climbed a hay stack at his master's barn to take a few sheaves of barley for threshing,"He was trying to throw down two sheaves, which he held in his hands, when he slipped and fell from the top of the stack onto his shoulder and the left part of his head",Hay stack,,Fall from,,Struck shoulder and the right side of the head,Died within half hour,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/377,9/512/10,,Cambridgeshire,Great Shelford,1529-12-10,"Wynde, Richard",Mason,John,M,Fulbourn,Labourer,,,,1529-12-10,12,,,,He came to the water mill called 'Busshopes mille' to grind four measures of mixed grain ('mixtilio') ,"When the grain was in the mill, JM went out to watch the water wheel. He then put his foot on the wheel to see if he could make it go not so fast ('ut videret si potuisset impedire q[uo]d Rota illa ita violenter circumire no[n] debuisset'). The wheel was turning so fast due to the violence of water that it threw JM into the water [millpond], where he drowned",Water [millpond],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/378,9/512/11,,Suffolk,Hoxne,1529-09-28,"Thurston, John",Grene,Christopher,M,,,,9,,1529-09-10,9,Friday,19:00,,Riding in the bishop's of Norwich new park,"He fell from the horse on the bank of a river flowing through the park, broke his neck and slipped into the river",Horse,River,Fall from,Fall into,Broken neck/drowned (perished in the river),,"Edmund Thurston of Hoxne, aged 40, who found the body flowing in the water and pulled it out",,,,, ,1530_2,C/379,9/512/14,,Suffolk,Huntingfield,1530-01-28,"Bumpsted, William, gent.",Henyngham,George,M,Huntingfield,Esquire,,,Old and weak,1530-01-27,1,,11:00,,Crossing a bridge over a ditch/moat ('fossa') called 'Water dyche',Being old and weak he supported himself on a 'lenyng tree'. When he was at the eastern end of the bridge the stick broke and he fell into the water where he drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Ralph Curteys and Christopher Cryspe, who found the body at 2 pm",,,,, ,1530_2,C/380,9/512/15,,Suffolk,Sibton,1529-08-14,"Bumstede, William",Fuller,John,M,Sibton,Thatcher alias miller,,,,1529-08-13,8,Monday,,,Climbing a large and a small ladder tied together onto the floor of a certain barn,The binding broke and JF fell to the ground with the smaller ladder,Ladder,,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/381,9/512/16,,Suffolk,Mutford,1530-01-13,"Bumpsted, William, gent.",N,Margaret,F,,,,,Debilitated and weak,1530-01-07,1,,,,Crossing over a frozen water,The ice broke and she drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/382,9/512/18,,Norfolk,Caldecote,1529-09-12,"Methewold, William, gent.",Jakez,Anthony,M,Caldecote,,,,,1529-09-10,9,,,,Loading sheaves of barley onto a cart ('biga') to take them to his messuage,As he was moving the cart one of the wheels ran over a stack of sheaves and the cart overturned. The wheel then fell on AJ's body and crushed it,Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Cart and harness worth 5s, and horse worth 3s remain in custody of John Rownyng",,,, ,1530_2,C/383,9/512/22,,Hertfordshire,Harpenden,1529-07-15,"Waren, George",Nele,Agnes,F,[Harpenden],,Daughter of Thomas Nele of Harpenden,2,,1529-07-14,7,,,,Playing with other children in Harpenden Green near her father's house,They were playing amongst pieces of cut wood ('silva cedua') called 'blokkes' leaning against a pole which lay on two 'croches'. One of the blocks of no value fell on her completely crushing her body,Wood (block),,Fell on her,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/384,9/512/23,,Hertfordshire,Stevenage,1529-07-26,"Waren, George",Bedwell,Jane,F,,,Daughter of Walter Bedwell,2,Devoid of reason (''rac[i]one non h[ab]entem'),1529-07-25,7,,,,"She was in a piece of land called 'the bake yard', where there was a pond/pit ('puteus') used by all WB's servants to draw water from",JB knew the way to the pit came to it as she wandered around her father's land. Being devoid of reason [due to her age] she fell into the water and drowned,Pit/pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/385,9/512/38,,Yorkshire,West Heslerton,1530-02-07,"Wodd, John",Bun,Roland,M,West Heslerton,Labourer,,,,1530-02-05,2,,17:00,,He came to a haystack ('acervus') to get some hay for sheep,"As he was pulling out hay from the haystack, it fell on him crushing and suffocating him",Haystack,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and suffocated,,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/386,9/512/52,,Herefordshire,Madley,1530-01-17,"Crompe, John",Hogges,Richard,M,,,,,,1529-11-14,11,,,,He was in a boat on the River Wye,One end of the pole he was using for navigation was pushed under the boat by the current. When he tried to recover the pole he was thrown into the water by the force of the said pole and drowned,River Wye,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/387,9/512/53,,Herefordshire,Madley,1530-01-17,"Crompe, John",Rouland,William,M,,,,,,1529-12-22,12,Wednesday,,,Pruning an oak tree in 'hey Wode',He fell from the tree and one of the branches fell on his head,Oak (tree branch),,Fell on him,,Struck head,Died on 23 December,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/388,9/512/54,,Herefordshire,Ledbury,1530-01-08,"Burghill, John",Tanner,Robert,M,,,,,,1529-12-21,12,,At night,,,He drowned in a pond ('stangum') in the meadow of Richard Barnarde,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/389,9/512/55,,Herefordshire,Ledbury/Asperon,1530-01-08,"Burghill, John",Tomkyns,Alice,F,,,,,,1529-07-25,7,,07:00 or 19:00,,Fetching water from a pond in Asperton,She drowned in a pond ('stangum') because of a pail she held in her hands to draw water with,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/390,9/512/56,,Herefordshire,Ledbury,1530-01-08,"Burghill, John",Beke,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1529-09-21,9,,,,,She drowned in a ditch called 'Tacley',Ditch,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/391,9/512/57,,Herefordshire,Withington,1530-02-12,"Burghill, John",Tyler,Richard,M,,,,,,1529-12-29,12,,,,Sleeping on hay in a barn of the church in Linton ,He fell from the hay onto a stone on the ground striking the left side of his head,Stone,,Fall onto,,Wound to the left side of the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/392,9/512/58,,Herefordshire,Withington/Stottesdon ('Scoterton'),1530-02-12,"Burghill, John",Hide,George,M,,,,,,1530-01-04,1,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with firewood,The cart fell on him,Cart,,Fell on him,,Pressed body,,,Cart worth 12d,,,, ,1530_2,C/393,9/512/59,,Herefordshire,Much Marcle,1530-01-05,"Meynours, Thomas, esq.",Colyngeburne alias Tyler,John,M,Much Marcle,Labourer,,,,1529-11-15,11,,,,Fixing a well ('puteus sive fons') in the close of Richard Byrche,He was lowered into the well in a bucket on a rope. The rope broke and the bucket fell on his head giving him a mortal wound,Bucket,,Fell on him,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/394,9/512/60,,Oxfordshire,Iffley ('yestley'),1530-02-08,"Hucvale, Robert",Savage,William,M,,,,,,1530-02-05,2,,,,He was on the River Thames in a boat using a pole for navigation,"The river was so deep that he could not reach the bottom with the pole and fell into the water where he drowned. The current carried his body into the River Cherwell and to Iffley, where it was found",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/395,9/512/62,,Gloucestershire,Churcham,1530-12-28,"Kynne, Giles, gent.",a Baynton,Henry,M,Gloucester,Cutler,,,,1529-12-25,12,,,,Going from Gloucester to Great Dean on his bussiness,He came to the place called 'lee virsez' and there walked up and down for a long time ('circa lee virsez [...] p[er] magnu[m] tempus susu[m] & iusu[m] ambulabat') before eventually lying down and going to sleep. He died of cold weather and an illness,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/396,9/512/63,,Gloucestershire,Stonehouse,1527-07-28,"Kynne, Giles, gent.",Alday,John,M,Stonehouse,Labourer,,,,1527-07-27,7,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') from Stonehouse to 'rudyng[es] mede',The 'yokesticke' of the 'Wayne yokke' broke and fell off and JA fell to the ground. The right wheel then ran over his chest breaking his body,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken body,Instant,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/397,9/512/66,,Staffordshire,Mayfield,1529-09-28,"Clerke, Barnabas",Rolston,Thomas,M,Mayfield,Gentleman,,,,1529-09-26,9,,,,He went to his meadow called 'Thomas medoe' by the River Dove,"The ground broke under his feet, he fell into the water and drowned",River Dove,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_2,C/398,9/512/67,,Shropshire,Corfton,1530-02-06,"Leygthon, Ralph",Sparcheford,William,M,,,,,,1530-02-05,2,Saturday,,,Taking hay from the barn of John Lutley,A piece of hay fell on him crushing him to death,Hay,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,,,,,Jury status,, ,1530_2,C/399,9/512/68,,Shropshire,Newtown,1529-07-18,"Leygthon, Ralph",Blout,Roger,M,,,,,,1529-07-17,7,Saturday,,,Going down the king's highway,By misfortune he fell into a pit ('puteus') by the road and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1530_4,C/400,9/514/12,,Suffolk,Stowmarket ('Stowe'),1530-07-08,"Gosnold, Edmund",Waterden,William,M,,,,,,1530-07-08,7,,,,Standing on a ladder 13 feet from the ground,"The ladder was knocked down by the back horse of John Seriaunte of Thruston, one of four pulling a cart (biga'), and WW fell to the ground",Ladder,,Fall from,,,Instant,"John Seriaunte, the cart driver",Horse worth 5s,,,, ,1530_4,C/401,9/514/17,,Cambridgeshire,Whitwell,1530-07-30,"Ussher, John",Leiffechilde,Thomas,M,,"Labourer, servant of William Leiffechilde",,,,1530-07-29,7,,15:00,,Taking a grey horse from a field to water,He put a halter on the horse's neck and tied the other end around his arm. The horse ran dragging TL along the ground killing him,Horse,,Dragged by,,Crushed and broken body,Instant,,Horse worth 20s and halter worth 1d,,,, ,1530_4,C/402,9/514/18,,Cambridgeshire,Burwell,1530-06-18,"Wyse, William",Thomson,William,M,Burwell,Ploughwright,,,,1530-06-17,6,Friday,,,He was busy at work,He struck himself in the 'Shynbone' of the right leg with a a 'Chyrpe axe',Axe,,Struck with,,Wound to the right shin,Instant,,"Axe worth 16d remains in custody of John Wylkyn, village constable",,,, ,1530_4,C/403,9/514/19,,Cambridgeshire,Hinxton,1530-08-01,"Wyse, William",Myght,Richard,M,Hinxton,,,15 and more,,1529-07-31,7,,18:00,,Riding a brown black horse with two other boys,The horse jumped and kicked back. They were thrown to the ground and RH received a blow to the chest,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the chest,Instant,Two other boys who were with him,"Horse worth 6s 8d remains in custody of Peter Chircheman, village constable",,,, ,1530_4,C/404,9/514/20,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1530-05-19,"Thomson, Edward, and Gylle, William",Waleys,Helen,F,,,Daughter of Ralph Walleys,3 and more,,1530-05-18,5,Saturday,,,"Sitting on the bank of a river adjacent to her father's house in 'Ree lane', sleeping","She fell into the river under a piece of wood, that is a plank, serving as a jetty for her father's boat, and drowned",River (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_4,C/405,9/514/21,,Cambridgeshire,Grantchester,1530-07-22,"Erlyche, John, coroner of King's College",Robson,William,M,Grantchester,"Labourer, servant of John Barnarde",,,,1530-07-21,7,Thursday,21:00-22:00,,Walking from the grange or manor belonging to King's College and rented by his master to wash himself in the 'Blake ponnde',He entered the pond and fell into a pit and drowned,Pond (pit in the pool),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,"He had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1530_4,C/406,9/514/23,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Offord Cluny,1530-04-20,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Elam,Thomas,M,Offord Cluny,"Labourer, servant of Thomas Laurence",,,,1530-02-20,2,,08:00-10:00,,Catching fish with 'leepe' [OED: a basket in which to catch or keep fish] at 'Bukden mille',"He was standing on a plank over the water, fell off it by misfortune and drowned",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_4,C/407,9/514/24,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),St Neots,1530-04-14,"Toney, Thomas",Marbylle,William,M,,,,,,1530-04-14,4,,,,,He was kicked in the stomach by the white horse of Robert Payne of St Neots worth 16s,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the stomach,Instant,,Horse worth 16s remains in custody of Robert Payne of St Neots,,,, ,1530_4,C/408,9/514/25,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Holme,1530-03-21,"Castell, John, esq.",Barbor,John,M,Yaxley,Labourer,,,,1529-12-15,12,,,,Sailing in a boat carrying bundles of firewood ('faggot[es]') on the Whittlesey Mere,He fell into the water due to a storm and the fact that the boat was overloaded. The boat then sank and he drowned,Whittlesey Mere,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Robert Brygges, William Brygges, senior, Philip Grene, Robert Barton, fishermen from Holme, who found the body on 9 January1530",Boat worth 3s 4d,,,, ,1530_4,C/409,9/514/26,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Glatton,1530-06-14,"Castell, John, esq.",Johnson,Oliver,M,Glatton,Husbandman,,,,1530-04-16,4,,16:00,,"OJ, William Couper of Glatton, husbandman and Alice Lev[er]che, wife of John Lev[er]che of Glatton, husbandman were trying to cure WC's ox suffering from an illness affecting its mouth called 'Barbys' (barbs, inflammation of membrane under tongue)","OJ was holding the ox's head and WC was standing in front of it [with a pair of tongs]. The ox violently knocked down WC who fell to the ground so that he feared for his life and dropped the tongs. Then it turned to OJ and struck him with its head. OJ suffered a wound to the left side of his body, under the arm [from the ox or the tongs], against the will of WC.",Ox,tongs?,struck by,fall onto,"Wound to the left side of the body, under the arm",Died on 7 May,"William Couper of Glatton, husbandman and Alice Lev[er]che, wife of John Len[er]che of Glatton, husbandman, who were with him",Ox worth 13s 4d,,,, ,1530_4,C/410,9/514/28,,Buckinghamshire,Aylesbury,1530-07-11,"Gardener, John",White,Thomas,M,,,,,Drunk,1530-07-10,7,,21:00,,Riding from London to Aylesbury,"He rode into Walton Brook in Aylesbury, fell from the horse and drowned",,,,,,,,,,,, ,1530_4,C/411,9/514/80,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 75, p. 20",Sussex,Fittleworth,1530-05-09,"Cooper, Philip",Carter,John,M,,,,,Able-bodied but not in service (vagrant?),1530-05-09,5,,,,"Wandering about at Fittleworth, was warned by John Lee of Fittleworth, gent. that he would be brought before Henry Owen, knight, JP and punished for vagrancy",Hid in 'a wethytre' (withy tree or willow tree) overhanging 'le Milstreme' in Fittleworth about 8 feet deep but fell when weak branches broke,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_4,C/412,9/514/94,,Westmorland,Stainton,1529-12-27,"Bucket, Roger",Robynson,Robert,M,,,,,,1529-12-26,12,,,,,Drowned in the River Kent,River Kent,,,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/413,9/514/95,,Westmorland,"Hornby, within Whinfell Forest",1530-05-19,"Hylton, Robert",Berkbeke,Gilbert,M,,,,6,,1530-05-18,5,,18:00,,Playing near a certain well ('fons'),He fell into the well by misfortune and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_4,C/414,9/514/96,,Westmorland,Wampool? ('Womble Barkhed'),1530-04-04,"Hilton, Robert",Salman,Christopher,M,,,,,,1530-04-04,4,,,,Under the earth digging in a mine called 'Erne' for 'leydhure',A large amount of earth and stones fell on him giving him a mortal wound to the right side of the head,Earth and stones,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the right side of the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1530_4,C/415,9/514/97,,York,"York, Bedern Hall in the liberty of St Peter",1530-06-29,"Harryngton, William",Wardell,Thomas,M,,Chaplain ('capellanus'),,,Ill,1530-06-29,6,,,,He was in his bed suffering greatly from an illness,He rose from the bed and due to lack of care fell out of the window and broke his back on a stone,Stone,,Fall onto,,Broken back,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/416,9/514/98,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle upon Tyne,1530-05-28,"Mitforth, Roger, and Carr, Ralph",Lawson,Elizabeth,F,,,"Daughter of John Lawson, miner",About 3,,1530-05-28,5,,,,Playing by herself in the street called 'saugat' [Southgate?] under a 'sawyng horse' on trestles worth 6d ,The device fell on her head and struck her through to the brain,Sawhorse,,Fell on her,,Struck head through to the brain,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/417,9/514/100,,Cumberland,Great Salkeld ('Mekyll Sawell'),1530-04-24,"Coldall, John",Mersser,Margaret,F,,,,,,1530-04-07,4,,,,Riding from Langwathby mill,She fell into the River Eden with her horse and drowned,River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/418,9/514/112,,"Yorkshire, WR",Scotton,1530-06-05,"Chirden, Richard",Wodd,Thomas,M,,,,,,1530-06-05,6,,13:00,,He was 'baythinge' in the River Nidd,He fell into a 'Turnepytt' in the river in the place called 'myresyke foote' and drowned,River Nidd,,,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/419,9/514/113m,,Yorkshire,Long Preston ('Preston in Craven'),1530-07-26,"Lambart, John",Kay,John,M,,,Husband of Jane Kay,,,1530-05-02,5,,,,,Burnt in his large house with his family in a fire that started in the left part of the building and spread due to strong wind consuming not only his house but also fifty seven other houses,Fire,,,,Burnt to death,,11 other people who died in the fire,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/419,9/514/113m,,Yorkshire,Long Preston ('Preston in Craven'),1530-07-26,"Lambart, John",[Kay],Jane,F,,,Wife of John Kay,,,1530-05-02,5,,,,,Burnt in her husband's large house with her family in a fire that started in the left part of the building and spread due to strong wind consuming not only his house but also fifty seven other houses,Fire,,,,Burnt to death,,11 other people who died in the fire,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/419,9/514/113m,,Yorkshire,Long Preston ('Preston in Craven'),1530-07-26,"Lambart, John",Kay,Robert,M,,,Son of John and Jane Kay,,,1530-05-02,5,,,,,Burnt in his father's large house with his family in a fire that started in the left part of the building and spread due to strong wind consuming not only his house but also fifty seven other houses,Fire,,,,Burnt to death,,11 other people who died in the fire,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/419,9/514/113m,,Yorkshire,Long Preston ('Preston in Craven'),1530-07-26,"Lambart, John",Kay,William,M,,,Son of John and Jane Kay,,,1530-05-02,5,,,,,Burnt in his father's large house with his family in a fire that started in the left part of the building and spread due to strong wind consuming not only his house but also fifty seven other houses,Fire,,,,Burnt to death,,11 other people who died in the fire,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/419,9/514/113m,,Yorkshire,Long Preston ('Preston in Craven'),1530-07-26,"Lambart, John",Baterisby,Anna,F,,,,,,1530-05-02,5,,,,,Burnt in John Kay's large house with his family in a fire that started in the left part of the building and spread due to strong wind consuming not only his house but also fifty seven other houses,Fire,,,,Burnt to death,,11 other people who died in the fire,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/419,9/514/113m,,Yorkshire,Long Preston ('Preston in Craven'),1530-07-26,"Lambart, John",Nelson,William,M,,,Husband of Jane Nelson,,,1530-05-02,5,,,,,Burnt in his house with his family and other people in a fire that started in the left part of John Kay's house and spread due to strong wind consuming not only his house but also fifty seven other houses,Fire,,,,Burnt to death,,11 other people who died in the fire,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/419,9/514/113m,,Yorkshire,Long Preston ('Preston in Craven'),1530-07-26,"Lambart, John",[Nelson],Jane,F,,,Wife of William Nelson,,,1530-05-02,5,,,,,Burnt in her husband's house with her family and other people in a fire that started in the left part of John Kay's house and spread due to strong wind consuming not only his house but also fifty seven other houses,Fire,,,,Burnt to death,,11 other people who died in the fire,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/419,9/514/113m,,Yorkshire,Long Preston ('Preston in Craven'),1530-07-26,"Lambart, John",Nelson,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of William and Jane Nelson,,,1530-05-02,5,,,,,Burnt in her father's house with her family and other people in a fire that started in the left part of John Kay's house and spread due to strong wind consuming not only his house but also fifty seven other houses,Fire,,,,Burnt to death,,11 other people who died in the fire,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/419,9/514/113m,,Yorkshire,Long Preston ('Preston in Craven'),1530-07-26,"Lambart, John",Nelson,Margaret,F,,,Daughter of William and Jane Nelson,,,1530-05-02,5,,,,,Burnt in her father's house with her family and other people in a fire that started in the left part of John Kay's house and spread due to strong wind consuming not only his house but also fifty seven other houses,Fire,,,,Burnt to death,,11 other people who died in the fire,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/419,9/514/113m,,Yorkshire,Long Preston ('Preston in Craven'),1530-07-26,"Lambart, John",Nelson,Jane,F,,,Daughter of William and Jane Nelson,,,1530-05-02,5,,,,,Burnt in her father's house with her family and other people in a fire that started in the left part of John Kay's house and spread due to strong wind consuming not only his house but also fifty seven other houses,Fire,,,,Burnt to death,,11 other people who died in the fire,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/419,9/514/113m,,Yorkshire,Long Preston ('Preston in Craven'),1530-07-26,"Lambart, John",Forte,Jane,F,,,,,,1530-05-02,5,,,,,Burnt in the house of William Nelson with his family and James Lethom in a fire that started in the left part of John Kay's house and spread due to strong wind consuming not only his house but also fifty seven other houses,Fire,,,,Burnt to death,,11 other people who died in the fire,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/419,9/514/113m,,Yorkshire,Long Preston ('Preston in Craven'),1530-07-26,"Lambart, John",Lethom,James,M,,,,,,1530-05-02,5,,,,,Burnt in the house of William Nelson with his family and Jane Forte in a fire that started in the left part of John Kay's house and spread due to strong wind consuming not only his house but also fifty seven other houses,Fire,,,,Burnt to death,,11 other people who died in the fire,,,Not indented,, ,1530_4,C/420,9/514/126,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Pusey,1530-07-07,"Lythell, Thomas",Broke,John,M,,,,,,1530-07-06,7,,,,Cutting a thorny bush for firewood,"When he was cutting the stubble, his leg became caught in the thorns. He stumbled and fell backwards breaking his neck",Ground,,Fall onto,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1530_4,C/421,9/514/128,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Henley-on-Thames ('Lawrens Henxey'),1530-05-25,"Lythell, Thomas",Jones,Hugh,M,,,,,,1530-05-20,5,,,,Catching fish called 'Craves' (crayfish) in the River Thames,He fell into a 'myre' from which he could not get out and drowned,River Thames,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_4,C/422,9/514/129,,Berkshire,Newbury,1530-01-22,"Benett, Richard, Newbery bailiff and coroner",Clepson,Isabel,F,Newbury,Widow,Widow,,,1530-01-22,1,,,,Crossing the 'Blak Streme' in Newbury field,She fell into the water and drowned,Black Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_4,C/423,9/514/130,,Gloucestershire,Oldbury-on-Severn,1530-03-16,"Berkeley, James, gent.",Bisshop,John,M,,Labourer,,,,1530-03-06,3,,,,He entered the River Severn to fish,"Because of the wind, ruinous stream and (churning of the water?) he could not get out and drowned",River Severn,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1530_4,C/424,9/514/133,,Gloucestershire,Bagpath,1530-07-05,"Berkeley, James, gent.",Machyn,Catherine,F,,Spinster,,,,1530-06-20,6,,15:00,,Catching pigeons in the upper part of Thomas Parker's barn,"She climbed a ladder, her feet slipped and she fell to the ground ",Ladder,,Fall from,,,Died on 21 June,,,,,, ,1530_4,C/425,9/514/134,,Gloucestershire,Tewkesbury/Lower Lode,1530-05-10,"Wynston, Walter, gent.",Negyn,Patrick,M,,Innkeeper,,,,1530-05-08,5,,15:00,,Crossing the River Severn on horseback,"When they entered the river he slipped from the horse's back and fell into deep water. He could not reach the river bank due to the strength of the current and depth of water, and drowned",River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 8s,,,, ,1530_4,C/426,9/514/135m,,Herefordshire,Much Cowarne,1530-07-13,"Burghill, John",Banwall,Thomas,M,,,,,,1530-05-26,5,,14:00,,"Digging up stones in a certain pit in 'Stret pytt' in the parish of Thornbury, with Hugh Wheler",Earth fell on them pressing them to death,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed,,Hugh Wheler who was working with him,,,,, ,1530_4,C/426,9/514/135m,,Herefordshire,Much Cowarne,1530-07-13,"Burghill, John",Wheler,Hugh,M,,,,,,1530-05-26,5,,14:00,,"Digging up stones in a certain pit in 'Stret pytt' in the parish of Thornbury, with Thomas Banwall",Earth fell on them pressing them to death,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed,,Thomas Banwall who was working with him,,,,, ,1530_4,C/427,9/514/137,,Shropshire,Gravenhunger,1530-06-22,"Day, William",Raffebone,Richard,M,,,,Just over 5,,1530-06-21,6,,,,Playing near a certain pit ('puteus') ,He fell headlong into the pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,John Hyggyns who found the body,,,,, ,1530_4,C/428,9/514/138,,Staffordshire,Abbots Bromley,1530-07-05,"Clerke, Barnabas",Harne,John,M,Abbots Bromley,Labourer,,12,,1530-07-05,7,,,,Climbing an oak tree in the place called 'Abbot[es] Wodde' to remove an old branch/piece of wood ('lingu[m]'),He fell from the tree breaking his neck,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1530_4,C/429,9/514/141,,Staffordshire,Penkridge,1530-07-13,"Clerke, Barnabas",Mogwall,John,M,Bickford,Husbandman,,,,1530-06-16,6,,,,Working near his cart ('caruca'),He fell under the left wheel of the cart and it ran over his body ,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over body,,,Wheel worth 3s 4d is in custody of his wife,,,, ,1530_4,C/430,9/514/159 (Latin version at KB9/514/160),,Derbyshire,Bonsall,1530-05-18,"Pole, John",Key,James,M,Lea,Miner,,,,1530-05-03,5,,19:00,,"Shooting 'to geyder at a payre of gardeyn Butt[es] at Bonsall' with Oliver Bestow of Bonsall, tailor and two other persons",yt Chanssyd that the same James key Shotte ffyrst at the butte and in Contenely ffowlode hys Shote and the seyd olyv[er] shotte aftur hym w[ith] arowe pryce of a halpeyny and the seyd Jamys key bye vnfortune movyd hys hed by twene ye seyd butt[es] to loke vppon the marke of the seyd butte and the seyd arowe Stroke ye seyd Jamys key on ye lyft syde of hys hed and made in the same parte of hys hede a mortall wond',Arrow,,Shot with,,"Wound to the left side of the head, 1 in long and wide and 2 in deep",Languished until 3 pm on 8 May,Oliver Bestow who killed him with an arrow by accident,Arrow worth halfpenny,OB had goods to the value of 14s which goods remain in his hands,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1531_3,D/1,9/516/29,,Hertfordshire (now Bedfordshire),Caddington,1530-07-01,"Waren, George",Ordewaye,John,M,,,,12 and more,,1530-05-30,5,,,,"Driving Thomas Hardyng's cart ('biga') pulled by five horses and laden with a large piece of wood, from Houghton Regis to Caddington in the king's highway",Due to a large pothole in the road the wood fell from the cart and on top of JO completely crushing his head and body,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed head and body,,,"Timber worth 8s remains in the hands of Robert Meryk, yeoman of Dunstable, bailiff of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul, London",,,, ,1531_2,D/2,9/975/233,,London,"London, St Mildred Poultry parish in the Cheap ward",1528-05-27,"Wylford, John, Hardy, John, and Holles, William",S[faded]burgh,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of John S[faded]burgh of London,About 7,,1528-05-26,5,,,,,,Horse,,,,Broken neck,,,,,faded,, ,1531_2,D/3,9/975/218,,Bedfordshire,Stevington,1530-08-14,"Coldwell, George",Osbourne,Thomas,M,,,Son of Richard Osbourne of Stevington,0.5,,1530-08-14,8,,11:00,,Lying in a cradle in his father's house,When none of the family were present a hog ('porcus') entered the house and bit the face and neck of TO so that he died instantly,Hog,,Bitten by,,Bitten neck and face,Instant,,Hog worth 12d,,,, ,1531_2,D/4,9/975/217,,Bedfordshire,Wootton,1530-10-22,"Styvekeley, Robert",Chyncheley,Thomas,M,Wotton,Labourer,,,,1530-10-22,10,,,,"Lifting a piece of wood onto his cart ('biga') by means of the device called a 'Gynne' [gin? OED: 8a. A mechanical apparatus used for hoisting heavy weights, a crane; now usually a tripod in form, one leg being movable for variations in height, and the other two a certain distance apart, with a winch or drum between them round which the rope is wound]",The rope he was using broke and one piece of the gin fell on his head giving him a a mortal wound,Crane (gin),,Fell on him,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/5,9/975/216,,Bedfordshire,Wootton,1531-03-04,"Styvekeley, Robert",Hervye,William,M,Wotton,Husbandman,,,,1531-03-04,3,,,,Walking by a certain pond ('stagnum'),"He had a sudden epileptic seizure, fell into the water and drowned",Pond,Epilepsy,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/6,9/975/212,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Huntingdon,1531-03-14,"Garnet, John, and Godard, Robert",Woottes,Anne,F,,,Daughter of John Woottes,3 and more,,1531-03-07,3,,,,,She fell into the fire in her father's house and was burnt,Fire,,Fall into,,Burnt,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/7,9/975/211,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1531-01-31,"Chapman, John",Foster,Richard,M,Cambridge,Weaver,,,Suffering from fever,1531-01-29,1,Sunday,17:00-18:00,,"Emptying her bowels into a ditch called 'Towne diche' behind the house of Thomas Vicar[es] of Cambridge, near 'Castell diche'",He suffered from a fever and was so weakened that he fell into the ditch and drowned,Ditch,Fever,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,"He had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1531_2,D/8,9/975/210,,Cambridgeshire,Steeple Morden,1530-09-29,"Ussher, John",Pratte,Agnes,F,Steeple Morden,Spinster [and probably servant of John Alyn],,,,1530-09-29,9,,,,Drawing water from a pond ('stagnum') near the house of John Alyn,"She was holding on to a stake on the verge of the pond with her right hand (as she had done many times before) and inclined to draw water with a pail. The stake broke, she fell into the water and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,"She had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1531_2,D/9,9/975/209,,Cambridgeshire,Swavesey/St Ives,1530-09-10,"Ussher, John",Ive,Thomas,M,Swavesey,Labourer,,,,1530-08-24,8,,,,"He was in the place called 'hurst Com[m]en' in St Ives with a great number of other people who came from Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire and other counties to watch/play a 'Game of [faded]tyng And other masteryes'","He was standing next to an unknown man who had a sword in a broken scabbard, with which he meant no harm to anyone. Suddenly, the crowd became so dense that people became piling up on each other and many of them fell to the ground. TI fell on the man with the sword and received a wound in his thigh from the said sword",Sword,,Fall into,,Wound to the thigh,Languished until 10 September,Unknown man on whose sword he fell,,"He had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1531_2,D/10,9/975/207,,Cambridgeshire,Willingham ('Wevelyngham'),1530-10-31,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Mylys,Thomas,M,Ely,Sherman,,,,1530-09-07,9,,,,Riding from Ely to Cambridge,"As he was crossing 'Barewell Brigge', which was in need of repair and had a plank put over it. He disregarded the danger and fell off the bridge with the horse. He fell into the water and drowned",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/11,9/975/166,,Berkshire,Newbury,1530-07-10,"Benett, Richard",Hawker,Richard,M,Newbury,Harper ('Harpar'),,,,1530-07-10,7,,,,,He fell into a well ('fons') situated on one side of his house because of a certain log just before the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/12,9/975/164,,Worcestershire,Chaddesley Corbett,1530-09-02,"Whelers, John",N,N,M,,Beggar ('paup[er] ignot[us] voc[atur] a poore man') ,,,,1530-08-20,8,,,,,He fell into 'Chadesley Brook' [possibly Hockley Brook] and drowned,Chadesley Brook' [possibly Hockley Brook] ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/13,9/975/163,,Worcestershire,Lenchwick,1530-01-26,"Whelers, John",Meylynge,Thomas,M,Norton,Fisherman,,,,1530-01-20,1,,,,He was in a boat on the River Avon in the place called 'purseford' fishing,"When he inclined to withdraw a 'fyshynge wele' which he held in his hands, he fell out of the boat and drowned",River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/14,9/975/159,,Gloucestershire,Kempsford ('Kem[m]yfford'),1530-11-02,"Kynne, Giles",Welsheman,Philip,M,,,,,,1530-10-13,10,,,,Walking along the bank of the River Thames with a staff/stick in his hands,"He struck a duck called a mallard, which was in the river, which caused him to fall into the water where he drowned",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/15,9/975/156,,Gloucestershire,Cam,1531-02-25,"ap Thomas, Robert",Trowbruge,John,M,,"Labourer, servant of Thomas Sylman of Cam",,,,1530-12-24,12,,16:00,,Running towards a sheep house intending to serve the animals of his master ,He fell down and onto his unsheathed knife called a 'prayg' hanging at his belt. ,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the right leg,Died at 6 am on 31 December,,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1531_2,D/16,9/975/155,,Herefordshire,Sarnesfield,1531-02-06,"Harriott[es], Ralph",Colyer,Jane,F,,,Wife of John Colyer,,,1531-01-22,1,,07:00,,She was at Sarnesfield mill,"She had a bush-hook ('falcastrum') which she put between two spokes of the 'Trysell whele'. When the wheel started to turn she was holding the hook in her hand and the wheel pulled her between the two spokes breaking her arms, bones in her chest and giving her a number of other wounds",Mill (trestle wheel),,Pulled into,,"Broken arms, bones in the chest and a number of wounds",Languished until 23 January,,Bush-hook worth 4d,,,, ,1531_2,D/17,9/975/154,,Staffordshire,Forton,1530-08-03,"Carte, Reginald",Lockett,John,M,Reule in Gnosall parish,Minstrel,,,,1530-07-21,7,,16:00,,He was in a boat on Aqualate Mere fishing,"Suddenly, a storm arose and due to its violence the boat capsized. He fell into the lake and drowned",Aqualate Mere,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/18,9/975/152,,Shropshire,Swancote,1531-01-31,"Day, William",Chadok,Agnes,F,,,,12,,1531-01-30,1,,,,"Breaking branches of oak trees growing in 'Broddege' Wood for firewood using iron hooks, with other girls and women",A branch fell on her head breaking her neck so that she died instantly,Tree branch (oak),,Fell on top of her,,Broken neck,,Girls and women who were working with her,,,,, ,1531_2,D/19,9/975/150,,Shropshire,Highley ('Hyggeley'),1530-12-19,"Daye, William",Kyrdall,William,M,,,,,,1530-12-17,12,,,,Crossing a stream in the place called 'the Brokkes metyng' on horseback. He was sitting on a 'packe' [presumably slung over the horse],When he entered the stream he was thrown from the horse by the current and carried for a quarter of a mile and eventually drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"William Lowe, William Oresland, John Palmer and Richard Weyffer who found the body",,,,, ,1531_2,D/20,9/975/147,,Kent,Swanscombe,1530-12-27,"Draper, William",Parys,Robert,M,Swanscombe,Labourer,,,,1530-12-10,12,,10:00,,Pruning an oak tree growing in the place called 'Gryffelde grove',He fell from the tree crushing his back,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Crushed back,Languished until 15 December,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/21,9/975/145,,Kent,Doddington,1530-11-04,"Herenden, Walter",Packnam,Gunta?,F,Doddington,,,,,1530-11-03,11,,,,Collecting firewood in 'Okynfoul Wodde' to load it onto a cart ('biga') ,A beech tree collapsed because of wind and fell on another tree lying on the ground near the place where GP was collecting wood. She was crushed between the beech tree and another tree,Tree (beech),Tree,Crushed between,,Crushed,Instant,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/22,9/975/144,,Kent,Allhallows,1530-11-07,"Herenden, Walter",Fraunc[es],Stephen,M,Allhallows,Yeoman,,,,1530-11-05,11,,,,Crossing the marsh called 'Beny Walle' on his way home after mass at Allhallows parish church,"The marsh, which he could previously cross or go around, was flooded by the Thames and as a result he drowned",Marsh,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/23,9/975/143,,Kent,Headcorn ('hedcrone'),1530-10-23,"Herenden, Walter",Glyde,Hugh,M,Headcorn,Labourer,,,,1530-10-22,10,,,,Taking a horse to a certain river in Headcorn,As he was mounting the horse he pulled so strongly by the halter that the horse fell into the water. HG fell from the horse and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/24,9/975/142,,Kent,St Mary,1530-11-07,"Herenden, Walter",Bradfeld,John,M,St Mary,,,,,1530-11-05,11,,,,Saving his animals from a flooded marsh,"Seeing that the Thames was flooding the marsh called 'Watershype' he rushed to help them. Suddenly, water covered all roads leading to and out the marsh so that JB could not get out and drowned",Marsh,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/25,9/975/133,,Surrey,Guildford,1531-01-16,[torn and faded],Hychecokke,Jane,F,,Single woman,Single woman,,,1531-01-16,1,,,,activity unclear,Fell into a ditch and due to the violence of the water she did not have the strength of body [to get out of the ditch?],Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/26,9/975/126,,Hertfordshire,Much Hadham ('hadham'),1530-11-21,"Barneys, John",Patmere,William,M,,,,,,1530-11-19,11,,09:00,,Cutting a 15-feet-long maple tree worth 6d fallen in strong wind in the close called 'Wykstall grove',"He climbed the tree and started cutting it with an axe. When he cut it in half, the lower part with the roots was lifted upwards by the weight of earth to the position from before the fall. WP fell from the height of eight feet breaking his neck",Tree (maple),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Tree worth 6d,,,, ,1531_2,D/27,9/975/123,,Hampshire ,Botley,1531-02-13,"Lusefeld, John",Cornemonger,John,M,,,,,,1531-02-12,2,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with hay in the place called 'Towneshill' near Botley,"When he realized that the cart was about to collapse on him, he tried to run but due to the wetness of the ground his feet slipped. Before he could get up he was buried under the hay and suffocated",Hay,,Fell on top of him,,Buried under and suffocated,Instant,,Hay worth 5s,,,, ,1531_2,D/28,9/975/119,,Wiltshire,Ashton Keynes,1530-07-10,"Brigges, John, knt.",Gylbert,Robert,M,Ashton Keynes,,,,,not given,,,,,,He drowned in a pond ('stagnum'),Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/29,9/975/118,,Wiltshire,Highworth,1530-08-02,"Brigges, John, knt.",Wyse,Alice,F,,,Wife of Robert Wyse,,Drunk,1530-08-02,8,,,,"William More of Birmingham, lorimer ('lorymon') and a certain stranger ('homo extraneus') were playing together with 'bokelers & Wasters lansas' spears [bucklers and training spears/staffs] for fun and recreation",AW took WM's unsheathed sword and walked away with it towards a certain house. She stumbled and gave herself a wound to the thigh with the said wound,Sword,,Struck with,,"Wound to the thigh near the 'shere', 1 in deep",,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/30,9/975/113,,Cornwall,Merthen,1530-12-31,"Glyn, John",Bryton,Alan,M,Merthen,Servant ('Grome'),,,,1530-12-25,12,,,,Running with a knife,He fell and the tip of the knife struck him in the forehead,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the forehead,Died within four days,,Knife worth 4d,,,, ,1531_2,D/31,9/975/112,,Northamptonshire,Harpole,1531-04-27,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",Leke,Robert,M,Litchborough ('lychebarowe'),,,,,1531-04-26,4,,,,Walking from Northampton to Litchborough via Kislingbury,"Having spent the night at the house of Lawrence Beckwyth he was on his way at 2am. When he walked by the bank of a certain river between Kislingbury and Harpole, he fell into the water in the place called 'Redbrynk' and drowned",River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/32,9/975/96,,Leicestershire,Bosworth,1531-02-24,"Jak[es], Robert, and Eyton, Thomas",Normansill,Henry,M,,,,,,1530-11-16,11,,20:00,,Going from Cotton to Bosworth,"He fell on his knife, which he had in his bag/purse, and suffered a wound to his thigh",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the thigh,Died on 23 February 1531,,Knife worth halfpenny,,,, ,1531_2,D/33,9/975/95,,Leicestershire,Slawston,1530-07-30,"Jak[es], Robert, and Eyton, Thomas",Trovet,John,M,Medbourne,Shepherd,,,,1530-07-24,7,,15:00,,Watching over sheep belonging to the inhabitants of Medbourne,He released them to graze freely in the field which pertained to the village of Slawston. Seeing this Nicholas Newman and Simon Dykman of Slawston drove the sheep away to Slawston. JT ran after them when he suddenly fell and died instantly,Ground?,,Fall onto,,,,"Nicholas Newman and Simon Dykman of Slawston, who stole the sheep",,,,, ,1531_2,D/34,9/975/94,,Leicestershire,Smeeton Westerby ('Smeton'),1530-08-02,"Jakys, Robert, and Eyton, Thomas",Assheby,Miles,M,,,,,,1530-07-31,7,,,,,He was struck in the stomach by a bay horse worth 6s 8d and died instantly,Horse,,Struck by,,Struck stomach,Instant,,Horse worth 6s 8d,,,, ,1531_2,D/35,9/975/93,,Derbyshire,Catton,1530-09-15,"Pole, Henry",Wyldeblode,Jane,F,,,Daughter of Helen Wildeblode,,,1530-07-18,7,,10:00,,"Riding a white mare tied to four steers pulling the cart ('plaustrum') of Thomas Smyth of Catton driven by Jane Smyth, wife of TS, spinster, and Thomas Ryle, in the meadow called 'upmore mede'","The steers broke into a run and ran so fast the the drivers could not stop them. JW fell from the horse and the right wheel of the cart ran over her head crushing it so that blood came out of her mouth, ears and nose",Cart,,Run over,,"Crushed head so that blood came through her mouth, ears and nose",Died at 1 pm,"Jane Smyth, wife of TS, spinster, and Thomas Ryle, cart drivers ","Wheel worth 6s remains in custody of Thomas Smyth of Catton, husbandman",,,, ,1531_2,D/36,9/975/90,,Derbyshire,Dronfield,1530-10-12,"Pole, Henry",Cley,Margaret,F,Holmesfield,Spinster,,,,1530-09-22,9,,16:00,,Climbing a tree called 'nut tre',She fell from the tree and into the 'smeyclyf broke' and drowned,Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Richard Damme, Agnes [Damme] and Elizabeth Haterley, who found the body",,,,, ,1531_2,D/37,9/975/89,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 52, no 90.",Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1530-11-08,"Chamberleyn, Edward",Revell,Richard,M,,,,6,,1530-11-06,11,,11:00,,"Playing in the street called Narrow Marsh [now Cliff Road, Hunnisett]",A wooden window called 'baywyndow' was newly installed in the wall of a house on the said street. RR stood in the said window which fell from the wall and onto his head killing him instantly,Window,,Fell on top of him,,Struck head,Instant,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/38,9/975/88,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 51-2, no 88.",Nottinghamshire,Laxton,1530-10-27,"Langley, Adam",Aunger,Margery,F,,,,,,1530-10-26,10,,,,Intending to put malt in a windmill which stood near Laxton,"One of the cogs caught her kerchief ('flam[m]a'), pulled her under the millstone which crushed her head",Mill (millstone),,Crushed by,,Crushed head,Instant,John Yarewell who found the body,,,,, ,1531_2,D/39,9/975/87,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 52-3, no 91.",Nottinghamshire,Wilford,1530-11-26,"Bingham, Richard",Savage,Thomas,M,,,,,,1530-11-12,11,,,,Crossing the River Trent on horseback in the place called 'Wilford Furth',He and the horse drowned due to high water level. The body stayed in the water until 26 November,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Roger Pereson of Wilford who found the body,,,,, ,1531_2,D/40,9/975/86,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 52, no 89.",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1530-11-05,"Langley, Adam",Appulby,John,M,,,,,,1530-11-04,11,,,,Crossing the bridge of a watermill at Newark,"His feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",Millpond,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,"Nicholas Wyre, who found the body",,,,, ,1531_2,D/41,9/975/85,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 51, no 87.",Nottinghamshire,Fenton,1530-08-26,"Langley, Adam",Adwyne,John,M,,,,,,1530-08-23,8,,,,Crossing the River Trent on horseback in the place called 'Fernton forde',He fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Gye, who found the body",,,,, ,1531_2,D/42,9/975/84,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 53, no 92.",Nottinghamshire,West Bridgford ('Brigeford'),1530-12-20,"Bingham, Richard",Lovett,Agnes,F,,,,,,1530-12-19,12,,,,Crossing a ditch in the fields of Bridgford,She fell into the ditch and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Robert Els of Tollerton ('Torlaston'), who found the body",,,,, ,1531_2,D/43,9/975/83,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 50, no 85.",Nottinghamshire,Chillwell,1530-08-02,"Langley, Adam",Strynger,John,M,,,,,,1530-08-01,8,,,,Crossing the River Trent on horseback,He fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Roland Leak, who found the body",,,,, ,1531_2,D/44,9/975/82,,Lincolnshire,Spalding,1530-08-16,"Bolles, John",Drowre,John,M,Spalding,Labourer,,,,1530-08-16,8,,14:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') from Fulney to Spalding,He was driving so carelessly that the cart overturned and the right wheel worth 2s fell on his head breaking it,Cart (wheel),,Fell on top of him,,Pressed and broken head,Instant,,Wheel worth 2s,,,, ,1531_2,D/45,9/975/81,,Lincolnshire,Bilsby,1530-12-29,"Manby, William",Hyll,Alice,F,,,,9,,1530-12-27,12,,14:00,,Fetching water from a two-ells-deep well ('fons') with a 'canne',"She stood on a 'stake', her feet slipped and she fell into the well where she drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Oar worth 1d,,,, ,1531_2,D/46,9/975/79,,Lincolnshire,Drinsey,1531-01-09,"Topliff, Edward",Smyth,Richard,M,,,,,,1531-01-08,1,,18:00,,Travelling from Torksey to Saxilby in a boat on Fossdyke ,He put his oar so deeply into mud at the bottom of the river that it became stuck and pulled him out of the boat in the place called Drinsey Nook. He fell into the water and drowned,Fossdyke,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/47,9/975/78,,Lincolnshire,Boston/Brothertoft,1530-09-08,"Bolles, John",Harryson,Thomas,M,Brothertoft,,,,,1530-09-08,9,,18:00,,Driving a cart ('biga'),He was sitting in the front part of the cart called the 'Thyll' and was driving so carelessly that he fell from the cart under its wheels. The right wheel ran over his body injuring and pressing him so that he died instantly,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wounded and pressed body,Instant,,Wheel worth 2s,,,, ,1531_2,D/48,9/975/77,,Lincolnshire,Skirbeck ('Skyrbok'),1530-10-10,"Bolles, John",Perisshe,Isabel,F,Skirbeck,Spinster,,,,1530-10-10,10,,08:00,,Walking from Skirbeck to the pasture called 'Spryngclose' to milk the cows of John Tonnard,"Her feet slipped on a slippery bank of a a ditch there existing, she fell into the water and drowned",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/49,9/975/76,,Lincolnshire,Sixhills,1530-07-26,"[faded], William",Rowth,Anne,F,,,Daughter of John Rowth,Child,,1530-07-25,7,,15:00,,Lying in her cot in her father's house,A hog ('porcus') entered the house and bit the left side of her head through to the brain,Hog,,Bitten by,,Bitten left side of the head through to the brain,,,Hog worth 20d,,,, ,1531_2,D/50,9/975/75,,Lincolnshire,Stow St Mary,1531-02-21,"Toplyff, Edward",Mariott,Gunhild,F,Stow,,,,Suffering from ague,1530-02-19,2,,23:00,,She was in her bed suffering from ague,When her carers were asleep she got up from the bed and went to the garden on the western side of the house. The night was dark and she did not see a well ('fons') there existing. She fell into it and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/51,9/975/16,,Yorkshire,Methley,1530-08-06,"Frobyser, John",Baudwen,James,M,,,,,,1530-07-22,7,,01:00,,He broke into and entered the orchand of John Clarke,He attacked JC and they wrestled. JB tried to run and jumped over a fence/hedge ('sepes'). In doing so he injured himself in the right leg with an unsheathed knife he had in his purse,Knife,,,,Wound to the right leg,Languished until 5 August,,,,,, ,1531_2,D/52,9/975/14,,"Yorkshire, WR",Deighton ('South dynghton'),1530-09-07,"Chirden, Richard",Arthur,Matthew,M,,,,,,1530-09-06,9,,,,He was in a horse mill,He was struck under the left arm with the mill's sweep pulled by horses and died instantly,Mill (sweep),,Struck by,,Wound under the left arm,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1531_2,D/53,9/975/11,,"Yorkshire, ER",Stillingfleet,1531-03-16,"Gerge, Thomas",N,N,not given,,,,,,1531-03-12,3,,,,,Body washed up and found on the bank of the River Ouse in the place called 'Manthwayt' in the 'Wythes' in the tithing of Stillingfleet,River Ouse,,,,Drowned,Jury do not know where the body travelled from or when and where the person drowned. There were no visible wounds on the body,"Robert Stable of Stillingfleet, fisherman, who found the body while fishing in the River Ouse",,,Not indented,, ,1531_2,D/54,9/975/5,,Yorkshire,Beeston,1531-02-10,"Frobyser, John",Skercroft,George,M,,,,,,1531-02-09,2,,,,Milling grain in a water mill,He fell between the trindle and the wheel and was killed,Mill (trundle and wheel),,Fall between,,,,,,,Not indented,, ,1531_2,D/55,9/975/3,,Yorkshire,Hemingfield ('hemlyngfeld'),1530-09-14,"Grene, William",Eland,John,M,,,,,,1530-09-13,9,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum'),He fell under the wheels of the cart and was killed,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,,,,,,Not indented,, ,1531_4,D/56,9/517/55,,Lincolnshire,Swineshead,1531-04-12,"Bolles, John",Chamberleyn,Thomas,M,Hole,,,,,1531-04-12,4,,20:00,,Riding from Heckington to Boston,He fell into a ditch ('fossa') on the north side of 'holedyche' and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/57,9/517/57,,Lincolnshire,Sixhills,1531-05-04,"Manby, William",Walsthe,Richard,M,,,,Child,,1531-05-03,5,,10:00,,He was sitting in the cart ('plaustrum') of John Person on a pack/sack ('sarcina') of household items,"The motion of the cart made the pack come open and be unstable and it turned round, so that RW fell to the ground receiving a wound to the forehead through to the brain",Cart and load,,Fall from,,Wound to the front part of the head through to the brain,,,Pack worth 20d,,,, ,1531_4,D/58,9/517/60,,Leicestershire,Sheepy Magna,1530-05-17,"Jakys, Robert, and Eyton, Thomas",Whettell,William,M,Sheepy Parva,Single man,Son of John Whyttell,,,1530-08-26,8,,,,He and Robert More were in a cart ('biga') pulled by five horses going from Sheepy Parva to 'Milne hill' in the fields of the said village,The cart collapsed and the 'hynder false rathe staff' struck WW on the head so that he died instantly,Cart (rail),,Struck by,,Wound to the head,Instant,,"Cart and horses remain in the hands of John Whyttell, victim's father",,Not indented; inquest date wrong: should be 1531-05-17,, ,1531_4,D/59,9/517/61,,Leicestershire,Kimcote,1530-09-13,"Jak[es], Robert, and Eyton, Thomas",Wale,William,M,Walton,Husbandman,,,Insane for a year,1530-09-11,9,,16:00,,He set fire to a cartload of hay and stood in the middle of it suffering serious burns to his legs and other parts of his body,"Seeing him lying there Jane Moreton, his servant ('famula'), ran for help and brought his neighbours. They pulled him away from the fire and took him home. WW told them that 'blessed Mary protected him from the fire' and asked them to take him back so that he could show them Mary. They took him to where the fire had been and once there he suddely fell into the ashes. His neighbours dragged him away again and led him back to his house. He died on 12 September",Fire,,,,Burnt legs and other parts of the body,Died on 12 September,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/60,9/517/66,,Derbyshire,Stretton/Chilcote,1531-04-28,"Pole, Henry",Purseglove,Elizabeth,F,Chilcote,Spinster,,80,"Debilitated, feeble and poor",1531-03-25,3,,09:00,,Wandering around begging,She fell into a ditch in Chilcote and could not get out due to her debility and weakness,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,William Elott who found the body,,,,, ,1531_4,D/61,9/517/69,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 55, no 97.",Nottinghamshire,Lenton,1531-05-02,"Bingham, Richard",Bakhous,Robert,M,,,,,,1531-04-26,4,,,,Crossing a small bridge over the River Leen near 'Botree' mill,He fell into the 'Fludyate pitt' and drowned,Floodgate pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,Body stayed in the water until 2 May,Thomas Wilde of Lenton who found the body,,,,, ,1531_4,D/62,9/517/70,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 54-5, no 96.",Nottinghamshire,Stoke Bardolph,1530-04-22,"Bingham, Richard",Faireman,Jane,F,,,,,,1530-04-14,4,,,,Passing by the River Trent,She fell into the river and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,Body stayed in the water until 22 April,"William Whitefote and Thomas Aston, fishermen, who found the body",,,,, ,1531_4,D/63,9/517/71,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 54, no 94",Nottinghamshire,Girton,1531-03-20,"Langley, Adam",Bowre,Robert,M,,,,,,1531-03-19,3,,,,Riding from Meering to Girton through a meadow flooded by the River Trent,He fell into the ditch called 'howdyke' and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Thomas Wilson who found the body,,,,, ,1531_4,D/64,9/517/73,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 55-6, no 98.",Nottinghamshire,Arnold ('Arnall'),1531-07-09,"Bingham, Richard",Slak,Richard,M,,,,12,,1531-07-08,7,,,,"He attacked and struck John Banes of Arnold, gent., aged 12 with a bow he snatched from JB's hands by force","JB drew a knife to defend himself. Seeing this RS grabbed him with his arms and they wrestled. They both fell and by misfortune RS fell on the said knife suffering a wound to the right side of his body, from which he then died",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right side of the body, one quarter of an inch wide, half an inch long and two inches deep",Died around midnight,"Nicholas White of Arnold, who found RS and took him to RS's father's house; John Banes of Arnold, gent., on whose knife he fell and who fled the scene ",,"JB had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1531_4,D/65,9/517/74,,Northamptonshire,Harringworth,1531-06-27,"Perwyche, Edmund",Nicol[es],John,M,Gretton,,,,,1531-06-27,6,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with timber,A piece of timber fell from the cart and injured his back and neck so that he died instantly,Timber,,Fell on him,,Pressed back and neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/66,9/517/76,,Northamptonshire,Thenford ('Fenford'),1531-06-20,"Stuttesbury, Thomas",Kyng,Henry,M,,,,,,1531-06-20,6,,,,Taking a grey foal to the pasture in Thenford fields,"He led the horse by a rope which he tied to his left arm. Suddenly, the horse moved back away from HK, knocking him to the ground. He then kicked him on the right side of the head giving him a mortal wound",Horse (foal),,Kicked by,,Wound to the right side of the head,Instant,,"Horse worth 3s 4d is in the hands of John Mathue of Bradden, gent.",,,, ,1531_4,D/67,9/517/82,,Herefordshire,Leominster,1531-06-10,"Harriott[es], Ralph",Calowhille,John,M,,,,,,1530-07-23,7,Saturday,,,He was in a cart ('plaustrum') called 'dongcrybbe' in the king's highway,The cart overturned and struck JC on the chest killing him instantly,Cart,,Struck by,,Struck chest,Instant,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/68,9/517/83,,Herefordshire,Pembridge/Wapley,1531-05-23,"Shippeham, Thomas",Crosse,John,M,Staunton,Labourer,,,,1531-05-13,5,,,,Pruning a tree in Wapley in the Welsh March,A tree branch struck him so that he fell from the tree breaking his arm,Tree,,Fall from,,Broken arm,Died on 18 May,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/69,9/517/84,,Herefordshire,Leominster,1531-03-12,"Harriott[es], Ralph",Ricard[es],Jane,F,,,Wife of John Ricard[es],,,1531-03-09,3,,,,Passing along the bank of a ditch ('fossata') between two pastures in 'Bedynway',She became caught in a thorny bush and fell into the ditch breaking her neck,Ditch,,Fall into,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/70,9/517/85,,Herefordshire,Withington ('Church Wethyngton'),1531-06-21,"Bourghill, John",N,Margaret,F,,Servant of Richard Skynner of Ledbury,,,,1531-03-24,3,,,,Drawing water from a well,She slipped into the well ('fons') and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/71,9/517/89,,Oxfordshire,Stratton Audley,1531-03-17,"Hucvale, Robert",Denton,Ralph,M,Stratton Audley,Labourer,,,,1530-04-21,4,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') laden with timber and pulled by four horses from Hillesden, Buckinghamshire, to Stratton Audley, in the king's highway in 'Stutfalde Wey'",There arose a great storm with terrible wind which overturned the cart due to the cart's height. A piece of wood fell on RD's back killing him,Wood,,Fell on him,,Broken back,Instant,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/72,9/517/96,,Kent,Erith,1531-06-24,"Draper, William",a See,John,M,Whitstable,,,,,1531-06-14,6,,08:00,,Sailing from London to Whitstable on the Thames in his ship ,"He was standing on the 'byttacle' [OED = binnacle, first recorded 1622 as biticle, 1627 bittacle] in the back of the ship trying to retrieve an oar called a 'tylte' hanging outside the ship and in the river. He stretched out his body so much that he could not get back on board. He fell into the river and drowned",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,Body was carried by the current and retrieved on 18 June at Erith,"Robert Atkynson and Robert Wyllyamson of Erith, labourers, who found the body",,,,, ,1531_4,D/73,9/517/98,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 82, p. 22",Sussex,Isfield,1531-06-08,"Roote, Stephen",Frankwell,Roger,M,,,,,Insane for 16 days,1531-05-16,5,,10:00-11:00,,Walking from Isfield to Barcombe on a footpath in 'Bercombe Wood' ,He lost his way near a large stretch of water near the source of River Bercombe ,Bercombe Ryvere',,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/74,9/517/101,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 80, p. 21",Sussex,Newtimber,1531-04-10,"Roote, Stephen",Willot,John,M,,,,,Seriously ill for over 2 weeks so that his life was often despaired of,1531-04-10,4,,06:00-07:00,,Walking from his house to the house of Richard Bellyngham in Newtimber,"He fell into pond called 'a mote' belonging to Richard Bellyngham, which lay near his path, and drowned because of his illness",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/75,9/517/119,,Cumberland,Holme Cultram,1531-06-07,"Coldall, John, esq.",Pape,Anthony,M,,,,,,1531-06-02,6,,,,Sitting under the wall of a house in Holme Cultram,The wall collapsed killing him instantly,Wall,,[Fell on top of him],,,Instant,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/76,9/517/120,,Cumberland,Caldew Staves',1531-06-06,"Coldall, John, esq.",Carnders,Cuthbert,M,,,,,,1531-05-27,5,,,,,He fell into the River Caldew and drowned,River Caldew,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/77,9/517/122,,Westmorland,Kendal,1531-01-21,"Ducket, Roger",Warener,Margaret,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1531-01-21,1,,16:00,,Climbing a ladder in her house,She fell from the ladder breaking a bone in her right leg,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken bone in right leg,,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/78,9/517/124,,Westmorland,Kendal,1531-07-02,"Dukett, Roger",Broughton,Oliver,M,,,,,,1531-07-02,7,,14:00,,Washing himself in 'Alu[m] Well' with many other people,He drowned,Alum Well',,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/79,9/517/125,,Westmorland,Kendal,1531-02-12,"Duckett, Roger",Brome,William,M,,,,,,1531-02-11,2,,13:00,,Felling an oak tree in Castle Park,Part of the tree worth 16d fell on his back giving him a mortal wound,Tree (oak),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the back,Instant,,Tree worth 16d,,,, ,1531_4,D/80,9/517/127,,Westmorland,Market Weighton ('Wyghton'),1530-10-28,"Wode, John",Wylsthe,Robert,M,Market Weighton,Labourer,,,,1530-10-07,10,,,,,He fell onto a 'iij graned mokeforke' receiving a wound to the head,Pitchfork,,Fall onto,,Wound to the head,Languished until 3 November,,,,Either inquest date or death date is wrong,, ,1531_4,D/81,9/517/129,,"Yorkshire, ER",Bainton,1531-06-11,"Garge, Thomas",Nelson,Elizabeth,F,Bainton,,Wife of William Nelson,,,1531-06-10,6,,,,Helping her servants to repair a cart ('biga'),The cart fell on her shoulders by misfortune and killed her because of its weight,Cart,,Fell on her,,,,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/82,9/517/135,,"Yorkshire, NR",Scarborough,1531-06-28,"Percy, Thomas, and Colutt, John",Necholson,Isabel,F,,Spinster,,,,1531-06-27,6,,,,"Thomas Murtton, ('Gen[er]os[us]' crossed out) of Scarborough loaded a 'handgoon' and warned all those present to watch out","When the gun was fired IN, who had been present at the time when the warning was given, ran and was shot under the right ear, due to her own stupidity, and was killed instantly",Gun,,Shot with,,Wound under the right ear,Instant,"Thomas Murton of Scarborough, who shot her by misfortune and is considered innocent",,,,, ,1531_4,D/83,9/517/137,,"Yorkshire, NR",Topcliffe,1531-05-29,"Lond, Robert",Wall[es],William,M,Topcliffe,Labourer,,,Suffering from ague,1531-05-28,5,,03:00,,Suffering from ague,"He became so mad from his illness that he walked to a close near the bank of the River Swale, where he fell into the river due to the raging fever and his body's debility ('p[er] extrema furiositate [d[ic]te febris] qu[am] p[er] debilitate corpor[is]') and drowned",River Swale,Illness,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/84,9/517/138,,Cambridgeshire,Barnwell,1531-06-16,"Chapman, John",Natures,Edward/Edmund,M,,Scholar of Christ's College,,,,1531-06-16,6,,14:00-15:00,,"Washing himself in the common river [presumably River Cam] to the east of Barnwell Priory and near Chesterton ferry, with 13 other scholars from Christ's College ","He came to a pit existing in the river, which was of such depth and full of weeds that he was held down under water and drowned",[River Cam],,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/85,9/517/139m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Yaxley,1531-04-12,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Consborowe,Robert,M,Cambridge,Fishmonger,,,,1531-03-29,3,Wednesday,,,"He and Thomas Hedyng and other others were sent by Thomas Brakyn, esq., king's purveyor of pikes to travel to March and other nearby villages to buy pikes",On their way back they boarded a boat. When they came to Yaxley Lode they put their 'Rothar' in the water and it became stuck in the river bed. In their efforts to to pull it out they caused the boat to capsize and fell into the water and drowned,Yaxley Lode,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Hedyng of Benwick ('Beniveik'), labourer and others who were with him",,,,, ,1531_4,D/85,9/517/139m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Yaxley,1531-04-12,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Hedyng,Thomas,M,Berwick,Labourer,,,,1531-03-29,3,Wednesday,,,"He and Robert Consborowe and other others were sent by Thomas Brakyn, esq., king's purveyor of pikes to travel to March and other nearby villages to buy pikes",On their way back they boarded a boat. When they came to Yaxley Lode they put their 'Rothar' in the water and it became stuck in the river bed. In their efforts to to pull it out they caused the boat to capsize and fell into the water and drowned,Yaxley Lode,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Robert Consborowe and others who were with him,,,,, ,1531_4,D/86,9/517/144,,Suffolk,Redgrave,1531-07-20,"Gossenold, Edmund",Dowe,Thomas,M,Rickinghall,Shoemaker,,,,1531-06-20,6,,,,Lifting and carrying a piece of timber,"With the piece of timber on his shoulders, he stumbled on another piece lying under his feet. He fell down and the piece he was carrying struck his head against another piece of wood so that he died instantly",Timber,,Struck by,,Wound to the head,Instant,,Each piece of timber worth 2d,,,, ,1531_4,D/87,9/517/145,,Suffolk,Bacton,1531-06-1?,"P[re]tyman, Thomas of Bacton, senior",Woodscroft,Agnes,F,,,Daughter of Thomas Woodscroft,8,,1531-06-10,6,,15:00-16:00 or 03:00-04:00,,"She was in the garden of Agnes Thatcher of Bacton, widow, trying to catch a fish swimming in waters ('natantem sup[er] aquas)",When she stretched out to reach for the fish she [fell into the water] and drowned,Water (unspecified),,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/88,9/517/147,,Buckinghamshire,Biddlesden ('Bytlesden'),1531-06-20,"Gardener, John",Bernard,Peter,M,,,,,,1531-06-20,6,,10:00,,Washing himself in a mill-dam ,He drowned,Mill-dam,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1531_4,D/89,9/517/148,,Buckinghamshire,Dadford,1531-06-20,"Waters, John",Norcote,Thomas,M,,,,,,1531-06-19,6,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by two geldings and two horses and laden with a large piece of wood worth 12d,"As they descended a certain hill the thill-horse 'stert a syde', the cart overturned and fell on TN's head ",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Struck head,Instant,,"Piece of wood worth 12d is in the hands and possession of Thomas Tayller of Frilford, Oxfordshire",,,, ,1531_4,D/90,9/517/149m,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1531-06-20,"Chapman, John",Bank[es],Edward,M,,Bachelor of Arts,,,,1531-06-19,6,,22:00-23:00,,Washing himself in a mill pond with Nicholas Sadeler and other scholars of Pembroke College,EB and NS drowned due to the depth of the pond,Mill pond,,,,Drowned,,Nicholas Sadeler who drowned with him and other scholars present,,,,, ,1531_4,D/90,9/517/149m,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1531-06-20,"Chapman, John",Sadeler,Nicholas,M,,Scholar of Pembroke College,,,,1531-06-19,6,,22:00-23:00,,Washing himself in a mill pond with Edward Bankes and other scholars of Pembroke College,EB and NS drowned due to the depth of the pond,Mill pond,,,,Drowned,,Edward Bankes who drowned with him and other scholars present,,,,, ,1531_4,D/91,9/517/150,,Bedfordshire,Hulcote,1531-04-04,"Styvecley, Robert",N,William,M,,"Servant of Robert Chernoke of Hulcote, gent.",,,Drunk,1531-03-27,3,,18:00,,He rode into a pond ('stagnum') to wash a horse,He fell from the back of the horse and into the water due to being drunk and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/92,9/519/35,,Shropshire,Albrighton,1531-10-27,"Clerk, Roger",Heypys,Oliver,M,,,,,,1531-09-16,9,,,,Playing ,"He climbed onto a bench/stool ('scansilum') over a great ditch and jumped from it. He playfully grabbed John Houghton, aged 12, and they both fell to the ground. OH fell on JH's knife, which the latter had at his belt, and suffered a wound to the lower part of his leg, to a main artery ('sup[er] principalem venam suam') so that he bled to death",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the lower part of his leg, to a main artery, which caused fatal bleeding",Instant,"John Houghton, on whose knife he fell",,,,, ,1532_2,D/93,9/519/37,,Shropshire,Albrighton,1531-10-27,"Clerk, Roger",Sambroke,John,M,,,,,,1531-10-16,10,,,,Playing with John Sowthe in the place called 'penfold',JS pushed him to the ground and he broke his right leg,Ground,,Fall onto,,Broken right leg,Languished until 25 October,John Sowthe who pushed him,,JS had no goods or chattels,,, ,1532_2,D/94,9/519/38,,Shropshire,Quatt/Nethercot,1531-12-28,"Day, William",Bankys,John,M,,,,,,1531-12-25,12,Monday,,,He went in a boat to Nethercot Weir to recover various fish contraptions,He went up the weir and on his way back to the boat he fell into the river and drowned,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Richard Daves and Christopher Geffereys who found the body two days later,,,,, ,1532_2,D/95,9/519/39,,Herefordshire,Kinnersley,1532-02-09,"Shipham, Thomas, gent.",Kedward,John,M,Hayley,Husbandman,,,,1532-02-09,2,,,,Standing on a ladder cutting the branch of an oak,The branch fell on the top of his head giving him a mortal wound,Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/96,9/519/41,,Gloucestershire,Westbury-on-Trym/Sneyd Park,1531-12-10,"Berkeley, James",Kemys,Leonard,M,Westbury,Yeoman,,,,1531-12-06,12,,,,,He fell on his knife in Sneyd Park and dave himself a mortal wound to the left side of his body,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the left side of the body,,,Knife worth 2d,,,, ,1532_2,D/97,9/519/42,,Worcestershire,Hartlebury ('Hertilbury'),1531-12-28,"Sheler, John",Ballard,Agnes,F,,,,,,1531-12-26,12,,,,Crossing 'the whyle bryge of the yate' at Edward Nutt's mill in Mitton,She fell into the water and drowned,[Mill pond],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/98,9/519/43,,Worcestershire,Hanbury,1531-12-06,"Sheler, John",Foster,John,M,,,,,,1531-12-02,12,,,,,He fell under the wheel of a certain cart ('plaustrum'). The wheel ran over his leg breaking it,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken leg,Languished for three days and died from leg injury and other illnesses,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/99,9/519/45,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Hanney,1531-08-08,"Lythell, Thomas",Godffrey,William,M,Hanney,Husbandman,,,,1531-07-21,7,,,,Tying the cart ('biga') of John Grene laden with hay with a rope,He climbed onto the cart and [pulled] the rope so violently that it broke causing WG to fall from the cart. He fell onto a piece of wood and his body was broken ('deruptus'),Wood,,Fall onto,,Broken body,Instant,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/100,9/519/46,,Oxfordshire,"Oxford, St Mary Magdalen parish, beyond the north gate",1531-11-16,"Hucvale, Robert",P[er]kyn,Anne,F,"Oxford, St Mary Magdalen parish",,,,,1531-11-10,11,,,,"She was at the house of William Banaster, brewer, going towards the garden gate","Richard Rydyng of St Mary Magdalen parish, brewer, was at the house of WB too. He went to the 'Wodeyarde' and there took a large log or 'block' of wood from a 'Wodepyle' with the intention of chopping it up. He lifted it onto his shoulders but it proved so heavy that he could not hold it. The log then fell from his shoulder and struck AP, whom RR did not notice, on the back of the head completely shattering her crown",Log,,Struck by,,Shattered skull,Instant,"Richard Rydyng of St Mary Magdalen parish, brewer, who accidentally dropped a large log on her",,,,, ,1532_2,D/101,9/519/51,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Needingworth,1531-09-06,"Burton, John",Sytheston,George,M,,,,,,1531-09-05,9,,11:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with peas and pulled by four horses,"When he tried to hold the head of the 'body horse', it moved away from GS knocking him to the ground. The cart ran over his left cheek and arm",Cart,,Run over,,Run over left cheek and arm,Instant,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1532_2,D/102,9/519/53,,Cambridgeshire,Stow cum Quy,1531-09-26,"Wyse, William",Colen,John,M,Little Wilbraham,Husbandman,,,,1531-09-26,9,,18:00,,Putting a rope over his cart ('biga') laden with hay,The grey thill horse moved the cart so that JC fell from the top of the cart breaking his neck,Cart and load,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,"Horse worth 3s 4d is in custody of Richard Fabbe and Thomas Bemonde, constables of Little Wilbraham",,,, ,1532_2,D/103,9/519/54,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1532-01-24,"Gylle, William, and Thomson, Edward",Archer,Thomas,M,,Scholar of St John's College,,,,1532-01-23,1,,20:00-21:00,,Stealing pickerel from a pond ('stagnum') on the piece of land called 'ponde yerde' behind Buckingham College,"He caught one fish using a hook ('hamus') and put it on the ground. He then tried to check the depth of the pond using a rope/string. The string was too short so he inclined. He slipped on the mud and slime freshly dug up from the pond, fell into the water and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/104,9/519/55,,Suffolk,Little Cornard,1531-12-21,"Holt, John",Stowere,Richard,M,,,,82,,1531-12-21,12,,,,Going home,He fell into a river due to his poor sight and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/105,9/519/57,,Suffolk,Haverhill,1532-01-13,"Holt, John",Davy,Richard,M,"Wethersfield, Essex",heire maker' (haircloth maker?),,,,1531-10-29,10,Sunday,12:00,,Crossing a river on horseback on his way from Haverhill to Wethersfield,He fell from the horse and into the water due to the strength and speed of the current and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/106,9/519/59,,Norfolk,Roughton Holme,1532-01-10,"Stanley, Richard",Wryght,Mary ('Marion'),F,Roughton Holme,Spinster,,,,1531-07-31,7,Monday,15:00,,Climbing a haystack to find apples,As she was climbing down she fell on a 'Shyggeforke' worth 1 halfpenny. One of the spikes of the fork penetrated her anus to the depth of 1 foot,Pitchfork,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the anus, 1 foot deep","Languished until Saturday, 5 August",,Pitchfork worth 1 halfpenny,,,, ,1532_2,D/107,9/519/62,,Norfolk,Swanton Morley,1532-01-12,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Palmer,Thomas,M,,,Son of John Palmer,18 and more,,1531-12-19,12,,15:00,,He was at the mill of Thomas Fulborne,"He came out of the mill and stood on a 'side sille' on the west side of a 'Fordam'. His feet slipped, he fell into the water and was carried by the current through the middle of the mill's gill, where he drowned",Gill,,Fall into,,Drowned,"Body was carried one stadium down the river and it washed up on the meadow of Thomas Doraunt. It stayed there in a deep pit until 11 January, when it was discovered by John Palmer, Henry Rannson, Thomas Vttyng and Christopher Gowty",,,,,, ,1532_2,D/108,9/519/63,,Norfolk,Wymondham,1532-02-17,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Brandon,John,M,,,,60 and more,,1532-02-16,2,Friday,13:00,,Driving the cart ('carecta') of John Hovell laden with thorny bush ('spina') in the street called 'Cajewyke lane' ,"As he was turning round the corner of the house of Robert Dynne, he was thrown off the cart and against the house's wall and crushed",Wall,,Fall onto,,Crushed,Languished until midnight,,Cart worth 6s 8d remains in the hands of John Havell,,,, ,1532_2,D/109,9/519/73,,Surrey,Guildford,1532-01-03,"Daborne, John, mayor and coroner of Guildford",Godyng,John,M,Guildford,,,,,1531-11-02,11,,,,Shooting at a ring ('torquis') ,He proceeded so carelessly that the ring struck him on the left side of the head,Ring,,Struck by,,Struck left side of the head,,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/110,9/519/75,,Hertfordshire,Kimpton,1531-08-13,"Waren, George",Harryson,Henry,M,,,,2,,1531-08-12,8,,,,"He was being looked after by Helen Colbroke of Kimpton, spinster",HC went to the place called 'auncelles' carrying HH in her arms. He slipped from her hands by misfortune and through HC's negligence and fell to the ground breaking his neck,Ground,,Fall onto,,Broken neck,Instant,"Helen Colbroke of Kimpton, spinster, who dropped him by accident",,,,, ,1532_2,D/111,9/519/77,,Kent,hokesty' in the parish of Tunbridge Wells or Tonbridge,1531-10-19,"Asshe, Edward",Waker,Thomas,M,Sevenoaks,Labourer,,,Insane and raging ('demens & furiosus'),1532-08-13,8,,,,He had been wandering around for two days and had litttle or no rest,He jumped over certain stakes ('ult[ra] [...] palas') and became suspended by his shirt. He died there due to his body's debility and lack of help,Stakes,,,,Suspended,,,,,Not indented,, ,1532_2,D/112,9/519/80,,Kent,Sevenoaks,1532-01-13,"Asshe, Edward",Doget,Margaret,F,Shoreham parish,Spinster,,,,1532-01-07,1,,,,Drawing water from a pit ('puteus') in the place called 'port[er]z',She fell into the pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/113,9/519/81,,Kent,Erith,1531-11-01,"Draper, William",Barons,Peter,M,London,Gentleman,,,,1531-11-01,11,,10:00,,"He was in a wherry on the River Thames travelling from London to Gravesend with David Broke, gentleman of London, William Hamond, John Clement, Richard Fawkener, yeomen of London, and John Guy and Thomas Flewett, 'watermen' or 'bootemen' of London",Near the 'breche' in the parish of Erith TF maliciously steered the boat right on course of the ship called 'Margaret of Welberswyk' sailing at full speed. JG's oar went under the poop of the ship and when there was a sudden surge of wind the ship pushed the wherry and all the men in it under the Thames.,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Other people whe were with him in the boat,,,,, ,1532_2,D/114,9/519/94,,Lincolnshire,South Kelsey,1531-08-14,"Manby, William, esq.",Marshall,Robert,M,,,,,,1531-08-12,8,,12:00,,He was loading hay onto the cart ('plaustrum') of Robert Blithe,Standing on top of the cart he took into his arms as much hay as he could with the intention of putting it behind him. The hay obscured his view and he fell from the cart breaking his neck.,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/115,9/519/96,,Lincolnshire,Keadby ('Cawteby' in Lindsey),1531-12-14,"Constable, Richard",Davy,Andrew,M,,,,,,1531-12-10,12,,,,"Removing a wen [OED: A lump or protuberance on the body, a knot, bunch, wart] from his left arm with a knife",He first asked Thomas Watkynson to remove the wen. On 29 November TW pricked ('lanciavit') the wen. Ten days later AD tried to remove it himself with a knife. He cut the wen thus creating a great bleeding wound,Knife,,Cut with,,"Wound to the left arm, which bled a lot",Languished until 4 pm on 12 December,"Thomas Watkynson, who pricked his arm",,,,, ,1532_2,D/116,9/519/97,,Derbyshire,Repton ('Repington'),1531-09-01,"Pole, Henry",Dymmok,William,M,,,,,Not of sound mind and lacking reason for 12 years before his death,1531-08-29,8,,16:00,,Washing himself in the River Trent,The river had stones at the bottom and was of such depth and such strong current that he fell due to his illness and his body's debility. He stayed in the water until he drowned,River Trent,,,,Drowned,,"Thomas Mochel, Richard Hynte and Richard Hay, who found the body",,"He had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",Not indented,, ,1532_2,D/117,9/519/98,,Derbyshire,Egginton,1531-11-17,"Pole, Henry",Heeley,John,M,,,,,Suffering from epilepsy,1531-11-15,11,,11:00,,Repairing a highway in Egginton,"He suffered a sudden seizure caused by his illness, that is the 'fallynng Evyll'. He fell facedown into a a small pool of water and drowned because he was unable to get up",Puddle,Epilepsy,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Marten, aged 10, who found the body",,,,, ,1532_2,D/118,9/519/99,,Derbyshire,Darley Abbey,1531-10-04,"Pole, Henry",Say,Catherine,F,,Spinster,,,,1531-10-03,10,,09:00,,Drawing water from the River Derwent standing on the verge of a 'mylne dame',She leant down to reach the water and fell into it. She could not get out due to the depth and violence of water and drowned,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Orcharde of Duffield, who found the body",,,,, ,1532_2,D/119,9/519/100,,Lincolnshire,Hameringham,1532-01-11,"[Constabull, Richard]",West,Thomas,M,,Servant of Robert Jacson,,19,,1531-12-21,12,,09:00,,"Arguing with Edward Lightston of Hameringham, aged 18, labourer, at the house of their master","Enraged EL threw at him a wooden 'flailwand', which he held in his right hand, and struck TW under the left ear giving him a mortal wound ",Flail,,Struck with,,"Wound under the left ear, 1 in wide and 2 in deep",Languished until 10 am,"Edward Lightston of Hameringham, aged 18, labourer, who threw a flail at him and killed him by accident",,,,, ,1532_2,D/120,9/519/101,,Lincolnshire,Low Toynton,1531-08-12,"Constabull, Richard",Rowe,William,M,,,,,,1531-08-09,8,,23:00,,"Driving a cart laden with earthenware pots and pulled by four oxen and two horses, with Thomas Bukke of Low Toynton, potter",WR was sitting and fell asleep at the front part of the cart. He fell down and the left wheel ran over his head crushing his brains ('cruciavit cerebra'),Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over head and crushed brains,,,Wheel worth 8d remains in the hands of Hugh Grantham,,,, ,1532_2,D/121,9/519/102,,Rutland,Hambleton ('Hamulden'),1531-05-31,"Duraunte, Thomas",Fowler,Mary,F,,,Daughter of Thomas Fowler,7,,1531-05-02,5,,14:00,,Walking on the bank of a pond ('stagnum') near her father's house,"Her feet slipped, she fell into the water and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Jane P[ar]ke who found the body,,,,, ,1532_2,D/122,9/519/104,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 56-7, no 101.",Nottinghamshire,Strelley,1532-01-09,"Langley, Adam",Drewry,Geoffrey,M,,,,,,1532-01-06,1,,,,Lowering himself into a coal pit using a rope on a wheel,"The rope broke, he fell into the pit crushing his limbs",Coal pit,,Fall into,,Crushed limbs,Instant,Peter Langton who found the body,,,,, ,1532_2,D/123,9/519/105,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 56, no 100.",Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1531-12-31,"Alenson, John",Hall,Richard,M,,,,,,1531-12-31,12,,,,Walking in the street called 'hyghe payment' ,A piece of wood worth 8d fell on his head and gave him a mortal wound ,Wood,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the head, 4 in long, 3 in wide and 2 in deep",Instant,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/124,9/519/107,,Rutland,Exton ('Egeston'),1531-08-24,"Duraunte, Thomas",Crosby,John,M,Exton,Labourer,,,,1531-08-08,8,,11:00,,Taking a grey mare worth 6s property of Thomas Maltson to water in a pond ('stagnum'),The mare kicked him in the left side of his body with her hind leg breaking and crushing his ribs,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Crushed and broken ribs,Languished until 10 August,,"Horse worth 6s, halter worth halfpenny",,,, ,1532_2,D/125,9/519/110,,Northamptonshire,Northampton,1531-09-23,"Dixson, Richard, Bowers, Richard, Manley, Laurence, and Mole, John",Browkes,Gunnor ('Gunnota'),F,[Kingsthorpe],,Daughter of William Browkes of Kingsthorpe,,,1531-09-23,9,,08:00,,She was sitting in her father's cart ('biga') pulled by five horses,The horses ran from the driver and the cart overturned. One of the wheels fell on her neck breaking it,Cart (wheel),,Fell on her,,Broken neck,,Unnamed cart driver,,,,, ,1532_2,D/126,9/519/112,,Northamptonshire,Cogenhoe ('Cokenowe'),1531-09-21,"Langtrey, Thomas",Prop,George,M,Cogenhoe,"Labourer, servant of John Chery of Cogenhoe, husbandman",,,,1531-09-11,9,,08:00,,Repairing the wheel of his master's cart ('biga'),The wheel fell on his head killing him,Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,Crushed head,,,Wheel worth 2s,,,, ,1532_2,D/127,9/519/113,,Northamptonshire,Northampton,1531-08-22,"Dixson, Richard, Bowers, Richard, Manley, Laurence, and Mole, John",Mabbes,Thomas,M,Little Houghton,,,,,1531-08-22,8,,12:00,,Eating and drinking with Henry Hynde at his house,"Suddenly, a number of stones from a certain wall fell on TM's head killing him",Stones,,Fell on him,,,,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/128,9/519/135,,Yorkshire,Kingston-upon-Hull,1531-10-22,"Clare, Stephen, and Johnson, James, aldermen and coroners",Atkynson,William,M,[Kingston-upon-Hull],,Son of William Atkynson of Kingston-upon-Hull,5,,1531-10-19,10,,17:00,,"He was at the house of Agnes Atkynson, his aunt, in 'Kirke leyn' ","As he was wandering around the hall, he tripped and fell backwards into a cauldron/pot ('cacobus') worth 16d with 'Scaldyng hote Water'",Pot with boiling water,,Fall into,,Scalded stomach and private parts,Languished until 21 October,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/129,9/519/137,,"Yorkshire, NR",Brotton,1531-11-25,"Lound, Robert",Conyers,Christopher,M,Brotton,Gentleman,,,,1531-11-22,11,,11:00,,Walking around his close to watch his servants working as his used to do daily around this time of day,"He walked as far as the seashore where he sat down and prayed with a book in his hand (as was evident from his spectacles there found) and a 'grene hassok' under his feet. Seeing that it was nearly noon and therefore time to go home, he rose up. At this point the hassock under his feet shattered and fell down [the cliff]. CC worked with his arms and hands trying to hold on to the ground but he could not save himself and fell from the top of the hill approximately 100 cubits breaking his right arm, left leg and the whole body",Hill/cliff,,Fall from,,"Broken right arm, left leg and the whole body",Instant,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/130,9/519/142,,"Yorkshire, WR",Horbury,1531-10-14,"Frobiser, John",Richardson,George,M,Southgreen in the parish of Dewsbury,Labourer,,,,1531-10-13,10,,21:00,,Walking down the street called the 'towngate',"He stumbled on a stone lying near the well called 'kyrkewell', fell into the well and broke his neck",Well,,Fall into,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/131,9/519/143,,Yorkshire,Almondbury ('Almunbure'),1531-10-31,"Frobiser, John",Rothe,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1531-10-31,10,,09:00,,Crossing a bridge on Fenay Beck on horseback,He and the horse fell into the water and drowned,Fenay Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1532_2,D/132,9/519/146,,Yorkshire,Linton ('Lynton sup[er] Wharff'),1531-08-29,"Chyrden, Richard",Vauntt,William,M,,,,,,1531-08-16,8,,23:00,,Crossing the River Wharfe on horseback in the place called 'Lynton Wath',He fell into the water due to the strength of the current and drowned,River Wharfe,,Fall into,,Drowned,Body was carried as far as 'lynton holme' and discovered on 28 August,,,,Not indented,, ,1532_2,D/133,9/519/146,,Yorkshire,Seacroft,1531-12-08,"Chirden, Richard",Johnson,Robert,M,Seacroft,Labourer,,,,1531-12-07,12,,,,Digging up coal in a coal pit in the field called 'kyrkfeld' ,Large amount of earth fell on him pressing him to death,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed to death,,,,,Not indented,, ,1532_4,D/134,9/521/31,,Devon,Broadwoodwidger,1532-06-25,"Peard, Thomas",Hancocke,"Thomas, junior",M,,,,,,1532-06-02,6,,,,"He and John Blackedon of Broadwoodwidger, 'grome', were shooting at the butts ",Just when JB shot his arrow TH ran between the targets and was struck in the back of his head,Arrow,,Shot with,,Wound to the back of the head,Languished until 24 June,"John Blackedon of Broadwoodwidger, 'grome', who shot him by accident",Arrow worth halfpenny,,,, ,1532_4,D/135,9/521/37,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Drayton,1532-05-17,"Bysley, William",Bellyngesley,Richard,M,Drayton,Labourer,,,,1532-05-16,5,,,,He was ploughing a field and decided to ride one of the horses back home,As he mounted the horse his left foot became entangled in the horse trappings ('falera'). He could not free himself and the horse dragged him along the ground and over some stones so that his head was broken,Horse,,Dragged by,,Broken head and shattered skull,Instant,,"Horse worth 5s remains in the hands of Richard Clerke of Drayton, husbandman",,,, ,1532_4,D/136,9/521/40,,Gloucestershire,Berkeley,1532-04-18,"Berkeley, James",Lacy,William,M,Berkeley,Yeoman,,,,1532-04-04,4,,,,Pruning an oak tree growing in the place called 'mapley Crosse',The branch he cut fell on the hatchet he was holding in his hands. The hatchet then fell on his right foot cutting it ,Hatchet,,Struck by,,Wound to the right foot,Died on 8 April,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/137,9/521/42,,Gloucestershire,Lydney,1532-06-10,"Buk, Matthew",Skeverell,Henry,M,,,,,,1532-06-09,6,,,,Climbing an oak tree searching for a swallow/martin ('apus'),"When he climbed to the top, one of the branches broke and he fell down breaking his neck",Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/138,9/521/44,,Herefordshire,Orleton,1532-07-18,"Bourghill, John",Broun,Richard,M,,,,,,1532-06-19,6,,,,Cutting a piece of wood with an axe worth 4d,The axe slipped from the wood and struck him in the left foot,Axe,,Struck with,,Wound to the left foot,Died at 6 pm,,Axe worth 4d,,,, ,1532_4,D/139,9/521/45,,Herefordshire,Wellington,1532-06-30,"Shirpeham, Thomas",Wotton,Walter,M,Wellington,Labourer,,,,1532-06-19,6,,,,Swimming in the River Lugg,He caught a cramp and drowned,River Lugg,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/140,9/521/48m,,Staffordshire,Ranton ('Rounton'),1532-07-17,"Iremonger, Thomas",Mowers,John,M,Ranton,Labourer,,,,1532-06-02,6,,,,Washing himself in the 'Rounton mylle pole',Fell into deep water and drowned,Mill pond,,,,Drowned,,"John Vnton of Lees, yeoman, who was trying to save him and also drowned",,,,, ,1532_4,D/140,9/521/48m,,Staffordshire,Ranton ('Rounton'),1532-07-17,"Iremonger, Thomas",Vnton,John,M,Lees,Yeoman,,,,1532-06-02,6,,,,"Trying to save John Mowers of Ranton, labourer, drowning in the 'Rounton mylle pole'",Fell into deep water and drowned,Mill pond,,,,Drowned,,"John Mowers, whom he was trying to save",,,,, ,1532_4,D/141,9/521/49,,Staffordshire,Blithfield,1532-05-15,"Clerke, Bernard",Meverell,Louis,M,Boulde',Gentleman,,,,1532-05-14,5,,,,Climbing a holly tree to watch a sparrowhawk building (a nest) / being trained (edificationis)?,His feet slipped and he fell to the ground crushing his body,Tree,,Fall from,,Crushed body,,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/142,9/521/74,,Hertfordshire,Brent Pelham ('pellam arsa al[ias] vocat[ur] Bourne pellam'),1532-06-14,"Barnes, John",Gewe,Jane,F,,,Wife of Ralph Gewe,50 and more,,1532-06-13,6,,09:00,,Drawing water from a pond ('ivit ad quend[a]m pontem sive puteu[m]') to use at home,She inclined to fill her pot with water and fell into the pond due to her illnesses and old age,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/143,9/521/75,,Hertfordshire,Therfield,1532-06-09,"Berneys, John",Pyee,John,M,,,,,,1532-06-08,6,,,,Working in a chalk pit,He was digging under a 'Banke of Chalke' and approximately six cartloads of chalk fell on him crushing his body,Chalk,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/144,9/521/88,,Surrey,Reigate,1532-06-22,"Hunt, John",Smyth,Robert,M,,,Son of John Smyth,1 and more,,1532-06-21,6,,14:00-15:00,,,He stumbled on a stone and fell into a lime pit where he drowned,Lime pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/145,9/521/89,,Surrey,Guildford,1532-06-19,"Daburne, John, mayor and coroner of Guildford",Hunt,Henry,M,Guildford,"Miller, in service of Henry Att Felde/Felde",,,,1532-06-13,6,,,,He was at a water mill called 'Corne mille' in Guildford,He was standing on a certain beam and fell from it onto the cog[wheel]. The cogs struck him in the left arm giving him a mortal wound ,Mill (cogwheel),,Struck by,,Wound to the left arm,Languished until 19 June,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/146,9/521/97,,Lincolnshire,Barton,1532-05-31,"Topolyff, Edward",Dicson,Henry,M,,,,,,1532-05-30,5,,,,Loading a piece of timber onto a cart ('plaustrum') with other men,The piece of timber rolled off the cart and fell on HD crushing his body,Timber,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,,Other men loading the cart with him,Timber worth 8d,,,, ,1532_4,D/147,9/521/98,,Lincolnshire,Alvingham,1532-03-09,"Manby, William, gent.",Stephenson,William,M,,Monk,,,,1532-03-08,3,,20:00,,Crossing a mill dam,"His feet slipped due to his brain's debility ('ex causa debilitat[is] cerebri'), he fell into the water and drowned",Mill pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/148,9/521/102m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 57-8, no 103.",Nottinghamshire,South Clifton,1532-06-02,not given,Asshton,John,M,,,,,,1532-06-01,6,,,,Washing sheep in the River Trent with Agnes Abbot,They both fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Agnes Abbot, who was with him and William White, William More and Richard Fotofte, who found their bodies",,,,, ,1532_4,D/148,9/521/102m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 57-8, no 103.",Nottinghamshire,South Clifton,1532-06-02,not given,Abbot,Agnes,F,,,,,,1532-06-01,6,,,,Washing sheep in the River Trent with John Asshton,They both fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Asshton, who was with her and William White, William More and Richard Fotofte, who found their bodies",,,,, ,1532_4,D/149,9/521/103,,Derbyshire,Osmaston,1532-04-13,"Pole, Henry",Mylnegate,Henry,M,,,,12,,1531-12-21,12,,09:00,,Crossing a bridge on the River Derwent on his way to 'holmes mylne' with a horse laden with grain for grinding,He lost his balance because of the ice covering the bridge and fell into the river. He could not get out due to his young age and the violence of water and drowned,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,Body was discovered on 13 March 1532 ,Elias Coup[er] who found the body,,,,, ,1532_4,D/150,9/521/104,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 58, no 104.",Nottinghamshire,Kimberley,1532-07-10,"Cawode, Edward",Smyth,Thomas,M,,,,,,1532-06-16,6,,,,Getting his bull out of a pit,He was struck in the right side of his body by the bull and suffered a wound under his navel,Bull,,Struck by,,"Wound under the navel, 2 in long, 3 in deep and 1 in wide",Died six days later,William Watkynson and Ralph Ryg[es] who found the body,,,,, ,1532_4,D/151,9/521/118,,Yorkshire,Kingston-upon-Hull,1532-05-18,"Clare, Stephen, and Johnson, James, aldermen and coroners",Wynship,Agnes,F,,Servant of Isabel Swalis,,,,1532-05-18,5,,07:00,,"She was at the house of IS, wife of William Swales, on the wharf ('a stath') at the back of the house made up of stakes and 'sawen bord[es]' ",She fell into the River Hull because of a hole in the wharf and the 'hygh water marke' ,River Hull,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/152,9/521/122,,Cumberland,Scarrowhill,1532-03-21,"Coldall, John",Scarow,John,M,,,,,,1532-03-11,3,,18:00,,Crossing the River Eden on horseback on his way from Penrith,He fell into the water in the place called 'osswald ford' and drowned,River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1532_4,D/153,9/521/125,,Cumberland,Moorhouse,1531-09-13,"Coldall, John",Sturdye,Robert,M,,,,,Suffering from an illness,1531-09-12,9,,,,Riding from his house to the place called 'Sowthffeld',He fell from the horse due to his body's debility caused by an illness from which he had been suffering,Horse,Illness,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,Not indented,, ,1532_4,D/154,9/521/126,,Cumberland,Bampton ('Banton'),1532-01-12,"Coldall, John",Wilson,William,M,Scotishman',,,,,1532-01-09,1,,,,,He was found dead in the place called Broomhills Beck near the village of Moorhouse with a mortal wound to his neck,,,,,Wound to the neck,,William Haryson and Hugh Lawson who found the body,,,Not indented; possibly not an accident,, ,1532_4,D/155,9/521/127,,Cumberland,newmylle in foresta de Westwarde',1531-10-06,"Coldall, John",Hysmayre,John,M,,Miller,,,,1531-10-05,10,,03:00,,Working in the mill,He fell between the cogwheel and the trindle,Mill (cogwheel and trundle),,Fall onto,,,,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/156,9/521/134,,Norfolk,King's Lynn,1531-09-30,"Pouleson, Sibrand, and Duplake, Henry",Ossborn,William,M,,,,,,1531-09-30,9,,18:00,,Drawing water from a well ('fons'),He inclined and fell into the well where he drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/157,9/521/136,,Suffolk,Boxford,1532-05-20,"Holt, John",Sygge,John,M,Nayland,Carver,,,,1532-04-03,4,Wednesday,11:00,,Climbing an ash tree to catch rooks nesting in there,He fell down,Tree (ash),,Fall from,,,Died on 7 April,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/158,9/521/137,,Suffolk,Lackford,1532-04-10,"Holt, John",Goddard,James,M,Lackford,,Son of Robert Goddard,About 2,,1532-04-10,4,Wednesday,17:00,,Walking by a clay pit near his father's house,He fell into the pit and drowned,Clay pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/159,9/521/140,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1532-06-26,"Thomson, Edward, and Gylle, WilliamHerte",Herte,Henry,M,Cambridge,Labourer,,,,1532-06-26,6,,04:00-05:00,,Walking from an almshouse in 'Ballyslane' to Chesterton,"When he came behind Buckingham College [Magdalen College], he decided to wash his hands in a river there flowing. He inclined and fell into the river where he drowned",River [possibly the River Cam],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/160,9/521/141,,Cambridgeshire,Burrough Green,1532-06-21,"Mores, James",Bowyer,Robert,M,Cambridge,Carrier,,,,not given,,,,,Travelling from Burrough to 'hall feld' in Suffolk in his cart,In the place called 'Downe hille' the cart overturned and RB fell under the wheels. He was crushed and pressed by the cart and wheels,Cart (cart and wheel),,Fell on him,,Crushed and pressed,,,"Cart worth 13s 4d released to Alan Chapman, bailiff of the Duke of Richmond",,,, ,1532_4,D/161,9/521/142,,Cambridgeshire,Stowyng,1532-05-20,"Wyse, William",Ballard,Agnes,F,,,Daughter of John and Isabel Ballard,1,,1532-05-16,5,,10:00,,"IB took her to the malthouse within JB's household, where she was making malt, and put her on some straw in front of the kiln",IB then climbed the kiln to stir the malt. By misfortune the fire in the furnance spread to the straw so that AB's left leg and arm and the left side of her face were burnt,Fire,,Burnt by,,Burnt left leg and arm and the left side of the head,Languished until 3pm,"IB, her mother, who took her to the malthouse and put her in front of the kiln",,,,, ,1532_4,D/162,9/521/145,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Hemingford Abbots,1532-07-16,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Bulleyn,William,M,Hemingford Abbots,Labourer,,,,1532-05-30,5,Thursday,11:00-12:00,,Driving a cart laden with dung to 'the dung hyll feld' in Hemingford,When he was unloading the dung he fell down and the dung fell on him so suddenly and violently that he was pressed to death,Dung,,Fell on him,,Pressed,,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/163,9/521/146,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Hemingford Grey,1532-04-25,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Daubney/Daubeney,Robert,M,,,,,,1532-01-30,1,,,,"Travelling in a boat to Houghton mill to supervise his servants, who were there with Andrew Costen",He put the boat's 'Rother' so impetously and with all his might into the water that he could not get it out. He was holding on to the rudder causing the boat to capsize. He was ejected into the river and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/164,9/521/147,,Bedfordshire,Little Staughton ('p[ar]va Stowton'),1532-02-26,"Coldwell, George",Browne,Jane,F,,Widow,Widow,70,,not given,,,,,Crossing a river using stepping stones on her way to her neighbour's house,"Her feet slipped, she fell into the water and eventually died from exposure",River,,Fall into,,Exposure,,,,,,, ,1532_4,D/165,9/521/148,,Bedfordshire,Bushmead ('Busshemede'),1532-02-28,"Coldwell, George",Hebbys,Jane,F,,,,3,,1532-02-28,2,,08:00,,Washing her hands in a pond ('stagnum') ,"Her feet slipped, she fell into the pond and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1533_2,D/166,9/523/17,,Leicestershire,,1532-11-28,"Eyton, Thomas, and Jakys, Robert",Darker,William,M,,,,,,1532-11-25,11,,20:00,,Going home from Mountsorrel,He carelessly entered the River Soar and drowned,River Soar,,,,Drowned,Body found three days later,"Inhabitants of Quorn, who found the body",,,Not indented,, ,1533_2,D/167,9/523/18,,Leicestershire,Theddingworth,1532-10-27,"Eyton, Thomas, and Jakys, Robert",Murden,John,M,Theddingworth,,,,,1532-10-23,10,,,,Digging up gravel in a gravel pit,A cartload of gravel and earth fell on him pressing him to death,Gravel and earth,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1533_2,D/168,9/523/19,,Northamptonshire,Edgcote,1533-02-14,"Stuttesbury, Thomas",Bland,William,M,Aston le Walls,Single man,Single man,,,1533-02-13,2,,08:00,,Riding from Aston le Walls to Edgcote,He lost his way on the marshes and rode into the 'Edgecotte Ryver'. He fell into the water and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Large part missing,, ,1533_2,D/169,9/523/27,,"Yorkshire, NR",East Witton,1532-09-05,"Lound, Robert",Pacok,Henry,M,,,,,,1532-09-01,9,,17:00,,"Rober Asvyth of Jervaulx ('Gervax'), labourer, was playing among youngsters and boys ","He threw a horse leg bone, which he held in his right hand, and struck HP on the left side of the head giving him a mortal wound",Bone,,Struck with,,Wound to the left side of the head,Languished until 4 September,"Robert Asvyth of Jervaulx ('Gervax'), labourer, who struck him with a horse bone",,,,, ,1533_2,D/170,9/523/31,,"Yorkshire, WR",Campsall,1532-08-12,"Frobyser, John",Trigg,Ereon?,M,"Woking, Surrey",Labourer,,,,1532-08-12,8,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by five horses and carrying seven king's hounds worth £4,The cart overturned and struck him on the head killing him instantly,Cart,,Struck by,,Wound to the head,Instant,,"King's hounds worth £4 are in custody of Robert Shere of Woking, servant of Francis Weston, king's servant [possibly FW, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber]",,,, ,1533_2,D/171,9/523/32,,"Yorkshire, WR",Birstall,1533-01-25,"Frobiser, John",Hartley,John,M,Birstall,Labourer,,,,1533-01-23,1,,21:00,,Crossing a bridge over a river,He fell from the bridge and struck his head on a stone,Stone,,Fall onto,,Struck head,Instant,,,,,, ,1533_2,D/172,9/523/33,,"Yorkshire, WR",Birkin,1533-02-21,"Frobiser, John",Ev[er]yngh[a]m,Robert,M,,,,,,1533-02-14,2,,,,Tying an oxe in an 'oxhouse',The ox knocked him down and trampled him,Ox,,Trampled by,,Injured and pressed members,Languished until 20 February,,"Ox worth 10s is in custody of Henry Everingham of Birkin, knight",,,, ,1533_2,D/173,9/523/37,,"Yorkshire, ER",North Dalton,1532-09-19,"Gerge, Thomas",Sherpe,John,M,Woodmansey,Labourer,,,,1532-09-18,9,,15:00-16:00,,Driving the cart of James Cransmore,"He carelessly drove the cart up a certain hill on the west side of the village. When he realised that the cart was about to overturn, he jumped out of it and hit his forehead on a 'Flyntston' with great force. ",Stone,,Fall onto,,"Struck forehead, brain came out",Instant,,,,,, ,1533_2,D/174,9/523/43,,Yorkshire,Harewood,1533-03-12,"Chirden, Richard",Pye,Agnes,F,,Midwife,Wife of John Pye,,,1533-03-12,3,,06:00,,Crossing the River Wharfe on horseback on her way to perform her duties,"She entered the 'Nedd[er]by wath' near the village of Harewood, was swept off the horse by the current and drowned",River Wharfe,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1533_2,D/175,9/523/45,,Yorkshire,Thorpe Underwood,1532-08-07,"Chirden, Richard",Kypplyng,Helen,F,,,,,,1532-08-06,8,,,,She was in the place called 'stakgarth' in a certain close called 'boyth close',"She jumped from a cart ('plaustrum') laden with hay to be unloaded onto a 'stak of hay'. She fell from the stack to the ground and startled heifers pulling the cart. The animals moved and one of the wheels ran over the lower part of her stomach, her chest and the left side of her head",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,"Run over stomach, chest and the left side of the head",Instant,,,,,, ,1533_2,D/176,9/523/54,,Kent,Wye,1532-09-15,"Chylton, John, and Kyngessnoth, John",Whitehed,Agnes,F,Boughton Aluph,,,12,,1532-08-02,8,,18:00,,She was on her way to collect firewood,"As she was passing under the front part of a cart ('plaustrum') property of John Baker and worth 20d, she knocked down the 'styk', which supported the cart. It fell on the left part of her head killing her instantly",Cart (front part),,Fell on her,,Struck left side of the head,Instant,,Cart worth 20d,,,, ,1533_2,D/177,9/523/57,,Staffordshire,Alstonfield,1532-08-03,"Warde, Edmund",Stones,Roger,M,,,,,,1532-08-03,8,,,,"Pulling on a rope attached to a windlass ('verne', that is fern) in the belfry of Alstonfield church",He was killed by the windlass [which presumably fell on him],Windlass,,[Fell on him],,,,,,,,, ,1533_2,D/178,9/523/60,,Shropshire,Stottesdon ('Stoterton'),1532-09-03,"Clerke, Roger",Bushop,Anne,F,Stottesdon,Spinster,,,,1532-06-03,6,Monday,,,[Riding a mare] in the place called 'Orton lane',John Hamond was driving a cart ('plaustrum') called a 'donge cart' laden with dung. The mare became frightened and bucked so that AB fell to the ground. The cart then ran over her head breaking her neck,Cart ,Horse (mare),Run over,,,,,,,,, ,1533_2,D/179,9/523/61,,Shropshire,Stottesdon ('Stoterton'),1532-09-04,"Clerke, Roger",Hamond,John,M,,,,,,1532-08-28,8,,,,Loading grain onto a cart in the field called 'Reyfeld',He fell from the top of the cart and broke his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1533_2,D/180,9/523/64,,Herefordshire,Marden,1532-09-08,"Meynors, Thomas, gent.",Here,John,M,Marden,Labourer,,,,1532-08-09,8,,,,Crossing the River Lugg by means of a tree growing on the river bank and overhanging the river,He fell from the tree and into the water and drowned,River Lugg,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1533_2,D/181,9/523/69,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1533-02-15,"Shipham, Thomas",Deddewt,Thomas,M,,,,,,1533-01-12,1,,,,He was in a boat on the River Wye,He jumped out of the boat in the place called 'Byfeld' holding in his hands a chain attached to the boat. The contrary current pulled him into the violently into the river so that he drowned,River Wye,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1533_2,D/182,9/523/70m,,Herefordshire,Kilkington,1533-02-20,"Shipham, Thomas",Don[n]e,John,M,,,,,,1532-12-21,12,,,,He was in a boat on the River Wye at Bredwardine with nine other people,The boat capsized due to contrary current and ice and they all drowned,River Wye ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Other people in the boat,,,,, ,1533_2,D/182,9/523/70m,,Herefordshire,Kilkington,1533-02-20,"Shipham, Thomas",Fletcher,John,M,,,,,,1532-12-21,12,,,,He was in a boat on the River Wye at Bredwardine with nine other people,The boat capsized due to contrary current and ice and they all drowned,River Wye ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Other people in the boat,,,,, ,1533_2,D/182,9/523/70m,,Herefordshire,Kilkington,1533-02-20,"Shipham, Thomas",Gilbert,John,M,,,,,,1532-12-21,12,,,,He was in a boat on the River Wye at Bredwardine with nine other people,The boat capsized due to contrary current and ice and they all drowned,River Wye ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Other people in the boat,,,,, ,1533_2,D/182,9/523/70m,,Herefordshire,Kilkington,1533-02-20,"Shipham, Thomas",,Ieuan,M,,Sevant of William Wallewen,,,,1532-12-21,12,,,,He was in a boat on the River Wye at Bredwardine with nine other people,The boat capsized due to contrary current and ice and they all drowned,River Wye ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Other people in the boat,,,,, ,1533_2,D/182,9/523/70m,,Herefordshire,Kilkington,1533-02-20,"Shipham, Thomas",ap Rees,Thomas,M,,,,,,1532-12-21,12,,,,He was in a boat on the River Wye at Bredwardine with nine other people,The boat capsized due to contrary current and ice and they all drowned,River Wye ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Other people in the boat,,,,, ,1533_2,D/182,9/523/70m,,Herefordshire,Kilkington,1533-02-20,"Shipham, Thomas",ap Rees,David,M,,,,,,1532-12-21,12,,,,He was in a boat on the River Wye at Bredwardine with nine other people,The boat capsized due to contrary current and ice and they all drowned,River Wye ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Other people in the boat,,,,, ,1533_2,D/182,9/523/70m,,Herefordshire,Kilkington,1533-02-20,"Shipham, Thomas",,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1532-12-21,12,,,,She was in a boat on the River Wye at Bredwardine with nine other people,The boat capsized due to contrary current and ice and they all drowned,River Wye ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Other people in the boat,,,,, ,1533_2,D/182,9/523/70m,,Herefordshire,Kilkington,1533-02-20,"Shipham, Thomas",,Eleanor,F,,,,,,1532-12-21,12,,,,She was in a boat on the River Wye at Bredwardine with nine other people,The boat capsized due to contrary current and ice and they all drowned,River Wye ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Other people in the boat,,,,, ,1533_2,D/182,9/523/70m,,Herefordshire,Kilkington,1533-02-20,"Shipham, Thomas",Bannour,Jenkyn,M,,,,,,1532-12-21,12,,,,He was in a boat on the River Wye at Bredwardine with nine other people,The boat capsized due to contrary current and ice and they all drowned,River Wye ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Other people in the boat,,,,, ,1533_2,D/182,9/523/70m,,Herefordshire,Kilkington,1533-02-20,"Shipham, Thomas",Meredith,Agnes,F,,,,,,1532-12-21,12,,,,She was in a boat on the River Wye at Bredwardine with nine other people,The boat capsized due to contrary current and ice and they all drowned,River Wye ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Other people in the boat,,,,, ,1533_2,D/183,9/523/73,,Gloucestershire,Tewkesbury,1533-01-01,"Bucke, Matthew",Browse,William,M,,,,,,1532-02-06,2,,,,He was in a boat called a 'stokebote' on the River Avon,The boat capsized due to a great storm and the current and he drowned,River Avon,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1533_2,D/184,9/523/75,,Gloucestershire,Bisley ('Bysseley'),1532-08-02,"Bruggez, John",Ricardes,William,M,,,,14,Lacking prudence,1532-08-01,8,,,,Walking on the bank of a river called 'Scrode Water',He slipped and fell into the river where he drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1533_2,D/185,9/523/77,,Oxfordshire,Nuffield ('Nalfeld iux[ta] hendley sup[er] Thamis'),1533-02-21,"Hucvale, Robert",Juster,William,M,Latchford,Labourer,,,,1533-02-12,2,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') carrying a chair ('cathedra') from Henley-on-Thames to Latchford,"The right wheel ran over the roots of a certain ash tree by the king's road and the cart overturned. He fell into a certain water there existing, the chair fell on his head and the cart landed on top of the chair. As a result his head was pressed under water and he drowned",Water (unspecified),Chair and cart,Fall into,Fell on top of him,Drowned,,,"Chair and cart worth 8s and remains in custody of Thomas Lenthall, gent.",,,, ,1533_2,D/186,9/523/89,,Bedfordshire,Tempsford,1532-07-30,"Styvecley, Robert",Capok,John,M,Tempsford,Labourer,,,,1532-07-30,7,,,,Digging up sand and gravel in a gravel pit,"Suddenly, approximately three cartloads of earth fell on him",Earth,,Fell on him,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1533_2,D/187,9/523/93,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Godmanchester,1532-10-02,"Slowe, John, aand Punt, John",Jenkynson,John,M,,,,,,1532-10-02,10,,,,Travelling from Huntingdon to Godmanchester,Drowned,Water (unspecified),,,,Drowned,Body had no wounds,"Thomas Carnabe of Godmanchester, carpenter, and Thomas Clarke, his servant, who found the body",,,,, ,1533_2,D/188,9/523/94,,Cambridgeshire,Eltisley,1532-10-31,"Ussher, John",Tyffyn,John,M,,Bricklayer,,,,1532-09-20,9,,,,Dismantling a scaffold he had erected to build a chimney at the house of William Woodeward (one of the jurors),"He climbed a ladder and then stood on the scaffold. He extended his arms to reach a board above his head. At this moment the board he was standing on broke, so that he fell down crushing his body",Scaffold,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Died within two hours,,,,,, ,1533_2,D/189,9/523/96,,Cambridgeshire,Duxford,1532-08-03,"Mores, James",Whyttull,Richard,M,[Barrington],,,,,1532-08-02,8,,,,Travelling in a cart ('biga') from Duxford to Barrington,The cart overturned in the place called 'Chalkepett[es]' and fell on him crushing his body,Cart,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,,,"Cart worth 6s 4d and remains in custody of Richard Jurdon, bailiff of the Duke of Richmond",,,, ,1533_2,D/190,9/523/97,,Cambridgeshire,Badlinhgham,1532-06-27,"Mores, James",Fyscher,Agnes,F,Hertford,,,,,1532-06-18,6,,,,Travelling from Badlingham to Norwich in a cart ('biga'),The cart overturned in the place called Badlingham Grange and the cart's body fell on her chest giving her a mortal wound,Cart (body),,Fell on her,,Wound to the chest,Languished until 25 June,,"Cart body worth 2s remains in custody of Richard Jurdon, bailiff of the Duke of Richmond",,,, ,1533_2,D/191,9/523/100,,Suffolk,Great Waldingfield,1533-01-09,"Holt, John",Long,John,M,Great Waldingfield,Labourer,,80,,1533-01-08,1,Wednesday,15:00,,Fellling a poplar tree growing in the close of Margaret Symson with an axe worth 8d,The poplar fell suddenly and struck him on the head and shoulder killing him instantly,Tree (poplar),,Fell on him,,Wound to the head and shoulder,Instant,,Axe worth 8d,,,, ,1533_2,D/192,9/523/102,,Suffolk,Beyton ('Bekton')/Rougham,1533-02-16,"Holt, John",Drury,Thomas,M,Rougham,Gentleman,Son of John Drury,5,,1533-02-15,2,Saturday,13:00,,Crossing a moat/ditch on the south side of his father's house,"He tripped on a stone, fell into the moat and drowned",Moat/ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1533_2,D/193,9/523/103,,Suffolk,Bury St Edmunds,1532-10-29,"Plaudon, John",Byrle,Margaret,F,Bury St Edmunds,Spinster,,,,1532-10-29,10,,07:00-08:00,,Sitting on the part of a well called the 'cerble of the welle' sleeping,She woke up and fell backwards into the well where she drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,She had no goods or chattels,,, ,1533_3,D/194,9/524/49,,Wiltshire,Fisherton Anger,1532-07-16,"Barter, Robert",Frensheman,Robert,M,,,,,,1532-07-15,7,,,,Standing on a bridge over a certain water watching fish,He fell into the water and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,He had no goods,,, ,1533_3,D/195,9/524/50,,Wiltshire,Swallowcliff ('Swalclif'),1532-09-07,"Barter, Robert",Robynson,Richard,M,,,,,,1532-09-06,9,,,,"Standing in a cart ('biga') called a 'wene' laden with barley grain, tying the cart with a small rope of little value",One of the knots on the rope failed and he fell from the cart backwards breaking his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1533_3,D/196,9/524/52,,Wiltshire,West Lavington,1532-08-27,"Barkerffilde, Philip",Lambard,Roger,M,,,,10 and more,,1532-08-25,8,,,,"Travelling in the cart ('biga') of Ambrose Dauntesey, gent., in a field to the north of West Lavington",The cart was moving at great speed and he fell out of it. The left wheel ran over his head giving him a wound to the right side of it,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,"Wound to the right side of the head, 5 in wide and 3 in deep, so that part of his brain came out",,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/197,9/525/7,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Marcham,1533-07-24,"Lythell, Thomas",Maland,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1533-07-23,7,,14:00,,He was in a cart ('biga') pulled by horses ,The cart overturned and he was killed,Cart,,,,,,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/198,9/525/24,,Wiltshire,West Martyn',1533-05-06,"Barter, Robert",Godwyn,Robert,M,Martyn',,,,Very drunk,1533-05-05,5,,,,,He walked into a graveyard wall and fell over it backwards breaking his neck,Wall,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/199,9/525/28,,Devon,North Molton,1533-04-21,"Pward, Thomas",Helacre,Richard,M,North Molton,Husbandman,,,,1533-03-15,3,Saturday,,,"Felling an ash tree with Roger Locke of North Molton, hooper",RL struck RH in the right foot with a 'Woodeaxe',Axe,,Struck with,,Wound to the right foot,Languished until 20 April,"Roger Locke of North Molton, hooper, who struck him in the right foot by accident",Axe worth 6d,,,, ,1533_4,D/200,9/525/36,,Worcestershire,Ombersley,1533-04-23,"Frier, Richard",Hey,Matilda,F,,,,,,1533-04-20,4,,,,Passing by a pond called 'bakehowse pole',"She slipped and fell into the pond, where she drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/201,9/525/39,,Staffordshire,Barlaston/Stoke,1533-06-20,"Iremonger, Thomas",Felkyn,Thomas,M,Barlaston,Husbandman,,,,1533-06-16,6,,,,He was in his cart ('plaustrum') carrying timber,The cart overturned and a 'Sylle of a house' fell on his left side and on the left side of his head crushing him,Timber,,Fell on him,,Crushed left side of the body and left side of the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/202,9/525/40,,Staffordshire,Marston,1533-07-09,"Clerke, Barnabas",Weston,William,M,Marston,Labourer,,,,1533-04-04,4,,,,Working in a saw pit,A tree [trunk] lying on two posts above the pit fell on his head and body crushing him,Log,,Fell on him,,Crushed head and body,Instant,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/203,9/525/41,,Staffordshire,Uttoxeter,1533-04-13,"Iremonger, Thomas",Spenser,Henry,M,,,,,,1533-04-12,4,,19:00,,Going to bed in his room,He climbed a ladder/stool ('scala') and suddenly fell over backwards. He struck the left side of his head on a piece of wood called a 'cache of a dorre',Door,,Fall onto,,Struck left side of the head through to the brain,Instant,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/204,9/525/44,,Herefordshire,Leominster,1533-04-22,"Shipham, Thomas",[Cosyn],Emily,F,,,Wife of Hugh Cosyn,,,1533-04-21,4,,,,Entering the house of Thomas Heno[r] of Leominster,TH and his wife were fighting and the latter accidentally struck EC with a 'hand staff',Staff,,Struck with,,Struck,," Wife of Thomas Heno[r] of Leominster, who struck her with a staff by accident",,,,, ,1533_4,D/205,9/525/45,,Herefordshire,Pembridge,1533-07-07,"Shipham, Thomas",Longe,Thomas,M,,,,,,1533-07-07,7,,,,Walking along the bank of the River Arrow,He slipped and fell into the river where he drowned,River Arrow,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/206,9/525/46,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1533-07-19,"Phelips, Richard, mayor of Hereford and coroner",Serche,Thomas,M,Hereford,Labourer,,,,1533-05-21,5,,,,He was in a boat laden with wood on the River Wye,The current pushed the boat against the bridge called 'Wyebrugg' causing it to capsize. TS fell into the river and drowned,River Wye,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/207,9/525/48,,Shropshire,Smethcott,1533-05-26,"Leighton, Ralph",Gennowe,John,M,,,,,,1533-05-25,5,Sunday,,,Riding his horse in Smethcott Wood,He died suddenly,not given,,not given,,not given,,,,,Jury status,, ,1533_4,D/208,9/525/58,,Westmorland,Winton,1533-07-20,"Hilton, Robert",Braven,Isabel,F,,,,8,,1533-07-20,7,,,,Taking a white horse to the stables,The horse kicked her on the right side of her head,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the right side of the head,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/209,9/525/59,,Westmorland,Orton ('Ov[er]ton'),1532-11-29,"Hilton, Robert",Gybson,William,M,,,,,,1532-11-28,11,,09:00,,Crossing the Birk Beck on horseback,He drowned due to the strength of the current,Birk Beck,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/210,9/525/60,,Westmorland,Windermere ('Wyndonder myre'),1533-08-03,"Ducket, Roger",Syll,Richard,M,,,,,,1533-08-03,8,,,,Crossing Lake Windermere in a boat,The boat sank and he drowned,Windermere,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/211,9/525/60,,Westmorland,Killington,1532-12-14,"Ducket, Roger",Irwyn,Edward,M,,,,,,1532-12-14,12,,13:00,,Standing in an oak tree cutting its branches,He cut one branch creating a 'flayll Swepyll' and the branch he was holding on to with his right hand broke off so that he fell down hitting his head on a stone,Tree (oak),Stone,Fall from,Fall onto,Wound to the front part of the head,,,,,Not indented; unrelated accident on the same membrane,, ,1533_4,D/212,9/525/61,,Cumberland,Brackenthwaite,1532-10-11,not given,not given,Peter,M,,,,,,[1532-10-10],[10],,08:00,,Taking a bay horse worth 10s to water to wash it,"The horse became very agitated by the movement of 'lez rowell[es]' being part of its tack, that it ran around pulling P behind it. P put his hand on the halter/reins ('capistrum') in such way that the horse pulled and knocked him to the ground. It dragged him over sharp rocks so that his head was broken and his brain damaged ",Horse,,Dragged by,,"Wound to the head, 3 by 3 inches and brain-deep",He could not speak and languished until 9 pm on 10 October,,,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/213,9/525/62,,Cumberland,Borrowdale Grange,1533-05-21,"Orfeur, Richard",Fyscher,John,M,Borrowdale Grange,Yeoman,Son of Nicholas Fischer of Borrowdale Grange,,,1533-05-20,5,,12:00,,"Carrying rocks from a certain small close to repair his house, using a horse with black face and white legs","He was followed by his small child who pleaded with him to be put on the horse and given a ride ('Rogo te ut p[er]mitt[as] me equitar[e]'). When he took the child in his hands and lifted it up to put on the back of the horse, the horse kicked him in the lower part of his stomach, under the navel, with his newly-shod rear hooves breaking his entrails",Horse,,Kicked by,,Broken entrails,Languished until 6 am on the next day,,"Horse worth 5s 4d remains in custody of Alice Fischer, his widow",,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/214,9/525/65,,Cumberland,Grinsdale,1533-06-01,"Coldall, John, esq.",Carrnders,Margaret,F,,,,,,1533-05-27,5,,,,Crossing the River Eden,She drowned,River Eden,,,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/215,9/525/66,,Cumberland,Crosby-on-Eden,1533-05-08,"Coldall, John, esq.",Nycolson,John,M,,Bird-catcher,,,,1533-05-05,5,,,,Excercising his art of bird-catching,He drowned in the River Eden at 'Kateren Beck' ,River Eden,,,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/216,9/525/69,,Cumberland,"Low Hurst, St Cuthbert Without parish, Carlisle",1532-11-22,"Coldall, John",Talentyre,Thomas,M,,,,,,1532-11-21,11,,19:00,,Going from the manor of Newbiggin to his house in Low Hurst,He fell from the bridge called 'Roger brigg' and broke his forehead through to the brain,Bridge,,Fall from,,Broken forehead through to the brain,,,,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/217,9/525/70,,Cumberland,Oulton,1532-08-20,"Coldall, John, esq.",Watson,Richard,M,,,,,,1532-08-18,8,,19:00,,,He was attacked from behind by the bull of Robert Patynson. The bull threw him high with his horns and in falling he broke his neck,Bull,,Struck by,,Broken neck,,,,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/218,9/525/72,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1533-07-20,"Shafte, Marcus, and Vrde, John",le Clee,Romain ('Romanus'),M,"Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France ('St Walerie')",,,,,1533-07-13,7,,,,He was in the ship called 'le (bba = barbara?) de villa S[anc]ti Walerie' sitting on a piece of wood called a 'Wastre' ,"The piece of wood broke, he fell backwards into the water and drowned",River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/219,9/525/73,,"Yorkshire, ER",Wold Newton,1533-07-13,"Wodd, John",Gebson,Thomas,M,Fordon,Husbandman,,,,1533-07-12,7,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by three horses,The cart overturned and the right wheel worth 7s fell on his body,Cart,,Fell on him,,Injured body,,,"Wheel worth 7s is in custody of John Weaver, constable of Wold Newton",,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/220,9/525/77,,Yorkshire,Hoghton',1533-06-06,"Frobiser, John",Atkynson,Richard,M,Houghton,Labourer,,,,1533-06-06,6,,06:00,,Digging up coal in a coal pit,A large stone overhanging the pit fell on his head and body,Stone,,Fell on him,,Pressed head and body,,,,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/221,9/525/78,,"Yorkshire, NR",Gilling,1533-05-13,"Lound, Robert",Mylners,Leonard,M,,,,,Ague,1533-05-13,5,,04:00,,He was in his bed and suffering from ague,He got up from the bed and being out of his mind ran to the garden near his house. There he fell into the Gilling Beck due to his illness and his body's debility and drowned,Gilling Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/222,9/525/79,,Kent,Sundridge,1533-07-21,"Beer, John",Myntyng,Juliana,F,Sundridge,Widow,Widow,70,"Weak, blind and lame",1533-07-12,7,,15:00,,Walking from Brasted to Sundridge,"She tripped on some stones on the king's road and fell into a common river by the said road, where she then drowned",River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/223,9/525/80,,Kent,Beckenham,1533-08-21,"Beer, John",Levell,William,M,Beckenham,"Labourer, servant of Henry Violett",,14 and more,,1533-08-20,8,,,,Maneuvering a cart ('biga') pulled by a horse out of his master's barn having unloaded it there,"He fell into a hole/pit ('foramen') just outside the barn door and before he could get up and move out of the way, the left wheel of the cart ran over his neck crushing it completely",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken neck,Instant,,Cart and horse with harness worth 7s released to HV and other inhabitants of the village for safekeeping,,,, ,1533_4,D/224,9/525/81,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 58-9, no 106.",Nottinghamshire,Strelley ('Styrlay'),1532-09-02,"Cawode, Edward",Hopper,Robert,M,Eastwit,Labourer,,,,1532-08-25,8,,,,He was in a coal pit,A stone from the upper part of the pit fell on his head giving him a mortal wound,Stone,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the head, 2 in long, 1 in wide and 3 in deep",Instant,John Banno and Hugh Ynglande who found the body,,,,, ,1533_4,D/225,9/525/82,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 60, no 109.",Nottinghamshire,Eakring ('Acryng'),1533-04-20,"Langley, Adam",Hall,James,M,,,,,,1533-04-21,4,,,,Felling a tree,The tree fell on him crushing his body,Tree,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Instant,Thomas Reive who found the body,Tree worth 8d remains in custody of the township of Eakring,,Inquest date wrong : should be on or before 21 April.,, ,1533_4,D/226,9/525/83,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no. 108, p. 59",Nottinghamshire,Tollerton,1533-01-16,"Cawode, Edward",Skymer,Henry,M,Wiverton,Yeoman,,,Suffering from grave illness,1533-01-15,1,,,,Riding a horse in Tollerton,"He was suffering from a grave illness, fell from the horse and died instantly",Horse,Illness,Fall from,,,Instant,"Nicholas Leyton and William Berker of Tollerton, who found the body",,,,, ,1533_4,D/227,9/525/86,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no. 110, p. 60",Nottinghamshire,Wheatley,1533-05-12,"Langley, Adam",Layn,Robert,M,,,,,,1533-05-11,5,,,,Riding a horse,"He fell from the back of the horse, struck the ground eith the top of his head and thus damaged his neck and died instantly",Horse,,Fall from,,Damaged neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/228,9/525/87,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no. 112, p. 61",Nottinghamshire,Kilvington,1533-06-15,"Langley, Adam",Pawfreyman,William,M,,,,,,1533-06-14,6,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with coal,"His feet slipped, he fell and part of the wheel called a 'felow' worth 6d pressed and crushed his body",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Pressed and crushed body,Died the next day,John Bland who found the body,Part of the wheel worth 6d remains in custody of villagers,,,, ,1533_4,D/229,9/525/88,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no. 113, p. 61",Nottinghamshire,East Bridgford ('Bridgeford on the Hill'),1533-06-04,"Langley, Adam",Elsam,John,M,,,,,,1533-07-03,7,,,,Driving cattle across the River Trent in the place called 'Stanyholme forth',He fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Thomas Lupton who found the body,,,,, ,1533_4,D/230,9/525/91,,Lincolnshire,Tattershall,1533-01-22,"Constable, Richard",Vicars,Thomas,M,,,,,,1533-01-06,1,,23:00,,"He went to the stables of George Heneage, master of Tattershall College",He touched a grey horse with his left hand and the horse kicked him in the stomach,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the left side of the stomach,Languished until 3 pm on 7 January,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/231,9/525/92,,Rutland,Morcott,1532-09-16,"Duraunte, Thomas",Shene,Robert,M,Morcott,Labourer,,,,1532-09-07,9,,08:00,,Working in the 'stepull' of Morcott church repairing the floor,He was standing on a board worth 2d. It slipped and he fell down crushing his whole body,Steeple,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,Board worth 2d,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/232,9/525/93,,Rutland,North Luffenham,1532-06-27,"Duraunte, Thomas",Massyndew,Robert,M,Lyddington,,,7,,1532-05-12,5,,19:00,,Collecting acorns from an oak growing in the garden of Thomas Yete,When he was in the tree his feet slipped and he fell into a well/sping ('fons') there existing and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/232,9/525/95,,Rutland,North Luffenham/South Luffenham,1532-06-27,"Duraunte, Thomas",Browne,William,M,Edith Weston,Labourer,,,,1532-05-16,5,,19:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with large pieces of wood and pulled by horse in the fields to the south of South Luffenham,The cart toppled over and the wood fell on his body breaking his back and crushing his body,Wood,,Fell on him,,Broken back and crushed body,Languished until 17 May,,Wood worth 12d,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/233,9/525/96,,Rutland,North Luffenham,1532-06-27,"Duraunte, Thomas",Sherman,John,M,North Luffenham,Labourer,,,,1532-06-04,6,,13:00,,Felling and removing an oak tree in the garden of Elizabeth Bassett,His feet slipped and the tree fell on the right side of his head crushing it,Tree (oak),,Fell on him,,Crushed right side of the head,Instant,,Oak worth 12d,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/234,9/525/101,,Derbyshire,Elvaston,1533-10-07,"Pole, Henry",Rob[er]t,Margaret,F,,,"Wife of William Rob[er]t of Elvaston, husbandman",,,1533-05-10,5,,11:00,,Riding a black mare property of her husband in a place called 'Cokersen feld' in the parish of Boulton and Alvaston,The mare bolted and threw MR off its back. When she was on the ground it kicked her in the left leg breaking her leg so that the bone penetrated the skin and the hose ('caliga') ,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Broken left leg so that it came out through the skin and the hose,Languished until 4 pm on 30 May,,Mare worth 10s remains in custody of WR,,Not indented,, ,1533_4,D/235,9/525/102,,Derbyshire,Chelaston,1532-04-08,"Pole, Henry",Huttet,John,M,,,,,,1532-04-05,4,,11:00,,He entered a certain pit ('puteus') with a rod ('virga') to measure it,Large piece of soil from the upper part of the pit fell on him suffocating and killing him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,Instant,"Thomas Wodehouse of Chelaston, husbandman, who found the body",,,,, ,1533_4,D/236,9/525/104,,Derbyshire,Scropton,1532-10-23,"Pole, Henry",Payne,Thomas,M,,"Servant of Thomas Stafford of Cotton, Staffordshire, husbandman",,,,1532-10-19,10,,15:00,,Crossing the River Dove in his master's cart ('plaustrum') pulled by six steers and a grey horse in the place called 'bocherholme forthe',The cart overturned and TP's head became trapped between 'radlyng[es]' on the side of the cart that was in the river. He could not free himself and eventually died,River Dove,,[Fall into],,[Drowned],,"Elizabeth Archar, daughter of Roger Archar, who found the body",Cart property of Thomas Stafforde worth 20d remains in custody of John Elde of Heanor ('Hynor') and John Barlowe of Scropton; three steers property of TS worth 40s and the other three steers worth 40s property of Richard Stafforde remain in custody of JH and JB; mare property of TS and RS worth 4s remains in custody of JE,,,, ,1533_4,D/237,9/525/106,,Derbyshire,Bolsover,1532-09-03,"Pole, Henry",Marshall,Thomas,M,,,"Son of William Marshall of Clowne, husbandman",11,,1532-07-23,7,,10:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by four oxen and a horse property of his father in Scarcliff Park,His right foot became caught in a bramble bush so that he fell down in front of the cart. The right wheel ran over his head crushing it ,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed head,Instant,WM who found the body,"The wheel worth 12d remained in custody of WM, then it was seized by John Wurth, bailiff of George [Talbot], earl of Shrewsbury",,,, ,1533_4,D/238,9/525/109,,Bedfordshire,Bromham,1533-05-20,"Coldewell, George",Maynerd,Richard,M,Bromham,Husbandman,,,,not given,,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with brambles or thorns ('spina') to Bedford,"When he was crossing a bridge on the River Great Ouse he used a lever to support the cart but the load on the back of the cart, shaken by the movement, threw him across the bridge and into the river where he drowned",River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/239,9/525/112,,Suffolk,Lawshall,1533-07-16,"Holt, John",Mordaunte,George,M,"Hempstead, Essex",Gentleman,,About 18,,1533-07-15,7,,17:00,,Riding a red roan horse in the king's road called 'Chelford Stret' towards Wickhambrook on his business,"The horse stumbled and fell. GM fell with the horse and onto his shield/buckler ('scutum'), which he had under his right side at the moment of his fall",Horse,Shield,Fall from,Fall onto,Wound against the heart,Instant,,Shield worth 3s 4d in the hands of the Abbot of Bury St Edmund,,,, ,1533_4,D/240,9/525/114,,Kent,Fordham,1533-07-10,"David, John",Lane ,John,M,,Servant of William Thowry,,,,1533-07-10,7,,05:00,,Leading two mares (grey and black) property of his master along the bank of a stream called 'damdiche' in the marsh called Fordham Moor,He jumped on the back of the grey horse but fell over it and landed in the water between the two horses. The black mare stood on his clothes so that he drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/241,9/525/115,,Norfolk,Harling ('Westharlyng'),1533-07-17,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Mannyng,Robert,M,,,,18 and more,,1533-07-13,7,Sunday,14:00,,Shooting at marks called 'Rovers' with diverse other persons in the place called 'Warren' in East Harling,"John Gardener of Kenninghall, labourer was shooting with diverse other persons at marks called 'Standyng prykk[es]' set at the distance of 660 feet from each other. He was standing in the north part of the range intending to shoot at the southern mark. He shouted loudly: 'Ware the prykke' and shot his arrow. At this moment he noticed RM running across the target area and shouted 'Ware, Ware, Ware'. The arrow struck RM in the right side of the neck, near the throat giving him a wound 2 in deep and 0.5 in in diameter. RM pulled out the arrow, collapsed but arose quickly and stood on his feet. He bled profusely and eventually died",Arrow,,Struck with,,"Wound to the neck, near the throat giving him a wound 2 in deep and 0.5 in in diameter. RM pulled out the arrow, collapsed but arose quickly and stood on his feet. He bled profusely",Languished until 3 am on 18 July,"John Gardener of Kenninghall, labourer, who shot him by accident",,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1533_4,D/242,9/525/116,,Norfolk,Ketteringham,1533-04-29,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Curteys,John,M,,,,22,,1533-04-27,4,,14:00,,"Climbing an ash tree growing in the grove of John Heveningham, knight, called 'Rokewode' to catch young rooks",He grabbed a branch with his right hand to lift himself up. The branch shattered and he fell down approximately 30 feet crushing his body,Tree (ash),,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/243,9/525/117,,Norfolk,Thwaite,1533-04-12,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Kelyett,John,M,,,,56 and more,Suffering from an illness,1533-04-11,4,,10:00,,He came out of his house by the church to wash his hands in a pit ('puteus') ,He inclined and fell facedown into the pit. He tried to save himself and swam from one part of the pit to the other but eventually drowned due to his illness,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/244,9/525/118,,Norfolk,Gaywood,1533-05-31,"Doune, William",Percyvall alias Fuller,Thomas,M,,,,,,1533-05-30,5,,,,Playing around a pit or lake/pond ('puteus seu lacus') in a garden partaining to a 'Deyrie' near Gaywood manor,He saw feathers floating on the water and tried to reach them by leaning on a staff. The staff broke under his body's weight and he fell into the pond where he drowned,Pit/pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/245,9/525/147,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 87, p. 23",Sussex,Folkington in Pevensey,1532-03-10,"Roote, Stephen",Woulgate,William,M,,,,,,1533-02-10/11,2,,At night,,Sleeping in the barn of John Worth of Folkington (having come there to beg alms and place to sleep),A red ox with tie-bow round his neck got up and ran at him,Ox,,Struck by,,Stomach wound (6 in deep from horn),,,,,"The coroner was summoned to King's Bench to answer for defects in the inquest; process against him ceased in Michaelmas 1534 when he was pardoned, probably by the general pardon of 26 Hen VIII c.18. KB 27/1092' (Hunnisett)",, ,1533_4,D/246,9/525/148,,Kent,Ospringe,1533-06-17,"Herenden, Walter",Jackson,Richard,M,Ospringe,,,,,1533-06-25,6,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with firewood in the king's road in Ospringe,The cart fell on his body crushing it,Cart with load,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,Inquest date wrong : should be 27 June,, ,1533_4,D/247,9/525/149,,Kent,Throwley,1533-05-25,"Herenden, Walter",Fox,John,M,Throwley,,,,,1533-05-20,5,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') ,He fell and the left wheel of the cart ran over the right side of his head breaking and crushing it,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken and crushed right side of the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1533_4,D/248,9/525/153,,Kent,Horton,1533-07-03,"Berham, Bartholomew",Aunok,Robert,M,Horton,Labourer,,,,1533-07-03,7,,,,Climbing an elm tree to remove a bee-hive,He fell from the tree and died instantly,Tree (elm),,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/249,9/527/2,,Herefordshire,Leominster,1534-01-09,"Shipham, Thomas",Pembre,Richard,M,,,,,,1533-12-28,12,Sunday,,,Passing along the bank of the River Lugg,He slipped and fell into the river and then into a 'Whyrlyng pitte' where he drowned,River Lugg,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/250,9/527/3,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1534-01-13,"Gebons, Thomas",Wyntor,Nicholas,M,Hereford,Labourer,,,,1533-10-28,10,,At night,,"Assaulting a boy called John Lewys alias ap Rees, who was sitting on a stool/bench ('Sckanu[m]') at a table peacefully eating his supper ","He beat JL, who was holding a knife worth 1d, which he used to cut his food, and knocked him under the table. NW then slipped and fell onto the knife receiving a wound to the left leg",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the left leg,Died on 10 January,"John Lewys alias ap Rees, on whose knife he fell",Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1534_2,D/251,9/527/4,,Gloucestershire,Bisley/Stroud,1533-09-27,"Bruggez, John",Watt[es],Edith,F,,,,5,,1533-09-27,9,,,,Passing along the bank of the Slad Brook,She fell into the water and drowned,Slad Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/252,9/527/5,,Oxfordshire,Nuneham Courtenay ('Newenham'),1533-12-17,"Hucvale, Robert",Sweteser,Elizabeth,F,Nuneham Courtenay,,Wife of John Sweteser,,,1533-12-16,12,,,,Fetching water from a pond ('stagnum') near her house,She filled her bucket with water and due to its weight and her debility fell into the pond. The pond was so deep that she could not get out and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1534_2,D/253,9/527/6,,Oxfordshire,Eynsham,1533-12-27,"Hucvale, Robert",Grene,Jane,F,Eynesham,Spinster,,,Drunk,1533-12-25,12,,21:00,,Climbing stairs in a certain house leading to her room,Being drunk and debilitated she fell backwards down the stairs and struck her head on a stone in a certain wall breaking her skull through to the brain. Then her body fell on her head thus breaking her neck,Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken skull and neck,,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/254,9/527/7,,Berkshire,Hampsted Marshall,1533-08-28,"Lythell, Thomas",Bawden,Edward,M,Hampstead Marshall,Fuller,,,,1533-08-26,8,,23:00,,He was in his fulling mill intending to operate the 'Stokke',"A piece of the water wheel called an 'arme of the Whele' caught his right arm so that his body was rolled about ('devolvebat'), which killed him",Mill (water wheel),,,,,,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/255,9/527/8,,Berkshire,East Lockinge,1533-12-20,"Lythell, Thomas",Sawnson,John,M,,,Son of Richard Sawson,3,,1533-12-19,12,,,,RS was repairing one of the wheels of his cart ('biga') and put a piece of wood under it [to support it],JS was playing when the piece of wood under the cart collapsed causing the wheel and the cart to fall on him,Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,,Instant,,"Wheel worth 3s 4d remains in custody of Thomas Lythell, coroner",,,, ,1534_2,D/256,9/527/101,,Wiltshire,East Lavington,1533-08-12,"Lambe, Aldhelm",Breten,Jane,F,,,,,,1533-08-09,8,,,,Driving a cart ('biga'),One wheel of the cart knocked her down to the ground and ran her over,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over,,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/257,9/527/103,,Wiltshire,Marlborough,1534-02-12,"Colle, Richard",Walter,Edith,F,,,Daughter of William Walter,,,not given,,,,,Drawing water from 'Burges Well',"She stood on the brink of the well, inclined to draw water and fell into the well ",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/258,9/527/104,,Wiltshire,Castle Eaton,1534-01-30,"Bry[illegible], John",N,N,M,,Boy,,,,1533-12-26,12,,,,Walking on the bank of the River Thames,He slipped into the water and drowned,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/259,9/527/110,,Northamptonshire,Flore ('Flower'),1534-02-16,"Langtre, Thomas",Hadkyns,Jane,F,,,,,,not given,,,,,Going from Flore to Stow,As she was crossing a bridge next to the Flore mill her feet slipped and she fell into the water and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1534_2,D/260,9/527/111,,Leicestershire,Brooksby,1533-09-16,"Jakys, Robert, and Eyton, Thomas",Wright,Agnes,F,Brooksby,Spinster,,,,1533-09-15,9,,10:00,,Washing linen clothes in the River Wreake in the place called 'Waldam',When she was trying to retrieve a 'nekerchiff' she fell into the water and drowned,River Wreake,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/261,9/527/112,,Leicestershire,Long Whatton,1533-09-13,"Jakys, Robert, and Eyton, Thomas",Batell,William,M,Long Whatton,,,,,1533-09-12,9,,10:00,,Repairing his barn standing on a ladder,The ladder collapsed when he was in the upper part of it and he broke his neck,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/262,9/527/113,,Leicestershire,Sheyle cum hida',1533-09-20,"Jakys, Robert, and Eyton, Thomas",Crichela,James,M,Sheyle,,,,Ill and weak,1533-09-16,9,,09:00,,Walking from his house towards 'Town bek',"His feet slipped on a bridge, he fell into the water and drowned",,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/263,9/527/114,,Derbyshire,Derby,1534-02-04,"Aynesworthe, Henry",Wulty,Agnes,F,,,,,,1534-02-03,2,,,,Crossing a bridge over a ditch in the place called 'humberbest',She fell from the bridge and drowned due to the current's strength and her age and debility,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1534_2,D/264,9/527/115,,Derbyshire,Breadsall,1533-12-16,"Pole, Henry",Shott,WIlliam,M,,,,,,1533-12-14,12,,11:00,,Pruning an oak tree,"He cut a branch, which then fell on his stomach crushing it",Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him,,Crushed stomach,Died at 4 pm,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/265,9/527/116,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 63-4, no. 119.",Nottinghamshire,Kelham,1534-01-08,"Cawode, Edward",Grene,Richard,M,,,,,,1534-01-07,1,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with household items ('domisiliis'),The cart overturned and one part of it called a 'Carte Thyll' worth 16d crushed his body,Cart (thill),,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,Robert Appulby of Newark-on-Trent and James Thaker of the same who found the body,Thill worth 16d; cart remains in the hands of Richard Lucas of Newark-on-Trent,,,, ,1534_2,D/266,9/527/117,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 62, no. 115.",Nottinghamshire,Hempshill ('hemsell'),1533-08-05,"Cawod, Edward",Millot,Henry,M,,,,,,1533-08-04,8,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with wood,The wood struck him in the back killing him instantly,Wood,,Struck by,,Struck back,Instant,Richard Wylson of Nuthall and John Byg of the same who found the body,Wood worth 6d remains in custody of John Ward of Basford,,,, ,1534_2,D/267,9/527/118,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 62, no. 114",Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1533-07-18,"Thamblen, John and Alenson, John",Chetill,John,M,,,,,,1533-07-15,7,,,,Paddling in the River Trent,He fell into a pit ('puteus') near Trent Bridge ('hethbrigge') and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/268,9/527/119,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 63, no. 117.",Nottinghamshire,Burton Joyce,1533-11-02,"Cawod, Edward",Woddeson,Richard,M,,,,,,1533-11-01,11,,,,Crossing the River Trent in a cart ('plaustrum') through Burton Joyce ford,"The cart overturned due to high level of water in the river, RW was thrown into the water and drowned",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,William Port[er] and Alexander Kellam of Burton Joyce who found the body,,,,, ,1534_2,D/269,9/527/120,,Lincolnshire,Goxhill ('Gokewell') in the parish of Appleby,1534-02-20,"Topolyff, Edward, gent.",Wales,Elizabeth,F,,,,,Suffering from ague,1534-02-20,2,,04:00,,She got up from her bed during the night due to thirst and went to a well to get some water,"When she bent down with a vessel in her hand to draw water the 'Crowbe' of the well broke, she fell into the water and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/270,9/527/121,,Lincolnshire,Gedney,1533-08-10,"Bolles, John",P[ar]triche,John,M,Gedney,,,,"Ill, suffering from 'Burnyng ague' since 1 August",1533-08-10,8,,22:00,,"He got up from his bed because of the pain and vexation caused by his illness, opened the door, came out of the house and was wandering around","He came to his garden in which there was a large pond ('stagnuus'). He fell into the water due to his debility and lack of strength, could not get out and drowned",Pond,Illness,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/271,9/527/122,,Rutland,Lyddington,1534-02-21,"Feldynge, John and Duraunte, John",Woddeford,William,M,Lyddyngton,Labourer,,,,1534-02-11,2,,09:00,,Drawing water from a 'Well wyth a swepe',The well's bucket struck him on the right arm and threw him against a 'Trowhe' crushing the left side of his head,Bucket,,Struck by,,Crushed left side of the head,Languished until 20 February,,Bucket worth 6s,,Not indented,, ,1534_2,D/272,9/527/123,,Rutland,Ryhall,1533-09-12,"Duraunte, John",Swettname,William,M,Uffington,Labourer,,,,1533-09-11,9,,15:00,,Crossing a bridge in Ryhall [possibly over the River Gwash],He became ill and because of his debility his feet slipped and he fell into the water where he drowned,Water (unspecified - possibly the River Gwash),,Fall into,,Drowned,,Robert Nettlame who found the body,,,Not indented,, ,1534_2,D/273,9/527/146,,Cambridgeshire (now Suffolk),Newmarket,1533-08-06,"Wyse, William",Dymoke,John,M,"Denston, Suff",Labourer,,,,1533-08-05,8,,14:00,,Cutting to size ox hides ('sindebat cornua pello[rum] [sic] boum'),He cut himself in the left arm with the knife he was holding in his right hand,Knife,,Struck with,,Wound to the left arm,Instant,,Knife worth 2d in custody of Thomas Downe of Newmarket,,,, ,1534_2,D/274,9/527/147,,Cambridgeshire,Whittlesford ('Wittyllyford'),1534-02-15,"Wise, William",Hermytage,Alice,F,,,Daughter of Thomas Hermytage,2 and more,,1534-02-15,2,,14:00,,Playing by a pond in the back of her father's house,She fell into the pond ('puteus voc[atur] a ponde') and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/275,9/527/156,,Suffolk,Sudbury,1534-02-21,"Oxborowe, John",Stebbyng,John,M,"Ridgewell, Essex",Husbandman,,,,1534-02-21,2,,,,Crossing a dilapidated bridge in 'Northmedowe' on horseback,"The horse stumbled into a hole in the bridge and JS fell off its back and into a ditch below. He fell onto a piece of timber, broke his neck and drowned",Ditch,Timber,Fall into,Fall onto,Broken neck and drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/276,9/527/157,,Suffolk,Assington,1533-11-05,"Holt, John",Petyte,John,M,Assington,Labourer,,33,,1533-10-23,10,,16:00,,Digging up clay in a clay pit,A piece of clay of great weight fell on his body pinning him to the ground depriving him of air so that he died instantly,Clay,,Fell on top of him,,[Suffocated],Instant,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/277,9/527/157b,,Norfolk,Thetford,1533-05-31,"Parfitye, Peter",[Dyxe],Isabel,F,[Thetford],,Wife of John Dyxe,,,1533-05-31,5,,,,Washing linen clothes in a millpond kneeling on the ground on the verge of the pond,"Suddenly, the ground beneath her collapsed so that she fell into the water and drowned",Millpond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_2,D/278,9/527/158,,Norfolk,Quidenham,1533-10-06,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Quydenham,Peter,M,,,,10 and more,,1533-10-04,10,,,,"Sitting in an old cart ('biga') pulled by three geldings and one mare, driven by John Porter of Quidenham, aged 14, with other boys, in the close of Henry Fen","RP was driving towards home when one of the wheels ran over a 'bank' near the corner of his close. The cart overturned and the front part of it, that is the 'forcopz' fell on PQ's thighs and shins crushing them completely",Cart ,,Fell on him,,Crushed legs,Instant,"PQ, the cart driver and other boys travelling tin the cart","Three debilitated geldings, the mare and the cart with full harness worth 13s remain in custody of JP for the use of Thomas [Howard], duke of Norfolk",,,, ,1534_2,D/279,9/527/77,,Suffolk,Martlesham/Kirton,1533-11-12,"Bamber, William",Brandon,John ,M,Kirton,Labourer,,,,1533-09-04,9,,16:00,,Assaulting John Jolly of Kirton,JJ defended himself with a staff he was holding in his right hand. He struck JB on the forehead giving him by misfortune a one-inch-wide wound,Staff,,Struck with,,"Wound to the forehead, 1 in wide",Died at 3 am on 5 September,JJ who killed him by misfortune in self defence,,,,, ,1534_4,D/280,9/529/59m,,Oxfordshire,Benson ('Bensyngton'),1534-07-01,"Hucvale, Robert",N,N,[M],,,,,,1534-06-19,6,,,,Running from pursuers after committing a robbery,"Two unknown men carried out an armed robbery in a common road in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). They took 12s and 4d from Nicholas Brodewater and George F[faded], servants of William Yate of Long Wittenham, who then pursued them aided by the whole village of Brightwell from Brightwell to the place called 'Rushecourte' in Clapcot. Fearing capture the two men rode into the Thames thus killing themselves",River Thames,,,,Drowned,,,,, Classed as suicide but was it really?; not indented,, ,1534_4,D/280,9/529/59m,,Oxfordshire,Benson ('Bensyngton'),1534-07-01,"Hucvale, Robert",N,N,[M],,,,,,1534-06-19,6,,,,Running from pursuers after committing a robbery,"Two unknown men carried out an armed robbery in a common road in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). They took 12s and 4d from Nicholas Brodewater and George F[faded], servants of William Yate of Long Wittenham, who then pursued them aided by the whole village of Brightwell from Brightwell to the place called 'Rushecourte' in Clapcot. Fearing capture the two men rode into the Thames thus killing themselves",River Thames,,,,Drowned,,,,, Classed as suicide but was it really?; not indented,, ,1534_4,D/281,9/529/60,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Frilford,1534-04-10,"Bysley, William",Cole,John,M,Frilford,Carpenter,,,,1534-04-09,4,,,,Felling an elm tree,"The tree fell on a haystack, bounced back and fell again striking JC in the chest",Tree (elm),,Struck by,,Struck chest,Instant,,Hay worth 16d and elm worth 12d remain in custody of William Aldeworthe of Frilford,,,, ,1534_4,D/282,9/529/61,,Worcestershire,Northfield ('Norffeld'),1534-03-20,"Detchyck, Richard",Horton,Alice,F,,,Wife of Henry Horton,,,1534-03-01,3,,,,Washing linen clothes in a pond ('stagnum') in 'lye closse',She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/283,9/529/62,,Herefordshire,Moccas,1534-06-20,"Shipham, Thomas",ap John ap Morgan,Richard,M,,,,,,1534-06-20,6,,15:00,,Washing himself in the River Wye,He drowned by misfortune,River Wye,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/284,9/529/63,,Herefordshire,Weobley ('Webbeley'),1534-06-18,"Shipham, Thomas",ap Jeuan,Thomas,M,,,,,,1534-06-18,6,,,,Passing by a well/spring ('fons'),He fell into the well and drowned,Well/spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/285,9/529/64,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1534-07-20,"Gebbons, Thomas, mayor of Hereford",ap John,Walter,M,Hereford,,,,,1534-07-20,7,,,,,He jumped into the River Wye and drowned,River Wye,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/286,9/529/65,,Staffordshire,Forebridge,1534-06-11,"Clerke, Barnabas",Pollett,William,M,Forebridge,Augustinian friar,,,,1534-06-05,6,,,,Washing himself in the River Sow,He fell into a 'Twyrlehole' and drowned,River Sow,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/287,9/529/84,,Derbyshire,Spondon,1534-06-19,"Pole, Henry",Wedoson,William,M,,,,,,1534-06-09,6,,05:00,,"Driving his cart ('plaustrum') with ironbound wheels, laden with dung and pulled by six steers, a horse and a mare, in a field in Spondon",He fell and the left wheel with two pieces of iron called 'strok[es]' and 18 nails ran over his right leg,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken right leg,Languished until 5 am on 18 June,,"Two pieces of iron and 18 nails are worth 2s 8d, and remain in custody of Agnes Wedoson, WW's widow along with the animals and the cart",,,, ,1534_4,D/288,9/529/85,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 64, no. 121.",Nottinghamshire,Holme,1534-03-22,"Langley, Adam",Tornley/Torneley,William,M,,,,,,1534-03-21,3,,,,Crossing the River Trent on horseback in the place called 'holme forde',He fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,John Este who found the body,,,,, ,1534_4,D/289,9/529/86,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 65, no. 122.",Nottinghamshire,Blyth,1534-04-02,"Cawode, Edward",Smyth,John,M,,,,,,1534-04-01,4,,,,Fishing in 'Whytwat[er]',"As he was recovering fish from a kiddle, a piece of wood he was holding in his hand for support broke. He fell into the water and drowned",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,Richard Hybberd and Hugh Husband of Blyth who found the body,,,,, ,1534_4,D/290,9/529/87,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 67, no. 128.",Nottinghamshire,Newton,1534-07-13,"Langley, Adam",Sampson,Alice,F,,,,,Drunk,1534-07-12,7,,,,Unloading a cart ('plaustrum') laden with wood,A piece of wood worth 6d fell from the cart crushing her head,Wood,,Fell on top of her,,Crushed head,Died within one hour,Jane Peck who found the body,Piece of wood worth 6d,,,, ,1534_4,D/291,9/529/88,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 67-8, no. 129",Nottinghamshire,Epperstone,1534-07-17,"Cawod, Edward",Swyfte,Agnes,F,,,,,,1534-07-16,7,,,,Drawing water from a well ('fons'),She fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,William Wryght and William Wylson of Epperstone who found the body,,,,, ,1534_4,D/292,9/529/89,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 65-6, no. 124.",Nottinghamshire,Willoughby-on-the -Wolds,1534-06-02,"[Cawod], Edward",Taylor,Robert,M,,,,,,1534-06-01,6,,,,Travelling in a cart ('plaustrum'),He fell between one of the wheels and another part of the cart called an 'wyrbred' [=arbor = axle?]. The wheel crushed his chest,Cart (wheel),,Crushed by,,Crushed chest,Instant,Thomas Garton and William Garvys of Willoughby who found the body,"Wheel worth 5s remains in custody of Walter Garton, village constable",,,, ,1534_4,D/293,9/529/90,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 66-7, no. 126.",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1534-06-11,"Cawode, Edward",Ryche,Thomas,M,,,,,,1534-06-10,6,,,,"He ran between two small archery targets at the time when Francis Spaynyng, aged 8 and more, and other boys were shooting at them for recreation",FS's arrow worth 1 halfpenny struck him in the forehead giving him a mortal wound,Arrow,,Shot with,,"Wound to the forehead, 0.5 in wide, 0.5 in long and 1 in deep",Died on the next day,FS who shot him by misfortune; Thomas Heryng and Thomas Shapman of Newark who found the body,Arrow worth halfpenny,,,, ,1534_4,D/294,9/529/91,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 65, no. 123.",Nottinghamshire,Barton-in-Fabis ('Barton in le beynse'),1534-05-10,"Cawode, Edward",Stely,Alice,F,,,,,,1534-05-09,5,,,,Crossing the River Trent on horseback in the place called 'potford',She fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,John Carver and Thomas Bladon of Barton who found the body,,,,, ,1534_4,D/295,9/529/92,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 66, no. 125",Nottinghamshire,Thoresby ('Thowersby'),1534-06-04,"Cawode, Edward",Ayre,Edmund,M,,,,,,1534-06-03,6,,,,Taking 'slate stones' off [the roof] of a certain house,One of the slates worth 1d fell on his head giving him a mortal wound,Slate stone,,Fell on him,,"Wound to the head, 3 in long, 1 in wide and 2 in deep",Instant,,Slate worth 1d,,,, ,1534_4,D/296,9/529/93,,Lincolnshire,Washingborough,1534-05-19,"Thorold, William",Richardson,Elizabeth,F,,,,,"Suffering from a 'Rotten brest' on the left side of her body, which tormented her so much that she not only became debilitated but also lost her mind",1534-05-09,5,,,,Tormented by her illness she wandered from her house to Washingborough,She fell into a pond and drowned,Pond,Illness,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/297,9/529/94,,Rutland,Cottesmore,1534-06-02,"Feldynge, John and Duraunte, John",Sampson,Henry,M,,,Son of Agnes Sampson,2,,1534-04-02,4,,14:00,,Playing in the garden of Thomas Cooper near a well ('fons'),He fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Agnes Sampson, his mother, who found the body",,,,, ,1534_4,D/298,9/529/95,,Rutland,Ridlington,1534-05-30,"Feldynge, John and Duraunte, John",Lace,George,M,Ridlington,Labourer,,,Suffering from falling sickness,1534-05-23,5,,15:00,,Fishing in the River Chator ('Cater') with an 'anglewand',"He had a sudden strong and violent seizure which overcame and twisted his body ('subito infirmitas p[re]dicta violent[er] & fortit[er] arripuit, occupavit and torquebat corpus') so that he fell into the water and drowned ",River Chator,Illness,Fall into,,Drowned,,Lancelot Lace who found the body,,,,, ,1534_4,D/299,9/529/?,,Lincolnshire,Bilsby ('Byllesby'),1534-05-05,"Constable, Richard",Barkeworth,Jane,F,,,,,Suffering from an illness,1534-05-03,5,,04:00,,Lying in her bed suffering from an illness that deprived her of reason,"Driven to madness by her illness she rose from the bed and ran to a pond, where she drowned",Pond,Illness,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/300,9/529/113,,Essex,Great Baddow,1534-03-31,"Peppys, John",Lete/Merys,John,M,,,,6 and 3/4,,1534-03-30,3,Monday,,,,He fell into a ditch full of water near John Merys's land,Ditch,,[Fall into],,Drowned,Body stayed in water until the next day,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/301,9/529/114,,Hertfordshire,Ware,1534-06-11,"Barneys, John",Dyce,William,M,,Servant in the hospice called 'Cardynall hall',,,,1534-05-10,5,,05:00,,"He was in a yard with Nicholas Ball, a visitor ('hospes')",They were busy doing things around WD's black horse ('fuerunt in emendacione rerum sua[rum] sup[er] quodd[a]m equm'). The horse had a back injury ('equus Carvitus sive lesus exist[ens] sup[er] dorsum suu[m]') and because of that he struck WD on the righ side of the body,Horse,,Struck by,,Struck right side of the body,,,"Horse worth 4s remains in the hands of John Cranfeld of Ware, pewterer",,,, ,1534_4,D/302,9/529/122,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 93, p. 25",Sussex,Herstmonceux,1534-04-10,"Sharp, Richard",Yong,Richard,M,,Labourer,,,,1534-02-27,2,,,,"Felling a tree ('beche') belonging to William Threle, gent.",Tree fell on him,Tree (beech),,Struck by,,Wound to the head,Instant,,Tree worth 1d.,,,, ,1534_4,D/303,9/529/124,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 91, p. 25",Sussex,Icklesham,1533-10-10,"Sharp, Richard",Haryson,Christopher,M,,"Servant of Henry Stokys, gent.",,,,1533-09-09,9,,10:00,,Riding his master's gelding on the highway leading from Icklesham to Stokys's house,He allowed horse to drink from a pit and they both fell into it,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 53s 4d,,,, ,1534_4,D/304,9/529/125,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 92, p. 25",Sussex,Salehurst,1533-11-10,"Sharp, Richard",Carpenter,Joan,F,,,Wife of Thomas Carpenter,,,1533-06-19,6,,13:00,,Walking down king's highway. John Pooke was coming down Salehurst Hill with a cart pulled by four oxen and two horses and loaded with 'logges' and 'fuel wodde',She was in 'the holowe wey' on the hill and could not leave it quickly enough to avoid the oncoming cart. An ox struck her on right arm and immediately after the cart ran over her body,Ox,Cart (wheel),Struck by,Run over,Crushed head,Died at about 2 pm,"John Pooke, cart driver","Ox worth 15s and wheel worth 2d are with Thomas Maye, Hastings rape bailiff",,,, ,1534_4,D/305,9/529/126,,Kent,Wingham,1534-05-29,"Berham, Bartholomew",Ford,Robert,M,Wingham,Labourer,,,,1534-05-29,5,,16:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with firewood worth 8d,"Suddenly, the wood fell on him, knocked him down and pinned him to the ground so that he was crushed and suffocated",Firewood,,Fell on him,,Suffocated and crushed,,,Firewood worth 8d,,,, ,1534_4,D/306,9/529/127,,Kent,Elham,1534-06-16,"Berham, Bartholomew",Foster,Thomas,M,,Labourer,,,,1534-06-15,6,,11:00,,Driving an empty 'downge court' property of John Sheterden of Elham pulled by two horses,"He fell asleep, fell from the cart and was run over by the right wheel. The wheel completely crushed his head so that he died",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed head,Died within one hour,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/307,9/529/136,,Buckinghamshire,Burcott,1534-06-25,"Waters, John",Bukmaster,John,M,,,,,,1534-06-25,6,,02:00,,Driving a cart ('biga'),The cart collapsed and the 'Rathe' worth 2d penetrated his right side through to the heart giving him a mortal wound,Cart (shaft),,Struck by,,Penetrated the right side of the body through to the heart,Instant,,Shaft worth 2d remains in the hands of Thomas Bukmaster of Wing,,,, ,1534_4,D/308,9/529/142,,Suffolk,Great Cornard,1534-04-22,"Holt, John",Sutton,John,M,,,,About 40,,1534-04-20,4,,09:00,,Pruning an elm tree growing in the eastern part of his garden,The branch he was sitting on broke and he fell down breaking his chest and other parts of his body,Tree (elm),,Fall from,,Broken chest and other parts of the body,Died at 9 am on the next day,"John Man of Great Cornard, labourer, who found the body",,,,, ,1534_4,D/309,9/529/143,,Suffolk,Long Melford ('Mylford'),1534-06-08,"Holt, John",Galt,Mary ('Marion'),F,[Long Melford],,"Wife of John Ealt of Long Melford, labourer",About 74,,1534-06-07,6,Saturday,09:00,,Drawing water from a pit ('puteus') situated to the east of JG's house,She slipped and fell into the water where she drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Agnes Gall who found the body,,,,, ,1534_4,D/310,9/529/146,,Norfolk,Hilgay,1534-07-18,"Hyllyngton, Richard",Holdery,William,M,Ely,Labourer,,19,,1534-07-13,7,,11:00,,Sleeping in a 'Fysherbote' adjoining a small boat of John Koke with a great amount of sedge ('mille le sege'),The sedge fell on WH and its weight caused him to suffocate,Sedge,,Fell on him,,Suffocated,,Thomas Lyncon who found the body,Sedge worth 15s,,,, ,1534_4,D/311,9/529/147,,Norfolk,Downham Market,1534-06-24,"Hyllyngton, Richard",Scottyng,John,M,,Labourer,,30 and more,,1534-06-24,6,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') with ironbound wheels and pulled by five horses,He was sitting on the 'thille' when his feet slipped and he fell under the cart's wheels. One of the wheels ran over his left shoulder crushing his body,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed body,Languished for four days,John Doo who found the body,Wheel worth 3s,,,, ,1534_4,D/312,9/529/148,,Norfolk,Alby,1534-06-18,"Corbett, John, gent.",Seman,John,M,Alby,Husbandman,,76,,1534-06-15,6,,,,Climbing a ladder in his room,"When on the ladder, he became overcome by an illness called 'Swymmeryng' [OED swimmering = giddiness 1650]. He fell from the ladder and died",Ladder,,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/313,9/529/153,,Hampshire ,Dogmersfield,1534-05-26,"Creswall, William",Hogg[es],William,M,,,,80,Debilitated and week,1534-05-25,5,,Around midnight,,He was in his bed ,"He got up from the bed to relieve himself outside ('surrexit ad evacuando pondus nature extra domu[m] suam'). As he was passing by a pond ('stagnum', a 'poole') he fell into it due to his debility and drowned in water and mud",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/314,9/529/154,,Wiltshire,Britford ('Byrtford'),1534-03-31,"Barter, Robert",Spere,Alice,F,,,,,,1534-03-28,3,,23:00-24:00,,,"She went into 'Byrtford Water', fell into it and died",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,[Drowned],,,,,Possible suicide,, ,1534_4,D/315,9/529/157,,Wiltshire,Alderbury,1534-03-06,"Barter, Robert",Coker,William,M,,,,,,1534-03-04,3,,,,Washing himself standing on stairs at 'Alderbury Shewt' near the River Thames,When he leant down to wash his hands he fell into the water and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/316,9/529/164,,Westmorland,Great Strickland ('Strikland'),1534-07-30,"Dukett, Roger",Marshall,Margaret,F,Great Strickland,,,,,1534-07-30,7,,,,,Drowned in the River Kent,River Kent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/317,9/529/165,,Westmorland,Borrowdale ('Barradaill'),1534-01-23,"Dukett, Roger",Bell,John,M,,,,,,1534-01-23,1,,,,Crossing the Borrow Beck ('Borray') on a white horse worth 4s,He drowned due to the strength of the current,Borrow Beck,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/318,9/529/166,,Westmorland,Patterdale,1534-02-07,"Ducket, Roger",Lamaster,Christopher,M,,,,,,1534-02-07,2,,,,Crossing the Hayewater Gill ('aqua vocat[ur] le Eye') on a bay horse worth 5s,He drowned due to the strength of the current,Hayewater Gill,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/319,9/529/167,,Westmorland,Stainton,1534-05-31,"Ducket, Roger",Soule,John,M,,,Son of James Soule,2,,1534-05-31,5,,,,,He drowned in Stainton Beck,Stainton Beck,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/320,9/529/168,,Westmorland,Newbiggin,1534-05-31,"Hylton, Robert",Happer,Edward,M,,,,,,1534-05-29,5,,,,He was in a house called a 'keln',He tried to climb the kiln and to do so put his hands on a certain great beam. The beam fell on him giving him a wound to the right side of the head,Beam,,Fell on him,,Wound to the head,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/321,9/529/169,,Westmorland,Stretbargh in p[ar]te dominiu[m] de braympton'),1534-07-18,"Hylton, Robert",Denyas,Robert,M,,,,,,1534-07-18,7,,,,Riding his grey horse worth 10s,The horse fell and RD was thrown off its back and broke his neck,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Horse worth 10s,,,, ,1534_4,D/322,9/529/170,,Westmorland,"Brough ('burgh subt[us] Staynsmor', that is Brough under Stainmore)",1534-08-08,"Hylton, Robert",Tairt,Henry,M,,,,,,1534-08-08,8,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by oxen,He was driving the cart carelessly and it overturned on a bank. The cart fell on him and a certain beam/shaft ('trabes') called a 'Waynerynge' struck him in the back,Shaft,,Struck by,,Wound to the back,Instant,,Shaft worth 2d,,,, ,1534_4,D/323,9/529/172,,Westmorland,Milnthorpe,1534-05-17,"Ducket, Roger",Saull,Oliver,M,Milnthorpe,,,,,1534-05-17,5,,,,Standing with others by Milnthorpe archery butts,"Richard Holme, son of Christopher Holme of Milnthorpe, labourer, shot a 'buttyngbolt' ('hasta') and by misfortune struck OS on the left side of the head thus killing him",Bolt/arrow,,Shot with,,Wound to the left side of the head,,RH who shot him by accident,Bolt/arrow worth 1d,,,, ,1534_4,D/324,9/529/173,,Westmorland,Ambleside ('Amylsed'),1533-05-25,"Ducket, Roger",Jakson,Reynold,M,Ambleside,,,,,1533-05-25,5,,,,Standing with others by Ambleside archery butts,"Amaury ('Amerius') Portrige of Ambleside shot an arrow called a 'byrd butt Shayft', which had no iron arrowhead, and struck RJ on the left side of the head",Arrow,,Struck with,,Wound to the left side of the head,Languished until 28 August,AP who shot him by accident,Arrow worth 1 halfpenny,,,, ,1534_4,D/325,9/529/177,,Cumberland,Gelt,1533-12-31,"Coldall, John, esq.",Hollby,Thomas,M,,,,,,1533-12-30,12,,,,Riding his horse,When he reached the River Gelt he fell from the horse into the water and drowned,River Gelt,,Fall from,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1534_4,D/326,9/529/178,,Cumberland,Greysouthen (in the liberty of the honour of Cockermouth),1534-01-29,"Orfeur, Richard",Milner,Jane,F,Grayson,Widow,Widow,,,1534-01-26,1,,02:00,,She was in her house preparing for bed,"She undressed and told her daughter to go to her room and make her bed. When her daughter left, she ran out of the house naked and dissapeared from sight. Upon her return from her mother's room the daughter raised hue and cry among her neighbours. They searched for JM everywhere until 3 pm on 28 January, when she was found dead in the drain of the barn of the widow of John Fischer of Grayson, between the barn and the hedge",Cold weather,Illness,Overcome by,,Exposure,,JM's daughter and her neighbours who searched for her,,,Not indented,, ,1534_4,D/327,9/529/179,,Cumberland,Edenhall,1534-01-16,"Coldall, John, esq.",Musgrave,Nicholas,M,,,,11,,1534-01-15,1,,Around midnight,,Sleeping in a kitchen by the fire,He burnt his feet and came out of the house to wash them with water from a well/spring ('fons'). He fell into the water and drowned,Well/spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1534_4,D/328,9/529/180,,Cumberland,Carlisle,1534-01-21,"Broune, William",Fery,George,M,,,,,,1534-01-18,1,,16:00,,Riding a grey horse worth 30s across a bridge on the River Caldew,The running horse threw him off its back. He fell on stones and injured his head,Stones,,Fall onto,,Wound to the head,Languished until 10 am on 21 January,,,,Not indented,, ,1534_4,D/329,9/529/181,,Cumberland,Lorton,1534-01-25,"Orfeur, Richard",Burnyate,Isabel,F,Loweswater,Spinster,,,,1534-01-02,1,Saturday,17:00,,Returning home having sold a cloth of red wool at the market in Keswick,"As she was walking along a road that led over a hill called 'lorttonhow', she became caught in a great storm. The wind and rain were so violent that she became ill in the heart and due to this illness and debility, as well as the adverse weather, could not carry on walking. She stooped and then lay down on the ground and could not rise again and died",Cold weather,Illness,Overcome by,,Exposure,,,,,Not indented,, ,1534_4,D/330,9/529/182,,Yorkshire,Dringhouses,1534-07-13,"Haryngton, William, gent.",Doe,John,M,,,,,,1534-07-13,7,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by six oxen and laden with timber called 'clogges',One of the wheels broke and two pieces of timber fell on his body and neck killing him,Timber,,Fell on him,,[Struck] body and neck,,,,,Not indented,, ,1534_4,D/331,9/529/184,,Yorkshire,Rotsea,1534-05-03,"Gerge, Thomas",Balke,Edmund,M,,,,,,1534-05-02,5,,,,Working in a horse mill,He fell on the wheel and was crushed between the cogs and a certain post,Mill (cogs),Post,Crushed between,,Crushed,,,"Two horses and the wheel worth 8s 4d are in custody of Richard Thwyng of Rotsea, gent.",,Not indented,, ,1534_4,D/332,9/529/185,,Yorkshire,Kilnsey/Conistone,1534-06-11,"Lambart, John",Herrison,Robert,M,,,,,,1534-06-11,6,,,,Fishing in the River Wharfe with his neighbours using a net,He lost his footing and fell into the water. His neighbours pulling the other end of the net could not come to his aid and he fell into deep water and drowned,River Wharfe,,Fall into,,Drowned,,40 of his neighbours who were at the scene,,,,, ,1535_2,D/333,9/531/20,,Hampshire ,Itchen,1534-11-29,"Canterton, John, gent.",Strete,Thomas,M,,,,,,1534-11-25,11,,,,"Wrestling playfully with Andrew Hether, John a Deane and Edward Frost of Iken, labourers","He fell on the ground and onto EF, who had a knife worth 2d at his belt. The knife gave him a wound to the right leg so that he died",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the right leg,,"Andrew Hether, John a Deane and Edward Frost of Iken, labourers, with whom he wrestled",Knife worth 2d,,,, ,1535_2,D/334,9/531/21,,Hampshire ,Shelley' in the parish of Eling,1535-02-07,"Cantorton, John, gent.",Graunte,William,M,,,,,,1535-02-07,2,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') laden with three quarters and a half of malt and one quarter of grain, and pulled by five horses, towards Eling",The cart overturned due to his driving and fell into a 'Nerthe pytte' by the king's road. WG fell on his face and the cart with load landed on top of him,Cart with load,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/335,9/531/25,,Devon,Plymouth,1534-09-03,"Horswell, James",Whyte,William,M,,,,,,1534-08-31,8,,01:00,,He got up from his bed in the house of Thomas Symon to urinate,He fell down on the floor in the hall ('aula') breaking his right side,Floor,,Fall onto,,"Broken right side of the body, wound to the right side",Languished until 8 am on 3 September,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/336,9/531/26,,Devon,Plymouth,1535-01-04,"Horswell, James",Gabriell,Matthew,M,,,,,,1535-01-03,1,,05:00,,,He fell from a boat and into the sea,Sea,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/337,9/531/27,,Wiltshire,Dauntsey,1534-08-29,"Lambe, Aldhelm",Jonys,Jane,F,,,"Wife of William Jonys of Brinkworth, husbandman",,,1534-08-02,8,,,,Watching a 'Ron[n]yng game',One of the horses taking part in the race ran her down giving her two mortal wounds to the chest and one to the leg,Horse,,Struck by,,Wound to the chest and to the leg,Languished until 6 August,,Grey horse worth 20s,,,, ,1535_2,D/338,9/531/39,,Gloucestershire,Dursley,1535-02-08,"Thomas, Robert",Laurence,Margaret,F,"Bristol, 'Irysshe Woman'",,,70,Debilitated,1535-02-06,2,,16:00,,Walking to Cam,She fell from a footbridge over 'Colleys Dyche' and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/339,9/531/40,,Gloucestershire,Frampton-on-Severn,1535-10-19,"Thomas, Robert",Bowre,William,M,Fromebridge Mill,Miller,,,,1534-10-17,10,,10:00,,Putting a 'hardewele' for catching fish in the pond called 'Flodeyate',His feet slipped due to the violence of water and he was thrown into it,Millpond on the River Frome,,Fall into,,[Drowned],Instant,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/340,9/531/41,,Gloucestershire,Bisley/Chalford,1535-01-25,"Brugges, John, knt.",Tayler,Robert,M,,,,,,1535-01-25,1,,02:00,,He was in a water mill,"He fell into a 'chestern' of a water mill and was injured in the head by the mill's machinery, namely 'lez Tapett[es] & brasez'. Due to the force of water the said pieces then broke his neck",Mill,,,,Wound to the head and broken neck,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/341,9/531/42,,Gloucestershire,Siston ('Sissitar'),1534-11-13,"Baggar, William, gent.",Tryndar,Jane,F,Siston,Spinster,,,,1534-11-02,11,,11:00,,Passing by a millpond,"She slipped, fell into the water and drowned",Millpond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/342,9/531/43,,Gloucestershire,Charfield ('Harffeld'),1534-12-29,"Baggar, William, gent.",Hokay,Thomas,M,,Servant of Thomas Watkyns,,,,1534-12-18,12,,04:00 or 16:00,,He left the company of his master at the foot of Charfield hill and rested on the ground,He fell asleep and died from exposure,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/343,9/531/44,,Gloucestershire,Temple Guiting ('Over guyting'),1534-11-11,"Baggar, William, gent.",Johnson,Robert,M,Temple Guiting,,,,,1534-10-04,10,,,,Digging up gravel to repair his house,Gravel fell on his body killing him,Gravel,,Fell on him,,,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/344,9/531/45,,Oxfordshire,"Bruggesett ('Brigsett') [VCH, Oxford, 5, pp. 258-66: 'name properly belonged to a settlement bordering the narrow street leading to Petty Pont (Magdalen Bridge)']/Cowley",1535-01-06,"Hucvale, Robert",Skelbroke alias Miller,Henry,M,Oxford,Miller,,,,1534-12-28,12,,,,"Playing 'Bowles' on ice in 'milham mede' by the River Cherwell in Cowley with Roland Cowp[er], John Hampston, William Clakson, William Nabbe and William Sellar, servants of Roland Cowp[er] of Oxford, and [faded] Kerse, son of Robert Kerse, against the law","HS threw his ball into the river. Seeing it fall, he ran to retrieve it but the ice beneath him broke so that he fell into the water. He tried to get out but could not due to ice and drowned",River Cherwell,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/345,9/531/60,,Essex,Rettendon,1534-11-16,"Athaye, Thomas",Radeley,William,M,Rettendon,Labourer,,,,1534-10-26,10,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by three horses and laden with bushes ('Rubes'), sitting in the front part of the cart called a 'Coppys'",Due to his careless driving the right wheel struck a tree and the cart overturned. WR fell out of the cart and onto the ground and the right wheel fell on his head crushing it,Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,Crushed head,,,Cart and horses worth 18s remain in custody of the coroner,,,, ,1535_2,D/346,9/531/64,,Surrey,Southwark,1534-12-12,"Hales, Christopher",Aldryche,Henry,M,,,,,,1534-12-11,12,,,,Sailing on the River Thames in a boat,He fell out of the boat and drowned,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/347,9/531/65,,Kent,Minster-on-Sea,1534-12-31,"Beer, John",Thakwery,William,M,Minster-on-Sea,Labourer,,,,1534-12-30,12,,,,Walking across a frozen ditch pertaining to 'Joneflete' water,The ice broke and he fell into the water and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Richard Cokerell of Minster, waterman, who found the body",,,,, ,1535_2,D/348,9/531/66,,Kent,Horton,1534-08-10,"Berham, Bartholomew",Bake,John,M,Horton,Labourer,,,,1534-08-17,8,,10:00,,Reaping barley with a 'Syethe' in the place called 'Longacre' in Horton,He struck himself in the left leg with the scythe and died from the wound and bleeding,Scythe,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left leg, bleeding",Died about 3 pm,,Scythe worth 6d,,,, ,1535_2,D/349,9/531/67,,Kent,Sholden,1534-09-08,"Berham, Bartholomew",Sawer,Leonard,M,,,,7,,1534-09-07,9,,,,"Driving the cart ('currus') of Thomas Sawer of Sholden, husbandman, pulled by a grey horse",He struck the front part of the cart with a 'hamera' and the horse bolted forward. LS fell from the cart backwards shattering his neck ,Cart,,Fall from,,Shattered neck,Instant,,Horse worth 5s and cart worth 8d remain in custody of TS,,,, ,1535_2,D/350,9/531/68,,Kent,Sundridge,1534-09-06,"Beer, John",Hadlowe,Thomas,M,,,,10 and more,,1534-08-22,8,,,,Collecting pears from a pear tree growing in the orchand of John Well[es] of Sundridge,He climbed the tree using a scale and fell down by misfortune breaking his neck,Tree (pear),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,"Elizabeth Well[es], wife of JW, who found the body",,,,, ,1535_2,D/351,9/531/72,,Essex,Romford/Harold Wood,1534-09-30,"Staunton, John",Cole,Henry,M,,Servant of Alfred Owtred,,,,1534-09-29,9,,20:00,,Playing and running with other people in Harold Wood,He fell on the knife of Alice Cok suffering a mortal wound to his leg,Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the leg, 4 in deep",Instant,AC and other people who were playing with him,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1535_2,D/352,9/531/79,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1535-01-01,"Harryson, John",Clerk alias 'the Scott[es] Woman',Agnes,F,Cambridge,"Poor person/beggar ('paupercula'), spinster",,,,1534-12-31,12,,18:00-19:00,,Begging for food,"When she came to Jesus Lane, where she lived, she slipped and fell into a ditch and was suffocated by the its odour",Odour,,[Overcome by],,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/353,9/531/80,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1534-11-04,"Harryson, John",Molle,Jane,F,,,Wife of John Molle,,,1534-11-04,11,,18:00-19:00,,Going from the house of John Veysy in the market square to her husband's house in Cordwainer Row ,"When she came to John Ray's inn situated in one end of the market, which had no proper door due to its location, she slipped and fell down the stairs breaking her neck",Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Stairs worth 13s 4d,,,, ,1535_2,D/354,9/531/81,,Bedfordshire,Clifton,1534-08-04,"Stukeley, Robert",Lewys,Elizabeth,F,Clifton,Widow,Widow,,,1534-08-04,8,,,,Travelling in the cart ('biga') of Richard Brewman of Clifton,The cart overturned and she fell on one of the 'Ravestaves' of the cart. She struck her left side so badly that she died instantly,Cart (stave),,Fall onto,,Struck left side,Instant,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/355,9/531/82,,Bedfordshire,Luton,1534-08-19,"Stukeley, Robert",Toffnayll,Richard,M,,,,,,1534-08-19,8,,,,Working in a gravel pit,Part of the pit collapsed crushing him,Earth,,Fell on him,,Crushed,Instant,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/356,9/531/83,,Bedfordshire,Biggleswade,1534-06-08,"Stynecley, Robert",Carver,Robert,M,Biggleswade,Carver,,,,1534-06-07,6,,21:00,,Washing himself in a certain river in Biggleswade [possibly the River Ivel],He fell into a mill pond ('mylle pytte') on the said river and drowned,Mill pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/357,9/531/84,,Buckinghamshire,Doddershall,1535-02-04,"Waters, John",Rouche,John,M,,,,,,1535-02-03,2,,,,Standing near a 'Cok of hey',The haystack collapsed and killed him,Haystack,,Fell on him,,,,,"Haystack worth 10d remains in the hands of Elizabeth Pygot, widow",,,, ,1535_2,D/358,9/531/85,,Buckinghamshire,Twyford/Poundon,1534-08-21,"Gardener, John",Horwod,Richard,M,,,,,,1534-08-20,8,,,,Travelling in a cart ('biga') in Poundon,One of the wheels ran over a 'Cok of barly' so that the cart overturned. A 'rathe staff' of the cart worth 2d struck him in the head through to the brain,Cart (shaft),,Struck by,,"Wound to the head, through to the brain",Instant,,"Shaft worth 2d remains in the hands of Elizabeth Horwod of Twyford, widow",,,, ,1535_2,D/359,9/531/86,,Buckinghamshire,Stony Stratford,1535-02-16,"Waters, John",Arnewey,John,M,,,,,,1535-02-15,2,,10:00,,"Riding to Aylesbury on a grey horse, leading before him a dun gelding",The gelding went into a certain river in Stony Stratford and JA followed him. It then came out of the water and ran back in again. In following it JA rode so fast that he fell from his horse and drowned in the river,River (possibly River Loddon or Twyford Brook),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/360,9/531/87,,Suffolk,Euston,1534-09-22,"Holt, John",Thorne,Robert,M,Euston,Husbandman,,72 and more,,1534-09-19,9,Saturday,17:00,,Crossing a river bank,He fell into the water due to poor sight,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Alice, wife of John Ranfold and Agnes, wife of John Ogier, who found the body",,,Not indented,, ,1535_2,D/361,9/531/88,,Suffolk,Thelnetham ('Theltham'),1534-08-09,"Holt, John",Payne,Robert,M,Thelnetham,Labourer,,60 and more,,1534-08-08,8,Friday,,,Driving a cart ('carecta') pulled by one horse in the common road in Thelnetham,"The cart overturned and the 'forestolys' [OED, forestall: the front part of the cart] of the cart fell on his chest giving him a mortal wound",Cart (front part),,Fell on him,,Struck chest,Instant,,"Cart and horse worth 6s 8d which remain in custody of John [Reeve], Abbot of Bury St Edmunds",,,, ,1535_2,D/362,9/531/89,,Suffolk,Gedding,1535-01-20,"Holt, John",Man,Richard,M,Gedding,Cleric,,60 and more,,1535-02-19,1,Monday,19:00,,Going from Rattlesden to the house of Robert Harwell in Gedding,"As he was passing by a pond ('stagnum') in 'dame medowe' in Gedding, he fell into it and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Edmund Jannyngs, single man, who found the body",,,Accident month wrong : should be January,, ,1535_2,D/363,9/531/90,,Suffolk,Timworth,1535-02-20,"Holt, John",Brown,Margaret,F,Stanton,Widow,Widow,60 and more,Debilitated,1535-02-19,2,Friday,16:00,,Going from Ingham to Timworth,"As she was crossing a narrow bridge over a ditch in 'hethys medow', she fell from it and drowned",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Wyre of Timworth, husbandman, who found the body",,,,, ,1535_2,D/364,9/531/91,,Suffolk,Wissington ('Wyston'),1534-03-31,"Holt, John",More,Robert,M,,Servant of Richard Thomson,,,,1534-03-26,3,,,,"Riding from Wissington fulling mill to his master's house, on a grey horse worth 10s carrying a piece of wide blue cloth, 24 yards in length and worth 50s, in the place called 'Netherfeld'",The horse stumbled in a pothole and fell. He fell from its back and onto a tree stub breaking his neck,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,"Thomas and Richard Elsyng of Wissington, who found the body","Horse worth 10s and 24 yards of wide blue cloth worth 50s remain in custody of Richard Thomson of Neyland, clothmaker; a number of men from Neyland and Wissington assumed the role of coroner without any authorisation and buried the body prior to it being seen by a real coroner",, Body buried without coroner,, ,1535_2,D/365,9/531/98,,Bedfordshire,Odell ('Wodell'),1534-11-20,"Coldewell, George",Banger,Richard,M,Odell,,,11,,1534-07-02,7,,,,"Herding cattle, lying on the ground in Odell common green","John Mandelyn of Odell, labourer, was shooting at pricks and the wind blew the arrow off course and struck RB in the forehead",Arrow,,Struck with,,"Wound to the forehead, 0.5 in deep",Languished for 18 days,JM who shot him by misfortune,,,,, ,1535_2,D/366,9/531/104,,"Yorkshire, ER",Naburn,1535-02-15,"Wodd, John",Day,Jane,F,Dringhouses ('Rynghowsys'),Spinster,,,,1534-11-19,11,,,,Going from Neburn to Dringhouses,"As she was crossing frozen ground by the River Ouse, the ice broke under her feet, she fell into the water underneath and drowned",Water (by the River Ouse),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/367,9/531/124,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 70-1, no. 136.",Nottinghamshire,Kelham,1534-10-08,"Cawode, Edward",Aston,Edward,M,,,,,,1534-10-07,10,,,,Turning over or lifting a large piece of timber using a wooden lever,The lever broke and the timber fell on him killing him instantly,Timber,,Fell on him,,,Instant,"Robert Johnson and Richard Hopkynge, who found the body",Timber worth 4d remains in custody of William Denton of Kelham,,,, ,1535_2,D/368,9/531/125,,Lincolnshire,Welton le Wold,1534-11-01,"Constable, Richard",Davy,John,M,,,,18,,1534-10-31,10,,18:00,,"Playing with Laurence Wainesgale of Welton le Wold, labourer",He fell down onto his knife hanging at his side. The knife penetrated his left side giving him a mortal wound,Knife,,Fall onto,,Penetrated left side of the body,Languished until 4 am on 1 November,LW with whom he was playing,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1535_2,D/369,9/531/126,,Derbyshire (now Staffordshire),Stapenhill,1534-10-16,"Charnells, Walter",Maycok,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1534-10-15,10,Thursday,,,Going to the market in Burton-on-Trent,"When he was crossing 'the Old Weer' on the River Trent, the ground broke under his feet, he fell into the water and drowned",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/370,9/531/127,,Leicestershire,Ibstock,1534-02-11,"Jakez, Robert, and Temple, RichardForth",,James,M,,Fishmonger ('fissheryner'),,,,1535-02-01,2,Monday,07:00 or 19:00,,Driving three horses from Loughborough to Heather,"When he came to the ford called 'the milneforth' [presumably on the River Sense] in Donington, he went into the river trying to stop the horses. He was overcome by the cold and fast-flowing water and drowned",River [possibly the River Sense],,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/371,9/531/128m,,Derbyshire,Stanton,1535-01-16,"Pole, Henry",Wright,John,M,,,,,,1535-01-06,1,,09:00,,"He was in a small boat ('lembus') on the River Trent with Francis Burton, drawing fishing nets",Ice floe on the river broke and struck one side of the boat so that JW and FB fell into the water. They were overcome by the strength of water and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,"Francis Burton who was with him; Thomas and Ralph Bristowe of Twyford, who found the body",,,Jury status,, ,1535_2,D/371,9/531/128m,,Derbyshire,Stanton,1535-01-16,"Pole, Henry",Burton,Francis,M,,,,,,1535-01-06,1,,09:00,,"He was in a small boat ('lembus') on the River Trent with John Wright, drawing fishing nets",Ice floe on the river broke and struck one side of the boat so that JW and FB fell into the water. They were overcome by the strength of water and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,"John Wright who was with him; Thomas and Ralph Bristowe of Twyford, who found the body",,,Jury status,, ,1535_2,D/372,9/531/129,,Derbyshire,Elvaston,1534-09-24,"Pole, Henry",Cokeson,Thomas,M,,,"Son of John Cokeson of Ambaston, husbandman",2 and more,,1534-09-22,9,,08:00,,He went into the pond called 'Giber pole',He could not get out due to his debility and young age and drowned,Pond,,,,Drowned,,JC who found the body,,,Jury status,, ,1535_2,D/373,9/531/132,,Lincolnshire,Sutterton,1534-12-23,"Bolles, John",Clerk,John,M,Sutterton,Labourer,,,,1534-12-22,12,,,,Leading the mare of Thomas Bradshawe,He was walking behind the mare holding its tail in his hands. The horse kicked him in the front part of the body killing him instantly,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to the front part of the body,Instant,,"Mare is in custody of Thomas Broun, feodary of Henry [FitzRoy], Duke of Richmond",,,, ,1535_2,D/374,9/531/133,,Northamptonshire,Charwelton,1534-09-11,"Stutterbury, Thomas",Trepace,Jane,F,,,,,,not given,,,,,"She was in the windmill of Thomas Androwes, esq.",She put her right hand on the trindle of the working mill. The trindle pulled her backward onto the cogwheel,Windmill (trundle and cogwheel),,,,,,,,,,, ,1535_2,D/375,9/531/135,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 69, no. 132.",Nottinghamshire,Upton,1534-08-25,"Langley, Adam",Smyth,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1534-08-24,8,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') from Upton fields bringing different crops ('grana') ,One of the wheels pressed and crushed his body killing him instantly,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Pressed and crushed body,Instant,"William Colen, who found the body","Wheel worth 2s remains in custody of Edward Smyth, Upton constable",,,, ,1535_2,D/376,9/531/136,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 69, no. 133",Nottinghamshire,Mansfield,1534-08-27,"Cawode, Edward",Coke,John,M,,,,,,1534-08-26,8,,,,Riding to Bilshthorpe Wood on his mare to buy diverse pieces of wood there,The mare fell and he was thrown off its back. He fell on his head so that his neck was damaged,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Damaged neck,Instant,Peter Whelpdale and John Colrynger of Mansfield who found the body,Mare worth 2s remains in custody of Robert Hardwyke of Mansfield,,,, ,1535_2,D/377,9/531/137,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 70, no. 135.",Nottinghamshire,Radcliffe-on-Trent,1534-10-07,"Langley, Adam",Sherp,John,M,,,,,,1534-10-03,10,,,,Ploughing the field called 'Westfeld' in Radcliffe-on-Trent,"When he tried to capture the bay-coloured mare to yoke to the plough, it kicked him in the forehead with its hind legs giving him a mortal wound",Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,"Wound to the forehead, 4 in wide, 2 in long and 1 in deep",Died on 6 October,,"Mare worth 5s remains in custody of William Ferinworth, constable of Radcliffe",,,, ,1535_2,D/378,9/531/138,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 68-9, no. 131.",Nottinghamshire,Headon ('heidon'),1534-08-12,"Langley, Adam",Waistnes,George,M,,,,,,1534-08-09,8,,,,Riding from Tuxford to Headon on a bay horse,The horse fell in the fields of East Markham and GW was thrown to the ground so that his head and body were injured and crushed,Horse,,Fall from,,Crushed head and body,"He died at 4 am three days later, i.e. on 12 August","John Devy, Richard Brerley and Richard Clerk who found the body","Horse worth 13s 4d remains in custody of Richard Davell, Heyton constable",,,, ,1535_4,D/379,9/533/76,,Wiltshire,Amesbury ('Amesbury magna'),1535-07-12,"Pile, William",Bondye,"William, sen.",M,,,,,,1535-07-12,7,,,,Holding a 'cart rope' tied to a cart ('biga'),"The rope broke, he fell and the right wheel ran over his body and pinned him down",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/380,9/533/77,,Hampshire ,Westover (in the parish of Wherwell),1535-02-17,"Nycolson, William",Powers,Andrew,M,,,,,,1535-02-10,2,,06:00,,Walking from home to Wherwell parish church to hear mass ,"When he entered a narrow footpath commonly called 'church wey', a strong gust of wind blew off his woollen hat ('feltrum'). He tried to retrieve the hat but tripped and slipped and fell into the nearby river ",River (possibly River Anton),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/381,9/532/91,,Kent,Rainham,1535-07-02,"Herenden, Walter",Rogers,Thomas,M,,,,,,1535-07-02,7,,,,Washing and cooling himself in the stream called 'Culters mershe',He fell into the water and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/382,9/533/92,,Kent,Maidstone,1535-07-16,"Herenden, Walter",Wryght,Henry,M,Maidstone,,,,,1535-07-15,7,,,,Washing and cooling himself in a stream,He fell into the water and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/383,9/533/97,,Kent,Boughton Aluph,1535-05-23,"Chilton, John, sen.",Webbe,John,M,Boughton Aluph,Carpenter,,,,1535-05-12,5,,,,"JW, Thomas Stokwell and William Bolle, jun., were busy 'Squaryng off Tymber' in the place called 'Ravenesdane' in the parish of Stalisfield ('Stallesfeld'), when they were approached by Robert Frier and William [left blank], servants of Anthony Sandis, esq., who asked them to help with the felling of an oak tree that had been cut down and fell on a 'hershbeche' tree",When they were working with levers the beech broke and fell on JW's left leg breaking it,Tree (beech),,Fell on him,,Broken left leg,He languished until 23 May,"TS, WB, RF and W, who were working with him ",,,,, ,1535_4,D/384,9/533/100,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 101, p. 27.",Sussex,Brinfast (in North Mundham tithing in the barony of Arundel),1535-05-26,"Cooper, Philip",Herdham,Edmund,M,Chichester,Yeoman,,,,1535-05-20,5,,,,Driving a cart with two ironbound wheels near John Felylode's house at Brinfast, 'le fetherwhele' suddenly mounted a molehill and the cart overturned. When trying to escape from the falling cart Herdham was hit by 'le nerewhele' that fell violently on his head,Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,Wound to the head through to the brain,Instant,,,,"Coroner was summoned to King's Bench to answer for defects in inquests, later pardoned. KB 27/1099, Rex m.18] (Hunnisett)",, ,1535_4,D/385,9/533/102,,Essex,Hatfield Broad Oak,1534-06-16,"Biglond, John",Jakeis/Jakeys,John,M,,Servant of Walter Taverner,,,,1534-06-15,6,,,,Driving his master's cart ('biga') laden with wood and pulled by four horses,He was driving so carelessly that the cart overturned and completely crushed his body,Cart,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/386,9/533/103,,Essex,Springfield,1535-02-28,"Byglond, John",Carre,Thomas,M,,,,,,1535-02-27,2,,,,Raising the 'Floodgatte' of the mill called 'Samford mille',He fell from the floodgate and broke his neck,Floodgate,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/387,9/533/104,,Essex,Chipping Ongar,1534-07-20,"Biglond, John",Peper,John,M,,,,,,1534-07-12,7,Sunday,,,Riding his white grey horse worth 10s,He fell from the horse and died on the next day,Horse,,Fall from,,,Died on the next day,,Horse worth 10s,,,, ,1535_4,D/388,9/533/105,,Kent,Bredhurst,1535-03-27,"Herenden, Walter",Kempsley,Anne,F,Bredhurst,,,,,1535-03-27,3,,05:00,,Drawing water from a pit in the garden of Thomas Kemsley,She fell into the pit,Pit,,Fall into,,,Languished until 9 am,,,,Proceedings,, ,1535_4,D/389,9/533/106,,Hertfordshire,Offley,1535-01-24,"Waren, George",Calvard,Thomas,M,[Offley],Cleric/clerk ('clericus'),,,,1535-01-23,1,,,,"Riding home from Toddington, Essex, on a dun grey horse having carried out his duties",He was thrown off the horse and then kicked in the chest with the horse's hind hoof,Horse,,Kicked by,,Crushed chest,Languished for four hours,,"Horse worth 10s remains in the hands of Henry Courtes, yeoman of Hertfordshire",,Proceedings,, ,1535_4,D/390,9/533/107,,Hertfordshire,Bushey,1535-03-22,"Waren, George",Hamonde,Agnes,F,,,Wife of John Hamonde,,,1535-03-19,3,,,,"Travelling from Bushey to London in or alongside a cart with three pairs of wheels and pulled by three horses driven by Simon Butterfeld, in the king's highway",She was knocked down into a pothole by one of the wheels and run over by another so that her body was crushed,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Wheels worth 8s remain in the hands of John Butterfeld of Cheyneys, wheeler",,Proceedings,, ,1535_4,D/391,9/533/118,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 74-5, no. 145.",Nottinghamshire,Willoughby (near Walesby),1535-07-26,"Langley, Adam",Hyne,John,M,,Servant of Richard Mosse,,,,1535-07-25,7,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') from a field in Willoughby to his master's house,The cart overturned and the 'Waynronge' worth 2s crushed his body so that he died instantly,Cart,,Struck by,,Crushed head,Instant,Thomas Marshall who found the body,"Part of the cart worth 2s remains in custody of Thomas Awkley, Willoughby constable",,,, ,1535_4,D/392,9/533/119,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 73, no. 141",Nottinghamshire,South Clifton,1535-03-27,"Langley, Adam",Butteler,George,M,,,,,,1535-03-26,3,,,,Crossing a ford [on the River Trent] on horseback on his way to Meering,He fell into a pit in the ford and drowned,[River Trent],,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Henry Jakson and Henry Howker of South Clifton, who found the body",,,,, ,1535_4,D/393,9/533/120,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 74, no. 143.",Nottinghamshire,Staunton,1535-05-10,"Langley, Adam",Wyndebank,Simon,M,,,,,,1535-05-09,5,,,,Crossing a bridge on the River Devon,He fell from the bridge and drowned,River Devon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,William Child who found the body,,,,, ,1535_4,D/394,9/533/121,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 73-4, no. 142.",Nottinghamshire,North Muskham,1535-05-03,"Langley, Adam",Byngham,Agnes,F,,,,,,1535-03-05,3,,,,Walking on the bank of the River Trent,"She slipped, fell into the water and drowned",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"George Smyth of Holme and Robert Ireland, who found the body",,,,, ,1535_4,D/395,9/533/122,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 72-3, no. 140",Nottinghamshire,East Markham,1535-03-27,"Langley, Adam",Wylde,Anthony,M,,,,,,1535-03-26,3,,,,Stacking hay on a 'haymough',Part of the stack worth 12d fell on him and he was suffocated,Haystack,,Fell on him,,Suffocated,,Thomas Whitton and Alexander Kyrkby,"Hay worth 12d remains in custody of Robert Belamy, East Markham constable",,,, ,1535_4,D/396,9/533/123,,Derbyshire,Kedlestone ('Ketliston'),1535-03-13,"Pole, Henry",Wodehouse,Ralph,M,,Carpenter,,,,1535-03-13,3,,09:00,,Pulling out a pin/nail ('spincter') from a post in a certain house,"He climbed onto a beam and was pulling on the pin with both his hands. The pin came out, he slipped and fell backwards hitting and breaking his head and neck on a piece of wood",Timber,,Fall onto,,Broken head and neck,Instant,"Ralph Harreson, William Walsett, Thomas Lowe and Martin Lowe, who found the body","Piece of timber worth 2d remains in custody of Nicholas Walton, constable of Kedlestone",,,, ,1535_4,D/397,9/533/124,,Coventry city,Coventry,1534-07-21,"Grene, Robert",Steyne,Elizabeth,F,,,,18 and more,,1534-06-17,6,Thursday,,,Riding from Brinklow to Coventry,When she came to St Margaret's chapel in Coventry the horse came off the king's high way ('startyd') so that she fell from its back breaking her leg,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken leg,Languished until 11 pm on 19 June,"Robert Typpynge, who found the body","Bay horse worth 16s remains in custody of Robert Bayle of Brinklow, husbandman",,,, ,1535_4,D/398,9/533/125,,Coventry city,Coventry,1535-06-21,"Grene, Robert",Colkyn,John,M,,,,6 and more,,1535-05-31,5,Monday,15:00,,Collecting reed growing on the bank of the River Sherbourne near 'Whyt Ferres myll' to make 'pypes',"As he was standing on the river bank, his feet slipped and he fell into the water and drowned",River Sherbourne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Owen de Bowyn, who found the body",,,,, ,1535_4,D/399,9/533/126,,Northamptonshire,Newton ('Newton magna'),1535-06-01,"Perwyche, Edmund",Wryght,George,M,,,,,,1535-06-01,6,,14:00,,He was in the courtyard of John Wryght's [house] ,A cart wheel worth 2s fell on his forehead crushing it,Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,Crushed forehead,,,Wheel worth 2s remains in custody of John Wryght of Newton,"GN had no lands, tenements, goods or chattels",Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/400,9/533/128,,Northamptonshire,Castle Ashby,1535-06-23,"Langtre, Thomas",Crane,William,M,,,,,,1535-06-23,6,,13:00-14:00,,Washing himself in a pond ('stagnum'),He drowned,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,"He had no lands, tenements, goods or chattels",,, ,1535_4,D/401,9/533/129,,Northamptonshire,Northampton,1535-07-20,"Chipsey, Thomas, Bowers, Richard, sen., and Mole, John",Horpole,Alice,F,,,Daughter of John Horpole of Northampton,,,1535-07-08,7,,15:00,,,She kicked 'a stake' and fell down. In falling she struck her head on a device called a 'Barkers Rym',Barker's rim?,,Fall onto,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,"She had no lands, tenements, goods or chattels",,, ,1535_4,D/402,9/533/130,,Leicestershire,Thurmaston,1535-06-25,"Jakys, Robert, and Temple, Richard",Yonge,William,M,Thurmaston,"Miller, in service of William Squyer of Thurmaston, miller",,,,1535-06-24,6,,18:00,,Fishing using a fish trap called 'Fyshyng lepez' (OED leap = A basket in which to catch or keep fish) standing on the floodgate in his master's mill,"His feet slipped, he fell into the millpond and drowned due to the violence and depth of water",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1535_4,D/403,9/533/131,,Leicestershire,Hathern,1535-07-21,"Jakys, Robert, and Temple, Richard",Shylton,William,M,Shepshed,"Miller, in service of Robert Mylner of Shepshed",,,,1534-11-30,11,,08:00,,Riding home having spent two hours working at 'Sott[es] mylne' on his master's request,"When he came to 'Sotte[es] brigge' on the River Soar, he tried to cross it despite high water. He rode into the river and drowned",River Soar,,[Fall into],,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jury status,, ,1535_4,D/404,9/533/132,,Leicestershire,Easton,1535-07-21,"Jakys, Robert, and Temple, Richard",Ingram ,Isabel,F,,,Wife of Richard Ingram,,,1534-08-16,8,,13:00,,Washing sheep in the Eye Brook,"When she tried to wash one of her sheep, she fell into the water and drowned",Eye Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jury status,, ,1535_4,D/405,9/533/134,,Lincolnshire,Irnham,1534-05-29,"Langhton, Thomas",Frauncys,Robert,M,Irnham,Labourer,,,,1534-05-28,5,,23:00,,Riding from Edenham to Irnham on a mare ,"The night was so dark that he could not see where he was going. He came to a certain ditch/moat filled with water, fell into it and drowned",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/406,9/533/146,,Shropshire,Apley (near Wellington),1535-06-19,"Clerke, Roger",Bryan,Alexander,M,,,,,,1535-06-18,6,,,,He was in the cart ('plaustrum') of Richard Carter,"He ran between the cart and an oak tree and his head was caught between the two, which killed him",Cart,Tree (oak),[Crushed between],,Wound to the head,Died within six hours,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1535_4,D/407,9/533/148,,Shropshire,hover',1535-07-21,"Clerke, Roger",Latham,Robert,M,Hover',Labourer,,,,1535-06-16,6,,,,He was holding in his hands a cart wheel,The wheel fell on him and killed him instantly,Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/408,9/533/149,,Herefordshire,Weobley/Stretton Sugwas,1535-07-26,"Shipham, Thomas",Wotton,Roger,M,,,,,,1535-07-05,7,,,,Crossing the River Wye near a mill in [Stretton] Sugwas oh horseback,The horse stumbled and RW fell into the water and drowned,River Wye,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/409,9/533/150,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1535-06-25,"Meredith, John, mayor of Hereford",Stafford,David,M,,,,,,1535-04-13,4,,,,Carrying on his head a stone ('petra') to repair his plough in the field called 'herber feld',He slipped and fell on his back with the stone landing on his stomach,Stone,,Fell on him,,[Struck] stomach,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/410,9/533/151,,Herefordshire,Hereford/Lugg Bridge,1535-06-26,"Bourghill, John",Thicker,Thomas,M,,,,,,1535-05-04,5,,05:00,,"He was near Lugg Bridge mill with a weale [OED: a wicker trap for catching fish, esp. eels] with some fish in it",He slipped and fell into the River Lugg and drowned,River Lugg,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/411,9/533/152,,Worcestershire,Bushley,1535-02-20,"Badger, Roger",Palmer,Thomas,M,,,,,,1535-02-08,2,,,,Riding his horse to a ferry in the place called 'Overloode' to be carried to the other side [of a river],They rode into a not clearly visible ('occulta') ditch and fell into the water. TP could not extract his feet from the stirrups for a longer while and eventually drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/412,9/533/153,,Worcestershire,Severn Stoke,1535-07-17,"Badger, Roger",Chapman,Richard,M,Severn Stoke,,,,,1535-06-20,6,,18:00,,Standing on the bank of the River Severn extracting a device for catching fish called a 'hardwele' with the use of a staff called a 'Boothock',The staff broke and he fell into the river and drowned,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/413,9/533/154,,Staffordshire,Burton-upon-Trent,1535-05-25,"Chernells, Walter",N,N,F,,,,Child,,1535-05-25,5,,,,,She was found drowned in [the River Trent] near Burton bridge. Jury are not certain as far as the manner of her death,River Trent,,,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented; circumstances unknown,, ,1535_4,D/414,9/533/166m,,Cumberland,Nunclose,1534-10-28,"Coldall, John, esq.",Sympson,Geoffrey,M,,,,,,1535-10-19,10,,15:00,,He and Christopher Haythinnton were in a boat on the River Eden,"Violent current carried the boat to the place called the 'Forsse', where the boat broke/fell apart ('fregit') causing their drowning",River Eden,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,CH who was with him,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/414,9/533/166m,,Cumberland,Nunclose,1534-10-28,"Coldall, John, esq.",Haythinnton,Christopher,M,,,,,,1535-10-19,10,,15:00,,He and Geoffrey Simpson were in a boat on the River Eden,"Violent current carried the boat to the place called the 'Forsse', where the boat broke/fell apart ('fregit') causing their drowning",River Eden,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,GS who was with him,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/41,9/533/167,,Cumberland,Crosthwaite,1535-01-12,"Bewley, Richard",Wilson,John,M,,Labourer,,,,1535-01-11,1,,,,"Wrestling with Edward Fyssher alias Smyth of Keswick, smith","His foot slipped, he fell and crushed his head on a 'greynston'",Stone,,Fall onto,,Crushed head,,EF who was wrestling with him,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/416,9/533/168,,Cumberland,Botchergate ('Boochard gate'),1535-02-07,"Coldall, John, esq.",Bell,Christopher,M,,,,,,1535-02-06,2,,,,He was in the close of Robert Collyer,He fell into a ditch filled with water and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/417,9/533/169,,Cumberland,Dubwath ('Thowhatt'),1535-05-10,"Coldall, John, esq.",Cavert,Thomas,M,,,,,,1535-05-09,5,,20:00,,He was in the 'brad medow',He fell into a ditch breaking his neck,Ditch,,Fall into,,Broken neck,,,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/418,9/533/170,,Cumberland,Renwick ('Raynwik'),1535-06-23,"Bewley, Richard",Goyslyng,James,M,,Chaplain,,,,1535-06-21,6,Monday,16:00,,Crossing 'lowrick fuyrd Wath' on horseback,He drowned because of the force of the current,,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/419,9/533/172m,,Westmorland,Windermere ('Wyndund[er] myre'),1535-03-07,"Ducket, Roger",Colman,Brian,M,,,,,,1535-03-07,3,,14:00,,He was in a boat on Lake Windermere with Jane Jenkynson,The boat capsized and they drowned,Lake Windermere,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,JJ who drowned with him,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/419,9/533/172m,,Westmorland,Windermere ('Wyndund[er] myre'),1535-03-07,"Ducket, Roger",Jenkynson,Jane,F,,,,,,1535-03-07,3,,14:00,,She was in a boat on Lake Windermere with Brian Colman,The boat capsized and they drowned,Lake Windermere,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,BC who drowned with her,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/419,9/533/173m,,Westmorland,Kentmere ('Kent'),1535-03-26,"Ducket, Roger",Thomson,Cecily,F,,,,,,1535-03-26,3,,,,She was walking on the bank of the River Kent with Jane and Amabel Monre,The bank collapsed and they drowned,River Kent,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,JM and AM who drowned with her,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/419,9/533/173m,,Westmorland,Kentmere ('Kent'),1535-03-26,"Ducket, Roger",Monre,Amabel,F,,,Daughter of Cecily Thomson,,,1535-03-26,3,,,,She was walking on the bank of the River Kent with Jane Monre and Cecily Thomson,The bank collapsed and they drowned,River Kent,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,CT and JM who drowned with her,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/419,9/533/173m,,Westmorland,Kentmere ('Kent'),1535-03-26,"Ducket, Roger",Monre,Jane,F,,,Daughter of Cecily Thomson,,,1535-03-26,3,,,,She was walking on the bank of the River Kent with Amabel Monre and Cecily Thomson,The bank collapsed and they drowned,River Kent,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,CT and AM who drowned with her,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/420,9/533/174,,Westmorland,Grasmere ('Grysmyre'),1535-01-31,"Ducket, Roger",Walker,John,M,Grasmere,Husbandman,,,,1535-01-31,1,,10:00,,He climbed an oak tree to cut a twig/branch ('g[er]mina'),He fell from the tree and onto a stone so that his head was crushed,Tree (oak),Stone,Fall from,Fall onto,Crushed head,,,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/421,9/533/175,,Westmorland,Kirkby Lonsdale ('lonnesdale'),1534-12-14,"Duckett, Roger",Thyrnbek,Reynold,M,Kirkby Lonsdale,Yeoman,,,,1534-12-14,12,,17:00,,Fishing in the River Lune,"He stood on a slippery stone by the river, his feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",River Lune,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/422,9/533/176,,Westmorland,Kirkby Stephen/Wharton Hall,1535-08-13,"Hylton, Robert",Berkbek,John,M,,,,,,1535-08-12,8,,,,"Lifting a large stone called a 'leptall [lintel?] of a chemnaye' to put it in the house of Thomas Wharton, knt.",He was standing on a scaffold which collapsed so that he fell down. The stone fell on him killing him,Stone,,Fell on him,,,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/423,9/533/177,,Yorkshire,Kingston-upon-Hull,1535-10-21,"Dalton, Thomas",Cock,John,M,,,,,,1535-09-30,9,,,,Boarding a small boat from the ship called 'le Katryn de hull',He fell into the water and drowned in the harbour,[River Humber],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/424,9/533/180,,Yorkshire,Kirk Deighton,1535-06-16,"Brayton, John",Ayrtyr,John,M,North Deighton,,,6 and more,,1535-06-12,6,,16:00,,Washing himself in the River Crimple,He put his staff in the river and fell into the water by misfortune and drowned,River Crimple,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/425,9/533/181,,Yorkshire,Brierley,1535-05-26,"Brayton, John",Erlle,John,M,South Kirkby,Labourer,,,,1535-05-25,5,,11:00,,Felling trees in Brierley Park,"One of the oaks fell onto another oak and broke off the latter's branch, which fell on JE's head killing him instantly",Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him,,Wound to the head,,,,,Not indented,, ,1535_4,D/426,9/533/190,,Norfolk,King's Lynn,1534-07-30,"Polson, Sibrand, and Duplak, Henry",Mowth,John,M,,,,5,,1534-07-30,7,,,,He was in the 'milhowse' of Thomas Collyngwode,He fell down and his shirt was caught in the mill's wheel so that he was completely crushed,Mill (wheel),,,,Crushed,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/427,9/533/193,,Norfolk,Carleton St Peter,1535-06-17,"Andrue, William",Munder,Helen,F,,,,,,1535-06-15,6,,11:00,,She was in the place called 'Calier medowe' near the water called 'Fleet',"She inclined, bent and stretched over the water as much as she could. She fell into the water but was pulld out by Alice Doo, aged 13, who used an iron device called a 'Bidehoke'",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Languished until 4 pm,,AD who pulled her out of water,,,,, ,1535_4,D/428,9/533/194,,Norfolk,Swainsthorpe,1535-03-21,"Corbett, John, gent.",Brett,Ralph,M,,,,16 and more,,1535-03-20,3,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') property of Ralph Dawson pulled by five horses, from Swainsthorpe to Norwich",The cart overturned and he received a wound to the left side of the head,Cart,,Fell on him,,Wound to the head,Died within one hour,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/429,9/533/195,,Norfolk,Brundall,1535-07-15,"Corbett, John, gent.",Sowle,James,M,,,,2,,1535-07-15,7,,,,Passing by a one-cubit-deep ditch ('fovea') ,He fell into the ditch drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/430,9/533/196,,Norfolk,Dersingham,1535-02-18,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Glover,Jane,F,,,,8 and more,,1535-02-15,2,,11:00,,She was in the house of Nicholas Johnson and going from one building to another,"As she was passing by a horse mill on the grounds of NJ's property, she was crushed between the wheel and the structure of the mill ('fabrica') and died instantly",Horse mill (wheel and structure),,Crushed between,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Horse worth 7s remains in custody of Richard Welby, bailiff of Charles [Brandon], Duke of Suffolk",,,, ,1535_4,D/431,9/533/197,,Norfolk,Banham,1535-05-24,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Clerk,Roland,M,,Clerk',,13 and more,,1535-05-21,5,,15:00,,Climbing a poplar tree growing in the land of John Jamys to take down a nest of young magpies from the top of the tree,He was holding on to one of the branches when it broke causing him to fall,Tree (poplar),,Fall from,,Crushed head and the left side of the body,Languished until 23 May,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/432,9/533/198,,Norfolk,Watton,1535-02-24,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Metcalff,John,M,,,,22 and more,,1535-02-20,2,,15:00,,Installing 'sayle clothes' on the sails' framework ('intendens ponere vela voca[ntur] lez seyleclothes sup[er] antennas eiusd[e]m molendini voc[antur] lez seyle yard[es]' in the windmill of Robert Fedymont,He climbed one of the sails when a gust of wind moved the sails. Seeing this he jumped but one of the sails pushed by the wind turned his body in such way that he fell down head first breaking his arms,Windmill (sail),,Fall from,,Broken arms,Languished until 23 February,,Sail cloth worth 6d and remains in custody of Robert Fedymont,,,, ,1535_4,D/433,9/533/204,,Norfolk,Yelverton,1535-01-27,"Corbett, John, gent., sen.",Guildenwater,Thomas,M,,,,15 and more,,1535-01-26,1,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') property of Thomas Sparrowe, pulled by five horses, from Ylverton to Norwich",The cart overturned and he received a wound to the left side of the head so that he died within one hour,Cart,,Fell on him,,Wound to the left side of the head,Died within one hour,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/434,9/533/206,,Suffolk,Bradfield St George ('Bradfeld monachorum'),1535-05-17,"Holt, John",Carleton,Thomas,M,Felsham,Labourer,,About 17,,1535-05-13,5,Thursday,12:00,,"Driving the cart ('carrecta') of Roger Ward of Bradfield St George, pulled by five horses",The first horse came off 'the cart Wey' and one of the cart's wheels ran over a 'bonfire blok' lying in the green called 'bradstret'. The cart fell on his head giving him a mortal wound of which he died,Cart,,Fell on him,,"Wound to the head, 2 in deep and 1 in wide","Died on Sunday, 16 May",,Cart and horses worth £3 remain in the custody of the Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds,,,, ,1535_4,D/435,9/533/207,,Suffolk,Felsham,1535-07-16,"Holt, John",Page,John,M,Rattlesden,Labourer,,About 30,,1535-07-15,7,Thursday,16:00,,"Driving a cart ('carrecta') pulled by five horses, in the field called 'Smythes feld' in Felsham",In the east part of the field the horses broke into a run and the cart overturned. A 'rounde staffe' struck him on the right side of the head giving him a mortal wound,Cart (shaft),,Struck by,,"Wound to the head, 2 in deep and 1.5 and 3 in wide",Instant,"Anna Jannynge, wide of John Jannynge, found the body",Cart and horses worth 30s of the Abbot of Bury St Edmunds,,,, ,1535_4,D/436,9/533/208,,Suffolk,Dalham,1535-07-03,"Holt, John",Fiston,Agnes,F,Dalham,,Daughter of Richard Fyston,About 3,,1535-07-02,7,Thursday,15:00,,"Playing and collecting flowers by a pit ('puteus') filled with water close to her father's house, on the south side of it",She fell into the pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"William Helder of Ashley, who found the body",,,,, ,1535_4,D/437,9/533/209,,Suffolk,Polstead,1535-06-09,"Holt, John",Brightey,Thomas,M,Boxford,Labourer,,About 30,,1535-06-08,6,Wednesday,16:00,,Driving a cart ('carrecta') pulled by six horses in the king's road in Polstead,"As he was walking by the front part of the cart, an iron pin at the end of the cart's shaft struck him under the right ear giving him a mortal wound of which he died instantly",Cart (pin),,Struck by,,"Wound under the right ear, 3 in deep and 1.5 in wide",Instant,,Pin worth 2d remains in custody of Richard Dogett of Groton,,,, ,1535_4,D/438,9/533/212,,Buckinghamshire,Leckhampstead ('lekhmsted'),1535-04-30,"Waters, John",Jermonger,William,M,,,,,,1535-04-28,4,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with wood,The wheels went over a mound and the cart toppled over. The wood fell on the left side of his head giving him a mortal wound,Wood,,Fell on him,,Wound to the left side of the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/439,9/533/215,,Bedfordshire,Meppershall,1535-07-19,"Stukeley, Robert",Walys,John,M,Meppershall,Yeoman,,,,1535-07-17,7,,13:00-14:00,,Swimming in the pond ('stagnum') called the 'P[ar]sonage mote',He dived to the bottom of the pond and his right foot became entangled in a bush ('Rubus') there growing. He could not free his foot and drowned,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/440,9/533/216,,Bedfordshire,Stevington,1535-05-07,"Coldwell, George",Atclough,John,M,Stevington,Servant of John Taylour,,18,,1535-05-07,5,,,,Washing sheep in the River Great Ouse,"One of the sheep called a 'hoggerell' worth 16d dragged him into deep water, from where he could not get out and drowned",River Great Ouse,Sheep,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/441,9/533/217,,Bedfordshire,Castle Mills (in the parish of Goldington),1535-04-20,"Coldwell, George",Morton,Jane,F,,Servant of the miller,,14,,1535-04-20,4,,,,Crossing a bridge over a 'mill dame' to feed pigs in a pigsty with peas,"Her feet slipped, she fell into the mill pond and drowned",Mill pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/442,9/533/218,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Wistow,1535-06-09,"Burton, John",Smyth,Helen,F,,,,12,,1535-06-09,6,,12:00-13:00,,Passing by a pond in the messuage of Robert Baker,"Her feet slipped, she fell into the pond and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/443,9/533/219,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Grantchester,1535-06-16,"Stowghton, Robert, and Page, John",Barnbe,Jane,F,,"Spinster, domestic of John Garlond",,,,1535-06-15,6,,,,Passing by the River Great Ouse searching for her master's ducks,"Her feet slipped, she fell into the water and drowned",River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1535_4,D/444,9/533/220,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Earith,1535-06-05,"Wynde, Richard, gent.",Forde,Mary ('Marion'),F,Bluntisham,Widow,Widow,60 and more,Much debilitated and very senile ('valde debilis & decrepita'),1535-05-06,5,,14:00-15:00 or 02:00-3:00,,Walking in the king's road,She fell down and hit the back of her head,Ground,,Fall onto,,Wound to the back of the head,"Languished until noon on Sunday, 9 May",,,,,, ,1536_2,D/445,9/976/178,,Essex,Great Parndon ('magna peryngdon'),1535-08-14,"Bylond, John",Lakes,Robert,M,,,,,,1535-08-09,8,,,,"Ploughing the field called 'Stablecroft' with Robert Ramsey of Great Perndon, labourer, using a team of six horses property of RR and Jane Ramsey, widow","RR was operating the plough and RL was driving the horses. At the end of field one of the horses turned rapidly towards RL. Seeing this RR threw 'a plowe staffe' worth halfpenny to chase the horse away from RL and thus save him from being knocked down to the ground. Unfortunatelly, the staff struck RL on the right side of the head. He fell and the frightened horse struck and trampled him with its rear legs. ",Horse,,Kicked by,,Crushed body,Languished until 11 August,,Horse worth 10s and staff worth 1 halfpenny,,,, ,1536_2,D/446,9/976/176,,Kent,Dartford,1535-08-21,"Beer, John",Gill alias Pope,John,M,Dartford,Labourer,,,,1535-08-20,8,,,,"Felicia Clerk, single woman, was harvesting peas in a field in Dartford. She undressed down to 'her Smok' [undergarment] due to heat","JG ran towards her out of stupidity ('ex sua stulta mente') to grab her to wrestle and play with her ('ad p[re]fatam Feliciam [...] capiend[um] & cu[m] ip[s]a luctand[um] & ludend[um]'). Unfortunately, he fell and injured himself with a knife worth 1d, which he had in his purse, suffering a wound to the right leg",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right leg, 1 in wide and 3 in deep",Instant,FC who was at the scene,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1536_2,D/447,9/976/167,,Surrey,Guildford,1535-10-09,"Parvysshe, John, coroner and mayor of Guildford",Morles,Nicholas,M,Guildford,"Servant of John Mower, innkeeper",,,,1535-10-08,10,,19:00,,"Arguing with John Horner of Guildford, yeoman at the house or inn called 'signu[m] leonis'","NM said to JH: ''Thow dydest take my masters horse owt of his lease & lentt hym to one p[er]son or other and now thou hast putt hym [yn] ayen'. Then he went to the stable to attend to the inn's guests' horses. There JH drew a knife worth 16d and said: 'by godd[es] body thow be lyest me ytt were Almes to thrust a Dagger through both thy Chek[es].' Much enraged ('valde motus') NM ran up to JH, grabbed him by the head and pushed him so that they fell down. NM fell on JH's knife and received a wound to the front of his left thigh",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the front part of the left thigh,Died within quarter of an hour,JH on whose knife he fell,Knife worth 16d,,,, ,1536_2,D/448,9/976/166,,Surrey,Effingham,1536-01-06,"Bedon, Richard, gent.",Norwell,Laurence,M,Effingham,"Labourer, in service of Laurence Atwood",,,,1536-01-06,1,,,,Doing work for his master,"He ran down the lane called 'Frost[es] lane', which was covered in ice. He fell down and a piece of wood, or a 'fagott Styk', penetrated his right eye through to the brain so that he died instantly",Wood,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right eye through to the brain, 3 in deep",Instant,,,,,, ,1536_2,D/449,9/976/159,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Abingdon ('Abendon'),1535-10-16,"Lythell, Thomas",Sandfford,John,M,,,,,,1535-10-15,10,,,,Examining his horse's legs before a planned ride out of Abingdon,He bent down and the knife he had at his belt came out of the sheath and pierced the left side of his thigh,Knife,,,,"Wound to the left side of the thigh, 3 in deep, 1 in deep",,,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1536_2,D/450,9/976/158,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Radley,1536-02-08,"Lythell, Thomas",Mandy,John,M,,,,,,1536-02-05,2,,,,Climbing an ash tree to prune it,"One of the branches broke, he fell down and his body was shattered",Tree (elm),,Fall from,,Shattered body ('corp[us] [...] totalit[er] derupt[us] fuit'),,,,,,, ,1536_2,D/451,9/976/157,,Staffordshire,Shughborough,1535-10-23,"Warde, Edmund",Wyrall,Richard,M,,,,,,1535-10-18,10,,,,Moving a load of wood ('a Berthone of Birches') from Haywood Park from a secluded place in Haywood Park,"He was attacked by a deer called a 'hertstagge', which broke his right arm and gave him multiple other wounds",Deer,,,,Broken right arm and many wounds,Instant,,,,,, ,1536_2,D/452,9/976/156,,Staffordshire,Tutbury,1535-07-28,"Warde, Edmund",Holwey,John,M,,Servant of John Mason of Tutbury,,,,1535-07-27,7,,,,"Driving a cart ('plaustrum') laden with dung, or a 'Wayn lode of Dounge', to the field called 'Chapelsfeld'",He tripped on a piece of wood called the 'Cop of a Wayn' and fell. The 'Nerre whele' of the cart worth 6s 8d ran over his head killing him instantly,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wound to the head,Instant,,Wheel worth 6s 8d,,,, ,1536_2,D/453,9/976/155,,Gloucestershire,Northleach,1536-02-11,"Baggar, William, gent.",Hychyns,John,M,,,,,,1536-02-07,2,,,,Walking from Northleach to Stow [-on-the-Wold],He tripped on a mound in the road and fell on his face hitting a rock,Stone,,Fall onto,,Wound to the face,,,,,,, ,1536_2,D/454,9/976/154,,Gloucestershire,Westerleigh,1535-09-30,"Berkeley, James, gent.",Webbe,John,M,,,,,Suffering from great fever called the 'hote agewe' and not of sound mind,1535-09-02,9,,02:00,,He was in a bed in the house of Ella Day suffering from high fever,He lost his mind due to his illness and in the state of great rage ran to a pit in 'Boche hille' and drowned,Pit,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1536_2,D/455,9/976/153,,Gloucestershire,Culkerton ('Cokerton'),1535-11-04,"Berkeley, James, gent.",Canter,Henry,M,,Servant of Robert Martyn,,,,1535-10-07,9,,20:00,,"Returning from the field called 'Cokerton Feld', where a flock of sheep property of his master grazed",He fell into a pit near his master's house and drowned,Pit,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1536_2,D/456,9/976/151,,Oxfordshire,Kidlington,1536-02-11,"Hucvale, Robert",Wyatt,Jane,F,Kidlington,Spinster,,,,1536-01-17,1,,,,Brewing beer in the kitchen of Guy Stacy,The kitchen collapsed crushing her body,Kitchen,,Fell on top of her,,Crushed body,,,,,,, ,1536_2,D/457,9/976/150,,Oxfordshire,Thame,1535-09-21,"Hucvale, Robert",Browne,Thomas,M,Thame,Miller,,,,1535-04-02,4,,,,He was in the Thame watermill setting up a fish trap called a 'Fisshing Wele',"When he opened the floodgate using a wooden lever, water rushed through it. The lever was not firmly secured and as a result TB fell between the spokes/arms of the working water wheel behind him. ",Mill (wheel),,Fall onto,,Broken neck and shattered body,,,,,,, ,1536_2,D/458,9/976/149,,Oxfordshire,Burford,1535-08-27,"Hucvale, Robert",Grove,Richard,M,Burford,Labourer,,,Suffering from fever,1535-07-22,7,,,,Drinking water from a river/stream [possibly the River Windrush],He fell into the water due to his body's debility and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Two inquests on one membrane,, ,1536_2,D/459,9/976/149,,Oxfordshire,Burford,[1535-08-27],[Hucvale Robert],Wright,John,M,Burford,Miller,,,,1535-02-22,2,,At night,,Relieving himself standing on a wooden plank at the watergate of the Burford mill,"His feet slipped and he fell into the water. Due to the violence and speed of the current his body was carried into the 'fisshinge Wele', that is a fish trap that he had set up earlier, where he drowned",[Mill pond],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Two inquests on one membrane,, ,1536_2,D/460,9/976/94,,"[Yorkshire, ER]",Kingston-upon-Hull,1535-08-19,"Johnson, James, and Dalton, Thomas, aldermen and coroners",Lu[ser],Nicholas,M,,,,,,1535-08-18,8,,,,Firing a gun called a 'hackebussh' on board the ship of John Harryson and Thomas Bland called 'le Trinite de hull' moored in Hull haven,The gun burst and its chamber struck NL on the back of the head giving him a mortal wound,Gun (chamber),,Struck by,,"Wound to the back of the head, 6 in wide, 6 in long and brain-deep",Died at 9 pm,,Gun worth 4d,,,, ,1536_2,D/461,9/976/87,,"[Yorkshire, ER]",Kingston-upon-Hull,1535-11-21,"Knollis, William, and Johnson, James",Potter,John,M,,,,,,1535-11-20,11,,,,He was in a small ship belonging to [illegible] Joland in Hull harbour when a storm came from the south,"To save the ship from the 'horse stayr' he grabbed a 'Bumkyn' [short boom, OED 1632] and put it on the 'horse stayr', but the wind and the bumkin in his hands made him fall into the harbour where he drowned. ",Harbour (on the River Humber),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Bumkin worth 2d,,,, ,1536_2,D/462,9/976/77,,Derbyshire,Smalley,1535-08-27,"Pole, Henry",Presse,Richard,M,,,,,,1535-08-26,8,,13:00,,"Driving the cart ('plaustrum') of Richard Hay of Derby, fisherman, pulled by eight steers and laden with wood",The cart overturned and the wood struck his neck and pushed him to the ground breaking his neck,Wood (tree branch),,Struck by,,Broken neck,Instant,"Richard Hay of Derby and Richard Whiteley of Derby, who found the body","Branch worth quarter of a pence remains in custody of Thomas Robynson of Derby, cordwainer; cart and steers remain in custody of Richard Hay of Derby",,,, ,1536_2,D/463,9/976/76,,Derbyshire,Walton-on-Trent,1536-03-25,"Pole, Henry",Gater,John,M,,,,,Debilitated and weak ('debilis & Impotens an[glice] lame'),1536-03-17,3,,07:00,,Crossing the River Trent on horseback,He fell from the horse and into the water. He could not get up due to his weakness and eventually drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Smyth of Walton, husbandman, who found the body",,,,, ,1536_2,D/464,9/976/74,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 75-6, no. 147.",Nottinghamshire,Shelford,1535-08-14,"Langley, Adam",Warenner,John,M,,,,,,1535-08-13,8,,,,Trying to catch a horse in the pasture called 'Nettpasturez',His feet slipped and he fell from the bank of the River Trent and into the water breaking his neck,River bank,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,"William Bradeshaa, who found the body",,,,, ,1536_2,D/465,9/976/73,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 76-7, no. 150",Nottinghamshire,Misson ('Meysson'),1535-12-09,"Cawode, Edward",Duker,Henry,M,,,,,,1535-12-08,12,,,,Going from Misson to Misterton,He fell from the bank of the River Leen and drowned,River Leen,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"James Peyrson, who found the body",,,,, ,1536_2,D/466,9/976/72,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 75, no. 146.",Nottinghamshire,Lenton,1535-08-08,"Cawode, Edward",Mason,Helen,F,,,,,,1535-08-07,8,,,,Drawing water from a well ('fons'),She fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"William Mason, who found the body",,,,, ,1536_2,D/467,9/976/71,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 76, no. 148.",Nottinghamshire,South Muskham,1535-10-06,"Langley, Adam",Brabeshon,John,M,,,,,,1535-10-04,10,,,,Riding from South Muskham to Newark-on-Trent,He came off the road and rode through the area flooded by the River Trent. He fell into 'Crankeley dike' and died,Dyke,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Boith, who found the body",,,,, ,1536_2,D/468,9/976/70,,Rutland,Hambleton ('Hammuldon'),1535-06-08,"Duraunte, John",Skarborow,Frideswide,F,Hambleton,,,,,1535-06-07,6,,08:00,,Fetching water from a pit ('puteus') in the garden of Thomas Fowler,She was standing on a piece of wood at the opening or on top of the pit. Her feet slipped and shed fell into the pit where she drowned,Pit/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Agnes Fowler, who found the body",,,Not indented,, ,1536_2,D/469,9/976/69,,Rutland,Caldecott,1535-11-01,"Duraunte, John",Sherpe,Richard,M,Caldecott,Labourer,,,,1535-10-31,10,,13:00,,Crossing the 'lytull Ey' [possibly the Eye Brook] on a white horse worth 3s 4d property of John Newbon,He fell into the water due to the speed and ferocity of the current and drowned,[Eye Brook],,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Colvell, who found the body",,,Not indented,, ,1536_2,D/470,9/976/68,,Rutland,North Luffenham,1535-12-20,"Duraunt, John",Skarborow,John,M,North Luffenham,Husbandman,,,,1535-10-18,10,,15:00,,"Leading a brown bull worth 10s property of William Radclyff of North Luffenham, gent.","Raging after being bitten by a dog, the bull struck JS in his private parts crushing them",Bull,,Struck by,,Crushed private parts,Languished until 15 November,,Bull worth 10s,,,, ,1536_2,D/471,9/976/67,,Leicestershire,"St Leonard's, Abbey Gate",1536-02-28,"Jakys, Robert, and Temple, Richard",Marson,Robert,M,,,,,,1536-02-27,2,,09:00,,Felling a tree growing in the woods called 'Abbot[s] Stokkyng' pertaining to the Abbey of St Mary [de Pratis] ,A part of the tree called a 'Speld' broke off the tree and fell on the lelft side of RM's head killing him instantly,Tree (branch),,Fell on him,,Struck left side of the head,Instant,,,,Jury status,, ,1536_2,D/472,9/976/66,,Leicestershire,Wanlip ('Onlypp'),1536-02-09,"Jakys, Robert, and Temple, Richard",Kene,William,M,,,,,,1535-09-09,9,Thursday,14:00,,"Riding his black bald horse from Frisby-on-the-Wreake to Mountsorrel, with three sheepskins under the saddle and two dogs [on leashes] attached to the skins","When he entered a certain river/stream he intended to cross, the dogs refused to go into the water and were resisting so hard that the saddle's girdle broke. WK fell into the water with the saddle and the sheepskins, and drowned",River/stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1536_2,D/473,9/976/65,,Leicestershire,Kegworth,1536-02-18,"Jakys, Robert, and Temple, Richard",Hider,George,M,,,,,,1535-08-29,8,,14:00,,Riding from Kegworth to Nodington,When he was crossing a ford near Kegworth bridge. He rode into a 'Whirle pytt' and drowned,River [presumably the River Soar],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1536_2,D/474,9/976/64,,Leicestershire,Thrussington,1536-02-08,"Jakys, Robert, and Temple, Richard",Flowre,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1535-09-30,9,Thursday,09:00,,She was in the cart ('biga') of Christopher Trentam ,"As they descended a certain hill called 'Wrangbokke hill', horses pulling the cart broke into a run. When they reached the lowest part of the hill, they turned and the cart overturned. The 'Rath staff' struck EF in the back giving her a mortal wound",Cart (shaft),,Struck by,,Wound to the back,Instant,[CT who was probably driving the cart at the time],,,Jury status,, ,1536_2,D/475,9/976/63,,Leicestershire,Frolesworth,1536-02-27,"Jakys, Robert, and Temple, Richard",Foxton,Thomas,M,,,,,,1535-11-22,11,,13:00,,Crossing the 'mylne holme forth' on the stream between Frolesworth and Claybrooke,He tried to jump over the stream but fell into deep water. He stayed in the water for a longer while and eventually drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1536_2,D/476,9/976/62,,Leicestershire,Sileby,1536-02-07,"Jakys, Robert, and Temple, Richard",Arnall,John,M,,,,,,1535-12-28,12,,12:00,,"Travelling from the field called 'Southe feld' to Silesby in the cart ('plaustrum') of Richard Keys of Silesby, husbandman",One of the wheels ran into the corner of an old wall and the cart overturned. The 'Rath' of the cart struck JA in the back of the neck killing him instantly,Cart (shaft),,Struck by,,Wound to the neck,Instant,[RK who was probably driving the cart at the time],,,Jury status,, ,1536_2,D/477,9/976/61,,Northamptonshire,Dallington,1536-01-10,"Langtre, Thomas",Dunche,John,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Crossing a bridge near the Kingsthorpe mill,His feet slipped and he fell into the water and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1536_2,D/478,9/976/60,,Lincolnshire,Irby-upon-Humber ('Ereby'),1535-09-27,"Constable, Richard, gent.",Holand,Stephen,M,,,,,,1535-09-26,9,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') laden with peas in sheaves/bundles,"The cart overturned near a certain pit, [he fell into it] and was pinned down by the peas and died",Peas,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed and suffocated,,,"Peas worth 3s 4d are in custody of Peter Porter of Irby, husbandman",,,, ,1536_2,D/479,9/976/59,,Lincolnshire,Sutton (near Beckingham),1536-03-17,"Thorold, William",Thomson,John,M,,Servant of Robert Slater,,,,1535-03-11,3,,,,Working in his master's barn near a haystack,"He bent his knees to pull out some hay for his master's cattle, when the top of the haystack (containing one cartload of hay) fell on him, knocked him down and pressed him to the ground ",Haystack,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed and suffocated,Instant,,Hay worth 2s 4d,,,, ,1536_2,D/480,9/976/16,,Norfolk,Horsham St Faith,1535-10-17,"Corbett, John, sen., gent.",Shremplyng,John,M,,,,15 and more,,1535-10-17,10,,,,"He was in a mill in Horsham when George Leche of Rackheath ('Rakkeye'), labourer, aged 14, came there to grind a measure of grain",He took a handful of flour and threw it in GL's face and eyes so that he could not see. He then jumped on GL's back and cut himself with with GL's knife suffering a wound to the right leg,Knife,,,,"Wound to the right leg, 3 in deep, 1 in wide",Died within two hours,GL with whose knife he cut himself,Knife worth 1d,"JS had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1536_2,D/481,9/976/13,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Holme,1536-01-11,"Vyllors, Geoffrey, esq., bailiff of the Duchy of Lancaster",Arche,Alice,F,Holme,"Spinster, servant of Thomas Gillam",,,,1536-01-11,1,,21:00,,Returning home across ice having collected some sedge in the common called 'le Fen',The ice broke and so did the willow [she was holding on to or standing on] and she drowned,Fen,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1536_2,D/482,9/976/12,,Cambridgeshire,Bottisham,1535-11-03,"Foster[er], Laurence, gent.",Hugden,Thomas,M,Bottisham,,Son of William Hugden,4,,1535-11-03,11,,,,He was in his father's garden,He climbed a tree lying over a pit filled with water. He fell from the tree and drowned.,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1536_2,D/483,9/976/11,,Cambridgeshire,Bourn,1535-09-16,"Vssher, John",Hawke,Alice,F,Bourn,,Wife of John Hawke,,,1535-09-16,9,,,,Washing linen clothes in a pond ('stagnum'),"When she was drawing water with a pail, it became so heavy that the weight pulled her into the water, where she drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Pail worth 3d is in custody of Robert Bonys, constable of Bourn",,Not indented,, ,1536_2,D/484,9/976/10,,Suffolk,Coney Weston ('Conweston'),1536-02-20,"Holt, John",Stern,Agnes,F,Coney Weston,,,About 8 and more,,1535-02-27,2,Saturday,11:00,,Returning home having driven cows to the pasture called 'hall Close',"Passing by a 'calk pitt' filled with water, she fell into it and drowned",Chalk pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Many neighbours who were looking for her and found the body,,,Not indented,, ,1536_2,D/485,9/976/7,,Norfolk,South Lynn (in King's Lynn),1535-09-30,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Chase,John,M,,,,19 and more,,1535-06-28,6,,,,Chopping firewood in the house of William Pers,"Robert Forsett of Wiggenhall St Peter, singleman, came up to him, took his axe and with a great force struck one of the billets. He could not split it because of a knot in the wood and its hardness. However, the axe came out of the billet and struck JC, who was standing nearby, in his left shin cutting it to the bone",Axe,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left shin through to the bone, 1 in wide. Seven or eight days later the bone putrefied, he languished until the end of September and died due to lack of medical care",Languished until 2 pm on 28 September,RF who struck him in the leg by accident,RF had a grey gelding worth 10s which remains in his custody,,,, ,1536_2,D/486,9/976/6,,Norfolk,Methwold,1535-09-25,"Perne, Christopher, gent.",Wrag,Margaret,F,[Methwold],,Wife of John Wrag of Methwold,36 and more,,1535-09-23,9,,14:00,,"She was in the hall ('aula') of her husband's house and about to chastise ('castigare') her ten-year-old son, Robert Frysell","Fearing his mother RF ran to JW's smithy ('fugit in [...] domu[m] fabrilem'), where JW's servant, John Machin, was working forging nails called 'horsenayll[es]'. MW ran into the smithy and onto a red hot two-feet-long iron 'nayle Teyne' lying on the 'Stych', and suffered a wound to her left side",Teyne [OED: a slender rod of metal],,,,"Wound to the left side, 0.5 in deep",Languished until 4 am on 24 September,"RF who was running from her and JM, who was working in the smithy",,,,, ,1536_3,D/487,9/977/86,,Dorset,Morden,1535-08-27,"Stone, William",Carpenter,William,M,,,,,,1535-08-26,8,,,,"Mowing barley of John Adams with William Kyser of Morden, servant ('Grome')",He moved back and was struck in the right leg with WK's scythe,Scythe,,Struck with,,Wound to the right leg,Instant,WK who struck him in the leg by accident,Scythe worth 20d,,,, ,1536_3,D/488,9/977/83,,Dorset,Bovington,1535-11-07,"Stone, William",Wytte,Hugh,M,,,,,,1535-11-06,11,,,,,He struck himself in the right leg with a hatchet,Hatchet,,Struck with,,Wound to the right leg,Instant,,Hatchet worth 2d,,,, ,1536_3,D/489,9/977/79,,Wiltshire,Castle Eaton,1536-01-14,"Brydg[es], John, knt.",Grenefyld,William,M,Hannington,,,,,1536-01-13,1,,,,He was in a boat on the River Thames,He fell out of the boat and drowned,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1536_3,D/490,9/977/74,,Wiltshire,Hindon,1535-09-28,"Barter, Robert",Ingram ,John,M,,,,,,1535-09-27,9,,,,,"Struck in the forehead by a stone thrown by John Feylde of Hindon, husbandman",Stone,,Struck with,,Wound to the forehead,,,,,,, ,1536_3,D/491,9/977/57,,Devon,Great Torrington,1535-10-13,"Pearde, Thomas",Nuttyng,John,M,,,,,,1535-10-02,10,,,,"William Johnson of Great Torrington, tailor, was reprimanding and beating his servant, John Deyman, with a staff of no value, but only as means of instructing and correcting him ('p[er] viam instrucc[i]o[n]is & correcc[i]o[n]is & non alit[er]')","JN appeared suddenly on the right side of WJ, without him noticing, and when WJ raised the staff, he struck JN on the head giving him a mortal wound",Staff,,Struck with,,Wound to the head,Languished until 13 October,WJ who killed him by accident; JD who was at the scene,,,,, ,1536_4,D/492,9/1065/100,,Nottinghamshire,Teversal,1536-05-18,"Cawode, Edward",Bray,John,M,,,,,,1536-05-18,5,,,,Digging up stones in a stone pit ('in puteo lapidiu[m]') ,One of the stones fell from the top of the pit and struck him in the throat giving him a mortal wound and killing him instantly,Stone,,Fell on him,,"Wound to the throat, 4 in long, 3 in wide and 5 in deep",Instant,"John Copley of Newbold, who found the body",Stone worth 2d,,,, ,1536_4,D/493,9/1065/96,,Derbyshire,Kedleston ('Ketilston'),1536-06-27,"Pole, Henry",Mosley,Thomas,M,,,,,,1536-06-16,5,,14:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') with two ironbound wheels and pulled by four steers and two small nags ('caballa') property of Thomas Jakson of Kedleston,He fell and part of the left wheel called a 'Feyle' struck his left leg breaking it and giving him a large wound,Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,"Broken left leg and wound to the left leg, 2 fingers deep, one palm long and almost one palm wide",Languished until 3 am on 27 June,,"Part of the wheel is worth 6d and remains in custody of John Hall of Anfield, bailiff of the Appletree hundred",,,, ,1536_4,D/494,9/1065/95,,Derbyshire,Codnor,1536-06-26,"Pole, Henry",Gebb,Agnes,F,,,,,,1536-06-17,6,,07:00,,,A cow struck her in the right side of the stomach with its horn,Cow ,,Gored by,,"Wound to the right side of the stomach, 1 in long, 1 in wide and 1 in deep",Languished until 9 am on 18 June,,"Cow worth 10s remains in custody of Richard Wodeson, bailiff of the liberty of Codnor",,,, ,1536_4,D/495,9/1065/93,,Derbyshire,Markeaton,1536-05-30,"Pole, Henry",Branden alias Wodehouse,Edward,M,,,,,,1536-05-28,5,,09:00,,"Standing in a cart ('plaustrum') laden with bramble bush ('spina') using a rope [to tie the load to the cart], in the place called 'Panbroke'","One end of the rope was tied to the cart's rail or shaft ('baculum') by a twelve-year-old boy. As EB was pulling on the rope, it slid off the rail and he fell backwards hitting the ground with his back. He fell with with such force that he crushed his back and his members and could not get up. He was taken home by his neighbours, where he eventually died of his injuries",Cart and load,,Fall from,,Crushed back and other members,Languished until 10 am on 29 May,,"Rope worth 8d remains in custody of Edward Smyth, constable of Markeaton",,,, ,1536_4,D/496,9/1065/87,,Northamptonshire,Walgrave,1536-06-30,"Perwyche, Edmund",Norman,William,M,,Tailor,,,,1536-06-26,6,,,,Hanging a bell,A 'Theyle' [a board or plank?] worth 4d fell on him giving him a mortal wound,board or plank,,Fell on him,,Wound,Languished until 30 June,,,,,, ,1536_4,D/497,9/1065/85,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Harwell,1536-05-31,"Lythell, Thomas",Kete,Agnes,F,[Harwell],,Wife of Nicholas Kete of Harwell,,,1536-05-30,5,,,,Riding from Harwell to Abingdon on a grey horse worth 12s,"The horse jumped, she fell down and broke her neck",Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Horse worth 12s,,,, ,1536_4,D/498,9/1065/84,,Gloucestershire,Bagendon,1536-06-05,"Bagger, William, gent.",Tommez,William,M,,,,10 and more,,1536-06-03,6,,12:00,,Passing by the millpond of the mill called 'lether Welsmyll' ,"Due to the violence of water he was carried into the trough, where he drowned because of the speed of the current",Millpond (trough),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1536_4,D/499,9/1065/83,,Oxfordshire,Clifton,1536-07-30,"Hucvale, Robert",Wyse,Henry,M,Clifton,Husbandman,,,,1536-06-22,6,,,,Taking a grey horse to water in the River Thames [possibly he means the River Cherwell being closer],"When he mounted the horse, it kicked back so that he fell off its back",Horse,,Fall from,,Broken ('deruptus'),Instant,,Horse worth 6s 8d delivered to king's almoner,,,, ,1536_4,D/500,9/1065/82,,Gloucestershire,Northleach,1536-07-31,"Bagger, William, gent.",Hellyll,Henry,M,,,,,,1536-07-26,7,,,,Sleeping in a cart ('plaustrum sive bigam vocat[ur] a carte'),"When the horses moved the cart towards a certain hill, he fell from it and was run over by one of the wheels",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wound to the body,Instant,,Wheel worth 2s remains in custody of Roger Hellyll,,,, ,1536_4,D/501,9/1065/81,,Herefordshire,Weobley/Moccas,1536-05-04,"Shipham, Thomas",Rechards,Elizabeth,F,Moccas,,,,,1536-03-30,3,,,,Playing on the bank of a pond ('stagnum') called a 'mote',She slipped and fell into the water where she drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1536_4,D/502,9/1065/79,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1536-08-04,"Gebons, Thomas, mayor and coroner",Seyse,William,M,,,,,,1536-07-12,7,,15:00,,Washing himself in the River Wye,He drowned,River Wye,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1536_4,D/503,9/1065/78,,Staffordshire,Hamstall Ridware,1536-03-24,"Warde, Edmund",Herby,Matilda,F,,,,,,1536-03-24,3,,,,Drawing water from the 'Nether pole' in the 'Newe park' to drink,She fell into the water due to a fall called a 'Slydyng' and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1536_4,D/504,9/1065/76,,Worcestershire,Wolverley,1536-07-31,"Dethyck, Richard",Barnard,Jane,F,,,,,,1536-07-30,7,,,,Fetching water from the River Stour,She fell into the water and drowned,River Stour,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1536_4,D/505,9/1065/59,,"Yorkshire, NR",Crathorne,1536-03-25,"Lound, Robert",Mason,George,M,Crathorne,Labourer,,,Suffering from ague,1536-03-22,3,,16:00,,Passing by the River Leven,"He fell into the water due to his illness, debility and weakness and drowned",River Leven,Illness,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1536_4,D/506,9/1065/55,,Yorkshire,Maltby,1535-04-22,"Swinhow, John",Fretwell,Robert,M,Maltby,Husbandman,,,,1535-04-22,4,,13:00,,Loading thorny bushes ('spine') onto a cart ('plaustrum') in Maltby fields,He fell from the cart onto a 'wayn pykestaff' and received a wound to the inside of the leg through to his intestines,Pikestaff,,Fall onto,,Wound to the inside of the leg through to the intestines,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1536_4,D/507,9/1065/54,,"Yorkshire, NR",Great Ayton ('Aton'),1536-04-21,"Lound, Robert",Lokwod,Henry,M,,,,,Suffering from ague,1536-04-19,4,,17:00,,He was in his bed driven mad by his illness,"He got up and went as far as the River Leven. He fell into the water due to his debility, he could not get out and drowned",River Leven,Illness,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1536_4,D/508,9/1065/53,,Westmorland,Askby graynge',1535-11-29,"Hilton, Robert",Skayffe,Roland,M,,,,,,1535-11-27,11,,,,Going over a certain wall,"He was holding a staff/stick ('baculum'), which struck him in the stomach giving him a mortal wound",Staff/stick,,Struck by,,"Wound to the stomach, 4 in wide and 10 in deep",Languished until 28 November,,,,Not indented,, ,1536_4,D/509,9/1065/50,,Westmorland,Windermere,1535-09-15,"Ducket, Roger",Braythwaite,John,M,,,,,,1535-09-15,9,,,,Riding a horse in a road that was full of roots ('plena radici[bus]') ,"The horse stumbled, they both fell into a a 14-feet-deep cavity/pit and JB was killed on the spot",Cavity/pit,,Fall into,,,Instant,,,,Not indented; 'diabolica instigacio[ne] & p[er] casu infortunii',, ,1536_4,D/510,9/1065/49,,Cumberland,Grinsdale,1536-07-25,"Beweley, Richard",Wilkynson,Thomas,M,,,,,,1535-07-24,7,,,,Crossing a bridge on the River Eden,"The horse stumbled on a stone, TW fell and broke his neck",Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,Not indented,, ,1536_4,D/511,9/1065/48,,Cumberland,Botcherby,1535-12-09,"Coldall, John, esq.",Pattynson,John,M,,,,,,1535-12-09,12,,08:00,,,He fell into a moat/ditch ('fossa') in the place called 'powell dowbe' and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1536_4,D/512,9/1065/47,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,not given,"Vrde, John, and Swynbure, Alexander",Foster,Andrew,M,,Collier,,,,not given,,,,,Descending into a coal pit using a rope,"The rope broke, he fell and broke his neck",Coal pit,,Fall into,,Broken neck,,,,,Not indented,, ,1536_4,D/513,9/1065/46,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1536-07-10,"Vrde, John, and Swynbure, Alexander",Hebbure,Elizabeth,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1536-07-10,7,,,,Walking from home to the chapel of Blessed Mary the Virgin within the Carmelite Friary,"She was on the chapel's stairs holding on to a putrefied wooden rail. The rail broke, she fell down the stairs (about sis or seven foot), [hit her] head and died instantly",Stairs,,Fall from,,[Struck] head,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1536_4,D/514,9/1065/45,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1535-08-28,"Vrde, John, and Shaftoe [illegible]",Bothee,Richard,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,He was in a boat/small ship ('navicula') laden with coal on the River Tyne,The boat capsized due to a great wind storm and he drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1536_4,D/515,9/1065/30,,Kent,"Wye, parish of St Martin of Wye/Boughton Aluph",1536-04-20,"Wodde, Edward",Well[es],Thomas,M,[Wilmington in the parish of Boughton Aluph],,Son of John Wellys of Wilmington in the parish of Boughton Aluph,,,1536-04-12,4,,16:00,,,He fell into a ditch in Boughton Aluph and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1536_4,D/516,9/1065/28,,Kent,Dartford,1536-04-17,"Beer, John",Ryvett,John,M,[Dartford],,Son of John and Elizabeth Ryvett of Dartford,3 and more,,1536-04-15,4,,16:00-17:00,,He was in a garden near the messuage or house of his father in 'mersshe strete' in Dartford,"When his parents were not around, he fell into a pond and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Elizabeth Cherey, who found the body",,,,, ,1536_4,D/517,9/1065/24,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 105, p. 28",Sussex,Robertsbridge,1536-04-20,"Sharp, Richard",Fawkyswell,Edmund,M,,,Son of Clement Fawkyswell,,Suffering from 'fallyng sykenesse' i.e. Epilepsy,1536-04-19,4,,,,He was in the king's highway walking from Roberstsbridge to Playden ,"Suddenly, he fell into a stream by king's highway between the abbey and township of Robertsbridge due to illness, and drowned",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1536_4,D/518,9/1065/23,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 104, p. 28",Sussex,Mountfield,1536-04-04,"Sharp, Richard",Henne,John,M,Battle,Labourer,,,,1536-03-23,3,,,,"Felling an oak tree belonging to William Fynche, knight",Tree fell on him,Tree,,Fell on him,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,Oak worth 4d.,,,, ,1536_4,D/519,9/1065/19,,Norfolk,Trowse,1536-05-24,"Corbet, John, sen.",Perse,Edmund,M,,,,24 and more,,1536-05-24,5,,08:00,,"Driving his cart ('carecta') pulled by five mares and laden with goods belonging to John Hobson, from Trowse to Bungay, Suffolk","One wheel of the cart went over a 'bank' and the cart overturned. It fell on EP's body giving him a mortal wound, from which he died instantly",Cart,,Fell on him,,Wound to the body,Instant,,"Cart, goods and horses worth 60s seized by Reginald Lytylprow, deputy of Edward Foxe, [the king's almoner]",,,, ,1536_4,D/520,9/1065/18,,Norfolk,Weybourne ('Waburn'),1536-07-21,"Corbet, John, sen.",Bulman,John,M,,,,5 and more,,1536-07-21,7,,18:00,,He was near the cart ('carecta') of [faded] Coke in the place called 'the Abbey yard',"One of the wheels ran over his neck so that 'the nekke bone' was broken, which killed him instantly",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Two mares and cart worth [faded, illegible] seized by Reginald Lytylprowe, deputy of Edward Foxe, [the king's almoner]",,,, ,1536_4,D/521,9/1065/16,,Norfolk,Gayton,1536-07-03,"Corbet, John, sen., gent.",Grene,Dorothy,F,"Hensall ('hensill'), Yorkshire",Vagabond and sturdy beggar ('vacabuda ac potens mendicatrix'),,30 and more,,1536-06-10,6,,,,"She came to Gayton and approached several people for alms. She was apprehended by the village constables John Palmer, sen., of Gayton, yeoman, and Thomas Aylymer of Gayton, yeoman, acting in execution of An Act for Punishment of sturdy Vagabonds and Beggars.","They tied her to the horse's tail with a two-cubit-long halter ('capistrum') and proceeded to whip her with a whip. Upon this she made so much noise and behaved so badly ('quosdam tumultum & srtepitum fecit & seipsam adeo male gerebat') that the horse became frightened, broke away from JP, junior, who was leading it, and ran down the king's road. Before they captured the horse, it had dragged DG over the distance of 20 cubits. The right side of her body was crushed and bruised",Horse,,Dragged by,,Crushed and bruised the right side of the body,Languished until 3 July,"JP, sen., JP, jun., and TA, who were administering punishment and inadvertently caused he death",,,,, ,1537_1,D/522,9/535/9,,Northamptonshire,Thornhaugh ('Thornhawe'),1536-09-12,"Molsnorth, John",Beterege,Elizabeth,F,,,,60 and more,,1536-10-01,10 [9],,,,Crossing a stream called 'crasbery',She slipped and fell into the water due to her weakness and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Accident date wrong : should be 1 September,, ,1537_4,D/523,9/537/24,,Nottinghamshire,"Hardwick ('Herdweke') [near Kirkby in Ashfield, Sutton in Ashfield, Skegby and Teversal]",1537-10-12,"Langley, Adam",Doughty,John,M,,,,,,1537-07-28,7,,14:00,,Hiding and lying ('latitabat & iacebat') behind a certain hedge/fence ('sepes') ,"William Bryswood of Hardwick, yeoman, shot a crossbow bolt called a 'mattrez' worth 4d at a bird called 'Robynnett', without any premeditated malice or felonious intention. Unknowingly, he struck JD right side of his body giving him a mortal wound",Bolt,,Shot with,,Wound to the right side of the body,Languished until 3 August,WB who shot him by accident. He did not flee the scene,"Crossbow bolt worth 4d; WB was later pardoned. 'Henry VIII: January 1538, 26-31', Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 13 Part 1: January-July 1538 (1892), pp. 50-66. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=75751 Date accessed: 24 September 2014, p. 63: '36. Will. Briswood, of Herdweke, Notts., yeoman. Pardon for having, at Herdweke, accidentally shot with an arrow called ""a matteras"" one John Doughtie, who afterwards died of the wound at Sutton Ashefeld, Notts.; the said William having been committed to the Marshalsea prison, as certified by Sir John FitzJames, C.J. of the King's Bench. Westm., 28 Jan. Pat. 29 Hen. VIII., p. 4, m. 25.",,,, ,1537_4,D/524,9/537/38,,Hampshire ,"Sherfield [S. on Loddon or S. English, 'Schurfylde']",1537-05-22,"Hyll, Richard",Gardyner,Agnes,F,,,,,,1537-05-22,5,,,,,She fell into a [pit] and died instantly,Pit,,Fall into,,[possibly drowned],,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/525,9/537/39,,Hampshire ,"Arreton, Isle of Wight",1537-05-12,"Worsley, James, knt.",Sendall,Alice,F,,,,,,1537-05-10,5,,10:00,,,She fell from a bridge into a stream/river ('curs[us]' aque') and drowned,Stream/river,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/526,9/537/40m,,Hampshire ,Bentworth,1537-05-25,"Hyll, Richard",Westurne,George,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Working in a chalk pit with Philip Lypstu,"Suddenly, some earth fell on them and they died",Earth,,Fell on top of him,,,,PL who died with him,,,,, ,1537_4,D/526,9/537/40m,,Hampshire ,Bentworth,1537-05-25,"Hyll, Richard",Lypstu,Philip,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Working in a chalk pit with George Westurne,"Suddenly, some earth fell on them and they died",Earth,,Fell on top of him,,,,GW who died with him,,,,, ,1537_4,D/527,9/537/43,,Wiltshire,Slaughterford ('Slawtynford'),1537-06-15,"Lambe, Aldhelm",Townysyende,John,M,Slaughterford,Husbandman,,,,1537-06-15,6,,,,Passing by a ditch filled with water,He fell into the ditch and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/528,9/537/44,,Wiltshire,Bradford-on-Avon,1537-06-05,"Lambe, Aldhelm",Pynchyn,Christopher,M,,,,,,1537-06-05,6,,,,Running fast through the farmyard of William Webbe,"Suddenly, the knife he had at his side in his pouch ('merciupium') fell on his right foot giving him a wound",Knife,,Fell on him,,Wound to the right foot,,,Knife worth 2d,,,, ,1537_4,D/529,9/537/45,,Wiltshire,Upton Lovell,1537-06-10,"Barter, Robert",Decke,John,M,,,,,,1537-06-10,6,,,,Washing himself by the 'upton lowell Wat[er]' in the place called 'Trobbis pole',As he was washing his hands and body he inclined and fell into the water and drowned,Water (unidentified),,Fell into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/530,9/537/92,,Derbyshire,Draycott/Wilne,1537-03-12,"Pole, Henry",Anden,Richard,M,,,,9,,1537-03-02,3,,16:00,,Herding sheep in the pasture called 'stanford brygge',"As he walked over a concave bank of a pit filled with water, the ground collapsed under his feet and he fell into the water. He could not get out due to his young age and eventually drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Coke and William Shoven of Draycott, who found the body",,,,, ,1537_4,D/531,9/537/93,,Leicestershire,Hallaton ('halloughton'),1537-06-10,"Jakys, Robert, and Temple, Richard",Turnour,Richard,M,,,,,,1537-06-05,6,,20:00,,Going from Hallaton to Blaston,He fell into a pit near 'blason brigge' and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1537_4,D/532,9/537/94,,Warwickshire,Polesworth,1537-04-24,"Hawe, Thomas, sen.",Porter,Elizabeth,F,Polesworth,Spinster,,,,1537-04-16,4,,14:00,,"Playing and joking with George Wallys of Polesworth, tailor","GH had on him a 'Taillor[es] Shere' worth 6s, with which he struck EP in the right leg by accident giving her a mortal wound",Shears,,Struck with,,Wound to the right leg,Languished until 24 April,GW who struck her with his scissors by accident,Shears worth 6d,,,, ,1537_4,D/533,9/537/95,,Lincolnshire,Evedon,1537-03-24,"Hogekynson, Christopher",Bekett,William,M,Evedon,Miller,,,,1537-03-23,3,,,,Watching a water mill working ,"When one of the cogs broke, WB came up to the wheel to repair it. He was standing so close to it that the cogs lifted him up and and crushed him in the wheel's 'framed tymber'",Mill (wheel),,,,"Crushed the left side of the head through to the brain, multiple wounds to the whole body",Instant,,Wheel worth 20d,,,, ,1537_4,D/534,9/537/96,,Warwickshire,Polesworth,1537-07-09,"Hawe, Thomas, sen.",Osmoll,Godfrey/Geoffrey ('Godfridus'/'Galfridus'),M,Hinckley ('Henkeley'),Husbandman,,,Drunk,1537-07-07,7,,17:00,,Riding between Tomworth and Dordon,"He fell from the horse and onto a scythe, which he was holding in his hands. He cut the upper part of his right leg and the left hand",Scythe,,Fall onto,,Cut the upper part of the right leg and the left hand,Languished until 7 pm,,Scythe worth 12d,,,, ,1537_4,D/535,9/537/97,,Rutland,Tickencote (Tykyngcote'),1537-07-28,"Feldynge, John and Durant, John (of Barrowden)",Dale,Elizabeth,F,,Single woman,"Daughter of John Dale of Tickencote, miller",17,,1537-04-04,4,,10:00,,She was in her father's cart,She jumped from the back end of the cart and fell on her chest. Her internal organs were damaged ('perierunt') and she died soon after,Cart,,,,Damaged internal organs; jurors examined the body at 6 pm and found no sign of blows or abrasions,Languished until 11 am,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/536,9/537/98,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 80, no. 158",Nottinghamshire,Shelford,1537-07-06,"Langley, Adam",Dolphyn,Robert,M,,,,,,1537-07-05,7,,,,Crossing the River Trent at the ford called 'Steynors' on his way to Stoke Bardolph,He slipped and fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,William Broodhirste who found the body,,,,, ,1537_4,D/537,9/537/99,,Derbyshire,Darley ('darley in le peke'),1537-05-03,"Pole, John",Dany,Robert,M,Newbold,Husbandman,,,,1537-04-11,4,,09:00,,Riding a white mare worth 10s in the place called 'wateryng place' ,The current knocked down the horse and they fell into deep water. Neither the mare nor RD could get up and they drowned. ,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned; body stayed in the river until 20 April,,"Henry Ned[ha]m of Darley and Hugh Benet of Beeley, who found the body",Mare worth 10s,,,, ,1537_4,D/538,9/537/113,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1536-11-01,"Bromwiche, Thomas, gent.",Thruppe,Nicholas,M,Stanford Bishop,Labourer,,9,,1536-09-18,9,,,,Travelling in a 'dongge wayne',The cart ('plaustrum') fell on him killing him,Cart,,Fell on him,,,,,"Cart remains in custody of Richard Throop of Stanford Bishop, husbandman",,,, ,1537_4,D/539,9/537/114,,Herefordshire,Hereford/Canon Bridge,1537-02-15,"Chabnor, John",ap Madock,Richard,M,Ewyas Harold,Labourer,,,,1536-06-14,2,,18:00,,Crossing a ford on the River Wye near Canon Bridge on a white mare worth 5s,The current pushed them into a 'Whyrle pitte' near the ford. He fell from the horse and drowned,River Wye,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Mare worth 5s,,,, ,1537_4,D/540,9/537/115,,Herefordshire,Brampton Bryan,1537-06-27,"Bromwyche, Thomas, gent.",Beble,Richard,M,Pedwardine,Yeoman,,,,1537-06-25,6,,10:00,,Standing in a barn,A piece of timber called a ' crosse beame' fell on the left side of his head,Beam,,Fell on him,,Struck head through to the brain,Languished until 4 pm on 25 June,,Beam worth 2d,,,, ,1537_4,D/541,9/537/117,,Herefordshire,Hereford/Dinmore,1537-06-18,"Chabnor, John",Delany alias Stocker,John,M,,,,,,1536-08-18,8,,,,"Mowyng of ot[es]' in the field called 'Oldefyld' in Dinmore, with John Walker of Dinmore, labourer",JW struck him in the right leg with a scythe,Scythe,,Struck with,,Struck right leg,Died at 11 pm,JW who struck him with a scythe by accident,,,,, ,1537_4,D/542,9/537/118,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1537-05-25,"Grainger, Thomas, mayor of Hereford and coroner",Shepherd,William,M,,,,,,1537-05-01,5,,,,,He was bitten in the chest and stomach by a bear in the 'high Cawsey',Bear,,Bitten by,,Wounds to chest and stomach,Died on 2 May,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/543,9/537/119,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1537-05-25,"Grainger, Thomas, mayor of Hereford and coroner",Buckeley,Roger,M,,Servant of William Smothe,,,,1537-05-09,5,,,,Washing himself in the River Wye in the suburbs of Hereford,He drowned,River Wye,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/544,9/537/120,,Gloucestershire,Bishop's Cleeve,1537-05-04,"Badger, William, gent.",Whyttocke,William,M,Bishop's Cleeve,Tailor,,,,1537-05-02,5,,,,,He fell into the 'millam broke' and drowned,Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/545,9/537/122,,Staffordshire,Ellenhall ('Elnall'),1536-11-28,"Clerk, Barnaby",Butterey,George,M,,,,,,1537-11-27,11,,,,Felling an oak tree growing in Ellhall Park,One of the branches of the tree fell on him crushing his body,Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him,,Crushed body,,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/546,9/537/125,,Berkshire,Brightwalton ('Bryghtylton'),1537-02-09,"Lythell, Thomas",Pitsall,Richard,M,,Labourer,,,,1537-02-07,2,,08:00,,Pruning an oak standing in the tree,He was thrown off the tree by a gust of wind,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/547,9/537/126,,Oxfordshire,Murcott ('morecote'),1537-06-29,"Hucvale, Robert",Wyatt,Emma,F,[Murcott],,"Wife of John Wyatt of Murcott, husbandman",,,1537-06-09,6,,,,She came out of her house and went to the end of a close pertaining to the house,Her feet slipped and she fell into a pond ('stagnum') of great depth and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/548,9/537/127,,Oxfordshire,Banbury,1537-06-26,"Hucvale, Robert",Baker,Alice,F,Banbury,"Spinster, servant",,,,1537-06-05,6,,,,Fetching water from a well ('fons') in her master's house,She fell into the well due to the speed and turning of the well's winch and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/549,9/537/130,,Herefordshire,Madley,1537-06-26,"Chabnor, John",Landon,Thomas,M,,,,,,1537-05-20,5,,,,"He was lying next to the 'prycke' in a place called 'Lowfeld' at Kingston, towards the western side of the field, at which Thomas Phelpottes, Philip Walsheman, John Sevegar and others were shooting arrows",By misfortune TP's arrow struck him on the right side of his forehead and penetrated through to his brain,Arrow,,Struck with,,Wound to right side of his forehead and penetrated through to his brain,,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/550,9/537/132,,Staffordshire,Stafford,1536-08-08,"Dylron, Richard",Salt,Margaret,F,,,,About 2,,1536-08-07,8,,20:00,,"She was lying in front of/by ('coram') the cart of John Savage of Stafford, tanner ","William Russell and William Waren, labourers of Stafford, servants of JS were driving their master's cart ('bigamen sive plaustrum') pulled by oxen to his house. They failed to notice her and one of the wheels on the left side ran over her head crushing it and killing her instantly",Cart (left wheel),,Run over,,Crushed head,Instant,"WR and WW, the cart drivers","Wheel worth 10s remains in custody of William Myddelton and John Kempe, bailiffs of the liberty of the said village",,,, ,1537_4,D/551,9/537/136,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1536-11-19,"Lame, Robert",Stabbes,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1536-11-19,11,,,,He was on a scaffold in the street called 'keysid' [Quayside] approximately 40 feet from the ground ,"A post called a 'sparr', on which he stood, broke so that he fell down breaking his neck",Scaffolding,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/552,9/537/137m,,Westmorland,Windermere,1537-03-29,"Dukket, Roger",Fyscher,George,M,,,,,,1537-03-29,3,,09:00,,Sailing in a battered ('lacerata') boat on Lake Windermere with Margaret Fyscher,They drowned due to the boat's condition,Lake Windermere,,,,Drowned,,MF who drowned with him,Boat worth 4d,,Not indented,, ,1537_4,D/552,9/537/137m,,Westmorland,Windermere,1537-03-29,"Dukket, Roger",Fyscher,Margaret,F,,,,,,1537-03-29,3,,09:00,,Sailing in a battered ('lacerata') boat on Lake Windermere with George Fyscher,They drowned due to the boat's condition,Lake Windermere,,,,Drowned,,GF who drowned with her,Boat worth 4d,,Not indented,, ,1537_4,D/553,9/537/138,,"Yorkshire, WR",Rotherham,1537-05-07,"Swynhowe, John",Williamson,Robert,M,Rotherham,Bowstring maker,,,,1536-10-08,10,,,,,He fell into the River Rother and drowned,River Rother,,Fall into,,Drowned; body stayed in the river until 8 May 1537,,"John Wyghtman of Rotherham, yeoman, who found the body",,,Not indented,, ,1537_4,D/554,9/537/140,,Yorkshire,Wakefield,1537-06-09,"Frobiser, John",Smyth,John,M,Wakefield,Labourer,,,,1537-06-05,6,,,,"Thatching a roof on a barn, standing on a ladder","He was overcome by palsy, fell from the ladder and crushed his body",Ladder,Palsy,Fall from,,Crushed body,Languished until 8 June,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/555,9/537/152,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Wennington,1537-07-03,"Burton, John",Wynwyk,Thomas,M,Abbots Ripton,,,11 or more,,1537-07-02,7,,14:00,,He was in the cart ('biga') of William Smyth,"The cart overturned due to careless driving and he fell out of it. When he was on the ground, one of the wheels fell on his neck breaking it",Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/556,9/537/153m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Holme,1537-03-12,"Wyllers, Geoffrey, gent.",Gryg,Robert,M,,Servant of William Gyllam of Holme,,,,1537-02-23,2,,,,"Sailing on the Whittlesey Mere in a fishing boat with a sail fishing, with Thomas Dawes, another servant of WG","Suddenly, a great storm broke out and the boat capsized because of the wind blowing against the sail",Whittlesey Mere,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,TD who was with him,,,,, ,1537_4,D/556,9/537/153m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Holme,1537-03-12,"Wyllers, Geoffrey, gent.",Dawes,Thomas,M,,Servant of William Gyllam of Holme,,,,1537-02-23,2,,,,"Sailing on the Whittlesey Mere in a fishing boat with a sail fishing, with Robert Gryg, another servant of WG","Suddenly, a great storm broke out and the boat capsized because of the wind blowing against the sail",Whittlesey Mere,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,RG who was with him,"According to the traveller Celia Fiennes, who saw it in 1697, the mere was ""3 mile broad and six mile long. In the midst is a little island where a great store of Wildfowle breed.... The ground is all wett and marshy but there are severall little Channells runs into it which by boats people go up to this place; when you enter the mouth of the Mer it looks formidable and its often very dangerous by reason of sudden winds that will rise like Hurricanes...."" The Journeys of Celia Fiennes. Edited and introduced by Christopher Morris (London: The Cresset Press, 1949), p. 67",,,, ,1537_4,D/557,9/537/154,,Norfolk,Wroxham,1537-07-07,"Corbet, John, sen., gent.",Grey,John,M,,,,18,,1537-07-06,7,,,,He was in a boat property of Hugh Cannon sailing on the 'wroxham ryv[er]' [presumably the River Bure],He jumped into the water from the boat. He fell on the ground under the boat and as he was getting up the boat pushed his head and body under water causing him to drown,River [presumably the River Bure],Boat,,,Drowned,,,"Boat worth 20s seized by John Sotherton, deputy of Edward Foxe, king's almoner",,,, ,1537_4,D/558,9/537/155,,Norfolk,Bodham ('Bedam'),1537-05-24,"Corbett, John, sen., gent.",Foster,John,M,,,,22 and more,,1537-05-23,5,,,,Driving the cart ('carecta') of William Shepard[es] from 'Thernyng strete' to 'morgate strete',"He fell under the wheels of the cart and one of them ran over his head, which killed him instantly",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over head,Instant,,"Wheel worth 5s seized by John Sotherton, deputy of Edward Foxe, king's almoner",,,, ,1537_4,D/559,9/537/156,,Buckinghamshire,Eton,1537-04-29,"Gardener, John",Reason,Thomas,M,,Labourer,,,,1537-04-28,4,,,,Pruning a walnut tree with an axe,"When he cut the branch above him, it fell and struck his chest pinning him to the tree trunk",Tree (walnut branch),,Fell on him,,Struck chest,,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1537_4,D/560,9/537/158,,Buckinghamshire (now Berkshire),Langley Marish ('langley merr'),1537-04-16,"Torner, William",Well[es],Jane,F,Langley Marish,"Pauper/beggar, widow",Widow,,,not given,,,,,Crossing a bridge over 'langley broke',She fell from the bridge and into the water. She could not get up due to her weakness and drowned,Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1537_4,D/561,9/537/159,,Buckinghamshire,Newton Longville,1537-05-06,"Woodless, Robert",Smith,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1537-05-04,5,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by four horses over a hill,"The cart started travelling downhill with such speed that he could not slow it down. As he tried to do so, he fell and the left wheel worth 5s fell on the left side of his head killing him instantly",Cart (left wheel),,Fell on him,,Struck left side of the head,Instant,,Wheel worth 5s remains in custody of Richard Thamys of Stewkley ('Stukely'),NS had no goods or chattels,,, ,1538_2,D/562,9/539/28,,Northamptonshire,Pawston ('Paston'),1537-08-22,"Maltsworth, John",Blake,Margery,F,Pawston,Servant of John Rawlens,,,,1537-08-22,8,,10:00,,She was on top of a barley stack in her master's barn,She fell headlong from the stack breaking her neck,Barley stack,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1538_2,D/563,9/539/54,,Lincolnshire,Bassingthorpe,1538-01-13,"Hogekynson, Christopher",Blakloke,John,M,,,,,,1538-01-12,1,,,,Cleaning ('strigilebat anglice curryed') his grey horse worth 12s,The horse kicked him in the top of the head with its right hind leg killing him instantly,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the top of the head,Instant,,Horse worth 12s delivered to the village of Bassingthorpe,,,, ,1538_2,D/564,9/539/57,,Leicestershire,Hoby,1538-03-04,"Jakys, Robert, and Temple, Richard",Bentley,Oliver,M,,,,,,1537-12-06,12,,,,Going from Saxelby to Leicester driving a boar,"Suddenly, the boar turned on him and struck him on the inside of his right leg with its tusk ('cu[m] magno dento suo voc[atur] a Thussh') giving him a mortal wound ",Boar,,Struck by,,Wound to the inside of the right leg,Instant,,"Boar worth 6s remains in custody of Pernella Band of Saxelby, widow",,Jury status,, ,1538_2,D/565,9/539/58,,Derbyshire,Locko ('lokkawe' in Spondon),1537-09-28,"Pole, Henry",Byrkwode,John,M,,,,,,1537-09-25,9,,16:00,,,"The ox property of Thomas Brydd of Locko, gent., struck him on the right side of the stomach, near his private parts, with its right horn giving him a mortal wound",Ox,,Struck by,,"Wound to the right side of the stomach, 1 in long, half inch wide and 2 in deep",Died at 3 pm on 27 September,,Ox worth 12s remains in custody of TB,,Proceedings,, ,1538_2,D/566,9/539/61,,Northamptonshire,Egdcote ('Ogecot'),1537-09-22,"Stuttesbury, Thomas",Basse,William,M,,,,,,1537-09-18,9,,,,Wrestling playfully ('fuerunt luctantes in ioco') with William Hankyns,He fell on his own sheathed knife and died instantly,Knife,,Fall onto,,,Instant,WH with whom he was wrestling,,"WB had no goods, chattels or lands",,, ,1538_2,D/567,9/539/63,,Lincolnshire,Oasby,1537-10-03,"Hogekynson, Christopher",Taylour,Vincent,M,Oasby,Labourer,,,,1537-10-02,10,,,,Digging in a clay pit using a spade,He was digging without due caution and one side of the pit collapsed on him killing him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1538_2,D/568,9/539/64,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 85, no. 169",Nottinghamshire,Thoroton,1538-02-22,"Langley, Adam",Wright,William,M,,,,,,1538-02-21,2,,,,Crossing the River Smite on horseback on his way from Sutton to Thoroton during high water,"As he was crossing a ford on the river, he fell into a pit and drowned",River Smite,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Richard Bartraham, who found the body",,,,, ,1538_2,D/569,9/539/65,,Coventry city,Coventry,1538-01-21,"Grene, Robert",Hasky,Isabel,F,,Widow,Widow,60 and more,,1538-01-20,1,Sunday,21:00,,She came out of her house to relieve herself in the place called 'bastell' [possibly the Batille Gate],"A 'burde' broke under her, she fell into the River Sherbourne and drowned",River Sherbourne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,John Miller who found the body,,,,, ,1538_2,D/570,9/539/66,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 82, no. 162",Nottinghamshire,Kirklington,1537-08-28,"Langley, Adam",Sargeandson,John,M,,,,,,1537-08-27,8,,,,Climbing a willow tree,"He climbed the tree and when he was high up, he slipped and fell down headlong shattering his neck",Tree (willow),,Fall from,,Shattered neck ,Instant,William Tournour who found the body,,,,, ,1538_2,D/571,9/539/67,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 82, no. 161.",Nottinghamshire,Nottingham (''guylhald Ville Notingh[a]m'),1537-08-21,"Orrell, Maurice, gent., and Alynson, John",Herd,John,M,,,,,,1537-08-20,8,,,,Climbing a pile of timber in the place called 'bulhede yard' to survey and purchase the wood,The piece of timber he stood on moved and he fell over backwards onto another piece with a protruding sharp branch. The branch gave him a wound to the back and near the heart so that it was crushed and shattered,Timber,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the back through to the heart, which was crushed and shattered",Instant,,,,,, ,1538_2,D/572,9/539/67a,,Derbyshire,Ripley,1538-02-11,"Pole, Henry",Wyllyamson,Thomas,M,,,,,Suffering from epilepsy ('morbus caducus'),1537-12-16,12,,16:00,,Crossing a wooden bridge in Ripley,He had a sudden seizure and fell from the bridge,Bridge,Illness,Fall from,,,Instant,John Wat[er] of Pentrich who found the body,,,,, ,1538_2,D/573,9/539/68,,Derbyshire,Matlock/Caldwell in the parish of Darley,1537-11-10,"Pole, John",Else,James,M,Matlock,Yeoman,,,,1537-10-19,10,,13:00,,Walking on the bank of the River Derwent,The concave river bank collapsed under his feet. He could not get out of the water due to its violence and drowned,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned; body found at 4 pm on 6 November and recovered at 7 am on the next day,,"Hugh Gudenough, James and Robert Else, who found the body",,,,, ,1538_2,D/574,9/539/69,,Derbyshire,Ashover,1537-12-06,"Pole, John",Bacster,Matilda,F,Callow,Spinster,Daughter of Elizabeth Baxster,,,1537-11-03,11,,19:00,,Going to bed,She fell into a pan/pot ('patella') with 'Whot scaldyng Wurt' and was scalded so severely that she soon died,Boiling wort,,Fall into,,Scalded,Instant,EB who found the body,Wort worth 2d and remains in custody of EB,,,, ,1538_2,D/575,9/539/70,,Derbyshire,Duffield/Makeney,1537-08-01,"Pole, Henry",Ball alias Proudluff,Thomas,M,,,,8,,1537-07-25,7,,11:00,,Crossing a weir on the River Derwent in Makeney,"His feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Robert Johnson of Makeney who found the body,,,,, ,1538_2,D/576,9/539/71,,Derbyshire,Repton ('Repyngdon'),1538-01-28,"Pole, Henry",Bolevaunt,Thomas,M,,,,,,1538-01-20,1,,16:00,,He rode his horse into the River Trent in the place called 'byflat',The current knocked him off the horse and he drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Browne and Robert Ryvet of Repton, who found the body",,,,, ,1538_2,D/577,9/539/72,,Leicestershire,Wymeswold ('Wyndefold'),1537-12-31,"Jakys, Robert, and Temple, Richard",Middelton,William,M,,,,,,1537-12-25,12,,17:00,,Leading a mare across a brook called 'Willoughby plank' on his way from Wymeswold to Willoughby-on-the-Wolds,He fell into the water and drowned,Brook/stream [possibly the Kingstone Brook],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1538_2,D/578,9/539/84,,Wiltshire,Idmiston,1537-08-10,"Pyle, William",Chylde,William,M,,,,,,1537-08-10,8,,,,He was in the king's highway in Idmiston,A bay gelding worth 26s 8d property of [left blank] kicked him in the chest killing him instantly,Horse (gelding),,Kicked by,,Struck chest,Instant,,"Gelding worth 26s 8d remains in custody of Robert Southe of Salisbury, gent.",,,, ,1538_2,D/579,9/539/92,,Yorkshire,Stanley/Thornes,1538-03-04,"Frobyser, John",Townhend,John,M,Wakefield,Sherman,,,,1538-01-20,1,,,,Riding on a grey horse worth 10s leading another horse in Thornes,They came too close to the River Calder and fell into it and drowned,River Calder,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Horse worth 10s is in custody of Henry Huddeswell of Wakefield, sherman",,Not indented,, ,1538_2,D/580,9/539/93m,,Yorkshire,Deighton,1537-10-30,"Frobyser, John",Broke,John,M,Deighton,Labourer,,,,1537-10-29,10,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by eight oxen across the River Calder with William Wodcoke,"When they were in the middle of the crossing, the current overturned the cart so that they both fell into the river and drowned",River Calder,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,WW who drowned with him,"Cart and oxen worth 100s remain in custody of William Broke of Deighton, tanner",,Not indented,, ,1538_2,D/580,9/539/93m,,Yorkshire,Deighton,1537-10-30,"Frobyser, John",Wodcoke,William,M,Deighton,Labourer,,,,1537-10-29,10,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by eight oxen across the River Calder with John Broke,"When they were in the middle of the crossing, the current overturned the cart so that they both fell into the river and drowned",River Calder,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,JB who drowned with him,"Cart and oxen worth 100s remain in custody of William Broke of Deighton, tanner",,Not indented,, ,1538_2,D/581,9/539/94,,Yorkshire,Wombwell,1537-12-30,"Brayton, John",Clarke,Robert,M,Wombwell,Carpenter,,,,1537-12-12,12,,17:00,,Felling an oak tree,He climbed the oak he was felling and tied a rope around one of the branches. At this moment the tree fell and he fell with it suffering a mortal wound,Tree (oak),,Fell on him,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1538_2,D/582,9/539/95,,Yorkshire,Bedale,1537-12-19,"Lund, Robert",Gregor,Thomas,M,Bedale,Labourer,,,,1537-12-15,12,,14:00,,Working in a fulling mill in Bedale,His left foot and leg fell between the axle tree and a beam and were crushed as the water drove the mill,Fulling mill (axletree),,Fall onto,,Crushed,Languished until 19 December,,,,,, ,1538_2,D/583,9/539/96,,Yorkshire,Stanley ('Standley'),1537-09-23,"Frobiser, John",Paterdayll,Thomas,M,Ouchthorpe,Chapman,,,Not of sound mind and suffering from ague,1537-09-22,9,,19:00,,,He fell onto his knife and received a wound opposite the heart,Knife,Illnesses,Fall onto,,Wound opposite to the heart and various illnesses,,,,,,, ,1538_2,D/584,9/539/97,,Yorkshire,Knottingley,1537-11-24,"Brayton, John",Lyster,Robert,M,Pontefract,,,9 and more,,1537-10-15,10,,15:00,,Walking along the bank of the River Aire,"His feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",River Aire,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1538_2,D/585,9/539/98,,"Yorkshire, WR",Bradley,1537-09-20,"Lambart, John",Percyvall,James,M,,,,,,1537-07-13,7,,,,,An ash wheel ('rota fraxinula') worth 20d fell on his head killing him instantly,Wheel,,Fell on him,,,Instant,,Wheel worth 20d remains in custody of Henry Currour of Bradley,,,, ,1538_2,D/586,9/539/99,,Yorkshire,Riccall,1538-02-01,"Harryngton, William, gent.",Snarre,Richard,M,Riccall,Labourer,,,,1538-01-31,1,,18:00-19:00,,Coming home from the village of Barlby where he was working,He fell from the king's highway and into a 'bog myre' due to darkness and died,Bog,,Fall into,,,,,,,,, ,1538_2,D/587,9/539/102,,Herefordshire,Wigmore,1538-01-14,"Bromwiche, Thomas, gent.",Hanley,Jane,F,[Berrington],,Daughter of Thomas Hanley of Berrington ('Boryton'),9,,1537-09-21,9,,,,Fetching water from a well with a three-gallon pail,Having filled the pail she lifted it with her hands onto her head. She fell backwards into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1538_2,D/588,9/539/103,,Gloucestershire,Stroud ('Strode' in the parish of Bisley),1538-01-24,"Brigges, John, knt.",Butte,Thomas,M,,,,16,,1538-01-23,1,,,,Crossing a ford near 'Downe brugge' [possibly Dudbridge] on horseback on his way from Stroud to Rodborough,"The current swept him with the horse under a bridge there. His body and head could not pass under the bridge, he fell from the horse and drowned",River [presumably the River Frome],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/589,9/539/105,,Shropshire,Shifnal ('Shuffenoll'),1538-01-30,"Clerke, Roger",Cowper,Jane,F,,,,,,1538-01-29,1,,,,,"She tripped on the curb of a certain well ('fons'), fell into it and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/590,9/539/106,,Herefordshire,Byford,1538-02-07,"Chabnor, John, gent.",Sawyar,Jane,F,,,,,,1531-03-12,3,,,,"She carried an open fire [presumably a torch, lamp or candle] into her house",A tiny spark ('scentellula') set fire to the straw/hay ('stramina') in the house so that it burned down with JS inside,Fire,,,,[Burnt],,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/591,9/539/108,,Herefordshire,Byford,1538-02-22,"Chabnor, John, gent.",Howell alias Wevers,Jane,F,Blakemere,,,,,1538-02-13,2,,16:00,,Walking from Preston[-on-Wye] to Blakemere,She fell into the lake ('lacus') called 'Alenfforde' and drowned,Lake,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/592,9/539/109,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1537-12-20,"Bromewyche, Thomas, gent.",Bochor,Alice,F,[Sutton St Michael],,"Wife of John Bocher of Sutton St Michael, butcher",,,1537-12-20,12,,18:00,,Riding a mare across 'Wyche brugge',She fell from the horse and into the River Lugg and drowned,River Lugg,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/593,9/539/110,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1537-12-20,"Bromewyche, Thomas, gent.",Griffith,Philip,M,Upper Underley,Labourer,,,,1537-12-20,12,,13:00,,Cutting branches of an oak tree standing in the tree,One of the branches broke suddenly and struck him on the top of his head killing him instantly,Tree (oak branch),,Struck by,,Wound to the top of the head through to the brain,Instant,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/594,9/539/111,,Staffordshire,Stone,1537-08-30,"Wolriche, James",Skatergoode,Henry,M,,,,,,1537-08-30,8,,,,Several labourers were working dismantling the bell tower of the suppressed Stone Priory,"They were throwing stones from the top of the tower and one of them struck HS on the head, when he suddenly came close to the building",Stone,,Struck by,,Crushed head,Instant,Labourers who threw the stone,Stone of no value,,,, ,1538_4,D/595,9/539/112,,Staffordshire,Walsall,1537-08-02,"Clerke, Barnabas",Westcote,Roger,M,Walsall,Gentleman,,,,1537-08-01,8,,21:00,,,"He fell from the top of stairs, broke his head on the 'Syll ende' and crushed his body",Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken head and crushed body,Languished ,Languished until 4 pm on 2 August,,,,, ,1538_4,D/596,9/539/119,,Norfolk,Itteringham/Baconsthorpe,1538-03-09,"Perne, Christopher, gent.",Hardy,John,M,,,,30 and more,,1538-03-04,3,,,,"Driving a cart ('carecta') property of Thomas Langdon pulled by four horses and carrying one barrel of white herring worth 8s, one cask of red herring worth 4s, one cask of 'spylyng' worth 12d, and four fish called 'lyng[es]' worth 2s 8d, and four salted fish worth 20d, in the king's highway from Salthouse to Wolterton","In the village of Baconsthorpe, the horses turned towards the rectory gate against JH's will and continued at speed. He ran to turn the cart around but the right side of his body was crushed between the front part of the cart called 'lez Tybbes' and the front part of the gate",Cart,Gate,Crushed between,,Crushed the right side of the body,Languished until 8 March,,Cart and horses worth [faded] seized by Christopher Perne,,,, ,1538_4,D/597,9/539/119a,,Buckinghamshire,Little Brickhill,1537-10-05,"Woodless, Robert",ap Euan,Ellis,M,,,,,,1537-09-12,9,Wednesday,,,Hunting in Brickhill Park with his bloodhounds,"He shot a buck with a broad-headed arrow, but it suddenly ran back towards him and butted him on the left side of his head with its antlers, so that he died instantly.",Buck,,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/598,9/539/120,,Cambridgeshire,Isleham ('Isselam'),1537-08-31,"Wise, William",Hutchonson,Oliver,M,Isleham,,,,,1537-07-27,7,,,,He was in a cart ('biga') laden with peat in the 'west fenne' in Isleham,He fell from the cart due to the debility or illness in his brain and broke his neck,Cart,Illness,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/599,9/539/121,,Norfolk,Earlham,1537-08-12,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Edwardes,"Edmund, jun.",M,,,,11 and more,,1537-08-11,8,,Around noon,,"Sitting in the cart ('biga') of EE senior pulled by one horse, one gelding and two mares, travelling from Norwich to Runhall",The cart went over a 'banke' in the road and overturned. As a result a 'Rounstaff' struck EE in the right side of the head and crushed it killing him instantly,Cart (shaft/rail),,Struck by,,Crushed head,Instant,EE senior who was driving the cart,"Horses, cart and cart harness worth 26s 8d released to John Soterton, deputy of [Edward Foxe], bishop of Hereford, king's almoner",,,, ,1538_4,D/600,9/539/122,,Buckinghamshire,Pollicott,1538-01-10,"Woodless, Robert",Bidwell,John,M,,,,,,1537-10-05,10,,,,Riding a grey horse worth 6s 8d between Chilton and Pollicott,The horse threw him of its back and kicked him in the stomach with its hooves giving him a mortal wound,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the stomach,Died three days later,,"Grey horse worth 6s 8d remains in custody of Thomas Palmer, husbandman",,,, ,1538_4,D/601,9/539/123,,Buckinghamshire,Stony Stratford/Biddlesden,1537-09-07,"Woodless, Robert",Woodland,Richard,M,,,,,,1537-05-29,5,,,,,He came close to a mare worth 6s 8d without speaking/warning it ('non loquans'). The mare kicked him with in the chest killing him instantly,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,"Mare worth 6s 8d in in custody of George Massy of Blakesley, Northamptonshire, yeoman",,,, ,1538_4,D/602,9/539/124,,Bedfordshire,Souldrop,1538-01-20,"Coldwell, George",Dybe,William,M,,Esquire,,,,1538-01-20,1,,06:00,,He was in his bed in the Souldrop rectory,The roof and the 'erthen lofft with a helwall' collapsed on him killing him instantly,Roof and loft,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/603,9/539/125,,Bedfordshire,Bedford,1538-02-10,"Baker, John, and Smith, William",Crawnfeld alias Glover,William,M,Barford,Miller,,,,not given,,,,,,He 'rydde into the Water & ther his horsse stumblyd & fell & the seid Will[ia]ms ffote honge in the stiroppe & so the seid William fel into the Water & the water drownyd hym',Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1538_4,D/604,9/539/126,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Holme,1537-08-06,"Vyllers, Geoffrey, esq.",Sturtover,Jane,F,Holme,,,Little girl of 10,,1537-07-31,7,,,,Collecting apples from a tree growing near a pond ('stagnum') in the orchard of Thomas Sturtover,She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/605,9/539/128,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Houghton,1538-02-20,"Burton, John",Baker,Jane,F,,Spinster,,,,1538-01-13,1,,15:00,,Walking from Wyton to Hartford,She fell into a ditch and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/606,9/539/129,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1538-03-19,"Hasell, William, and True, Simon, esq.",Dungkyne,William,M,Cambridge,,,,,1538-03-28,3,,19:00-20:00,,Returning to his house in Walles Lane [Silver Street] having begged for alms in Barnwell,"He climbed onto an earthen wall/emabankment ('murus terreus'), tripped and fell into a pit ('puteus') where he drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Accident date wrong: should be 18 March,, ,1538_4,D/607,9/539/130,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1537-11-04,"True, Simon, esq.",Broune,Richard,M,,"Scholar of William Whight [presumably William White, Greyfriars warden at the time of dissolution in 1538, W. Duffy, The Greyfriars in Cambridge, pp. 222-3.]",,,,1537-11-04,11,,,,Trying to recover a book which he dropped into a pond ('stagnum') in the close called the 'bakehouse yerd' on the site occupied by the Greyfriars,"As he reached for the book, he fell into the pond and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/608,9/539/133,,Cambridgeshire,Newmarket,1537-10-25,"Wyse, William",Dowe,Jane,F,[Newmarket],,Wife of Thomas Dowe of Newmarket,,,1537-10-24,10,,13:00,,Brewing beer at her husband's house,"When she was putting malt into the 'masshe ffatte', she suddenly fell into the vat full of hot liquid and was scalded",Vat with hot liquid,,Fall into,,Scalded ('cocta'),Languished until 5 pm,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/609,9/539/136,,Norfolk,Bradenham ('Estbradenham'),1537-09-18,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Skepper,Margaret,F,,,,11 and more,,1537-09-16,9,,11:00,,Collecting pears that fell into a pit ('puteus') after being knocked off a pear tree in the garden of Nicholas Davy by the force of wind ,"When she reached out with a rake in her hands, she fell into the water and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/610,9/1066a/155,,Northamptonshire,Wothorpe,[missing],"Molsworthe, John",Colsun,John,M,"Stamford, St Martin parish",,,,,1538-05-20,5,,09:00 or 21:00 [faded],,Crossing a bridge over the River Welland,He fell into the water and drowned,River Welland,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Body buried without being seen by the coroner,, ,1538_4,D/611,9/1066a/113,,[Kent],Elham,1537-07-24,"Berham, Bartholomew",Haynes,Geoffrey,M,Brabourne,Labourer,,,,1537-07-23,7,,,,Driving a cart ('carecta') property of George [missing] in the place called 'ffreern p[ar]ke',The cart collapsed due to violence and movement of horses pulling it causing GH's death,Cart,,[missing],,[missing],,,Two mares worth 12s and cart worth 6s 8d remain [missing],,,, ,1538_4,D/612,9/1066a/112,,Surrey,Godalming,1538-04-17,"Bydon, Richard",Lanwey,John,M,Mousehill,Labourer,,,,1538-04-[missing: on or before 17],4,,,,Sitting on scaffolding in the house of Richard Comp[missing] doing masonry work,He extended his arm and fell head first onto the stairs below the scaffolding and died,Scaffolding,,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/613,9/1066a/111,,Surrey,Send,1538-03-10 [signed and sealed 1538-07-04],"Bedon, Richard",Bowghton,John,M,,,,,,[missing],,,16:00,,Pruning an oak tree in a certain close in the parish of Send,One of the branches fell on the left side of his head causing him to fall from the height of 20 feet,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,[missing],Died at 5 pm,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/614,9/1066a/109,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 110, p. 29",Sussex,Hastings Castle/Hollington,1538-01-04,"Sharp, Richard",Colyn,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of John Colyn of Hurst,11,,1538-03-20,3,,10:00,,Drawing water with 2 wooden 'payles' from a pit/well ('puteus') on the land of John [missing],She fell into the pit and drowned,Pit/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1538_4,D/615,9/1066a/106,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 109, p. 29",Sussex,Battle,1537?-10-26,[missing],[missing],Alice,F,,,Daughter of John and Jacqueline Laby,,Weak,1537-10-25,10,,4:00/16:00?,,Sitting in her father's hall by the fire,Fell into the fire,Fire [fireplace],,Fall into,,Burnt loins and shin,Died within 12 hours,Jacqueline L. who found the body,,,,, ,1538_4,D/616,9/1066a/105,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 107, pp. 28-29",Sussex,Lewes,1537?-02-15,"Roote, Stephen",Frende,William,M,,,Son of Nicholas,,,1537-02-05? [St Mary 28 Hen VIII: probably Monday after the Purification],2,Monday,,,Sitting on his father's cart full of hay coming from Nicholas's plot of land,An iron pin in 'yocke' of the cart broke and he fell to the ground,Cart,Illness,Fall from,,Injury caused by fall and illness,Languished from 5? Until 9? February [the following Friday],,,,,, ,1538_4,D/617,9/1066b/69,,Wiltshire,Upper Stratton,[missing],[missing],Clerke,James,M,,,,,,[missing],,,,,,,[missing],,[missing],,Struck the back of the head,,,,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/618,9/1066b/68,,Wiltshire,Hindon,[missing],"Barter, Robert",Coxe,George,M,,,,,,1538-05-[missing],5,,,,He was in a mill,[missing],[missing],,[missing],,Wound to the head,,,,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/619,9/1066b/67,,[Wiltshire],Upton [Lucy] in the parish of Berwick St John,[missing],[missing],Burdon,Robert,M,,,,,,1538-03-[missing],3,,,,[missing],[missing],[missing],,[missing],,[missing],,,,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/620,9/1066b/54,,[Nottinghamshire?],Misson ('Mysson'),[missing],[missing],Wyett,Agnes,F,,,,,,[missing],,,,,[missing],[missing],[missing],,[missing],,[missing],,,,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/621,9/1066b/53,,[Northamptonshire],Blatherwycke,[missing],[missing],Smyth,William,M,,,,,,[missing],,,07:00,,Driving a cart ('biga'),His head [was pressed?] against a certain wall,[missing],,[missing],,[missing],,,,,Inquest incomplete; not indented,, ,1538_4,D/622,9/1066b/52,,[Northamptonshire],King's Cliffe,[missing],[missing],Smyth,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,[missing],,,,,[She was] in the place called 'West heye' in a field,[Beam belonging to?] Thomas North of King's Cliffe struck her ,Beam,,Struck by,,[missing],,,"Beam worth 12d [is] in the hands of William Parre, knight [presumably WP, Baron Parr of Horton]",,Inquest incomplete; not indented,, ,1538_4,D/623,9/1066b/51,,Northamptonshire,Towcester,[faded/missing-05-04],[missing],Lawe,Alice,F,Wood Burcote,,,,,[missing],,,,,[Going] to Towcester,[She was struck/kicked or pushed?] by a white grey horse property of John [missing],Horse,,[Struck/kicked/pushed],,[missing],,,Horse worth 10s remains in custody of [missing],,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/624,9/1066b/50,,Rutland,[missing],[missing],[missing],[missing],Elizabeth,F,,,,,,[missing],,,,,,She was thrown off a horse,Horse,,Fall from,,[missing],,"John Lyon and William Dyconson, who witnessed her death",Horse remains in custody of Joh Luff of [missing],,,, ,1538_4,D/625,9/1066b/49,,Nottinghamshire,Ratcliff on Soar,[missing],[missing],Sowresby,Margaret,F,,,,,,[missing-06-27],6,,,,,[She] fell from a cart ('plaustrum') and [was run over] by one of the wheels and pressed [to death],Cart (wheel),,[Run over],,Pressed,,,Wheel worth [missing] remains in custody of Robert Spade,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/626,9/1066b/48,,Lincolnshire,Langl[faded],[missing],[missing],Ov[er]ey,Robert,M,,,,,,[missing]-07-01,7,,,,[Driving?] a cart ('biga'),[Cart or part of it?] fell on his head,[Cart?],,Fell on him,,[Wound to the head],,,,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/627,9/1066b/47,,Leicestershire,Halstead ('Hawsted'),,"Jakys, Robert, and [missing]",Adnett,Henry,M,,,,,,[missing]-05-23,5,,13:00,,He was sitting in a clay pit,Piece of earth fell on him killing him ,Earth,,Fell on him,,,,,,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/628,9/1066b/46,,Leicestershire,[faded],[missing],"Jakys, [Robert] and [faded], Richard",Fresby,Ralph,M,,,,,,[missing]-05-06,5,,11:00,,Walking from Newton to Tilton on the Hill carrying a pair of tongs/shears ('cu[m] fforpice vocat[ur] a peyre of Sheyrez') under his left arm,"He fell down and was struck in the left side of his body with the tongs, which killed him",Tongs/shears,,Fall onto,,Struck left side of the body,,,Tongs/shears worth 3d,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/629,9/1066b/45,,Northamptonshire,Yarwell,1538-06-03,"[missing], Thomas",Raynforde,Thomas,M,Yarwell,,,,,[missing],,,10:00,,[He was on or near] a cart ('biga'),His feet slipped [he fell?] and his [head] was crushed through to the brain so that he died instantly,[missing],,[missing],,"Wound to [the head] through to the brain, 4 in [long?] and 3 in deep",Instant,"Laurence Roberts and Nicholas Umfrey, who found the body",,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/630,9/1066b/44,,Derbyshire,Derby,[29 Hen VIII: 1537-04-22 - 1538-04-21],"[faded], George",Berward,Richard,M,,,,,,[faded],,,,,,[Gored?] by a bull,Bull,,[Gored?],,[missing],Languished from [missing or faded],,,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/631,9/1066b/43,,Derbyshire,Boylestone,1538-05-31,"Pole, Henry",Fenton,Roger,M,,,,,,1538-05-30,5,,,,[missing],He fell [from an oak tree?] breaking his [missing],[Tree?],,[Fall from?],,Broken [neck?],Instant,"Michael Medilton of the Old Park in Barton, gent., and Richard Wylne",Oak worth 2d remains in custody of MM,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/632,9/1066b/42,,Rutland,North [faded],[missing],[missing],Jarman,Robert,M,,,,,,[missing]-02-04,2,,,,[He was in or on] a bell tower,He fell onto a rock ('petra') being part of the floor of the said bell tower and suffered a mortal wound to the head through to the brain,[Bell tower?],,Fall from,,"Wound to the head through to the brain, 2 in deep and 1 in deep",Languished from 4 until 7 February,,,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/633,9/1066b/34,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Godmanchester,[missing],[missing],[faded],Robert,M,,,,,,[missing],,,,,[missing],[missing],[missing],,[missing],,[missing],,,,,Inquest incomplete; not indented,, ,1538_4,D/634,9/1066b/33,,Cambridgeshire,Babraham,1538-06-06,[missing],Gyll,Margaret,F,,,,,,[missing],,,,,She was sitting in a cart ('biga'),The wheel of the cart crushed and pressed her head,Cart (wheel),,[missing],,Crushed and pressed head,,,Wheel worth 3s 4d remains in custody of William Parker of Abraham,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/635,9/1066b/30,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1538-03-[missing],[missing],[missing],[missing],[missing],,,,,,[missing],,,,,,Drowned in a ditch or pit,Ditch/pit,,[missing],,Drowned,,,,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/636,9/1066b/26,,Cambridgeshire,Fen Ditton,[missing],[missing],[missing],[missing],[missing],,,,,,[missing],,,,,[missing],"Tripped, fell into water and drowned",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1538_4,D/637,9/1066b/11,,[missing],[missing],[missing],[missing],[missing],[missing],[missing],,,,,,[missing],,,,,Collecting flowers growing under a bridge while standing on the bridge,Reached for the flowers with his or her hands but the flowers' roots were so firmly fixed in the ground that he or she fell into the water and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Inquest incomplete,, ,1539_2,D/638,9/541/7,,Shropshire,Ackleton,1539-01-26,"Clerk, Roger",Wev[er],Thomas,M,,,,,,1538-10-02,10,,,,He and others were on a night watch as per the king's order,"He was resting under a certain hill called a 'holowe bangs', when earth from the hill fell on him crushing him",Earth,,Fell on him,,Crushed,Languished until 7 October,Others who were on the night watch with him,,,,, ,1539_2,D/639,9/541/8,,Berkshire,Stanford in the Vale,1539-01-02,"Pledall, William, gent.",Paty,Robert,M,,,,,,1539-01-02,1,,,,Walking down the road leading to Hatford and to the mill called 'Greneweys mille',He tripped due to his body's debility and fell into a certain water where he then drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_2,D/640,9/541/10m,,Gloucestershire,Lydney,[1538?]-11-09,"Buck, Matthew",Hale/Hall,Thomas,M,Berkeley,Yeoman,,,,[1538?]-11-09,11,,,,"Sailing on the River Severn in a 'lyttill boott' with Thomas Wylkyns of Berkeley, yeoman",The boat capsized due to wind and they drowned,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,TW who drowned with him,,,,, ,1539_2,D/640,9/541/10m,,Gloucestershire,Lydney,[1538?]-11-09,"Buck, Matthew",Wylkyns,Thomas,M,Berkeley,Yeoman,,,,[1538?]-11-09,11,,,,"Sailing on the River Severn in a 'lyttill boott' with Thomas Hale of Berkeley, yeoman",The boat capsized due to wind and they drowned,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,TH who drowned with him,,,,, ,1539_2,D/641,9/541/11,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1538-11-09,"Chabenore, John, gent.",Alen,Richard,M,Hampton Bishop,Husbandman,,,,1538-10-01,10,,,,Standing on a ladder collecting apples,He fell down with the ladder crushing his body,Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Died on 4 October,,,,,, ,1539_2,D/642,9/541/12,,Oxfordshire,Taynton,1538-09-06,"Hucvale, Robert",Ryst,Alice,F,Taynton,,,,,1538-09-06,9,,,,Passing by a cart ('biga') laden with barley in sheaves and other crops in the king's road in Taynton,She tripped and fell under the cart and the left wheel ran over her body crushing it,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed body,,,"Wheel worth 3s remains in custody of Nicholas Bradshaw, bailiff of the Chadlington hundred",,,, ,1539_2,D/643,9/541/13,,Herefordshire,Leominster,1538-08-31,"Chabor, John, gent.",Stone,Elizabeth,F,Warton,Spinster,,,,1538-04-11,4,,,,Washing clothes in the River Lugg,Fell into the river and drowned,River Lugg,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_2,D/644,9/541/15,,Oxfordshire,Taynton,1539-02-11,"Hucvale, Robert",Frebery,John,M,"Barrington, Gloucestershire",Labourer,,,,1538-12-03,12,,,,Loading a piece of elm wood onto a cart ('biga') with others,They hoisted the piece of timber using a device called a 'Ferne' but it fell down due to its great weight pressing JF's body to the ground,Timber (elm),,Fell on him,,Pressed body,Died on 5 December,Others who were working with him,"Lifting device worth 5s remains in custody of John Huchyns and timber worth 5d remains in custody of Robert Frebery of Taynton, husbandmen",,,, ,1539_2,D/645,9/541/16,,Herefordshire,Ledbury/Wallington,1539-02-20,"Bromwich, Thomas, gent.",Parker,William,M,,[Carpenter],,,,1539-01-22,1,,,,Dismantling a house ('in arte suo carpentarii ffuit removens unu[m] domu[m]' in Wallington,A piece of timber called a rafter fell on his head killing him instantly,Timber (rafter),,Fell on him,,,Instant,,Timber worth 4d,,,, ,1539_2,D/646,9/541/17,,Herefordshire,Ledbury,1539-02-20,"Bromwiche, Thomas, gent.",Bradford,John,M,Donnington,Labourer,,,,1538-10-11,10,,,,Driving a team of four oxen pulling a plough,In running from two scuffling dogs ('canes tunc & ib[ide]m rixantes') the oxen pulled the plough over JB and the ploughshare went through his thigh through to the bone,Plough (ploughshare),,Run over,,[Wound] to the thigh through to the bone,Languished until 18 October,,"Plough and oxen worth 32s and no more remain in custody of Robert Bradford of Donnington, husbandman",,,, ,1539_2,D/647,9/541/18,,Staffordshire,Essington,1538-08-06,"Wolriche, James",Benke,Matilda,F,,,Wife of John Benke,,,1538-08-01,8,,11:00,,Fetching water from a pit/well ('puteus') in her husband's garden,She was standing on a stone when her feet slipped so that she fell into the water and drowned,Pit/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1539_2,D/648,9/541/19,,Shropshire,Munslow ('Munslowe'),1539-02-06,"Leighton, Ralph",Smyth,Cecily,F,Munslow,,,,,1539-02-04,2,Tuesday,,,Crossing the Bache Brook on her way from Munslow to Diddlebury,She fell into the brook and drowned,Bache Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1539_2,D/649,9/541/20,,Shropshire,Donnington/Shackerley,1538-12-30,"Clerk, Roger",Stanton,John,M,Shackerley ('Shakerlowe'),,,,,1539-01-27,1,,,,Cutting a branch of an oak tree for a fence/hedge ,The branch fell on him crushing his body,Tree branch (oak),,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,Inquest date wrong,, ,1539_2,D/650,9/541/21,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Milton,1538-07-17,"Lythell, Thomas",Medow,Roger,M,[Abingdon],,"Son of Thomas Medow of Abingdon, barber",5,,1538-07-04,7,,,,"Richard Fulbroke of Milton, labourer, and others were playing quoits","When RF threw a stone called a 'Coyte' at his target, TM ran up to it so that he was struck in the right side of his head with RF's stone",Stone,,Struck with,,Wound to the right side of the head through to the brain,,RF who killed him by accident,,,,, ,1539_2,D/651,9/541/35m,,Wiltshire,Quidhampton,1538-11-30,"Barter, Robert",Wheytt,Thomas,M,,,,,,1538-11-30,11,,10:00,,Digging in a 'herthpytt' with John Elys using two spades,Sixty cartloads of earth fell on them killing them,Earth,,Fell on him,,,,JE who was working with him,,,,, ,1539_2,D/651,9/541/35m,,Wiltshire,Quidhampton,1538-11-30,"Barter, Robert",Elys,John,M,,,,,,1538-11-30,11,,10:00,,Digging in a 'herthpytt' with Thomas Wheytt using two spades,Sixty cartloads of earth fell on them killing them,Earth,,Fell on him,,,,TW who was working with him,,,,, ,1539_2,D/652,9/541/36,,Wiltshire,Kingston Deverill,1538-08-04,"Barter, Robert",Deverell,John,M,,,,,,1538-08-04,8,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') laden with wood and tree branches property of John Curt[es] in the place called 'Nortons lane', near 'harperlane'",The cart's wheel and its load fell on JD's left leg giving him a mortal wound,Cart (wheel),Load (wood),Fell on him,,,,,Wheel worth 2s and piece of wood worth 1d,,,, ,1539_2,D/653,9/541/113,,Bedfordshire,Turvey,1538-07-26,"David, Morgan",Sprotte,Thomas,M,Turvey,,,,,1538-07-12,7,,15:00,,"Coming from 'Brafeld mede' to Turvey with a cart ('biga') pulled by five horses property of William Skevyngton, and laden with hay property of Thomas Stevyns of Turvey","When they entered the bridge in Turvey from the east side, the bay thill horse fell over because the 'Croopper' of the 'Carte Sadyll' broke. This breaking caused the horse to back up into onto the cart as far as the 'extree'. As a result the cart [body] collapsed onto the 'Shaft[es] vel le Thyll[es]'. Two wooden pegs/nails called 'Tye pyns' worth a quarter of a penny struck him in the right leg giving him a mortal wound, that is crushing and shattering his bones, flesh and nerves",Cart (tie pins),,Struck with,,"Wound to the right leg, crushed and shattered bones, flesh and nerves",Languished until 10 am on 19 July,,Tie pins worth quarter of a penny,,,, ,1539_2,D/654,9/541/114,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Buckworth,1539-03-05,"Toneys, Thomas",Jylys,William,M,,,,,,1539-03-05,3,,,,"Leading a grey horse by the halter, which was tied around his right [arm]",The horse broke into a run and dragged WJ behind over the distance of a quarter of a mile. WJ could not free his hand and died,Horse,,Dragged by,,,,,Horse worth 10s remains in the hands of William Ottis? deputy almoner,,,, ,1539_2,D/655,9/541/115,,Cambridgeshire,Waterbeach,1538-10-07,"Hussher, John",Jakson,John,M,,,,,,1538-10-05,10,,,,Driving his cart pulled by horses and laden with firewood in the place called 'Banewell' in the Waterbeach common,He struck one of the horses and the horse kicked back striking JJ in the genitals giving him a mortal wound,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to the genitals,,,"Mare worth 16s remains in custody of Edward Cheryngton and John Yolyott, constables of Waterbeach",,,, ,1539_2,D/656,9/541/116,,Buckinghamshire,Medmenham,1538-09-10,"Gardener, John",Welshman,Hugh,M,,,,,,1538-09-07,9,,,,Washing himself and swimming in the River Thames,"Before entering the river he undressed and put all his clothes on the river bank. He kept his shirt on which he tied on his neck ('sup[er] collu[m] suu[m] camisiam connexit'). As he was swimming, the shirt's sleeve wrapped around his arm and he drowned",River Thames,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_2,D/657,9/541/117,,Buckinghamshire,Linslade ('Lynchelade'),1538-09-30,"Woodless, Robert",Horton,Henry,M,,,,,,1538-09-30,9,,,,Washing his hands in a river,He fell into the river and drowned due to lack of help,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_2,D/658,9/541/118,,Buckinghamshire,Fen Ditton,1539-01-08,"Chapman, John",Pamplyon,Isabel,F,[Fen Ditton],,"Wife of John Pamplyon of Fen Ditton, husbandman",,,1539-01-02,1,,,,Passing by a pond ('stangum') on her way home from the church,She slipped and fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_2,D/659,9/541/120,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1538-11-15,"Franke, Christopher, and Wolf, Richard",Vanwright,Roger,M,Cambridge,Miller,,,,1538-11-14,11,,,,He was in the 'Berbruehouse' of Nicholas Springe in the parish of St Peter ,"He was sitting on top of the vat called a 'lyquour lede' filled with boiling liquid, with a plate with food on his knees. When he moved his knees while cutting/tearing his food, he fell backwards into the vat and was burnt/cooked ('fuit coct[us]')",Vat with boiling liquid,,Fall into,,Burnt/cooked,,,"Vat worth 40d remains in the hands of Nicholas Springe of Cambridge, stationer",,,, ,1539_2,D/660,9/541/121,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Little Paxton,1538-12-02,"Payne, Robert",Rycherdson,Simon,M,Eynsbury,Tailor,,,,not given,,,,,Crossing the 'byrge' [bridge?] of a mill in Little Paxton parish,He fell into the mill pond and drowned,Mill pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_2,D/661,9/541/122,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Godmanchester,1539-03-23,"Hordmane, William, and Stowton, Robert",Dove,Roger,M,Bowden,Weaver,,,,1539-03-22,3,,,,Coming to Godmanchester from Huntingdon to beg for alms,Having covered half the distance he came to a bridge. There the staff he supported himself with slipped from him so that he fell into the pond below and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Bolliwant, Thomas Parker and Robert Keke, who found the body",,"He had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1539_2,D/662,9/541/124,,Norfolk,Crimplesham,1538-12-09,"Hillington, Richard",Henson,William,M,,,,,,1538-09-24,9,,,,,"He fell from a 'gret blokke' and struck the left side of his right foot, which killed him instantly",Axe,,Struck with,,Wound to the left side of the right foot,Instant,,Axe worth 8d,,,, ,1539_2,D/663,9/541/125,,Norfolk,Bexwell,1538-12-06,"Hillington, Richard",Tassell,Robert,M,,,,,,1538-08-16,8,,,,,He fell from a cart ('biga') breaking his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1539_2,D/664,9/541/139,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 87-8, no. 174",Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1539-01-13,"Orrell, Maurice, and Dockar, Thomas",Draper,Richard,M,,,,,,1539-01-12,1,,17:00,,,Half a cartload of hay property of Maurice Orrell from a stack in a barn near Hollow Stone fell on his head and back pressing him ,Hay,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed head and back,Died quickly,,Hay worth 12d,"He had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1539_2,D/665,9/541/140,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 172, pp. 86-7.",Nottinghamshire,Norwell,1538-10-26,"Odingzell[es], Richard",Sturtyvaunt,"John, jun.",M,Norwell,,,,,1538-10-25,10,,13:00,,Cutting a 'peise stakke' [stack of peas] with a an old 'cutting knyf' [sickle/scythe?] in the place called 'koytrodmere' in the fields of Norwell,"Intending to sharpen the scythe he held it in his left hand with its point against his left side. Suddenly, a violent storm broke out and a gust of wind knocked down the stack, which fell on JS who then fell on the scythe. The blade entered his side and came out through the back giving him two mortal wounds",Scythe,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the left side of the body and an exit wound in the back, 6 in long and 3 in wide, and 4 in long and 2 in wide respectively",Died at the same hour,"Henry Barrett of Norwell, who found the body","Part of peas stack amounting to three measures worth 15d is in custody of Robert Walbanke, constable of Norwell",,,, ,1539_2,D/666,9/541/141,,Leicestershire,Lockington,1539-01-10,"Rudyng, John",Thorppe,William,M,"Gotham, Nottinghamshire",Labourer,,,,1539-01-05,1,,18:00,,Riding from Derby to Gotham,He fell into a pit or pond ('in puteo sive Staguo vocat[ur] Bothem lez pole') and drowned,Pit or pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_2,D/667,9/541/142,,Leicestershire,Leicester,1539-04-10,"Cressy, Thomas, and Elyff, William",Jakson,Thomas,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Climbing the roof of a certain house,"He broke the 'crys borde' worth 2d, which caused him to fall down from the roof",House (roof),,Fall from,,,,,Board worth 2d,,,, ,1539_2,D/668,9/541/143,,Leicestershire,Leicester,1538-09-20,"Aston, Hugh, and Cressy, Thomas",Harpere,William,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Climbing an [apple] tree to collect fruit,Part of the tree worth 2d broke and he fell down,Tree (apple),,Fall from,,,,,Part of the tree worth 2d,,,, ,1539_2,D/669,9/541/144,,Coventry city,Coventry,1538-12-05,"Grene, Robert",N,N,M,,,,60 and more,Languishing,1538-11-06,11,Wednesday,07:00-08:00,,Going from Cambridge to Allesley,"He was so weakened by an illness, that when he reached the 'motehouse' at one end of the bridge leading out of the city, he bent down and due to his debility fell into an opening/hole in the bridge and into the moat below",Moat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Margaret Morteboyet, single woman, who found the body",Long list of items found on the body,,,, ,1539_2,D/670,9/541/145,,Derbyshire,Staveley,1539-02-16,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Stenton,Richard,M,Aston,,,,,1539-02-01,2,,15:00-16:00,,Riding from Spinkhill to Killmarsh,The road was 'full of pytt[es] ov[er]growen With Whynnes'. He forced the horse to go 'over the forsayd Whynnes' but it stumbled and fell into a pit filled with water. They both drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Richard Bartram of Killmarsh, husbandman, John Wyldesmyth of Spnikhill, smith, Thomas Bartram and many others who found the body",,,Jury status,, ,1539_2,D/671,9/541/146,,Derbyshire,Ashbourne,1539-03-05,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Hyndley,Robert,M,Yeldersley,,,,,1539-01-16,1,,14:00-15:00,,Felling an ash tree worth 12d,"As the tree 'began to fall', he tried to run from it but was knocked down by its branches and received several wounds of which the one to the throat was the gravest",Tree (ash),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the throat and other parts of the body,Instant,,Ash worth 12d,,Jury status,, ,1539_2,D/672,9/541/147,,Derbyshire,North Wingfield,1539-02-04,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Alwode,Thomas,M,,,,7,,1538-08-10,8,,11:00-12:00,,Playing with his brothers and sisters in the house of William Lane of Hasland,He fell into a vat with 'hote worte' and was 'very sore scalded',Vat with hot wort,,Fall into,,Scalded severely,Languished until 5 pm on 11 August,His brothers and sisters who were playing with him,,,Jury status,, ,1539_2,D/673,9/541/148,,Derbyshire,Brailsford,1539-01-13,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Seymer,William,M,Langley,,,,ideota angl[ice] a ffowle',1538-09-01,9,,12:00,,Fetching water with a pitcher/ewer ('gutturnium') in the place called Little Park,"He was attacked by a six-year-old 'hart Stagg', which ran up to him and struck him with its antlers giving him a mortal wound",Stag,,Struck by,,"Wound 4 in deep, 2 in wide and 3 in long",Instant,,,,Jury status,, ,1539_2,D/674,9/541/149,,Derbyshire,Staveley,1539-03-16,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Boche,Robert,M,,,,,,1538-01-27,1,,09:00,,"Driving three horses tail tied together, riding on one of them, which was also carrying grain","When they came to the 'hygh brygg' between Netherthorpe and Woodthorpe, his horse stumbled and fell from the bridge pulling RB and two other horses with him into the water, where they all drowned",[River] 'Erne',,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1539_2,D/675,9/541/150,,Derbyshire,Staveley,1539-02-16,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Worseley,John,M,Killamarsh,Husbandman,,,Broken with age ('senio confractus'),1538-10-06,10,,16:00-17:00,,He was on the road leading from Eggington to Killamarsh ,"As he was crossing the bridge called the 'papworth plancke' over the River Rother, he tripped and fell into the water where he drowned",River Rother,,Fall into,,Drowned; body found on 8 October,,"Geoffrey Watche and Jane Wyke who witnessed the accident; Henry Hill, rector of Eggington parish church, [illegible] More, James Assheton of Killamarsh and Robert Hydes of Killamarsh and forty other people who were present when the body was discovered and taken out of the water",,, Witnesses; jury status,, ,1539_2,D/676,9/541/151,,Derbyshire,Brailsford,1539-01-13,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Nicholson,William,M,Longford,Yeoman,,,,1538-10-30,10,,18:00,,Returning from his London house to Longford,"As he was crossing the Longford Brook at the ford called 'heyforthe', he deviated from the road, fell into the water and was separated from his horse by the force of the current",Longford Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned; body found at 7 am on 1 November,,"Robert Stevenson of Longford, who found the body",,,Jury status,, ,1539_2,D/677,9/541/158,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Great Coxwell,1539-04-09,"Pleydell, William, gent.",Strong,Thomas,M,,,,12,,1539-04-09,4,,,,Watching archers?,William Burnam alias Pytman aged 13 was shooting at a 'prykmark' with other young men when TS came between him and the mark and by sudden chance an arrow struck TS on the right side of his throat to depth of 1 inch,arrow,,struck by,,wound on the right side of his throat to depth of 1 inch,instant,WB fled for fear of the mishap,,,,, ,1539_2,D/678,9/541/165,,"Yorkshire, ER",Knapton,1538-09-09,"Wodd, John",Clethybg,William,M,Knapton,Labourer,,,,not given,,,,,Lifting the wheel of a certain cart ('plaustrum'),The right wheel fell on the right side of his head giving him a mortal wound,Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,Wound to the right side of the head,Instant,,Wheel worth 2s 6d is in custody of Henry Clythyng of Knapton,,,, ,1539_2,D/679,9/541/167,,"Yorkshire, NR",Sinnington,1539-01-30,"Lounde, Robert",Northfolke,Thomas,M,Snape,Yeoman,,,,1539-01-23,1,,16:00,,Crossing the 'Cathwater beke' [possibly the Catter Beck] on a white horse,He fell into the water due to flooding and by misfortune,[Catter Beck],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_2,D/680,9/541/168m,,"Yorkshire, WR",Aldborough ('awdburghe'),1539-01-09,"Lounde, Robert",Sir,Anthony,M,Aldborough,Labourer,,,,1538-12-29,12,,23:00,,"Crossing the River Swale in a boat with Thomas Marke of Aldborough, labourer","The boat capsized, they fell into the water and drowned",River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,TM who drowned with him,,,,, ,1539_2,D/680,9/541/168m,,"Yorkshire, WR",Aldborough ('awdburghe'),1539-01-09,"Lounde, Robert",Marke,Thomas,M,Aldborough,Labourer,,,,1538-12-29,12,,23:00,,"Crossing the River Swale in a boat with Anthony Sir of Aldborough, labourer","The boat capsized, they fell into the water and drowned",River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,AS who drowned with him,,,,, ,1539_2,D/681,9/541/169,,"Yorkshire, NR",Birkby ('Birtbye'),1539-03-03,"Lounde, Robert",Cowp[er],Robert,M,Smeaton,Husbandman,,,,1538-03-01,3,,17:00,,Crossing the River Wiske on a white horse,He fell into the water due to flooding and by misfortune,River Wiske,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_3,D/682,9/543/6,,Middlesex,Westminster,1539-04-30,"Fox, John",Acrehed,Agnes,F,,,,,,1539-04-26,4,,,,Washing linen clothes standing on the 'kyng[es] bridge',"John Geynyshe of Westminster, yeoman, was in the garden of Jane Stephyn, widow, shooting a 'handgonne' loaded with a lead bullet at a crow standing on 'the boye of a Bote' on the River Thames. He missed the bird and the bullet ricocheted off the surface of the river and struck JA in both buttocks, entering and penetrating them",Bullet,,Struck with,,"Wound to the buttocks, penetrating",Languished until 30 April,JG who shot her by accident,,,,, ,1539_3,D/683,9/543/7,,Surrey,Southwark,1538-12-22,"Hunt, John",Johnson,Hermann,M,[Southwark],,"Son of Gerard Johnson of Southwark, smith",About 2,,1538-12-21,12,,14:00-15:00,,,He fell into a small wooden 'Tubbe' in his father's house and drowned,Tub,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_3,D/684,9/543/21,,Coventry city,Coventry,1539-05-22,"Grene, Robert",Gregory,Alice,F,[Coventry],Widow,Widow,,,1538-05-28,5,,04:00-05:00,,Trying to push back under the water sheepskins she saw 'waveryng' on the surface of the water in a pit ('puteus') filled with water in the lower part of her garden,She took a piece of wood of no value called a 'hasyll polle' and leant too far in trying to push the sheepskins. She fell into the water due to her debility and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Robert Procter who found the body,Pole of no value,,Jury status,, ,1539_4,D/685,9/548/53,,Staffordshire,Lichfield,1539-06-27,"Clerke, Barnabas",Yatte,Richard,M,Lichfield,Labourer,,,,1539-06-25,6,,,,Working on the stone wall of the house formerly known as 'Greyfrerys' dismantling it,His feet slipped and he fell backwards onto stones below the wall breaking his neck,Wall,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1539_4,D/686,9/548/54,,Staffordshire,Wolverhampton,1539-06-23,"Clerk, Barnabas",Badd,Edward,M,Wolverhamton,Labourer,,,,1539-06-22,6,,16:00,,Working in a 'colpyt' draining off water,He undercut the ground so deeply that earth fell on his head and crushed his body killing him instantly,Earth,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1539_4,D/687,9/548/55,,Staffordshire,Enville ('Enfelde'),1539-06-05,"Clerke, Barnabas",Preme,John,M,,Chaplain ('capellanus'),,,,1539-06-04,6,,20:00,,Washing himself in a pond ('stagnum') in Enville Heath near Enville,He drowned,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_4,D/688,9/548/55,,Staffordshire,High Offley,1539-03-20,"Wolriche, James",Hudson,Hugh,M,,,,60 and more,Drunk,1539-03-08,3,Saturday,,,"Returning home from Newport where he was selling bread, fish and other foodstuffs","Being a little drunk having consumed some beer ('aliquantul[um] capt[us] fuit cu[m] s[er]vicia & ebreetate') , he deviated from the common road and came to the place called 'Wodwall more'. There he lay on the ground and stayed in this position throughout the night. He died due to his age and cold weather",Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,,,,,, ,1539_4,D/689,9/548/57,,Shropshire,Little Buildwas,1539-07-21,"Hatton, William",Whitesott,William,M,,,,,,1539-07-05,7,,05:00,,Crossing the River Severn on a grey horse worth 6s 8d in the place called a 'fforde off Wat[er]',"In the middle of the river the horse jumped into a 'Whyrlepytte' and WW was thrown off its back into the water, where he drowned",River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 6s 8d remains in custody of the coroner,,,, ,1539_4,D/690,9/548/58,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1539-05-02,"Gybbons, Thomas, mayor of Hereford",Symond[es],Walter,M,Hereford,Labourer,,,,1539-04-20,4,,,,"Hugh Stele of Hereford, capper, was at 'a peire of buttes' in the suburbs of the city of Hereford with other lieges of the king, shooting from one mark to the other","HS's arrow hit a pear tree and WS, who was standing by the tree, was hit by the branch when it fell of",Branch of pear tree,,Fell on him,,Wound to left side of head,Languished until 24 April at Hereford,,Branch worth 1d,,WS died by his misadventure,, ,1539_4,D/691,9/548/59,,Herefordshire,Pembridge,1539-06-19,"Chabbenor, John, gent.",Hawkyns,William,M,Pambridge,,,,,1539-05-19,5,,13:00,,He was in a park near Pembridge at the time when John Duppa and Thomas ap Rees were cutting/felling ('p[re]sentibus [...] distecantib[us]') an oak tree,The tree fell on WJ and one of the branches worth 2d struck him on the right side of his body breaking his arm and through to the heart,Tree (oak),,Struck by,,Broken right arm and [wound] right through to the heart,Instant,JD and TR who killed him by accident while felling a tree,Oak branch worth 2d,,,, ,1539_4,D/692,9/548/60,,Herefordshire,Hereford/Little Marcle,1539-04-25,"Bromewiche, Thomas, gent.",Turnor,Richard,M,Little Marcle,Labourer,,,,1539-03-07,3,,15:00,,Washing his hands in the pond ('stagnum') called 'croft pole',The ground under his feet caved in so that he fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_4,D/693,9/548/61m,,Worcestershire,Lower Mitton,1539-02-24,"Bethycke, Richard",Park[er],Thomas,M,,,,,,1539-03-23,3,,,,Crossing a certain water in a 'stocke bott' with Richard Balle,The boat capsized and they drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,RB who drowned with him,,,,, ,1539_4,D/693,9/548/61m,,Worcestershire,Lower Mitton,1539-02-24,"Bethycke, Richard",Balle,Richard,M,,,,,,1539-03-23,3,,,,Crossing a certain water in a 'stocke bott' with Thomas Parker,The boat capsized and they drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,TP who drowned with him,,,,, ,1539_4,D/694,9/548/62,,Gloucestershire,Cirencester,1539-05-18,"Barkeley, James, gent.",Sevryght,John,M,,,,,,1539-05-16,5,,,,,He fell on his own knife worth 2d which he had in his dress ('tunica'). The knife struck the left side of his body giving him a mortal wound through to the heart,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound the to left side of the body through to the heart,Instant,,Knife worth 2d,,,, ,1539_4,D/695,9/548/63,,Gloucestershire,Wickwar ('Wykenware'),1538-08-22,"Barkeley, James, esq.",ap Fellys,John,M,,,,,Ill,1538-08-19,8,,,,Walking from Yate to Wickwar,"He fell into a river due to his illness and debility, broke his neck and drowned",River,,Fall into,,Broken neck and drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1539_4,D/696,9/548/64,,Gloucestershire,Stroud ('Strode' in the Bisley hundred)/Thrupp,1538-04-22,"Briggez, John, knt.",Cooke,Jane,F,,,Daughter of Thomas Cooke,2,,1538-04-22,4,,,,She was in a street in Thrupp,She fell into a two-feet-deep well ('fons') and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_4,D/697,9/548/65,,Gloucestershire,Almondsbury ('Almysbury')/Over,1539-05-16,"Buk, Matthew, gent.",Fowler,Robert,M,,,,,,1539-05-10,5,,,,Leading a black mare worth 13s 4d,The mare gave him a mortal wound to the stomach,Horse (mare),,not given,,Wound to the stomach,Died on 11 May,,Mare worth 13s 4d,,,, ,1539_4,D/698,9/548/66,,Oxfordshire,Radcot Bridge (Rotte Cote Brugge',1539-05-27,"Hylleard, John",Walters,Richard,M,"Faringdon, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire)",,,,,1539-05-26,5,,15:00,,Washing himself in the River Thames,He fell into a 'Wyrle poole' and drowned because of the great depth of water and its force,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_4,D/699,9/548/67,,Berkshire,Newbury,1539-04-08,"Stokeman, William",Alyn,Margaret,F,,,,3,,1539-04-08,4,,,,Playing by a well ('fons'),She fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1539_4,D/700,9/548/76,,Norfolk,Needham,1539-06-10,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Boulle,John,M,,,,36 and more,,1539-06-09,6,,16:00,,"Driving the cart ('biga') of Henry Woode laden with pieces of timber, in the king's road called 'Nedeham strete' leading to Diss",He fell head first under the left wheel of the said cart and it ran over his neck breaking it,Cart (left wheel),,Run over,,Broken neck,,,"Cart, two mares and four geldings with harness worth 26s 8d remain in the hands of HW for the use of Thomas Howard, duke of Norfolk",,,, ,1539_4,D/701,9/548/77,,Bedfordshire,Goldington,1539-05-28,"David, Morgan",Knotte,John,M,,,,,,1539-05-27,5,,18:00,,Fishing in the River Great Ouse using an 'Anglyng Rodde' ,The fishing rod fell into the river. He tried to retrieve it but fell into the water and drowned,River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned; body stayed in the river until 2 am the next day,,,,,,, ,1539_4,D/702,9/548/79,,Cambridgeshire,Barnwell,1539-05-18,"Franke, Christopher, and Wolffe, Richard",Gylb[er]t,William,M,[Barnwell],,Son of John Gylb[er]t of Barnwell,,,1539-05-02,5,,,,Sitting on top of a 'masshe ffatt' full of boiling liquid in the tenement of Thomas Hoggyns called 'Cardinall hatte' in the parish of St Botholph,He fell into the vat and was scalded,Vat with boiling liquid,,Fall into,,Scalded,Languished until 18 May,,,,,, ,1539_4,D/703,9/548/80,,Cambridgeshire,Ashley-cum-Silverley,1539-04-17,"Wyse, William",Clerke,Jane,F,[Ashley-cum-Silverley],,Daughter of Edmund Clerke of Ashley,9,,1539-04-17,4,,11:00,,Sitting on a 'mylle Whele' pulled by a horse in her father's house,She fell between a piece of timber attached to the house and the wheel and was pressed to death,Mill (wheel),Piece of timber,Pressed between,,Pressed,,,"Wheel worth 5s, horse with harness worth 2s and piece of wood worth 4d. The sum is in custody of the coroner",,,, ,1539_4,D/704,9/548/81,,Cambridgeshire,Eltisley ('Elsle'),1539-03-20,"Wyse, William",Hamond,Agnes,F,,,,,,1539-03-17,3,Wednesday,15:00,,Putting grain in the 'hoppez' of a wind mill,Her clothes were caught in the cog wheel and the trindle wheel so that her head was pulled between the two and crushed,Mill (cog wheel),Mill (trundle),Pressed between,,Pressed head,,,Wheels worth 10s which sum is in custody of the coroner,,,, ,1539_4,D/705,9/548/82,,Cambridgeshire,"Dytton Camas' [Ditton Cam, i.e. Fen Ditton?]",1539-04-23,"Wyse, William",Coward,Henry,M,,,,,,1539-04-21,4,,17:00,,Rolling the ground in the field called 'Camas haull ffeld' using a piece of wood called a 'rowle',The roller struck him in the back of the head giving him a mortal wound,Roller,,Struck by,,Wound to the back of the head,Languished until 6 am on the next day,,Roller worth 20d which sum is in custody of the coroner,,,, ,1539_4,D/706,9/548/84,,Norfolk,Witton,1539-06-20,"Corbet, John, sen., gent.",Thurkyll,Robert,M,,,,55 and more,,1539-05-20,5,,,,Driving the cart ('carecta') of Robert Thurkyll pulled by two horses towards Bacton,One of the wheels fell off the cart and onto RT's leg ('sup[er] grurem'),Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,Injured leg,Languished until 19 June,,"Wheel worth 3s 4d seized by Richard Foster, deputy of John Skip, king's almoner",,,, ,1539_4,D/707,9/548/85,,Norfolk,Happisburgh ('hasebrught'),1539-04-29,"Corbett, John, sen., gent.",Bartram,Richard,M,,,,9 and more,,1539-04-28,4,,,,Lying on a bench in the house of John Dogett ,He fell from the bench and broke his back,Bench,,Fall from,,Broken back,Instant,,,,,, ,1539_4,D/708,9/548/86,,Norfolk,Thetford,1539-04-18,"Maye, John",Peterson,John,M,,"Servant of Richard Fulm[er]ston of Thetford, beer brewer",,,,1539-04-18,4,,,,Standing by a lead furnace full of boiling liquid ('stansq[ue] iuxta quandam fornacem plumbeam liquore fervido ad plenu[m] bullientem') ,His feet slipped and he fell head first into the boiling liquid. He was scalded to death before they managed to pull him out,Furnace/stove/vat full of boiling liquid,,Fall into,,Scalded,,,,,,, ,1539_4,D/709,9/548/88,,Norfolk,Attleborough,1539-03-06,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Joby,Edmund,M,,,,46 and more,,1539-03-05,3,,14:00,,"Driving his cart ('carecta') laden with timber, that is 'asshen Sparres' in the place called 'Dykepightell Cauusey'","As the cart descended a higher ground in the common road, one wheel went higher than the other so that the cart was in danger of toppling over. Seeing this EJ used his shoulder to support the cart and prevent it from overturning. However, he was knocked down and crushed by the cart because of its great weight.",Cart,Load (timber),Fell on him,,Crushed,Instant,,"Cart, mare and timber worth 8s remain in the hands of Agnes Joby, his widow",,,, ,1539_4,D/710,9/548/89,,Suffolk,Long Melford ('Mylforde'),1539-04-15,"Holt, John",Ellys,Thomas,M,Long Melford,Cloth maker,,About 28,,1539-04-15,4,,,,Crossing a bridge on over water called 'Smalley [faded]' to reach his close called 'nether Colney' with the intention to drive his pigs away from [or to] a hedge/fence ('Sepes') ,When crossing the bridge he became overcome by an illness called a 'quothe' so that he could not stand upright and fell into the water and drowned,Water,Illness,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Harcudde of Henny, Essex, fuller who found the body",,,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/711,9/548/104,,"Yorkshire, NR",Thrintoft,1539-06-17,"Lound, Robert",Kyrkby,Robert,M,Thrintoft,Labourer,,,,1539-06-15,6,,14:00,,Riding a mare,"His right leg became entangled in a 'trace' so that when he was dismounting the horse, he fell down crushing his body",Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Mare worth 2s 8d remains in custody of Robert Sypmson of Thrintoft, husbandman",,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/712,9/548/105,,"Yorkshire, WR",Skipton/Cowling ('Collyng'),1539-07-20,"Lambart, John",More,John,M,,,,,,1538-05-30,5,Friday,,,,Came to his death on account either of a knife or other iron or steel implement or of the water in which he was found,Unclear,,,,,,,,,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/713,9/548/107,,"Yorkshire, WR",Farnhill,1539-04-15,"Lambart, John",Scotte,Margaret,F,,Spinster,,,,1539-04-15,4,,,,Driving a dung cart ('currus') pulled by a mare in the fields of Farnhill,"The halter was tied around her arm. When descending a hill the horse broke into a run. She could not free her arm quickly, fell down under the wheels of the cart and her head was run over ",Cart,,Run over,,Run over head,Instant,,"Mare and cart worth 9s are in custody of Jane Scot, MS's sister",,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/714,9/548/109,,"Yorkshire, WR",Thornton-in-Craven,1539-05-21,"Lambart, John",Catley,Robert,M,,,,,,1539-05-20,5,,,,Building a barn with many of his neighbours,"When lifting a 'chese aut crokkes' consiting of two beams joined together, it suddenly fell on on his head killing him",Timber (beam),,Fell on him,,[Wound] to the head,[Instant],,"Beams worth 2s 8d are in custody of Thomas Catley, RC's brother",,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/715,9/548/110,,"Yorkshire, NR",Thirsk,1539-06-07,"Lounde, Robert",Dogeshone,John,M,Catton near Topcliffe,Labourer,,,,1539-06-07,6,,10:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') laden with wood and pulled by six oxen and two horses,He was sitting in the cart when it suddenly overturned and fell on him pressing his body into the ground and crushing it,Cart and load,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Cart, six oxen and two horses worth 5 marks are in custody of William Barnis of Catton, husbandman",,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/716,9/548/111,,Yorkshire,Monk Bretton ('Monke Burton')/Cudworth,1539-05-03,"Frobyser, John",Ellis,Thomas,M,Cudworth,Husbandman,,,,1539-05-02,5,,10:00,,Watching Thomas Waren and William Ellis fishing on the Lund Brook,"He fell asleep while sitting on the river bank, fell into the water and drowned",Lund Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/717,9/548/112,,Yorkshire,Coxwold ('Cokwolde'),1539-06-13,"Lounde, Robert",Ferdynge,Agnes,F,Coxwold,Spinster,,,,1539-06-10,6,,18:00,,She came to a certain close to milk a cow,A two-year-old bull came up to the cow and struck and threw AF with its head so that she fell down and her body was crushed,Bull,,Gored by,,Crushed body,Languished until 14 June,,"Christopher Symonde, bailiff of the liberty of Newcastle captured the bull, slew it and gave it to the poor",,Not indented; date of death wrong: should be before or on 13 June,, ,1539_4,D/718,9/548/113,,Yorkshire,Hepworth,1539-06-09,"Frobiser, John",Tynker,John,M,Hepworth,Husbandman,,,,1539-06-17,6,,10:00,,Repairing a wheel of a cart ('plaustrum'),The wheel fell on his head killing him,Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,[Wound] to the head,,,"Wheel worth 2s is in custody of Alice Tynker, JT's widow",,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/719,9/548/114,,Yorkshire,Harewood,1539-05-05,"Frobyser, John",Grene,Henry,M,Harewood,Glover,,,,1539-05-03,5,,19:00,,Catching a bullock ('boviculus') in a slaughterhouse in the place called 'Galkthorp' within the village of Harewood,When he approached the bullock it struck him in the right side of his stomach with its right horn giving him a mortal wound,Bullock,,Gored by,,Wound to the right side of the stomach,Languished until dawn on 4 May,,"Bullock worth 6s 8d is in custody of William Malet of Swillington, gent. ",,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/720,9/548/115,,Yorkshire,Tickhill,1539-03-28,"Swynhowe, John",Browne,John,M,Tickhill,Labourer,,,,1539-03-28,3,,,,Felling a willow,The tree fell on his back killing him instantly,Tree (willow),,Fell on him,,[Struck] back,Instant,,Willow worth 2d,,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/721,9/548/116,,Cumberland,Newbiggin ('newbygyn'),1539-03-20,"Alanbey, John",Tode,Thomas,M,Newbiggin,,,,,1539-03-20,3,,,,Walking under an ash tree,A branch of the tree fell on his head killing him instantly,Tree (ash branch),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,Not indented; jury status,, ,1539_4,D/722,9/548/117,,Cumberland,Greystoke,1539-05-03,"Alanbey, John",Rum[m]puey,Sybil,F,Greystoke,,Daughter of Nicholas Rummpuey of Greystoke,2,,1539-05-03,5,,,,Playing by a well/spring ('fons') near her father's house ,"Her foot slipped, she fell into the well and drowned",Well/spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented; jury status,, ,1539_4,D/723,9/548/118,,Cumberland,Clifton,1539-01-12,"Orfeur, Richard",Steyll,Robert,M,Redmain,,,,,1539-01-09,1,,,,Returning home from Cockermouth having bought there a pair of shoes for himself,"As he was crossing a footbridge over the River Gote, a tributary of the River Derwent, he fell into the water and drowned. His body was carried into the River Derwent and washed ashore in Clifton, that is over three miles from where he drowned",River Gote,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/724,9/548/119,,Cumberland,Buttermere,1539-07-31,"Orfeur, Richard",Dicson,William,M,Buttermere,,,,,1539-07-31,7,,08:00,,"Checking on his cattle in the close called 'Spowte close', having sent his wife, children and servants to work on the hay ","As he was going into 'Howgill' on the south side, he stumbled and fell into the water called 'Waydup bek', and drowned",Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/725,9/548/121,,Cumberland,Redmain,1539-08-03,"Alanbey, John",Curwen,Elizabeth,F,Cockermouth,Widow,Widow,,,1539-08-03,8,Monday,,,Crossing the 'Redemayn Wath' ,She was thrown into the water by the force and violence of the current and drowned,Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented; jury status,, ,1539_4,D/726,9/548/133,,Rutland,Uppingham,1539-04-08,"Feldynge, John and Durant, John",Randylson,George,M,,,,,,1539-04-07,4,,09:00,,Eating a meal sitting under a hay stack ,"Suddenly, part of the stack, property of Robert Pakman of Uppingham, rope maker, fell on him pressing and suffocating him",Hay stack,,Fell on him,,Pressed and suffocated,,RP who found the body,Hay worth 6d,,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/727,9/548/134,,Rutland,Lyddington,1539-06-11,"Feldynge, John and Durant, John",Boone,Richard,M,Lyddington,Labourer,,,,1539-05-05,5,,15:00,,Lying under an oak tree in the field of Lyddington,A sudden storm arose and a great gust of wind broke one of the branches which fell on RB crushing him,Tree (oak branch),,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Languished until 8 May,,"Branch worth 12d remains in custody of John Boyhave of Lyddington, husbandman",,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/728,9/548/135,,Rutland,Cottesmore,1539-01-27,"Feldynge, John and Durant, John",Croydale,William,M,Cottesmore,Labourer,,Adolescent,,1538-12-20,12,,17:00,,"Working in the barn of Richard Sherman of Cottesmore, yeoman, pulling hay from a haystack","Suddenly, part of the stack fell on him pressing and suffocating him and breaking his back",Hay stack,,Fell on him,,"Pressed and suffocated, broken back",Instant,"Ralph Holwell, labourer, who found the body",Hay worth 20d,,Not indented,, ,1539_4,D/729,9/548/136,,Leicestershire,"Abbey Gate, in the parish of St Leonard near Leicester",1539-03-07,"Rudyng, John, and Temple, John",Bartfylde,Dorothy,F,Abbey Gate,Spinster,,,,1539-02-20,2,,,,Washing linen clothes in the River Soar,She fell into the river and drowned,River Soar,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1539_4,D/730,9/548/137,,Derbyshire,Smalley,1539-07-12,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Twyste,Helen,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1539-07-01,7,,20:00,,"She was in the house of John Tayllor od Smalley, husbandman carrying a vessel called a 'panne' full of 'hote Worte'",She tripped and fell into the vessel so that she was burnt from the top of the head to the heart,Vessel with hot liquid,,Fall into,,Scalded from the top of the head to the heart,Languished until 10 am on 2 July,,Liquid worth 4d,,Jury status,, ,1539_4,D/731,9/548/138,,Derbyshire,Sudbury,1539-04-08,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Plummer,John,M,Sudbury,,,9,,1539-04-05,4,,14:00,,Watching his father's sheep/cattle ('pecora'),On his way home he fell into the River Dove and drowned,River Dove,,Fall into,,Drowned,Body found at 7 am on 7 April,"Thomas Erle, Robert Plummer and Richard Wryght any many others who found the body",,,Jury status,, ,1539_4,D/732,9/548/139,,Derbyshire,Eggington,1539-07-25,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Roderam,Henry,M,,,,10 or 11,,1539-04-27,4,,,,,He fell into a coal pit filled with water in the place called 'Eggyngton Mershe' and drowned,Coal pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status; another unrelated inquest further down,, ,1539_4,D/733,9/548/140,,Derbyshire,Marston Montgomery,1539-07-26,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Lovatt,William,M,Marston Montgomery,,,,,1539-04-29,4,,08:00,,Pruning an oak tree in the place called 'follenhurst' near Marston Montgomery,"When he cut one of the branches, it fell on his chest killing him instantly",Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him,,Wound to the chest,,"William Cowhopp[er?], Roger Hayles and Hugh Forman who witnessed the accident",Tree branch worth 2d remains in custody of Roger Tayllor of Doveridge,,,, ,1539_4,D/734,9/548/141,,Derbyshire,Smalley,1539-07-01,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Robynson,Richard,M,Denby,,,9,,1539-05-30,5,,11:00,,Washing himself in the 'Parke Broke' with others of the same age,He fell into the water and drowned,Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1539_4,D/735,9/548/142,,Derbyshire,Ticknall,1539-07-21,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Feyrebrother,Thomas,M,Ticknall,Labourer,,,,1539-07-11,7,,07:00,,Leading a four-year-old gelding from the fields [of Ticknall] ,"When they came to the place called 'Gylbarowe lees' the horse bolted and dragged TF along the ground over the distance of 12 paces. In running it kicked him in the left side of the head, giving him a mortal wound",Horse (gelding),,Kicked by,,"Wound to the head, 3 in long, 2 in wide and brain deep",Languished until 13 July,,Horse worth 8s ,,Jury status,, ,1539_4,D/736,9/548/143,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 88-9. no. 176",Nottinghamshire,Thoroton,1539-05-06,"Langley, Adam",Bradley,William,M,,,,,,1539-05-05,5,,,,Crossing a wooden bridge over the River on his way from Thoroton to Orston,His foot slipped and he fell into the water and drowned,River Smite,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Henry Pynker who found the body,,,,, ,1539_4,D/737,9/548/145,,Lincolnshire,Spalding/Whaplode,1539-06-10,"Bolles, John",Pynchebeck,Catherine,F,Whaplode,,,,Old and debilitated,not given,,,,,Passing by a sewer in Whiplode supporting herself with a staff she held in the right hand,The staff slid away from her and she fell over not having enough strength to stand without it. She fell into the ditch and could not get out due to her condition and drowned,Sewer,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1539_4,D/738,9/548/146,,Lincolnshire,Kirkby-on-Bain,1539-05-11,"Constable, Richard, gent.",Sawer,William,M,[Kirkby-on-Bain],,"Son of Richard Sawer of Kirkby-on-Bain, carpenter",4,,1539-05-10,5,,,,"Sitting with his mother near ('seorsum') a 'longe butt' while his father, who was unaware of their presence, was shooting at it",The arrow went over the target and struck WS on the right side of his head through to the brain,Arrow,,Struck with,,Wound to the right side of the head through to the brain,Languished until 13 May,RS who shot him by accident,,,,, ,1539_4,D/739,9/548/147,,Lincolnshire,Hougham,1539-06-20,"Thorold, William",Wyntersall,John,M,,,,,,1539-05-20,5,,11:00,,"Loading a 'hand Gonne' with powder and paper bullets, and then discharging it",He put one end of the gun against his chest and then touched the 'toche hole' with a burning 'mache'. The gun fired striking his chest through to the heart,Paper bullets,,Struck with,,Wound to the chest through to the heart,Instant,,,,,, ,1540_1,D/740,9/545/5,,Hampshire ,Newchurch,1539-03-19,"Worsley, Richard, esq.",Chestell,Margaret,F,,,,,,1539-03-19,3,,13:00,,,She fell into a certain current ('in quandam aquam current[em]') and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1540_1,D/741,9/545/6,,Wiltshire,Odstock ('Odestoke'),1539-05-26,"Mack[es], John",Stone,Thomas,M,,,,,,1539-05-12,5,,14:00,,Climbing an elm tree worth 6d to destroy 'Rook[es]' nesting in the tree,His feet slipped and he begun to fall but managed to hold on to the tree branches with his arms and hands. Thus suspended he cried for help but the branches broke and he fell down landing on his back and neck,Tree (elm),,Fall from,,[Struck] back and neck,Languished until 26 May,,Elm worth 6d,,,, ,1540_1,D/742,9/545/7,,Hertfordshire,Standon,1539-03-16,"Berners, John",Morley,Alice,F,,,,10 and more,,1539-03-15,3,,13:00,,,She slipped and fell into the pond or pit ('stagnu[m] sive puteum') called 'Shyllys denne pytte' and drowned,Pond or pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,"She had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",Proceedings,, ,1540_1,D/743,9/545/8,,Kent,Stone,1539-06-21,"Beer, John",Sharp,Richard,M,,,Son of Thomas Sharp of Stone,3 and more,,1539-06-14,6,,16:00,,Collecting strawberries ('fragre') growing between the pond ('stagnum') called 'lynsale' and the road called 'pakwaye' leading from 'Deene' in Stone to 'Grenestrete' in Stone,He fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Rychemond of Stone, 14 and more, and Alice Johnson of Stone, 13 and more, who found the body",,,,, ,1540_1,D/744,9/545/9,"Hunnisett, Sussex, i, 30, no 113.",Sussex,Brighton ('Brythelmston'),1539-09-30,"Rote, Stephen",Tulley,Edward,M,Henfield,Labourer,,,,1539-08-05,8,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by three geldings and a mare worth in total 33s 4d,"Suddenly, the horses broke into a run, he fell under the wheel on the left side of the cart and suffered a mortal wound to the left arm and neck",Cart (wheel),,[Run over],,Wound to the left arm and neck,,,Cart and horses worth 33s 4d,,,, ,1540_1,D/745,9/545/10,,Essex,Panfield,1539-06-30,"Silesden, Thomas",Ingram ,William,M,,,,60 and more,,1539-06-30,6,,08:00,,Riding a horse in the king's road opposite a field in Panfield,He was riding alongside/by ('iuxta') a cart ('biga') when suddenly he was knocked off the horse by the branch of a hazel tree. He broke his neck and died ,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,"Horse worth 3s 4d remains in custody of William Basshe of Feryng, husbandman",,,, ,1540_1,D/746,9/545/16,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 113, p. 30",Sussex,"Knepp, in the parish of West Grinsted",1539-06-17,"Cooper, Philip",Horley,John,M,,,,,,1539-06-11,6,,,,Standing under 'le Castlewall' at Knepp with Thomas Whitbrede working above him on top of the wall,TW threw a stone ('an Horsham weystone' one foot of length and breadth) from top of wall unintentionally hitting Horley on the head,Stone,,Struck head,,Wound to the head,Languished until 15 June,Thomas Whitbrede of Grinstead who threw the stone,,,"Coroner was summoned to King's Bench to answer for defects in inquests, namely not mentioning victim's goods. Later pardoned. KB29/172/39 (Hunnisett)",, ,1540_2,D/747,9/544/4,,Somerset,Peadon ('Pydon in parochia de Stokegursey'),1539-11-24,"Pycher, William",Bartlett,Thomas,M,Peadon,Dyer,,,,1539-11-24,11,,08:00,,Collecting twigs/reeds ('virga') growing by a certain pond ('stagnum'),"When he climbed a 'Withye tre', a branch suddently broke, he fell into the pond and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/748,9/544/35,,London,"London, parish of St Andrew, Holborn, Farringdon ward",1540-04-12,"Wylford, John, coroner, and Fayrer, John and Huntlowe, Thomas, citizens of London",Hyknam,Thomas,M,,Carter,,,,1540-04-09,4,,17:00,,He was around a cart on Holborn Bridge,He 'necligently ranne to a carte that he was charged w[ith] all then unshood and then standyng empty on holborne bridge [..] And praysed in betwene the nygher Whele of the same carte and the neyher whele of an other carte of the countrey of a man unknowenthere then beyng shod w[ith] Iron and passyng [...] his bodie was then and there betwene the same two wheeles broysed to deth [...] but whose goodd[es] they were or the value of them or to whose possession they afterwards cam or what thyng moved the said wheeles or either of them the Jury aforsaid knowe nott',Cart (wheel),Cart (wheel),Crushed between,,Injured ('broysed'),,,,, In English; not indented,, ,1540_2,D/749,9/544/50,,Herefordshire,Weobley ('Webbeley'),1539-12-11,"Chaddenor, John",Haville,Oliver,M,Kington,Labourer,,,,1539-11-06,11,,08:00,,Walking on the bank of the River Arrow in Rushock,He fell into the river and drowned,River Arrow,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/750,9/544/51,,Shropshire,Burford,1540-01-09,"Leighton, Ralph",Russell,Henry,M,,,,,,1540-01-07,1,Wednesday,20:00,,Going to Burford ,"He fell onto his own knife, which he had in a sheath at his belt, giving himself a wound to the left leg",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the left leg,Instant,,Knife worth 1d,,Jury status,, ,1540_2,D/751,9/544/52,,Staffordshire,Burton-upon-Trent,1539-08-24,"Chernels, Walter, gent.",Bradshawe,Susan,F,,,,About 5,,1539-08-22,8,,19:00,,She entered a boat on the River Trent,She took an 'ore or a polle to roowe w[ith]' but could not row due to the lack of strength. She fell into the water and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/752,9/544/53m,,Staffordshire,Stone,1539-10-16,"Iremonger, Thomas",Knolles,Thomas,M,Stone,Labourer,,,,1539-10-15,10,,,,Digging up sand for his work in a pit with Agnes Smyth alias Brodborne and Jane Felkyn,The ground above them fell on their heads crushing their heads and bodies and killing them instantly,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body and head,Instant,AS and JF who died with him,,,,, ,1540_2,D/752,9/544/53m,,Staffordshire,Stone,1539-10-16,"Iremonger, Thomas",Felkyn,Jane,F,Stone,Spinster,,,,1539-10-15,10,,,,Digging up sand for her work in a pit with Agnes Smyth alias Brodborne and Thomas Knolles,The ground above them fell on their heads crushing their heads and bodies and killing them instantly,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body and head,Instant,AS and TK who died with her,,,,, ,1540_2,D/752,9/544/53m,,Staffordshire,Stone,1539-10-16,"Iremonger, Thomas",Smyth alias Brodborne,Agnes,F,Stone,Spinster,,,,1539-10-15,10,,,,Digging up sand for her work in a pit with Thomas Knolles and Jane Felkyn,The ground above them fell on their heads crushing their heads and bodies and killing them instantly,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body and head,Instant,JF and TK who died with her,,,,, ,1540_2,D/753,9/544/54,,Herefordshire,Wigmore,1540-02-19,"Browyche, Thomas, gent.",Barowe,Robert,M,Croft,Gentleman,,,,1540-02-12,2,,21:00,,He went to the end of a certain oriel/gallery/porch ('Oreall') and came to a 'hawkkes p[er]ke' there,"When he grasped the perch, it fell down to the ground out of the oriel and he fell onto it and a certain stone breaking his chest",Perch and stone,,Fall onto,,Broken chest,Languished until 8 am on 13 February,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/754,9/544/55,,Gloucestershire,Wickwar ('Wykewarr'),1540-01-04,"Berkeley, James",Belsher,Margaret,F,,,,,,1540-01-04,1,,,,Retrieving her hat from the well on the east side of Roger Droveham's house,She fell into the well as a result of 'Slydynge in takynge vp of her hatt Which hatt ffyll of hyr her into the sayde Well',Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/755,9/544/56,,Berkshire,Stanford Dingley ('Stanforde'),1539-11-29,"Redferne, Arthur",Free,John,M,Stanford Dingley,Labourer,,,,1539-11-22,11,,10:00,,Throwing hay from the top of a 'mowe of hay' ,He slipped and fell onto a 'hurdyll' worth 2d which penetrated his right buttock,Hurdle,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right buttock, 6 in deep and 1 in wide",Languished until 29 November,,Hurdle worth 2d,,,, ,1540_2,D/756,9/544/57,,Berkshire,Newbury,1539-08-13,"Stokeman, William",Stacye,John,M,Enborne ('Estenborne'),Labourer,,,,1539-08-12,8,,18:00-19:00,,"Loading the cart ('carucata') of Thomas Hasyll of Enborne, husbandman, with grain, in the field called 'west felde' in Newbury",He climbed on top of the cart to secure the load with a rope. He pulled the rope with so much might that it broke causing him to fall backwards head first from the cart from the height of 8 feet,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken [neck],,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/757,9/544/58,,Gloucestershire,Rockhampton,1539-09-29,"Barkeley, James",Russell,William,M,,,,,,1539-08-30,8,,,,,He fell into a pit during epileptic seizure ('cu[m] teneret[ur] morbo caduco') and drowned,Pit,Epilepsy,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/758,9/544/59,,Herefordshire,Leominster/Luston,1540-02-20,"Bromwyche, Thomas, gent.",Bokenhill,Agnes,F,Luston,Spinster,,,,1539-11-28,11,Friday,13:00,,Washing linen clothes in a well/spring ('fons'),She was standing on a stone on the verge of the well. She slipped and fell into the water where she drowned,Well/spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/759,9/544/60,,Herefordshire,Wigmore,1540-02-15,"Bromwyche, Thomas, gent.",Cors[er],Matthew,M,Wigmore,Courser [horse dealer/trainer],,,,1539-11-05,11,,14:00,,Cutting an 'oken bough' in the grove called 'dervolde',The branch broke and fell on his chest killing him instantly,Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him,,Struck chest,Instant,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/760,9/544/61m,,Staffordshire,Wednesbury ,1539-09-26,"Wolriche, James",Chesshyre,Richard,M,,,,,,1539-09-22,9,,07:00,,Building a well for Nicholas Hopkyns with Thomas Harwodde,When he descended the well he was suddenly overcome by the 'odor sive aier terre voc[atur] yerthe damp' and died instantly,Gas,,Overcome by,,,Instant,TH who died with him,,,Classed as divine visitation but clearly an accident,, ,1540_2,D/760,9/544/61m,,Staffordshire,Wednesbury ,1539-09-26,"Wolriche, James",Harwodde,Thomas,M,,,,,,1539-09-22,9,,07:00,,Building a well for Nicholas Hopkyns with Richard Chesshyre,"Seeing RC fall, he rushed to his aid but was similarly overcome and killed by gasses",Gas,,Overcome by,,,Instant,RC who died with him,,,Classed as divine visitation but clearly an accident,, ,1540_2,D/761,9/544/62,,Herefordshire,Leominster/Eaton,1540-02-20,"Bromwyche, Thomas, gent.",Caldewell,Richard,M,Stretford,Labourer,,,,1539-12-13,12,,,,Washing roof tiles/shingles ('lavans tegulos') in a certain quarry,The earth from above his head fell on him striking his body so that he was killed instantly,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Struck body,Instant,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/762,9/544/63,,Herefordshire,Byford,1539-11-26,"Chabbenor, John, gent.",Griffith alias Cowper,Roger,M,Byford,Yeoman,,,Suffering from an illness called 'Blody flexe',1539-09-10,11,,12:00,,Standing on the bank of the River Wye,He fell into the water and drowned,River Wye,Illness,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/763,9/544/80,,Northamptonshire,Brixworth ('Brykysworth'),1539-12-10,"Perwyche, Edmund",Hale,Thomas,M,Harrington,Husbandman,,,,1539-09-10,9,,10:00,,Walking home from Northampton alongside his cart ('biga') carrying malt,He fell over and the right wheel of the cart worth 2s ran over his right leg,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over leg,Languished until 10 December,,"Wheel worth 2s remains in custody of Emma Hale, his widow",,,, ,1540_2,D/764,9/544/81,,Warwickshire,Tanworth-in-Arden ('Tanworth'),1539-12-07,"Hawe, Thomas, sen.",Ekyngton,Catherine,F,,,,,,1539-11-24,11,,13:00,,Washing clothes in a certain pond ('stangum'),She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,John Robyns who found the body,,,,, ,1540_2,D/765,9/544/82,,Coventry city,Coventry,1540-01-27,"Grene, Robert",Wall,John,M,,"Apprentice of Richard Skott of Coventry, cutler",,15,,1540-01-15,1,Thursday,,,He was in his master's workshop in Broadgate,"He came up to a certain chest/box ('cista') to recover a 'pese of brasse', which was on a 'shelff'. He extended his hand as much as he could and in so doing fell over and onto the four-inch-long tip of a sword worth 12d, which stood by the said chest/box. The blade entered his right thigh and penetrated upwards cutting his innards called 'gott[es]' so that he died instantly",Sword,,Fall onto,,Wound to the right thigh penetrating upwards and cutting the innards ,Instant,"Edmund Turnor, who found the body",Sword worth 12d,,Jury status,, ,1540_2,D/766,9/544/83,,Derbyshire,Church Broughton,1540-01-24,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Smyth,William,M,"Green, Staffordshire",Carpenter,,,,1539-11-28,11,,13:00,,He 'did sett vppe or Reare towe payer of small Fork[es]',"When he hammered a small nail into a 'wall plate' next to the forks, one of the forks fell on his stomach giving him a mortal wound ",Timber (forks),,Fell on him,,Wound to the stomach,Languished until 1 December,,"Timber forks worth 4d remain in custody of Christopher Buxstens of Church Broughton, husbandman",,Jury status,, ,1540_2,D/767,9/544/84,,Derbyshire,Aston-on-Trent,1540-02-01,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Brasyngton,Jane,F,,,,3 and more,,1540-02-05,2,,11:00,,"Playing by the pit ('puteus') called a 'marrez', which was filled with water",She fell into the pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,"She had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",Jury status,, ,1540_2,D/768,9/544/85,,Derbyshire,North Wingfield,1540-01-20,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Scorer,Hugh,M,,,,,,1539-08-18,8,,12:00,,Descending a coal mine using a rope having eaten a meal ,"The rope broke, he fell and was 'verie sore brused' and suffered numerous wounds not only to the head but also other parts of his body",Coal mine,,Fall into,,Wounds to the head and other parts of the body,Instant,,"Rope worth 12d and remains in custody of Alan Lyngard, constable of Walton",,Jury status,, ,1540_2,D/769,9/544/86m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 89-90, no. 179",Nottinghamshire,Sutton-on-Trent,1539-08-13,"Odingzell[es], Richard",Watson,Richard,M,,,,,,1539-08-12,8,,,,Crossing the River Trent at Meering in a boat/ferry with Robert Deyne and a grey horse,The horse bolted and moved to one end of the boat so that it sank causing the deaths of RW and RD,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned; bodies stayed in the water until 13 August,,RD who was with him in the boat; Roger Bradsha of Sutton who found the bodies,"Horse worth 10s remains in custody of Laurence Grey, constable",,,, ,1540_2,D/769,9/544/86m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 89-90, no. 179",Nottinghamshire,Sutton-on-Trent,1539-08-13,"Odingzell[es], Richard",Deyne,Robert,M,,,,,,1539-08-12,8,,,,Crossing the River Trent at Meering in a boat/ferry with Richard Watson and a grey horse,The horse bolted and moved to one end of the boat so that it sank causing the deaths of RW and RD,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned; bodies stayed in the water until 13 August,,RW who was with him in the boat; Roger Bradsha of Sutton who found the bodies,"Horse worth 10s remains in custody of Laurence Grey, constable",,,, ,1540_2,D/770,9/544/87,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 91, no. 181",Nottinghamshire,Arnold ('Arnall'),1539-10-20,"Odingzell[es], Richard",Judde,Agnes,F,,,,,,1539-10-17,10,,16:00,,Going from Nottingham to Alverton by a customary footpath there,"When she came to the 'Beke medow stile' within the lordship of Arnold, she was climbing and about to get over the stile, which was very high, when she slipped and fell down from the top of it and broke her neck",Stile,,Fall from,,Shattered neck,Instant,Stephen Barnes who found the body,,,,, ,1540_2,D/771,9/544/88,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 91, no. 182",Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1539-11-12,"Orell, Maurice, and Dock[er], Thomas",Wyld,Margaret,F,Nottingham,Spinster,,,,1539-11-10,11,,19:00,,Drawing water from a well with a bucket in the house of Richard Burton in a street called Fletcher Gate in Nottigham,She fell into the well and was drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Bucket worth 12d,,,, ,1540_2,D/772,9/544/89,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 89, no. 178",Nottinghamshire,Toton ('Tawton'),1539-08-11,"Langley, Adam",Malyn,John,M,,,,,Drunk,1539-08-10,8,,19:00,,Crossing the River Erewash,"His feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",River Erewash,,Fall into,,Drowned,,John Pym[m]e who found the body,,,,, ,1540_2,D/773,9/544/90,,Lincolnshire,Stoke Rochford ('Northstoke'),1540-01-20,"Hogekynson, Christopher",Tydde,John,M,,,,,,1540-01-18,1,,,,Crossing the River Witham to check on his cattle,"As he was trying to jump over the river using a staff/pole ('baculum'), the pole broke in the middle, he fell into the water and drowned",River Witham,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Pole worth half penny,,,, ,1540_2,D/774,9/544/92,,Lincolnshire,Gedney,1539-09-12,"Bolles, John",Alleyn,Richard,M,,,,,,1539-09-12,9,,09:00,,Riding a grey mare,He was riding so carelessly that the horse fell over so that RA broke his neck,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,"Mare remains in custody of Adelard ('Alard') Walbe, gent.",,,, ,1540_2,D/775,9/544/94,,Lincolnshire,Horncastle,1539-08-05,"Constable, Richard, gent.",Grene,John,M,,,,,,1539-08-10,8,,,,Mounting his horse,"When he tried to mount his bay mare worth 10s by jumping on it, the horse became frightened, kicked back and threw him off giving him a wound to the neck",Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Wound to the neck,Languished 13 August,,"Mare worth 10s is in custody of John Reede of Wrangle, gent., seized by him for king's use",,,, ,1540_2,D/776,9/544/95,,Lincolnshire,Gedney,1539-08-07,"Bolles, John",Robynson,William,M,Sutton,,,,,1539-08-07,8,,11:00,,Loading sheaves of cereal ('on[er]avit quandam bigam cum garbis frumenti') onto a cart,"As he tried to secure the load with a rope standing on the cart, he pulled on it without due caution and fell to the ground breaking his bones",Cart and load,,Fall from,,Broken bones and blood loss,Instant,,"Rope worth 8d remains in custody of Thomas Wylson, bailiff of the Duchy of Lancaster",,,, ,1540_2,D/777,9/544/98,,Rutland,Wing,1540-03-13,"Feldynge, John and Durant, John (of Barrowden)",Preston,John,M,,,Son of John Preston,4,,1540-03-04,3,,18:00,,He was in his father's house,He fell into a 'brasse kettill' worth 6d full of 'hoote Schaldyng worte' containing approximately three gallons [of liquid] worth 2d. He was scalded from his head to the lower part of his stomach,Vessel with boiling wort,,Fall into,,Scalded body from head to stomach,Languished until the next morning,,,His goods and chattels remain in custody of his father,Not indented,, ,1540_2,D/778,9/544/99,,Rutland,Ketton,1539-10-15,"Feldynge, John and Durant, John (of Barowden)",Gomerell,John,M,,,,,,1539-10-12,10,,,,Climbing a tree,The branch on which he was standing broke and he fell to the ground hitting a stone lying by a 'cawsee waye',Stone,,Fall onto,,Crushed the right side of the head,Languished until 4 pm on the next day,,,,Not indented,, ,1540_2,D/779,9/544/107,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 90-1, no. 180",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1539-08-27,"Langley, Adam",Sherwodd,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1539-08-25,8,,09:00,,"Standing and lurking ('latitabat') by a certain gate when Thomas Shirwod of Newark-on-Trent assaulted John Watson of Newark-on-Trent, saddler, striking at him with a 'hoot nale strynge' burning and injuring his hand",JW threw a stone at TW but by misfortune and without any malice struck ES on the forehead,Stone,,Struck with,,Wound to the forehead,Languished until 27 August,,,JW had no goods or chattels,,, ,1540_2,D/780,9/544/109,,Buckinghamshire,Milton Keynes ('Middilton keyns'),1540-02-29,"Woodless, Robert",Surr,John,M,,,,,,1540-02-20,2,,,,"Riding from Toddington, Bedfordshire, to Newport Pagnell","When JS entered a certain river [possibly the River Ouzel], the horse struck and dragged him so that he drowned ",Horse,River [possibly the River Ouzel],Dragged by,Fall into,Drowned,Instant,,"Horse worth 40d is in custody of Agnes Surr, wife of JS",,,, ,1540_2,D/781,9/544/111,,Bedfordshire,Riseley,1539-12-10,"David, Morgan",Lorde,"William, sen.",M,Riseley,,Father of John Lorde,,,1539-12-10,12,,11:00,,Watching his son pruning an oak tree growing in the place called 'Swans closse' with a hatchet,"Suddenly, one of the branches fell down and struck WL on the left side of his head breaking his skull through to the brain",Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him,,Broken head through to the brain,Instant,JL who killed him by accident with an oak branch,Branch worth half penny,,,, ,1540_2,D/782,9/544/112,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Huntingdon,1540-01-13,"Horwood, William, and Taylor, Francis",Coward,Margaret,F,Huntingdon,Widow,Widow,,,1540-01-11,1,,22:00,,Going up the stairs in her house to go to bed in her room,She fell down the stairs. She was so hurt and debilitated by the fall that she died the next day,Stairs,,Fall from,,Hurt and debilitated,Languished until 9 am on the next day,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/783,9/544/121,,Yorkshire,Bolton-upon-Dearne,1540-02-04,"Frobyser, John",Hemyngwaye,Robert,M,Bolton-upon-Dearne,Miller,,,,1540-01-28,1,,19:00,,Walking by the River Dearne at night,He fell into the river and drowned,River Dearne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/784,9/544/123,,"Yorkshire, NR",Skelton-in-Cleveland? ('Skelton'),1539-10-11,"Smelt, Leonard",Calv[ar]de,Brian,M,Skelton-in-Cleveland,Labourer,,,,1539-10-10,10,,13:00,,Walking through Skelton Park on his business,A stag attacked him hitting him in the stomach with its antlers tearing his intestines ('lacerat viscera sua'),Stag,,Gored by,,Torn intestines,Instant,,"Stag is in custody of Robert Horn, the park warden",,,, ,1540_2,D/785,9/544/124,,"Yorkshire, NR",Coverham,1539-08-30,"Smelt, Leonard",Geldrde,Jane,F,Bradley,Widow,Widow of William Geldrde,,,1539-08-23,8,,19:00,,Tethering a cow ('fuit in ligatone') ,Another cow came and struck JG in the right side of the stomach with her horn through to the intestines,Cow,,Gored by,,Wound to the right side of the stomach through to the intestines,Languished until 29 August,,Cow valued at 7s is in custody of James Messing,,,, ,1540_2,D/786,9/544/125,,"Yorkshire, NR",Flemesope',1540-02-16,"Smelt, Leonard",Shawe,Jane,F,,,Wife of Richard Shawe,,,1540-02-14,2,,08:00,,She was in a certain house,The house collapsed due to the violence of wind. One of the beams struck her on the arms and legs giving her a mortal wound,Beam,,Fell on her,,Wounds to the arms and legs,Languished until 24 February,,,,Jury status,, ,1540_2,D/787,9/544/127,,"Yorkshire, NR",Flemesope',1540-02-16,"Smelt, Leonard",Lamberte,Alice,F,,Spinster,,,,1540-02-14,2,,08:00,,She was in a certain house,The house collapsed due to the violence of wind crushing her body and killing her instantly,House,,Fell on her,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/788,9/544/135,,Kent,Shoreham,1539-12-31,"Beer, John",Hill,John,M,Shoreham,Labourer,,,Drunk ('captus s[er]vicia'),1539-12-27,12,,20:00,,Passing by a pond called a 'mote' of Dorothy Martyn,"He stumbled over a 'Stubbe', fell into the pond and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Romney of Shoreham, butcher, who found the body",,,,, ,1540_2,D/789,9/544/137,,Hertfordshire,Chipping ('Newchepyng'),1539-09-16,"Berners, John",Watt[es],William,M,Harpenden,,,,,1539-09-15,9,,19:00,,Travelling in a cart ('biga') carrying a 'packe of Cloth' ,"As the cart descended a hill in the parish of Buckland, it overturned due to the weight of the pack. WW was thrown ouf of the cart and broke his neck",Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,"Pack of cloth worth 40s is in the hands of Andrew Yerdley of London, draper; cart worth 10s is in custody of Margaret Watt[es], his wife",,,, ,1540_2,D/790,9/544/138,,Hertfordshire,Ware,1539-05-04,"Berners, John",Huchyn,Richard,M,,,Husband of Elizabeth Huchyn,,,1539-03-02,3,,,,"He was in a cart ('biga') pulled by five horses property of RH, John Canon and John Appedalys in the place called 'Cressys Crofte' in the parish of Amwell",The cart overturned and a part of the cart called a 'Rave' struck him in the front part of the head giving him a mortal wound,Cart,,Struck by,,Wound to the front part of the head,Languished until 4 May,,"Cart worth 10s and one of the horses worth 5s are in the hands of JC of Ware, two horses worth 8s are in custody of JA of Ware, one horse worth 10s is in custody of Elizabeth Huchyn, wife of RH, one horse worth 3s 4d is in the hands of William Huchyn",,Proceedings,, ,1540_2,D/791,9/544/139,,Kent,Chiddingstone,1539-09-28,"Beer, John",Hayward,John,M,Chiddingstone,Labourer,,,,1539-09-25,9,,18:00,,"Sitting and sleeping in the right side of a cart ('biga') pulled by four oxen, having unloaded dung in the field called 'Welfeld' ",He fell from the cart backwards shattering and breaking his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Shattered and broken neck,Languished until 26 September,,,,,, ,1540_2,D/792,9/544/140,,Kent,Brasted,1539-07-31,"Beer, John",Ryvers,Edward,M,Penshurst,,Husband of Dorothy Ryvers of Tonbridge,,,1539-06-25,6,,18:00,,Riding his grey mare ,The horse threw him off and fell backwards on top of him crushing his body and legs. When it got up the mare kicked him on the inside of the right knee with its hind legs,Horse (mare),,Crushed and kicked by,,Crushed body and legs and the inside of the right knee,Languished until 7 pm on 3 July,,"Mare worth 11s released by the coroner to Dorothy Ryvers of Tonbridge, his wife",,,, ,1540_2,D/793,9/544/141,,Kent,Staplehurst,1539-07-28,"Herenden, Walter",Streton,Juliana,F,,,,,,1539-07-25,7,,,,She was near a pond ('stagnum') on the land of William Parrys,"WP seeing a dog called a 'Spanell' chasing his ducks, took a handful of dirt and threw it at the dog so that it would not kill his ducks. The dirt flew over the dog and struck JS, whom WP did not see or notice, on the stomach giving her a mortal wound",Earth (handful),,Struck with,,Wound to the stomach,Instant,WS who struck her with a handful of dirt by accident,,,,, ,1540_2,D/794,9/544/160,,Middlesex,"[London], Charterhouse near St John Street",1540-01-17,"Fox, John",Hedlam,Henry,M,,,,,,1540-01-16,1,,,,Racing Brian Newton on horseback in a certain garden,"They galloped up and down a narrow path ('semita') along a certain wall. BN's horse was much faster and the distance between BN and HH was getting greater. Seeing this and being determined to catch up with BN, HH left the path and rode his horse down an adjacent one, whereby there grew many 'grete Elmes'. He rode so fast and so carelessly that his horse ran straight into one of the elm trees. HH's head struck against a 'knagge', broke his neck and fell off the back of his horse. ",Tree (knag),Horse,Struck,Fall from,Broken neck,Languished until 5 am on 17 January,,"Horse worth 30s is in custody of William Dale, Charterhouse warden",,,, ,1540_4,D/795,9/1003/136,,Somerset,Low Ham ('Netherham'),1540-05-27,"Petvyn, George",Polewebe,John,M,,,,,,1540-05-27,5,,,,Riding a mare worth 6s 8d in the road called 'Wage waye',He was thrown off the horse and died,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,,,,Mare worth 6s 8d,,,, ,1540_4,D/796,9/1003/135,,Somerset,"Witcombe, in the parish of Mertock",1540-07-07,"Pycher, William",Dollyng,Jane,F,Witcombe,,Daughter of John Dollyng of Martock,,,1540-07-07,7,,,,,A bullock worth 10s struck her under the ear with its horn giving her a mortal wound,Bullock,,Gored by,,"Wound under the ear, 6 in long and 5 in deep",,,Bullock worth 10s remains in custody of JD,,,, ,1540_4,D/797,9/1003/112m,,Northamptonshire,Southwick,1540-05-26,"Perwyche, Edmund",Johnson,Thomas,M,Southwick,Labourer,,,,1540-05-27,5,,16:00,,"He was in a boat laden with earth on the River Nene in the place called 'Flete Brige', with Nicholas Rood[es] of Southwick, labourer",The boat capsized and they drowned,River Nene,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,NR who drowned with him,,,Accident date wrong : should be on or before 26 May,, ,1540_4,D/797,9/1003/112m,,Northamptonshire,Southwick,1540-05-26,"Perwyche, Edmund",Rood[es],Nicholas,M,Southwick,Labourer,,,,1540-05-27,5,,16:00,,"He was in a boat laden with earth on the River Nene in the place called 'Flete Brige', with Thomas Johnson of Southwick, labourer",The boat capsized and they drowned,River Nene,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,TJ who drowned with him,,,Accident date wrong : should be on or before 26 May,, ,1540_4,D/798,9/1003/111,,Northamptonshire,Sudborough,1540-04-14,"Perwyche, Edmund",Edythe,Helen,M,Sudborough,Spinster,,,,1540-04-14,4,,14:00,,Going home by cart ('ibat p[er] bigam') laden with wood.,The cart overturned on a small hill/bump ('sup[er] p[ar]vu[m] montem') and fell on HE. The right wheel worth 3s 4d fell on her neck breaking it,Cart (wheel),,Fell on her,,Broken neck,Instant,,Wheel worth 3s 4d,,Inquest date 1541-04-14 in the document but the coroner probably meant 31 Hen VIII rather than 32 Hen VIII.,, ,1540_4,D/799,9/1003/110,,Northamptonshire,Clay Coton,1540-06-15,"Perwyche, Edmund",Heyward,William,M,Clay Coton,Labourer,,,,1540-06-14,6,,16:00,,Driving home in an empty cart ('biga'),The cart overturned on a small hill/bump ('sup[er] p[ar]vu[m] montem') and fell on WH. The 'Ravestaff' and the 'cart hurdell' worth 2s struck him in the back of the head giving him a mortal wound,Cart (rail and hurdle),,Struck by,Wound to the back of the head,,,,Cart part worth 2s,,,, ,1540_4,D/800,9/1003/109,,Northamptonshire,Northampton,1540-07-05,"Mole, John, and Walter, William",Freman,Margery,F,Northampton,Widow,Widow,,,1540-06-30,6,,,,She was in a windmill in Northampton,She came too close to the mill's wheel and the wheel struck her in the head giving her a mortal wound,Windmill (wheel),,Struck by,,Wound to the head,Instant,,Wheel worth 10s remains in custody of Edmund Kenwelmarshe,,,, ,1540_4,D/801,9/1003/108,,Derbyshire,Derby,1540-07-25,"Charneley, George",Bowne,Tristram,M,,,,,,1540-07-24,7,,22:00,,He went to the River Derwent 'to Bathe or Wasshe his Bodie' ,He fell into a 'Wherlepoole' and drowned due to the violence of water,River Derwent,,,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1540_4,D/802,9/1003/107,,Derbyshire,Derby,1540-07-03,"Charneley, George",Robert[es],John,M,,,,7 or more,,1540-06-02,6,,16:00,,Washing himself in the River Derwent,He fell into a 'Wherlepoole' and drowned due to the violence of water,River Derwent,,,,Drowned,,Richard Just[es] who found the body,,,Jury status,, ,1540_4,D/803,9/1003/106,,Nottinghamshire,Holme,1540-05-26,"Raworthe, John",N,N,M,,,,,,1540-05-07,5,,,,Crossing the River Trent on horseback at the place called 'Clyfton Forde',He fell into a pit and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,William Morton of Cromwell who found the body,,,Not in Hunnisett; Jury status,, ,1540_4,D/804,9/1003/105,,Nottinghamshire,Stoke,1540-07-28,"Raworthe, John",Ellott,Thomas,M,,,,,,1540-07-18,7,,15:00,,Washing himself in the River Trent in the place called 'Stoke Marshe',"As he was walking towards the other bank, he fell into a pit in the river and drowned",River Trent,,,,Drowned,,William Bagaley and Christopher Benson who found the body,,,Not in Hunnisett,, ,1540_4,D/805,9/1003/104,,Nottinghamshire,Stoke,1540-07-28,"Raworthe, John",Smyth,Robert,M,,,,,,1540-07-18,7,,15:00,,Washing himself in the River Trent in the place called 'Stoke Marshe',"As he was walking towards the other bank, he fell into a pit in the river and drowned",River Trent,,,,Drowned,,William Bagaley and Christopher Benson who found the body,,,Not in Hunnisett,, ,1540_4,D/806,9/1003/103,,Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1540-07-23,"Odingzell[es], Richard",Sherwode,Thomas,M,,,,,,1540-07-22,7,,17:00,,Washing himself in the River Trent near Newark Castle,"As he was walking towards the other bank, he fell into a pit in the river and drowned",River Trent,,,,Drowned,,George Golland of Newark-on-Trent who found the body,,,Not in Hunnisett; Odingrelles,, ,1540_4,D/807,9/1003/102,,Nottinghamshire,Gedling,1540-07-15,"Odingzell[es], Richard",Gybson,William,M,,,,,,1540-07-13,7,,13:00,,Crossing the River Trent in the place called 'Marshall plotte',When he was in the middle of the river the violence of water carried him into a pit where he drowned,River Trent,,,,Drowned,,Robert Arnall and Nicholas Shaa who found the body,,,Not in Hunnisett,, ,1540_4,D/808,9/1003/101,,Rutland,Ryhall ('Riall'),1540-08-07,"Feldyng, John and Durant, John (of Barrowden)",Haddon,Robert,M,,,Son of John Haddon,Boy,,1540-06-21,6,,,,Driving his father's cart ('biga') pulled by one horse over a hill called 'Fresehorse hill',"As they descended the hill, his feet slipped and he fell over. The wheels of the cart ran over his chest crushing him",Cart (wheels),,Run over,,Crushed chest,Died at 6 pm,,"Cart and horse worth 7s remain in custody of Richard Roo of Essendine, husbandman",,,, ,1540_4,D/809,9/1003/99,,Nottinghamshire,Wilford,1540-06-01,"Odingzell[es], Richard and Raworthe, John",Alsopp,Christopher,M,,,,,,1540-04-28,4,,10:00,,"Crossing the River Trent on a bay horse worth 6s 8d laden with grain, at a ford in Wilford",The horse stumbled into a pit and fell into the water. CA was thrown into the water ,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Richard Pereson who found the body,Horse worth 6s 8d is in custody of Henry Ball of Radford,,Not in Hunnisett,, ,1540_4,D/810,9/1003/77,,Gloucestershire,Pamington,1540-04-12,"Payne, John, gent.",Court,John,M,,,,,,1540-04-12,4,,14:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') laden with wood from 'Puc Wodde' to Ashchurch in the king's road ,He was killed by a wheel worth 3s 4d,Cart (wheel),,,,,,,Wheel worth 3s 4d,,,, ,1540_4,D/811,9/1003/76,,Gloucestershire,Pinnock,1539-11-25,"Payne, John, gent.",Hylle,Thomas,M,,Labourer,,,,1539-11-25,11,,,,Felling an ash tree,The tree fell on him and killed him,Tree (ash),,Fell on him,,,,,,,,, ,1540_4,D/812,9/1003/74,,Herefordshire,Withington/Lugwardine,1540-07-18,"Sculle, Thomas, gent.",Caren,John,M,Littley,Labourer,,,,1540-06-20,6,,13:00,,Washing himself and swimming in the River Lugg during hot weather,He drowned in a deep pit in the said river,River Lugg,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1540_4,D/813,9/1003/73,,Herefordshire,Westhide/Bodenham,1540-08-01,"Sculle, Thomas, gent.",Chamb[er]leyn,Marion,F,Bodenham,,"Wife of John Chamberleyn of Bodenham, husbandman",,,1540-07-04,7,,15:00,,Washing her feet in the River Lugg,She fell into the water due to her brain's debility and drowned,River Lugg,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1540_4,D/814,9/1003/70,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1540-08-06,"Havard, Thomas, mayor of Hereford",Wotton,William,M,Hereford,Labourer,,,,1540-08-04,8,,,,He and Sybil 'the Wyff of one John Corves[or] of the Citie of hereford Corves[or] [...] Were togethers in a barne of Edwarde Wilbrame at the Boveigne in the Suburbes of the citie of hereford on a mowe of ot[es] treddynge ot[es] on the same mowe',the said Willyam in sporte & play toke hold on the seid Sibill & ov[er]threwe hur & ley apon hur on the seid mowe bothe being covered With ot[es] ther. And that the seid Willyam in dep[ar]tynge ffrom the seid Sibill beinge then nyght to the fronte of the seid mowe did sodenly slyde & fell backeward of the seid mowe in to the fflowre of the seid barne and that the seid Will[ia]m in the seid ffalle brake hys necke in two and by resaon theroff ther & then instantly dyed',Stack of oats,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,SC who was working and playing with him at the time,,, English ,, ,1540_4,D/815,9/1003/69,,Shropshire,Henley,1540-05-09,"Leighton, Ralph",Brokton,George,M,Henley,,,,,1540-05-08,5,Saturday,In the afternoon,,Washing himself in the pond called 'Smalmor[er] pole' ,He drowned in a pit in the said pond,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1540_4,D/816,9/1003/68,,Oxfordshire,Bloxham,1540-04-24,"Hucvale, Robert",Bate,William,M,Bloxham,Miller,,,,1540-04-23,4,,,,Greasing 'lez Runges Cogg[es] & Tresyll' with 'grece & Talow' while the mill was working,The cogs caught the sleeve of his shirt so that first his hand and arm and then the whole body were pulled into the machinery between the 'tresyll& lez cogg[es]' of the cog wheel. As a result his body was completely shattered and lacerated,Mill (trestle),Mill (cog wheel),Crushed between,,Shattered and lacerated body ('deriptus fuit & laceratus'),,,"Parts of the machinery worth 6s 8d remain in custody of Edward Councer, gent., owner of the mill",,,, ,1540_4,D/817,9/1003/67,,Shropshire,Lilleshall ('Lilsell'),1540-06-12,"Clerke, Roger",Watson,Jane,F,[Muxton],,"Wife of Henry Watson of Muxton, husbandman",,,1540-06-10,6,,,,She went to a certain pasture to milk a cow,The cow leapt away from her so that JW fell backwards and onto a 'payle Stoke' suffering a wound to her private parts ('in secreto loco') ,Pail,,Fall onto,,Wound to the genitals,Died within three hours,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1541_1,E/1,9/549/47,,Kent,Shepherdswell,1540-03-12,"Berham, Bartholomew, gent",Somer,William,M,Parish of Shepherdswell,Husbandman,,,,1540-03-03,3,,,,Leading a grey mare worth 8s to water,"Suddenly, the horse kicked him in the head giving him a mortal wound",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the head,,,Mare worth 8s,,,, ,1541_1,E/2,9/549/48,,Kent,Maidstone,1540-05-15,"Herenden, Walter",Sherett,Richard,M,,,,,,1540-05-14,5,,,,Lining John Olyff's well ('fons') with stone,"When he was in the well earth around the well collapsed, fell on his head and killed him instantly",Earth,,Fell on him,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1541_1,E/3,9/549/49,,Kent,Penshurst,1540-06-18,"Goodwyn, John",Clerke,John,M,Penshurst,,,,,1540-06-14,6,Monday,15:00,,Digging sand in the place called 'milgate',One of the walls of the pit collapsed and fell on JC suffocating him and crushing his body so that he died instantly,Sand,,Fell on him,,Suffocated and crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1541_1,E/4,9/549/50,,Kent,Dartford,1540-06-01,"Goodwyn, John",Cokkys,William,M,Dartford,,,,,1540-05-31,5,,13:00,,"Washing himself in a certain creek while taking a break from collecting hay in the meadow called 'eight acres' near 'Freysshe mede', on the eastern side of the said creek ('creca') with others",When he went into the water the current carried him away from the bank and into the middle of the stream. His body became filled with water and sank to the bottom of the creek so that he drowned,Creek,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_1,E/5,9/549/51,,Essex,Stambourne,1540-06-08,"Silesden, Thomas",Blosome,Richard,M,,,,33,,1540-06-07,6,,,,Ladynge of hay' onto a cart ('biga') pulled by three horses property of Henry Norton of Stambourne,He fell backwards from the cart breaking his neck,Cart and load,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,"Cart, horses and hay worth 20s [unclear whether this is total value of all items or just hay] were seized by William Ottye, deputy of Nicholas Heyth, king's almoner",,,, ,1541_2,E/6,9/546/5,,Kent,Boxley/Weavering,1540-12-11,"Webbe, William",Feld,Thomas,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with wood and pulled by three horses and two steers in the king's road over a certain hill called 'darknold heth' in Weavering,"The horses and steers ran down the hill over the distance of six yards, when TF suddenly fell off the cart and was run over by the left wheel. ",Cart,,Run over,,"Crushed kidneys, back and body",Instant,Thomas Tristram of Thornham who found the body,,,,, ,1541_2,E/7,9/546/6,,Kent,Gravesend,1541-01-30,"Goodwyn, John",Fyer,Richard,M,Teynham,,,,,1541-01-23,1,,22:00,,"Staying for the night at the 'maidens hed' inn of Andrew Maste, having travelled from Teynham to Gravesend",He got up from the bed and went to a latrine. On his way back he fell from certain stairs crushing and breaking his head,Stairs,,Fall from,,Crushed and broken head,Languished until 2 am on 29 January,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/8,9/546/7,,Kent,Headcorn,1540-11-22,"Webbe, William",Grenehill,Eleanor,F,,Servant of John Webbe; single woman,Single woman,,,1540-11-21,11,,,,Drawing water from a pond ('stagnum') with a 'Tankard',She fell into the water and drowned instantly,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Jane, wife of John Webbe, who found the body",,,,, ,1541_2,E/9,9/546/8,,Essex,Havering-atte-Bower,1540-10-02,"Hadley, George",Bayly,Edward,M,,Labourer,,,,1540-10-01,10,,16:00,,Climbing an oak tree,A branch broke and he fell down breaking his neck,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,Richard Bigez who found the body,,,,, ,1541_2,E/10,9/546/9,,Essex,Woodford,1541-03-30,"Breglond, John",Clobber,Edith,F,,,Wife of William Clobber,,,1541-03-28,3,,,,Walking from Writtle to West Hanningfield,A 'mastyf doge' bit her on the left foot,Dog,,Bitten,,Bitten left foot,Languished until 30 March,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/11,9/546/10,,Kent,Farnborough,1540-10-01,"Goodwyn, John",Pennyale,Richard,M,Farnborough,Servant of William Gawton,,,,1540-10-27,10,,07:00,,Taking his master's black horse to water,The horse threw him off and he died instantly,Horse,,Fall from,,,Instant,,"Horse worth 5s given by the coroner to Robert Crokston of Cromley, gent. for safekeeping",,,, ,1541_2,E/12,9/546/17,,Somerset,Weare,1540-03-24,"Pycher, William",Potu,Margaret,F,,Spinster,,,,1539-09-21,9,,,,,She fell into a river and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/13,9/546/23,,Somerset,Drayton,1540-08-15,"Pycher, William",Toker/Towker,Henry,M,,Servant of Nicholas Boreman of Drayton,,,,1540-08-12,8,,,,,"He injured himself with a knife called 'repe hoke' held by Alice Vore, daughter of Thomas Vore, and received a mortal wound to the right arm",Knife/hatchet,,Struck with,,"Wound to the right arm, 2 in long and 1/2 in deep",Died on 14 August,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/14,9/546/28,,Oxfordshire,Stanton St John,1540-09-09,"Hucvale, Robert",Grene alias Harper,Alice,F,Stanton St John,Spinster,,,,1540-09-05,9,,At night/after dark ('in tempore noct[is] p[ost] meridie[m]'),,She was in the garden of Kenelm Rede of Stanton St John busy with her work,She fell into a fish pond ('vinarium') and drowned,Fish pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Classed as divine visitation but clearly an accident,, ,1541_2,E/15,9/546/29,,Staffordshire,Burton-upon-Trent,1541-02-07,"Charnells, Walter, gent.",Browne,Helen,F,,,Daughter of John Browne,,,1541-02-06,2,,19:00,,Fetching water from her father's well ('fons'),She fell head first into the well due to ice and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/16,9/546/31,,Shropshire,Shifnal ('Shiffenall'),1541-03-03,"Clarke, Roger",Rychard,William,M,Wyke,Husbandman,,,,1541-02-13,2,,19:00,,Carrying an ash tree plank on his shoulder at a place called Shaye,He fell on ice and crushed his face and head with the plank he was carrying,Plank,,Fall onto,,Crushed face and head,Instant,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/17,9/546/32,,Shropshire,Ackleton ('Aculton'),1540-08-13,"Clarke, Roger",Marell,Roger,M,Stableford ('Stapulford'),Labourer,,,,1540-08-12,8,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') in the field called 'heyfeldys' ,He tripped and fell under one of the wheels which ran over his neck breaking it,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken neck,,,Wheel worth 16d remains in the hands of Thomas Marell of Ackleton,,,, ,1541_2,E/18,9/546/33,,Shropshire,Chetton,1540-11-27,"Pether, John",Kighleys,Jane,F,Neenton,,,,,1540-11-09,11,,15:00-16:00,,Coming from Bridgnorth,She fell into the Borle Brook and drowned,Borle Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/19,9/546/34,,Herefordshire,Rowlestone ('Rolston'),1541-01-15,"Mories, John, gent.",Traharon alias Lewys,Richard,M,,Labourer,,,,1541-01-07,1,,Late ('sero'),,He went to a certain water called 'Gryddall' ,Not knowing the place well he went into the water and drowned ,Water,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/20,9/546/35,,Herefordshire,New Court,1540-09-30,"Moryes, John, gent.",Richardes,Simon,M,New Court,Labourer,,,,1540-09-28,9,,14:00,,Climbing an apple tree,The branch he stood on broke so that he fell down ,Tree (apple),,Fall from,,,Died on 30 September,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/21,9/546/36,,Herefordshire,Ledbury,1541-01-13,"Soill, Thomas",Bonde,John,M,,,,,,1540-12-31,12,,,,"Climbing a ladder in his barn to reach apples stored in the 'Tallet', that is loft","He fell from the ladder, broke his neck and died instantly",Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Apples worth 16s,,,, ,1541_2,E/22,9/546/38,,Gloucestershire,Longney,1540-09-13,"Hu[faded]ley, William",Dolle,Agnes,F,Longley,"Spinster, servant of John Gelff of Longley",,6,,1540-09-13,9,,14:00,,Playing she climbed a certain newly erected oak gate/door ('porta') near her master's house,The gate collapsed and fell onto stones on the ground. In falling it gave AD a mortal wound to the left side of the head through to the brain ,Gate,,Fell on her,,Wound to the head through to the brain,,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/23,9/546/39,,Gloucestershire,"Clapton, in the parish of Berkeley",1540-10-21,"Berkeley, James, esq.",Baker,Edward,M,Labourer,,,,,1540-10-20,10,,,,Lining a well with stones,When he was in the well a bucket full of stones fell on his head crushing it,Bucket with stones,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed head through to the brain,Instant,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/24,9/546/40m,,Gloucestershire,Eastleach,1541-02-28,"Payne, John, gent.",Symons,Richard,M,Eastleach,Yeoman,,,,1541-02-[faded],2,,,,"Removing sheaves from the lower part of a certain stack/heap ('Cumulus') called a 'reke' to carry them to a nearby barn, with John Kempett of Eastleach, labourer",As they were working two cartloads of barley and hay worth 6s 8d from the top of the stack slipped and fell on them pressing them to the ground,Stack of barley and hay,,Fell on him,,Pressed,,JK who was working and died with him; William Hathewey who found their bodies,Barley and hay worth 6s 8d,,,, ,1541_2,E/24,9/546/40m,,Gloucestershire,Eastleach,1541-02-28,"Payne, John, gent.",Kempett,John,M,Eastleach,Yeoman,,,,1541-02-[faded],2,,,,"Removing sheaves from the lower part of a certain stack/heap ('Cumulus') called a 'reke' to carry them to a nearby barn, with Richard Symons of Eastleach, yeoman",As they were working two cartloads of barley and hay worth 6s 8d from the top of the stack slipped and fell on them pressing them to the ground,Stack of barley and hay,,Fell on him,,Pressed,,RS who was working and died with him; William Hathewey who found their bodies,Barley and hay worth 6s 8d,,,, ,1541_2,E/25,9/546/41,,Berkshire,Shottesbrooke,1540-10-25,"Edmund[es], William",Hill,Robert,M,Fynes in the parish of White Waltham,,,,,1540-10-24,10,,15:00,,Driving a cart laden with bushes and pulled by three horses in the king's road at Fynes,He fell over and was run over by the 'nere Whele',Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over body,Languished for one hour and died at 4 pm,,Wheel worth 4s remains in custody of John Grove,,,, ,1541_2,E/26,9/546/42,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Faringdon,1541-01-03,"Redferne, Arthur",Pompelowe,Henry,M,,,,,,1541-01-02,1,,20:00,,He was in the king's road called 'London strete' going to the warren called 'Wykesham' ,"His feet slipped, he fell over and hit his head on a stone suffering a mortal wound",Stone,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right side of the head, 1/2 in deep. 1 in wide and 2 in long",Languished until 3 January,,Stone of no value,,,, ,1541_2,E/27,9/546/43,,Berkshire,Newbury,1540-11-04,"Redferne, Arthur",Nicholas,Bartholomew,M,,,,3,,1540-11-02,11,,11:00,,Sitting and playing in the king's road in 'Morehyll' in the parish of Newbury ,"Thomas Cutler, labourer, servant of John Hunte of Crockham was driving his master's cart laden with wood and pulled by one horse. He did not see BN and the 'Further whele' of the cart ran over his head crushing it and killing him instantly",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed head so that his brain came out,Instant,,Wheel and horse worth 12s 4d remain in custody of John Hunte,,,, ,1541_2,E/28,9/546/44,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Shellingford,1541-02-07,"Bysley, Thomas",Langeley,John,M,Shellingford,Shepherd,,,,1541-02-06,2,,15:00,,,"He was in the house of John Tayler of Shellingford, husbandman, when a stack of hay fell on him killing him instantly",Stack of hay,,Fell on him,,,Instant,,Hay worth 3s 4d and remains in custody of John Tayler of Shellingford,,,, ,1541_2,E/29,9/546/84,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 94, no 188.",Nottinghamshire,Mansfield Woodhouse,1540-09-07,"Odingzelles, Richard",Askwith,John,M,,,,,,1540-08-31,8,,,,Travelling in a cart ('plaustrum') in 'Warsoppe lane',He slipped and fell from the cart onto the highway and one of the wheels crushed his chest,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed chest,Died on 1 September,,Wheel worth 6s remains in custody of John Gurnell of Tuxford,,,, ,1541_2,E/30,9/546/85,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 95, no 191",Nottinghamshire,Wollaton,1541-01-07,"Odingzelles, Richard",Tailiour,William,M,,,,,,1540-12-22,12,,20:00,,He went to a 'colepytt' at Wollaton to dig coal,"When he came to the pit, he fell into it due to darkness, broke his neck and died",Coal pit,,Fall into,,Broken neck,Instant,"Hugh Raven and Gilbert Shaa, who found the body",,,,, ,1541_2,E/31,9/546/86,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 96, no 193.",Nottinghamshire,Hodsock,1541-03-05,"Odingzelles, Richard",Sykes,Margaret,F,,,,,,1541-01-24,1,,20:00,,Going from Blyth to her dwelling-house in Hodsock park,"As she was passing by a stream called 'le Poole dyke' in the said park, her foot slipped, she fell into the stream and died",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Foster and Robert Bankes of Blyth, who found her body",,,,, ,1541_2,E/32,9/546/87,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 94-5, no 190",Nottinghamshire,Rolleston,1540-12-18,"Odingzelles, Richard",Jeffecoot,William,M,,,,,,1540-10-17,10,,05:00,,Exiting a chamber in the manor [house] of Rolleston by way of a step ('gradus'),"He went to the left side of the top of the step, when he suddenly fell from the top of the step to the ground, where his body was so severely crushed that he died soon",Step,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Died on 19 October,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/33,9/546/88,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 93-4, no. 187",Nottinghamshire,Blyth,1540-09-01,"Odingzelles, Richard",Sherpe,John,M,,,,,,1540-08-27,8,,,,Intending to catch a bay colt at Blyth to bring it to his stable,"The horse violently threw him to the ground, his hands having hold of the halter, and broke his neck, so that he died instantly",Horse (colt),,Struck by,,Broken neck,Instant,John Fullylove who found the body,"Horse worth 5s remains in custody of Isabel Johnson of Blyth, widow",,,, ,1541_2,E/34,9/546/89,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 94, no 189.",Nottinghamshire,Hoveringham,1540-12-15,"Odingzelles, Richard",Peper,Jane,F,,,,,,1540-11-30,11,,06:00,,Going from Hoveringham to Lowdham,"She came to a narrow plank lying over a stream called Dover Beck at Hoveringham. As she was crossing it, her foot slipped and she fell into the stream and drowned",Dover Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Henry Button of Hoveringham, who found the body",,,,, ,1541_2,E/35,9/546/90,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 97, no 196.",Nottinghamshire,Strelley,1541-03-14,"Raworthe, John",Barlow,Alice,F,,,,,Suffering from severe fever,1541-03-13,3,,,,Sitting by the fire in her house,She fell from her stool by reason of her illness and was burned by the fire and choked by its smoke,Fireplace,,Fall into,,Burned and choked by the smoke,,"Nicholas Barlow of Strelley, who found the body",,,,, ,1541_2,E/36,9/546/91,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 95-6, no 192.",Nottinghamshire,Hodsock,1541-03-04,"Odyngzell[es], Richard",Mylner,William,M,,,,,,1541-02-24,2,,,,Pruning an oak tree in Hodsock Park,He was in the tree when one of the branches broke and fell on his head crushing it so that he died instantly,Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him,,Crushed head,Instant,John Chapman of Carlton who found the body,,,,, ,1541_2,E/37,9/546/92,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 93, no. 186.",Nottinghamshire,Kingston-on-Soar,1540-08-21,"Odingzelles, Richard",Stokeley,George,M,,,Son of William Stokeley,0.5,Suffering from fever,1540-08-02,8,,,,"WS was about to correct Mary Borowe, his step-daughter, by beating her with a 'wymble' (OED a gimlet, auger or brace) worth 1d","GS's mother came between WS and MB with GS in her arms, and by chance 'the hed of the wymble' flew off and struck GS under and near his eye. He quickly recovered from the blow but continued to suffer from fever and died",Gimlet,Illness,Struck with,Succumbed to,,Died on 16 August,"WS who struck him by accident, his wife and MB, who were present",Gimlet worth 1d,,Classed as divine visitation,, ,1541_2,E/38,9/546/93,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, pp. 96-7, no 195",Nottinghamshire,Strelley,1541-03-14,"Raworthe, John",Porter,William,M,Strelley,Workman ('P[ar]arius'),,,,1540-08-14,8,,,,He was in a coal-pit checking whether a small vessel ('vasculum') called a 'Trunke planke' was emptied/ cleaned out ('excruciat[us]'),"A small piece of wood called a 'ledge' worth quarter-penny, which was part of the said vessel fell down the pit and crushed his head killing him instantly",Vessel (part),,Fell on top of him,,Crushed head,Instant,Henry Denys of Kimberley who found the body,Ledge worth quarter-penny,,,, ,1541_2,E/39,9/546/96,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 96, no 194.",Nottinghamshire,Bingham,1541-03-07,"Raworthe, John",Jackson,Jane,F,Bingham,Spinster,,,"Poor, needy, weakened and troubled by severe fever from lack of food",1541-03-06,3,,18:00,,,She went into 'the butt closse' in Bingham and remained there completely naked all night so that she died from the great coldness and lack of fire and necessary sustenance,Cold weather,,Succumbed to,,Exposure,,"Richard Atkynson of Bingham, who found her body",,,Classed as divine visitation,, ,1541_2,E/40,9/546/107,,Lincolnshire,Habrough,1541-01-16,"Doune, Thomas",Wilkynson,Richard,M,,,,,,1541-01-15,1,,,,Riding a bay mare towards the mill called 'lambert milne' in the place called 'Broklesby Watche' in the parish of Brocklesby,The horse slipped and fell on ice causing RW's death,Horse (mare),,,,,Instant,,"Mare worth 4s delivered into the hands of Robert West, Habrough constable",,,, ,1541_2,E/41,9/546/108,,Warwickshire,Edson',1541-01-10,"Hawe, Thomas, jun.",Grene,William,M,Edson,Shepherd,,,,1541-01-09,1,Sunday,08:00,,Washing his hand in a certain river,When he leant down to wash his hands he fell into the water and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/42,9/546/109m,,Northamptonshire,Sudborough,1541-03-10,"Perwyche, Edmund",Emery,Thomas,M,Sudborough,Labourer,Brother of James Emery,,,1541-03-09,3,,18:00,,He and his brother were in a certain sheepfold watching their father's sheep ,"Part of the sheepfold's wooden structure, namely three 'ov[er]lyers', fell on them crushing them to death",Sheepfold,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,,JE who was with him and died with him,,,,, ,1541_2,E/42,9/546/109m,,Northamptonshire,Sudborough,1541-03-10,"Perwyche, Edmund",Emery,James,M,Sudborough,Labourer,Brother of Thomas Emery,,,1541-03-09,3,,18:00,,He and his brother were in a certain sheepfold watching their father's sheep ,"Part of the sheepfold's wooden structure, namely three 'ov[er]lyers', fell on them crushing them to death",Sheepfold,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,,TE who was with him and died with him,,,,, ,1541_2,E/43,9/546/110,,Derbyshire,Breaston,1541-03-12,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Tebolde,Richard,M,,,,,Drunk,1541-01-23,1,,19:00,,Walking in the road leading from Draycott to Breaston,He fell asleep and died due to 'the importunate or unreasonable Weyther',Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,Thomas Gudale who found the body,,,Classed as divine visitation; jury status,, ,1541_2,E/44,9/546/112,,Derbyshire,Bakewell,1541-02-27,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Colley,Ralph,M,Edensor,,,,,1540-09-28,9,,14:00,,Climbing an oak tree 'to gett or peyle okehornez',He fell from the top of the tree and onto a stone under it breaking his neck,Tree (oak),Stone,Fall from,Fall onto,Broken neck,,,"Oak worth 6d remains in custody of Hugh Folowe, bailiff of Bakewell",,,, ,1541_2,E/45,9/546/113,,Derbyshire,Brimington,1540-09-22,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Myller,Jane,F,Brimington,Single woman,Single woman,,,1540-09-15,9,,15:00,,Climbing down a well by means of a rope to check whether water 'dyd spryng' in it or not,She was overcome 'Wyth a certayn dampe callys the colpytte dampe' and died instantly,Gases,,Overcome by,,,Instant,,Rope worth 6d remains in custody of Laurence Booler of Brimington,,,, ,1541_2,E/46,9/546/115,,Derbyshire,Matlock,1540-08-31,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Dale,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1540-08-22,8,,10:00,,Collecting reeds growing on the bank of the River Derwent,She fell into the water in the place called 'pygge Torre height' and drowned,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/47,9/546/116,,Derbyshire,Belper ('Beaup[er]'),1540-10-09,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Brundiren,Henry,M,Crich,Labourer,,,,1540-09-10,9,,12:00,,Walking in the road leading from Heage to Toadmoor,"He came to the place called 'hege mire' and there took a path leading between two coal pits. He 'Slypped or stumblyd' and fell into one of the pits, which was four yards deep and filled with water, and drowned",Coal pit,,Fall into,,Drowned; body found at 8 am on 12 September,,William Burgener who found the body,,,Jury status,, ,1541_2,E/48,9/546/117,,Leicestershire,Queniborough,1540-10-14,"Temple, Richard",Halley,John,M,,,,,,1540-08-26,8,,11:00,,Loading hay onto a cart ('carecta'),He fell down [from the cart?] onto a stone receiving a wound to the left side of the head,Cart,Stone,Fall from,Fall onto,Wound to the left side of the head,,,,,Jury status,, ,1541_2,E/49,9/546/118,,Leicestershire,Melton,1540-12-21,"Ruddyng, John, and Temple, Richard",Grene,Christopher,M,,,,,,1540-10-19,10,,,,Going up the stairs to the room of Robert Savage,"He fell backwards and landed in a certain vessel called 'Swyllyng tubbe' filled with 'swylynge' water [OED: waste water], where he remained for a while and eventually died",Vessel filled with water,,Fall into,,[Drowned],,,,,Jury status,, ,1541_2,E/50,9/546/119,,Leicestershire,Birstall,1540-09-30,"Ruddyng, John",Orlond,Thomas,M,Birstall,,,,,1540-08-20,8,,11:00,,Travelling in a cart ('biga'),The cart overturned and he received a mortal wound to the back,Cart,,[Struck by],,Wound to the back,Languished until 2 September,,,,Jury status,, ,1541_2,E/51,9/546/120,,Leicestershire,Melton,1540-09-15,"Ruddyng, John, and Temple, Richard",Swynstoke,Thomas,M,,,,,,1540-06-25,6,,04:00,,Exiting his room [possibly going down the stairs],He fell and died from illness,[Stairs],Illness,Fall from,,,Instant,,"Cart worth 6s 8d remains in custody of Richard Temple, the coroner",,Classed as accident but died from illness,, ,1541_2,E/52,9/546/135,,"Yorkshire, WR",Roundhay,1541-10-19,"M[ar]shall, Christopher",Dycson,William,M,,,,,,1541-01-18,1,,13:00,,Getting coal from a coal pit,He fell into the pit crushing his body,Coal pit,,Fall into,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_2,E/53,9/546/136,,"Yorkshire, WR","Brearton, in Knaresborough Forest",1540-08-07,"M[ar]shall, Christopher",Hoghson,Robert,M,,,,,,1540-08-06,8,,07:00,,Catching a white mare ,When he caught the mare it kicked back striking him with its 'hyndr fett' in the left side of the body and the spleen,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to the left side of the body and the spleen,Instant,,"Mare worth 40d released to William Mallet, gent., deputy almoner",,Not indented,, ,1541_2,E/54,9/546/137,,"Yorkshire, WR",Monkton,1540-10-10,"M[ar]shall, Christopher",Man,William,M,,,,1 and 20 weeks,,1540-10-08,10,,11:00,,Passing by a ditch or pit called a 'medyng sawer',He fell into the ditch/sewer face down ('grovelyng') and drowned,Ditch/sewer,,Fall into,,Drowned,,He was in the care of Edmund and Catherine Kettelwell,,,Not indented,, ,1541_2,E/55,9/546/138,,Yorkshire,Barnby Dun,1540-11-14,"Swynhowe, John",Potyngton,Edward,M,Barnby Dun,Chaplain,,,,1540-11-14,11,,,,Sailing in a boat on the River Dun,He fell out of the boat and drowned,River Dun,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_2,E/56,9/546/139,,Yorkshire,Wales Wood ('Walles Wod'),1540-08-11,"Swynhowe, John",Savage,Jane,F,[Wales Wood],,"Wife of Robert Savage of Wales Wood, husbandman",,,1540-08-11,8,,,,,She was struck in the chest by a falling post of an old house,Post,,Fell on her,,[Struck] chest,,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_2,E/57,9/546/140,,"Yorkshire, NR",Aysgarth (Aiskarth'),1540-10-01,"Smelt, Leonard",Thomson,Thomas,M,Aysgarth,,,,,1540-09-30,9,,15:00,,Digging under a stone/rock,The rock fell on him crushing his body,Rock,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_2,E/58,9/546/141m,,York city,York,1541-02-08,"Newton, Miles",Tempyll,Elizabeth,F,York,"Servant of James Tesymond of York, cordwainer; single woman",Single woman,,,1541-02-07,2,,16:00-17:00,,"Trying to rescue a black cow with white face which fell into the River Ouse when ice broke underneath her in the place called 'Saynt leon[ar]d lendyng', with three other women","ET led the cow from her master's house to the River Ouse to water. The river was covered in ice, which broke under the cow's weight, so that she fell into the two-cubit-deep water. ET and three other women tried to pull her out using a rope tied to her horns. The ice broke yet again and all four women fell into the water and drowned",River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,Three other women who drowned with her,,,,, ,1541_2,E/58,9/546/141m,,York city,York,1541-02-08,"Newton, Miles",Clay,Agnes,F,York,Single woman,Single woman,,,1541-02-07,2,,16:00-17:00,,"Trying to rescue a black cow with white face which fell into the River Ouse when ice broke underneath her in the place called 'Saynt leon[ar]d lendyng', with three other women","ET led the cow from her master's house to the River Ouse to water. The river was covered in ice, which broke under the cow's weight, so that she fell into the two-cubit-deep water. ET and three other women tried to pull her out using a rope tied to her horns. The ice broke yet again and all four women fell into the water and drowned",River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,Three other women who drowned with her,,,,, ,1541_2,E/58,9/546/141m,,York city,York,1541-02-08,"Newton, Miles",Dunwyche,Agnes,F,York,Single woman,Single woman,,,1541-02-07,2,,16:00-17:00,,"Trying to rescue a black cow with white face which fell into the River Ouse when ice broke underneath her in the place called 'Saynt leon[ar]d lendyng', with three other women","ET led the cow from her master's house to the River Ouse to water. The river was covered in ice, which broke under the cow's weight, so that she fell into the two-cubit-deep water. ET and three other women tried to pull her out using a rope tied to her horns. The ice broke yet again and all four women fell into the water and drowned",River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,Three other women who drowned with her,,,,, ,1541_2,E/58,9/546/141m,,York city,York,1541-02-08,"Newton, Miles",Greynacres,Elizabeth,F,York,Single woman,Single woman,,,1541-02-07,2,,16:00-17:00,,"Trying to rescue a black cow with white face which fell into the River Ouse when ice broke underneath her in the place called 'Saynt leon[ar]d lendyng', with three other women","ET led the cow from her master's house to the River Ouse to water. The river was covered in ice, which broke under the cow's weight, so that she fell into the two-cubit-deep water. ET and three other women tried to pull her out using a rope tied to her horns. The ice broke yet again and all four women fell into the water and drowned",River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,Three other women who drowned with her,,,,, ,1541_2,E/59,9/546/157,,Norfolk,Wymondham,1541-01-21,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Thurston,James,M,,,,18,,1541-01-20,1,,07:00,,Demolishing a stone wall being part of an old building called a 'Fermery' on the site of a former abbey,He dug under the wall and a large part of it (six cartloads) collapsed and fell on him,Stone wall,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/60,9/546/158,,Suffolk,Shadingfield,1540-12-17,"Bumpsted, William, gent.",Barett,John,M,Shadingfield,Cleric ('clericus'),,,,1540-12-12,12,,,,"Passing through the pasture of Roger Hoknell, gent., in Stoven on his way from Stoven to his rectory in Shadingfield","He was attacked and gored by RH's black bull worth 17s, which gave him three wounds with its horns. His neighbours carried him to his rectory where he eventually died",Bull,,Gored by,,"Wound to the neck penetrating the body, another wound to the left thigh extracting flesh, veins and nerves, and another one in the lower part of the left leg. Of these three wounds the first two were mortal",Died four days later,,Bull worth 17s; before JB's death Rh sold the bull to John Beele of Uggeshall ('Owchale') and William Gylberd of Stoven for 17s,,,, ,1541_2,E/61,9/546/159,,Suffolk,Henstead,1540-06-26,"Bumpsted, William, gent.",Drake/Dorant,Thomas,M,Henstead,Labourer,,,,1540-06-25,6,,,,Driving a cart ('carecta') laden with 30 bundles of wood property of Benedict Dorant of Henstead,The cart ran over his body so that he was killed by the weight of the cart and load,Cart and load,,Run over,,,,,"Cart and wood worth 2s and 8d respectively remain in custody of Henry Smyth of Wrentham, bailiff of the hundred of Blything",,,, ,1541_2,E/62,9/546/160,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1540-10-04,"Franke, Christopher",Vssher,Edward,M,Cambridge,Carrier,,,,1540-10-04,10,,,,Travelling in a cart ('vehiculum') in Jesus Lane,The cart overturned and one of the wheels gave him a wound to the neck breaking it,Cart (wheel),,,,Broken neck,,,Wheel worth 2s 8d,,,, ,1541_2,E/63,9/546/162 [another copy 9/546/162],,Cambridgeshire,Bottisham,1541-02-12,"Foster, Laurence, gent.",Naysse,Jane,F,,Servant of Robert Lucas,,10,,1541-02-12,2,,,,She was at the Bottisham watermill,She was sent by her master to the 'mille d[a]mme' for a 'pole'. On her way back she fell from a piece of timber used as a footbridge and fell into the mill pond where she drowned,Mill pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/64,9/546/164,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Holme,1540-11-03,"Villers, Geoffrey, gent.",Robertson,Thomas,M,Yaxley,,,,,1540-09-02,9,,12:00,,Fishing in Whittlesea Mere in a 'fishyng bote',He leant on the oar which broke causing him to fall into water,Whittlesea Mere,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,Two inquests on one membrane,, ,1541_2,E/65,9/546/164m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Holme,1540-11-03,"Villers, Geoffrey, gent.",Basse,John,M,[Yaxley],,,,,1540-10-01,10,,14:00,,Sailing on Whittlesea Mere in a 'carte lodoe bote' with John Gulleon and Robert Abram,There came a storm and the wind sank the boat ,Whittlesea Mere,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,JG and RA who drowned with him,,,Two inquests on one membrane,, ,1541_2,E/65,9/546/164m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Holme,1540-11-03,"Villers, Geoffrey, gent.",Gulleon,John,M,Yaxley,,,,,1540-10-01,10,,14:00,,Sailing on Whittlesea Mere in a 'carte lodoe bote' with John Basse and Robert Abram,There came a storm and the wind sank the boat ,Whittlesea Mere,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,JB and RA who drowned with him,,,Two inquests on one membrane,, ,1541_2,E/65,9/546/164m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Holme,1540-11-03,"Villers, Geoffrey, gent.",Abram,Robert,M,Hamerton,,,,,1540-10-01,10,,14:00,,Sailing on Whittlesea Mere in a 'carte lodoe bote' with John Basse and John Gulleon,There came a storm and the wind sank the boat ,Whittlesea Mere,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,JB and JG who drowned with him,,,Two inquests on one membrane,, ,1541_2,E/66,9/546/166,,Bedfordshire,Eaton Ford ('le Foorth' in the parish of Eaton Socon),1540-12-08,"David, Morgan",Colyns,Jane,F,[St Neots],Servant of George Pytys,Daughter of William Colyns of St Neots,,,1540-12-07,12,,14:00,,Washing linen clothes in the River Great Ouse,Her feet failed her and she fell into the river and drowned,River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,"Drowned; body found at 8 am the next day; the body was recovered, stripped and seen by the coroner, who states that she had no wounds on any part of her body and that the body was whitened/cleansed ('dealbat[us]') by water",,,,,Detailed description of examination,, ,1541_2,E/67,9/546/167,,Buckinghamshire,Penn,1540-11-20,"Gardener, John",Aldy,Thomas,M,Penn,Husbandman,,,,1540-11-17,11,,07:00,,Driving his cart ('biga') in a road,A grey horse worth 5s pulling the cart struck his stomach giving him a mortal wound,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the stomach,Languished until 20 November,,Horse worth 5s remains in the hands of the coroner,,,, ,1541_2,E/68,9/546/168,,Buckinghamshire,Woburn (''Bisshopis Woburn'),1540-10-01,"Yong, Richard",Broun alias Fyssher,Robert,M,,,,,,1540-10-01,10,,,,Taking care of a horse worth 5s ,"Suddenly, the horse struck him in the chest giving him a mortal wound",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,Horse worth 5s is in custody of Thomas Grene of Whitechurch for safekeeping,,,, ,1541_2,E/69,9/546/169,,Buckinghamshire,Milton Keynes,1540-11-04,"Yong, Richard",Scryvenor,William,M,,,,,,1540-11-04,11,,,,Climbing an elm tree to collect 'yong Rokys',He fell down and suffered a mortal wound,Tree (elm),,Fall from,,Wound,Instant,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/70,9/546/170,,Buckinghamshire,Pitchcott,1540-12-12,"Yong, Richard",Gouter,Walter,M,,,,,,1540-12-12,12,,,,Climbing an ivy tree to collect ivy,He fell down and suffered a mortal wound,Tree (ivy),,Fall from,,Wound to the back,Instant,,,,,, ,1541_2,E/71,9/546/171,,Buckinghamshire,Leckhampstead,1540-11-23,"Yong, Richard",Blee,John,M,,,,,,1540-11-23,11,,,,Driving a plough ('carucata') ,The cart descended a certain hill with violence and speed and it struck JB on the stomach giving him a mortal wound,Plough/cart,,Struck by,,Wound to the stomach,Instant,,Plough/cart worth 6s 8d is in custody of Thomas Grene of Whitechurch for safekeeping,,,, ,1541_2,E/72,9/546/172,,Buckinghamshire,Iver ('hyver'),1540-09-21,"Yong, Richard",Lychelade,William,M,,,,,,1540-09-21,9,,,,Riding by a plough/cart ('carucata') pulled by six horses ,The plough was travelling at such speed that he could not get out of the way and was struck in the left side of the body and received a mortal wound,Plough/cart,,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of the body,Instant,,Plough/cart is in custody of Thomas Heydon of Iver for safekeeping,,,, ,1541_3,E/73,9/547/8,,Gloucestershire,Henbury,1540-05-06,"Barclay, James",Nicollys,Thomas,M,,,,,,1540-05-04,5,,,,Lying resting with others unknown out of sight next to a mark at which John Dyer of Henbury husbandman was shooting when practising archery with his neighbours in a field called Westwerth,JD's arrow was blown off course by a great wind and hit TN in the throat,Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound to throat,Instant,"JD who shot the arrow, and other men shooting",Arrow worth 12d,,,, ,1541_4,E/74,9/550/19,,Wiltshire,Maddington,1541-05-27,"Barter, Robert",Eve,John,M,,,,,,1541-05-26,5,,,,Digging in a 'depe pitt' in a field in Maddington,A large amount of earth ('moles') fell on him pressing him to death,Earth,,Fell on him,,Pressed ,,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/75,9/550/43,,Cambridgeshire,Madingley,1541-06-19,"Hawes, Laurence",Synnes,John,M,Earith,Blacksmith,,,,1541-06-18,6,,23:00,,Relieving himself in the garden of William Gardner,"He came to a pond ('stagnum'), which he was unaware of, and fell into it backwards and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/76,9/550/44,,Cambridgeshire,Meldreth ('mellreth'),1541-07-15,"Vssher, John",Dunham,Alice,F,Meldreth,Widow,Widow,,,1541-07-14,7,,,,Washing her 'pety cote' in a pond ('stagnum') in her garden,When she bent down she slipped into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/77,9/550/45,,Cambridgeshire,Burwell,1541-07-15,"Wyse, William",Wylkyn,John,M,Burwell,Labourer,,,,1541-07-13,7,,11:00,,Driving a cart laden with hay from Burwell rectory to the field called 'le est felde',"As he was leaving the rectory, he slipped between the gate and the cart's 'ffylshaft' and was pressed between them",Cart,Gate,Pressed between,,,Languished until 8 am on 15 July,,"Cart worth 15s which sum was handed over by the coroner to Laurence Hawes, deputy almoner",,,, ,1541_4,E/78,9/550/46,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Doddington,1541-06-23,"Payne, Robert",Slade,Margaret,F,,,,12 and more,,1541-06-20,6,,08:00,,"Washing her hands in a 'mote' in the close of Lawrence Taylerd, knight",She fell into water and drowned,Ditch/mote,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/79,9/550/47,,Buckinghamshire,Haddenham ('hadnam'),1541-05-27,"Yong, Richard",Atkynse,William,M,,,,,,1541-05-27,5,,,,Ringing a bell called 'the thurde bell' in the 'stepull' of a church,The bell's rope was tied round his right hand and as the bell swang it moved between WA's legs and lifted him up. WA then fell down to the ground in the said church and received a mortal wound to the left side of his head,Ground/floor,,Fall onto,,Wound to the left side of the head,Instant,,Rope worth 8d is in custody of Thomas Grene of Whitechurch for safekeeping,,,, ,1541_4,E/80,9/550/48,,Buckinghamshire,Aylesbury,1541-07-20,"Woodless, Robert",Kyng,Thomas,M,,,,,,1541-06-29,6,,,,Riding a 'Sorell Geldyng' ,He spurred the horse with such violence that it threw him to the ground. The horse then fell on him ('sup[er]on[er]avit') and the pommel of the saddle struck TK on the stomach and chest breaking his 'blod bulk',Horse (gelding),,Fell on him,,Wound to the stomach and chest,Languished until 31 June,,Horse with a saddle and bridle worth 30s is in custody of Thomas Kyng of Cleydon,,,, ,1541_4,E/81,9/550/49,,Buckinghamshire,Aylesbury,1541-07-20,"Woodless, Robert",Dyngley,William,M,,,,,,1541-06-29,6,,,,"He went to a 'Fysshe pond' in the close of Sir John Baldwin, Chief Justice [of the Common Pleas], 'to pull up the sluce of the same pond'",He fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/82,9/550/50,,Norfolk,Mautby,1540-07-05,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Mochegrave alias Lenard,Robert,M,,,Father of Robert Mochegrave,50 and more,,1540-07-05,7,Monday,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') laden with hay and pulled by three geldings and one mare from Stokesby towards Great Yarmouth, with his servant, Matthew Boydale","He climbed onto the hay and fell asleep, having given the reins to MB. Suddenly, he fell headfirst from the cart, broke his neck and died instantly",Cart and load,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,MB who was driving the cart,"Cart with hay and harness worth 5s, horse worth 3s 4d (two other horses being dead) and mare worth 3s 4d; cart and hay remain in the hands of Sir William Paston and the remaining goods in the hands of RM",,Proceedings,, ,1541_4,E/83,9/550/51,,Norfolk,Attleborough,1541-07-23,"Banyard, Richard, gent.",Colon[er],Egbert,M,,,,,,1541-07-22,7,,20:00,,Herding ducks of John Kempe in the place called 'College yerde',"The ducks were in a certain pit ('puteus') full of water. He took off his hoses and shoes ('caligas & Sotulares') and entered the water. Suddenly, he fell into deep water, could not get out and drowned.",Pit,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/84,9/550/55,,Essex,Leyton ('leyghton'),1541-07-02,"Tusser, Andrew",Cragge,Thomas,M,Leyton,Yeoman,,,,not given,,,,,Riding on a grey gelding worth 20s in the king's road leading from Leystone to the house of Thomas Hall in Leyton,"The horse stumbled into a pit and in falling TC's sword worth 2s 4d came out of the scabbard with the tip pointing upwards. As the horse struggled to get up, TC fell off its back backwards and onto the sword's blade.",Sword,,Fall onto,,,,,"Horse worth 20s and sword worth 2s 4d remain in the hands of William Otye, general deputy of king's almoner",,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/85,9/550/56,,Essex,Maldon,1541-07-26,"Tusser, Andrew",Fuller,William,M,,Servant of Ralph P[ar]ker of Maldon,,,,not given,,,,,Returning to his master's house having done some work for him in a certain meadow,As he was crossing a certain bay ('creat[er] maris') the strength of sea current caused him to drown,Sea bay,,,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/86,9/550/57,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 118, p. 32",Sussex,Salehurst,1540-10-12,"Sharp, Richard",Sevyar,Quentin,M,Salehurst,Yeoman,,,,1540-10-19,10,,15:00-16:00,,Driving his horse and mare 'coupeled together' out of Thomas Umfrey's land at Salehurst. They were caught by their yokes on the hedge,Horse struck him on chest with back hooves as he was freeing it from hedge,Horse,,Struck chest,,Chest wound,Instant,,"Horse worth 33s. 4d. Remains with Thomas Maye, bailiff of the liberty",,Bailiff was summoned to King's Bench to answer for horse. Deputy almoner later acknowledged payment. (Hunnisett),, ,1541_4,E/87,9/550/58,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 121, p. 33",Sussex,Hartfield,1541-06-04,"Rote, Stephen",Boulman,William,M,,,,,,1541-05-18,5,,10:00-11:00,,Climbing beech tree growing on a plot of land called Beeches to remove crow's nest,a bowe' of tree broke as he held on to it and he fell,Tree (beech),,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/88,9/550/59,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 117, p. 32]",Sussex,Darwell in Mountfield/Steven's Crouch in Catsfield,1540-10-10,"Hastings, Richard",Forde,Henry,M,,,,Over 3,,1540-09-17,9,,,,,Wheel fell on him,Wheel,,Struck,,Wound (unspecified),Instant,,Wheel worth 6d.,,,, ,1541_4,E/89,9/550/61,,Kent,Brookland,1541-05-06,"Herenden, Walter",Jemys,Thomas,M,,,,,,1541-04-25,4,Monday,09:00,,Walking from his house to Brookland parish church,He fell into a pit or pond ('in quoddam puteum sive stangnu[m]') and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/90,9/550/77,,Yorkshire,Ecclesfield,1541-05-07,"Swynhowe, John",Lyghtoller,James,M,Ecclesfield,Labourer,,,,1541-05-05,5,,,,Climbing the cart ('plaustrum') of Robert Wylles to fix it,He fell from the cart and onto the cart's 'pykestaff' receiving a mortal wound to the right side of the body,Pikestaff,,Fall onto,,Wound to the right side of the body,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/91,9/550/78,,"Yorkshire, ER",Sowerby,1541-07-08,"Gerge, Thomas",Paytt,Willliam,M,Sowerby,Labourer,,,,1541-07-07,7,,18:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by two oxen and two horses,The cart fell on him killing him,Cart,,Fell on him,,,,,Cart worth 10s is in custody of Robert Scrouxton of Sowerby,,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/92,9/550/80,,Yorkshire,Northowram,1541-07-18,"Frobyser, John",Crobder,Margaret,F,,Spinster,Wife of George Crobder,,Not of sound mind due to head illness,1541-07-17,7,Sunday,10:00,,Walking from her house to Halifax parish church,She did not know where she was going due to her illness. As she was passing by 'Stanclyff Stare' she fell to the bottom of it and was crushed,Cliff?,,Fall from,,Crushed body,,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/93,9/550/81,,"Yorkshire, WR",Staveley,1541-06-17,"Marshall, Christopher",Maderson,Richard,M,,,,,,1541-06-17,6,,14:00,,Riding a mare worth 4s,The mare bucked/kicked back ('calcitravit') and threw him off so that he fell under her legs. The mare then kicked him in the right side of the head with its left foot,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to the right side of the head,Instant,,"Mare worth 4s released to John Cordyngley, deputy almoner",,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/94,9/550/82,,Cumberland,Dacre,1541-03-04,"Alanbey, John",Troutbek,Roland,M,,,Son of Robert Troutbek,,,1541-03-04,3,,,,Crossing Dacre Beck on his father's horse,He was thrown off the horse by the violence of water and drowned,Dacre Beck,,,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/95,9/550/83,,Cumberland,Skelton,1540-12-15,"Alanbey, John",Mathyson,Richard,M,,,,,Drunk,1540-12-14,12,,,,Returning home from Penrith,He fell into the Lamb Beck and drowned,Lamb Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented; jury status,, ,1541_4,E/96,9/550/84,,Cumberland,Southernby ('Sodrouby'),1541-05-06,"Alanbey, John",Whitlok,Edmund,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Climbing a 'stey' [sty or ladder?] to help his neighbour John Yong take down a house called 'a bith',He fell from the sty and died,Ladder?,,Fall from,,,,JY whom he was helping,,,Not indented; jury status,, ,1541_4,E/97,9/550/85,,Westmorland,Kirkby Thore,1540-10-23,"Helton, Robert",Howsson,Margaret,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1540-10-23,10,,08:00,,Drawing water from a deep well ('fons'),She fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/98,9/550/86,,Westmorland,meddelfeld' in Stainmore Forest,1540-12-12,"[Helton, Robert]",Granger,Abraham,M,,,,4,,1540-12-11,12,,Around midnight,,,He lost his way and was killed by a violent storm,Weather,,,,[Exposure],,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/99,9/550/87,,Westmorland,Thrushgill,1541-07-12,"Helton, Robert",Blayemyer,William,M,,,,,,1541-07-12,7,,,,,He died from ... and the violence of a storm,Weather,,,,[Exposure],,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/100,9/550/89,,Yorkshire,Rotherham,1541-04-24,"Swynhowe, John",Alenson,Robert,M,Rotherham,Labourer,,,,1541-04-23,4,,,,Climbing a tree to catch crows there nesting ('Cornices in Nidis'),Branches of the tree broke so that he fell to the ground breaking his neck,Tree,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/101,9/550/90,,Yorkshire,Hexthorpe,1541-06-24,"Swynhowe, John",Smyth,Anne,F,Hexthorpe,,,11,,1541-06-24,6,,,,Fetching water from the River Don,She fell into the water and drowned,River Don,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/102,9/550/91,,Yorkshire,Hemsworth,1541-07-30,"Frobyser, John",Burton,Jane,F,Havercroft,,"Wife of George Burton, gent.",,Not of sound mind,1541-07-20,7,,16:00,,She went from her house to the place called 'kephill' to watch over cattle,"As she was passing by a 'wat[er]ing place' in the said close, she fell into it and drowned",Watering place,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/103,9/550/93,,Yorkshire,Wressle ('Wressell'),1541-06-13,"Wodd, John",Smyth,Jane,F,Wressle,Spinster,,,,1541-06-12,6,,05:00,,Fetching water from a certain water called 'Castle motte' with a vessel called a 'Skeyll',"When ground broke under her feet, she fell into the water and drowned",Moat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/104,9/550/94m,,York city,"York, St Andrew's Green",1540-09-06,"Atkynson, Adam",Chapman,William,M,,,,,,1540-09-05,9,,,,Washing himself in the River Ouse in the company of William Lucas and William Robynson,They were enjoying themselves and fearing nothing but God and 'le Tyde' ('seip[s]os baliaverunt gaudente nichil Timientes preter deum et Fluxu[m]'. The tide came at 1 pm and knocked them down so that they were drowned,River Ouse,,,,Drowned,,WL and WR who drowned with him,,,,, ,1541_4,E/104,9/550/94m,,York city,"York, St Andrew's Green",1540-09-06,"Atkynson, Adam",Lucas,William,M,,,,,,1540-09-05,9,,,,Washing himself in the River Ouse in the company of William Chapman and William Robynson,They were enjoying themselves and fearing nothing but God and 'le Tyde' ('seip[s]os baliaverunt gaudente nichil Timientes preter deum et Fluxu[m]'. The tide came at 1 pm and knocked them down so that they were drowned,River Ouse,,,,Drowned,,WC and WR who drowned with him,,,,, ,1541_4,E/104,9/550/94m,,York city,"York, St Andrew's Green",1540-09-06,"Atkynson, Adam",Robynson,William,M,,,,,,1540-09-05,9,,,,Washing himself in the River Ouse in the company of William Chapman and William Lucas,They were enjoying themselves and fearing nothing but God and 'le Tyde' ('seip[s]os baliaverunt gaudente nichil Timientes preter deum et Fluxu[m]'. The tide came at 1 pm and knocked them down so that they were drowned,River Ouse,,,,Drowned,,WC and WL who drowned with him,,,,, ,1541_4,E/105,9/550/95,,Nexcastle upon Tyne,"Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sandhill",1541-01-04,"Chapman, Oswald, and Femwicke, Gerard",Burrell,Robert,M,,,,,Poor eyesight and drunk,1541-01-01,1,,At night,,"Returning to his room in the chapel of St Thomas on the Tyne bridge, at night being drunk",He was walking without light and following the road leading to 'Les Wyndes'. Once there he fell into the river and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Roger Blacden, George Saunderson, John Thompson and John Cadmee?",,,,, ,1541_4,E/106,9/550/109,,Lincolnshire,Brampton?,1541-03-02,"Wheler, William and Atkynson, Edmund",Tyrwhyt,John,M,,,,,,1541-03-01,3,,,,Wrestling with Robert Grymbald on top of a haystack property of Nicholas Grymbald worth 6s 8d,"JT fell from the top of the haystack while holding RG with both arms so that they both fell to the ground. RG's knife worth 1d, which was hanging at his belt, struck JT on the right side of the body giving him a mortal wound so that he died instantly",Knife,,[Fall onto],,Wound to the right side of the body,Instant,RG who was wrestling with him,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1541_4,E/107,9/550/116,,Northamptonshire,Warkworth,1541-08-01,"Stuttesbury, Thomas",Wyld,Robert,M,,,,,,1541-06-30,6,,,,Driving a cart ('currus') laden with firewood ('boscus') pulled by one horse and four mares,The cart overturned and a piece of wood struck RW on the stomach crushing it,Firewood,,Struck with,,Crushed stomach,Languished until 10 July,,Cart and horses worth 40s remain in custody of Nicholas Odhylle of Warkworth,,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/108,9/550/117,,Northamptonshire,Everdon,1541-06-08,"Stuttesbury, Thomas",Kyrby,Robert,M,,,,,Drunk,1541-06-06,6,,,,Riding a horse,Being drunk he rode in such way that he hit a tree and fell off the horse breaking his neck,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,"Horse worth 40s remains in custody of Edmund Newnham of Everton, gent.",,Not indented,, ,1541_4,E/109,9/550/118,,Warwickshire,Frankton,1541-02-20,"Holbache, William",Martyn,John,M,,,Son of Thomas Martyn,,,1541-02-20,2,,,,He was in the king's road leading from Frankton to Rugby ,"He was attacked by a white boar property of Robert Blennerhassett, which knocked him down and then mauled him so badly with its tusks that his entrails fell out of his stomach",Boar,,Mauled by,,Wound to the stomach so that entrails fell out,Instant,,Boar worth 3s 4d,,,, ,1541_4,E/110,9/550/119,,Derbyshire,Wirksworth,1541-04-15,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Verney,Jane,F,Ashleyhay,,,,,1541-04-10,4,,19:00,,Helping a cow with a broken leg,The cow struck her in the right side of the stomach with her left horn giving her a mortal wound,Cow,,Struck by,,"Wound to the right side of the stomach, 1 in long, 2 in wide and 2 in deep",Languished until noon on 14 April,,Cow worth 2s 4d remains in custody of Richard Verney of Ashleyhay,,,, ,1541_4,E/111,9/550/120,,Warwickshire,Atherstone,1541-06-25,"Edgeworth, Robert",Turner,Elizabeth,F,,,,3,Lacking reason due to her age and not knowing the danger of water and drowning,1541-06-05,6,,,,Playing and walking by the River Stour,She fell into the water and drowned,River Stour,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/112,9/550/123,"Hunnisett, Nottigham, p. 101, no 205.",Nottinghamshire,Coddington,1541-06-10,"Odingzelles, Richard",Wytton,Henry,M,,,,,,1541-05-12,5,,,,Climbing a ladder at his house at Coddington to lay some sheaves of straw on the house,"When he was on the top of the ladder, which was rotten at the top, the ladder broke and he fell to the ground crushing his body",Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Died at 1 pm on 13 May,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/113,9/550/124,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 98, no 199.",Nottinghamshire,Hoveringham,1541-04-08,"Odingzelles, Richard",Johnson,William,M,[Shelford],,,,,1541-01-22,1,,17:00,,Going from Burton Joyce to his house at Shelford,"Having crossed the River Trent in Stoke Ferry, he forgot his usual path, which was covered with a large amount of snow, he fell into a pit, covered with ice and snow, in a stream called 'le Old Trent' and drowned",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Peper of Hoveringham, who found the body",,,,, ,1541_4,E/114,9/550/125,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 100, no 203.",Nottinghamshire,Eakring,1541-06-23,"Odingzelles, Richard",Peke,Peter,M,,,,,,1541-06-12,6,,,,Going from Kirlington to Eakring by way of an accustomed path,"As he climbed a stile at Kneesall, he slipped and fell from the top of the stile to the ground, where his body was severely crushed",Stile,,Fall from,,Crushed,Died at 10 pm on 22 June,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/115,9/550/126,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 101, no 204.",Nottinghamshire,Sutton-in-Ashfield,1541-06-30,"Odingzelles, Richard",Clerk,Richard,M,,,,,,1541-05-30,5,,04:00,,Going out of a room at Sutton by way of a step/stairs ('gradus') ,"He trod on the left side of the step/stairs and fell from the top of it to the ground, where he broke his neck and died",Step/stairs,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,"Thomas Vicars and Richard Motteram, who found the body",,,,, ,1541_4,E/116,9/550/127,,Derbyshire,Allestree,1541-04-07,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Cundy,Thomas,M,Allestree,Weaver,,,,1541-03-17,3,,16:00,,Pruning a tree growing in a certain croft,"When he was cutting a branch over his head, it broke and struck him in the back and 'brused hym verie sore'",Tree (branch),,Fell on him,,Wound to the back,Languished until 19 March,,Branch worth 2d remains in custody of the village,,Jury status,, ,1541_4,E/117,9/550/128,,Derbyshire,Findern,1541-03-28,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Rome,William,M,,,,,,1541-03-24,3,,,,Walking from Willington towards Mickleover,"When he came to the place called 'hurdesma[n] dole', he felt tired and sat down on top of a hillock near a certain pit ('puteus') to rest. He fell asleep and 'fell fforwarde or Tu[m]bled in to the sayd pytte' where he drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1541_4,E/118,9/550/129m,,Derbyshire,Swarkestone,1541-04-20,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Baynbryg,Henry,M,,,,,,1541-03-23,3,,11:00,,Fishing on the River Trent between the place called Swarkestone Meadow and Swarkestone bridge in a boat with two other men,Once they finished fishing they intended 'to shote Wyth their bote' under the bridge. Due to the current's speed they were 'dryven vppon an arche of the same Brydge'. The force of the impact threw them out of the boat and into the water where they drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,Body found on 3 April,"Two other men who drowned with him; William Fyssher of Swarkstone, who found the body",,,Jury status,, ,1541_4,E/118,9/550/129m,,Derbyshire,Swarkestone,1541-04-20,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Nicolson,Robert,M,,,,,,1541-03-23,3,,11:00,,Fishing on the River Trent between the place called Swarkestone Meadow and Swarkestone bridge in a boat with two other men,Once they finished fishing they intended 'to shote Wyth their bote' under the bridge. Due to the current's speed they were 'dryven vppon an arche of the same Brydge'. The force of the impact threw them out of the boat and into the water where they drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,Body found on 7 April,"Two other men who drowned with him; William Hurst of Weston-on-Trent and William Rede of Newton, who found the body",,,Jury status,, ,1541_4,E/118,9/550/129m,,Derbyshire,Swarkestone,1541-04-20,"Rolston, Roger, esq., and Gell, Ralph, gent.",Sutton,John,M,,,,,,1541-03-23,3,,11:00,,Fishing on the River Trent between the place called Swarkestone Meadow and Swarkestone bridge in a boat with two other men,Once they finished fishing they intended 'to shote Wyth their bote' under the bridge. Due to the current's speed they were 'dryven vppon an arche of the same Brydge'. The force of the impact threw them out of the boat and into the water where they drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,Body found on 8 April,"Two other men who drowned with him; William Hurst of Weston-on-Trent and William Rede of Newton, who found the body",,,Jury status,, ,1541_4,E/119,9/550/146,,Staffordshire,Stone,1541-06-21,"Busby, Thomas",Brount,John,M,Stone,Labourer,,,,1541-06-20,6,,,,"Cutting a tree with Roger Leycroft of Stone, labourer",Because of 'le Slydyng de le axe' RL struck JB in the left leg giving him a mortal wound and killing him instantly,Axe,,Struck with,,Wound to the left leg,Instant,RL who killed him by accident with an axe,,,,, ,1541_4,E/120,9/550/147,,Staffordshire,Stafford,1541-06-29,"Busby, Thomas",Wyghtwyk,Richard,M,Compton,Labourer,,,,1541-06-28,6,,,,"RW was scything grass for wages in the meadow of John Wyghtwyk junior, and Thomas Strynger of Stockton, Shropshire, labourer, asked him for a scythe to scythe with",RW was behind TS and by misfortune TS struck him with his scythe giving him two mortal wounds in the legs ,Scythe,,Struck with,,Wound to both legs,Instant,TS who killed him by accident with a scythe,,,,, ,1541_4,E/121,9/550/149,,Herefordshire,Leominster,1541-06-24,"Morys, John, gent.",Gough,John,M,Warton,,,,,1541-06-23,6,,,,Working on a beam in a certain house standing on a ladder,The ladder broke and he fell to the ground crushing his body ('ponderavit totum corpus suu[m]'),Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Languished until 10 am on 24 June,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/122,9/550/150,,Herefordshire,Leominster,1541-07-03,"Morys, John, gent.",Polle,Humphrey,M,,,Son of John Polle,11 and more,,1541-07-03,7,,,,Fiddling with a window/opening ('fenestra') on the upper storey ('solium') of his father's house,He pulled out a wooden pin which was fixed in a wall and used for attaching a rope called a 'Whipcorde' that served as means of closing/opening the window. The window fell down and the rope became tied around HP's neck suffocating him instantly,Rope,,,,Suffocated,Instant,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/123,9/550/151,,Herefordshire,Mordiford,1541-07-10,"Scull, Thomas",Pynn[er],Alice,F,,,,,,1541-05-22,5,,,,,She drowned in the River Wye at the Fownhope weir ('le Were de Fownehope'),River Wye,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/124,9/550/153,,Herefordshire,Wigmore,1541-05-17,"Morys, John, gent.",Tyler,Thomas,M,Wigmore,Labourer,,,,1541-05-14,5,,,,Extracting ('fodens') a stone from 'oure lady Chapell Walle',Behind him there was another wall which collapsed on him and knocked him to the ground killing him instantly,Wall,,Fell on him,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/125,9/550/154,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Abingdon ('Abendon'),1541-05-03,"Bysley, Thomas",Younge,John,M,Abingdon,Wheeler,,,Suffering from falling sickness,1541-05-03,5,,13:00,,Crossing a bridge over the River Thames,"He had an epileptic seizure, fell from the bridge and drowned in the river",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/126,9/550/155,,Oxfordshire,Crowmarsh Gifford,1541-06-09,"Hucvale, Robert",Gregory,Richard,M,North Moreton,Labourer,,,,1541-06-09,6,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with wood from Crowmarsh Gifford to North Moreton,"Suddenly, the cart started rolling down from the top of a certain hill at the southern end of the road called 'Redyng lane'. RG was holding 'lez Thillez' of the cart when it overturned in such way that the wood fell on him ",Wood,,Fell on him,,,,,"Wood worth 16d remains in custody of Richard Clark, Mongewell constable",,,, ,1541_4,E/127,9/550/156,,Oxfordshire,Culham,1541-06-10,"Hucvale, Robert",Manfelde,Agnes,F,Culham,Spinster,,,Blind,1541-06-01,6,,,,Went into the house of John Cooke to start the fire there under the 'ost' (oast or kiln) with straw,The house caught fire and she was burnt in it,Fire,,,,Burnt,,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/128,9/550/219,,Gloucestershire,Whaddon,1541-05-07,"Bell, Thomas",Blisse,Jane,F,Whaddon,Widow,Widow,92,,1541-05-07,5,,11:00,,Walking in her close called 'Wigmores close',Her feet slipped and she fell into a pond ('stagnum') where she drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1541_4,E/129,9/550/220,,Gloucestershire,"Gloucester, west bridge, Maisemore Ham",1541-09-10,"Bell, Thomas",Naisshe,Jane,F,Ledbury,Spinster,,,,1541-09-09,9,,11:00,,Crossing a ditch ('fossatum') at Maisemore Ham on a grey gelding worth 8s,"She fell from the horse backwards, fell into the ditch and drowned",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Horse worth 8s,,,, ,1541_4,E/130,9/550/221,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1541-07-23,"Bell, Thomas",Mason,William,M,Gloucester,Labourer,,,,1541-07-22,7,,19:00,,Riding across a ditch ('fossatum') filled with water just outside Gloucester west gate,He fell from the horse and into the ditch where he drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_1,E/131,9/978/37,,Middlesex,Fulham,1541-12-01,"Robertz, Michael",Broud[es],John,M,,,,,,1541-11-29,11,,11:00-12:00,,Collecting fern near a windmill in the field called Fulham Field,One of the sails moved by the wind struck him in the head giving him a mortal wound through to the brain,Windmill (sail),,Struck by,,Wound to the head through to the brain,,,"Sail worth 10s is in custody of Edmund [Bonner], bishop of London",,Not indented,, ,1542_1,E/132,9/978/2,,"Yorkshire, WR",Tadcaster,1541-09-24,"Marshall, Christopher",Webster,William,M,,,,,,1541-07-22,7,,,,Riding a white horse across Tadcaster Bridge,"The horse kicked back/bucked ('calcitravit'), he fell off and crushed the the upper part of his head on a rock",Rock,Horse,Fall onto,Fall from,Crushed head,Languished until 3 pm on 2 August,,"Horse worth 40s is in custody of Thomas Lawson of Poppleton, gent.",,Not indented,, ,1542_2,E/133,9/979/205,,"Yorkshire, WR",Tadcaster,1541-09-16,"Marshall, Christopher",Sturgion,Christopher,M,,,,,,1541-09-16,9,,09:00,,Crossing the Cock Beck ('aquam vocat[ur] Cooke') on a bay horse,He fell into the water and drowned instantly,Cock Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1542_2,E/134,9/979/201,,Yorkshire,Thrybergh,1541-12-26,"Swynhowe, John",Denton,Thomas,M,,,,,,1541-12-03,12,,13:00,,Sailing on the River Don in a boat,A withered piece of wood carried by the river caused the boat to capsize so that he [fell into water] and drowned,River Don,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,Wood worth 1d; boat worth 3s 4d remains in custody of Henry Gee of Thrybergh,,Not indented,, ,1542_2,E/135,9/979/200,,Yorkshire,Whitley,1541-09-20,"Swynhowe, John",Welles,Elizabeth,F,Hatfield Woodhouse,Spinster,,,,1541-09-20,9,,,,Collecting wood on the bank of the River Don,She slipped and fell into the river where she drowned,River Don,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1542_2,E/136,9/979/199,,Yorkshire,Whiston,1542-01-19,"Swynhowe, John",Shawe,Thomas,M,Sandbeck,Tailor,,80,,1542-01-18,1,,19:00,,Walking in the road leading from Whiston to Catcliffe,He fell into a small river and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1542_2,E/137,9/979/197,,Yorkshire,Rawmarsh,1541-08-08,"Swynhowe, John",Wyrall,William,M,Greasbrough ('Grysbrek'),Labourer,,,Lunaticus',1541-08-08,8,,,,Walking in a field in Rawmarsh,He fell into an old coal pit by the road and drowned ,Coal pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1542_2,E/138,9/979/195,,Yorkshire,Greta Bridge,1541-09-17,"Smelt, Leonard",Ray,Ralph,M,Greta Bridge,Labourer,,,,1541-09-15,9,,18:00,,Collecting nuts on the bank of the River Greta,He fell into the River Greta and drowned,River Greta,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1542_2,E/139,9/979/194,,"Yorkshire, NR",Marske,1541-11-22,"Smelt, Leonard",Wyn,Edward,M,Helwith,Labourer,,,,1541-11-20,11,,00:00,,Driving cattle to Helwith,He was overcome by great rainstorm and cold wind and died instantly,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1542_2,E/140,9/979/193,,Yorkshire,Harpham,1541-09-30,"Wodd, John",Tale,Leonard,M,Hutton Cranswick,Labourer,,,,1541-09-29,9,,20:00,,,"He fell on the knife he was holding in his right hand and gave himself a wound to his left leg, from which he died instantly",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the left leg,Instant,,Knife worth 1d,,Not indented; classed as visitation,, ,1542_2,E/141,9/979/184,,[Suffolk],Burwell,1542-01-10,"Harward, Robert",Frauncez,Robert,M,,,,12,,1542-01-10,1,,,,Entering a watermill,"He entered the mill suddenly and because of that a certain horse, that was at the mill at the time, kicked him in the chest with its hind leg killing him",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,Horse worth 10s,,Not indented,, ,1542_2,E/142,9/979/183,,[Suffolk],West Cretingham,1541-10-24,"Gosnold, Edmund, gent.",Baldy,Robert,M,,,,,,1541-10-21,10,,,,Driving the plough ('caruca') of John Baldy,He came between the thill horse and the 'handhorse' and the latter struck him in the right arm so that he died,Horse,,Struck by,,Struck left arm,Instant,,Horse worth 4s,,,, ,1542_2,E/143,9/979/180,,Buckinghamshire,Denham,1542-02-16,"Wodless, Robert",Lovell,Thomas,M,,Chaplain,,,,1541-11-26,11,,21:00,,Descending 'a peir of high Steyers' ,He fell down the stairs breaking his neck,Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1542_2,E/144,9/979/179,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Godmanchester,1542-01-20,"Frere, John, and Bettres, John",Downes,Agnes,F,,,,,,1542-01-20,1,,09:00,,Going from Godmanchester to Huntingdon,"She came to a certain bridge and as she was crossing it a passing horse carrying a sack on its back knocked her off the bridge and into water below, where she drowned",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_2,E/145,9/979/178,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Water Newton,1541-12-12,"Toney, Thomas",Grownde,William,M,,,,,,1541-12-12,12,,,,Riding a mare,"The mare tripped, WG was thrown to the ground and the mare fell on top of him",Horse (mare),,Fell on him,,Pressed and crushed body,,,Mare worth 2s,,,, ,1542_2,E/146,9/979/177,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Luton,1541-12-12,"Toney, Thomas",Chatteriche,Margery,F,,,,,,1541-12-12,12,,,,Standing at the gate of a certain barn,She was struck in the left side of the head by a certain part of an empty cart ('biga') called the 'Som[er]tre' pulled by one horse,Cart (part of),,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of the head,Instant,,Part of the cart worth 4d,,,, ,1542_2,E/147,9/979/176,,Buckinghamshire,Bourton (in the parish of Buckingham),1542-01-05,"Yong, Richard",Archer,Thomas,M,,,,,,1541-08-10,8,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') laden with a piece of oak wood and tree branches, and pulled by three horses and one mare",The horses ran so fast that the cart with its load fell on TA. The falling timber caused such deep wounds to the top of his head and his chest that he died instantly,Cart load (timber),,Fell on him,,Wounds to the top of the head and to the chest,Instant,,"Timber worth 16d which are in custody of Thomas Grene of Whitchurch, husbandman, king's almoner's deputy",,,, ,1542_2,E/148,9/979/175,,Buckinghamshire,Singleborough ('Synkylborowe'),1541-12-02,"Yong, Richard",Dorante,James,M,,,Husband of Helen Dorante,,,1541-12-02,12,,,,Cutting branches of an ash tree ,He fell from the tree and landed on the sharp end of an axe suffering a wound to the forehead through to the brain,Axe,T,Fall onto,,Wound to the forehead through to the brain,Instant,,"Axe worth 8d which are in custody of Helen Dorante, his wife",,,, ,1542_2,E/149,9/979/170,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Yaxley,1541-12-12,"Toney, Thomas",Oldam,William,M,,,,,,1541-12-12,12,,,,Wrestling with Mary Grene,"He fell backwards pulling MG onto him. MG had a knife worth 1d hanging at her belt, which struck WO in the lower part of his navel ",Knife,,Struck with,,Wound to the lower part of the navel,Instant,MG who was with him and on whose knife he fell,,,,, ,1542_2,E/150,9/979/169,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Faringdon,1542-01-01,"Redferne, Arthur",Dygle,Cecily,F,,,,4,,1542-01-01,1,,,,Walking alone,She fell into a stream called 'Jees' near the River Thames,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1542_2,E/151,9/979/168,,Herefordshire,Fawnhope,1542-02-04,"Wassheburne, Anthony",ap Glin,Arnold,M,,Gentleman,,,,1542-02-[faded],2,,Night,,,Struck himself in the leg with a scythe,Scythe,,Struck with,,Wound to leg,Instant,,Scythe worth 8d,,,, ,1542_2,E/152,9/979/166,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),East Hendred ('Esthenreth'),1541-10-23,"Bysley, Thomas",Carier,Richard,M,East Hendred,Husbandman,,,,1541-10-22,10,,13:00,,Digging earth in the pasture called 'Justyce' ,Six cartloads of earth fell on him killing him instantly,Earth,,Fell on him,,,,Margaret Jorden who found the body,,,,, ,1542_2,E/153,9/979/165,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Marcham,1541-08-24,"Bysley, Thomas",Clerke,William,M,Marcham,Husbandman,,,Suffering from an illness called a 'swymmyng in hys hed',1541-08-22,8,,10:00,,He was on a cart ('currus') laden with barley in the field called Marcham Field,He fell from the cart due to a certain illness called a 'swymmyng in hys hed' hitting a stone on the ground with the left side of his forehead,Stone,Cart,Fall onto,Fall from,"Wound to the left side of the forehead, 4 in deep, 4 in wide and 5 in long",He died the next day,Peter Haukyng who found the body,,,Classed as divine visitation,, ,1542_2,E/154,9/979/161,,Gloucestershire,Hayden (in the parish of Staverton),1541-11-12,"Hunteley, William, gent.",Drynkwater,Thomas,M,Heydon,"Labourer, in service of Thomas Stubbe",,,,1541-11-11,11,,13:00,,Working in his master's barn throwing sheaves [of hay] from the uppermost part of the barn,He fell down due to his own negligence and misfortune damaging his body close to his heart,Barn,,Fall from,,Wound to the body near the heart,Instant,,,,,, ,1542_2,E/155,9/979/160,,Gloucestershire,Ampney St Peter,1541-08-02,"Motley, John, gent.",Churchneys,John,M,Ampney St Peter,Chaplain ('capellanus'),,,Suffering from an illness and debilitated,1541-08-01,8,,,,Riding on a grey horse worth 10s from Godmanchester to Ampney St Peter,He fell from the horse due to an illness and his body's weakness. He fell on his stomach and suffered a wound from which he died,Horse,,Fall from,,Wound to the stomach,Instant,,Horse worth 10s,,,, ,1542_2,E/156,9/979/159,,Gloucestershire,North Cerney,1541-09-05,"Motley, John, gent.",Foxe,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1541-09-01,9,,,,Digging in a ditch,"Mud, earth and stones fell from the side of the ditch killing him instantly","Earth, mud and stones",,Fell on him,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1542_2,E/157,9/979/158,,Gloucestershire,Cirencester,1541-08-15,"Motley, John, gent.",Gaskyn,Thomas,M,,,,,,1541-08-14,8,,,,Rescuing a calf from a certain water,He fell into the water and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Calf worth 20d,,,, ,1542_2,E/158,9/979/157,,Herefordshire,Bredwardine,1542-12-12,"Garnans, John",ap Rees,Thomas,M,Middlewood,Labourer,,,,1541-12-12,12,,12:00,,Felling an oak tree in the place called 'the ley',The tree fell on him striking many parts of his body,Tree (oak),,Fell on him,,Struck body,,,,,,, ,1542_2,E/159,9/979/156,,Herefordshire,Kenchester,1541-11-02,"Garnans?, John",Hoellys,Margaret,F,Little Beavan's Hill,Spinster,,,,1541-10-29,10,,,,Washing linen cloths in a certain river,She fell into the river and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_2,E/160,9/979/155m,,Shropshire,Atcham,1541-09-22,"Leighton, Ralph",Fremon,Thomas,M,Atcham,,,,,1541-09-21,9,,,,"He was in a boat on the River Tern with Roger Pemberton of Uffington ('vppynton'), Stephen Lowe of Uffington, mason, John Chesshire of Uffington, mason, John Bayly of Shrewsbury, mercer, and an unknown man, and three horses [or oxen] property of RP, JB and NN.",The boat capsized and TF and RP drowned,River Tern,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,Five other men who were with him in the boat,Boat worth 2s released to the village of Atcham for safekeeping,,,, ,1542_2,E/160,9/979/155m,,Shropshire,Atcham,1541-09-22,"Leighton, Ralph",Pemberton,Roger,M,Uffington,,,,,1541-09-21,9,,,,"He was in a boat on the River Tern with Thomas Fremon of Atcham, Stephen Lowe of Uffington, mason, John Chesshire of Uffington, mason, John Bayly of Shrewsbury, mercer, and an unknown man, and three horses [or oxen] property of RP, JB and NN.",The boat capsized and TF and RP drowned,River Tern,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,Five other men who were with him in the boat,Boat worth 2s released to the village of Atcham for safekeeping,,,, ,1542_2,E/161,9/979/154,,Staffordshire,Walstead Delves,1541-08-08,"Wolriche, James",King,John,M,,,,,,1541-08-08,8,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') called an 'Ironbounde Wayne' and pulled by four oxen sitting on the 'Copp' of the cart,"One wheel of the cart went over the road bank so that the cart overturned. JK fell from it backwards and landed in the road, where his head was crushed by the wheel killing him instantly",Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,Crushed head,Instant,,Cart worth 13s 4d was seized and remains in custody of JW,,,, ,1542_2,E/162,9/979/153,,Oxfordshire,Shiplake,1541-09-30,"Hucvale, Robert",Frye,Thomas,M,Shiplake,Labourer,,,,1541-09-29,9,,,,"Assaulting Humphrey Symeon of Shiplake, labourer at the manor of Francis Englefeld, esq., held by Humphrey Connyesby, esq.","HS ran from TF as far as the door of a certain kitchen at the site of the manor. TF pursued him with great speed holding a dagger ('armicudium') in his right hand and once he reached the kitchen door he tried to stab HS in the back with his dagger. Suddenly, he tripped and fell striking himself with the dagger in the right thigh. ",Dagger,,Struck with,,"Wound to the right thigh, 2 in wide and 5 in deep",Instant,HS whom he assaulted,,TF had no goods or chattels,,, ,1542_2,E/163,9/979/140,,Wiltshire,Collingbourne,1541-08-10,"Pyle, William",Hasell,Richard,M,,,,,,1541-08-10,8,,,,He was in the king's road in Collingbourne,A grey gelding property of John Androwys of Collingbourne kicked him in the chest giving him a mortal wound,Horse (gelding),,Kicked by,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,Horse worth 10s remains in custody of JA,,,, ,1542_2,E/164,9/979/139,,Wiltshire,Donhed St Mary ('Dunnede Ste Marie'),1541-10-01,"Bertez, Robert",Coburne,Thomas,M,,,Son of John Coburne,,,1541-09-30,9,,14:00,,Collecting apples from a tree growing in his father's orchand,He fell onto a 'Stube' and suffered a wound to the throat,Tree (stub),,Fall onto,,Wound to the throat,,,,,,, ,1542_2,E/165,9/979/138,,Wiltshire,Kington St Michael,1541-12-28,"Mackis, John",Colmer alias Colmar,John,M,,Cleric,,,,1541-04-07,4,,,,Walking from Kington St Michael to Grittleton rectory,His feet slipped and he fell into 'moreshawes diche' where he was drowned and suffocated,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned and suffocated,,,,,,, ,1542_2,E/166,9/979/130,,Dorset,Walditch,1541-01-03,"Stone, William",Hyde,John,M,,,,,,1541-12-28,12,,,,"Robert Nocytor of Walditch, husbandman, and many others were shooting abd playing in a certain field called the 'comyn Fylde'","When RN shot his arrow at the target, it flew over a hedge near the target due to a strong wind and struck JH on the right side of he head giving him a mortal wound",Arrow,,Struck with,,"Wound to the right side of the head, 1/2 in deep",Died on 1 January,RN who shot him by accident,Arrow worth halfpenny,,,, ,1542_2,E/167,9/979/126,,Kent,Westbere,1542-01-22,"Berham, Bartholomew",Davy,Thomas,M,Parish of Westbere,Labourer,,,,1542-01-21,1,,13:00,,Driving the cart ('biga') of Richard Knowley pulled by five geldings and laden with wood called 'Raylle & palle',"As he was passing through a 'Estfeld gate' by an elm tree, his head was crushed between the cart's left wheel and the tree so that the brain came out and he was killed instantly",Cart (wheel),Tree (ash),Crushed between,,Crushed head so that the brain came out,Instant,,"Horses worth £3, cart with wheels and harness worth 13s 4d and wood worth 16d remain in custody Richard Knowler of Westbere",,,, ,1542_2,E/168,9/979/125,,Essex,Witham,1542-02-30,"Tusser, Clement",Wyly alias Goldyng,Robert,M,,,,,,1542-02-30,2,,,,Pulling a hook ('hamus') out of a 'logghole',Piece of wood called a 'logg' fell on his head crushing it,Log,,Fell on him,,Crushed head,,,Log worth 4d remains in custody of his wife,,,, ,1542_2,E/169,9/979/124,,Essex,Mountnessing,1541-10-05,"Tusser, Andrew",Jolyse,Juliana,F,,Single woman,Single woman,24,,1541-10-04,10,,,,"Driving a 'dong cart' laden with dung and pulled by three geldings with Thomas Metcalff of Mountnessing, husbandman","TM reined in ('refrenens') the forward horse, the thill horse struck JJ so that she fell under the left wheel and was run over",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed kidneys and body,Suffered for one hour and died,,Thill horse and wheel worth 6s 8d,,,, ,1542_2,E/170,9/979/122,,Hants,Farborough,1541-10-16,"Goodwyn, John",Marchall,William,M,Farnborough,,,,,1541-10-11,10,,10:00,,Entering the mill of Robert Rygby of Orpington on a grey gelding,RR's dogs started barking at the horse so that it became frightened and threw WM off its back crushing his body,Horse (gelding),,Fall off,,Crushed body,Languished until midnight the next day,,Horse worth 5s released to John Barton of Farnborough for safekeeping,,,, ,1542_2,E/171,9/979/120,,Kent,newehede',1541-07-28,"Herenden, Walter",Alen,Thomas,M,,,,,,1541-07-27,7,,,,Sailing a boat on a certain river,He fell put of the boat and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_2,E/172,9/979/119,,Kent,Headcorn ('hedcrone'),1542-01-05,"Herenden, Walter",Grygge,Avelina,F,,,,,,1542-01-04,1,,,,Drawing water from a well/pit ('puteus') with a pail,She fell into the river and drowned,Well/pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_2,E/173,9/979/118,,Kent,Crockenhill,1542-02-27,"Goodwyn, John",Darby,Margaret,F,,,Wife of William Darby of Eynsford,,,1542-02-27,2,,11:00,,Gathering chalk in the place called 'Gosnalle dale' for a lime kiln,A wall of chalk ('murus creta[rum') collapsed on her suffocating her and killing her instantly,Chalk,,Fell on her,,Suffocated,Instant,,,,,, ,1542_2,E/174,9/979/117,,Kent,Dartford,1541-09-05,"Goodwyn, John",Gooderidge,Richard,M,Dartford,Labourer,,,,1541-09-01,9,,,,He carried a stone up a certain ladder for artisans ('artificiarii') working there,Having delivered the stone he was on his way back along the top of a certain wall. He fell down from the height of 20 feet and landed on stone directly under the wall. His head and body were completely crushed,Wall,,Fall from,,Crushed head and body,Languished until 4 am on 4 September,Other workers who were present,,,Proceedings,, ,1542_2,E/175,9/979/111,,Bedfordshire (now Hertfordshire),Holwell,1541-12-21,"Steucley, John",Shep[er]d,John,M,,,,,,1541-12-17,12,,19:00,,Walking in the dark from the rectory house to the stables,He fell into a 'blynde pytte' and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_2,E/176,9/979/110,,Bedfordshire,Southill ('Southyell'),1541-09-16,"Steucley, John",Robynson,William,M,,,,,,1541-09-16,9,,,,"Riding a brown horse worth 6s 8s property of Christopher Smythe of Southill, across the meadow called the 'Northe mede' and near the bank of a certain river there",The hind legs of the horse slipped when the river bank broke underneath it and WR fell into the river and drowned instantly,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 6s 8d remains in custody of CS,,,, ,1542_2,E/177,9/979/109,,Bedfordshire,Gravenhurst,1542-02-19,"Steucley, John",Rowff,Hugh,M,,,,9,,1542-02-18,2,,,,Walking from the rectory house to the field called 'pesefeld' adjacent to the rectory carrying a basket called a 'sedecodd' with an axe called a 'plowgh hatchet',"As he was crossing a small bridge in the grounds of the rectory, the weight of the basket (which he carried on the left side and which was supported by a strap around his neck) caused him to reel to one side so that he fell into a pond ('stagnum') and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Basket and axe worth 6d which remain in custody of the coroner,,,, ,1542_2,E/178,9/979/108,,Bedfordshire,Leighton [Buzzard],1541-08-29,"Steucley, John",Belyndon,Robert,M,Billington ('Belindon'),,Husband of Eleanor Belyndon,,,1541-08-29,8,,,,"Riding his sorrel horse worth 10s from the fields of Billington to Leighton Buzzard, with an axe worth 6d at his belt",As he was riding through the place called 'Colake' his horse tripped so that he fell it landing on his axe and injuring the left side of his body,Horse,Axe,Fall from,Fall onto,Wound to the left side of the body,Instant,,"Axe worth 6s and horse worth 10s remains in custody of his widow, Eleanor Belyndon",,,, ,1542_2,E/179,9/979/107,,Bedfordshire,Lidlington ('lytlyngton'),1542-02-25,"Steucley, John",Reynold[es],James,M,Girtford,,Husband of Helen [Reynolds],,,1542-02-25,2,,,,Driving the cart ('biga') of Thomas May of Girtford pulled by his own six horses,As they were going over 'Galowe hyll' his feet slipped so that he fell and was run over by the cart's left wheel,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed,Instant,,"Cart worth 10s and one of the horses worth 6s 8d property of TM remain in custody of TM; JR's two horses worth respectively 5s and 6s remain in custody of Helen, his wife; three horses property of John Woodward worth 6s each remain in custody of JW",,Proceedings,, ,1542_2,E/180,9/979/106,,Northamptonshire,Islip,1542-01-02,"Pykeryng, Gilbert",Wilkynson,William,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Entering the house of John Hornbe with a lantern and a lit candle in it,A piece of wood called a 'brestbond' fell on his head due to a strong wind crushing it,Wood,,Fell on him,,Crushed head,,,,,Not indented,, ,1542_2,E/181,9/979/105,,Derbyshire,King's Newton,1542-01-20,"Roleston, Roger, esq.",Fysher,John,M,Stanton,Yeoman,,,,1541-12-10,12,,,,He was in the road between Swarkestone and Donington,He fell into the River Trent and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,William Rede who found the body,,,Jury status,, ,1542_2,E/182,9/979/104,,Derbyshire,Tideswell,1541-08-09,"Gell, Ralph",Langdon,Jane,F,,,,,,1541-07-18,7,,11:00,,She was in a cart ('plaustrum') called a 'Wayne' laden with peat ('Turves') in the place called 'Tunsted Boyle ende',The cart fell on her stomach giving her a mortal wound,Cart,,Fell on her,,Wound to the stomach,Languished until 21 July,,Cart worth 16d remains in custody of Edward Langdon,,,, ,1542_2,E/183,9/979/103,,Leicestershire,Bagworth,1541-08-12,"Rudyng, John",Goodrige,John,M,Glooston,,,12,,1541-08-11,8,,17:00,,Driving the cart ('biga') of Richard Atkynson of Glooston,"As he slowed the cart down to descend Bagworth Hill, he fell over and the cart's left wheel went over his body giving him a mortal wound",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,,Instant,,Cartwheel worth 3s 4d is in custody of RA,,Jury status,, ,1542_2,E/184,9/979/102,,Leicestershire,Bagworth,1541-08-10,"Rudyng, John",Massie,John,M,Leicester,,,,,1541-07-21,7,,15:00,,Running following a doe in Bagworth Park,"He tripped and slipped on a 'molle hill' and received a wound to 'the ynner syde of the same [right] legge above the knee' with his own sword, which had come out of the scabbard. ",Sword,,Struck with,,Wound to the inner side of the right leg,Languished for half an hour,,"Sword worth 20d is in custody of William Stone, bailiff at Bagworth",,Jury status,, ,1542_2,E/185,9/979/101m,,Derbyshire,Chapel[-en-le-Frith],1541-10-29,"Gell, Ralph",Crabtre,Thomas,M,Kinder,,Husband of Jane Crabtre,,,1541-01-25,1,,18:00,,"He, his wife and OC were at their house in Kinder","A 'Snowe dryft' fell on one end of the house and knocked down some stones that killed TC, JC and OC",Stones,,Fell on him,,,,JC and OC who died with him,Stones worth 2d remain in custody of Robert Caterell of Kinder,,,, ,1542_2,E/185,9/979/101m,,Derbyshire,Chapel[-en-le-Frith],1541-10-29,"Gell, Ralph",Crabtre,Jane,F,Kinder,,Wife of Thomas Crabtre,,,1541-01-25,1,,18:00,,She and her husband and OC were at their house in Kinder,"A 'Snowe dryft' fell on one end of the house and knocked down some stones that killed TC, JC and OC",Stones,,Fell on her,,,,TC and OC who died with her,Stones worth 2d remain in custody of Robert Caterell of Kinder,,,, ,1542_2,E/185,9/979/101m,,Derbyshire,Chapel[-en-le-Frith],1541-10-29,"Gell, Ralph",Crabtre,Otwell,M,Kinder,,,,,1541-01-25,1,,18:00,,He was at Thomas C's house in Kinder,"A 'Snowe dryft' fell on one end of the house and knocked down some stones that killed TC, JC and OC",Stones,,Fell on him,,,,TC and JC who died with him,Stones worth 2d remain in custody of Robert Caterell of Kinder,,,, ,1542_2,E/186,9/979/101,,Derbyshire,[Hayfield],[1541-10-29],"[Gell, Ralph]",Robotham,John,M,Hayfield,,,,,1541-08-20,8,,10:00,,Travelling in a cart ('plaustrum') ,In the place called 'Ravynsflesshe' the cart fell/overturned ('cecidit ad terr[am]') and one part of it called a 'pykestaffe' struck JR on the right side of the head giving him a mortal wound,Cart,,Struck with,,,,,"Cart worth 16d remains in custody of JR, sen.",,Unrelated accident on the same membrane,, ,1542_2,E/187,9/979/100,,Derbyshire,Barlborough ('Barlbrogh'),1541-09-22,"Gell, Ralph, gent.",Browne,Robert,M,Barlborough,Labourer,,,,1541-09-15,9,,10:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') called a 'Wayne' in the place called 'Dryder dale',The cart overturned on a 'Stoubbe'. RB jumped out of it but broke his neck and died,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1542_2,E/188,9/979/98,,Derbyshire,Staveley ('Stawley'),1542-02-08,"Rolleston, Roger, esq.",Sharpe,John,M,Pilsley,Labourer,,11,,1541-10-15,10,,,,"Collecting apples in the orchand of Peter Fretchevile, esq.","He was attacked furiously by a 'Stagg off a hart', which gave him 14 mortal wounds including one through to the heart",Stag,,Gored by,,Wounds (14) including one through to the heart,Instant,,,,Jury status,, ,1542_2,E/189,9/979/97,,Derbyshire,Etwall,1541-12-06,"Rolleston, Roger, esq.",Turner,John,M,"Tutbury, Staffordshire",Labourer,,60,,1541-11-08,11,,15:00,,He was in the road leading from Etwall to Ash,He fell into the certain water called 'folklow seche' and drowned,Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,John Wedall who found the body,,,Jury status,, ,1542_2,E/190,9/979/96,,Derbyshire,Foston,1542-03-04,"Roleston, Roger, esq.",Mylwart,Alice,F,Foston,Widow,Widow,,Dazed/stunned (''Attonit[a] fuit in capit[e] sua'),1542-01-21,1,,10:00,,Riding to Draycott[in-the-Clay] mill,As she was crossing a certain water called 'Downe' [possibly the River Dove] in the place called 'landley Swanfort' she fell from the horse due to her condition and drowned ,Water [possibly the River Dove],,Fall into,,Drowned,,Thomas Yerle who found the body,,,Jury status,, ,1542_2,E/191,9/979/95m,"Hunnisett, Nottigham, p. 101-2, no 206",Nottinghamshire,Basford,1541-08-20,"Odingzelles, Richard",Mody,John,M,,,,,,1541-08-17,8,,21:00,,Sleeping near a hay stack,Half a cart-load of hay worth 16d slipped and fell on him and Robert Raven so that they were crushed and smothered,Hay stack,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and smothered,,"RR who died with him; George Wodd, who found the body","Hay worth 16d remains in custody of John Warde of Basford, bailiff",,,, ,1542_2,E/191,9/979/95m,"Hunnisett, Nottigham, p. 101-2, no 206",Nottinghamshire,Basford,1541-08-20,"Odingzelles, Richard",Raven,Robert,M,,,,,,1541-08-17,8,,21:00,,Sleeping near a hay stack,Half a cart-load of hay worth 16d slipped and fell on him and John Mody so that they were crushed and smothered,Hay stack,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and smothered,,"JM who died with him; George Wodd, who found the body","Hay worth 16d remains in custody of John Warde of Basford, bailiff",,,, ,1542_2,E/192,9/979/94m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 100, no 202",Nottinghamshire,Fiskerton,1541-06-11,"Odingzelles, Richard",Sherpe,John,M,,,,,,1541-04-20,4,,,,Fishing in a boat on the River Trent with Thomas Batte,"They were using a 'draught nette', which became attached to a piece of wood in the river. They stretched out to free the net, the boat overturned, they fell into the water and drowned",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"TB who drowned with him; Ralph Bysshe and Thomas Norbarne, who found the bodies","Boat worth 10s remains in custody of John Barwyk of Fiskerton, clerk",,,, ,1542_2,E/192,9/979/94m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, p. 100, no 202",Nottinghamshire,Fiskerton,1541-06-11,"Odingzelles, Richard",Batte,Thomas,M,,,,,,1541-04-20,4,,,,Fishing in a boat on the River Trent with John Sherpe,"They were using a 'draught nette', which became attached to a piece of wood in the river. They stretched out to free the net, the boat overturned, they fell into the water and drowned",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"JS who drowned with him; Ralph Bysshe and Thomas Norbarne, who found the bodies","Boat worth 10s remains in custody of John Barwyk of Fiskerton, clerk",,,, ,1542_2,E/193,9/979/88,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 208, pp. 102-3.",Nottinghamshire,Clifton,1541-12-15,"Atkynson, William, and Coughen, Thomas",Haward,Richard,M,,,,,,1541-12-12,12,,19:00,,,He fell into the River Trent and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"William Becrcra of Nottingham, labourer, who found the body",,,Classed as suicide,, ,1542_2,E/194,9/979/76,,Derbyshire,Hognaston,1542-02-16,"Roleston, Roger, esq.",Feyren,Margaret,F,Hognaston,Widow,Widow,,,1542-02-15,2,,11:00,,She was on her business walking in the road leading from Hognestone to Hopton,She fell into stream called 'Todbrok' and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Elias Cowp[er] who found the body,,,Jury status,, ,1542_3,E/195,9/551/34,,Middlesex,Laleham,1542-03-25,"Robertz, Michael",Harryson,Richard,M,,,,9,,1542-03-23,3,,18:00,,"He was on the River Thames in a boat 'called a 'punt' navigated by Robert Kember of Laleham, yeoman","He was sitting in the back of the boat trying to drive ('exagitare') certain ducks out of water. A large boat called a 'barge' property of Robert Loveyoy of Little Marlowe, Buckinghamshire, husbandman, sailing towards 'the Streme' in the Thames called 'the kyng[es] fare Waye' appeared. RK was manoeuvring his boat using a pole in such way that it was heading directly towards the middle of the barge, and in the place where the barge could not manoeuvre. Seeing this Richard Hawden and others on board the barge started shouting loudly telling RK: 'Sway Whether Wyllt thow kepe the from the Barge'. Despite this warning RK continued to pursue ducks so that the boat came in front on the barge and was carried onto and under its front part by the force of the current. RH fell into the water and drowned",River Thames ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"RK, RH and others on board of the barge","Boat worth 5s 4d is in custody of Henry Warner of Laleham, labourer",,,, ,1542_4,E/196,9/552/64,,Hampshire?,"Brighstone, IOW (Brixton)",1542-02-05,"Worsley, Richard, esq.",Hayne,Richard,M,,,,,,1542-01-19,1,,21:00,,,He fell from a room at the house of John Curbe called an 'oxhows'. He fell onto a ladder and broke his neck,Ladder,,Fall onto,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1542_4,E/197,9/552/66,,Wiltshire,Fisherton de la Mere,1542-06-26,"Berter, Robert",Heyter,Thomas,M,,,,,,1542-06-26,6,,,,Washing his sheep in the 'Fistherton dalamere Ryvere' [possibly the River Wylye],"He entered the river, fell into a certain narrow place and could not get up which caused his drowning",River [possibly the River Wylye],,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/198,9/552/67,,Wiltshire,Fugglestone,1541-12-24,"Sharpe, Stephen, and Grey, Walter",Maynerd,William,M,,,Son of Giles [Maynerd],,,1541-12-22,12,,14:00,,Pruning an ash tree in his father's close,The top of the tree fell on him and knocked him off the tree. He fell down and died,Tree (elm),,Fall from,,,,,Tree worth 6d is in custody of John Marshall,,,, ,1542_4,E/199,9/552/68,,Somerset,Street,1542-06-16,"Phelipp, Thomas",Bonefant,Henry,M,,,,,,1542-06-15,6,,09:00,,Riding a horse,He spurred the horse and as a result he fell from it,Horse,,Fall from,,,Languished until 16 June,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/200,9/552/70,,Somerset,Brompton Regis,1542-04-01,"Pycher, William",Bryant,John,M,Brompton Regis,Husbandman,,About 60,,1541-07-19,7,,,,,"He struck/stumbled on ('offendebat') a 'blacke thorn Stumpe' and fell into a stream called 'la[n]gdon Water', where he was drowned",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/201,9/552/71,,Devon,Plymouth,1542-03-22,"Colshill, William",Jeffe,John,M,,,,74,Old and weak and suffering from stomach illness called 'ffymbroke' ,1542-03-19,3,,19:00,,Boarding ship called 'le Katheryn de Keynton' moored in Plymouth harbour,"He fell into the sea. Because of his illness a lot of water entered his stomach, which contributed to his death",Sea,Illness,Fall into,,,Languished until 2 am on 22 March,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/202,9/552/76,,Devon,St Giles,1542-03-20,"Loveys, Humphrey",Lugge,John,M,,,,,,1542-03-18,3,,10:00-11:00,,"Felling trees in the place called 'Gurthnysh Clyff' with Henry Lugge of St Giles parish, husbandman",JL's feet slipped and he fell. At this moment HL accidentally struck him in the left leg with his axe,Axe,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left leg, 1.5 in long, 1/6 in deep",Languished until 7 am on 19 March,HL who struck him with an axe by accident,,,,, ,1542_4,E/203,9/552/76?,,Worcestershire,South Littleton,1542-03-01,"Courte, Daniel",Hownde,John,M,,Servant of Richard Kytley,,,,1542-01-09,1,,,,"Felling trees in the pasture called 'Symkyns close' in Coughton, with Thomas Kytley of South Littleton, labourer","Having cut about four cartloads of wood they set about felling an oak worth 2s. Suddenly, TK's axe 'glaunsid' off the tree. Seeing this JH arose quickly but in doing so moved right into the axe's path. The axe struck struck him in the right knee giving him a mortal wound",Axe,,Struck with,,"Wound to the right knee, 1 in deep",Languished until 20 January,TK who struck him with an axe by accident,"Tree worth 2s, axe worth 6d",,,, ,1542_4,E/204,9/552/83,,Berkshire (now Wiltshire),Inglesham,1542-03-20,"Redferne, Arthur",Stere,Margaret,F,,Spinster,,,,1542-03-18,3,,16:00,,Fetching water from the river called 'mudlake' with a bucket,"She tripped and fell into the water, where she drowned",River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1542_4,E/205,9/552/84,,Herefordshire,Mordiford/Hampton,1542-06-10,"Wassheburne, Anthony",Semer/Seymer,John,M,,,,,,1542-06-09,6,,,,Drowning a cat in the River Lugg at Hampton,He fell into the river and drowned,River Lugg,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/206,9/552/86,,Herefordshire,Norton/Lucton,1542-06-06,"Garnans, John",Grove,William,M,Lucton,,,,,1542-05-17,5,,03:00,,Crossing the River Lugg on the back of a dun mare worth 5s in the place called 'platte Brwche',In the middle of the ford he fell from the mare and drowned,River Lugg,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Mare worth 5s,,,, ,1542_4,E/207,9/552/87,,Herefordshire,Norton/Garnons,1542-05-07,"Garnans, John",Bee/Dee,Henry,M,Byford,,,,,1542-01-21,1,,19:00,,Leaving the kitchen of Nicholas Garnans in Garnons,He tripped on a bench/stool ('scanium') and fell into a brass vessel ('patella') full of boiling water,Vessel with boiling water,,Fall into,,Burnt ('vstus'),Lived until 20 March,,Vessel worth 8d remains in custody of Nicholas Garnons,,,, ,1542_4,E/208,9/552/89,,Berkshire,Speen ('Churche spen'),1542-04-30,"Redferne, Arthur",Sydwell,Richard,M,,,,,,1542-04-30,4,,15:00,,"He was in company of William Frey, servant of John Jeys, who was driving a cart ('carucata') pulled by a mare and laden with wood, and belonging to William Wygmore of Woolhampton",He tripped and fell and the 'ffurther whele' of the cart ran over his head crushing it,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed head so that the brain came out through the nose,Instant,WF who was driving the cart,Wheel worth 2s and mare worth 3s remain in custody of WW,,Not indented,, ,1542_4,E/209,9/552/90,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Grove (near Wantage),1542-05-17,"Bysley, Thomas",Grove,Walter,M,Grove ,Labourer,"Son of Agnes Grove, widow",,,1542-05-16,5,,20:00,,He was at his mother's house,His feet slipped and he fell onto the knife hanging at his belt suffering a wound to the right thigh,Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right thigh, 2 in deep and 1 in wide",,William Ilet who found the body,,,,, ,1542_4,E/210,9/552/90a,,Berkshire (now Wiltshire),Inglesham,1542-06-21,"Bysley, Thomas",Wylys,James,M,Inglesham,Labourer,,,,1542-06-16,6,,21:00,,Catching ducks swimming on the River Thames,He rowed towards a piece of wood called a 'stake' in the river and was thrown out of the boat and drowned,River Thames ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,John David who found the body,Stake worth nothing,,,, ,1542_4,E/211,9/552/91,,Staffordshire,Anslow,1542-05-10,"Chernels, Walter",Wyldon,Richard,M,Horninglowe,,,,,1542-05-09,5,,,,Felling an ash tree that was leaning on an oak,The falling ash struck him in the left shoulder knocking him down and giving him a mortal wound,Tree (ash),,Fell on him,,Wound to the left shoulder,,,Ash worth 4d,,,, ,1542_4,E/212,9/552/92,,Staffordshire,Bishton,1542-06-03,"Iremonger, Thomas",Stretton,Lucy,F,Bishton,Spinster,,8,,1542-05-29,5,,,,Washing her hands in the River Trent,She fell into the river and drowned,River Thames ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/213,9/552/93,,Herefordshire,Leominster,1542-07-01,"Garrunce, John",Philips,Isabel,F,,,Wife of Thomas Philips,,,1542-06-30,6,,,,Trying to retrieve a cock that fell into a well,She fell into the well injuring the right side of her head on a bucket,Bucket,,Fall onto,,Wound to the right side of the head through to the brain,Instant,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/214,9/552/94,,Herefordshire,Tarrington ('Tadyngton'),1542-07-18,"Wassheburne, Anthony",Hunt,Edward,M,Tarrington,,,,,1542-07-18,7,,,,He was in a bell tower in Tarrington,He fell from the tower and died instantly,Bell tower,,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/215,9/552/95,,Herefordshire,Sollers Hope,1542-05-26,"Wassheburne, Anthony",Rawlyns,Walter,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,,He fell from an oak tree growing in the woods called 'Bryklow' in Woolhope shattering his bones ('ossa sua dispersa fuerunt'),Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Shattered bones,Instant,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/216,9/552/97m,,Monmouthshire,St Bride's Netherwent ('S[an]cta Brigita'),1542-06-16,"Morgan, John Philip",Kendericke,John,M,St Bride's Netherwent,,,,,1542-06-14,6,,06:00-08:00,,He was in a 'boote or Trowe' on the River Ebbw with John Selffe,The boat capsized due to the violence of water and stormy wind and they drowned,River Ebbw,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,"JS who drowned with him; John Lawrence of St Bride's, William Selffe, Thomas Selffe and William Durban, who found the bodies",,,,, ,1542_4,E/216,9/552/97m,,Monmouthshire,St Bride's Netherwent ('S[an]cta Brigita'),1542-06-16,"Morgan, John Philip",Selffe,John,M,St Bride's Netherwent,,,,,1542-06-14,6,,06:00-08:00,,He was in a 'boote or Trowe' on the River Ebbw with John Kendericke,The boat capsized due to the violence of water and stormy wind and they drowned,River Ebbw,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,"JK who drowned with him; John Lawrence of St Bride's, William Selffe, Thomas Selffe and William Durban, who found the bodies",,,,, ,1542_4,E/217,9/552/98,,Monmouthshire,Llanvihangel Crucorney ('llanehangell Kylco[r]nell'),1542-07-17,"Morgan, John Philip",ap Davyd,Thomas,M,Llantilio Pertholey,,,,,1542-07-16,7,,09:00-10:00,,Ringing 'the seconde bell' in the 'belhowse' of Llanvihangel Crucorney parish church,"The bell rope became caught between his legs, lifted him up in the air and then threw him head first against the ground ",Ground,,[Fall onto],,[Crushed] head,Died at 11 am,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/218,9/552/99,,Monmouthshire (now Herefordshire),Welsh Bicknor,1541-11-20,"Morgan, John Philip",Treharon,David,M,[Welsh Bicknor],"Cleric, rector of Welsh Bicknor parish church",,,,1541-11-20,11,,18:00-19:00,,He was in his 'boote or Trowe' on the River Wye in the place called 'Wylles medowe',He was thrown out of the boat and into the river where he drowned,River Wye,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,Christopher Thomas who found the body,Boat worth 18d,,,, ,1542_4,E/219,9/552/100,,Gloucestershire,Moorcroft ('morcote' in the parish of Minsterworth),1542-05-24,"Hunteley, William, gent.",Smyth,Eleanor,F,Moorcroft,Spinster,,,,1542-05-22,5,,09:00,,Washing 'kerchewes' in a pond ('stagnum'),Her feet slipped and she fell into the pond where she was drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/220,9/552/101,,Gloucestershire,Rudford,1542-05-24,"Hunteley, William, gent.",Smyth,Owen,M,Gloucester,Tailor,,,,1542-05-22,5,,15:00,,Going from Hartpury to Rudford to beg for alms,As he was crossing the River Leadon he fell into the water due to his body's debility and drowned,River Leadon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/221,9/552/102,,Oxfordshire,Chastleton,1541-08-18,"Hucvale, Robert",Wylkys,Thomas,M,Chastleton,Smith,,,,1541-08-02,8,,04:00,,He rose from his bed and went to a certain close next to where he lived with the intention of relieving himself,"In the close he noticed that the 'draught Well' there was opened and he approached it in order to close it. He inclined his head and put his hand on the 'Roll or Wynche'. Suddenly, the winch turned and TW fell into the well due to his body's weakness",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Winch worth 1d ,,,, ,1542_4,E/222,9/552/113,,Gloucestershire,Nailsworth,1542-06-14,"Motley, John, gent.",More,John,M,Nailsworth,Labourer,,,,1542-06-14,6,,,,,"He was struck in the head with a piece of wood called a shide [OED a 'piece of wood split off from timber'], which was thrown by Laurence Taylor of Nailworth, labourer in service of John Davyer, from the top of a certain hill",Wood,,Struck with,,Wound to the head,Instant,"LT who threw the piece of wood that killed him, and fled the scene",,"LT had no goods, chattels, lands or holdings",,, ,1542_4,E/223,9/552/115,,Westmorland,Firbank,1542-04-26,"Dukkett, Roger",Tayler,Alice,F,,,,,,not given,,,,,,"She entered the River Lune carrying a sack on her head. She tripped on a stone, fell into the water and drowned",River Lune,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/224,9/552/118,,"Yorkshire, NR",Muscoates,1542-05-08,"Wodd, John",Fletcher,Robert,M,Slingsby,Labourer,,,,1542-05-06,5,,10:00,,Leading a horse to a market in Helmsley,"His feet slipped on a stone on Riccal Bridge, he fell into the Riccal River and drowned",River Riccal,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1542_4,E/225,9/552/119,,Westmorland,Orton ('overton'),1542-01-31,not given,Downe,John,M,,,,,,1542-01-31,1,,17:00,,Going from Orton to Bretherdale,He fell into a pit filled with water and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/226,9/552/121,,Yorkshire,Whyte Crosse' in the tithing of Wheldrake,1542-06-24,"Gerge, Thomas",Burnet,Thomas,M,Wheldrake,Webster,,,,1542-06-23,6,,19:00-20:00,,Riding a young mare in the king's road,"The rein broke and the horse started running madly, jumping and kicking back. TB was thrown off the mare's back and in falling his head struck 'harde clott[es]' in the said road. ",Horse,,Fall from,,Wound to the head,Instant,,Mare worth 6s 8d remains in custody of John Lano[r]ke and John Farchylde of Wheldrake,,,, ,1542_4,E/227,9/552/135,,Norwich city,"Norwich, St George Colegate parish",1542-04-10,"Reynbald, Stephen, and Conye, Thomas",Bakon,James,M,,,,2 and more,,1542-04-09,4,Sunday,18:00-19:00,,He came to the garden of Geoffrey Michells,He fell into the cesspool ('Sink') filled with water and drowned,Pit/cesspool,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Thomas Smert who found the body,,,,, ,1542_4,E/228,9/552/136,,Buckinghamshire,Broughton,1542-04-02,"Yong, Richard",Kente,Richard,M,Broughton,Labourer,,,,1542-04-01,4,,,,Pruning an oak tree,He fell from the tree and a piece of wood entered his chest,Wood,Tree (oak),Fall onto,Fall from,Wound to the chest,Instant,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/229,9/552/137,,Cambridgeshire,Haslingfield,1542-06-23,"Vssher, John",Gardener,Margaret,F,Haslingfield,Labourer,,,,1542-06-22,6,,,,Drawing water from a public well,She was holding on to a piece of wood called a 'stake' and when it broke she fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/230,9/552/138,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1542-03-03,"Hasyll, William, and Bykerdyke, Ralph",Persye,Richard,M,Barnwell,Labourer,,,,1542-03-02,3,,,,"Knocking down a stone chimney of John Cole Semor of Cotton, yeoman, in the place called the 'Whight ffryers'","Suddenly, some of the stones fell on RP crushing him to death",Stone chimney,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/231,9/552/139,,Cambridgeshire,Willingham ('Wevelyngham'),1542-06-12,"Hawes, Laurence",Dowe,Richard,M,Rampton,Labourer,,,Drunk,1542-06-05,6,,23:00,,Going through Haddenham to Rampton,"When crossing 'Crossewell brigge' on 'Andrye Causey', he fell into a pond/pit called 'Crossewell' and drowned",Pond/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/232,9/552/140,,Cambridgeshire,Cottenham,1542-04-12,"Hawes, Laurence",Roger,"William, sen.",M,Cottenham,Labourer,,,,1542-04-09,4,,,,Cutting the mane of a certain horse with a pair of scissors ('forcipes'),He dropped the scissors and the tip struck him in the forehead causing bleeding,Scissors,,Struck with,,Wound to the forehead and bleeding,Languished until 11 April,,Scissors worth 4d,,,, ,1542_4,E/233,9/552/144,,Northamptonshire,Benefield,1542-07-12,"Pykeryng, Gilbert",Clarke,Jane,F,Southwick,Spinster,,,,1542-07-11,7,,14:00,,"Travelling in the cart ('biga') of Agnes Johnson of Southwick, widow",The cart was overturned by the bolting horse and it fell on the left side of JC's head ,Cart (body),,Fell on her,,Wound to the left side of the head,,,Horse worth 3s 4d and cart's body worth 12d remain in custody of AJ,,,, ,1542_4,E/234,9/552/158,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 215, p. 105.",Nottinghamshire,Kelham,1542-07-27,"Raworthe, John",Perott,Thomas,M,,,,,,1542-07-21,7,,13:00,,Crossing the River Trent at a ford called 'Aram forthe',He fell into a pit within the ford and drowned due to the violence of water,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Robert Newton who found the body,,,,, ,1542_4,E/235,9/552/159,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 214, p. 105.",Nottinghamshire,Blidworth ('Blytw[or]th'),1542-06-26,"Odingzelles, Richard",Browne,John,M,,,,,,1542-07-23,7,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') ,He slipped and fell from the cart at a place called Mansfield Gate and one of the wheels worth 3s 4d pressed and crushed his chest killing him instantly,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed chest,Instant,,Wheel worth 3s 4d remains in custody of John Broune of Balderton,,,, ,1542_4,E/236,9/552/160,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 211, pp. 103-4.",Nottinghamshire,Car Colston,1542-06-18,"Raworthe, John",Banester,Alice,F,,,,8,,1542-06-18,6,,,,Drawing water from a well/spring ('fons') in a place called 'Banester Close',"When she knelt down one side of the well broke, she fell into the water and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,John Fissher and Richard Caunt who found the body,,,,, ,1542_4,E/237,9/552/162,,Rutland,Clipsham,1542-05-18,"Durant, John (of Barrowden), and Feldyng, John",Nottyngham,Agnes,F,,,Daughter of John Nottyngham and sister of Elizabeth Nottyngham,2,,1542-05-17,5,,,,She was in her cot in her father's house,"She crawled out of her cot and fell into a 'Synk full of water', where she drowned",Sink/tank,,Fall into,,Drowned,,EN who found the body,,,,, ,1542_4,E/238,9/552/163,,Rutland,North Luffenham,1541-09-15,"Durant, John (of Barrowden), and Feldyng, John",Flecher,Robert,M,,,,,,1541-09-13,9,,15:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with sacks and packs of onions ('ynyonns') wrapped in canvas cloth,"In a field in North Luffenham one of the sacks property of Thomas Gudman of North Luffenham, husbandman, fell from the cart and on RF's back crushing his body",Sack,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,,,Sack worth 6s 8d remains in custody of TG,,,, ,1542_4,E/239,9/552/164,,Rutland,Preston,1542-02-20,"Durant, John (of Barrowden), and Feldyng, John",Horn,William,M,Preston,,,,,1541-12-22,12,,08:00,,Cutting the top of an ash tree growing in a field in Preston,The top of the tree fell on him in such a way that his neck became trapped between it and two branches ,Tree (ash top),Tree (ash branches),Pressed between,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/240,9/552/165,,Rutland,Oakham,1542-07-16,"Feldyng, John and Durant, John",Thompson,Richard,M,,Vagrant,,,Suffering from ague,1542-05-16,5,,23:00,,Drawing water from a well/spring ('fons') in a certain garden,"He took a certain pan/pot ('discus') and holding it in his right hand lay down on a board on the edge of the well/spring to reach water. The board broke, he fell into the well and drowned",Well/spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/241,9/552/166,,Rutland,Empingham,1542-06-19,"Feldyng, John and Durant, John",Umfrey,Elizabeth,M,,,Daughter of Thomas Umfrey,3,,1542-06-19,6,,13:00,,Crossing a 'plank of wood' over 'horn broke' [possibly the North Brook],Her feet slipped and she fell into the brook where she drowned,Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,TV who found the body,,,,, ,1542_4,E/242,9/552/170,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 212, p. 104",Nottinghamshire,Sibthorpe,1542-07-20,"Raworthe, John",Flynt,Thomas,M,,,,12,,1541-09-04,9,,,,He went to Sibthorpe Park in the keeping of Richard Coo of Sibthorpe to watch the cattle there,"He was attacked by a wild stag, which killed him with its antlers",Stag,,Mauled by,,Killed violently,,,Stag worth 6s 8d [remains] in custody of Richard Coo of Sibthorp,,,, ,1542_4,E/243,9/552/171,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 210, p. 103.",Nottinghamshire,North Clifton,1541-05-26,"Raworthe, John",Kyrkby alias Tomson,John,M,,,,,,1541-05-26,5,,,,Drawing water at 'Willi[am] Pultones Well' in North Clifton,"The side of the well fell into the well, whereby he fell into the well and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/244,9/552/171,,Derbyshire,Bakewell,1542-06-10,"Rolleston, Roger, esq.",Marshall,Robert,M,Bakewell,Waller,,,,1542-05-26,5,,16:00,,Sourcing stones ('in impetrando lapides') in the place called 'Edwarde dale ende',A large stone fell on him giving him a mortal wound ,Stone,,Fell on him,,,Instant,,,,Jury status,, ,1542_4,E/245,9/552/173,,Derbyshire,Sudbury,1542-05-10,"Rolleston, Roger, esq.",Halsope,Felicia,F,Sudbury,Widow,Widow,,,1542-05-03,5,,16:00,,Going from Marchington to Sudbury,As she was crossing the River Dove at 'newbryge forth' she deviated from her path slightly and was knocked over by the force of the current and drowned,River Dove,,Fall into,,Drowned,,John Morton who found the body,,,Jury status,, ,1542_4,E/246,9/552/174m,,Leicestershire,Hallaton ('haloughton'),1542-05-20,"Rudyng, John, and Temple, John",Petre,Christopher,M,,,,,,1542-05-13,5,,02:00-03:00,,"Seeking shelter from stormy weather in the hovel of William Sharman in the field called 'Colle felde', with Henry Grene of Hallaton",The shed collapsed on top of them killing them,Hovel,,Fell on him,,,,HG who died with him,Hovel worth 3s is in custody of WS,,Jury status,, ,1542_4,E/246,9/552/174m,,Leicestershire,Hallaton ('haloughton'),1542-05-20,"Rudyng, John, and Temple, John",Grene,Henry,M,Hallaton,,,,,1542-05-13,5,,02:00-03:00,,"Seeking shelter from stormy weather in the hovel of William Sharman in the field called 'Colle felde', with Christopher Petre",The shed collapsed on top of them killing them,Hovel,,Fell on him,,,,CP who died with him,Hovel worth 3s is in custody of WS,,Jury status,, ,1542_4,E/247,9/552/176,,Warwickshire,Meriden,1542-05-15,"Hawe, Thomas, sen.",Hurte,Humphrey,M,,,,5,,1542-05-14,5,,18:00,,,He fell into a certain pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/248,9/552/177,,Northamptonshire,Whitfield,1542-05-10,"Gryffyn, Robert",Fowller,John,M,Brackley,"Husbandman, servant ('famulus') of John Lep[er] of Hinton[-in-the-Hedges], husbandman",,,,1542-05-10,5,,07:00,,Driving his master's cart ('caruca') pulled by three horses to the woods called 'Whytelwod',The cart turned over and the 'rave stave' gave him a wound to the throat and skull through to the brain and one of the wheels cracked his head,Cart (stave and wheel),,Struck by,,"Wound to the throat and to the head through to the brain, head broken by the wheel",Instant,,Plough and three horses worth 20s,,,, ,1542_4,E/249,9/552/178,,Northamptonshire,Lowick ('lusswyke'),1542-06-12,"Pykeryng, Gilbert",Godbye,Alexander,M,Lowick,,,,,1542-06-02,6,,,,Alexander Godbye sat on the churchyard wall watching archers shooting at targets next to the wall.,"They warned him several times to get down lest he get hit, but he would not. John Fryssby’s arrow struck him on the left side of the head [having gone off course because of?] the restriction of JF's hand and he languished until 12 June, when he died.",Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of the head,Languished until 12 June,JF who shot him,,,,, ,1542_4,E/250,9/552/182,,Essex,Herongate,1542-06-14,"Tusser, Clement",Nyxsons,Isabel,F,,,,6,,not given,,,,,Playing near a pond ('stagnum'),She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1542_4,E/251,9/552/183,,Kent,Wingham,1542-03-30,"Berham, Batholomew, gent.",Wakeley,Thomas,M,Parish of Wingham,,,,,1542-03-30,3,,09:00,,Driving a cart ('carecta') pulled by two horses through the lane called 'Arleclesse lane',The cart overturned and fell on his body ,Cart,,Fell on him,,,,,"Horses worth 30s and cart worth 3s 4d remain in custody of Henry Byngham, gent.",,,, ,1542_4,E/252,9/552/186,,Kent,Sittingbourne,1542-06-06,"Webbe, William",Spencer,Humphrey,M,,Servant of John Norden of Sittingbourne,,,,1542-06-05,6,,,,Driving in his master's cart pulled by four horses from Sittingbourne to the grove called Fulston Stoke in the parish of Kingsdown,The right wheel of the cart went over a large root of the tree growing in the king's road near a certain hedge. The cart overturned and the 'Rathe of the Carte' fell on the left side of his head crushing it to the brain and killing him instantly,Cart (shaft),,Fell on him,,Crushed head,,,"Four horses, cart and harness worth £4 remain in custody of John Norden",,,, ,1542_4,E/253,9/552/187,,Kent,Bromley,1542-03-27,"Goodwyn, John",Chapman,Thomas,M,Bromley,Labourer,,,,1542-03-25,3,,,,"Playing 'foteball' in the 'comen mede' on the west side of Bromley parish church with John Symon of Beckenham, labourer and other king's subjects",In playing he ran into JS and struck him in the chest with his head. JS fell down and the impact shattered TC's neck 'Joynt',Man (chest),,Struck by,,Shattered neck,Languished until 11 am on 26 March,JS into whom he crashed,,,Proceedings,, ,1543_1,E/254,9/553/24,,Middlesex,Echelford (now Ashton),1542-10-21,"Robertz, Michael",Lorchyn,Ambrose,M,,,,,,1542-10-17,10,,,,"Ambrose Frymbley of East Bedfont, innholder was shooting at 'the comyn Butt[es]' with many others","AL was standing behind the 'upper but' and AF and others were shooting from near the 'nether butt'. Not knowing about AL, AF shot his arrow which flew past the target and struck AL giving him a mortal wound",Arrow,,Struck with,,"Wound to the stomach, 2 in deep ",Languished until 2 pm on 20 October,,Arrow worth 3d and bow worth 3s 4d,,,, ,1543_1,E/255,9/553/40,,Middlesex,Hayes ('heese'),1542-10-12,"Fox, John",N,N,M,,,,,,1542-10-11,10,,,,"Travelling in a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by eight oxen and two horses of Thomas Mortyboyse of Silhill, Warr, yeoman, carrying 'ii butt[es] of malmesey' worth £8 13s 4d property of Thomas Whaytley of Coventry, ironmonger",He fell from the cart breaking his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Cart and oxen worth £4 and horses worth 5s are in custody of TM, wine worth £8 13s 4d in custody of TW",,,, ,1543_2,E/256,9/554/61,,"Yorkshire, NR",Marrick,1542-10-26,"Smelt, Leonard",Bell,Thomas,M,Whashton,Carpenter,,,,1542-10-25,10,,15:00,,"He was at the king's mill (held by Thomas Helmesley of Marrick, yeoman) on the land of the former Marrick Priory",He lifted a certain beam called a 'balk' and by misfortune fell under the waterwheel. The wheel struck him in the right side of the head giving him a mortal wound and killing him instantly,Mill (wheel),,Struck by,,Wound to the right side of the head,Instant,,Wheel worth 3s 4d,,,, ,1543_2,E/257,9/554/62,,"Yorkshire, WR",Little Ribston,1542-12-18,"Marshall, Christopher",Gray,John,M,,,,,,1542-12-14,12,,20:00,,Walking from Wetherby to Little Ribston,He fell from a bridge and drowned in the River Crimple,River Crimple,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_2,E/258,9/554/64,,Staffordshire,Draycott,1542-12-22,"Busby, Thomas, gent.",Helse,Thomas,M,Marchington,Husbandman,,,,1542-12-22,12,,,,,He fell from a bridge at Marchington mill and drowned in 'Fleyme' water,Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_2,E/259,9/554/65,,Staffordshire,Leek ,1543-01-07,"[Busby, Thomas, gent.]",Plount,Helen,F,Leek,Spinster,,,,1542-01-05,1,,,,,She fell from 'Brode bryge' and drowned in the River Churnet,River Churnet,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_2,E/260,9/554/67,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Grandpont ,1542-10-20,"Bysley, Thomas",Broke,William,M,North Hinksey ('lavrensse hynckssey'),Labourer,,,,1542-10-19,10,,17:00,,,"He fell from 'Sowthe bryge' in the tithing of 'Swynsty', fell into the River Thames and drowned",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_2,E/261,9/554/68,,Berkshire,Reading,1542-07-19,"Edmund[es], William",Cressewell,John,M,,,,,,1542-07-19,7,,,,Driving the cart ('biga') that belonged to him and to Henry Cressewell and pulled by five horses,The cart ran over a 'somer pole' fixed in the ground and JC was thrown to the ground. The cart then collapsed onto him breaking his back,Cart,,Fell on him,,Broken back,Instant,,The jury could not estimate the value of the cart and horses because they had not viewed them; cart and horses remain in custody of HC,,,, ,1543_2,E/262,9/554/69,,Berkshire,Newbury,1542-10-19,"Redferne, Arthur",Waterton,Simon,M,,,,7,,1542-10-18,10,,14:00,,Crossing the River Kennet near king's road called 'Newland lane' at Newbury,"When he was half way through the river a gust of wind blew his cap off his head. When he stretched out his hand to recover the cap, he became sumberged and was drowned",River Kennet,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_2,E/263,9/554/70,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Lyford,1542-09-06,"Bysley, Thomas",Yate,Anne,F,,,,,Suffering from head illness called 'le mygrym' (OED migraine 1425),1542-09-05,9,,08:00-09:00,,Collecting plums in a certain garden called 'beegarden',She stumbled over a tree 'Stumpe' due to her illness called 'le mygrym' and fell into a pond ('stagnum') where she drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1543_2,E/264,9/554/71,,Shropshire,Uffington,1542-09-06,"Aylesbury, John",Harries,Isabel,F,[Uffington],,"Wife of Anthony Harries of Uffington, tailor",,,1542-08-24,8,,,,Collecting hemp ('canabu[m]') on the bank of 'Plymley broke',She fell into the brook and drowned,Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Wodde, Philip Ems, John Prynce and John Gardyn[er], shoemakers, who found the body",,,,, ,1543_2,E/265,9/554/72,,Shropshire,Cefn Einion ('Covenyon'),1542-08-31,"Aylesbury, John",verch David,Margaret,F,,,Sister of Eleanor,,Suffering from the 'fallyng evyll',1542-08-30,8,,,,Walking from Cefn Einion to drive oxen to pasture ,"Walking through a puddle of water and mud called a 'donghill lake', she was overcome by her illness, fell face down into the puddle and was drowned",Puddle,Illness,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Eleanor, her sister, aged 16, who found the body",,,Classed as visitation,, ,1543_2,E/266,9/554/73,,Shropshire,Cockshutt,1543-01-03,"Aylesbury, John",Wycherley,John,M,Crosemere ('Crollesmere'),,,,,1542-12-23,12,Saturday,,,,His body was found lying in the snow by the king's road at the end of Cockshutt on 23 December by Ralph Wodd. The jury could not think of any other reason of his death other than sudden windstorm and snowfall,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,RW who found the body,,,,, ,1543_2,E/267,9/554/74m,,Shropshire,Trefarclawdd ('Treveclowe'),1543-01-02,"Aylesbury, John",ferch Holl,Lowry,F,[faded] in Oswestry parish,Widow,Widow,,,1542-12-23,12,Saturday,,,,"Her body and that of Golibrid ferch Cad[r], wife of David ap Llewellyn Vaughan of 'llanveyoghan', Monmouthshire, were found lying in the snow by the king's road in Trefarclawdd by Jev[a]n ap Gruff and David ap Holl. The jury could not think of any other reason of their death other than sudden windstorm and snowfall",Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,GC who died with her; JG and DH wo found the bodies,,,Jury status; jury spoke through foreman,, ,1543_2,E/267,9/554/74m,,Shropshire,Trefarclawdd ('Treveclowe'),1543-01-02,"Aylesbury, John",ferch Cad[r],Golibrid,F,,,"Wife of David ap Llewellyn Vaughan of 'llanveyoghan', Monmouthshire",,,1542-12-23,12,Saturday,,,,Her body and that of Lowry ferch Holl were found lying in the snow by the king's road in Trefarclawdd by Jev[a]n ap Gruff and David ap Holl. The jury could not think of any other reason of their death other than sudden windstorm and snowfall,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,LH who died with her; JG and DH wo found the bodies,,,Jury status,, ,1543_2,E/268,9/554/75m,,Shropshire,Whittington,1542-12-28,"Aylesbury, John",ferch Richard,Anne,F,,,"Daughter of Richard M[er]edyth of Lower Berghill, and sister of Cecily",12,,1542-12-23,12,Saturday,,,,Her body and her sister's were found lying in the snow by the king's road in the village of Lower Berghill in Whittington parish by John Richard[es]. The jury could not think of any other reason of their death other than sudden windstorm and snowfall.,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,CR who died with her; JR who found the bodies,,,,, ,1543_2,E/268,9/554/75m,,Shropshire,Whittington,1542-12-28,"Aylesbury, John",ferch Richard,Cecily,F,,,"Daughter of Richard M[er]edyth of Lower Berghill, and sister of Anne",6,,1542-12-23,12,Saturday,,,,Her body and her sister's were found lying in the snow by the king's road in the village of Lower Berghill by John Richard[es]. The jury could not think of any other reason of their death other than sudden windstorm and snowfall.,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,AR who died with her; JR who found the bodies,,,,, ,1543_2,E/269,9/554/76,,Herefordshire,Weobley,1542-12-14,"Garnans, John",Hoby,John,M,Aymestrey ('hamestre'),Husbandman,,,,1542-08-10,8,,11:00,,Cutting the branch of an oak ,He struck himself in the left foot with a hatchet worth 6d,Hatchet,,Struck with,,Wound to the left foot,Died on 14 August,,Hatchet worth 6d,,,, ,1543_2,E/270,9/554/77,,Herefordshire,Madley,1543-01-27,"Garnans, John",[Brayne],Catherine,F,,,Wife of John Brayne of Eaton,,,1542-12-23,12,,17:00,,Going from Hereford to Eaton,She fell into a pit ('puteus') in the place called 'the Colshytt',Pit,,Fall into,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1543_2,E/271,9/554/78,,Herefordshire,Madley,1543-01-27,"Garnans, John",[Pygge],Sybil,F,,,Wife of Thomas Pygge,,,1542-12-23,12,,17:00,,Going from Hereford to Didley,She fell into a pit ('puteus') in the king's road at 'Wylloke fylde',Pit,,Fall into,,,Died during the night,,,,,, ,1543_2,E/272,9/554/78,,Herefordshire,Madley,1543-01-27,"Garnans, John",ap Thomas,Jane,F,,Spinster,,,,1542-12-23,12,,,,Going from Hereford to Kilpeck,She fell into a pit ('puteus') in the place called 'the dus[er] ploke' and died instantly,Pit,,Fall into,,,Instant,,,,Unrelated accident on the same membrane,, ,1543_2,E/273,9/554/79,,Herefordshire,Much Cowarne,1542-11-13,"Wassheburn, Anthony",Lewes,Thomas,M,,,,,,1542-08-22,8,,18:00,,He was in the field called 'greatefyld' during a great thunderstorm,"As he was going over a stile, he fell from it due to the storm and broke his neck",Stile,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1543_2,E/274,9/554/80,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1543-02-28,"Gibbes, Thomas",Gyddenor,Richard,M,,,,,,1542-12-21,12,,17:00,,He was in the field called 'pory felde' near Hereford,He fell because of great thunderstorm and died instantly,Ground,,Fall onto,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1543_2,E/275,9/554/82m,,Gloucestershire,Deerhurst,1542-12-22,"Hunteley, William, gent.",Gryme,Henry,M,Wightfield,Husbandman,,,,1542-11-19,11,,13:00,,"Sailing on the River Severn between Tewkesbury and Deerhurst in two boats called 'Stock botes' tied together with willow twigs carrying stones called 'Brukstonez' (OED brickstones = bricks), with Walter Gryme of Wightfield, mason","[The boats sank] due to the violence of wind and current and the weight of stones, and they both drowned",River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,WG who drowned with him; Richard Floke who found the bodies,,,,, ,1543_2,E/275,9/554/82m,,Gloucestershire,Deerhurst,1542-12-22,"Hunteley, William, gent.",Gryme,Walter,M,Wightfield,Mason,,,,1542-11-19,11,,13:00,,"Sailing on the River Severn between Tewkesbury and Deerhurst in two boats called 'Stock botes' tied together with willow twigs carrying stones called 'Brukstonez' (OED brickstones = bricks), with Henry Gryme of Wightfield, husbandman","[The boats sank] due to the violence of wind and current and the weight of stones, and they both drowned",River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,HG who died with him; Richard Floke who found the bodies,,,,, ,1543_2,E/276,9/554/83,,Gloucestershire,Lancaut,1543-02-27,"Barkeley, James",Walter,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1543-02-24,2,,,,Sailing on the River Wye in a boat called 'Stakebote' worth 10s,"The boat was overturned by stormy wind and the current, and he drowned",River Wye,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,Boat worth 10s remains in custody of Nicholas Walter,,,, ,1543_2,E/277,9/554/93,,Staffordshire,Sedgley,1542-09-19,"Wolriche, James",Bent,John,M,,,,7,,1542-06-24,6,,,,"Playing and wrestling with William Fynche of Dudley, Worcestershire, labourer, aged 14","WF fell backwards onto his back and JB on landed on top of him. In falling WF's knife moved up from his belt so that when JB fell on him the point of the knife gave him a mortal wound near the heart, which killed him instantly",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound near the heart, 1 in deep",Instant,WF on whose knife he fell,Knife worth 1d,,Classed as homicide,, ,1543_2,E/278,9/554/98,,Dorset,Loders,1543-02-14,"Welbor[ne], William",Austyn,John,M,Bampton,Mason,,,,1543-02-14,2,,,,Repairing a 'mudwall',A large part of the wall collapsed and fell on his stomach and body ,Wall,,Fell on him,,Wound to the stomach,,,Wall of no value,,,, ,1543_2,E/279,9/554/100,,Wiltshire,Monkton Deverill,1542-12-26,"Barter, Robert",Mountyer,Helen,F,,,,,,1542-11-11,11,,,,Lying on hay in a hayloft at the house of George Poton,,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,Died on 14 November,,,,,, ,1543_2,E/280,9/554/118,,Rutland,Whissendine ('Wyssende'),1542-08-12,"Feldyng, John, and Durant, John ",Buttworth,Margaret,F,[Whissendine],,"Wife of Thomas Buttworth of Whissendine, carpenter",,,1542-08-12,8,,02:00,,"Searching for a brass pot in a nine-feet-deep pit ('puteus') in her husband's garden, where she had previously put it","As she was standing on the verge of the pit, her feet slipped, she fell into the pit and drowned instantly",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Margaret Hugworthe of Wissendine, widow, who found the body","Pot worth 12d remains in custody of Kenelm Digby, esq.",,,, ,1543_2,E/281,9/554/119,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 219, p. 107.",Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1542-11-14,"Atkynson, William, and Coughen, Thomas",Crewe,Agnes,F,[Nottingham],,"Wife of Richard Crewe of Nottingham, tanner",,,1542-11-12,11,,15:00,,Riding on her husband's grey mare worth 10s in 'Grymley Lane' in Nottingham,The mare jumped so violently that it threw AC from its back to the ground breaking her neck,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,Jane Browne who found the body,Mare worth 10s ,,,, ,1543_2,E/282,9/554/120,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 221, p. 108.",Nottinghamshire,Upton,1543-03-04,"Raworthe, John",Bykyrke,John,M,Upton,,,,,1543-03-02,3,,18:00,,Crossing the River Greet on his way from Southwell to Upton,When he was at a place called 'the lordes meadow' the bank fell into the river and he drowned through the force of water and by misadventure,River Greet,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Richard Kychin and Robert Gill who found the body,,,,, ,1543_2,E/283,9/554/121,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 218, pp. 106-7.",Nottinghamshire,Widmerpool,1542-10-20,"Raworthe, John",Beamond,John,M,,,,,,1542-10-20,10,,,,Crossing a ford called 'Wadebridge For the' within the fields of Widmerpool on a 'dune' horse,When they were in the ford the horse fell and threw him from its back into the water. JB drowned because of the horse and through the force of the water,[possibly the Fairham Brook],,Fall into,,Drowned,,John Cliffe who found the body,Horse worth 23s 4d which sum is in the keeping of William Horseley of Car Colston,,,, ,1543_2,E/284,9/554/122,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 217, p. 106",Nottinghamshire,Lenton,1542-09-18,"Raworthe, John",Weerten,John,M,,,,,,1542-09-17,9,,13:00,,Washing his hands in the River Leen at Lenton in the 'vicaredge yerde',He fell from the bank into the river and drowned there from the force of water,River Leen,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Richard Harryson and Edmund Eperston, who found the body",,,,, ,1543_2,E/285,9/554/123,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 216, pp. 105-6.",Nottinghamshire,Farndon,1542-08-23,"Odingzelles, Richard",Wright,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1542-07-20,7,,,,Crossing the River Trent at a ford called 'Farndon Foorthe' at Farndon on horseback,He slipped and fell into a pit near the ford and drowned with his horse,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"William Symson and Robert Lamme, who found the body",,,,, ,1543_2,E/286,9/554/124,,Derbyshire,Ingleby ('Ingulbe'),1542-11-06,"Rolleston, Roger, esq.",Lee,Roger,M,Ingleby,Husbandman,,,,1542-11-03,11,,18:00,,Fishing from a boat on the River Trent in the place called Ingleby Weir,He fell out of his boat called a 'linthere' and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Thomas Brystow and John Gyldars who found the body,,,Jury status,, ,1543_2,E/287,9/554/125,,Derbyshire,Hartshorne,1542-12-08,"Rolleston, Roger, esq.",Dutton,Humphrey,M,"Ashby[-de-la-Zouch], Leicestershire",Yeoman,,80,,1542-12-08,12,,13:00,,Walking in the road leading from Asby[-de-la-Zouch] to Hartshorne,In the place called Hartshorne Edge he deviated from the main road a little and fell into a pit filled with water and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Wyttyngton, who found the body",,,,, ,1543_2,E/288,9/554/127,,Derbyshire,Killamarsh,1543-02-15,"Rolleston, Roger, esq.",Atken,Elizabeth,F,Killamarsh,,,,,1542-12-20,12,,16:00,,Walking in the road leading from Eckington to Killamarsh,She fell into 'gedfleke dyke' and drowned,Dyke/ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1543_2,E/289,9/554/128,,Derbyshire,Hope,1542-10-20,"Roleston, Roger, esq.",Eyre,Nicholas,M,Hope,,,,,1542-10-20,10,,13:00,,Climbing a 12-foot-high ladder in his barn,He fell from the ladder breaking his neck,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,Richard Haloun who found the body,Ladder worth 2d,,Jury status; 'ab instigatio[n]e diaboli',, ,1543_2,E/290,9/554/129,,Derbyshire,Ilkeston ('ylston'),1543-02-15,"Rolleston, Roger, esq.",Lee,Thomas,M,Ilkeston,,,60,,1542-12-06,12,,19:00,,Walking in the road leading from Heanor to Ilkeston,In the place called 'Crum[m]pytt[es]' she deviated from the main road and fell into a pit ('puteus') filled with water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1543_2,E/291,9/554/130,,Leicestershire,Norton (near Gaulby),1542-10-20,"[faded], Robert, and Rudyng, John",Brigges,William,M,,,,,,1542-10-06,10,,17:00,,He was on a 'Stacke of Peises',He fell from the said stack of peas and landed on a pitchfork suffering wounds to his anus and his testicles,Pitchfork,,Fall onto,,Wound to the anus and both testicles,Languished until 11 pm on 19 October,,Pitchfork worth 2d remains in custody of John Power of London,,Jury status,, ,1543_2,E/292,9/554/132,,Leicestershire,Kegworth,1542-12-18,"Wicth, Robert, and Rudyng, John",Halley,John,M,"Wysall, Nottinghamshire",,,40,,1542-11-14,11,,[faded] am,,Riding a red sorrel mare worth 8s from Wysall to Melbourne Lodge in Melbourne Park,When crossing the River Soar the mare slipped and stumbled. He fell into the water and was drowned.,River Soar,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,"Mare worth 8s in custody of [faded] Whitworth of Kingston[-on-Soar], Nottinghamshire",,,, ,1543_2,E/293,9/554/135,,Northamptonshire,Marston [unclear whether M. St Lawrence or M. Trussell],1542-10-12,"Stotesbury, Thomas",Blenko,Thomas,M,,,,,,1542-10-12,12,,,,Digging underneath ('fuit in subfodendo') a 'hovell of bennes' [stack of beans],"Suddenly, the stack fell on him and he suffocated",Stack of beans,,Fell on him,,Suffocated,,,Beans worth 6s 8d remain in custody of John Mathewe of Marston,,,, ,1543_2,E/294,9/554/153,,Kent,Dartford/Horton Kirby,1542-08-25,"Goodwyn, John",Tebold,Thomas,M,Dartford,Labourer,,,,1542-08-21,8,,15:00,,"Driving a cart ('biga') laden with firewood and pulled by five horses property of John Ryvett of Dartford, husbandman, from Woodland Wood in Woodland to Dartford",He fell over and before he got up the cart ran over his legs crushing them,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed legs,Languished until 3 am on 24 August,,Horses and cart worth 13s 4d remain in custody of JR,,,, ,1543_2,E/295,9/554/155,,Kent,Old Romney,1542-09-07,"Berham, Bartholomew, gent.",Baker,Thomas,M,Old Romney parish,Labourer,,,,1542-09-06,9,,,,Driving a cart ('carecta') pulled by one horse in the road called 'le Walle',He fell from the cart into a ditch and the overturned cart fell on top of him. He then drowned,Ditch,Cart,Fall into,Fell on top of him,Drowned,,,"Cart and horse worth 13s 3d remains in custody of William Ottye, general deputy of king's almoner",,,, ,1543_2,E/296,9/554/156,,Kent,Minster-in-Thanet,1543-01-25,"Berham, Bartholomew, gent.",Bartlett,John,M,,,,,,1543-01-23,1,,12:00,,Driving a cart ('carecta') pulled by three horses in the road called the 'priours gutte',He fell over and one of the wheels ran over the left side of his head,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,"Run over head, left side",Died at 4 pm,,Cart and horses worth 40s remain in custody of Richard Thorpe of Minster,,,, ,1543_2,E/297,9/554/157,,Kent,Aylesford ('yalefford'),1542-10-07,"Herenden, Walter",More,Richard,M,,,,,,1542-10-07,10,,,,He was in a boat on the River Medway,He fell out of the boat and drowned,River Medway,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_2,E/298,9/554/158,,Kent,Marden,1542-08-30,"Herenden, Walter",Alyngham,Richard,M,,,,,,1542-08-29,8,,,,He was in a cart ('plaustrum') called a 'Wene',The cart overturned due to his weight and fell on top of him breaking and crushing [his body],Cart,,Fell on him,,Crushed and broken [body],,,Cart worth 3s 4d remains in custody of John Pett of Marden,,,, ,1543_2,E/299,9/554/159,,Kent,Yalding,1543-01-10,"Herenden, Walter",Dormond,Richard,M,,,,,,1543-01-05,1,,,,He was in a room at the house of Robert Kenward of Yalding,"William Smyth of Yalding, labourer, shot an arrow at the wall of the said room. The arrow went through the wall and struck RD in the left eye giving him a one-ich-deep wound",Arrow,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left eye, 1 in deep",Languished until 8 January,WS who shot him by accident,,,,, ,1543_2,E/300,9/554/160,,Essex,East Ham,1543-01-05,"Tusser, Clement",Myller,Richard,M,,,,About 16,,not given,,,,,Richard Water was driving a cart ('currus') pulled by four oxen and two horses property of John Dawnes laden with greenweed/broom ('Genesta voc[atur] bromes'),"Despite being told not to touch the cart, RM jumped onto it. The cart fell into a certain pit filled with water because of the movements of 'the thell horse' and due to a great 'Sway' of the load. It then overturned, RM was thrown onto the cart [submerged in water] and drowned.",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,RW who was driving the cart,"Cart worth 10s, brooms worth 12d, one of the horses worth 2s remain in custody of JD",,,, ,1543_2,E/301,9/554/165,,Cambridgeshire,Little Gransden,1542-07-21,"Hawes, Laurence",Typpyng,Edward,M,,,Son of William Typpynge,2,,1542-07-20,7,,,,Playing near a certain well ('fons') in his father's garden,He fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_2,E/302,9/554/166,,Cambridgeshire,Over,1542-08-02,"Vssher, John",Bleke,Thomas,M,,Servant of John Roberds of Over,,,,1542-08-02,8,,13:00,,Driving his master's cart ('biga') pulled by one mare in king's road at Over,He fell between a certain stulp [post] and one of the cart's wheels and was pressed,Cart (wheel),Post,Fall between,,Pressed,,,"Horse and cart worth 10s received by Laurence Hawes, deputy almoner",,,, ,1543_2,E/303,9/554/168,,Cambridgeshire,Great Shelford,1542-10-08,"Hawes, Laurence",Blunt,John,M,Shelford,Labourer,,,,1542-10-04,10,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') laden with hay,The cart moved fast and its front part called the 'Thylles' struck JB in the chest ,Cart (thills),,Struck with,,Struck chest,Languished until 8 October,,"Cart and thill horse worth 13s 4d were seized for the use of Thomas [Goodrich], bishop of Ely",,,, ,1543_2,E/304,9/554/169,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Bluntisham ('Blunsam'),1542-07-30,"Byrte, John",George,Robert,M,,,,60 and more,,1542-07-28,7,,,,Standing in a boat on the bank of the River Great Ouse,"The boat moved, he fell out of the boat and drowned",River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat worth 3s 4d which sum remains in custody of Agnes Williams of Earith, widow",,,, ,1543_2,E/305,9/554/170,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Great Staughton/Conington,1542-04-20,"Payne, Robert",Byby,John,M,,"Servant of William Smyth of Conington, yeoman",Son of John Byby of Great Staughton,14 and more,,1542-04-09,3,,21:00,,Sleeping on the ground in the field called 'Southforlong' in Conington having run away from his master,"After being corrected and beaten with a twig by his master and his wife Jane for frequently carrying out his duties in a neglectful manner and badly ('sepenumero negligent[er] ac p[er]v[er]se'), he ran away and spent the night (from 9 pm until 6 am) sleeping on the ground in a field. The cold damp ('frigus humide terre') entered his stomach so that he grew weak and returned to his master's house. There he became ill and as his condition deteriorated he was moved to his father's house. There he languished until 20 April",Cold weather,Illness,,,Exposure,Languished until 20 April,,,,,, ,1543_2,E/306,9/554/171,,Buckinghamshire,Moulsoe ('Mulso'),1542-07-17,"Yong, Richard",Salforde,Agnes,F,Mulsoe,,,,,1542-07-16,7,,,,She left her room to wash her hands in a pit called a 'Round pyte' next to her room,She fell into the pit/well and drowned,Pit/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_4,E/307,9/556/41,,Northamptonshire,Barnwell,1543-05-10,"Pykeryng, Gilbert",Barkar,John,M,Barnwell,Weaver,,,,1543-05-09,5,,05:00,,Travelling in the cart ('biga') of John Coxe of Lowick ('Lusswyke'),The cart overturned and its body and one of the wheels fell on JB's right side giving him a mortal wound,Cart (body and wheel),,Fell on him,,Wound to the right side of the body,Instant,,Cart body worth 12d and the wheel worth 5s 4d remain in custody of JC,,,, ,1543_4,E/308,9/556/42,,Northamptonshire,Lamport ('langporte'),1543-07-09,"Freman, Henry",Wyghtman,Fulk,M,Lamport,Labourer,,,,1543-07-08,7,,15:00,,Wrestling with William Hochynson of Lamport ,"WH was sleeping in a field in the east part of the village near the road called 'drawgton weye'. FW came up to him, woke him up and they started pushing each other and wrestling. As they wrestled WH's weight caused the tip of his knife, which he had in a sheath at his belt, to push against FW . The knife penetrated his body on the left side between two ribs as far as the heart killing him instantly",Knife,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left side of the body between two ribs through to the heart, 2 in deep and 1/2 in wide",Instant,WH who wrestled with him and killed him by accident,Knife worth 1d,"FW had no lands, holdings, goods or chattels",,, ,1543_4,E/309,9/556/43,,Warwickshire,Atherstone,1543-06-18,"Hawe, Thomas, sen.",Norman,Richard,M,,,,,,1543-06-17,6,,17:00,,Washing himself in the river called 'mith wat[er]',He drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_4,E/310,9/556/44,,Warwickshire,Alcester,1543-05-24,"Hawe, Thomas, jun.",Smyth,Joyce,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1543-05-23,5,,,,Crossing a footbridge over the River Arrow by a certain mill called 'pory myll' carrying on her head small pieces of wood,"A piece of wood that she was carrying struck or touched the mill's wall so that she [lost her balance], was thrown into the river and drowned",River Arrow,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_4,E/311,9/556/45,,Warwickshire,Alcester,1543-07-06,"Hawe, Thomas, jun.",Hall,Arnold,M,Alcester,Labourer,,,,1543-07-04,7,,,,Repairing a well ,He was suffocated and killed by a 'dampe',Damp,,,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1543_4,E/312,9/556/46,,Coventry city,Foleshill,1543-03-28,"Grene, Robert",Marston,William,M,,,,14 and more,,1542-10-25,10,,,,Driving the cart ('plaustrum') of John Elst back to JE's house in Coventry having unloaded a load of dung in the field called 'bechefeild',As he was leaving the said field one wheel of the cart ran into a gate post so that the cart was overturned. One of the wheels fell on WM breaking his neck,Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,Broken neck,,"Margaret Dichefold, wife of John Dichefold, who found the body","Cart worth 5s 4d which sum is in the hands of Richard Hichock, deputy almoner","WH had no lands, holdings, goods or chattels",,, ,1543_4,E/313,9/556/47,,Derbyshire,Windley Hill,1543-07-10,"Rolleston, Roger, esq.",Tyme,Nicholas,M,Windley Hill,,,10,,1543-03-04,3,,15:00,,Playing on a bridge near a certain pond ('stagnum'),He fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,William Butyng who found the body,,,,, ,1543_4,E/314,9/556/48,,Leicestershire,Whetstone,1543-06-28,"Wyeth, Robert, and Rudyng, John",Coltman,Margaret,M,[Whetstone],,Daughter of Robert Coltman of Whetstone,2,,1543-06-08,6,Saturday,15:00,,,She fell into a well at her father's house,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,RC who found the body,,,Jury status,, ,1543_4,E/315,9/556/49,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 222, p. 108.",Nottinghamshire,Bulwell,1543-03-13,"Odingzelles, Richard",Rachett,John,M,,,,,,1543-03-07,3,,10:00,,Repairing part of the water-wheel in a mill called 'Bulwell mylne' on the River Leen,As he stood on a plank which lay over a pond called 'le mylne dame' his foot suddenly slipped and he fell into the river where he drowned,River Leen,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Henry Crampton who found the body,,,,, ,1543_4,E/316,9/556/50,,Derbyshire,Stanley,1543-07-17,"Rolleston, Roger, esq.",Wylle,William,M,,,,4,,1543-07-14,7,,16:00,,Sitting near a coal pit,He slipped and fell into the pit. He landed on pieces of coal in the pit and suffered a wound to the top of his head,Coal pit,,Fall into,,"Wound to the top of the head, 1 in wide, 2 in long and 1 in deep",,Instant,,,,, ,1543_4,E/317,9/556/51,,Derbyshire,Chesterfield,1543-07-09,"Rolleston, Roger, esq.",Yate,Thomas,M,Chesterfield,Labourer,,,,1543-07-06,7,,12:00,,Crossing the River Rother on his way from Chesterfield to a certain close called 'Smythye close',He fell into the river and drowned,River Rother,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_4,E/318,9/556/92,,"Yorkshire, WR",Kimberworth/Rotherham,1543-04-24,"Swynhowe, John",Aston,Thomas,M,Wadworth,Barker,Husband of Agnes,,Insane ('lunaticus & extra memoriam suam'),1543-04-23,4,,,,,He entered a bridge over the River Don at Rotherham and climbed one of its walls. He then suspended himself on his hands from the bridge and eventually fell into the water and drowned,River Don,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,"He had goods and chattels worth £10 in total including: horse worth 6s, three cows worth 30s, four lots of hides ('quatuor bacras corei') worth £3, 16 measures of brass worth £3 4s and utensils worth 40s which goods and chattels remain in the hands of Agnes, his wife",,, ,1543_4,E/319,9/556/93,,"Yorkshire, NR",Morton-on-Swale,1543-04-20,"Smelt, Leonard",Mathoson,George,M,Trintoft,,,About 9,,1543-04-19,4,,15:00,,Herding sheep by the River Swale,He lay on the river bank to get a drink of water. The bank collapsed and he drowned,River Swale,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_4,E/320,9/556/97,,"Yorkshire, WR",Oxley Mill in Thrybergh parish,1543-04-27,"Swynhowe, John",Thryft,Thomas,M,Rawmarsh,Labourer,,,,1543-04-26,4,,,,Crossing the River Don on horseback at Oxley Mill,He and the horse drowned,River Don,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_4,E/321,9/556/99,,Cumberland,Carlisle,1543-04-09,"Hugon, William",Newland[es],Thomas,M,,,,,,1543-04-06,4,,,,He was on a night watch on the city walls,He fell from the wall,City wall,,Fall from,,,Languished until 8 am on 9 April,,,,Not indented,, ,1543_4,E/322,9/556/100,,Westmorland,Bolton ('bowlton'),1543-07-04,"Helton, Robert",Atkynson,Roger,M,,,,,,1543-06-23,6,,,,He was in a field at Bolton,He was knocked down and trampled ('calcavit') by a running cow tied together with two oxen,Cow,,Trampled,,Wound to the left leg and other parts of the body,Languished until 3 July,,,,Not indented,, ,1543_4,E/323,9/556/101,,Westmorland,Killington,1543-07-26,"Dukkett, Roger",Robertson,William,M,,,,,,1543-07-25,7,,01:00,,"He was at the house of Isabel Tanlanson, widow",A fire started and a burning beam fell on him,Fire,,,,Burnt,,Instant,,,Not indented,, ,1543_4,E/324,9/556/102,,Westmorland,Underbarrow,1543-01-28,"Dukkett, Roger",Gyrnell,Catherine,F,,,,,,1543-01-27,1,,,,Walking in a road in Underbarrow,She was caught in a snowstorm and succumbed to cold,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,Instant,,,Classed as divine visitation; not indented,, ,1543_4,E/325,9/556/103,,Westmorland,Kendal ('kirkby kendall'),1543-03-30,"Dukkett, Roger",Atkynson,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1543-03-29,3,,,,Drawing water from a well,"When he knelt down to reach for water his feet slipped on a stone, he fell into the well and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_4,E/326,9/556/104,,Westmorland,Grasmere,1543-04-05,"Dukkett, Roger",Watson,John,M,,,,,,1543-04-04,4,,23:00,,Passing by Grasmere,He fell into the lake and drowned,Grasmere,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_4,E/327,9/556/105,,Westmorland,,1543-05-08,"Helton, Robert",Welson,William,M,,,,,,1543-05-07,5,,09:00,,Felling a great oak in 'flakbrex' park,The oak fell on him crushing him,Tree (oak),,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Languished until 6 pm,,,,,, ,1543_4,E/328,9/556/109,,Westmorland,Levens,1543-08-28,"Dukkett, Roger",Wilson,Henry,M,,,,,,1543-08-27,8,,,,Standing on a stone in the River Kent,"His feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",River Kent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_4,E/329,9/556/110m,,Westmorland,Carlin Gill,1543-01-05,"Helton, Robert",Atkynson,John,M,,,,,,1542-12-31,12,,,,Passing through 'langedell fell' with Richard Atkynson,They perished in a snowstorm,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,RA who died with him,,,,, ,1543_4,E/329,9/556/110m,,Westmorland,Carlin Gill,1543-01-05,"Helton, Robert",Atkynson,Richard,M,,,,,,1542-12-31,12,,,,Passing through 'langedell fell' with John Atkynson,They perished in a snowstorm,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,JA who died with him,,,,, ,1543_4,E/330,9/556/111,,Westmorland,Middleton,1542-11-18,"Dukkett, Roger",Gybbonson,Richard,M,,,,,,1542-11-18,11,,,,Passing along the bank of the River Lune,"His feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",River Lune,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1543_4,E/331,9/556/112,,Wiltshire,Bremhill,1543-03-20,"Curtes, Griffith ('Greffinus')",Bayly,David,M,Bremhill,,"Son of John Bayly of Bremhill, yeoman",,,1543-03-10,3,,19:00,,Riding his mare worth 12d in the place called 'breche lane' within the parish of Bremhill,"The mare fell into a ditch dug recently by John Perse of Bromhill, husbandman, and landed on top of DB",Ditch,Horse,Fall into,Fell on top of him,Body found next day in the morning,,JB who found the body,,,,, ,1543_4,E/332,9/556/113,,Wiltshire,Chippenham,1543-06-23,"Curteys, Griffith ('Greffinus')",Myllore,John,M,,,,,,1543-05-15,5,,22:00,,Washing himself in the River Avon in the place called 'bot laine',He drowned in deep water,River Avon,,,,Drowned,Instant,John Edward[es] who found the body,,,,, ,1543_4,E/333,9/556/120,,Somerset,Buckland St Mary,1543-01-30,"Pycher, William",Wyett,John,M,,,,,,1543-01-29,1,,,,Crossing a ditch ('fossa'),He fell over and his body was crushed,Ditch,,,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,Proceedings,, ,1543_4,E/334,9/556/122,,Hampshire ,Lymington,1542-08-12,"Foster, Edmund",Look alias Wyller,Thomas,M,,,,,,1542-08-06,8,,17:00,,"Edward Collyns, Thomas Bartewe, jun., Thomas Cannon, John Bright and Frederick Gonston, gunners of Hurst were practising ('p[ro] eo[rum] erudic[i]o[n]e') shooting with 'handgonnez' of one yard in length charged with lead bullets. They were shooting at the target called a 'bank or a lawfull m[ar]ke' in the place called 'Westhayes'",TL was in a 'valey or a dell' opposite the shooting target and out of sight of the gunners. When FG shot his gun he hit TL in and below the left shoulder giving him a mortal wound,Gun,,Shot with,,Wound to and below the left shoulder,Languished until 10 am on 12 August,FG who shot him and four other gunners,,"FG fled, he had no goods, chattels, lands, or holdings",,, ,1543_4,E/335,9/556/124,,Devon,Cullompton,1543-06-07,"Prous, Edward",Ware,Geoffrey,M,,,,,,1543-06-04,6,,,,"Playing football ('luserit [...] ad pilam pedalem vocat[ur] foteball') with John Voreward of Cullompton, labourer",GW ran into JV with great force and received a wound to the right side of the stomach from a sheathed knife hanging at JV's belt,Knife,,Struck with,,Wound to the right side of the stomach,Languished until 7 June,JV with whose knife he injured himself,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1543_4,E/336,9/556/125,,Norfolk,Wimbotsham,1543-05-14,"Hyllyngton, Richard",Daneham,John,M,,,,,,1543-05-14,5,Monday,,,Operating a horse mill,The 'Sweype tree' worth 2d struck him on the right side of his head giving him a mortal wound,Horse mill (sweep),,[Struck by],,Wound to the right side of the head,Instant,,Sweep worth 2d,"He had no lands, chattels or holdings",,, ,1543_4,E/337,9/556/126,,Norfolk,East Dereham,1543-05-13,"Hoo, Richard",Wynde,John,M,East Dereham,Thatcher,,About 106 [Sic! 'existens etatis cicrit[er] centum & sex annor[um]',"Weak, debilitated and old",1543-05-12,5,,00:00,,Working on the roof of of John Wenne's stable,"He climbed to the top of the roof using three ladders tied together. When he reached for his 'Thaxker nedle', which he had previously put on the top of the roof, his feet slipped due to his weakness and age, and he fell to the ground ",Roof/ladder,,Fall from,,Bruised and broken shoulders,Languished until 2 pm,,,,,, ,1543_4,E/338,9/556/127,,Norfolk,Woodrising,1543-06-22,"Hoo, Richard",Erington,William,M,Woodrising,Housekeeper,,,,1543-06-21,6,,11:00,,Washing Sir Richard Southwell's bay horse worth 100s in RS's two-cubit-deep pond called 'marions ponde' in Rising Park,"He was leading the horse using a 'lether halter', made up of two pieces tied together, which he was holding in his right hand. When they reached the pond WH tried to force the horse into the pond by striking its side with his left fist. The horse put its rear left leg in the 'hedstall' of one of the two halters and fell into the pond. In the fall the lead became untied and the horse was almost entirely under water. Seeing this WH jumped into the pond with the intention of grasping the horse by the head. The [frightened] horse struck him in the left side of the head with its left foot so that he lost consciousness ('obstupestus fuit') and eventually drowned because there was no one around [to help him].",Pond,Horse,,Kicked by,Drowned,,,Horse worth 100s,,,, ,1543_4,E/339,9/556/129,,Cambridgeshire,Fulbourn,1543-06-22,"Master, John",Hulloke,Christopher,M,,,Son of Edwin ('Eagwinus') Hulloke,3,,1543-06-21,6,,,,Playing around a 'masshe ffatte' filled with beer at his father's house,He fell into the vat and drowned,Vat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Vat worth 8d,,,, ,1543_4,E/340,9/556/130,,Cambridgeshire,Horningsea,1543-02-28,"Hawes, Laurence",Robson,Richard,M,,"Servant of Thomas Cole of Horningsea, yeoman",,,,1543-02-24,2,,,,Watching over pigs in his master's garden,A boar struck him in the right knee with its jaws ('maxilla') giving him a great wound,Boar,,Struck by,,"Wound to the right knee, 1 in deep",Languished until 27 February,,"Boar worth 3s 4d was seized for the use of Thomas [Goodrich], bishop of Ely",,,, ,1543_4,E/341,9/556/133,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Ramsey,1543-02-17,"Servyngton, Richard",Bowne,Elizabeth,F,Bury,In service of Hugh Talmage of Bury; widow,Widow,,Weak and debilitated from childhood,1543-02-12,2,,,,Sitting by the fire in the kitchen at her master's house warming herself,Foure bakon Flytchez' worth 2s hanging on a rope in the chimney fell on her when the rope broke. She was knocked to the ground and her head and body were severely struck and crushed,Bacon,,Fell on her,,Crushed body and head,Languished until 16 February,,Bacon worth 2s remains in coroner's custody,,,, ,1543_4,E/342,9/556/134,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Great Staughton,1542-12-15,"Payne, Robert, gent.",Lawe,William,M,,,,8 and more,,1543-12-14,12,,,,Riding the horse of a certain Thomas Barnez from TB's house to the field called 'Northe felde' to carry out certain tasks for him,"As he was crossing a bridge over a ditch, the horse's rear right leg slipped and it fell into the ditch. WL was thrown from the horse's back and drowned",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,"Horse worth 5s remains in custody of [William] Otye, deputy almoner",,,, ,1543_4,E/343,9/556/135,,Buckinghamshire,Aylesbury,1543-03-09,"Woodless, Robert",Mannyng,Thomas,M,,,,,,1543-03-09,3,,,,Repairing a certain much delapidated hovel in his messuage,A piece of timber fell on him giving him a wound to the neck and breaking it,Timber,,Fell on him,,Wound to the neck and broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1543_4,E/344,9/556/142,,Oxfordshire,Marsh Baldon ('marshe balangton'),1543-06-05,"Hucvale, Robert",Wylk[es],Thomas,M,,,"Son of John Wylk[es] of Great Milton, labourer",,,1543-05-31,5,,,,"Edward Scutter of Marsh Baldon, tailor, John Marmyon of Marsh Baldon, labourer, and Ralph Bonde of Marsh Baldon, husbandman were removing a 'Som[er]pole', which was made of an ash tree and fixed in the ground on 'le grene' ","TW was present and when ES, JM and RB shouted 'Aware, aware, avoide' he ran from the falling pole. He tripped and fell over and the pole fell on his back",Maypole,,Fell on him,,Struck back,,"ES, JM and RB who were removing the maypole",,,Not indented,, ,1543_4,E/345,9/556/143,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Faringdon,1543-03-06,"Redferne, Arthur",Calwey,John,M,,,,,,1543-03-05,3,,13:00,,"Driving a cart loaded with 'fyre woode' property of Thomas Rykars of Faringdon, in the king's road at 'Galwey hyll' with John Prio[r] ",The cart was overturned by violent wind and one piece of wood worth 2d struck the right side of JC's head giving him a mortal wound,Wood,,Struck with,,"Wound to the right side of the head, 1 finger ('digitus') deep, 2 fingers wide and 3 fingers long",Instant,,Piece of wood worth 2d,,,, ,1543_4,E/346,9/556/144,,Shropshire,Walford,1543-04-19,"Aylesbury, John",Marcer,William,M,Baschurch,Tailor,,,Suffering from ague,1543-04-17,4,,,,Sitting by a millpond at Walford mill resting,He fell into the pond by misfortune and because of his debility caused by illness and drowned,Millpond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Roger Hamm[er] and John Hoole who found the body,,,Jury status,, ,1543_4,E/347,9/556/145,,Worcestershire,Shipston-on-Stour,1543-05-10,"Jeffreys, William",Weley,John,M,,,,,,1543-04-21,4,,,,Assaulting George Browne with a staff,"He had been drinking heavily and became so inebriated that he could barely walk or move. He came to the house of GB and first [shouted] abusive words at him and then attacked him with a staff worth 1d. He then collapsed backwards in the road without GB or anyone else ever touching him, and all the drink from his body came up and flowed through his mouth and nose so that he died instantly",[Vomit],,,,[Choked],Instant,,,"He had no lands, holdings, goods or chattels",,, ,1543_4,E/348,9/556/146m,,Worcestershire,Evesham,1543-06-26,"Hybbott, John, gent.",Howseman,Thomas,M,Evesham,Shoemaker,,,,1542-08-24,8,,,,"Sailing on the River Avon near Bengeworth Bridge with David Scoltatt of Evesham, weaver","The boat overturned due to the violence of the current, they fell into the water and drowned",River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,DS who drowned with him,Boat worth 6d in custody of Richard Camyne of Evesham,"He had no lands, holdings, goods or chattels",,, ,1543_4,E/348,9/556/146m,,Worcestershire,Evesham,1543-06-26,"Hybbott, John, gent.",Scoltatt,David,M,Evesham,Weaver,,,,1542-08-24,8,,,,"Sailing on the River Avon near Bengeworth Bridge with Thomas Howseman of Evesham, shoemaker","The boat overturned due to the violence of the current, they fell into the water and drowned",River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,TH who drowned with him,Boat worth 6d in custody of Richard Camyne of Evesham,"He had no lands, holdings, goods or chattels",,, ,1543_4,E/349,9/556/147,,Worcestershire,Worcester,1543-04-04,"Addys, William, and P[er]ryn, Thomas",Jenyver,Alice,F,[Worcester],,"Daughter of Thomas Jenyver of Worcester, weaver",4,,1543-03-27,3,,,,Sitting by the fire in her father's house,A pot ('olla') full of 'Scaldyng wat[er]' hanging over the fire fell into the fire so that the boiling water scalded AJ,Boiling water,,,,Scalded,Languished until 4 April,,Pot worth 12d remains in custody of TJ,"She had no lands, holdings, goods or chattels",,, ,1543_4,E/350,9/556/148,,Worcestershire,Davies Crosse' near Upton-upon-Severn,1543-04-12,"Courte, Daniel",Bushope,William,M,,,,,,1543-03-12,3,,,,"Sailing on the River Severn in a 'Barge' with John Jurden of Upton-upon-Severn, fisherman","He was using a 'hokestaffe' to move and manoeuvre the boat. Near Upton bridge WB fell and the staff threw him into the water, whereby he drowned",River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,JJ who was sailing with him,Barge worth 26s 8d remains in custody of JJ,,,, ,1543_4,E/351,9/556/151,,Herefordshire,Norton,1543-04-10,"Garnans, John",Inkepen,John,M,Monnington,Gentleman,"Son of Richard Inkepen, gent.",,,1543-03-18,3,,15:00,,Playing with a black dog in the kitchen of his father's house,He fell into a wooden 'tubbe' ('patella') filled with boiling water behind him ,Boiling water,,Fall into,,Burnt ('ustus'),Languished until 10 am on the next day,,Tub worth 4d remains in custody of RI,,,, ,1543_4,E/352,9/556/152,,Herefordshire,Ploughfield,1543-03-05,"Garnans, John",Davys,Richard,M,Staunton[-on-Wye],Labourer,,,,1543-07-31,3,,15:00,,Breaking in a black horse property of Richard Gytto of Staunton[-on-Wye],The horse jumped and kicked back so that RD fell on the pommel of the saddle ('globum ephipie') suffering a wound to the stomach,Saddle,,Fall onto,,Wound to the stomach,Languished until 3 pm on the next day,,Horse worth 13s 4d and saddle worth 2s remain in custody of RG,,Inquest date wrong: should be 1543-08-05,, ,1543_4,E/353,9/556/153,,Herefordshire,Byford,1543-04-16,"Garnans, John",Byrde,Richard,M,Bishopstone,Labourer,,,,1542-07-06,7,,09:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') loaded with underwood and pulled by oxen from 'Jafers Wodde' to Bridge Sollers,In the road called 'dyngehyll lane' a black ox worth 12s property of Alice Dygges of Bishopstone struck RB and knocked him to the ground. A red ox worth 15s then went over RB lying on the ground so that the right wheel of the cart ran over RB's legs breaking them and giving him a mortal wound,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken legs,Languished until 13 July,,"Oxen worth 12 and 15s respectively and the wheel remain in custody of John Crose, deputy of Nicholas Heath, bishop of Rochester, king's almoner",,,, ,1544_1,E/354,9/557/53,,Middlesex,Harefield,1543-10-19,"Robertz, Michael",Horne,James,M,,,,,,1543-10-18,10,,,,"He was at the stable of John Newdegate, esq.","He was warned by Matthew Jones, JN's servant not to touch a certain black horse to avoid being struck. However, JH did not think much of MJ's words ('minime ponderans'), came up to the horse and touched its loins ('lumbus') with his right hand. The horse immediately kicked back with its right hoof striking JH on the left side of his body and giving him a mortal wound.",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the left side of the body,,,Horse worth 33s 8d remains in custody of king's almoner,,Not indented,, ,1544_1,E/355,9/557/93,,Gloucestershire,Hanham ('hyneh[a]m'),1543-03-08,"Uggons, John",Appowell,Richard,M,,"Labourer, servant of John Arnolde, esq.",,,,1543-03-07,3,,13:00,,He was in a cart ('biga') property of JA,He jumped out of the cart and fell to the ground breaking his neck,Cart,,,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1544_1,E/356,9/557/94,,Gloucestershire,Noake ('Noke'),1543-03-14,"Lovedaye, Thomas",Bubbe,Edward,M,,,,9,,1543-03-06,3,,15:00,,Passing by a certain 'water pitte',"His feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_1,E/357,9/557/96,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1542-06-02,"Lovedaye, Thomas",Bayly,John,M,Barton Street,Labourer,,,,1542-06-02,6,,10:00,,Sourcing stone from the [former Carmelite friary] know as Whitefriars outside the city's north gate. The stone was to be used to repair roads around the town,A piece of wall containing approximately two cartloads of stone and worth 8d fell on JB gravely injuring the right side of his body,Stone wall,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the right side of the body,Died at 4 pm,,"Stones worth 8d are in the hands of John Codde and Thomas Pury, sheriffs of Gloucester",,,, ,1544_2,E/358,9/558/1,,Essex,Salcott,1543-02-08,"Tusser, Clement",Boys,William,M,,,,,,1543-02-07,2,,,,"Shoeing the horse of Thomas Rampton of Layer Bretton, yeoman",The horse crushed and broke WB's stomach so that he died instantly,Horse,,,,Crushed and broken stomach,Instant,,Horse worth 20s remains in custody of TR,,Not indented,, ,1544_2,E/359,9/558/37,,Lincolnshire,Caistor,1544-03-17,"Doune, Thomas",Lambert,Richard,M,,,,Child,Much debilitated,1544-03-14,3,,15:00,,Going from Grasby to Holton le Moor,He hid under a certain bush called a 'Whynne Busshe' to seek shelter from storm and cold weather,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/360,9/558/39,,Lincolnshire,Gedney,1543-09-19,"Irby, Thomas",Wytte,William,M,Gedney,Labourer,,,,1543-09-19,9,,07:00,,Driving a cart ('vectagium') ,The cart overturned and the 'Rayle' struck WW in the neck with such force that it broke,Cart (rail),,Struck by,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/361,9/558/40,,Lincolnshire,Holbeach,1543-10-26,"Irby, Thomas",Danyell,Catherine,F,Holbeach,Spinster,,,,1543-10-26,10,,09:00,,Fetching water from a well/spring with a beaker ('poculum'),"Her feet slipped due to the weight of the said cup, she fell head first into the well. She could not get out from the well and eventually drowned",Well/spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/362,9/558/41,,Derbyshire,Riddings,1544-01-28,"Byrde, Richard",Kocker,Hugh,M,Somercotes,Husbandman,,60,,1544-01-26,1,,11:00,,,An oak tree worth 4d fell on him giving him a wound to the head and breaking his right arm,Tree (oak),,Fell on him,,Wound to the head and broken right arm,,Nicholas Cocker who found the body,"Oak worth 4d is in custody of John Vston, constable",,,, ,1544_2,E/363,9/558/42,,Derbyshire,Dronfield/Coal Aston,1544-02-12,"Byrde, Richard",Kydde,Robert,M,"Barnfield, Yorkshire",Vagrant,,,,1544-01-12,1,,06:00,,,He fell into a coal pit in Coal Aston and drowned,Coal pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,William Byrkewod who found the body,,,,, ,1544_2,E/364,9/558/43,,Derbyshire,Crich,1543-12-15,"Byrde, Richard",Wylde,William,M,Whatstandwell,Husbandman,,,,1543-12-14,12,,09:00,,,"He stumbled over a 'roote' and fell into the River Derwent, where he drowned",River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Richard Home who found the body,,,,, ,1544_2,E/365,9/558/44,,Derbyshire,Barlow,1544-02-13,"Byrde, Richard",Dame,Hugh,M,Barlow,Labourer,,15,,1544-02-11,2,,12:00,,,He fell from his horse and into the water called 'Duxborne',Water (unspecified),Horse,Fall into,Fall from,Drowned,,Thomas Egyngton who found the body,,,,, ,1544_2,E/366,9/558/45,,Derbyshire,South Normanton,1543-09-04,"Byrde, Richard",Coke,Elizabeth,F,Carnethwaite (now Carnefield) ('Carnetheyght'),Spinster,,14,,1543-08-19,8,,06:00,,[Drawing water from] a 'drawe Well' in the place called a 'courteyard' ,She fell into the well and drowned. The bucket and 'Well rope' she was using were the main cause of her death,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Elias Dreycott who found the body,,,,, ,1544_2,E/367,9/558/46,,Derbyshire,Melbourne,1543-10-08,"Byrde, Richard",Sheyvyn,Anne,F,Melbourne,Spinster,,15,,1543-10-06,10,,09:00,,She was in a certain kitchen,The kitchen collapsed and two pieces of timber called a 'mantell tree' gave her a mortal wound,Mantle tree,,Fell on her,,Wound,Instant,John Elot who found the body,Mantle tree worth 4d,,Jury status,, ,1544_2,E/368,9/558/47,,Derbyshire,Derby,1543-10-19,"Charneley, George",Tumlynson alias Jenkynson,John,M,Derby,Labourer,,,,1543-10-16,10,,16:00,,"He was standing on top of a 'mowe of corne' in the barn of Roland Babyngton, esq.","He fell on the dull end of a pichfork worth 2d, which penetrated his body to the heart",Pitchfork,,Fall onto,,Wound through to the heart,Instant,,Pitchfork worth 2d,,,, ,1544_2,E/369,9/558/50,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 110, pp. 110-11.",Nottinghamshire,Tollerton ('Torlaton'),1543-09-03,"Raworth, John",White,Oliver,M,,,,,,1543-09-02,9,,23:00,,Crossing the Tollerton Brook on the back of a 'litell Dunne Nagge' worth 4s ,The horse fell into a pit called 'the blake hoole pitt'. OV fell from the horse and drowned,Tollerton Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Laurence Hochynson who found the body,Horse worth 4s remains in custody of George White of Cropwell Bishop,,,, ,1544_2,E/370,9/558/51,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 228, p. 111.",Nottinghamshire,Everton,1543-09-15,"Raworth, John",Mower,Jane,F,,Spinster,,,"Suffering from falling sickness, missing fingers from her hands",1543-09-13,9,,14:00,,Unloading a boat on the bank of a pond in the orchand of John Sneynton,She fell into the pond and drowned because of her illness and disability,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Richard Dawson who found the body,,,,, ,1544_2,E/371,9/558/52,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 224, p. 109.",Nottinghamshire,Southwell,1543-07-28,"Odingzelles, Richard",Cook,John,M,,,,,,1543-07-20,7,,,,Riding to Southwell ,As he was passing by a certain cart ('biga') he fell to the ground in the place called Southwell Gate and one of the cart's wheels pressed and crushed his head killing him instantly,Cart (wheel),,[Run over],,Pressed and crushed head,Instant,,Wheel worth 6s remains in custody of Thomas Calv[er]ton of Southwell,,,, ,1544_2,E/372,9/558/53,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 232, pp. 112-13.",Nottinghamshire,Wollaton ('Wylloughton'),1544-02-15,"Odingzelles, Richard",Gybson,John,M,,,,,,1544-01-28,1,,11:00,,He went to a certain coal pit to dig for coal,His foot slipped and he fell into the pit breaking his neck,Coal pit,,Fall into,,Broken neck,Instant,Elias Sha who found the body,,,,, ,1544_2,E/373,9/558/54,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 225, pp. 109-10.",Nottinghamshire,Gedling,1543-07-30,"Odingzelles, Richard",Blovell,Margaret/Margery,F,,,,,,1543-07-29,7,,,,Going to Gedling,In a certain narrow streed called 'holow lane' she encountered a cart ('plaustrum'). She tried to climb the road bank to get out of the cart's way but her foot slipped and she fell onto the street. One of the cart's wheels worth 10s pressed and crushed her neck so that she died instantly,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Pressed and crushed neck,Instant,,"Wheel worth 10s remains in custody of George Souche of Codnor, Derbyshire, esq.",,,, ,1544_2,E/374,9/558/58,,Coventry city,Foleshill,1543-10-17,"Grene, Robert",Dale,Jane,F,,Single woman,Single woman,60 and more,,1543-10-11,10,,,,Returning home having collected some [fire]wood,"She encountered the cart ('biga') of Richard Hart pulled by oxen. As she was passing between the cart and the wall of RH's garden, the 'Crosse breyde' of the cart 'thrustyd' JD against the wall and through to the heart",Cart,,Struck by,,[Wound] through to the heart,Languished until 2 pm ,Alice Barre who found the body,Cart worth 4s is in custody of the village ,"She had no lands, holdings, goods or chattels",,, ,1544_2,E/375,9/558/59,,Warwickshire,Warwick,1543-08-03,"Edgeworth, Robert",Sall,Margaret,F,,,,1.5,,1543-08-01,8,,,,,"She came close to a certain vessel called a 'Tan ffatt' full of 'Tann[er] sowse', slipped, fell into the vat and drowned",Vat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/376,9/558/61,,Northamptonshire,Kelmarsh,1543-08-08,"Freman, Henry",N,John,M,North London,Servant,,16,,1543-08-13,8,,,,"Travelling to London in the cart ('plaustrum') of Edmund Skaterwhight of Chaddesden ('Chadson') in the parish of Spondon, pulled by oxen ",Not having enough money to travel to London he asked ES for a lift. As they were passing through Kelsham J fell from the cart under its left wheel injuring his neck. Seeing him on the ground ES tried to stop the oxen but the wheel went over J's neck pressing and crushing it. ,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Pressed and crushed neck,,ES who was driving the cart,Wheel worth 10s remains in custody of Richard Sokburne of Kelsham,,,, ,1544_2,E/377,9/558/72,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 124, p. 34",Sussex,Arundel,1543-09-29 (adjourned from 1543-04-28),"Wyseman, John",Warner,Richard,M,,,,,,1543-02-15,2,,,,"Was in 'a cokbote' on the sea towards Ford, outside liberty of borough",,Sea,,Fall into,,Drowned (body washed ashore and found on 28 April),Instant,,Boat worth 2s. belonging to John Standene of Cllimping is deodand and remains in his hands for king's use,,,, ,1544_2,E/378,9/558/77,,Kent,Eltham,1543-08-04,"Goodwyn, John",Asshewell,John,M,,Servant of Ralph Byrd of Eltham,,,,1543-08-04,8,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by six oxen and one horse,"The oxen and the horse pulled the cart into a bush on the side of the road and stayed there resting and not moving because of the heat. JA struck the horse with a staff with a goad or whip attached which he was holding in his hands. The horse pulled the cart onto the road bank, the cart overturned and JS's body was crushed underneath it causing his instantaneous death",Cart,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,Cart and horse worth 20s remain in custody of Ralph Byrd,,,, ,1544_2,E/379,9/558/79,,Kent,Gillingham,1543-06-23,"Herenden, Walter",Gabriell,John,M,,,,,,1543-06-22,6,,,,"Driving the cart ('biga sive carecta') of Christopher Haryson of Gillingham pulled by five horses, from Rochester to Gillingham, with William Stodell, while Richard Marten and Thomas Clark were driving another cart ('biga')","JG was driving carelessly and one wheel of the cart veered off the road at a place called 'Polledcrooche' and ran over the road bank so that one side of the cart was much higher than the other. The cart continued travelling like this for the distance of 20 feet. Seeing that it was about to overturn RM and TC told JG and WS to get out. WS followed their advice but JG did not want to and stayed in the cart. WS managed to stop the horses pulling the cart but before JG had the chance to get out, the cart overturned and JG's head was completely crushed by one of the wheels",Cart (wheel),,[Fell on him],,Crushed head so that the brain came out,Instant,"WS, RM and TC who witnessed the accident",Cart worth 13s 4d remains in custody of Christopher Haryson,,,, ,1544_2,E/380,9/558/80,,Kent,"Canterbury, parish of St Alphege",1543-12-20,"Berham, Bartholomew, gent.",Byngham,Henry,M,,Esquire,,,,1543-12-19,12,,00:00,,,He was burnt ('arsus fuit') by misfortune in the place called the 'palles',Fire,,,,Burnt,,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/381,9/558/82,,Kent,St Mary Hoo ('Saynt marys in hundr[edum] de hoo')/Stoke,1543-06-25,"Herenden, Walter",Collett,Thomas,M,,,,,,1543-06-14,6,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga sive carecta') property of William Marshall of St Mary Hoo, pulled by four horses and loaded with timber",The cart toppled over because of the weight of the load and a piece of wood crushed TL killing him instantly,Timber,,,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/382,9/558/116,,"Yorkshire, WR",Pudsey,1543-09-20,"Rysthworth, Robert",Burley,Robert,M,Pudsey,Labourer,,,,1543-09-19,9,,,,Cutting branches in a certain tree,His feet slipped and he fell from the tree breaking his neck,Tree,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,Not indented,, ,1544_2,E/383,9/558/117,,"Yorkshire, NR",Snape,1544-02-25,"Smelt, Leonard",Burdon,Catherine,F,Snape,Spinster,,,,1544-02-23,2,,17:00,,Sleeping,Stones of a certain oven fell on her head killing her,Stones,,Fell on her,,[Injury] to the head,,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/384,9/558/119,,"Yorkshire, WR",Calverley mill,1543-08-10,"Rysthworth, Robert",Feloyfeld,Agnes,F,Calverley,Spinster,,,,1543-08-08,8,,,,Passing by the bank of the River Aire,She fell into the water and drowned,River Aire,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/385,9/558/132,,Leicestershire,Market Bosworth,1543-08-20,"Wieth, Robert, and Rudyng, John",Standley,Robert,M,Market Bosworth,Labourer,,40,,1543-06-28,6,Thursday,15:00,,Climbing an ash tree growing in a small croft close to the house of John Brampton,He fell from the tree breaking one of the ribs on the right side of the body ,Tree (ash),,Fall from,,Broken rib on the right side of the body,Instant,,,,Jury status,, ,1544_2,E/386,9/558/133,,Leicestershire,Welham,1543-11-05,"Wich, Robert, and Rudyng, John",Goodyear,Jane,F,,,Daughter of William Goodier,9,,1543-08-09,8,Wednesday,13:00,,She was in her father's cart ('biga') parked next to a haystack in a certain field called 'medowffelde',"She jumped out of the cart, struck the ground by misfortune and broke her neck",Cart,,,,Broken neck,Instant,,,"She had no goods, chattels, lands or holdings",Jury status,, ,1544_2,E/387,9/558/138,,Norwich city,"Norwich, parish of St Peter Southgate",1542-11-24,"Reynbald, Stephen, and Conye, Thomas",Astyle,Edward,M,,,,,,1542-11-23,11,Thursday,16:00,,"Sailing on the River Wensum in a boat called a 'kele' with Edmund Egle of Norwich, keelman. They were transporting various goods from a location opposite the place called 'Carewe' to Norwich","EA was navigating the keel using a [faded, possibly a pole] which he was holding in his hands. He leaned too far over the stern, fell into the water and drowned",River Wensum,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,EE who was with him in the keel; Robert Joones who found the body,,,,, ,1544_2,E/388,9/558/139,,Norwich city,"Norwich, parish of St George",1542-09-17,"Reynbald, Stephen, and Conye, Thomas",Wyllet,Edmund,M,,,,,,1542-09-16,9,Saturday,16:00,,Retrieving a bucket ('situla') that had fallen down a well in the messuage of Thomas Cory,"When he was being pulled up [from the well] a certain nail fixed to the barrel, around which the well rope was reeled, broke so that the barrel fell down the well and struck EW's head knocking him into the water",Draw well (barrel),,Fell on him,,Struck head,Instant,Person or persons who were pulling him from the well,,,,, ,1544_2,E/389,9/558/140,,Norwich city,"Norwich, parish of St Swithin, Lower Westwick Street",1543-04-15,"Reynbald, Stephen, and Conye, Thomas",Wyger,Thomas,M,,,,,,1543-04-15,4,Sunday,04:00,,Catching lampreys in the River Wensum near a mill,He fell into a mill pond and drowned,Mill pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,John Chirche and William Shreke who found the body,,,,, ,1544_2,E/390,9/558/141,,Dorset,Dodyll' in Puddletown parish,1544-01-14,"Welborne, William",Corbynett,Catherine,F,Stinsford,Spinster,,,,1544-01-06,1,,,,Crossing a bridge on the 'Bokehamton Ryver' [possibly the River Frome] at Bockhampton,"Her feet slipped, she fell into the water and drowned",River [possibly the River Frome],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/391,9/558/142,,Dorset,Symondsbury,1543-07-31,"Vawter, Thomas",Colant,"John, jun.",M,,,"Son of John Colant, sen.",,,1543-07-30,7,,,,,He fell under the wheel of a certain 'Dunge carre' worth 20d. The wheel ran over his head giving him a mortal wound ,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wound to the head,,,Cart worth 20d,,,, ,1544_2,E/392,9/558/143,,Hampshire ,Chilcomb,1543-08-31,"Kingismill, John",Well[es],Richard,M,Chilcomb,Husbandman,,,,1543-08-31,8,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by four horses descending a certain hill ,"He was knocked down by the cart, which then ran over his chest giving him a mortal wound",Cart,,Run over,,Wound to the chest,,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/393,9/558/145,,Hampshire ,Pilley,1543-06-05,"Kyngismill, John",Edington,Amice ('Amisia') vel Agnes,F,,Girl,,,,not given,,,,,Leading a colt,The colt struck her in the left side of the head giving her a wound from which she died instantly,Horse (colt),,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/394,9/558/146m,,Hampshire ,Micheldever,1543-07-05,"Kyngismill, John",Longe,Robert,M,,,,,,1543-07-05,7,,13:00,,Rescuing a piglet from a well,Seeing a piglet fall into a well ('fons') he entered it and died,Damp,,,,,,Christopher Thyrkyld and John Frere who tried to help him and died in the well,,,,, ,1544_2,E/394,9/558/146m,,Hampshire ,Micheldever,1543-07-05,"Kyngismill, John",Thirkyld,Christopher,M,,,,,,1543-07-05,7,,13:00,,Rescuing Robert Longe from a well ,Seeing that RL was in need of help he entered he went into the well [and did not come out? Wording hard to follow],Damp,,,,,,"RL whom he tried to save, and John Frere who tried to help him and died in the well",,,,, ,1544_2,E/394,9/558/146m,,Hampshire ,Micheldever,1543-07-05,"Kyngismill, John",Frere,John,M,,,,,,1543-07-05,7,,13:00,,Rescuing Christopher Thyrkyld from a well,Seeing that CT was in need of help he entered he went into the well and died,Damp,,,,,Instant,"CT whom he tried to save, and RL - the first victim",,,,, ,1544_2,E/395,9/558/149,,Wiltshire,Brixton Deverill,1543-10-08,"Barter, Robert",Meden,George,M,,,,,,1543-09-22,9,,,,Lying on the ground in the place called 'Cowleyse',He lay on the ground for one hour and became ill with the 'laske' [diarrhœa] because of cold weather,Cold weather,Illness,,,Exposure and illness,Languished until 8 October,,,,Classed as accident but died from illness,, ,1544_2,E/396,9/558/151,,Wiltshire,Staulnich',1544-01-24,"Mackis, John",Etkyn,William,M,,,,,,1544-01-24,1,,10:00,,Sailing in a boat,"The boat went over [or into] certain pieces of timber called 'pyles' because of the violence of the current, and he drowned",Water (unspecified),,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/397,9/558/152,,Wiltshire,Easton (in Kington St Michael's parish),1543-08-28,"Curteys, Griffith ('Greffinus')",Lyght,Cecily,F,,,"Daughter of Agnes Lyght of Easton, widow",,,1543-08-24,8,,10:00,,She was in a cart ('plaustrum') called a 'weyn' worth 20s in the place called 'old[es] mede Gate' in the parish of Kington St Michael,She was run over by the car and suffered a wound to the forehead,Cart,,Run over,,"Wound to the forehead through to the brain, 3 in long, 1.5 in wide and 3 in deep",,,Cart worth 20s,,,, ,1544_2,E/398,9/558/153,,Wiltshire,Durrington,1543-10-22,"Mackis, John",Balldewyn,John,M,,,,,,1543-09-20,9,,10:00,,,He took in his hands a 'lytle Styck' which was supporting a wheel of the cart worth 20d. The wheel fell on his neck killing him instantly,Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,[Wound or injury] to the neck,Instant,,Cart or wheel worth 20d,,,, ,1544_2,E/399,9/558/154,,Wiltshire,Collingburne,1543-10-31,"Bartere, Robert",Makegood,William,M,,,,,,1543-10-29,10,,,,Climbing an 18-foot-high stack of barley in his barn to collect apples,He was climbing using a ladder and holding on to a wooden stud projecting from the wall. The stud broke and WM fell to the ground receiving a wound to the back and neck,Ladder,,Fall from,,Wound to the back and neck,Languished until 31 October,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/400,9/558/159,,Devon,Northam,1543-10-01,"Northlegh, Raymond",Walter,William,M,,,,,,1543-09-30,9,,16:00-17:00,,Shooting arrows at the mark in a hedge/fence ('sepes') with Robert Arthur,WW shot his arrow but missed the target and the arrow went over the hedge. He ran to retrieve it. At this moment RA shot his arrow which also flew over the hedge and struck WW in the right eye,Arrow,,Shot with,,Wound to the right eye,Instant,RA who shot him by accident,Arrow worth halfpenny,,,, ,1544_2,E/401,9/558/164,,Herefordshire,Norton,1543-09-17,"Garnans, John",Crone,Walter,M,Dilwyn,,,,,1543-08-16,8,,09:00,,"Cutting with a hay scythe ['desecando fenaria'] in a barn, with Henry Stalwarde",He cut his left leg with the scythe and died instantly,Scythe,,Cut with,,Wound to the left leg,Instant,HS who was working with him,Scythe worth 12d is in custody of Walter Stalward of Dilwyn,,,, ,1544_2,E/402,9/558/165,,Herefordshire,Mordiford,1544-03-08,"Wassheburne, Anthony",Valton,Edward,M,,,,,,1543-08-10,8,,In the afternoon [faded],,Crossing the River Wye on horseback in the place called 'ov[er]forde',He was drowned because of his mare's weakness,River Wye,,,,Drowned,,,Mare worth 4s remains in custody of [faded] Edwards of Canon Pyon,,,, ,1544_2,E/403,9/558/166,,Herefordshire,Norton,1543-09-16,"Garnans, John",ap Thomas,David,M,Clifford,Labourer,,,,1543-07-23,7,,10:00,,Riding on the horse of John Bedow of Clifford driving cattle out of the River Wye,He fell from the horse and drowned,River Wye,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 5s remains in custody of JB,,,, ,1544_2,E/404,9/558/168,,Worcestershire,Hanbury,1543-12-10,"Hubband, John",Cooke,Thomas,M,Hanbury,"Labourer, servant of Walter Hanbury of Hanbury, husbandman",,,,1543-12-02,12,,,,Yoking his master's six oxen ,One of the oxen struck TC in the left side of the head with its horn killing him instantly,Ox,,Mauled by,,Wound to the left side of the head through to the brain,Instant,,Ox worth 16s remains in custody of WH,,,, ,1544_2,E/405,9/558/169,,Shropshire,Overton ('Offerton'),1544-01-16,"Leighton, Ralph",Wylkys,Jane,F,"Richards Castle, Herefordshire",,,,,1544-01-12,12,Sunday,At night,,Going from Ludlow to Richards Castle,She fell onto a stone in the place called 'Galyers Wall' and suffered a wound to her right arm,Stone,,Fall onto,,Wound to the right arm,Languished until 7 am on 13 January,,,,Jury status,, ,1544_2,E/406,9/558/170,,Shropshire,Botfeld',1544-01-31,"Leighton, Ralph",Davyes,Thomas,M,Leebotwood ('leghbotwod'),,,,,1544-01-30,1,Thursday,17:00,,Felling/cutting ('in cindendo fuit') an oak tree on the hill called 'lytell Cordok',The tree rolled down the hill crushing TD's body,Tree (oak),,,,Crushed body,He died at 6 pm,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/407,9/558/172,,Gloucestershire,Over,1543-06-28,"Barkeley, James, esq.",Denys,John,M,,,,,,1543-06-24,6,,,,Playing with a knife/dagger ('cultellus') called a 'hangar' in the field called 'Courthey',He cut his left leg giving himself a wound,Knife,,Cut with,,Wound to the left leg,Languished until 28 June,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/408,9/558/173,,Gloucestershire,[Easter] Compton (in Henbury parish),1543-08-28,"Barkeley, James, esq.",Holaster,Thomas,M,,,,,,1543-08-27,8,,,,Loading grain onto a cart ('plaustrum'),He fell from the cart due to his body's debility and broke his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/409,9/558/174,,Gloucestershire,[Easter] Compton,1544-01-21,"Barkeley, James, esq.",Barker,Alexander,M,,,,,,1544-01-20,1,,,,Felling an ash tree,The tree fell on him giving him a wound from which he died instantly,Tree (ash),,Fell on him,,Wound (unspecified),Instant,,Ash worth 8d,,,, ,1544_2,E/410,9/558/175,,Gloucestershire,Tewkesbury,1543-09-15,"Huntley, William, gent.",Dawby,William,M,Ashchurch,Husbandman,,,,1543-09-10,9,,19:00,,Going from Ashchurch to Twyning,"When he was passing by the River Avon his feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/411,9/558/176,,Gloucestershire,Newland,1543-09-23,"Huntley, William, gent.",a Brystowe alias Barbor,Rose,F,,,"Wife of Thomas a Brystowe alias Barbor of the parish of Newland, miner",,,1543-09-21,9,Friday,,,Collecting nuts/acorns ('nuces') in the place called 'Cley Grove' near Clearwell,She was attacked by a stag which struck her with its antlers giving her a mortal wound to the left side of the chest,Stag,,Mauled by,,Wound to the left side of the chest,Died within one hour,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/412,9/558/178,,Gloucestershire,Forthampton,1544-03-12,"Huntley, William, gent.",Kery,John,M,Tewkesbury,Tiler,,,,1544-03-11,3,,13:00,,Climbing a ladder to inspect tiles on the roof of a certain house,"Once on the roof he put his hand on a piece of timber, which was not fixed firmly [to the roof], and fell to the ground suffering a wound to the head",Roof,,Fall from,,Wound to the head (skull),Instant,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/413,9/558/180,,Oxfordshire,Culham,1543-08-01,"Hucvale, Robert",Jonys,Henry,M,"Abingdon, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire)","Labourer, servant of Thomas Boughton of Abingdon, Fishmonger",,17 and more,,1543-07-30,7,,15:00,,"Mowing grass to make hay with William White, age 17, in the place called 'Rye close' near the 'Northende streme'","He intended to bath in the said stream and asked WW to join him. WW replied: 'I will go with you soon but not just yet'. HJ undressed, went into the water and drowned",Stream,,,,Drowned,,WW who was working with him,,,,, ,1544_2,E/414,9/558/181,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Sutton Courtenay,1543-12-09,"Bysley, Thomas",Whittyngton,Thomas,M,"Abingdon, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire)",,,,,1543-12-04,12,,19:00,,Going from East Hendred towards Abingdon,"He came to the place called 'Woodhey', where he entered a flooded area. Having walked through water for a longer while he stopped at the place called 'Woodhey crosse' because he feared the flood. Around midnight he succumbed to cold and died",Cold,,,,Exposure,Died at about midnight,Henry Harper alias Glasier who found the body,,,,, ,1544_2,E/415,9/558/183,,Berkshire,Lambourn,1544-02-03,"Redferne, Arthur",Aborowe,John,M,,Servant of John Patye,,,,1544-02-03,2,,,,Driving his master's cart loaded with sticks/rods ('cu[m] vimenijs voc[antur] Rodd[es]') in the pasture called 'gret hadley',The black thill horse worth 2s stumbled on a small mound and the rods fell on JA's shoulders crushing his body,Cart load (rods/sticks),,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,JP who was driving the cart with him,"Rods worth 8d, horse worth 2s",,,, ,1544_2,E/416,9/558/184,,Berkshire,Cheveley,1543-10-08,"Redferne, Arthur",Clerk,John,M,,,,,,1543-10-07,10,,,,Cutting branches of an oak growing in the place called 'ogden',One of the branches fell on his head striking it against the tree so that his [face] was torn around his jaws ('abstindit capud ei[u]s circa maxillas suas'),Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him,,Wound to the head around jaws,,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/417,9/558/185m,,Berkshire,Sonning,1543-08-16,"Edmund[es], William",Folkes,Agnes,F,,,,,,1543-08-16,8,,,,Crossing a river in the place called 'pater lake ffourde' on the back of a certain mare with Jane Langford,They fell from the horse and drowned,River ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,JL who was riding with her and died with her,,,,, ,1544_2,E/417,9/558/185m,,Berkshire,Sonning,1543-08-16,"Edmund[es], William",Langford,Jane,F,,,,,,1543-08-16,8,,,,Crossing a river in the place called 'pater lake ffourde' on the back of a certain mare with Agnes Folkes,They fell from the horse and drowned,River ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,AF who was riding with her and died with her,,,,, ,1544_2,E/418,9/558/186,,Berkshire,Pangbourne,1543-08-16,"Edmund[es], William",Holmes,John,M,Chilton,Labourer,,,,1543-08-07,8,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by four horses in the king's road between Pangbourne and Kentwood,The cart fell on him and struck his body,Cart,,Fell on him,,Struck body,Languished until 8 August,,"Cart and horses worth £4 remain in custody of John Latton, esq.",,,, ,1544_2,E/419,9/558/194,,Cambridgeshire,Royston,1543-11-29,"Vssher, John",a Woode,John,M,Royston,Yeoman,,,,1543-11-28,11,,,,Coming down stairs following a certain girl,He came out of a certain room in Royston in pursuit of a certain girl. He shouted with great fury: 'by the masse thou whore I shall mete w[ith] the' and continued after her down the stairs from the said room. He fell head first from the upper step to the ground breaking his neck. And so he killed himself feloniously and voluntarily against lord king's peace,Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,"He had no goods, chattels or holdings",,, ,1544_2,E/420,9/558/195,,Cambridgeshire,Impington,1543-09-20,"Harres, Laurence",Barnesdon,Thomas,M,Impington,Thatcher,,,,1543-09-19,9,,,,Standing on a ladder thatching a roof,The 'staffe' of the ladder broke and he fell to the ground,Ladder,,Fall from,,,Instant,,Ladder worth 12d,,,, ,1544_2,E/421,9/558/196,,Cambridgeshire,Castle Camps,1543-10-14,"Master, John",Gardener,George,M,Castle Camps,Brewer,,,Drunk,1543-10-12,10,,,,,He fell over and died instantly,,,,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/422,9/558/197,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Huntingdon,1544-01-05,"Tame, Thomas, and Clampe, Philip",N,N,M,,,,,,1544-01-04,1,,,,Crossing a bridge called 'hinchingbrook bridge',His feet slipped and he fell into the water below,Water [possibly the Alconbury Brook],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/423,9/558/200,,Bedfordshire,[Great] Barford ('Bereford'),1543-07-30,"David, Morgan",Wright,Christina,F,,Servant of Thomas Wilshire of Barford,,,,1543-07-29,7,,07:00,,Fetching water from a pond ('stagnum') with a pail,"She was standing on the verge of the pond with a pail in her right hand. Her feet slipped, she fell into the water and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_2,E/424,9/558/201,,Buckinghamshire,North Marston,1543-08-31,"Yong, Richard",Brynlowe,Thomas,M,,,,,,1543-08-31,8,,,,Mounting a horse property of Thomas Redmande,The horse kicked him in the left side of the head giving him a mortal wound,Horse,,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of the head,Instant,,Horse worth 10s which sum remains in the hands of TR for safekeeping,,,, ,1544_2,E/425,9/558/202,,Buckinghamshire,Denham,1543-09-28,"Woodless, Robert",Broun,George,M,,,,,,1543-09-24,9,,22:00,,Fishing in the river called 'Colneyt streme' [possibly the River Colne] with his brother William,"There came John Clerk of Denham, husbandman and holder ('firmari[us]') of the said water, with his servants Robert Besouth, Martin Reyner and William Heydon armed with staffs and other weapons. When he saw GB and WB he told his servants to shoot them. Hearing this GB and WB immediately jumped into the river hoping to cross to the other side and thus avoid being shot. WB managed to escape but his brother drowned ",River [possibly the River Colne],,,,Drowned,"WB who was running away with him, and JC with his three servants, who pursued them",,,,,, ,1544_2,E/426,9/558/203m,,Norfolk,Downham Market,1543-11-16,"Hyllyngton, Richard",Rossomus?,John,M,,,,,,1543-11-07,11,,00:00,,Milling grain in a windmill in Wimbotsham,"The force of whirlwind and of a very strong wind caused the mill to collapse. A certain beam called a 'Wynde mylle Beme' worth 12d struck JR in the back of the head, that is in the neck, giving him a mortal wound",Windmill (beam),,Struck by,,Wound to the neck,Instant,,Beam worth 12d,,"Same accident, different victim",, ,1544_2,E/426,9/558/204m,,Norfolk,Downham Market,1543-11-16,"Hyllyngton, Richard",Smyth,Robert,M,,,,,,1543-11-07,11,,00:00,,Milling grain in a windmill in Wimbotsham,The force of whirlwind and of a very strong wind caused the mill to collapse. A certain piece of timber called the 'mill Trowgh' worth 12d struck JR in the throat giving him a mortal wound,Windmill (trough),,Struck by,,Wound to the throat,Instant,,Trough worth 12d,,"Same accident, different victim",, ,1544_2,E/427,9/558/205,,Norfolk,East Dereham,1544-01-11,"Hoo, Richard, gent.",Borage,Thomas,M,East Dereham,Labourer,,,,1544-01-11,1,,06:00,,Making a 'Burden of Barley Strawe' in the barn of William Johnson of East Dereham using an old string called a 'strawe lyne',"He put the string/rope around a large sheaf of barley and was pulling with both his hands using all his might to tie it. The string broke and he fell backwards onto the ground. His almost unsheathed knife, which was hanging at his belt, pierced through the inside of his left thigh, under and near his navel [sic] giving him a mortal wound, 1 and 1/2 in deep and 1 in wide",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound through the inside of his left thigh, under and near his navel ",Languished until 7 am,,"String worth half a farthing, knife worth a farthing",,,, ,1544_3,E/428,9/559/33,,Hertfordshire,Dane End ('Danehande' in the parish of Redbourn),1543-08-20,"Ellis, Richard",Beche,Helen,F,,,Daughter of Walter Beche,7 and more,,1543-08-20,8,Monday,13:00,,Fetching water from a well ('fons') in her father's messuage,She fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1544_3,E/429,9/559/35,,Hertfordshire,Windridge ('Wyndruge' in the parish of St Stephen),1543-11-10,"Ellis, Richard",Sybley,Catherine,F,,,,16 and more,,1543-11-01,11,,17:00-18:00,,Fetching water from a certain 'Wat[er] ponde' near the messuage called 'Brock[es]',She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1544_3,E/430,9/559/37,,Hertfordshire,Bramfield ('Brantfeld'),1543-09-21,"Ellis, Richard",Ev[er]arde,Thomas,M,,,,12 and more,,1543-06-13,6,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga vocat[ur] a donge carte') with ironbound wheels pulled by a black horse, in 'Quenehall ende' in the parish of Tewin ('Tuyng')","Suddenly, the right wheel ran over his thigh breaking and crushing it",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken and crushed thigh,Languished until 10 September,,Cart worth 10s and horse worth 11s remain in the hands and possession of Richard Elam of Queen Hall End,,Not indented,, ,1544_3,E/431,9/559/38,,Hertfordshire,Watford,1543-06-19,"Ellis, Richard",Ravensby,Edward,M,,Yeoman,,,,1543-03-24,3,,07:00-08:00,,He was in a cart ('biga') called a 'cole carte' pulled by five horses travelling through Watford to a certain grove to bring 'charcoles',The cart drove onto a 'banke' in the town's main street. Fearing an accident ER he jumped out of the cart but was struck in the head and neck by the 'further Whele',Cart (wheel),,Fell on him,,Crushed head and neck,,,Wheel worth 4s remains in custody of Thomas Rayalby,,,, ,1544_4,E/432,9/560/39,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1544-09-23,"Rawlins, Raphael",Morgan,William,M,Gloucester,,,Child,,1544-09-23,9,,10:00,,Walking and playing alone near a certain 'lyme pitte',"His feet slipped, he fell into the pit and drowned",Lime pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/433,9/560/73,,Herefordshire,Tyberton,1544-06-11,"Garnans, John",ap Richard ap Jeuan,John,M,Parish of St Margaret,Labourer,,,,1544-05-12,5,,09:00,,Cutting the top/pruning an oak tree ('decapitare [...] quercu[m]'),One of the branches fell on his right arm crushing his body,Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,Branch worth 2d is in custody of Thomas ap Glin of the parish of 'thlangyhangell',,,, ,1544_4,E/434,9/560/75,,Shropshire,Shrewsbury,1544-07-04,"Hosier, Edward, and Atk[es], Richard",Alen,William,M,"Wolverhampton, Staffordshire",Gentleman,,,Of sound mind,1544-06-29,6,,16:00,,Washing himself in the River Severn in Frankwell,He drowned,River Sever,,,,"Drowned; body found at 8 am on 4 July in the place called 'Cripples loode' by William Hickock[es] of Shrewsbury, shearman",,WH who found the body,,,,, ,1544_4,E/435,9/560/76,,Oxfordshire,Wolvercote,1544-04-25,"Hucvale, Robert",Wellar,Thomas,M,Wolvercote,Fisherman,Son of Hugh Wellar,,,1544-04-24,4,,,,He was in a boat on the River Thames setting up a fish trap called a 'Wele or Junkett',As he was throwing the trap into the water its weight pulled him out of the boat and he drowned,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/436,9/560/77,,Monmouthshire,Redwick,1544-01-03,"William, John, gent.",Tornor,Joneta,F,Whitson ('Wiston'),,,,,1543-12-10,12,,,,,She was run down and struck with horns by a cow worth 5s property of William Kedy of Whitson,Cow,,Mauled by,,Wound to the left side of the body,Languished until 10 January,,"Cow worth 5s is in custody of Walter Taylor of Magor, tailor",,Wrong date of death: should be on or before 3 January,, ,1544_4,E/437,9/560/98,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,"Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sandgate",1544-07-19,"Ourde, Bertram",N,N,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,,His body was found floating on the River Tyne,River Tyne,,,,Drowned,,,,,Classed as accident but circumstances of death and identity unknown,, ,1544_4,E/438,9/560/99,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,"Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Close street",1544-05-15,"Ourde, Bertram, and Ellison, Cuthbert",Meldram,George,M,Frenchman,,,,,1544-05-15,5,,,,Jumping/leaping for fun ('ex suo mero motu in Joco et ludo saltavit'),"By misfortune and because of the way he twisted his body, he cut the inside of his left thigh with his knife worth a halfpenny, which he had on him in a broken leather sheath",Knife,,Cut with,,"Wound to the inside of the left thigh, that is cut veins and nerves/muscles ('venas and nervos'), which caused him to bleed to death",,,Knife worth halfpenny,,,, ,1544_4,E/439,9/560/100,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,"Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Quayside",1544-05-06,"Ourde, Bertram, and Ellison, Cuthbert",Henrison,John,M,,,,,,1544-04-13,4,Sunday,,,Navigating a boat on the River Tyne,He fell into the river and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned and suffocated,,"Agnes Henrison and Agnes, wife of John Newcome, who found the body",,,,, ,1544_4,E/440,9/560/101,,Westmorland,Docker,1544-03-18,"Dokkett, Roger",Roulandson,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1544-03-18,3,,,,He climbed to the top of a certain house and stood on a beam,The beam broke and he fell down,House,,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/441,9/560/106m,,"Yorkshire, WR",Hunsingore,1544-04-02,"Marshall, Christopher",Hare,Robert,M,Hopperton,Husbandman,,,,1544-03-20,3,,17:00,,"Crossing the River Nidd on horseback via a bridge at Walsham with John Severby of Hopperton, labourer",By misfortune and because of the horse's debility they fell into the water and drowned,River Nidd,,Fall into,,Drowned,,JS who drowned with him,"Horse worth 6s 8d released to John Cordyngley, deputy almoner",,Not indented,, ,1544_4,E/441,9/560/106m,,"Yorkshire, WR",Hunsingore,1544-04-02,"Marshall, Christopher",Severby,John,M,Hopperton,Labourer,,,,1544-03-20,3,,17:00,,"Crossing the River Nidd on horseback via a bridge at Walsham with Robert Hare of Hopperton, husbandman",By misfortune and because of the horse's debility they fell into the water and drowned,River Nidd,,Fall into,,Drowned,,RH who drowned with him,"Horse worth 6s 8d released to John Cordyngley, deputy almoner",,Not indented,, ,1544_4,E/442,9/560/107,,Westmorland,Thornthwaite,1543-10-17,"Dokkett, Roger",Bennett,William,M,,,,,,1543-10-16,10,,,,Walking on the bank of 'halffe Watter',He fell into the water due to weakness caused by an illness,Water ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1544_4,E/443,9/560/108,,Westmorland,Windermere,1544-08-04,"Dokkett, Roger",Ellower,James,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Standing on a ladder cutting the branch of a certain oak for firewood,The cut branch fell on him so that he fell down and died instantly,Ladder/tree (oak),,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/444,9/560/109,,"Yorkshire, NR",Brafferton,1544-06-20,"Lounde, Robert",Marshall,William,M,Brafferton,Labourer,,,Not of sane mind ('erat ext[ra] memoriam') because of the 'blake agoo' from which he had been suffering for 14 days prior to his death,1544-06-19,6,,03:00,,He was in his bed,He got up from the bed and ran to the fields and near the River Swale. He fell into the river and drowned,River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/445,9/560/110,,Yorkshire,Sandal,1544-07-05,"Rysthworth, Robert",Boith,William,M,Crigglestone,Coker,,,,1544-07-05,7,,10:00,,Working in a coal pit,Large mass of coal fell on him crushing his body,Coal,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/446,9/560/111,,Yorkshire,Batley,1544-03-25,"Rysthworth, Robert",Bell,Edward,M,,,,,,1544-03-05,3,,15:00,,"Riding a grey mare worth 8s accompanying Henry [Clifford], earl of Cumberland",He fell from the horse and broke his neck,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Horse worth 8s,,,, ,1544_4,E/447,9/560/112,,Yorkshire,Elland/Norland ('northland'),1544-04-04,"Rysthworth, Robert",Rayn[er],Robert,M,Rishworth,Husbandman,,,,1544-03-31,3,,14:00,,He was in his tenement at Norland,"Suddenly, there came a bull worth 6s 8d property of the villagers and struck an threw RR to the ground with its head giving him a mortal wound to the right side of the stomach",Bull,,Mauled by,,Wound to the right side of the stomach,Instant,,Bull worth 6s 8d remains in custody of the village of Norland,,,, ,1544_4,E/448,9/560/113,,Yorkshire,Warmfield,1544-07-04,"Rysthworth, Robert",Rowland,John,M,,,,,,1544-07-02,7,,14:00,,Washing sheep in the River Calder,He fell into the water and drowned,River Calder,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1544_4,E/449,9/560/114,,Yorkshire,Leeming,1544-03-28,"Smelt, Leonard",Nicholson,John,M,Leeming,Labourer,,,,1544-03-27,3,,22:00,,Entering a watermill,He fell into water [millpond?] and its force carried him under the water wheel. The wheel worth 6s 8d struck him in the left side of the head killing him instantly,Mill (water wheel),,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of the head,Instant,"John Marshell of Kirkby Hill, gent., and John Thakwray of Thorpe, yeoman, who were holders of the mill at the time of the accident",Waterwheel worth 6s 8d,,Not indented,, ,1544_4,E/450,9/560/116,,"Yorkshire, ER",Stoorwood ('Storewold'),1544-07-11,"Wodd, John",Blakeburne,Ralph,M,Storwood,"Labourer, servant of William Blythe",,,,1544-07-03,7,,,,Crossing a bridge on his way to watch over his master's oxen and horses,"His feet slipped, he fell into the water below the bridge and drowned",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1544_4,E/451,9/560/117,,"Yorkshire, ER",Garrowby ('Garwoldby'),1544-07-15,"Wodd, John",Kemnington,Thomas,M,Garrowby ,Yeoman,,,,1544-07-14,7,,10:00,,Removing an ash tree from a certain mine/pit,He managed to move the tree to the edge but it fell into the pit striking TK in the chest,Tree (ash),,Fell on him,,Crushed chest,,,Tree worth 20d remains in custody of Matthew Pattryke of Barmby on the Marsh,,Not indented,, ,1544_4,E/452,9/560/144,,Derbyshire,Bakewell,1544-06-22,"Byrde, Richard",Down,William,M,Bakewell,Labourer,,50,,1544-06-22,6,,06:00,,Passing by the River Wye,"He tripped on a stone, fell into the river and drowned. The principal cause of his death was quagmire",River Wye/quagmire,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1544_4,E/453,9/560/145,,Derbyshire,Derby,1544-06-15,"Charneley, George",Smyth,Elizabeth,F,[Duffield],,Daughter of James Smyth of Duffield,12 and more,,1544-06-15,6,,06:00,,"Throwing ashes, which she carried in a basket ('sporta'), into the River Derwent",She fell into the river and drowned,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/454,9/560/146,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 236, p. 114.",Nottinghamshire,Dunham,1544-07-24,"Odingzelles, Richard",Jenkinson,Robert,M,,,,,,1544-07-23,7,,10:00,,He came to a horse-mill at Dunham intending to grind malt there,"He climbed to the top of a step inside the mill to prepare the mill to grind, when his foot slipped and he fell backwards from the top of the step to the ground and broke his neck so that he immediately died",Stairs/step,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,"William Upsall, who found the body",,,,, ,1544_4,E/455,9/560/147,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 235, p. 114",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1544-04-13,"Odingzelles, Richard",Byrkes,Thomas,M,,,,,,1544-03-29,3,,,,Removing a water-gate called a 'flodeyate' at a certain water-mill,"While removing it he stood on a 'balke' which was rotten, although TB did not know this, and which suddenly broke, and he slipped and fell into the river, where he was drowned",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,John Smyth of Newark who found the body,,,,, ,1544_4,E/456,9/560/150,,Warwickshire,Warmington,1544-05-28,"Edgeworth, Robert",Archer,Margaret,F,,,Wife of Thomas Archer ,,,1544-04-07,4,,,,Throwing straw from a certain hovel using a pitchfork called a 'Shepyke',She fell from the hovel onto the sharp end of the pitchfork receiving a wound in the right breast through to the heart,Pitchfork,,Fall onto,,Wound to the right chest through to the heart,Instant,,"Pitchfork worth 2d remains in custody of Thomas Archer of Warmington, husbandman",,,, ,1544_4,E/457,9/560/151,,Warwickshire,Edgbaston,1544-04-30,"Hawe, Thomas, sen.",Acton,John,M,,,,,,1544-04-29,4,,11:00,,Pruning an oak tree,One of the branches fell on his left arm giving him a mortal wound,Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him,,Wound to the left arm,Languished 2 pm ,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/458,9/560/154,,Lincolnshire,Lincoln,1544-04-20,"Beyke, John, Fawkon[er], Nicholas, Gwheler[er], William and Atkynson Edmund",Deayn,Thomas,M,,,,,,1544-04-19,4,,21:00,,Passing through the close of Nicholas Treton,He fell backwards and head first into a pit or pond. He could not free his head and died instantly,Pit or pond,,Fall into,,[Drowned],Instant,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/459,9/560/155,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",South Hykeham,1544-07-07,"Wylson, John",Hauk[es],Jane,F,,Girl,,,,1544-07-07,7,,10:00,,Wrestling with Christopher Ledenam,"She pushed him to the ground and fell with him. She fell on the tip of CL's knife worth a halfpenny, which he had at his belt, and received a wound to the left breast through to the heart",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the left breast through to the heart,Instant,CL on whose knife she fell,Knife worth halfpenny,,,, ,1544_4,E/460,9/560/171,,Hampshire ,Pamber,1544-06-10,"Lichefeld, John",Styffe,Agnes,F,,,Daughter of George Styffe,,,1544-06-10,6,,,,,She fell beckwards into a vessel ('patella') full of boiling liquid called 'Growte' and drowned,Vessel with hot liquid,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Vessel worth 10d remains in custody of GS,"She had no goods, chattels, lands or holdings",,, ,1544_4,E/461,9/560/172,,Wiltshire,Malmesbury,1544-06-12,"Curteys, Griffith ('Griffinus')",Stumpe,Elizabeth,F,,,,11,,1544-05-22,5,,17:00,,,She fell into a certain river ('flumen') near St Aldhelm chapel in the parish of St Paul and drowned,River [possibly the River Avon],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/462,9/560/173,,Somerset,West Pennard,1544-07-19,"Walton, William",Robins,William,M,Ditcheat,Single man,Single man,,,1544-07-18,6,,09:00,,Riding a black mare worth 10s carrying on his right shoulder a scythe worth 8d,In the field called 'Stoke hill Downe' within the tithing of West Pennard in the Glastonbury Twelve Hides Hundred the mare threw WR to the ground and his right arm was cut off by the scythe,Scythe ,Horse,Cut with,Fall from,Cut off right arm,Instant,,Mare worth 10s and scythe worth 8d,,,, ,1544_4,E/463,9/560/174,,Dorset,Langton,1544-05-16,"Welburne, William",Vyne,John,M,Langton,Labourer,,,,1544-05-15,5,,,,He was playing with Thomas Made in a certain close. Having finished playing he ran back to work holding in his hand a sickle/scythe ('falx') called a 'corne hoke',He fell onto the sickle and suffered a wound to the right leg,Sickle/scythe,,Fall onto,,Wound to the right leg,,TM who was playing with him,Sickle/scythe worth 2d,,,, ,1544_4,E/464,9/560/180,,Wiltshire,Malmesbury,1544-07-12,"Curteys, Griffith ('Griffinus')",Cove,Benedict,M,,,,10,,1544-04-13,4,,16:00,,Riding a black horse worth 8s in a place called 'Croshayes',The horse threw him and he fell onto stones receiving a mortal wound,Stones,,Fall onto,,Wound (unspecified),Languished until 15 April,,Horse worth 8s,,,, ,1544_4,E/465,9/560/188,,Bedfordshire,Biddenham,1544-05-01,"David, Morgan",Lord,Thomas,M,Bedford,"Labourer, servant of Henry Albony of Bedford, baker",,,,1544-05-01,5,,08:00,,Travelling from Bedford to Biddenham on his master's business. He was riding on a black horse worth 13s 4d carrying a four-gallon barrel of beer,"The horse bolted and kicked back and threw TL off its back along with the barrel. He fell on the barrel receiving a strike and knock to the chest, which caused his death",Barrel,Horse,Fall onto,Fall from,Strike and knock to the chest,Instant,,Horse worth 13s 4d is in custody of HA,,,, ,1544_4,E/466,9/560/189,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Woodhurst,1543-09-17,"Toney, Thomas, gent.",Sythstone,Juliana,F,,,,,,1543-09-16,9,,,,Driving the cart ('biga') of Richard Melborn pulled by one horse,The horse deviated from the road and the right wheel of the cart ran over a certain mound/hillock ('monticulus'). The cart overturned and fell on JS,Cart,,Fell on her,,,,,"Horse and cart worth 13s 4d remain in custody of William Owety, deputy of king's almoner",,,, ,1544_4,E/467,9/560/190,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Great Gidding,1543-10-12,"Toney, Thomas, gent.",Foster,Robert,M,,,,,,1543-10-11,10,,,,Driving his cart ('biga') pulled by three horses,The cart overturned because of the horses' speed and fell on RF,Cart,,Fell on him,,Struck body,Instant,,"Cart and horses worth 10s remain in custody of William Owtye, deputy of king's almoner",,,, ,1544_4,E/468,9/560/191,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Holywell,1543-09-17,"Toney, Thomas, gent.",Shepard,William,M,,,,,,1543-09-15,9,,,,Sleeping on the bank of a certain river,When he got up he tripped on a stone and fell into the water where he drowned,River [possibly the Great Ouse],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/469,9/560/192,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Ramsey,1544-07-08,"Servyngton, Richard",Harryell,John,M,,,,20 and more,,1544-07-08,7,,08:00-09:00,,He was in a boat loaded with 'Fagott[es]' on a certain water called 'Ulmer',"The boat capsized because of a tempest, he was thrown into the water and drowned",Lake [possibly the Ugg Mere],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 6s remains in custody of the coroner,,,, ,1544_4,E/470,9/560/193,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Buckworth,1543-10-12,"Toney, Thomas, gent.",Chapman,Robert,M,,,,,,1544-10-01,10,,,,Riding the horse of Thomas Brown and driving a cart ('biga') pulled by six horses property of TB,The horse threw him and he fell under the left wheel of the cart. The cart ran over his legs breaking both of them,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken legs,Languished until 11 October,,"Seven horses and cart worth 45s remain in custody of William Owtye, deputy of king's almoner",,,, ,1544_4,E/471,9/560/194,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Great Stukeley,1543-09-13,"Toney, Thomas, gent.",Myght,William,M,,Servant of Thomas Harryson,,,,1543-09-01,9,,,,Mowing his master's grain ('bladum'),He was working so hard and sweating ('adeo & intantum laboravit & sudavit') that because of his exposure to cold immediately afterwards exhaustion and illness affected his intestines and internal organs (''crapula & contagiu[m] viscera & int[er]ora ip[s]ius Will[elm]i Myght penetravit rac[i]one frigoris inde postea accept[e]'),Overwork,,,,Internal illness,Languished until 12 September,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/472,9/560/195,,Norfolk,Stoke Ferry,1544-06-18,"Hyllyngton, Richard",Gayton,Thomas,M,Stoke Ferry,Lime burner,,,,1544-06-18,6,,,,Digging up 'Chalk for lyme' in a certain great pit,Three cartloads and more of chalk fell on him completely crushing his body,Chalk,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,,"He had no lands, holdings, goods or chattels",,, ,1544_4,E/473,9/560/196,,Norwich city,"Norwich, St Peter Southgate parish",1544-01-29,"Reynbald, Stephen, and Conye, Thomas",Frankisshe,Thomas,M,,,,,,1543-11-23,11,Friday,,,"Fishing from a boat on the River Wensum with his servant, William Radliffe, age 14 and more","When they reached Thorpe Hall, TF tripped, fell backwards into the river and drowned",River Wensum,,Fall into,,Drowned; his body stayed in the water until 28 January when it was discovered,His body stayed in the water until 28 January when it was discovered,WR who was with him in the boat; Robert Mayne who found the body,,,,, ,1544_4,E/474,9/560/197,,Norwich city,"Norwich, St Edmund parish, Fishergate",1543-11-03,"Reynbald, Stephen, and Conye, Thomas",Crome,Margaret,F,,,Daughter of Elizabeth Crome of Norwich,1 and more,,1543-11-02,11,Thursday,15:00,,Sitting in a small chair in front of the fire at her mother's house. She was put there by her mother who wanted to keep her warm and who then left her and was busy around the house,She was wriggling around and pushing so much that she fell into the fire. The front of her head caught fire and she was burnt and suffocated by the smoke,Fire,Smoke,Fall into,,Burned head and suffocated,Instant,EC who found the body,,,,, ,1544_4,E/475,9/560/198,,Norwich city,"Norwich, St George Colegate parish",1544-05-14,"Watson, Robert",Bolytont,Robert,M,,,,,,1544-05-13,5,,11:00-12:00,,Trying to pull out a quant which was stuck in mud in certain river [possibly the River Wensum],"He pulled on the quant with such violence that he fell into the water. The force of water carried him from a place opposite the messuage of Alan P[er]eroy to the staith of the messuage of William Louth. There he [was pulled ashore] by Robert Grene of Norwich, mason, and Richard Noblet of Norwich, dyer, but died later that day",River [possibly the River Wensum],,Fall into,,,Rescued but died between 3 and 4 pm,RG and RN who rescued him,Quant worth 2d is in custody of [faded],,,, ,1544_4,E/476,9/560/199,,Norwich city,"Norwich, St Martin parish, at the gates of bishop's palace",1544-06-19,"Watson, Robert",Fen,Margaret,F,,,,24 and more,,1544-06-19,6,Thursday,15:00,,"Washing linen clothes of John Spencer, gent., standing on the landing of his messuage",She dropped a piece of laundry and reached out to retrieve it. She fell into the water and drowned,River [possibly the River Wensum],,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John More of Norwich, worsted weaver, who found the body",,,,, ,1544_4,E/477,9/560/200,,Norwich city,"Norwich, St Martin of Coslayne parish",1544-06-30,"Watson, Robert",Fetherston,Stephen,M,,,,10,,1544-06-29,6,Sunday,16:00,,Standing on the bank of a certain river [presumably the River Wensum] opposite the garden of Richard Skot,He reached for a certain string/rope ('cordula') tied to a stake fixed in the river bed. He fell into the river and drowned,River [possibly the River Wensum],,Fall into,,Drowned; body found and recovered at 5 am on 30 June,,RS who found and recovered the body,String worth 1d is in custody of RS,,,, ,1544_4,E/478,9/560/201,,Norwich city,"Norwich, St Swithin parish",1544-07-22,"Brome, Robert",Dennye,Edmund,M,,,,21 and more,,1544-07-21,7,Monday,,,Sailing on [the River Wensum] in a boat loaded with dung,"As the boat was being unloaded in the back side of Norwich mills, he noticed that it was filling with water and nearly sinking. Seeing this and wishing to save himself from drowning, he took in his hands a quant [punt pole] with the intention of using it to reach the river bank. Unfortunately, as he tried to jump to the bank the quant became stuck in mud and he fell back and drowned",River [possibly the River Wensum],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Quant worth 1d,,,, ,1544_4,E/479,9/560/204,,Kent,Egerton,1544-05-22,"Herenden, Walter",Carpynter,William,M,,,,,,1544-05-17,5,,,,"Fishing with a draw net in a certain pit/pond ('puteus') with Richard Carpynter, Thomas Harnden, William Parnell, John Reynold and Severus Fright","WC entered the pit and was withdrawing the net by pulling on its rope with WR. The rope broke, he fell into the water and drowned",Pit/pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"RC, TH, WP, JR and SF who were fishing with him",,,,, ,1544_4,E/480,9/560/205,,Kent,Doddington,1544-05-14,"Herenden, Walter",Jacobe,James,M,,,,,,1544-05-11,5,,16:00,,Arguing with Richard Yathys of Doddington,RY was holding a knife in his right hand. JJ snatched the knife from RY with such violence that he struck himself with it giving himself a wound to the right side of his body,Knife,,Struck with,,Wound to the right side of the body,Languished until 10 pm on 14 May,RY with whom he was arguing and with whose knife he stabbed himself,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1544_4,E/481,9/560/206,,Kent,Hawkhurst,1544-06-05,"Herenden, Walter",Congherst,George,M,Hawkhurst,,,,,1544-06-04,6,,,,Walking through his land,His feet slipped and he fell onto a certain board/plank ('tabella voc[atur] borde') which was thrown across a certain stream. He face and nose were so crushed that he died,Plank/board,,Fall onto,,Crushed face and nose,,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/482,9/560/207,,Kent,Stansted,1544-05-28,"Harenden, Walter",Barbour,John,M,Stansted,,,,,1544-05-25,5,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by one horse property of John Milles, gent.",JB ran with [alongside] the cart so fast down a certain hill that he crashed into an oak tree growing at the bottom of the hill crushing his body,Tree (oak),,Struck,,Crushed body,Languished until 27 May,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/483,9/560/208,,Kent,Lewisham,1544-06-04,"Goodwyn, John",Bludwell,Jane,F,,,Daughter of Roger Bludwell of Lewisham,3 and more,,1544-05-24,5,,15:00,,She was in her father's garden,She fell into a well ('fons') and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1544_4,E/484,9/560/209,,Kent,Ruckinge,1544-06-25,"Berham, Bartholomew, gent.",Baker,James,M,Ruckinge,Sawyer,,,,1544-06-21,6,,,,"Sawing an 'oken tymberlogge' resting on two 'transers' positioned above a saw pit, with John at Style, sawyer",JB was standing in the pit and the log fell on his head pressing him,Timber,,Fell on him ,,Pressed,Languished until 11 am on 22 June,JS who was working with him,Timber and saw worth 2s remain in custody of the coroner,,,, ,1545_1,E/485,9/561/3,,Essex,Little Braxted,1543-11-02,"Tusser, Clement",Browne,John,M,,,,,,1543-11-02,11,,,,"Driving a cart ('currus') pulled by four horses and one mare, and loaded with three and a half hundredweights of iron to a certain pit in a place called 'Churche fyld', with William Lumley","JB struck the thill horse with a whip. The horse overturned the cart, which fell on JB and caused him to suffocate",Cart and load,,Fell on him,,Suffocated,,WL the other cart driver,"Iron remains in custody of [William] Oty, almoner; cart and thill horse worth 14s (along with the other three horses and the mare) remain in custody of [blank] Wood of Braxted",,,, ,1545_1,E/486,9/561/?,,Shropshire,Shrewsbury,1543-08-02,"Barton, Roger",Greene,Richard,M,Wilderley,Husbandman,,,Ill,1543-08-01,8,,13:00,,"Thomas Kynge of of St John's near Worcester, yeoman, was riding a bay gelding worth 33s 4d in the place called 'Crosse Greene' to arrive at the fair there held","RG was standing carelessly among a great number of horses. TK's gelding knocked him to the ground and then trampled giving him a wound to the lower part of his stomach. RG was carried to the house of Thomas Barton alias Pyp, butcher, where he died later that day",Horse (gelding),,Trampled by,,Wound to the lower part of the stomach,Languished until between midnight and 1 am,TK who was riding the horse,"Horse worth 33s 4d remains in custody of Nicholas Pursell and Henry [illegible], bailiffs of Shrewsbury",,,, ,1545_2,E/487,9/562/25,,Essex,Mayland,1544-06-01,"Tusser, Clement",Spynster,Rose,F,,,,,,not given,,,,,Drawing water from a well/pit ('puteus'),"She stumbled over a certain shrub ('Rubus'), fell into the pit and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/488,9/562/27,,Surrey,Guildford,1545-04-15,"Fallett, John, mayor of Guildford",Baronsbe,Peter,M,,,Son of William Baronsbe,1,,1545-04-15,4,,04:00,,in a s[er]tein house beinge in a lane Caulyd stoke lane',He 'did Rise ffrom his bed alone by hymselff and went to make wat[er] at a hole beinge in the wall in the lofte of the sayde house where he lay & so went to [the] hole & in his Retorning ffrom the sayde wall he fell ffrom [the] syde of the steyer[es] of [the] cha[m]br & in his fallynge his face Restid upon [the] vj stepp of the sayde steyr[es] by Reason of [the] w[hich] stepp beinge veri sharp Edgid the sayde pet[er] was sore wounded in hys fface & so by misfortune he came to hys deth and none otherwise',Stairs,,Fall from,,Wound to the face,,,,,English,, ,1545_2,E/489,9/562/30,,Kent,West Malling,1544-07-24,"Herenden, Walter",Hodsell,William,M,,,,,,1544-07-23,7,,,,Driving a cart ('caruca') pulled by one horse and loaded with wood ,When the cart came down a certain hill at speed his head was pressed between the cart and an oak tree so that he was suffocated,Cart,Tree (oak),Pressed between,,"Pressed head, suffocated",,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/490,9/562/32,,Kent,Westgate-on-Sea,1545-01-19,"Berham, Bartholomew, gent.",Mell[es],Elizabeth,F,Parish of Holy Cross,Spinster,,,,1545-01-19,1,,06:00,,Drawing water from a certain river with a pail worth 2d,She stood on a certain bench/platform/elevated place ('Shamellu[m]') and bent down to fill the bucket with water. The violence of the river pushed her of the bench and into the water where she drowned,River (unspecified),,[Fall into],,Drowned,,"John Davy, glover who found the body",Pail worth 2d,,,, ,1545_2,E/491,9/562/48,,Norfolk,Thetford,1544-11-20,"Edwerd[es], Nicholas, gent.",Doo,Leonard,M,Thetford,Labourer,,,,1544-11-09,11,,18:00-19:00,,He was at 'Castell mylle',He fell or slipped onto the wheel and was killed,Mill (wheel),,Fall onto,,,,,Wheel worth 6s,He had no burse or pence on him nor any other goods or chattels,,, ,1545_2,E/492,9/562/52,,Cambridgeshire,Bassingbourn,1544-07-18,"Master, John",Manffelde,Thomas,M,"Welwyn, Hertfordshire",Tiler,,,,1544-07-15,7,,,,"Tiling the roof of the house of Thomas Lynne of Bassingbourn, gent.",The ladder on which he was standing broke and he fell down,Ladder,,Fall from,,,Languished until 18 July,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/493,9/562/53,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1544-08-04,"Flecher, James",Motte,Henry,M,Cambridge,Yeoman,,,,1544-08-03,8,,15:00,,"Walking up the stairs of a certain room at the inn called the 'dolphynne' [a historic inn: VCH, Cambridgeshire, vol. 3, pp. 115-16]",He fell from the top of the stairs,Stairs,,Fall from,,,Languished until 9 am on 4 August,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/494,9/562/54,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1545-01-12,"Flecher, James",Cowper,Thomas,M,Cambridge,Labourer,,,,1545-01-08,1,,23:00,,Urinating on the top of 'steyres' within a tenement called 'Marten Halle',He fell from the top of the stairs,Stairs,,Fall from,,,Languished until 11 January,,Stairs worth 16d,,,, ,1545_2,E/495,9/562/55,,Suffolk,Beccles,1544-12-29,"Bumpsted, William, gent.",Reve,Simon,M,Beccles,Tanner,,,,1544-12-20,12,,,,"Passing through the courtyard ('forum') of James Canne's house with two 'mastyf[es]', one 'ruby' and the other one white","The dogs picked a fight with JC's greyhoud and mauled him to death. Trying to pull his dogs away from the greyhound he kicked the white one with his right foot. He struck a 'Calomellu[m] voc[atur] the Toyshe' [collar or muzzle?] receiving a wound to the outside of his foot called an 'instep', 1/8 of an inch deep",Dog or its equipment,,Struck,,"Wound to the outside of his foot called an 'instep', 1/8 of an inch deep",Languished until 29 December,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/496,9/562/67,,Berkshire,Pangbourne,1544-10-14,"Edmund[es], William",P[ar]ker,Thomas,M,,,,,,1544-10-14,10,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') loaded with five quarters of malt and pulled by a mare, in the king's road called 'Shoters hill' in the parish of Pangbourne",The cart fell on him killing him instantly,Cart and load,,Fall on him,,,Instant,,Mare worth 6s 8d which remain in the hands of John Cup[er] of Whitley; cart and malt worth 33s 4d which remain in the hands of Henry Astell of Basildon,,,, ,1545_2,E/497,9/562/70,,Worcestershire,Ombersley ('Om[er]sley'),1545-01-26,"Hybbott, John, gent.",Rugge,Louis,M,Ombersley,Husbandman,,,,1545-01-01,1,,04:00,,"Playing a game called the 'prysone bace' [prison base, OED 1598] at a place called the 'Immyng'",He fell over while running and injured his body so gravely that he died,Ground,,Fall onto,,Injured body,He died on 7 January,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/498,9/562/71,,Worcestershire,Kings Norton,1545-01-05,"Hybbot, John, gent.",Male,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1544-12-31,12,,,,"Agnes Sargeaunt, widow kept a gun called a 'halfe hake' to protect her house. The gun was on a certain table loaded and ready to discharge","EM was standing next to the gun and negligently put fire close to it causing it to fire. A stone called a 'pellet', with which the gun was loaded, struck her on the right side of the head giving her a mortal wound",Bullet,,Struck with,,Wound to the right side of the head,,,Gun worth 6s 8d,,,, ,1545_2,E/499,9/562/72,,Shropshire,Much Wenlock,1544-12-23,"Oswald, Richard",[Elcok[es]],Amabel ('Mabell/Mabilla'),F,[Atterley],,Wife of Richard Elcok[es] of Atterley,,Drunk,1544-12-08,12,,19:00,,"Returning home from Much Wenlock, where she had been busy on her business and drinking all day",She was excessively drunk [wording unclear] and frequently fell over. She then wandered off the road and fell in the place called 'horbrige lese' about a quarter of a mile from her house where she died of cold,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/500,9/562/74,,Herefordshire,Hereford/Haywood,1545-01-03,"Garnans, John",Griffith,Thomas,M,Grafton,Husbandman,,,,1544-12-25,12,,14:00,,Cutting the branch of a certain oak in Haywood,He climbed the tree and the branch on which he was standing broke so that he fell down and was killed,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/501,9/562/75,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1545-02-27,"Walshe, Hugh, mayor of Hereford",Down,Roger,M,,,,,,1545-02-24,2,,,,,Drowned in the River Wye,River Wye,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/502,9/562/81,,Herefordshire,Elberton,1544-08-06,"Vele, William, gent.",Buscher,"John, junior",M,,,,,,1544-08-05,8,,14:00,,Collecting pears from a 'perye tre' in the orchard of John Edward[es] ,"He was standing on one branch and holding on with his left hand to another. Both branches broke, he fell from the tree and drowned",Tree (pear),,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/503,9/562/82,,Berkshire,Newbury,1545-03-01,"Stokeman, William",Som[er],Margaret,F,,,,,,1545-02-28,2,,,,Cleaning a 'heryng barrell' worth 4d in the River Kennet,She fell into the river and drowned instantly,River Kennet,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Barrel worth 4d,,Jury signatures,, ,1545_2,E/504,9/562/83,,Oxfordshire,Nettlebed,1544-08-28,"Hucvale, Robert",Whelar alias Tylar,William,M,South Stoke,Brickmaker,,,,1544-08-15,8,,,,Riding from Stonor to Bix ('Bixbronde') on a bay horse worth 10s,He was passing through a 'fallyng yate al[ias] a flappe yate' near the road leading from Henley to Maidengrove ('manygrove'). The gate was open and supported with a staff. He grasped the staff with his hand and the 'flapp' fell on him striking him on the head and neck and knocking him off the back of his horse. He died because he did not dismount his horse to cross the gate on foot,Gate,,Struck with,,Struck head and neck,He died on 27 August,,Horse worth 10s,,,, ,1545_2,E/505,9/562/95,,"Yorkshire, WR",Ackworth,1545-02-11,"Rysthworth, Robert",Cook,John,M,East Hardwick,Yeoman,,,,1545-02-05,2,,18:00,,Going home having spent some time eating and drinking in the company of many honest men,"As he was walking home he climbed a certain ladder called a 'steill' by the road. His feet slipped, he fell into a certain ditch ('fovea') and drowned",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/506,9/562/97,,"Yorkshire, WR",Kirkburton,1545-01-12,"Rysthworth, Robert",Key,John,M,Stagwood Hill,Yeoman,,,,1545-01-02,1,,14:00,,Going from the house of John Tias to the house of John Barnsley in Holmfirth ('holmfurth Chappell'),He fell onto his knife worth 2d and suffered a wound to the stomach,Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the stomach, 3 in deep and 1/2 in deep",He languished until the next day,,Knife worth 2d,,,, ,1545_2,E/507,9/562/106,,Middlesex,"London, Chartherhouse near St John Street",1545-02-20,"Fox, John",Houghton,Richard,M,,"Servant of Richard Gybson alias Tayllour, horse corser",,16,,1545-02-20,2,,,,Watering a gelding property of RG in a pond within the Charterhouse,"He was on the horse when it suddenly fell into the pond so that its back was submerged. The horse then threw RH off its back and into the water, where he drowned because no one was there to help him",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Gelding worth 40s is in custody of RG,,,, ,1545_2,E/508,9/562/112,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 241, pp. 116-17.",Nottinghamshire,Gedling,1545-01-10,"Odingzelles, Richard",Yvyns,Richard,M,,,,,,1545-01-09,1,,,,Riding in a cart in 'Wylkyn Lane' at Gedling,He slipped and by misadventure fell from the cart onto the highway. One of the wheels crushed his neck killing him instantly,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed neck,Instant,,Wheel worth 20d remains in keeping of William Palfremane of Gedling,,,, ,1545_2,E/509,9/562/114,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 240, p. 116.",Nottinghamshire,Winthorpe,1545-11-28,"Raworthe, John",Gibbon,John,M,,Servant of John Smyth of of Winthorpe,,,,1543-08-15,8,,,,Driving his master's cart loaded with hay and drawn by four oxen and a mare,The cart was suddenly overthrown to the ground in the king's highway leading from Newark-on-Trent to Winthorpe. JG was so crippled and powerless that he could not walk and was carried to Winthorpe in a 'slede'. He languished until 8 September when he died from an old illness or infections to his limbs rather than by reason of the said wagon,Cart,Illness and infections,,,Crippled and powerless but died from illness and/or infections,Languished until 8 September,,,,Classed as divine visitation,, ,1545_2,E/510,9/562/115,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 237, pp. 114-15.",Nottinghamshire,Shelton,1544-07-24,"Raworthe, John",Astlen,Richard,M,,,,,,1544-07-14,7,,,,He was in a cart,"He put his right arm in a part of the cart called a 'hynder key of a wayne', which was joined to the body of the cart and was worth 2d. The cart overturned in a place called 'Coke gate' at Shelton and his right arm was broken",Cart,,Fell on him,,Broken right arm,He died on 24 July,,"The part of the cart called a 'hynder key' is in the keeping of John Maularne, constable of Shelton",,,, ,1545_2,E/511,9/562/116,,Leicestershire,Leicester,1543-08-24,"May, Robert, and Staples, Richard",Nutt,William,M,Leicester,Mason,,,,1543-08-16,8,,,,Climbing a ladder to the top of the house of Agnes Barton,A 'lather stappe' broke and he fell to the ground breaking his left leg,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken leg,Languished until 24 August,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/512,9/562/117,,Leicestershire,Leicester,1544-01-15,"Staples, Richard, and Lambart, Christopher",Byrry,John,M,,,,,,1544-01-15,1,,,,Throwing a dog into the River Soar,He fell into the river and drowned,River Soar,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1545_2,E/513,9/562/124,,Coventry city,Foleshill,1545-01-14,"Grene, Robert",Grene,John,M,,,Son of Thomas Grene,13 and more,,1545-01-09,1,,13:00,,Digging up earth and roots of a tree that his father was felling in a place called 'damasyn fyld' ,He was digging with a spade while his father was busy cutting the tree on the other side. TG shouted to him to move away as the tree was about to fall. He ran but one of the branches knocked him to the ground killing him instantly,Tree,,[Fell on him],,,Instant,"TG who was felling the tree; William Sclater, labourer, who found the body",Tree worth 4d ,,,, ,1545_2,E/514,9/562/125,,Warwickshire,Mancetter,1544-10-30,"Hawe, Thomas, senior",Seyward,John,M,Ansley,Labourer,,,,1544-10-27,10,,,,Travelling in a cart ('plaustrum'),The cart fell and the front ladder fell on JS's neck killing him instantly,Cart (ladder),,Fell on him,,Struck neck,Instant,,"Ladder worth 8d remains in custody of Richard Alyne, village constable",,,, ,1545_2,E/515,9/562/126,,Warwickshire,Nuneaton ('Eton'),1545-01-08,"Hawe, Thomas, junior",Brokys,William,M,Stockingford,Husbandman,,,,1544-10-17,10,,02:00,,,He fell into a coal pit in a grove called the 'hanche' in the parish of Nuneaton and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/516,9/562/127,,Warwickshire,Alcester/Oversley,1544-12-09,"Hawe, Thomas, junior",Taylor,John,M,Alcester,Miller,,,,1544-12-08,12,,,,Repairing and greasing the cog wheel at 'ov[er]sley myll' in the parish of Alcester while wearing a 'peire of cutt brechys',His breeches were caught in the cogs so that he was lifted up and thrown between the 'Rownd[es]' and the cog wheel. His body was crushed so severely that he died instantly,Mill (cog wheel),Mill (rounds),Crushed between,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Cogs and rounds worth 2s which remain in custody of Thomas Bager of Alcester, miller",,,, ,1545_2,E/517,9/562/129,,Warwickshire,Halford,1545-03-03,"Edgeworth, Robert",Smythe,Alice,F,,,Wife of John Smythe,,,1545-02-16,2,,,,Descending a 'steyre' from a room in her husband's house,She fell from the top of the stairs and hit her head on a beam called a 'Syll' at the bottom of the stairs,Stairs,,Fall from,,"Wound to the forehead, 4 in long and 1 in wide",Instant,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/518,9/562/130,,Rutland,Cottesmore,1545-01-10,"Feldyng, John",Bardall,Jane,F,Exton,Spinster,,,,1544-08-07,8,,11:00,,Travelling in the cart ('biga') of Anthony Berige worth 4s,In a place called 'the Newgate' the right wheel of the cart ran over a 'grete molle hill' and overturned. JB was thrown out of the cart and onto the ground. She fell on her head breaking her neck under the weight of her body and the cart's 'swyng',Cart,,Fall from ,,Broken neck,Instant,AB who was driving the cart,Cart worth 4s which remain in custody of AB,,,, ,1545_2,E/519,9/562/131,,Rutland,Cottesmore/Burley,1545-01-10,"Feldyng, John",Ryghtyn,Jane,F,,Pauper ('paupercula'),,,,1544-09-21,9,,11:00,,Travelling in a cart ('biga') in Burley,The horses pulling the cart broke into a run. Fearing the cart would overturn JR jumped out of it and landed on her head breaking her neck,Cart,,,,Broken neck,Instant,,,She had no goods or chattels,,, ,1545_2,E/520,9/562/132,,Rutland,Cottesmore/Barrow,1545-01-10,"Feldyng, John",Daft,Jane,F,,Pauper ('paupercula'),,,,1544-12-21,12,,,,Drawing water from a five-yard-deep well ('fons') in the garden of Agnes Niccolle,"When she bent down to reach her bucket filled with water, her feet slipped because of the weight of the bucket, she fell into the well and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Alice Peres, spinster, who found the body",,,,, ,1545_2,E/521,9/562/137,,Northamptonshire,Norton,1545-03-04,"Stansbury, Thomas",Steffe,James,M,,,,15,,1544-09-08,9,,,,Loading a certain cart ('biga') with barley in the fields of Norton,"He was thrown off the cart by the violence of windstorm. He fell to the ground and onto a knife worth halfpenny, which penetrated the upper part of his right leg",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the upper part of the right leg,Instant,,Knife worth halfpenny,,,, ,1545_2,E/522,9/562/143,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Caistor,1544-10-09,"Doune, Thomas",Holme,John,M,,,,Child,,1544-10-08,10,,19:00,,Playing with other children in a horse mill,He climbed a certain part of the mill called the 'draughte' and fell from it landing on his neck,Mill (draught),,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/523,9/562/177,,Devon,Plymouth,1545-03-04,"Cok, Luke, mayor of Plymouth",Dale,Thomas,M,,,,,,1545-03-04,3,,09:00,,Attaching a rope to the piece of wood for drawing water placed over a well in the house of Robert Hampton,He fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/524,9/562/178,,Hampshire ,Compton,1544-09-13,"Lichefeld, John",Whiteman,Laurence,M,,,,,,1544-09-13,9,,,,Unloading a cart ('biga') loaded with barley in his barn near his house,He fell from the cart landing on his head and neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Suffocated and strangled,Instant,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/525,9/562/179,,Dorset,Chaldon [Herring],1545-01-12,"Welburne, William",Monerd,Elizabeth,F,Chaldon [Herring],Spinster,,7,,1545-01-10,1,,,,Urinating on the bank of 'mayne Water',"Her feet slipped, she fell into the water and drowned",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,She had no goods or chattels,,, ,1545_2,E/526,9/562/180m,,Somerset,Odcombe,1544-12-06,"Pycher, William",Traske,Henry,M,,,,,,1545-12-05,12,,,,,He and John Malat were killed by stones falling from the the upper part of the tower of St Michael the Archangel parish church,Stones,,Fell on him,,,Instant,JM who died with him,,,,, ,1545_2,E/526,9/562/180m,,Somerset,Odcombe,1544-12-06,"Pycher, William",Malat,John,M,,,,,,1545-12-05,12,,,,,He and henry Traske were killed by stones falling from the the upper part of the tower of St Michael the Archangel parish church,Stones,,Fell on him,,,Instant,HT who died with him,,,,, ,1545_2,E/527,9/562/181,,Somerset,Burcott,1544-08-20,"Walton, William",Champyon,Thomas,M,Burcott,Single man,Single man,,,1544-05-31,5,,,,Crossing a wooden footbridge of no value over 'Wokye [Wookey] water',He fell from the bridge and into the water and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/528,9/562/182,,Somerset,Congresbury,1543-08-21,"Walton, William",Cotten,John,M,,,,14,,1543-07-20,7,,,,Driving the plough of John Yrishe,"A tree branch fell on him drawing blood from three places on his body, which caused him to die instantly",Tree (branch),,Fell on him,,"[Wounds to] lower part of the right thigh, on the inside of his leg near his members and in the right side of the face",Instant,,,,,, ,1545_2,E/529,9/562/182,,Somerset,Street,1544-08-25,"Walton, William",Reede/Rode,Robert,M,Street,Husbandman,,,,1544-08-06,8,,,,Standing on a ladder worth 4d put against a haystack in the [...] of John Sherwyn of Steet,He voluntarily fell from the ladder breaking his neck,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Ladder worth 4d remains in custody of JS,,Unrelated accident on the same membrane,, ,1545_4,E/530,9/563/22,,Warwickshire,Warwick/Nuneaton,1545-03-20,"Hawes, Thomas, junior",Townysende,William,M,"Frolesworth, Leicestershire",Husbandman,,,,1544-05-12,5,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by five horses and loaded with wood,The cart overturned and a certain 'poll of Wood' fell on WT's chest knocking him to the ground and crushing his body so that he died instantly,Piece of wood,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Horses, cart and wood worth £4 which remain in custody of Thomas Townysende of Frolesworth",,,, ,1545_4,E/531,9/563/137,,"Yorkshire, WR",Huddersfield,1545-06-23,"Rysthworth, Robert",Burnley,Thomas,M,Huddersfield,,,,,Not given,,,,,Working near the bank of the River Colne,He fell into the river and drowned,River Colne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/532,9/563/138,,"Yorkshire, WR",Kirkby,1545-03-23,"Rysthworth, Robert",Armerod,Helen,F,Kirkby,Widow,Widow,,Suffering from 'Wood agoo' for quarter of a year and not of sound mind ('erat extra memoria'),1545-03-22,3,,11:00,,She got up from [from her bed] in great fury and ran to the garden outside her house,She fell into a pit ('puteus') and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/533,9/563/139,,"Yorkshire, NR",Brignall,1545-03-27,"Smelt, Leonard",Turn[er],John,M,Brignall,,,About 7,,1545-03-27,3,,15:00,,Playing with other children on the bank of the River Greta,He fell into the river and drowned,River Greta,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/534,9/563/140,,"Yorkshire, NR",Maunby ('Mawneby'),1545-03-28,"Smelt, Leonard",Harbart,John,M,Maunby,Labourer,,,,1545-03-16,3,,18:00,,"Returning to Maunby along the road leading by the bank of the River Swale, having tied a mare in a place called 'Sandewray'",His feet slipped and he fell into the water where he drowned,River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/535,9/563/143m,,Yorkshire,Conisbrough,1545-06-21,"Swynhowe, John",Glasydale,John,M,Conisbrough,,"Father of Thomas Glasydale of Conisbrough, labourer, and husband of Jane Glasydale",,,1545-06-21,6,,,,"Crossing the River Don in Mexborough with a cart ('boga') pulled by six young oxen and loaded with coal, with TG",Force of the current carried the cart and the oxen into a certain pit in the river. They fell from the cart and drowned,River Don,,Fall into,,Drowned,,TG who was in the cart and drowned with him,Cart and oxen worth 5 marks remain in the hands of JG widow,,,, ,1545_4,E/535,9/563/143m,,Yorkshire,Conisbrough,1545-06-21,"Swynhowe, John",Glasydale,Thomas,M,Conisbrough,,Son of John Glasydale of Conisbrough,,,1545-06-21,6,,,,"Crossing the River Don in Mexborough with a cart ('boga') pulled by six young oxen and loaded with coal, with JG",Force of the current carried the cart and the oxen into a certain pit in the river. They fell from the cart and drowned,River Don,,Fall into,,Drowned,,JG who was in the cart and drowned with him,Cart and oxen worth 5 marks remain in the hands of JG widow,,,, ,1545_4,E/536,9/563/144,,"Yorkshire, WR",Arncliffe,1545-03-25,"Neffeild, Thomas of Flasby",Hoigeson,John,M,Arncliffe,,,,,1545-03-25,3,,,,Greasing ('linere') the 'ynner whele' of Arncliffe water mill,His ragged clothes ('ornati pannosi') became caught in the wheel and he was drowned and killed,Mill (inner wheel),,,,,,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1545_4,E/537,9/563/151,,Leicestershire,Kegworth,1545-05-10,"Wieth, Robert, and Rudyng, John",Kyng,Agnes,F,Kegworth,,,16,,1545-03-22,3,,10:00,,Climbing a ash tree growing near Kegworth Manor,She fell from the tree and died,Tree (ash),,Fall from,,,,Giles Garnett and Anna Knyght who found the body,,"She had no goods, chattels, lands or holdings",Jury status,, ,1545_4,E/538,9/563/152,,Leicestershire,Knossington,1545-06-05,"Wieth, Robert, and Rudyng, John",Barnes,Thomas,M,Knossington,,,80,,1545-03-30,3,Sunday,08:00,,Washing his hand in the pond ('stagnum') of Thomas Wilcock[es],His feet slipped and he fell into the water where he drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Wilcock[es], aged 10, who found the body",,,,, ,1545_4,E/539,9/563/153,,Lincolnshire,Waddington,1544-04-22,"Fawcon[er]e, Nicholas, and Gwhelers, William",Cartwryght,Jane,M,,,,,,1544-04-21,4,,18:00,,Mounting a bay horse worth 10s with the intention of riding it,She put her left foot in a 'trace' but fell down with her foot trapped in [the horse tack]. The horse then dragged her along the ground from 'meer fyld' to Waddington ,Horse,,Dragged by,,Wound,She died at 5 am on 22 April,,Horse worth 10s,,,, ,1545_4,E/540,9/563/154,,Lincolnshire,Lincoln,1545-06-19,"Fawcon[er]e, Nicholas, and Gwheler[er], William",Abrame,Stephen,M,,,,,,1545-05-07,5,,11:00,,Lifting a stone called a 'Thrugh' worth 2s in a street called 'Scewle lane',The stone fell out of his hands and onto his right leg breaking it and giving him a mortal wound,Stones,,Fell on him,,Broken right leg and wound to the same,Instant,,Stone worth 2s,,,, ,1545_4,E/541,9/563/170,,"Lincolnshire, Holland",Holbeach,1545-03-29,"Irby, Thomas",Lincolne,John,M,,,,,,1545-03-10,3,,,,"Washing himself in a pond in the close of John Jopys of Holbeach, husbandman",His feet slipped on the edge of the pond and he was drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/542,9/563/171,,"Lincolnshire, Holland",Weston,1545-05-05,"Irby, Thomas",Howyll,Thomas,M,Labourer,,,,,1545-05-04,5,,19:00,,Riding a black mare to his master's house,In a place called 'Ryd[es] Causey' the horse threw him off ('dedit [...] Thome Howyll casum') so that he died,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,,,,"Mare worth 13s 4d which remain in custody of Thomas Irby, deputy almoner",,,, ,1545_4,E/543,9/563/172,,Rutland,Tinwell,1545-05-02,"Durant, John",Pyerson,George,M,"Easton, Northamptonshire",Tailor,,,,1545-05-01,5,,16:00,,Crossing a bridge called a 'plank' over the River Welland,In the middle of the footpath he became ill and because of his debility his feet slipped and he fell into the water and drowned,River Welland,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Robert Netlam who found the body,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1545_4,E/544,9/563/173,,Rutland,Cottesmore,1545-06-30,"Durant, John",Bryngest,Anne,F,,,"Daughter of Henry Bryngest of Cottesmore, yeoman",,,1545-05-28,5,,10:00,,Collecting 'old styk[es]' in the 'p[ar]sons barne' ,"Suddenly, a 'sydpece' with seven 'sparres' attached to it collapsed because of the timber's putrification, and fell on the left side of her head giving her a mortal wound",Timber,,Fell on her,,Wound to the left side of the head,Instant,,Timber worth 8d which remain in custody and in the hands of Henry Bryngest,,,, ,1545_4,E/545,9/563/176m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 242, p. 117.",Nottinghamshire,Barton,1545-02-24,"Raworthe, John",Pyggyn,William,M,,,,,,1545-02-20,2,,,,Crossing the River Trent in a boat called 'Barton Boote' with three other people and three mares,"The ferry's rope broke and the boat capsized because of the force of the current, and they all drowned",River Trent,,,,Drowned,,Three other people who were in the boat and drowned too,,,,, ,1545_4,E/545,9/563/176m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 242, p. 117.",Nottinghamshire,Barton,1545-02-24,"Raworthe, John",Coll,Richard,M,,,,,,1545-02-20,2,,,,Crossing the River Trent in a boat called 'Barton Boote' with three other people and three mares,"The ferry's rope broke and the boat capsized because of the force of the current, and they all drowned",River Trent,,,,Drowned,,Three other people who were in the boat and drowned too,,,,, ,1545_4,E/545,9/563/176m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 242, p. 117.",Nottinghamshire,Barton,1545-02-24,"Raworthe, John",Sleighe,Robert,M,,,,,,1545-02-20,2,,,,Crossing the River Trent in a boat called 'Barton Boote' with three other people and three mares,"The ferry's rope broke and the boat capsized because of the force of the current, and they all drowned",River Trent,,,,Drowned,,Three other people who were in the boat and drowned too,,,,, ,1545_4,E/545,9/563/176m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 242, p. 117.",Nottinghamshire,Barton,1545-02-24,"Raworthe, John",Thurman,Jane,F,,,,,,1545-02-20,2,,,,Crossing the River Trent in a boat called 'Barton Boote' with three other people and three mares,"The ferry's rope broke and the boat capsized because of the force of the current, and they all drowned",River Trent,,,,Drowned,,Three other people who were in the boat and drowned too,,,,, ,1545_4,E/546,9/563/177,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 249, p. 120.",Nottinghamshire,Misterton,1545-06-06,"Raworthe, John",Diconson,Richard,M,Misterton,,,,Weak because of the ague,1545-06-06,6,,11:00,,Walking by a river called Bycarrs Dike in 'Norwell banke' in the fields of Misterton,He fell into the river due to the force of wind and weakness caused by his illness and drowned instantly,Bycarrs Dike,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,Robert Bryan and Thomas Coke who found the body,,,,, ,1545_4,E/547,9/563/178,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 251, p. 121.",Nottinghamshire,Wilford,1545-06-18,"Raworthe, John",Steven,Richard,M,,,,,,1545-06-18,6,,17:00,,"Crossing the River Trent at 'Pott For the' on the way between Chilwell to Barton in Fabis, on a bay gelding which was drawing a cart loaded with coal","As he was riding the horse the force of the water threw the horse and him into the river, where they both drowned",River Trent,,,,Drowned,Instant,"Thomas Gardener and Peter Blankby, who found the body",,,,, ,1545_4,E/548,9/563/179,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 253, pp. 121-22.",Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1545-06-24,"Conchyn, Thomas",N,N,M,,,,,,1545-06-21,6,,,,,An unknown man negligently drowned himself in a pond at Trent Bridge in Nottigham,Pond,,,,Drowned,,Thomas Lee who found the body,,"He had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1545_4,E/549,9/563/180,,Warwickshire,Leek Wootton,1545-06-15,"Hawes, Thomas, junior",Meykyns,John,M,Leek Wootton,Husbandman,,,,1545-05-17,5,,,,Climbing an elm tree to reach a nest of 'Starys',He fell from the tree crushing his body,Tree (elm),,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/550,9/563/181,,Derbyshire,Alfreton,1545-06-30,"Coke, William, gent.",Huntyngton,Jane,F,Alfreton,,,6,,1545-06-30,6,,20:00,,,She drowned in a well ('fons') called 'pyblere well',Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1545_4,E/551,9/563/182,,Derbyshire,Glossop,1545-06-30,"Coke, William",Waclate,Robert,M,Ludworth,Labourer,,,,1545-06-30,6,,15:00,,Working in a marlpit,A 'clott of erthe' fell on him killing him,Earth,,Fell on him,,,,John Waklate who found the body,,,,, ,1545_4,E/552,9/563/183,,Derbyshire,Wirksworth,1545-04-03,"Coke, William, gent.",Woode,Roger,M,Derby,Lattice-maker,,,,1545-04-01,4,,15:00,,Pruning a tree growing in the croft of William Hod[es] of Wirksworth,He was holding on to a branch above his head. The weak branch moved away from him and he fell down from the tree breaking his neck,Tree,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,Jury status,, ,1545_4,E/553,9/563/184,,Derbyshire,Weston-on-Trent,1545-06-03,"Coke, William",Banton,James,M,Weston-on-Trent,Labourer,,,,1545-06-03,6,,09:00,,Crossing the River Trent,He drowned because of the current's rapidity,River Trent,,,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1545_4,E/554,9/563/185,,Derbyshire,Great Wilne,1545-04-10,"Coke, William, gent.",Coke,Jane,F,Breaston,Widow,Widow,,,1545-04-10,4,,04:00 or 16:00,,Crossing the River Derwent,She drowned because of the current's rapidity,River Derwent,,,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1545_4,E/555,9/563/186,,Derbyshire,Chaddesden ('Chadisden'),1545-06-10,"Coke, William",Carvar/Cariar,Thomas,M,Swanwick,,,,,1545-06-04,6,,08:00,,Crossing the River Derwent,He drowned because of the current's rapidity,River Derwent,,,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1545_4,E/556,9/563/187,,Derbyshire,Derby/Langley,1545-07-01,"Coke, William",Polle,Henry,M,,,,,,1545-06-22,6,,15:00,,,He died in a rainstorm,Rainstorm,,,,[Exposure],,,,,Jury status,, ,1545_4,E/557,9/563/188,,Derbyshire,Derby,1545-07-01,"Coke, William, and Byrd, Richard",Jacson,Rose,F,,,"Wife of Thomas Jacson of Champion, yeoman",,,1545-06-22,6,,,,,She died in a rainstorm,Rainstorm,,,,[Exposure],,,,,Jury status,, ,1545_4,E/558,9/563/204,,Herefordshire,Ledbury,1545-07-18,"Burghill, Roland",Gylez,Richard,M,,,,,,1545-07-11,7,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') loaded with hay across the River Leadon,The hay fell from the cart and knocked him into the river so that he died,Hay,River Leadon,Struck by,[Fall into],,,,Hay worth 2s,,,, ,1545_4,E/559,9/563/207,,Shropshire,Bentley brake infra Forestam de Moorse',1545-04-10,"Holte, Nicholas, gent.",Geroy,Roger,M,,,,,,1545-04-10,4,,08:00,,Pruning an oak tree,He stood on a withered branch which broke so fast that he he could not save himself. He fell from the top of the tree breaking the bones in his chest on a branch lying under the tree,Tree (oak),Tree (oak branch),Fall from,Fall onto,Broken bones in the chest,,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/560,9/563/212,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),South Moreton,1545-03-05,"Bysley, Thomas",Hall,John,M,South Moreton,,,,,1545-02-28,2,,10:00,,Travelling in a cart ('biga') called a 'dong cart' in a field in a place called 'greneway',The cart toppled over ('cecidit') and its wheel struck him in the back,Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,Struck back,Languished until 9 am on 4 March,NN who found the body,"Cart remains in custody of Thomas Hall of South Moreton, yeoman",,,, ,1545_4,E/561,9/563/215,,Oxfordshire,Charlton-on-Otmoor,1545-02-22,"Hucvale, Robert",Est,Helen,F,Charlton-on-Otmoor,"Spinster, servant of Robert Crede",,12 and more,,1545-02-21,2,,,,She came to a certain horse mill held by Richard Wyatt to collect her master's measure of malt,"As she was watching the horse working in the mill, her body was caught by the mill's 'Swyke' and pushed against a post",Horse mill (sweep),Post,Pressed between,,Pressed body against the heart,Instant,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/562,9/563/227,,Somerset,Weston-super-Mare/Banwell,1545-06-08,"Walton, William",Collens,Alice,F,,,,,,1545-03-27,3,,,,,She fell into a four-gallon copper bowl ('patella enea') filled with hot milk and died two months later,Vessel with hot milk,,Fall into,,,Died on 3 June,,Bowl worth 2s which remain in custody of Robert Bustell,,,, ,1545_4,E/563,9/563/228,,Somerset,East Brent,1545-04-18,"Walton, William",Watkyns,Juliana,F,,,,10,,1545-03-15,3,,,,Passing by a pond ('stanguum') in the garden of William Watkyns,"Her feet slipped, she fell into the pond and drowned ",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/564,9/563/238,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Ramsey,1544-10-07,"Servyngton, Richard, coroner of Sir Richard Cromwell alias Williams in his liberty of Ramsey",Bettys,Alice,F,,,,,,1544-10-07,10,,,,She came out of the house of Thomas Checheley and was fetching water from a pit/well ('puteus') with a pail worth 1d,Holding the pail in her right hand she inclined to draw water and pull out the pail. Her feet slipped and she fell head first into the pit where she drowned,Pit/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Pail worth 1d remains in custody of the coroner for the use of RC,,,, ,1545_4,E/565,9/563/239,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Great Staughton,1544-09-21,"Payn, Robert",Tayler,William,M,,,,,,1544-09-20,9,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') with ironbound wheels ('bigam ferratam voc[atur] a shoed Carte') pulled by four horses property of John Pycok,The cart overturned when one of the wheels went over higher ground ('monticulum'). The wheel struck WT's head with such violence that the brain came out,Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,"Struck head, brain came out",Instant,,"Horses and cart worth 40s which remains in the hands of William Oty, deputy almoner",,,, ,1545_4,E/566,9/563/240,,Cambridgeshire,Comberton,1545-05-26,"Vssher, John",Gardener,Margaret,F,,"Servant ('famula') of John Aylmer of Barton, husbandman",,,,1545-05-22,5,,,,Herding her master's pigs in a marsh ,She fell into a pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/567,9/563/242,,Cambridgeshire,Croxton,1545-06-20,"Vssher, John",Mayse,Richard,M,,,,,,1545-06-19,6,,,,Washing himself in a pond ('stagnum'),Drowned,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/568,9/563/244,,Devon,Plymouth,1545-04-12,"Bigporte, John, burger of Plymouth, appointed coroner by the mayor",Butt,Juliana,F,,In service of William Wyke of Plymouth,,14,,1545-04-12,4,,,,Drawing water from a well in her master's house,She fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/569,9/563/247,,Dorset,Compton Abbas,1545-05-03,"Welburne, William",Garlond,Agnes,F,Compton Abbas,Spinster,,About 3,,1545-05-02,5,,,,Playing in a certain close with other children,She was running around holding in her right hand a knife worth a halfpenny. She fell on the tip of the knife and gave herself a mortal wound to the right side of her throat. ,Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right side of the throat, 1 in long, 1 in wide and 3 in and more deep",Died on 2 May,,Knife worth halfpenny,"She had no lands, holdings, goods or chattels",,, ,1545_4,E/570,9/563/248,,Dorset,Rampisham ('Ramysh[a]m'),1545-05-04,"Welburne, William",Whyte,Jane,F,Chedington,Widow,Widow,,Drunk,1545-05-01,5,,,,Returning home having been to the market in Evershot where she became drunk with beer,In a field called 'ramsh[a]m Downe' she became incapable of walking due to her drunken condition and went to sleep in a bushy hedge among brambles and thorns. She stayed there until and during the night despite heavy rain and cold weather.,Cold weather,,,,Exposure,Died on 3 May,,,,Classed as divine visitation,, ,1545_4,E/571,9/563/249,,Wiltshire,Chippenham/Melksham parish,1545-04-11,"Curteys, Griffith",Sylke alias Gydyng,John,M,,,,,,1545-05-06,5,,18:00,,He was in 'shall lane' in the parish of Melksham,He fell from a hedge/fence ('sepes') onto stones and received a mortal wound to the head through to the brain,Stones,,Fall onto,,Wound to the head through to the brain,Languished until 8 May,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/572,9/563/250,,Wiltshire,Hullavington ('hullaWyngton'),1545-03-12,"Curteys, Griffith",P[er]kyns,Thomas,M,,,,9,,1545-03-01,3,,,,,He fell into 'Watryngpolle' in 'Westeffylde' in the parish of Hullavington,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Thomas Shengells and others of Hullavington found the body,,,,, ,1545_4,E/573,9/563/265,,Kent,Chislet,1545-05-26,"Barr[ha]m, Bartholomew, gent.",Graunte,William,M,Chislet,Labourer,,,,1545-05-23,5,,10:00,,"Driving a cart ('carecta') pulled by four horses and loaded with 'feer Woode' worth 10d, over 'grays hill'",He fell over in front of the cart and was run over,Cart,,Run over,,,Instant,,"Wood worth 10d, cart worth 4s and horses worth 36s 7d remains in the hands of Nicholas [Heath], bishop of Worcester, chief almoner",,,, ,1545_4,E/574,9/563/269,,Kent,Ickham,1545-06-03,"Barr[ha]m, Bartholomew, gent.",Fairman,Richard,M,Parish of Ickham,Yeoman,,,,1545-06-03,6,,19:00,,Driving a cart ('Biga) loaded with 'green bowys [boughs]' worth 4d beneath a certain hill called 'Whitve hill',The cart overturned and knocked RF to the ground. When he was on the ground the left wheel worth 4s went over his neck crushing it and causing him to suffocate,Cart (left wheel),,Run over,,"Crushed neck, suffocated",Instant,,"Wheel worth 4s remains in the hands of Thomasina Fayerman, his widow; ",,,, ,1545_4,E/575,9/563/271,,Kent,Boughton Monchelsea,1545-06-08,"Herenden, Walter",Clerk,Robert,M,,,,,,1545-06-07,6,,,,,He fell into a certain pit/pond ('puteus') called 'Brusshyng ponde' and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/576,9/563/272,,Kent,Dartford,1545-04-24,"Goodwyn, John",Warter,William,M,,,,,,1545-04-23,4,,19:00,,Playing a game called the 'base' with many other girls and young men for recreation after supper,"He was told to stand in a certain place near a stone road bank. At one point, however, he left his spot, which was against the game's rules, and ran across the bank towards Richard Harwood of Dartford, miller, who was also playing the game. He slipped and fell over backwards. RH who was running towards WW, not meaning any harm and not seeing WW's fall, ran into WW lying on the ground and fell over onto him. WW's back and kidneys were injured and crushed on sharp stones on the road bank. ",Stones,Man,Fall onto,Fell on him,Crushed back and stones,Languished until 3 am on 24 April,RH who ran into him ,,,,, ,1545_4,E/577,9/563/275,,Essex,Barking,1545-01-01,"Tusser, Clement",Smyth,Thomas,M,,,,,,1545-01-01,1,,,,Climbing a pear tree,He fell down breaking his neck,Tree (pear),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/578,9/563/277,,Essex,West Ham,1544-04-26,"Tusser, Clement",Craforthe,John,M,,,"Son of the wife of John Jenyns of West Ham, tanner",2 and more,,1544-04-17,4,,,,Walking alone on the bank of a certain river,He fell into the river and drowned because of lack of care from his mother,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Body buried by JJ despite protests of West Ham inhabitants,, ,1545_4,E/579,9/563/278,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 128, p. 36",Sussex,Ewhurst,1545-05-16,"Sharp, Richard",Goodsole,William,M,,"Servant of Elizabeth Nycolas, widow",,,,1545-05-07,5,,16:00,,He was in a garden near his mistress's house,Fell into a pit near EN's house,Pit ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Elizabeth Staple and Elizabeth Rogger, Nycolas's servants, first found the body","Coat, jerkin, a pair of breeches ('sloppes'), 2 shirts, pair of shoes and cap worth 3s 4d which remain with Elizabeth Nycolas",,,, ,1545_4,E/580,9/563/279,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 129, p. 36",Sussex,Udimore,1545-05-19,"Sharp, Richard",Sampson,Agnes,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1545-05-17,5,,06:00,,Milking her brown cow in a field near her tenement at Udimore,The cow struck her with her horn,Cow,,Struck stomach,,Stomach wound (right side and skin torn),,,"Cow worth 13s. 4d. remains with William Broun of Udimore, yeoman",,,, ,1545_4,E/581,9/563/286,,Surrey,Tandridge,1545-03-27,"Dalton, Richard",Lynton,John,M,Tandridge,Husbandman,,,,1545-03-25,3,,,,Drawing water from a certain 'Water pytte' with his hands,He fell into the pit because of the branch of a certain apple tree growing by the pit and overhanging it,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1545_4,E/582,9/563/287,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I no 127, pp. 35-6.",Sussex,Pulborough,1545-03-03,"Awdeby, Richard",Benett,Alice,F,,"Servant of Thomas Onley of Pulborough, esq.",,15,,1545-02-10,2,,,,Sitting in her master's kitchen sewing,where oon John Onley of the age of xiij yeres the sone of Thomas Onley of pulborghe [...] Esquier and Alice benett of the age of xv yeres s[er]v[a]nt vnto the seid Thomas beyng in the kechyn w[it]in the place of the seid Thomas Onley [...] w[ith]out any malice bytwene the seid John Onley & the seid Alice bennett [...] the seid John Onsley toke a little smale broche or spytt called a byrde spytt and pwte the smale ende therof into the ffyre and made it ffyre whote and toke it out of the ffyre and then thryst itt into a post at the end of the Chymney & made an hole in the post. The seid alice bennett bade hym Rest & leffe worcke or ells she wolde tell his ffather therof. What ffolle seid he what hast thou to doo therw[ith] and toke the seid spytt and put itt into the ffyr ageyn Intendyng to make the holle depper. The seid alice Bennett p[er]ceyvyng that Rose of a Stolle wherein she satt sowyng and Rane towards hym hasteley wyllyng to take the said spitt ffrome hym and the seid John Pnley turned hym sodenley towards the seid post w[ith] the spytt and the seid alice bennett w[ith] her hasty & infortunate Ronnyng and he w[ith] his sodeyn tornyng The seid alice by her inffortunat Chawnce Rane her lefte thye vppon the seid spytt and therew[ith] Incontinel[y] bled and when she saw her owne blod she ffell downe ded. The wounde beyng hallfe an Inche depe & somewhat more and estemid to be a peney bredth and so the juri by theyr othe saythe That the seid Spytt pryce iiij d by the necligent & inffortunate Sodeyn Ronnyng of the seid alice was the Cawse of her deathe & non otherwise as far as the seid Juri cane p[er]ceyve or ffynde.',Spit,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left thigh, 1/2 in deep and penny-wide ('hallfe an inche depe and somwhat more and estemid to be a peney bredthe') causing blood loss",Instant,JO who injured her with a spit,Spit worth 4d,,,, ,1546_1,E/583,9/564/32,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester/Port Ham,1545-08-06,"Payne, Thomas",Fosterd,Henry,M,Gloucester,Hosier,,,,1545-08-03,8,,08:00,,Fishing on the bank of the River Severn with an 'anglynge rodde',"The bank collapsed under his feet, he fell into the river and drowned",River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_1,E/584,9/564/33,,Gloucestershire,Barton Street,1545-04-08,"Pole, Robert",Haile,Alice,F,Gloucester,Spinster,,,,1545-04-07,4,,20:00,,Going from Barnwood to Gloucester,"As she was passing by 'Buttelers diche' in Barton Street, her feet slipped on the bank of the ditch, she fell into the water and drowned",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_1,E/585,9/564/34,,Gloucestershire,lee coggan' next to Llanthony (Secunda Priory in susburbs of Gloucester),1545-05-14,"Pole, Robert",Venne,Robert,M,Hempsted,Labourer,,,,1545-05-14,5,,15:00,,"Washing a ram property of Arthur Port[er], esq., in the River Severn",The sheep freed itself from his hands and jumped into the river. RV went after it quickly but fell into the water and drowned,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_1,E/586,9/564/35,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1545-01-31,"Pole, Robert",Appowell ,Jane,F,Gloucester,Widow,Widow,,,1545-01-31,1,,11:00,,Going from Lanthony to Gloucester,"As she was crossing the footbridge called 'lee cogan bridge' there came a storm, which caused her to fall from the bridge and into the water below",[possibly the River Severn],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_1,E/587,9/564/36,,Gloucestershire,Wotton[-under-Edge],1544-12-12,"Pole, Robert",Rob[er]t[es],William,M,Wotton[-under-Edge],Yeoman,,,,1545-12-11,12,,16:00,,Pruning ('amputans') an elm tree growing on the bank of a certain 'poole',"He was holding on to a branch with his left hand. It broke, he fell into the pond backwards and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_1,E/588,9/564/38,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1544-11-22,"Pole, Robert",Raffold,Jane,F,,,,1.5,,1544-11-22,11,,09:00,,She was in the bed of John Uggons,She fell head first from the bed and died instantly,Bed,,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/589,9/565/12,,Warwickshire,Berkswell,1545-09-16,"Hawe, Thomas, sen.",Harvy,John,M,,,,,,1545-09-06,9,,,,Assaulting and pursuing one Thomas Smyth,TS tried to ran away from JH but he pursued him. JH fell between certain newly cut logs and suffered a wound to the left side of his forehead,Logs,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the left side of the forehead, 2 in long",Languished until 15 September,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/590,9/565/13,,Warwickshire,Honington,1545-11-20,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Myrrell,Elizabeth,F,,,,About 11,"Suffering from fever called the 'Axes' (OED access = a repeated attack of fever, sometimes malarial)",1545-11-17,11,,,,Walking on the bank of the River Stour,When she bent down to drink some water from the river she fell into it and drowned,River Stour,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/591,9/565/14,,Warwickshire,Warwick,1546-02-10,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Jenkens,Alice,F,,,,,,1546-02-10,2,,,,Drawing water from a well called a 'drawell',As she was opening the well's 'lydd' her feet slipped and she fell head first into the well where she drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/592,9/565/15,,Northamptonshire,Alderton,1545-11-20,"Langtre, Thomas",Pycrofte,Piers ('peers'),M,,Labourer,,,,1545-11-20,11,,,,"Riding a grey 'letle nagge' property of John Wylliams, knt.",As he was passing by JW's pond he struck the horse with a little twig he was holding in his right hand. The horse jumped into the pond and threw PP off its back,Pond ,Horse,Fall into,Fall from,Drowned ('obrutus fuit'),,,"Nag worth 20s which were received by the bishop of Worcester, king's almoner",,,, ,1546_2,E/593,9/565/16,,Northamptonshire,Harringworth,1545-09-04,"Freman, Henry",Warde,Helen,F,,,,4,,1545-09-04,9,,,,Traveling in the cart ('currus') of William Warde in the fields of Harringworth,She fell from the cart breaking her neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/594,9/565/17,,Northamptonshire,Corby,1545-09-19,"Freman, Henry",Rowlet,John,M,,,Son of Christopher Rowlet,,,1545-09-19,9,,05:00,,Riding a grey horse property of his father,The horse threw him off its back and because of the bridle ('capistrum') tied around his left arm he was dragged along stony ground. His face and head and other parts of his body were injured in several places,Horse,,Dragged by,,"Wounds to the face, head and other parts of the body ",,,"Horse worth 12s is in custody of Thomas Langtre, deputy almoner",,,, ,1546_2,E/595,9/565/19,,Northamptonshire,Woodford,1546-02-10,"Pykeryng, Gilbert",Brycheford,Roger,M,Woodford,Labourer,,,,1546-01-20,1,,13:00,,Taking a black horse property of Richard Barryffe to water in a ford ,The river burst its banks because of great wind and swept RB and the horse so that he drowned,[presumably the River Nene],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/596,9/565/22,,Derbyshire,Church Broughton,1545-07-30,"Cooke, William",Knyfton,Humphrey,M,,,,,,1545-07-17,7,,14:00,,Loading hay onto his cart ('plaustrum'),"Having loaded half of the hay, he fell from the cart because the hay was very slippery and suffered a mortal wound",Cart and load,,Fall from,,Wound,,,Hay worth 6d which was in the hands of Juliana Knyfton and Margery Ferne,,Jury status,, ,1546_2,E/597,9/565/23,,Derbyshire,Chesterfield,1545-09-20,"Bryde, Richard, and Cooke, William",Honeffelde,Laurence,M,,,,,,1545-09-20,9,,22:00,,,He could not see the road due to darkness of the evening and fell into a 'marlpyt' where he drowned,Marl pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/598,9/565/24,,Derbyshire,Derby,1545-09-19,"Charneley, George",Shepey,Nicholas,M,King's Newton,Husbandman,,,Suffering from ague and drunk,1545-09-19,9,,,,Attempting to jump onto his horse from the log he was standing on,The log moved from under him and he fell to the ground ,Log,Ground,Fall from,Fall onto,,Instant,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/599,9/565/26,,Rutland,Ketton,1546-03-10,"Durant, John",Stowood,Richard,M,,,,16,,1545-09-11,9,,14:00,,Travelling in an 'ov[er]shod carte',The cart slipped from the bank of the River Welland. In an attempt to save himself RS climed the highest part of the cart called a 'som[er]s' but eventually fell into the water and drowned,River Welland,,Fall into,,Drowned,,George Crale who found the body,Cart worth 16d which sum remains in custody of William Netlam,,,, ,1546_2,E/600,9/565/27,,Rutland,Whissendine,1546-03-08,"Durant, John",Clark,William,M,Whissendine,Husbandman,,,,1545-08-13,8,,16:00,,Driving a cart ('currus') pulled by a grey mare in a place called 'Stonhawe',The cart fell on his head and gave him a mortal wound from which he died,Cart,,Fell on him,,Wound to the right side of the head,Instant,William Dykman who found the body,"Cart and mare worth 12s which sum remains in the hands and in custody of Edward Sapcote of Burley, esq.",,,, ,1546_2,E/601,9/565/28,,Rutland,Exton,1546-03-09,"Durant, John",Walytt,Henry,M,"Baston ('Basson'), Lincolnshire",Husbandman,,,,1545-10-02,10,,22:00,,"Sleeping in the back of his cart ('currus') wrapped in a 'canvas cloth' worth 4d, in a place called 'Delvys'","He fell from the cart and a fish worth 3s, which was also wrapped in the said piece of cloth, landed on his face in such manner that he suffocated",Fish,,Fell on him,,Suffocated,,Robert Clerk who found the body,Fish and canvas worth 3s 4d remain in custody and in the hands of Thomas Fawkner of Exton,,,, ,1546_2,E/602,9/565/30,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 260, pp. 124-25.",Nottinghamshire,Ratcliffe-on-Soar,1545-11-26,"Raworthe, John",Davye,Richard,M,,,,,,1545-11-25,11,,15:00,,Crossing the River Soar near a water-mill at the 'milne damme',He took hold of a 'grete curre dogge' which was in the river and by reason of the movement of the dog and by misadventure he suddenly fell into the river and immediately was drowned by the force of the water,River Soar,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Martin Noone who found the body,,,,, ,1546_2,E/603,9/565/31,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 248, pp. 119-120.",Nottinghamshire,Skegby,1545-06-01,"Raworthe, John",Southern,John,M,,,,,,1545-06-01,6,,,,Driving a cart loaded with coal in 'Stonye For the Banke' in the fields of Skegby,He suddenly slipped to the ground and immediately a wheel of the cart ran over his body crushing him to death,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed body,,John Hethe who found the body,Wheel worth 3s 4d is in the keeping of Richard Calton of Newark-on-Trent,,,, ,1546_2,E/604,9/565/32,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 255, pp. 122-3.",Nottinghamshire,Wollaton,1545-07-21,"Raworthe, John",Taylour,William,M,,,,,,1545-07-09,7,,15:00,,Going through the king's highway in Wollaton,"Thomas Wylde of Wollaton, craftsman/smith ('fabricator') loaded 'a hande gune' with paper in order to scour and clean it, the mouth of the gun facing the said highway. He then intended to do something else when a spark ('tinsela igni') from his forge ('fabrica') fell on the gun's 'toutche hole'. The paper flew out of the gun and struck him on the shin",Paper (from a gun),,Struck with,,Wound to the shin,Languished until 14 July,TW who shot him by accident,Paper of no value,,,, ,1546_2,E/605,9/565/33,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 256, p. 123.",Nottinghamshire,Kelham ('Kellume'),1545-07-30,"Raworthe, John",Oldham,Thomas,M,,,,,,1545-07-20,7,,,,Crossing the River Trent at 'Kellume Foorde' on a dun horse worth 13s 4d,He fell into a pit near the said ford and drowned in the river,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Thomas Chadwyke who found the body,"Horse worth 13s 4d remains in the keeping of Isabel Oldham of Pleasley in Derbyshire, widow",,,, ,1546_2,E/606,9/565/34,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 258, p. 124.",Nottinghamshire,Basford,1545-08-21,"Odingzelles, Richard",Shawe,Richard,M,Basford,,,,,1545-08-18,8,,,,Driving a 'wayne' in 'Justice Lane ende' in Basford,He was travelling on the top of a 'lytle hanging banke' and suddenly fell in front of the cart. The right wheel went over his chest and crushed him causing instant death,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed chest,Instant,"Thomas Ward of Basford, who found the body",Wheel worth 6s 8d remais in the keeping of Hugh Reywell of Basford,,,, ,1546_2,E/607,9/565/57,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",Old Sleaford,1545-10-27,"Wylson, John",Cartye,Giles,M,,,,,,1545-10-26,10,,,,Riding a mare,The mare stumbled and he fell off landing on his head and breaking his neck,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Mare worth 8s which sum was in the hands of the coroner,,,, ,1546_2,E/608,9/565/60,,"Lincolnshire, Holland",Weston,1545-09-03,"Irby, Thomas",Gooll/Goll,Richard,M,Weston,Husbandman,,,,1545-09-01,9,,05:00,,Loading sheaves of barley onto his cart in the fields to carry home,His feet slipped and he fell to the ground. As a result of the fall his blood coagulated and he died three days later,Ground,,Fall onto,,Blood coagulation ('sanguinis [...] coagulat[a] fuit'),Languished until 3 September,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/609,9/565/77,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Stainton-by-Langworth,1545-09-24,"Topclyff, Edward, gent.",Wollans,John,M,,,"Son of John Wollans, senior, of Stainton-by-Langworth, miller",4,,1545-09-23,9,,,,"Sitting under a [tree] trunk, unknowingly to his father","His father threw a 'trynchu[n] styke', which he was holding in his right hand, at a certain hog ('porcus'). The hog, however, moved out of the way and the stick hit the lower part of JW's head giving him a mortal wound through to the brain",Stick,,Struck with,,Wound to the front part of the head through to the brain,Instant,JW senior who killed him with a stick by accident,,,,, ,1546_2,E/610,9/565/129,,Surrey,Newington,1545-09-14,"Dalton, Richard",Martyn,Jane,F,,,,,,1545-09-14,9,,,,Drawing water from a well ('fons') near the house of John Wylles,She fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/611,9/565/131,,Surrey,Southwark,1545-09-14,"Dalton, Richard",Robynson,Catherine,F,[Southwark],,"Wife of Henry Robynson of Southwark, butcher",,,1545-09-14,9,,,,She was in the street in Southwark where two 'beer horses' were fighting and running together,"She was run down by a cart ('currus') carrying beer and pulled by one of the horses, a white grey horse property of Henry Duram alias Pykelheryng, brewer ('beerebrewer')",Cart,,Run over,,,,,"Horse worth 33s, cart worth 3s 4d and beer worth 3s 4d",,,, ,1546_2,E/612,9/565/143,,Kent,Adisham,1545-11-03,"Barham, Bartholomew, gent.",Bourthefeld,William,M,Adisham,Labourer,,,,1545-11-02,11,,18:00,,"He and James a Ley of Adisham, labourer, aged 14, were walking together on their way to the field called 'Adsh[a]m felde' to plough there","Suddenly and without any malice aforethought, they started arguing and quarrelling. JL fearing WB ran away from him as far as he could and WB pursued him. JL threw himself to the ground and as he lay on his back WB fell on the tip of JL's sheathless knife worth 4d, which he had at his belt, and suffered a wound to the right leg just above his knee",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right leg, just above the right knee",Died within two hours,JL on whose knife he fell; JL fled the scene immediately and his whereabouts are unknown,Knife worth 4d,,,, ,1546_2,E/613,9/565/144,,Kent,Saltwood,1546-01-01,"Barham, Bartholomew, gent.",Coke,Thomas,M,Parish of Saltwood,Husbandman,,,,1545-12-29,12,,11:00,,Fetching his 'horse colte' worth 16s 4d grazing in the place called 'Ivey churche' in a marsh called 'Rumney m[ar]che',He approached the horse from behind and and it struck him in the testicles with its rear legs,Horse (colt),,Kicked by,,Wound to the testicles,Died at 10 pm on 30 December,,Colt worth 16s 4d remains in custody of Thomas Coke of Saltwood,,,, ,1546_2,E/614,9/565/145,,Kent,Stodmarsh,1545-09-20,"Barham, Bartholomew, gent.",N,Richard,M,,,,,,1545-10-24,10,,09:00,,"John Parker was carrying in his right hand a 'handegunn' charged with 'hayle shote of lede' and with a lit 'matche' placed in a 'Koc', in a field called 'Curtefeld' in the parish of Stodmarsh","A spark fell onto the gun's pan ('patella') so that gunpowder on the pan and in the 'touche hole' was ignited ('accensit') causing a discharge of the hailshot. One of the pieces of lead struck R, who was behind JP and who JP could not see, in the right side giving him a mortal wound",Hailshot piece,,Shot with,,Wound to the right side,Died two days later,JP who shot him by accident,Gun worth ,,,, ,1546_2,E/615,9/565/148,,Kent,Bethersden,1546-01-04,"Herenden, Walter",Smyth,Thomas,M,,,,,,1545-11-30,11,,08:00,,"William Knock of Bethersden, husbandman, was carrying in his right hand a 'handgon' charged with hailshot, in a field called 'p[er]cyvall Austens close' in the parish of Bethersden","Suddenly, the 'matche' fell onto the 'touchehole' causing a discharge. Pieces of hailshot struck TS, who was behind WK without WK knowing about it, in the stomach tearing his intestines ('intestina dilaseraver[unt]')",Hailshot,,Shot with,,Shattered intestines,,WK who shot him by accident,,,,, ,1546_2,E/616,9/565/149,,Kent,Cranbrook,1545-08-06,"Herenden, Walter",Row,Jane,F,,,,,,1545-08-05,8,,08:00,,Washing her hands in a pit,She fell into the pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Classed as divine visitation,, ,1546_2,E/617,9/565/175,,Wiltshire,Marston/Highworth,1545-11-14,"Bruge, John, knt.",Brian,Agnes,F,,Widow,"Widow of William Bryan, yeoman",Of old age,Ill,1545-03-26,3,,,,Walking for recreation in her croft ,As she was walking down a certain path near a pond or pit ('stagnum sine puteu[m]') her feet slipped and she fell into the water. She could not get out due to panic and her illness and weakness and drowned,Pond/pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/618,9/565/185,,Somerset,Hunstrete,1545-07-15,"Walton, William",Lawrence,John,M,Farmborough,Husbandman,,,,1545-07-13,7,,,,Driving a plough pulled by an ox in the place called 'hunstert Woodd',When he urged the ox onward ('instigabat') it kicked him in the stomach with its rear right leg,Ox,,Kicked by,,Struck stomach,,,"Ox worth 21s in custody of Richard Watkyns alias Vaughan of Hunstrete, esq.",,,, ,1546_2,E/619,9/565/189,,Dorset,Whitchurch,1545-08-10,"Welburne, William",Randell,Edith,F,,Spinster,Wife of Henry Randell,,,1545-08-07,8,,,,Brewing [beer] in her house,She fell asleep by the oven and suddenly her head and part of her body slipped into boiling water so that she was suffocated and drowned,Boling water,,Fall into,,Suffocated and drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/620,9/565/200,,"Yorkshire, WR",Brotherton,1546-03-12,"Rysthworth, Robert",Byron,John,M,"Sutton, WR",Labourer,,,,1546-03-11,3,,15:00,,Fishing in a boat belonging to him and Thomas Hynschclyff and worth 3s 4d,He fell out of the boat because of its movement and drowned in the River Aire,River Aire,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 3s 4d is in custody of TH of Knottingley,,,, ,1546_2,E/621,9/565/202,,"Yorkshire, WR",Wakefield/Horbury,1545-08-28,"Rysthworth, Robert",Rob[er]t,John,M,,,,12,,1545-08-24,8,,15:00,,Playing with many other boys in Horbury,He was kicked in the stomach by a withe mare property of Edward Erle,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to the stomach,Instant,,Mare worth 6s was released to John Cordyngley for the use of king's almoner,,,, ,1546_2,E/622,9/565/203,,"Yorkshire, ER",Gunby,1545-08-04,"Andrewe, William",Roune,Margaret,F,Gunby,Spinster,,,,1545-08-03,8,,15:00,,Fetching water from the River Derwent,"She slipped, fell into the water and drowned",River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1546_2,E/623,9/565/204,,"Yorkshire, ER",Filey,1545-12-06,"Wodd, John",Gybson,Stephen,M,Filay,Husbandman,,,,Not given,,,,,Returning home having checked on his two oxen grazing in a pasture called 'brukefeld',"When he came to a ditch ('fovea') called 'harnalde beke' he put one end of a staff ('baculum') he was holding in his hands into the water. The staff broke, he fell into the ditch/brook and drowned",Ditch/beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/624,9/565/211,,Yorkshire,Thrybergh ('thribor'),1546-01-09,"Whynhowe, John",Hellyfeild,Robert,M,Thrybergh,Tailor,,,,1546-01-09,1,,,,He was in a boat on the River Don,"Fearing that the force of water would push the boat into a mill pond he grasped a staff/pole ('baculum') called a 'Cronk' and tried to jump over the pond. The staff fell out of his hands, he fell head first into the water and the current swept him into the sluice ('fovea molendinar[is]') where he drowned",Mill (sluice),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/625,9/565/212,,Yorkshire,Mexborough,1546-02-21,"Wynhowe, John",Shaklowe,Jane,F,Denaby,Spinster,,,,1546-02-21,2,,,,Crossing the River Don on horseback,Not knowing the passage she drowned along with the horse,River Don,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/626,9/565/219,,Staffordshire,Burton-upon-Trent,1545-09-01,"Charnellys, Walter",Warner,Helen,F,,Widow,Widow,80,Weak ('imbecilla'),1545-09-01,9,,,,Drawing water from the River Trent using a certain vessel ('discus') which she was holding in her right hand,She fell into the water and could not get out due to her weakness and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/627,9/565/221,,Shropshire,Market Drayton,1544-10-01,"Clerk, Roger",Morrey,William,M,Drayton,Labourer,,,,1545-04-06,4,,,,Shooting at targets called 'Butt[es]',He went beyond the targets and one William Knolls shot him in the left side of the head giving him a mortal wound,Arrow,,Shot with,,Wound to the left side of the head,Languished until 4 August,WK who shot him by accident,,,Inquest date should be 1545-10-01,, ,1546_2,E/628,9/565/222,,Shropshire,Rodenam',1545-08-27,"Clerk, Roger",Peynter,John,M,,,,,,1545-08-10,8,,,,Riding a bay horse property of John Leyghton worth 13s 4d,He fell from the horse and his hand was caught in the bridle,Horse,,,,,Languished until 11 August,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/629,9/565/223,,Shropshire,"Brake' in the Forest of Shirlett (near Morville, Aston Eyre and Houghton)",1545-09-30,"Holte, Nicholas",Walker,William,M,,,,,,1545-09-30,9,,,,Felling an oak tree with an axe,A branch fell from the top of the tree breaking his skull so that his brain fell out to the ground,Branch,,Fell on him,,Broken skull so that the brain came out,Instant,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/630,9/565/224,,Shropshire,Callaughton,1545-11-24,"Fenymor, William",Harte,John,M,,,,,,1545-11-24,11,,,,Pruning an oak tree in a grove called 'spone hyll wood',"He fell from the top of the tree, landed on his head and broke his neck",Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/631,9/565/227,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1546-02-27,"Garnans, John, gent.",Toode,Richard,M,Ledbury,,,,,1545-08-14,8,,12:00,,Climbing a 'Nuttreee' in the 'hylhowse' to collect nuts,A branch broke under his feet and he fell down suffering a wound to the front of his head,Tree (nut),,Fall from,,Wound to the front of the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/632,9/565/228,,Gloucestershire,Standish,1545-11-23,"Thomas, Robert, gent.",Horton,Edmund,M,,Servant of Nicholas Dangerfeld,,,,1545-11-21,11,,06:00-07:00,,Driving his master's cart ('plaustrum') pulled by six oxen to Cirencester ,When he reached the 'olde hall Grene' within the parish of Standish the cart overturned and the 'standerd' and the 'crosseledge' struck him in the chest,Cart (parts of),,Struck by,,Struck chest,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/633,9/565/241,,Berkshire,Lambourn,1545-08-27,"Redferne, Arthur",Pain,Christian,M,,,,2.5,,1545-08-26,8,,,,Playing and lying in king's road called 'plocknett[es] lane',"Richard Dee, servant of William Bocher of Lambourn, yeoman, was driving his master's cart in the said road. CP did not see the cart and the black 'fore horse' worth 6s 8d stepped on his back",Horse (black),,Trampled by,,Crushed body,Died within half an hour,RD who was driving the cart,Horse worth 6s 8d remains in custody of WB,,,, ,1546_2,E/634,9/565/254,,Berkshire,Sutton Courtenay,1545-10-12,"Bysley, Thomas",Whyte,Thomas,M,Sutton Courtenay,,,,Suffering from the illness called 'new ague' since before the accident,1545-10-12,10,,,,Walking [faded],He fell into a pit ('puteus') because of his head's debility and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Passer by who found the body,,,,, ,1546_2,E/635,9/565/276,,Cambridgeshire,Linton ('Lynton magna'),1545-07-30,"Master, John",Browne,Thomas,M,,,,,,1545-07-29,7,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') loaded with wood from the top of a certain hill,His feet slipped and he fell under the cart's nearer wheel. He [was run over] and pressed to death,Cart (wheel),,[Run over],,Pressed,,,"Wheel worth 4s which remain in the hands of Thomas Checheley, esq.",,,, ,1546_2,E/636,9/565/277,,Cambridgeshire,Reach,1525-07-25,"Master, John",Tyler,Alice,F,,,,6,,1545-07-25,7,,,,Walking on the bank of a certain ditch ('fossa'),She fell into the water and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/637,9/565/278,,Cambridgeshire,Barnwell,1545-10-08,"Francke, Christopher",Mychel,Edward,M,,,,,,1545-10-04,10,,,,Crossing the river between Barnwell and Chesterton [presumably the River Cam],He became stuck in mud and drowned,[River Cam],,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/638,9/565/280,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1545-08-27,"Flecher, James",Wylde,Agnes,F,,Servant of Michael Alger,,,,1545-08-27,8,,,,Drawing water from a well ('fons') in the house of her master,She fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_2,E/639,9/565/281,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1545-07-06,"Flecher, James",Roger,John,M,,,,,,1545-07-02,7,,,,Digging up sand in a pit located in the market ('in foro ville'),A portion of earth from near the pit's verge fell on him crushing him,Earth,,Fell on him,,Crushed,Languished until 6 July,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/640,9/567/93,,Cumberland,Edderside,1546-05-27,"Symson, Richard",Rychardson,Robert,M,Holme,Labourer,Brother of John Richardson,,,1546-05-25,5,,,,[faded] a horse in the place called 'Woyffe hill[es]',The horse kicked him violently and viciously in the right side of the head above the ear giving him a mortal wound,Horse,,Kicked by,,"Wound to the right side of the head, above the ear",Languished until 26 May,JH who found the body,"Horse worth 24s 4d was seized by Hugh Stamper, bailiff [faded]",,,, ,1546_4,E/641,9/567/94,,Cumberland,Seaton,1545-02-22,"Symson, Richard",Pereson,William,M,,Labourer,,,,1545-02-21,2,,,,Crossing the River Derwent on horseback,He fell from the horse and the horse stood on him with its 'hootes' so that he could not come to the surface and drowned,River Derwent,Horse,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1546_4,E/642,9/567/95,,Cumberland,Broughton,1544-11-23,"Symson, Richard",Dyxson,Anthony,M,,Miller,,,,1544-11-22,11,,,,Crossing a footbridge over water at 'houghton mylne garth',"The bridge was covered with ice so that he slipped, fell into the water and drowned. The soles of his shoes were the cause of his fall and death",Water [possibly the River Derwent or millpond],,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Hyne of Ribton, husbandman, who found the body",,,Jury status,, ,1546_4,E/643,9/567/98,,"Yorkshire, NR",Edstone,1546-04-05,"Wodd, John",Marchall,William,M,Edstone,Husbandman,,,,1546-04-03,4,,06:00,,He came to a certain close belonging to him with the intention of having a look at trees there growing ('intenc[i]one videre arbores') ,He was passing near the bank of the River Dove and decided to get a drink of water. As he leant down his feet slipped and he fell into the river where he drowned,River Dove,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/644,9/567/99,,Yorkshire,New Malton,1546-06-26,"Wodd, John",Barkar,Helen,F,New Malton,,Wife of John Barkar,,,1546-06-05,6,,,,Walking on the bank of the River Derwent,"Her feet slipped, she fell into the water and drowned",River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/645,9/567/100,,"Yorkshire, NR",Hornby,1546-03-02,"Smelt, Leonard",Prat,John,M,Bellerby,Labourer,,,,1546-03-01,3,,17:00,,Walking from Middleham to Bellerby,He slipped and fell into the River Ure,River Ure,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/646,9/567/104,,Westmorland,Sockbridge,1546-01-23,"Jakson, Peter",Davies,Edward,M,,,,,,1545-12-25,12,,15:00,,Riding a horse,He fell from a horse and received a mortal wound to his eyebrow ('sup[er]cilium'),Horse,,Fall from,,Wound to the eyebrow,Languished until 23 January,"Richard Dobynson of Sockbridge, labourer, who witnessed the accident and fled the scene",,,Not indented; jury status,, ,1546_4,E/647,9/567/104,,Westmorland,Warcop,1546-06-19,"[Jakson, Peter]",Mosse,Isabel,F,,,,,,1546-06-18,6,,,,,Found dead. She was killed by a cart ('currus') that fell on her,Cart,,Fell on her,,,,Christopher Mosse who found the body,,,Not indented; jury status,, ,1546_4,E/648,9/567/104,,Westmorland,ladyholme alias Bramrey'/Brougham,1546-04-24,"[Jakson, Peter]",Wilson,William,M,,Labourer,,,,1546-04-06,4,,,,Riding a horse,He fell from the horse and into the River Eden where he drowned. He was found in the place called 'ladyholme alias Bramrey',River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented; jury status,, ,1546_4,E/649,9/567/104,,Westmorland,Ashby,1546-06-23,"[Jakson, Peter]",Prestcosyn,Jane,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1546-06-22,6,,00:00,,,Found drowned in a river at Ashby,River,,,,Drowned,,John Richardson who found the body,,, Suicide?; not indented; jury status,, ,1546_4,E/650,9/567/104,,Westmorland,Great Ormside ('Ormeshed'),1546-06-11,"[Jakson, Peter]",Mathoson,Jane,F,,Spinster,,,"Suffering from 'fallen evill', which she had had from infancy",1546-06-10,6,,,,,She fell into a well ('fons') and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,William Ramson who found the body,,,Not indented; jury status,, ,1546_4,E/651,9/567/105,,Yorkshire,Nether Haugh,1546-02-26,"Swynhowe, John",Martyne,William,M,Nether Haugh,Labourer,,,Suffering greatly from ague,1546-02-25,2,,02:00,,,"He got up from his bed and ran into the street. There was a well ('fons') in the middle of it, he fell into it and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented; multiple reports on same sheet,, ,1546_4,E/652,9/567/105,,Yorkshire,Conisbrough,1546-04-26,"Swynhowe, John",Cooke,Elizabeth,F,Conisbrough,Spinster,,,,1546-04-25,4,,,,She was on the bank of the River Don trying to pull towards her 'lee ffery Bote' using a staff called a 'croke' of no value,She fell into the river and drowned,River Don,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Staff of no value,,Not indented; multiple reports on same sheet,, ,1546_4,E/653,9/567/105,,Yorkshire,Womersley,1546-07-30,"Swynhowe, John",Thorneton,Margaret,F,Somersley,,,7,,1546-07-26,7,,,,Playing climbing onto the cart ('plaustrum') of Thomas Graysons,She fell onto the cart's 'pykestaff' and received a mortal wound to the stomach,Cart (pikestaff),,Fall onto,,"Wound to the stomach, 6 in deep",Languished until 27 July,,Pikestaff of no value,,Not indented; multiple reports on same sheet,, ,1546_4,E/654,9/567/125,,Wiltshire,Coombe Bisset ('Combbysett'),1546-03-25,"Barter, Robert",Basley,Thomas,M,Coombe Bissett,,,Boy,,1546-03-24,3,,,,He was in the cart of Edward Collens of Coombe Bissett loaded with 'fleysewolle',He fell from the cart because of his own negligence and injured his back and his kidneys ('his backe & reynes'),Cart,,Fall from,,Wound to the back and kidneys,Languished until 25 March,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/655,9/567/127,,Dorset,Sturminster Newton castle,1546-07-01,"Gyllett, Matthew",Blowett,Roger,M,,Gentleman,,,,1546-07-01,7,,,,Washing himself in the River Stour,He drowned,River Stour,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/656,9/567/129,,Dorset,Sturminster Newton castle,1546-04-21,"Gyllett, Matthew",Younge,Robert,M,,,"Son of John Younge of Henton, husbandman",,,1546-04-21,4,,,,Fishing in the River Stour,He drowned,River Stour,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/657,9/567/130,,Somerset,Chedzoy ('Chedsey'),1546-06-19,"Walton, William",Waddon,John,M,Chedzoy,Labourer,,,,1546-05-21,5,,,,Removing stones lying in [Chedzoy] parish church,A piece of wood that supported a wall at the said church broke and a certain stone of no value fell on him with such force that he died instantly,Stone,,Fell on him,,Struck body,Instant,,Stone of no value,,,, ,1546_4,E/658,9/567/153m,,Surrey,Reigate,1546-06-19,"Dalton, Richard",Smythe,Richard,M,Reigate,Tailor,,,,1546-06-17,6,Thrusday,,,Fishing in a certain river in the parish of Horley with Robert Phyllippe and diverse other persons,He and RP fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River (pit in the river),,Fall into,,Drowned,,RP who drowned with him and others who were with them,,,,, ,1546_4,E/658,9/567/153m,,Surrey,Reigate,1546-06-19,"Dalton, Richard",Phyllipe,Robert,M,Reigate,Gardener,,,,1546-06-17,6,Thrusday,,,Fishing in a certain river in the parish of Horley with Richard Smythe and diverse other persons,He and RS fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River (pit in the river),,Fall into,,Drowned,,RS who drowned with him and others who were with them,,,,, ,1546_4,E/659,9/567/167,,Warwickshire,Polesworth,1546-07-21,"Hawe, Thomas, senior",Wylkes,Michael,M,,,,,,1546-07-20,7,,17:00,,Collecting apples in a certain orchard near a pit ('puteus'),He fell into the pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/660,9/567/168,,Warwickshire,Middleton,1546-06-02,"Hawe, Thomas, senior",Hargrove,John,M,Clifton,,,,,1546-06-01,6,,17:00,,Fishing in a river in Middleton,He fell into the water and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/661,9/567/169,,Warwickshire,Rowington,1546-07-10,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Buck,Beatrice,F,,,,2,,1546-07-08,7,,,,Playing near a certain pit ('puteus'),"Lacking reason because of her infancy and not understanding the danger of water and of drowning ('discrecione carens racione infancie sue et p[er]ic[u]li aque & subm[er]sionis non verens') she came very close to the said pit, fell into it and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/662,9/567/172,,Northamptonshire,Daventry,1546-07-20,"Symos, Thomas",Leydalle,Mathew,M,,,,,,1546-07-20,7,,,,Washing himself in a mill pond called the 'nether mylle dame',He drowned,Mill pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/663,9/567/173,,Northamptonshire,Thorpe Waterville,1546-05-15,"Pykeryng, Gilbert",Shepperd,Jane,F,Barnwell,Spinster,,70,,1546-05-24,5,,22:00,,Walking in a common road,She could not see well and fell into a pond ('stagnum') where she drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/664,9/567/174,,Northamptonshire,Walgrave,1546-06-14,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",Dewysbury,Edmund,M,Walgrave,Miller,,,,1546-06-14,6,,,,Repairing sails of a windmill property of John Lane,One of the sails struck him in the right side of the head giving him a mortal wound though to the brain,Windmill (sail),,Struck by,,Wound to the right side of the head through to the brain,,,Sail worth 10s which JL paid to the coroner,,,, ,1546_4,E/665,9/567/178,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 262, p. 125",Nottinghamshire,Stapleford,1546-07-06,"Raworthe, John",Martell,Peter,M,Stapleford,,,60,,1546-07-05,7,,18:00,,Crossing a 'planke bridge' in the parish of Stapleford to 'the holme close',The bridge overturned and PM fell into a ditch below. He lay there until 10 pm and eventually died,Ditch,,Fall into,,Died,,Thomas Milner who found the body,Bridge worth half penny,,,, ,1546_4,E/666,9/567/179,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 264, pp. 126-27.",Nottinghamshire,Besthorpe,1546-07-14,"Raworthe, John",Collett,John,M,South Clifton,,Husband of Cecily Collett of South Clifton,,,1546-06-23,6,,16:00,,Riding on a grey horse worth 13s 4d by a road called 'the flete syde',"Suddenly, the horse ran beneath and close to an ash tree worth 8d, which was somewhat inclining as it was growing there. JC struck his head against the tree receiving a blow to the right side of it. He fell to the ground and and died later that day",Tree (ash),,Struck against,,Blow to the right side of the head,Died at 10 pm,,"Horse worth 13s 4d is in the keeping of Cecily Collett of South Clifton, his widow, and the tree worth 8d is in the keeping of William Jakes of Besthorpe",,,, ,1546_4,E/667,9/567/180,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 265, p. 127",Nottinghamshire,Calverton,1546-08-01,"Odingzelles, Richard",Bucke,Geoffrey,M,,,,,,1546-01-20,1,,04:00,,Going to a park called Bestwood Park,"When he was in a place called 'Ramysdale syke', he suddenly fell to the ground and the point of a knife worth 1d, which was haanging from his belt out of its sheath, struck him on the rifgt thigh giving him a mortal wound",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right thigh, 2 in long, 1 in wide and 5 in deep",Instant,John Karington of Oxton who found the body,,,,, ,1546_4,E/668,9/567/184,,"Lincolnshire, Holland",Kirton/Wyberton,1546-08-05,"Irby, Thomas",Josson,Richard,M,Wyberton,,,,,1546-07-20,7,,18:00,,Riding a grey mare,The mare broke into a run and fell in which fall RJ's neck was broken,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,"Mare worth 20s remains in the hands of Thomas Broun, gent., bailiff and feodary of the liberty of the honour of Richmond, Lincolnshire",,,, ,1546_4,E/669,9/567/198,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",Fenton,1546-06-20,"Leke, William",Preston,"Robert, junior",M,Fenton,Labourer,,,Suffering from illness called the 'grete agewe',1546-06-20,6,,08:00,,,He fell into a pit ('puteus') in a certain croft and drowned because of lack of help,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/670,9/567/199,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Killingholme ('Kyllyngham'),1546-07-15,"Doune, Thomas",Richardson,John,M,,,,Child,,1546-07-14,7,,19:00,,Riding a 'Browne blacke' horse,The horse threw him and his right leg became caught in the reins. The horse the dragged him along the ground on the distance of one acre [that is a furlong or 220 yards?],Horse,,Dragged by,,,Instant,,"Horse worth 3s 4d which were given to John Carry, constable of Killingholme",,,, ,1546_4,E/671,9/567/200,,"Lincolnshire, Holland",Surfleet,1546-04-07,"Irby, Thomas",Nicolson,William,M,Surfleet,,,,,1546-04-07,4,,19:00,,Sleeping in the 'comon Salt mersesshe' where he went on his business,The tide came with such violence that he could not escape and drowned,Salt marsh/sea,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/672,9/567/201,,"Lincolnshire, Holland",Spalding,1546-07-26,"Irby, Thomas",Crosdall,Richard,M,Spalding,,,,,1546-05-08,5,,10:00,,Crossing a ditch ('fovea') called 'lord[es] hyrn forde' on a grey horse,The horse became frightened when it entered mud so that it threw RC who fell into the water-filled ditch and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Horse worth 6s 8d which remain in the hands of Robert Mercer, deputy of James Smyth, bailiff of the liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster",,,, ,1546_4,E/673,9/567/269,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Huntingdon,1546-07-09,"Gey, Thomas, and Browne, Thomas",Robynson,William,M,,,,,,1546-07-09,7,,10:00,,Unloading a piece of timber called a 'tree' worth 2s from a certain cart ('biga') with other men,The tree fell from the cart and onto his body killing him,Tree,,Fell on him,,,,,Tree worth 2s,,,, ,1546_4,E/674,9/567/271,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Ramsey,1546-06-05,"Cervyngton, Richard",Bullen alias Smithe,John,M,,,,,,1546-06-05,6,,,,Loading wood onto his cart ('biga') in 'Arnolde Woode' with Jane Johnson,When he pulled strongly on the rope he used to secure bundles of wood the rope broke and he fell backwards from the cart breaking his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,JJ who was working with him,,,,, ,1546_4,E/675,9/567/275,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Upwood,1546-05-16,"Cervington, Richard",Ingram,John,M,,[Servant],,,,1546-05-16,5,,,,Driving his master's cart loaded with dung and pulled by four horses,He fell over and one of the wheels ran over his chest killing him instantly,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over chest,Instant,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/676,9/567/277,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1546-03-23,"Francke, Christopher",Wenbrigge,James,M,Cambridge,Cordwainer,,,,1546-03-22,3,,09:00,,Crossing the great bridge in Cambridge,He fell from the bridge and drowned,River Cam,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/677,9/567/279,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1546-05-24,"Francke, Christopher",Tylman,Elizabeth,F,[Cambridge],,"Wife of Henry Tylman of Cambridge, joiner",,,1546-05-23,5,,22:00,,Climbing stairs leading to a room in her husband's house,She fell backwards from the top of the stairs breaking her neck,Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Stairs worth 2s,,,, ,1546_4,E/678,9/567/280,,Staffordshire,Baylham,1546-05-07,"Gosnold, Edmund, gent.",Pottyford,Rose,F,,,,,,1546-05-07,5,,15:00,,Drawing water from her pond ('stagnum') with a pail,She fell into the pond when putting the pail into water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1546_4,E/679,9/567/281,,Norwich city,"Norwich, St Benedict parish",1545-12-20,"Brown, Robert, and Sotherton, John",Braket,Alice,F,,,,70 and more,,1545-12-19,12,Saturday,19:00,,Descending stairs on her way to her room situated on the ground level of the gatehouse called 'West Wykkegat[es]' having eaten a meal in a room in the upper part of the gatehouse,She fell down 'le vice' [possibly a spiral staircase] consisting of 16 steps crushing and injuring her body,Stairs,,Fall from,,Crushed and injured body,Instant ('indilate'),,,,,, ,1546_4,E/680,9/567/282,,Cambridgeshire,Fen Ditton,1546-06-06,"[faded], Laurence",Bradye,Dorothy,F,[Fen Ditton],,"Daughter of Thomas Bradye of Fen Ditton, yeoman, and sister of Christopher Bradye of Fen Ditton, labourer",,,1546-06-06,6,,,,CB was shooting at a bird standing in the public road,DB did not see him shooting and suddenly came into the street between the bird and the arrow. The arrow struck her in the throat giving her a mortal wound,Arrow,,Struck with,,"Wound to the throat, 1 in deep",Instant,CB who shot her by accident,,,,, ,1547_1,E/681,9/568/12,,Gloucestershire,Barton Street,1546-08-02,"Redvyn, Philip",Dekyns,Jane,F,,,Daughter of William Dekyns,7,,1546-07-29,7,,16:00,,Sitting at the entrance to her father's barn with a goad in her hand making sure that cattle do not enter the barn,There came a dun mare worth 5s and tried to enter the barn. JD struck her with the goad and the mare kicked back hitting JD on the left side of the head,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Struck left side of the head,Died at 2 pm on 2 August,,Mare worth 5s remains in custody of WD,,,, ,1547_1,E/682,9/568/13,,Gloucestershire,Brockworth,1546-07-28,"Redvyn, Philip",Peryn,John,M,Avening,Weaver,,,,1546-07-28,7,,10:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') with ironbound wheels carrying a piece of oak wood and pulled by oxen,"As the cart was going uphill the 'prittell pynne' broke and the cart rolled downhill with great force striking and killing JP, who was walking behind the cart",Cart,,Struck by,,,,,"Cart and timber worth 10s remain in custody of John Wilse, James Hone and Edward Peryn",,,, ,1547_1,E/683,9/568/15,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1546-06-21,"Redvyn, Philip",Yagge,Thomas,M,Gloucester,Cordwainer,,,,1546-06-20,6,,15:00,,Washing himself in the River Severn in the place called 'ov[er]sbridge',He fell into deep water and drowned,River Severn,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1547_1,E/684,9/568/18,,Kent,Wingham,1546-10-18,"Barham, Bartholomew, gent.",Cranmare,Harold,M,Bekesbourne,s[er]vingman,,,,1546-10-18,10,,,,Riding a grey mare worth 20s from Wingham to the village of Marsh in Preston parish,"The mare galloped across a field called 'goldborow ffeld', jumped over a sandy ditch, which was about two feet wide and three feet deep, and continued to run on the distance of three rods. When it reached 'goldborow hyll' it stopped suddenly so that HC fell off its back and onto the ground landing on the left side of his forehead and breaking his neck",Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,Anthony Browne who found the body,"Mare worth 20s remains in custody of Christopher Nevyson, doctor of civil law",,Inquest date 1546-10-16 in the document,, ,1547_1,E/685,9/568/20,,Kent,Benenden,1546-10-31,"Herenden, Walter",Kempe,John,M,,,,,,1546-10-26,10,,,,Fighting with Thomas Polly,When he tried to strike TP he injured himself in the 'calff of the [right] legge' with a knife he was holding in his left hand,Knife,,Struck with,,Wound to the right leg,Languished until 2 am on 30 October,TP whom he tried to strike,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1547_1,E/686,9/568/23,,Kent,Mersham parish,1546-07-07,"Berham, Bartholomew, gent.",Roke,William,M,Mersham,Labourer,,,,1546-07-05,7,,10:00,,Leading a grey gelding worth 20s,The horse struck him in the right side of the body near the heart and in the right side of the head with its rear legs,Horse (gelding),,Struck by,,Wounds to the right side of the body and the right side of the head,Died at 11 pm,George Roke who found the body,Gelding worth 20s remains in custody of the coroner,,,, ,1547_2,E/687,9/1071/144,,London?,[London?],[1547?]-02-05,[missing],Hynde,Ralph,M,,,,,,"[1547-02-05?, on or after]",[2?],,,,,Crushed by a cart loaded with a piece of timber?,Cart and load?,,,,Crushed?,Instant,,,,[incomplete: large part torn off],, ,1547_2,E/688,9/1071/105,,Berkshire,[faded],1546-11-15 [on or after],"[Redfrene], Arthur",Hopkyns,William,M,,,,,,1546-11-11,11,,10:00,,,He fell,,,Fall from or onto,,,Languished until 15 November,,,,"[incomplete: faded, half missing]",, ,1547_2,E/689,9/1071/104,,[Shropshire],Ellesmere,[torn],"Aylsbury, John",[torn],Robert,M,,,,60 [or more but less than 70],Drunk,[torn],,,,,[Going/] from the house of Robert Dole,He drowned in a ditch because of his drunkenness,Ditch,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,"[incomplete: faded, half missing]",, ,1547_2,E/690,9/1071/102,,Gloucestershire,Thore[missing],[missing],[missing],[missing],[missing],M,,,Son of [missing],,,[missing],,,,,,Passing by 'Rodmard diche' on his father's red mare. He fell from the back of the horse and drowned in the ditch,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Mare remains in custody of Agnes Jonys, widow",,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/691,9/1071/101,,Oxfordshire,[missing],[missing],"Hedgis, William",[missing],Cecily,F,,,,,,[1546?]-10-[missing],10,,,,Climbing a ladder,Her feet slipped and she fell from the ladder onto a stone,Ladder,Stone,Fall from,Fall onto,,,,,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/692,9/1071/100,,Oxfordshire,Sandford-on-Thames,[on or after] 1547?-01-27,[missing],Jyves,John,M,Over Worton,,,,,[1547?]-01-27,1,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by five horses over 'Sandforde brigge',One wheel of the cart went up and the cart overturned and fell on the left side of JJ's chest giving him a mortal wound,Cart,,Fell on him,,Wound to the left side of the chest,,,Cart and a black gelding [missing],,"[incomplete: half missing], not indented",, ,1547_2,E/693,9/1071/99,,Oxfordshire,Waterperry,[between 1546-04-22 and 1547-01-28],[missing],[missing],Dorothy,F,Waterperry,Housewife,,,,[between 1546-04-22 and 1547-01-28],,,,,Riding from Oakley to Waterperry,"An elm tree [cut by] Henry Arowe of Milton, labourer, fell [on D?] killing her ",Tree (elm),,Fell on her,,,,HA who was felling the tree that fell on her,Elm worth 8d,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/694,9/1071/85,,"Yorkshire, WR",Laverton,[missing],[missing],Smythe,William,M,Sowerby,,,,,[missing],,,10:00,,Crossing a certain water on a mare,He fell into the water and drowned,Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Mare is in custody of Gilbert [missing], labourer",,"[incomplete: half missing], not indented",, ,1547_2,E/695,9/1071/84,,Yorkshire,Reeth,[missing],[missing],Yngram,Alexander,M,,,,,,[missing],,,,,Riding a horse,Fell into a certain water and drowned,Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/696,9/1071/83,,"Yorkshire, ER",Bridlington,[between 1546-04-22 and 1547-01-28],[missing],Bonfeld,Christina,F,,Spinster,Wife of William Bonfeld,,,[between 1546-04-22 and 1547-01-28],,,,,,She slipped and fell into a ditch [and drowned?],Ditch,,Fall into,,[Drowned?],,,,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/697,9/1071/80,,"Yorkshire, WR",Tadcaster,[missing],[missing],Da[missing],Henry,M,,,,,,[missing],,,15:00,,Riding to Barkston Ash ['barston'] on a black mare,He fell into water [name missing] and drowned,Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Mare [is] in custody of Nicholas Walker of Tadcaster, yeoman",,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/698,9/1071/,,Lincolnshire,Lincoln,[after 1546-09-18],"[Curson], Richard",Kigges,John,M,,,,11,,1546-09-18,9,,20:00,,Dismounting a mare pulling the cart ('plaustrum') of John Pyncrake of Lincoln,He dismounted the horse and as he was adjusting his clothing the cart ran over the right side of his body pressing and breaking his right leg,Cart ,,Run over,,Pressed and broken right leg,Languished until [missing],,[missing] worth 3s 4d which remain in custody of JP,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/699,9/1071/,,Lincolnshire,Candlesby,[on or after 1546-11-28],"Curson, Richard",[missing],Elizabeth,F,,Servant of John Smalney,,,,[1546]-11-28,11,,14:00,,Fetching water with a jar,"Her feet slipped, [she fell into water] and drowned",Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/700,9/1071/,,Lincolnshire,Firsby,[missing]-19,"Curson, Richard",Howe,Agnes,F,,Servant of John Burton,,16,Suffering from certain 'agonia',[missing],,,05:00,,Fetching water from a pit/well ('puteus') in her master's garden to clean entrails ('ad purgandu[m] viscera'),She fell backwards into the pit due to her debility and drowned,Pit/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/701,9/1071/,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",Irnham,[missing],"[Curson, Richard?]",Atkynson,Agnes,F,,,Wife of John Atkynson,,,[missing],,,,,"John Arnold was in the bell tower/belfry ('campanulum') of Irnham [church] repairing it, [having warned villagers to stay away] lest an accident happen",AA ignored the warning and as she was passing by a piece [of timber? fell on her] knocking her to the ground and killing her,[Timber?],,[Fell on her],,Struck,,,,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/702,9/1071/,,Lincolnshire,Coleby,[missing],"[Curson, Richard?]",at gode sent us',Elizabeth,F,,Beggar,,,,[missing],,,,,[She was in the close? Barn?] of William Jesop of Coleby,There came a steer ('boviculus') of WJ and struck her in [missing],Steer,,Mauled by,,,Languished until [missing],,Steer remains in the hands of Thomas Cutt,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/703,9/1071/,,Lincolnshire,Weston,[after 1546-08-13],[missing],Gun,John,M,Weston,,,,,1546-08-13,,,09:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by four horses from Stowe to Weston,[The cart was about to crash/overturn?] and he jumped out of it breaking his leg,[Ground?],,[Fall onto?],,Broken leg,Languished until [missing] and eventually died of 'ague',,,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/704,9/1071/,,Nottinghamshire,Elton/Saxondale,[on or after 1546-09-14],[missing],Newton,Simon,M,,,Husband of Alice Newton,,,1546-09-14,9,,,,[Driving?] a cart [loaded with?] coal in the fields of Saxondale,There came a great wind and knocked SN off the cart. [In falling he landed on?] the cart's 'Gerbrede' [and wheel?] and injured his head so much that he died,Cart (part of),,[Fall onto]?],,Injured head,,,Wheel worth 4s [remains in custody of] AN,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/705,9/1071/,,Nottinghamshire,Selston,[missing],[missing],Warren,Stephen,M,,,,,,[missing],,,,,Sleeping in an empty cart ('biga') pulled by a horse [or horses],[The thill horse?] caused the cart to overturn. A certain staff struck SW in the head just behind the left ear and [through to?] the brain,Cart (staff/shaft),,[Struck by],,Wound to the head behind the left ear and through to the brain,,,Cart and horse worth 14s,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/706,9/1071/,,Northamptonshire,Northampton,1547-03-08,[missing],Harteshorne,Elizabeth,F,,Widow,Widow,,,[on or before 1547-03-08],,,,,"Returning from the house of John Tayler, her neighbour",[She lost her way] due to darkness and thinking she was entering her gate/door ('hostium') she struck [missing] near the said door with her head breaking her neck and suffering a haemmorhage,[missing],,Struck,,Broken neck and haemorrhage,,,,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/707,9/1071/,,Nottinghamshire,Langar,[between 1546-04-22 and 1547-01-28],[missing],Handley,Thomas,M,,,,,,[between 1546-04-22 and 1547-01-28],,,,,Driving a cart ('currus sive plaustrum') pulled by four horses ,The cart fell from 'Cokk Bridge' in the parish of Langar crushing TH's abdomen and stomach,Cart,,Fell on him,,Crushed abdomen and stomach,,,,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/708,9/1071/,,Nottinghamshire,Radcliffe-on-Trent,[between 1546-04-22 and 1547-01-28],[missing],Symson,William,M,,,,,,[between 1546-04-22 and 1547-01-28],,,13:00,,Travelling in a boat called 'Cogge bote' from Colwick to Newark-on-Trent with John Copper and William Berker,A great wind [pushed the boat against?] a tree sumberged in the water so that the boat capsized in a place called 'hogge holme' causing WS's drowning,River Trent,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,JC and WB who were in the boat with him,,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/709,9/1071/,,Coventry city,Coventry,[missing],[missing],[missing],Agnes,F,,"Servant of Ralph Hopkyns of Coventry, tailor",,,,[missing],,,,,Catching a horse in a place called the 'lodge Close',Her body was pressed and she lost her breath ('spiramen & ventu[m] suu[m] obstupavit'),[missing],,[missing],,[Suffocated?],,,,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/710,9/1071/,,Warwickshire,Stratford-upon-Avon,[between 1546-04-22 and 1547-01-28],"[missing], Thomas",[missing],Jane,F,,,,,,[between 1546-04-22 and 1547-01-28],,,,,Fetching water from a well/spring ('fons') with a pail ('situla'),[missing] broke and the water-filled pail fell into the well pulling A into it,Well/spring,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,[incomplete: one third missing],, ,1547_2,E/711,9/1071/,,Warwickshire,Mancetter,[between 1546-04-22 and 1547-01-28],[missing],Makley,John,M,,,,,,[missing],,,,,Greasing the 'coge Whele' of a certain watermill,The sleeve of his shirt became caught in the cogwheel and pulled JM into it. In turning [a] wheel struck him on the right [missing] killing him instantly,Mill (wheel),,Struck by,,Wound to the right [missing],Instant,,"[missing] remain in custody of Henry Oty of Warwick, saddler",,[incomplete: one third missing],, ,1547_2,E/712,9/1071/,,Warwickshire,Warwick,[on or before 1546-12-06],"Edgeworthe, Robert",Mapulton,Richard,M,,,,,,1546-12-06,12,,18:00,,Walking down a certain path called 'the Rock' in Saltisford,He fell over backwards and then by misfortune rolled off the said path and fell seven feet landing on rocky ground,Rock,,Fall onto,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,[incomplete: one third missing],, ,1547_2,E/713,9/1071/,,Warwickshire,Chadshunt,[between 1546-04-22 and 1547-01-28],"[Edgeworthe, Robert?]",Clement,Thomas,M,,,,,,[between 1546-04-22 and 1547-01-28],,,09:00,,Climbing a 14-rung ladder [put against?] 'a mowe of Whete',The 13th rung broke and he fell crushing his body greatly,Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed body,,,"Ladder worth 4d which remain in custody of [missing], husbandman",,[incomplete: one third missing],, ,1547_2,E/714,9/1071/27,,Warwickshire,Ufton,[missing],[missing],Lowe,Henry,M,Ufton,,,,,[missing],,,,,Leading a gelding worth 13s 4d,[He struck the horse?] with a staff he was holding in his right hand. The horse [kicked back?] and struck HL on the left side of the head killing him,Horse (gelding),,Struck by,,Struck left side of the head,Instant,,Gelding worth 13s 4d which remain in custody of Henry [missing],,[incomplete: one third missing],, ,1547_2,E/715,9/1071/10,,Warwickshire,Boxley,[on or after 1546-09-25],[missing],Brettyn,Agnes,F,,,,,,1546-09-25,9,,05:00,,Fetching water,[Drowned?],Water,,[Fall into],,[Drowned?],,,,,[incomplete: one third missing],, ,1547_2,E/716,9/1071/8,,Kent,Dep[missing],[on or after 1546-09-27],[missing],Hudson,Beatrice,F,,,"Wife of [missing], harness maker",,,1546-09-27,9,,,,Riding on a white gelding from London,She [fell from the horse] and died,Horse (gelding),,[Fall from],,,,,Gelding worth 3s 4d [remains in the hands of?] her husband,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1547_2,E/717,9/1071/7,,Kent,Eltham,[on or after 1547?-01-25,[missing],Holden,Roger,M,,,Son of Walter Holden,11 and more,,[1547?]-01-25,1,,,,He [went] to his father's stable to bring/carry [missing],He was kicked by a grey gelding worth [missing],Horse (gelding),,Kicked by,,,,,Gelding given to Richard Wotton of Eltham for safekeeping,,[incomplete: half missing],, ,1548_2,E/718,9/570/2,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1547-09-01,"Fanne, John and Rust, John",Gaunceler,Margaret,F,,,,11,,1547-09-01,9,,,,Standing on a piece of wood called a 'plancke' worth 4d near the bank of the 'common river of Cambridge' [presumably the River Cam],She fell into the river and drowned,[River Cam presumably],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1548_2,E/719,9/570/22m,,Buckinghamshire,Newport Pagnell/Newton Blossomville,1547-11-[missing],[missing],Hoddyll,Thomas,M,Newton Blossomville,,,,,1547-11-[missing],11,,,,He and Richard Middelton were riding across a bridge in Newton Blossomville,A piece of wood called a 'Rayll' fell off the bridge because it was rotten. TH and RM [fell into] 'newton broke' and drowned instantly,Brook,,[Fall into],,Drowned,Instant,RM who died with him,,,[faded],, ,1548_2,E/719,9/570/22m,,Buckinghamshire,Newport Pagnell/Newton Blossomville,1547-11-[missing],[missing],Middelton,Richard,M,[faded],,,,,1547-11-[missing],11,,,,He and Thomas Hodyll were riding across a bridge in Newton Blossomville,A piece of wood called a 'Rayll' fell off the bridge because it was rotten. TH and RM [fell into] 'newton broke' and drowned instantly,Brook,,[Fall into],,Drowned,Instant,TH who died with him,,,[faded],, ,1548_2,E/720,9/570/23,,Bedfordshire,Potsgrove ('pottesgrave'),1547-02-01,"Adams, William",Starky,Robert,M,,"Cleric, curate at Potsgrove parish church",,72 and more,,1547-01-30,1,,07:00 or 19:00,,Returning home from Woburn through a close called 'knyght[es] close',A great gust of wind threw him into a three-feet-deep pit ('lacuna') where he drowned,Pit,,,,Drowned,,,,,Inquest date possibly 1548-02-01?,, ,1548_2,E/721,9/570/24,,Bedfordshire,Dunstable,1547-08-02,"Adams, William",Whalley,William,M,,"Cleric, vicar at Westoning",,60 and more,,1547-08-01,8,,15:00,,Relieving himself in the 'latrina' at the house of John Denton,He sat on the toilet bench and fell backwards into the latrine. He was suspended by his left hose with his head pointing downwards and eventually died without suffering any wounds,Latrine,,Fall into,,,,,,,,, ,1548_2,E/722,9/570/25m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Great Staughton,1547-03-12,"Peyne, Robert",White,Thomas,M,Great Staughton,Carpenter,Father of Cecily White,,,1547-01-28,1,,23:00-24:00,,"He and his daughter Cecily were in a bed in a certain house held and used by Oliver Leder, esq.",The house collapsed/was overturned due to great wind and a 'Side pece' of the house struck TW on the chest and CW on the head killing them instantly ,House (side piece),,Fell on him,,Struck chest,Instant,CW who died with him,,,,, ,1548_2,E/722,9/570/25m,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Great Staughton,1547-03-12,"Peyne, Robert",White,Cecily,F,[Great Staughton],,Daughter of Thomas White,4 and more,,1547-01-28,1,,23:00-24:00,,"She and her father were in a bed in a certain house held and used by Oliver Leder, esq.",The house collapsed/was overturned due to great wind and a 'Side pece' of the house struck TW on the chest and CW on the head killing them instantly ,House (side piece),,Fell on her,,Struck head,Instant,TW who died with her,,,,, ,1548_2,E/723,9/570/26,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Colne/Somersham,1548-01-31,"Brett, John",Bowle,Jane,F,,,Wife of Robert Bowle,,,1547-01-28,1,,16:00,,,She fell into a pit ('puteus') of RB in Somersham and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Inquest date possibly 1548-01-31,, ,1548_2,E/724,9/570/27,,Cambridgeshire,Ickleton,1547-07-20,"Hawes, Laurence",Rede,Agnes,F,,,,10,,1548-07-19,7,,,,Washing her hands in a pond ('stagnum'),She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1548_2,E/725,9/570/28,,Cambridgeshire,Whaddon,1547-07-20,"Master, John",Payne,John,M,,,"Son of Richard Payne of Whaddon, yeoman",11,,1547-07-19,7,,,,Driving his father's cart ('biga') to carry/bring hay,The cart overturned on a small hill and fell on his neck breaking it,Cart,,Fell on him,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Cart worth 10s which is seized by Thomas Chicheley, feodary of the liberty of Richmond",,,, ,1548_2,E/726,9/570/29,,Cambridgeshire,Toft,1547-08-08,"Master, John",Downham,William,M,,Servant of Thomas Pecke,,9,,1547-08-07,8,,15:00,,Minding oxen property of Thomas Pecke in a field in Toft,"He was running after the oxen, slipped and fell onto his knife which he was holding in his hands. He suffered a wound to the left side through to the heart and died instantly",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the left side through to the heart, 2 in deep",Instant,,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1548_2,E/727,9/570/30,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),St Neots,1547-03-08,"Payne, Robert",Paris,Jane,F,St Neots,,,10 and more,,1547-03-08,3,,08:00,,Washing her hands in a river called Henbrook,She fell into the water and drowned,Henbrook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1548_2,E/728,9/570/31,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Bluntisham ('Blunsham'),1547-08-13,"Brette, John",Bonar,Robert,M,,,,,,1547-08-12,8,,,,,He was kicked by in the stomach by his mare ,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to the stomach,Instant,,Mare worth 4s,,,, ,1548_2,E/729,9/570/43,,Gloucestershire,Ampney Crucis,1547-10-08,"Feld, Giles",Wigan,John,M,Ampney Crucis,Labourer,,,,1547-10-06,10,,18:00,,"Following a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by oxen up a [hill] and carrying a piece of oak timber property of Thomas Nechell[es] of Ampney, cleric",The 'prittell pynne' broke and the cart reversed with great force knocking him down and killing him,Cart and load,,[Run down],,,,,Timber worth 2s remains in custody of TN,,,, ,1548_2,E/730,9/570/52,,Kent,Deptford,1547-06-06,"Goodwyn, John",Tompson,"William, junior",M,,,"[Son of] William Tompson of Ottershaw in Surrey, husbandman",,,1547-07-25,7,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by two horses and four steers and loaded with firewood over a ceratin hill,the vilhorse' started to reverse with all its might obstructing the movement of the other horse and oxen. Despite this the cart kept moving at great speed because of the angle of the slope. One of the wheels knocked WT down and ran over his head crushing it,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed head,Instant,,Cart and wheel worth 3s 4d which remain in custody of WT senior,,,, ,1548_2,E/731,9/570/61,,Warwickshire,Pillerton Hersey ('Pyllardyngton hercy'),1547-01-31,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Scales,Alan,M,,,,,,1547-01-29,1,,17:00,,Removing hay from a 'Ryke of hey',"Suddenly, the top of the haystack fell on him suffocating him",Haystack,,Fell on him,,Suffocated,,,Hay worth 8d remains in custody of Richard Hawe of Pillerton Hersey,,,, ,1548_2,E/732,9/570/62,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Wragby,1547-02-15,"Curson, Richard",Righton,Thomas,M,,,,,,1547-02-14,2,,15:00,,Playing 'fote ball',He fell onto a 'Stubbe of a thorne' injuring his left thigh. He died from bleeding within one hour,Tree stump,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the left thigh, 1 in wide and 2 in deep. Died from bleeding",Languished until 4 pm,,,,,, ,1548_2,E/733,9/570/89,,Northamptonshire,Geddington,1547-09-02,"Freman, Henry",Dey,Richard,M,,,,,,1547-08-30,8,,16:00,,Leading a black mare property of William Stok[es] of Geddington in the fields of Geddington,He fell over and the mare kicked him in the head near the right ear crushing his head,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Crushed head,,,"Mare worth 5s remains in custody of Thomas Dychefeld and William Stok[es], constables of Geddington",,,, ,1548_2,E/734,9/570/90,,Northamptonshire,Lilford,1547-11-01,"Pykeryng, Gilbert",Tyllson,John,M,Lilford,Labourer,,,,1547-10-31,10,,17:00,,Crossing a certain river between Lilford and Pilton [presumably the River Nene] in a small boat,The boat sank because of wind and violence of water and he drowned,[presumably the River Nene],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat worth 3s 4d which were seized by the coroner and remain in custody of Edith Ellmes of Lilton, widow",,,, ,1548_2,E/735,9/570/91,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 271, pp. 129-30.",Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1547-12-02,"Colynson, John and Birde, Humphrey",P[ar]sonys,Robert,M,,,,,,1547-11-27,11,,,,He approached a roan gelding of unknown owner worth 14s standing in a lane called 'Shomaker rowe ende',"He grasped the horse's 'longe lether Coler' with his right hand. Suddenly, the horse bolted and ran very fast as far as the 'henne Crosse' dragging RP along stones in the said way giving him wounds to the head",Horse (gelding),,Dragged by,,Wounds to the head,Languished until 2 December,,Horse worth 14s is in custody of Christopher Coolefaxe for the use of the sheriffs of Nottingham,,,, ,1548_2,E/736,9/570/92,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 269, pp. 128-9.",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1547-05-19,"Odyngzelles, Richard and Raworthe, John",Kychyn,William,M,Newark-on-Trent,,,,,1547-05-19,5,,05:00-06:00,,Drawing water from a well to wash his hands,"He went to the close of his neighbour Edmund Salven, as was his custom, and asked for some water to wash his hands. ES replied that he had no water so WK decided to draw water from a 'drawe well' with a bucket. As he was lowering the bucket into the well, his feet slipped so that he fell head first into the well and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,ES who was in his house at the time,,,,, ,1548_2,E/737,9/570/93,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 268, p. 128.",Nottinghamshire,East Stoke (near Newark),1547-03-28,"Raworthe, John",Halom,Thomas,M,,,,,Suffering from the ague for the space of six days before his death,1547-03-27,3,,21:00,,He was in his bed,"Suddenly, through the great frenzy of the illness he went from his bed to a well in the close of Thomas Hatfelde of East Stoke. He jumped into the well and drowned instantly",Well,Illness,,,Drowned,,,,,Classed as misfortune but possibly a visitation,, ,1548_2,E/738,9/570/94,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 272, p. 130.",Nottinghamshire,Burton Joyce,1548-02-20,"Odingzelles, Richard",Johnson,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1547-06-28,6,,,,Leading a young sorrel horse called a 'colt' to the River Trent to water it,"The horse violently threw NJ, whose hands were holding the halter, to the ground and broke his neck so that he immediately died",Horse (colt),,Thrown by,,Broken neck,Instant,John Wryght of Burton Joyce who found the body,Horse worth 9s remains in keeping of Richard Johnson of Burton Joyce,,,, ,1548_2,E/739,9/570/95,,Derbyshire,Bakewell,1548-02-21,"Beamont, Edward and Coke, William",Calley,Richard,M,Haddon,Labourer,,,,1547-11-24,11,,15:00,,Collecting plums in the garden of George Vernom,A deer called a 'Stage of a Harte' ran up to him and struck him with its horns giving him 23 wounds including one through to the heart,Stag,,Gored by,,23 wounds including one through to the heart,Instant,,,,,, ,1548_2,E/740,9/570/104,,Gloucestershire,Berkeley/Lorridge,1547-09-10,"Madock, Matthew, gent.",Jyde,John,M,,,,,,1547-09-07,9,,13:00,,Standing in a pear tree collecting pears in a place called 'lorwiche' [Lorridge?] in the parish of Berkeley,One of the branches broke and he fell to the ground breaking his neck,Tree (pear),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1548_2,E/741,9/570/105,,Gloucestershire,Farmington ('Tharmerton'),1547-12-22,"Fylde, Giles",Polle,Edward,M,Farmington,Shepherd,,,,1547-12-20,12,,15:00,,Standing on a stack of barley pulling it with a 'hoke of Iron' worth 2d,He fell from the top of the stack breaking his neck,Stack of barley,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1548_2,E/742,9/570/108,,Herefordshire,Bredwardine,1548-01-21,"Garnans, John",Miles,Margery,F,Bache' [The Bage?],Spinster,,,,1547-12-20,12,,16:00,,,She was charged by a boar worth 3s which then bit her in the lower part of her stomach,Boar,,Bitten by,,Bitten lower part of the stomach,Instant,,Boar worth 3s remains in custody of Walter ap Parry of 'Bache' [The Bage?],,,, ,1548_2,E/743,9/570/109,,Staffordshire,Abbot's Bromley ('Bromley Paget'),1547-06-15,"Couper, Richard, bailiff of [Sir] William Paget in the iberty of 'Bromley Paget'",Leyster,William,M,,,,,,1547-06-11,6,,,,"Working in a saw pit with Bonaventure Leyster of Abbot's Bromley, labourer","When they tried to move a piece of wood called a 'Rolle' lying under a piece of sawn square timber worth 3d, both fell on WL breaking his right thigh and his left leg",Timber,,Fell on him,,Broken right thigh and left leg,Languished until 11 am on the next day,,Timber worth 3d,,,, ,1548_2,E/744,9/570/110,,Worcestershire,Claines,1548-01-27,"Grene, John",Whittingham,John,M,Claines,"Miller, servant of Edward Halvord of Claines, yeoman",,,,1548-01-24,1,,,,Greasing 'le cogges & rownes' at his master's mill,He fell between the cogs and received a wound to the stomach from which he died instantly,Mill (cogs),Mill (rungs),Fall between,,Wound to the stomach,Instant,,,,,, ,1548_2,E/745,9/570/111,,Worcestershire,Huddington ('Hodington'),1547-12-10,"Grene, John",P[ar]sons,William,M,Huddington,"Labourer, servant of Robert Wynter, esquire",,,,1547-12-01,12,,,,Pruning an elm tree,He fell backwards from the tree breaking his neck,Tree (elm),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1548_2,E/746,9/570/112,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Didcot,1547-10-28,"Bisley, Thomas",Horseley,Henry,M,Didcot,Husbandman,,,,1547-08-11,8,,16:00,,Bringing a 'kyte hewed' gelding to his barn to thresh a 'mowe of barlye',The horse kicked him in the ribs on the right side with its rear legs,Horse (gelding),,Kicked by,,Struck ribs on the right side,Languished until 4 am on 15 August,,Horse worth 3s 4d is in custody of Richard Allen of Didcot,,,, ,1548_2,E/747,9/570/113,,Oxfordshire,Over Norton ('Coldenorton'),1548-01-10,"Hucvale, Christopher",Alworth,Richard,M,Over Norton,,,,,1547-12-07,12,,21:00,,Climbing to the top of a chapel in a church to catch pigeons,He climbed to the 'Syling' which broke under his feet causing him to fall some 60 feet ,Chapel ceiling,,Fall from,,Crushed right arm and hand,Died within six hours,,"[List of items owned by him] which remain in custody of John Patis, gent.",,,, ,1548_2,E/748,9/570/114,,Oxfordshire,Banbury,1547-08-25,"Hucvale, Robert",Fabyan,Emma,F,Calthorpe ('Cothrep'),Spinster,,,,1547-07-29,7,,,,"Riding on a dark grey horse from 'Bannyngmore' to Calthorpe with Roger Wright of Calthorp, labourer",The horse bolted and threw them off. EF landed on her head breaking her neck,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Died during the night,RW who was riding with her,"Horse worth 13s 4d released to Henry Olyver, deputy almoner",,,, ,1548_2,E/749,9/570/115,,Oxfordshire,Islip,1547-08-01,"Hucvale, Robert",Twigge,Thomas,M,Islip,Labourer,,,,1547-07-26,7,,,,"Mowing grass ('gramen') with Ralph Grene, Henry Whitinge, Edward Lightoll[es] and Richard Mark[es] and diverse other labourers in a meadow called 'Beryhurst'",They just started work and when making the first sweep with his scythe he tripped and struck his right leg with the said scythe,Scythe,,Struck with,,Wound to the right leg,,Other mowers who were working with him,Scythe worth 3s remains in custody of Nicholas Tosey,,,, ,1548_2,E/750,9/570/116,,Oxfordshire,Shellingford,1547-07-18,"Hucvale, Robert",Randall,Agnes,F,,,"Wife of John Randall of Shellingford, husbandman",,,1547-06-25,6,,,,"Alice Baker, JR's servant was drawing water from a well using a tumbrel ('tumbrellum')",AR was coming out of the kitchen when the tumbrel's putrified post called a 'Standard' collapsed on her. The post struck her right leg giving her a mortal wound ,Tumbrel,,Fell on her,,Wound to the right leg,Languished for six days,AB who was fetching water ,Post and tumbrel worth 2d remain in custody of JR,,,, ,1548_2,E/751,9/570/117,,Oxfordshire,Mapledurham Gourney,1548-01-23,"Hucvale, Robert",Body,Richard,M,Mapledurham ,Husbandman,,,,1547-10-30,10,,,,He was in a boat on the River Thames trying to catch a 'Signett Swan' ,His 'Rowyng pole' became stuck in 'mudde' at the bottom of the river and when he tried to pull it out he fell into the water and drowned,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Two reports on one sheet,, ,1548_2,E/752,9/570/117,,Oxfordshire,Mapledurham Gourney,1548-01-23,"Hucvale, Robert",Fruen,Richard,M,Mapledurham ,Labourer,,,,1546-09-09,9,,,,Fishing from a boat on the River Thames ,"He came to 'le lock' but was afraid to enter it fearing that the speed of the current would sink the boat. Seeing a post/stake ('postum') not far from the river bank he jumped out of the boat. However, he did not reach the post and drowned",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1548_2,E/753,9/570/118,,Oxfordshire,Nuneham Courtenay,1547-07-18,"Hucvale, Robert",Hampton,Michael,M,Nuneham Courtenay,Shepherd,,,,1547-07-17,7,,,,He was in a boat on the River Thames with other boys,"They were playing and splashing each other with water for recreation ('ludentes & asp[er]gentes int[er] semetipsos aqua p[ro]pt[er] eo[rum] recreac[i]o[n]em'). The boat became slippery from the splashing and MH tripped, while holding a certain 'pole', and fell out of the boat. There was no one strong and audacious enough to help and save him and he drowned",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1548_2,E/754,9/570/119,,Oxfordshire,Thame ('Nova Thame'),1547-08-30,"Hucvale, Robert",Gynk[es],Walter,M,Thame,,,,,1547-07-25,7,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') carrying two loads of lead, 11 cwt and 9 cwt respectively, in the road called 'henley wey' between Thame and Henley-on-Thames",The cart overturned when one the wheels went over the road bank. One load of lead fell on WE's body pressing it to death,Cart load (lead),,Fell on him,,Pressed body,,,"Lead worth 13s 4d remains in custody of John Leighton, surveyor of the King's building works ",,,, ,1548_2,E/755,9/570/142,,Devon,North Tawton,1548-02-15,"Northlegh, Raymond",Cary,William,M,Tavistock,Labourer,,,,1548-02-13,2,,At night,,Coming over a hedge/fence ('sepes') in the southern part of a certain street ('platea'),He fell and broke his neck,Hedge/Fence,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Languished for two days,,,,,, ,1548_2,E/756,9/570/143,,Somerset,Compton Pauncefoot,1548-01-12,"Walton, William",Cosens,Jane,F,,,,,,1548-01-11,1,,,,,"Struck by a falling elm tree cut down by Thomas Cosens of Compton Pauncefoot, husbandman, in a palce called 'Orchard'",Tree (elm),,Fell on her,,Crushed body,Instant,TC who fell the tree,Elm worth 8d remains in custody of TC,,,, ,1548_2,E/757,9/570/144,,Somerset,West Lydford,1547-12-16,"Walton, William",Ferce,Margaret,F,,,,,,1547-12-15,12,,,,,"Struck by a falling ash tree cut down by Nicholas a Cary of West Lydford, servant of Robert Slyp[er]de/Ship[er]de, in a place called 'Weleslane'. The tree broke in the middle and the front part struck MF in the forehead",Tree (ash),,Fell on her,,Wound to the forehead,Instant,,Ash worth 8d remains in custody of RS,,,, ,1548_2,E/758,9/570/145,,Dorset,Kington Magna,1547-10-05,"Lylly, Thomas",Were,Richard,M,Kington Magna,Servant ('Grome'),,,,1547-10-04,10,,10:00,,"Entering the 'Oxhowse' of Jane Were, widow",He was charged by a red ox worth 21s which struck him several times under the right buttock and the right side of his body giving him multiple wounds,Ox,,Gored by,,Wounds under the right buttock and the left side of the body,Instant,,Ox worth 21s,,,, ,1548_4,E/759,9/571/21,,Gloucestershire,Great Widcombe,1547-10-07,"Bell, Thomas, junior",Bisshope,John,M,Lechlade,Labourer,,,,1547-09-30,9,,15:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') loaded with barley from Bridlip Hill to Gloucester,He was holding the cart with his hands as it was coming down from the top of Bridlip Hill. The cart went over a road bank and at the same moment JB's feet slipped so that he fell over. The right wheel of the cart went over his right leg breaking it,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken right leg,Languished until 6 am on 6 October,,"Wheel worth 6s 8d remains in custody of William Otte, deputy king's almoner",,,, ,1548_4,E/760,9/571/22,,Gloucestershire,Norton,1548-04-25,"Bell, Thomas, junior",Barbor,John,M,,,,4,,1548-04-24,4,,,,Playing and walking near a ditch called 'mill broke' with other children,"His feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",Ditch/Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1548_4,E/761,9/571/23,,Gloucestershire,Sandhurst,1548-04-15,"Bell, Thomas, junior",Willi[a]ms,Jane,F,Sandhurst,Spinster,,,,1548-04-14,4,,14:00,,Washing linen clothes in a pond called 'Standyng pole',She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1548_4,E/762,9/571/24,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1548-05-27,"Bell, Thomas, junior",Raunger,Walter,M,,,,6,,1548-05-26,5,,15:00,,Playing alone in a place called 'Bareland' in Gloucester,There came a great 'boore' property of Thomas Massynger worth 10s and struck him in the face with its tusks,Boar,,Mauled by,,Wound to the face,Died at 5 pm on 27 May,,Boar worth 10s remains in custody of William Michell and William Bonde,,,, ,1548_4,E/763,9/571/25,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1548-09-07,"Bell, Thomas, junior",Ludlow,Walter,M,,Mariner,,,,1548-09-02,9,,22:00,,"He was in a boat property of Thomas Nicoll[es] of Bewdley, on the River Severn near a quay in Gloucester planning to travel to Tewkesbury",He was using a 'hokeshawfte' worth 2d for navigation. The shaft/pole slipped on the bank of the river and he fell into the water where he drowned,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Barge pole worth 2d,,,, ,1548_4,E/764,9/571/43,,Hampshire ,Baddesley,1548-08-03,"Jeffryes, William",Hick[es],Humphrey,M,Hursley,,Son of Agnes Hick[es],,,1548-08-02,8,,,,Driving his mother's cart ('currus') worth 20s pulled by horses worth 6s 8d each loaded with wood worth 2s,The cart overturned and a piece of wood struck him in the head through to the brain killing him instantly,Cart load (piece of wood),,Struck by,,Wound to the head through to the brain,Instant,,Cart worth 20s pulled by horses worth 6s 8d each loaded with wood worth 2s,,,, ,1548_4,E/765,9/571/44,,Wiltshire,Brigmerston,1548-07-14,"Foxe, Edmund",Coly,"Thomas, junior",M,,,"Son of Thomas Coly, senior",,,1548-07-12,7,,08:00-09:00,,Driving his father's cart ('biga') pulled by three horses worth 30s,"The cart overturned on a large stone, he was ejected from the cart and the cart's 'lade' fell on his body killing him instantly",Cart load?,,Fell on him,,Wound to the body,Instant,,Cart and horses worth 30s remain in custody of TC senior,,,, ,1548_4,E/766,9/571/45,,Wiltshire,Little Langford/Grovely,1548-08-07,"Barter, Robert",Storton/Stourton,Francis,M,Little Langford,Gentleman,,,,1548-08-05,8,,,,Hunting rabbits ('cunic[u]li') in a place called 'dunshatt' in Grovely with a 'long bowe',He was holding in his left hand a barbed arrow called a 'Brode arrow'. He was running very fast and fell over in such way that the arrow head penetrated the right side of his chest giving him a mortal wound,Arrow,,Fall onto,,Wound to the right chest,Instant,,Arrow worth 4d,,,, ,1548_4,E/767,9/571/46,,Wiltshire,Chiseldon,1548-07-11,"Barter, Robert",Prator,John,M,,,,,,1548-07-06,7,,,,He was in a place called 'Ruthers pays & Shortforlong' ,A cart ('biga') carrying a great piece of wood called a 'plocke' worth 12d property of Ralph Wekes overturned and the piece of wood fell on his body giving him a mortal wound,Piece of wood,,Fell on him,,Wound to the body,,,Piece of wood worth 12d,,,, ,1548_4,E/768,9/571/47,,Dorset,Bishop's Caundle,1548-02-25,"Lylly, Thomas",Tempull,Nicholas,M,Hazelbury Bryan,Husbandman,,,,1548-02-23,2,,,,Crossing a bridge called 'Woodbridge' in the parish of Bishop's Caundle with a bay mare,He got off the horse before they entered the bridge from the south side and was mounting it again once on the other side. The mare threw him into the water below the bridge where he drowned,Water [unspecified],Horse (mare),Fall into,Fall from,Drowned,,,"Mare worth 5s remains in custody of Jane Tempull, widow",,,, ,1548_4,E/769,9/571/48,,Somerset,Cheddar,1548-08-10,"Walton, William",Willyams,John,M,Cheddar,Child,,,,1548-08-09,8,,,,Standing near a mill pond,His feet slipped and he fell into the water. The current carried him under the waterwheel which crushed him,Mill (water wheel),,Crushed by,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Water wheel and other certain other parts of the mill worth 13s 4d remain in custody of Morgan Gytto, bailiff of the liberty of Wells and the village of Cheddar",,,, ,1548_4,E/770,9/571/49,,Somerset,Wells,1548-08-31,"Walton, William",Philippes,William,M,Wells,Labourer,,,A man much given to drink and often drunk ('homo multu[m] deditus potac[i]onib[us] & multotiens ebriosus') ,1548-08-24,8,,,,"Holding a 'hedgyng bill' worth 4d with the back end of which he wanted to strike one Thomas Wynt[er] of Wells, yeoman, in jest",TW grasped the end of the bill to avoid being hit. Seeing this WP drew a knife called 'Porlock knyfe' with the intention of striking TW's arm. TW moved away [from WP] while holding the back end of WP's bill. WP wanted to let go off the bill so that he would not be cut with 'the pyke of the seid bill'. In doing so he cut the skin of his left arm which caused profuse bleeding.,Hedging bill,,Cut with,,"Cut left arm, profuse bleeding",Died within three hours,TW who was involved in the accident ,Bill worth 4d,,,, ,1548_4,E/771,9/571/51,,Somerset,Bath,1548-04-29,"Walley, John, senior, and Palmer, Thomas",Eliott,Richard,M,,,,,Drunk,1548-04-27,4,,,,He was in a crowd of people and was drunk and disorderly ('potosus existens fuit obiurgans int[er] multos fideles subditos […] d[o]m[ini] Reg[is]'),In great fury he drew his sword and struck at the crowd but being very drunk he fell over giving himself a wound to the cheek,[Jury uncertain],,Struck with,,"Wound to the cheek, 1 in wide and 1 in deep",Languished until 28 April,,,,,, ,1548_4,E/772,9/571/60,,Gloucestershire,Tewkesbury,1548-08-25,"Grene, Hugh, gent.",Baker,Edward,M,Gloucester,Minstrel,,,"Day before his death he suffered from illness affecting his legs and feet called 'Gowte' and his feet and legs were bleeding, and he feared for his life",1548-08-24,8,,21:00,,Walking in the street called 'Churchstrete',He stumbled over a piece of timber worth 12d striking his right leg. He bled to death within three hours,Piece of timber,,Struck,,Struck right leg which caused bleeding,Died within three hours,,,,,, ,1548_4,E/773,9/571/61,,Herefordshire,Ploughfield/Tyberton,1548-05-24,"Garnans, John",Brassos,Treamor',M,Tyberton,Labourer,,,,1548-03-12,3,,09:00,,Playing football with other men in Tyberton,"He fell over while running. However, the cause of his death was 'the Ague'",,,,,,,,,,Accident or illness,, ,1548_4,E/774,9/571/63,,Shropshire,Shifnal,1548-08-11,"Orme, John",Blore,Richard,M,,,,,,1548-08-06,8,,10:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') loaded with coal and pulled by oxen in a road in 'Westelyng Feyld' leading to the village of Haughton,The oxen became frightened by the sound of cart's chains and broke into a run. When he tried to stop the oxen he fell over and the left when ran over his left leg breaking and crushing it,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken and crushed left leg,Languished until 4 pm,,The wheel worth 12s remains in custody of the coroner,,Not indented,, ,1548_4,E/775,9/571/64,,Shropshire,Eudon Burnell ('yowdon Burnell),1548-08-29,"Orme, John",Goughe,Margaret,F,,,,,,1548-08-25,8,,12:00,,Climbing a pear tree to collect pears,The branch on which she was standing broke so that she fell to the ground breaking and crushing her body,Tree (pear),,Fall from,,Broken and crushed body,Instant,,Tree branch worth halfpenny and remains in custody of Thomas Fermer of Eudon Burnell,,Not indented,, ,1548_4,E/776,9/571/65,,Shropshire,Woolstaston,1548-08-11,"Leighton, Ralph",Bowdeler,Richard,M,Betchcott,,Son of Thomas Bowdeler,,,1548-08-11,8,Saturday,10:00,,Driving his father's cart ('carruca') pulled by oxen through a certain gate,The gate knocked him down pressing and crushing his body,Gate,,[Struck by],,Broken and crushed body,Instant,,,,Jury status,, ,1548_4,E/777,9/571/67,,Oxfordshire,"Bruggesett ('Briggsett') [VCH, Oxford, 5, pp. 258-66: 'name properly belonged to a settlement bordering the narrow street leading to Petty Pont (Magdalen Bridge)']",1548-08-01,"Hucvale, Robert",Brodewater,Peter,M,,,"Son of James Brodewater of Iffley ('Yestley'), fisherman",13,,1548-07-27,7,,,,"He was in a boat on the River Thames in Iffley near 'Wyke mede' pulling out 'Welys' [weels, that is fishtraps] for catching eels",As he was holding one of the weels its weight pulled him into the water where he drowned,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Weel worth 4d,,,, ,1548_4,E/778,9/571/68,,Oxfordshire,le myll',1548-09-18,"Hucvale, Christopher",Horsall,William,M,,Servant of Thomas Dawez,,,,1548-08-12,8,,,,Driving his master's cart ('biga') pulled by two horses and one mare to Southrop,"Suddenly, the brown bay mare, being the thill horse, broke into a run. WH ran up to the 'body horsse' and grasped its halter. The halter broke and WH fell over. The right wheel ran over his body crushing his back so that he died later",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Shattered back,Died at 12 pm,,Horse worth 5s and wheel worth 3s 4d remain in custody of Thomas Dawes,,Jury status,, ,1548_4,E/779,9/571/69,,Oxfordshire,Beckley,1548-03-13,"Hucvale, Robert",Pallyng,John,M,Thame,Sawyer,,,,1548-03-11,3,,,,"Sawing a piece of timber in a saw pit in Beckley Park with John Cherdyngsley of Thame, sawyer",The piece of timber was resting on two 'Rollys' which moved suddenly causing the timber to fall down the pit and on JP's head and left shoulder,Timber,,Fell on him,,Crushed head and left shoulder,,,"Timber and rollers worth 2s 4d released to Henry Olyver, deputy almoner",,,, ,1548_4,E/780,9/571/97,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Louth Park in the parish of Keddington,1548-06-24,"Curson, Richard",Kell,Roland,M,,,,,,1548-06-14,6,,11:00,,"He was working on a piece of oak timber property of Catherine [Willoughby], Duchess of Suffolk. He became tired and went to sleep under the timber",When he was sleeping the timber fell on him pressing him to death,Timber,,Fell on him,,Pressed the left side of the body,,,"Timber worth 2s 8d and remains in custody of William Kyng, bailiff and keeper of the woods",,,, ,1548_4,E/781,9/571/98,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 273, p. 131.",Nottinghamshire,Whatton,1548-05-23,"Raworthe, John",N,N,F,,,,,,1548-05-23,5,,,,,"On 23 May an unknown woman was found in a 'calke pitt' full of water, with a mortal wound to the left side of the head. It is uncertain how she died",Chalk pit,,,,"Wound to the left side of the head, 4 fingers long, 2 fingers wide and 2 fingers deep",,"Thomas Warde and William Hollande of Elton, who found the body",,,Not certain if accident,, ,1548_4,E/782,9/571/99,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 277, pp. 132-33.",Nottinghamshire,Cotgrave,1548-07-28,"Raworthe, John",Crosselande,William,M,,,,,,1548-07-28,7,,23:00,,Sitting and sleeping on a cart loaded with coal belonging to William Craforth of Barleythorpe in Rytland and drawn by two horses and three mares,"Suddenly, he fell from the cart to the ground in Nottingham Gate in the fields of Cotgrave. One of the wheels worth 2s 8d went over his stomach near his throat and crushed him to death",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed stomach,,,Wheel worth 2s 8d is in the keeping of WC,,,, ,1548_4,E/783,9/571/100,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 276, p. 132.",Nottinghamshire,South Muskham,1548-07-24,"Odingzelles, Richard",Yreland,Robert,M,,,,,,1548-08-07,8,,,,Climbing a ladder put against a stack of rye at South Muskham to lay some sheaves of rye on the top of the stack,"When he was on the top of the ladder 48 sheaves of rye ('two thraves of the said rye') slipped towards him and through the weight of the sheaves RY and the ladder were carried backwards and thrown from the top of the stack to the ground, so that his body was crushed and he immediately died",Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,Peter Williamson of South Muskham who found the body,Rye worth 18d remains in the keeping of John Atkinson of South Muskham,,Dates wrong,, ,1548_4,E/784,9/571/101,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 274, p. 131.",Nottinghamshire,Egmanton,1548-06-15,"Odingzelles, Richard",Poumfret,Richard,M,Sutton-on-Trent,,,,,1548-06-05,6,,,,Standing on top of a cart loaded with wood intending to tie the wood to the cart with a cart rope,His feet slipped and he fell to the ground breaking his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,"Robert Blake of Egmanton, who found the body",,,,, ,1548_4,E/785,9/571/102,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 275, pp. 131-32.",Nottinghamshire,Misson,1548-07-21,"Odingzelles, Richard",Launcelott,John,M,Misson,Clerk,,,,1548-07-17,7,,18:00,,Trying to cross a small river called 'le heigh dyke' on his way from Everton to Misson,"He found a small boat and intended to row across the river in it. When he put one foot on the side of the boat, it suddenly moved from the bank of the river, and he fell into the river and drowned",River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Kyppys of Misson, clerk, who found the body",Boat worth 4s 4d remains in custody of Nicholas Stores of Wiseton,,,, ,1548_4,E/786,9/571/105,,Warwickshire,Wimpstone ('Wylmestone'),1548-06-25,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Russell,Thomas,M,,,,Under 5,,1548-06-23,6,,,,Playing near the bank of the River Stour,Being very young he did not understand the danger of water and he came too close to the river. He fell into the water and drowned,River Stour,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1548_4,E/787,9/571/106,,Warwickshire,Hatton,1548-07-16,"Hawe, Thomas, junior",Deane,William,M,Hutton,Labourer,,,,1548-07-15,7,,,,Climbing an ash tree to catch rook chicks in their nests,He fell from the height of 30 feet crushing his body,Tree (ash),,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1548_4,E/788,9/571/107,,Warwickshire,Hunscote,1548-04-17,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Gybbes,George,M,,,,,,1548-04-15,4,,,,Climbing an elm tree to catch rook chicks in their nests,He fell from the height of 40 feet crushing his body,Tree (elm),,Fall from,,Crushed body,Died within eight hours,,"Elm worth 16d which remain in custody of William Lucy of Charlecote, esq.",,,, ,1548_4,E/789,9/571/108,,Northamptonshire,Brackley,1548-08-19,"Gryffyn, Robert",Chackden,John,M,,,,,,1548-08-19,8,,16:00,,"Riding the horse of William Philipps, king's servant, without his permision, near a cross in the middle of a road",The horse had a halter but it was not put properly in the horse's mouth. He fell from the horse and landed on a stone breaking his neck,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,The jury were unable to establish if he had any goods or chattels at the time of his death,,, ,1548_4,E/790,9/571/110,,Northamptonshire,Ringstead,1548-06-14,"Kydall, Thomas",Hall,Henry,M,,,,46,,1548-06-13,6,,13:00,,Taking two of his horses to water in 'brodpole' in the fields of Ringfield,"He fell from the horse due to his illness and landed in water, which was a yard deep. Water then carried him deeper into the pit ('puteus')",Pit/pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1548_4,E/791,9/571/111,,Northamptonshire/Bedfordshire,"Knotting (Bedfordshire but in Higham Ferrers hundred, Northamptonshire)",1548-07-20,"Kydall, Thomas",Persons/Fowler,Emma,F,,,,4,,1548-07-19,7,,16:00,,Playing among other children/boys in the courtyard of Richard Brytten of Knotting when RB and his wife were unloading a cart ('currus') loaded with hay,EP went under the cart which collapsed under its great weight. The cart's body fell on the top of her head ('sinciput') killing her,Cart (body),,Fell on her,,[Struck] the top of the head,,,Cart's body worth 2s 8d remains in custody of the constable of Knotting,,,, ,1548_4,E/792,9/571/112,,Northamptonshire,Cosgrove,1548-07-16,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",Ryvers,Catherine,F,,,,1,,not given,,,,,Sleeping on the ground in the yard of Walter Ryvers in Cottesbrooke,"One wheel of 'an old dunge cart' driven by WR, who did not see CR on the ground, ran over CR's head killing her",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed head,Instant,,Cart and four mares pulling the cart worth 20s,,,, ,1548_4,E/793,9/571/113,,Northamptonshire,West Haddon,1548-08-22,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",Spratton,Jane,F,,,,,,1548-08-22,8,,,,Sitting on the 'carte ladder'' of William Spratton's cart going to a field in West Haddon to bring straw,The cart overturned and the 'pyn of the cart lader' struck JS above the left ear killing her,Cart (ladder pin),,Struck by,,Struck [head] above the left ear,Instant,,Cart and horse pulling it worth 6s,,,, ,1548_4,E/794,9/571/114,,Northamptonshire,Guildsborough ('Gyldysbye'),1548-07-31,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",Grene,Thomas,M,,,,5,,1548-07-31,7,,,,He entered a [piece of] land called the 'backsyde' of William Watson,He struck a certain white horse proprty of WW there standing with a stick which he was holding in his right hand. The horse kicked him in the forehead giving him a mortal wound through to the brain,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the forehead through to the brain,Instant,,Horse worth 8s,,,, ,1548_4,E/795,9/571/123,,Bedfordshire,Wilstead ('Wilshamstead'),1548-05-29,"Adams, William",Astlyn,Nicholas,M,Wilstead,Husbandman,,,,1548-05-02,5,,,,Driving his cart ('carecta') loaded with wood in a field in Wilstead,The cart was on top of a certain high headrig ('chevicia') in 'Clenchenbrok' in the parish of Wilstead when it overturned due to great wind. It fell on NA crushing and pressing him,Cart and load,,Fell on him,,Crushed and pressed,He languished until 9 May,,Cart and wood worth 6s 8d remain in the hands of William Adams,,,, ,1548_4,E/796,9/571/124,,Bedfordshire,Carlton,1548-06-04,"Adams, William",Wyllyamson,John,M,Harrold,Currier,,,,1548-06-03,6,,,,Washing himself in a water close to a milldam in Harrold on the River Great Ouse,He swam to a deep spot and there drowned,Water near milldam,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1548_4,E/797,9/571/125,,Norfolk,Thetford,1548-06-03,"Lorde, William,gent.",Barnham,Robert,M,,Single man,Single man,,,1548-06-02,6,,17:00-18:00,,,He fell into the 'kyng[es] ponde or poole' and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1548_4,E/798,9/571/126,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1548-06-17,"Fletcher, James and Rust, John",Kenwey,Hugh,M,Cambridge,Scholar,,,,1548-06-16,6,,22:00,River,Washing himself in the common river [presumably the River Cam] in Cambridge,Drowned,River Cam,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1548_4,E/799,9/571/127,,Bedfordshire,Woburn,1548-07-08,"Adams, William",Wryxton,Agnes,F,,,Daughter of Christopher Wryxton,5,,1548-07-01,7,,,Close,"Richard Wallyssh of Woburn, smith, was testing a 'handgonne' loaded with 'pellett[es] of lead alias hayleshote' in a lane behing the house of Christopher Wryxton","Aiming at a target in CW's croft he ignited the gun ('balistam […] ignavit') [presumably applied a match to priming powder in the flash pan]. The gun recoiled ('rep[er]cussit') so violently and shook his hands so much that he threw it away from him fearing it would burst. In falling the gun discharged and one of the pieces of lead struck AW, who was hiding under a 'muckhill' in the upper part of her neck giving her a mortal wound",Bullet,,Shot with,,"Wound to the upper part of the neck, 1 grain wide and 1/2 in long",Languished until 3 July,RW who shot her by accident,,,,, ,1548_4,E/800,9/571/128,,Bedfordshire,Bromham,1548-04-30,"Adams, William",Avdryan,Robert,M,Bromham,,,13,,1548-04-29,4,,15:00,Meadow,"Watching over cows with other boys in a meadow near the River Great Ouse, and playing a game called 'Blyndfeld'","He had his eyes covered with a 'byret', fell into the water and drowned",River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Other boys who were playing with him,,,,, ,1548_4,E/801,9/571/129,,Bedfordshire,Battlesden ('Bitlesden'),1548-06-24,"Blaknall, Richard",Cosby,John,M,,,,,,1548-06-24,6,,,,Passing by 'hall pond',He fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1548_4,E/802,9/571/131,,Buckinghamshire,Wendover,1548-07-28,"Blaknall, Richard",Hill,William,M,,,,,,1548-07-28,7,,,,Riding a white horse worth 4s,The horse threw him off and struck him in the chest giving him a mortal wound,Horse,Fall from,Struck by,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,Horse worth 4s is in custody of William Hyll of Wendover for safekeeping,,,, ,1548_4,E/803,9/571/153,,"Yorkshire, ER",Belby,1548-06-13,"Andrewe, William",Palm[er],Catherine,F,Belby,Spinster,,8,,1548-06-13,6,,,,Playing in a 'donnge carte' which was not moving,"He feet slipped, she fell from the cart and broke her neck",Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,Not indented,, ,1548_4,E/804,9/571/154,,"Yorkshire, WR",Sandal Castle,1548-06-23,"Rysthworth, Robert",Poige,Robert,M,Sandal,Gentleman,,,,1548-06-23,6,,11:00,,Passing by a certain spring/well ('fons'),"His feet slipped, he fell into the well and drowned",Well/spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1548_4,E/805,9/571/155m,,"Yorkshire, NR",Richmond,1548-06-27,"Smelt, Leonard",Pullay,John,M,Richmond,Waller,,,,1548-06-26,6,,11:00,River,"Crossing the River Swale on his way to St Martin's Priory (a house called 'Saynt M[ar]tynnes') where he was going with Margaret Pullay of Richmond, spinster, and William Raynersden of Richmond, waller",They fell into the water and drowned,River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,MP and WR who drowned with him,,,Not indented,, ,1548_4,E/805,9/571/155m,,"Yorkshire, NR",Richmond,1548-06-27,"Smelt, Leonard",Pullay,Margaret,F,Richmond,Spinster,,,,1548-06-26,6,,11:00,River,"Crossing the River Swale on her way to St Martin's Priory (a house called 'Saynt M[ar]tynnes') where he was going with John Pullay of Richmond, waller, and William Raynersden of Richmond, waller",They fell into the water and drowned,River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,JP and WR who drowned with her,,,Not indented,, ,1548_4,E/805,9/571/155m,,"Yorkshire, NR",Richmond,1548-06-27,"Smelt, Leonard",Raneldsone / Raynerdsone,William,M,Richmond,Waller,,,,1548-06-26,6,,11:00,River,"Crossing the River Swale on his way to St Martin's Priory (a house called 'Saynt M[ar]tynnes') where he was going with Margaret Pullay of Richmond, spinster, and John Pullay of Richmond, waller",They fell into the water and drowned,River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,JP and MP who drowned with him,,,Not indented,, ,1548_4,E/806,9/571/156,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1548-02-15,"Mytforth, Christopher, and Baxt[er], Matthew",Stone,Thomas,M,,Mariner,,,,1548-02-15,2,,08:00,River bank,Walking on the bank of the River Tyne,He fell into the water and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1548_4,E/807,9/571/157,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1548-06-12,"Mytforth, Christopher, and Baxt[er], Matthew",Thomson,Ralph,M,,,,,,1548-06-06,6,,19:00,River,Working in his boat called a 'kelle' on the River Trent,He fell into the water and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1548_4,E/808,9/571/158,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1548-08-22,"Mytforth, Christopher, and Baxt[er], Matthew",Robson,Thomas,M,,Mariner,,,,1548-08-10,8,,,River,Sailing in a 'lynt[er]' on the River Tyne,The cannon of a ship moored in Newcastle harbour was discharged and a piece of wood called a 'pluge' [presumably a tampion] fell on TR's right shoulder and caused his boat to capsize. He [fell into the water] and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented; jury status,, ,1548_4,E/809,9/571/159,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1548-01-28,"Mytforth, Christopher, and Baxt[er], Matthew",Allaynson,Margaret,F,,"Servant of Ronald Doddes, miller",,,,1548-01-28,1,,06:00,Mill,She entered a horse mill belonging to Bertram Bewyk to grind some grain,She fell onto the mill's machinery ('fabrica') when it was running and was killed instantly by the force of the mill,Horse mill (machinery),,Fall onto,,Killed,Instant,,,,Not indented; jury status; inquest year 1547 in the document: probably an error,, ,1548_4,E/810,9/571/160,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1548-04-26,"Mytforth, Christopher, and Baxt[er], Matthew",Wylson,Thomas,M,,,,,,1548-04-20,4,,,River,Walking on a certain 'planke' on a certain ship,He fell into the River Tyne and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Not indented,, ,1548_4,E/811,9/571/161,,York city,"St Margaret, near York and within the liberty of the royal palace",1548-08-14,"Lawson, Thomas, gent.",Trumper,Brian,M,York,Shoemaker ('sotularius'),,,,1548-08-13,8,,18:00,City street,Riding his black mare worth 13s 4d to 'Saynte marie lending',"The horse threw him into the River Ouse and struck him with its feet, and he drowned",River Ouse,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,"Mare worth 13s 4d remains in the hands of Thomas Lawson, bailiff of the liberty of the royal palace",,Not indented,, ,1548_4,E/812,9/571/175,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 136, p. 38",Sussex,Chichester,1548-08-12,"Digons, John, Chichester city coroner",Exton,Margaret,F,[St Pancras],,Daughter of Robert Exton of St Pancras,6,,1548-08-12,8,,11:00,,"She went with her small sisters out of her father's house into his courtyard, where his fire-wood was kept, to collect 'choppes' near a large piece of wood called a 'cleafte of beache' which was leaning dangerously towards the wall",She touched the wood and it fell on her head crushing her to death,Wood,,Fell on her,,Crushed head,,Her sisters who were with her,,,Not indented,, ,1548_4,E/813,9/571/176,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 138, pp. 38-9.",Sussex,Northiam,1547-11-02,"Sharp, Richard",Holman,Edmund,M,[Northiam],,"Son of Robert Holman of Northiam, brother of Thomas Holman, aged 9",7,,1547-09-17,9,,19:00,Field,Sitting in a wheelbarrow pushed by his elder brother in their father's field,"They came close to a gelding grazing nearby. Suddenly, the horse kicked EH in his left ear with his rear legs giving him a mortal wound",Horse (gelding),,Kicked by,,Wound to the left ear,Languished until midnight,"TH, his brother, who was with him","Gelding worth 13s 4d remains in custody of John Hepthen, bailiff of the rape of Hastings",,Not indented,, ,1548_4,E/814,9/571/177,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 143, p. 41.",Sussex,Hollington,1548-08-04,"Sharp, Richard",Grenelond,Thomas,M,[Maundling],,Son of Richard Grenelond of the parish of Maundling ('Mawdelyn'),10,,1548-08-02,8,,19:00-20:00,King's highway,"It fortuned at holyngton aforeseid in the kyng[es] high strete at a downe hyll […] one paule Johnson of mawdelyyn aforeseid dryvyng a weyne ladyn with a pece of Tymber & goyng downe the seid hyll w[i]t[h] thre oxen one bulle & to mares in the seid weyne yoked, ioyned & harneysed and the seid Thomas Greneland at that tyme syttyng vppon the seid tymber pece in the seid weyne' ","sodenlye of evyll fortune ffell ffrom the seid pece of tyme to the grounde and the kyfte whyle of the seid weyne stayed on the hedde of the seid Thomas Grene & brussed his hed by reason whereof he incontynent by that occasion of the seid infortune dyed and also they say that the seid Rychard Greneland ffather of the seid Thomas was there then p[re]sent and ffarther they saye that there was none defalte in the seid oxen, bull & mares for they were immedyatlye stoppyd & dyd as moche as in theym laye to hold backward'",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Injury to the head,Instant,PJ who was driving the cart and RG who was present,,,English; not indented,, ,1548_4,E/815,9/571/179,,Kent,Cliffe,1548-04-21,"Herenden, Walter",Orwell,Margaret,F,,,,,,1548-04-14,4,,15:00,,Catching doves in a dovecote,She fell from a 'lather' breaking her neck,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1548_4,E/816,9/571/180,,Kent,Horton Kirby,1548-05-20,"Goodwyn, John",Ov[er]ey,Robert,M,,,,,,1548-05-20,5,,,,Driving the cart ('biga') of William Leys of Farningham pulled by four horses in the king's road in Horton,Three of the four horses pulled the cart into a hedge growing on a 'banke' on the side of the road and stood there resting due to heat. RO who was sitting in the cart struck one of the horses called a 'vilhorsse' with a whip. The horse pulled the cart onto the top of the bank so that one wheel stood higher than the other. The cart then fell/overturned and landed on RO sitting in the 'lowersyde' completely crushing his body,Cart,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,Horse and cart worth 10s remain in custody of WL,,Proceedings,, ,1549_2,E/817,9/573/40,,Hampshire ,Wootton,1549-02-10,"Worsley, Richard, esq.",Haylys,John,M,Arreton,Mariner,,,,1549-02-09,2,,08:00,,,He fell from Wootton bridge and drowned in [presumably the Wootton Creek],Wootton Creek,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1549_2,E/818,9/573/42,,Dorset,Charminster,1548-09-01,"Lylly, Thomas",Sherwyn,John,M,,,,,,1548-09-01,9,,,,"Driving the cart ('carruca') loaded with wheat in sheaves and pulled by four horses property of Henry Sherwyn of Charminster, husbandman",The left wheel ran over his head crushing it,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed head,Instant,,Horses and cart worth 5 marks remain in custody of HS,,,, ,1549_2,E/819,9/573/43,,Wiltshire,Steeple Aston,1549-01-29,"Barter, Robert",Beryat,Christina,F,,,,80 and more,"Poor, debilitated and very weak/ill ('paup[er]cula, debilis & etat[is] Octogint[a] annor[um] & ultra ac valde infirma')",1549-01-03,1,,,,Descending a 'Steyar[es]' of 10 steps leading from a 'loft' in which she slept,"She slipped and not being able to support herself because of her debility, she fell and hit her head on the brim of a certain vessel called a 'Tobbe'. She received a serious and mortal wound to the right side of her head and died",Stairs,Tub,Fall from,Fall onto,Wound to the right side of the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1549_2,E/820,9/573/44,,Wiltshire,Winterbourne Earls,1548-11-13,"Foxe, Edmund",Browne,Richard,M,Winterbourne Earls,Husbandman,,,,1548-11-06,11,,,,Riding his horse in a field called 'Whaddenys Feld' going about his business ,He was thrown off the horse and stayed on the ground for an hour before he died,Horse,,Fall from,,,Died within one hour,,"Horse worth 10s remains in custody of Margaret Browne, his widow",,,, ,1549_2,E/821,9/573/46,,Wiltshire,Cricklade,1548-12-18,"Warnefford, John, esq.",Stratford,William,M,"Cerney Wick, Gloucestershire",Labourer,,,,1548-12-15,12,,,,"Having attended to his business in Cricklade he went in the evening to an inn ('domus camponaria'), where one Ralph Right lived, and stayed there in company of others until about 6 am","At 6 am he set off for home being very drunk. As he was crossing a footpath on 'le portebrige' commonly called 'the weye by the myll pounde', his feet slipped, as it is apparent from his footprints ('p[ro]ut ex vestigiis pedu[m] suor[um] […] apparuit'), he fell into the River Thames and drowned",River Thames ,,Fall into,,Drowned; he had no wounds or injuries on his body,,,"Undergarment, canvas doublet and a 'lethern Jerken' worth 12d",He had no lands or holdings,,, ,1549_2,E/822,9/573/54,,Bedfordshire,Shefford,1549-02-18,"Paxton, John",Payne,Margaret,F,,,,12 and more,,1549-02-18,2,,15:00,,Descending a pit/well ('puteus') in the back of John Hanstam's house to recover a bucket,She fell from a ladder and into the water where she drowned,Pit/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Ladder and bucket worth 12d remain in custody of JH,,,, ,1549_2,E/823,9/573/55,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 278, p. 133.",Nottinghamshire,Kneesall,1549-01-05,"Odingzelles, Richard",Bunting,Thomas,M,,,,,,1549-01-05,1,,14:00,,"Playing and wrestling with Lawrence Mylner of Kneesall, labourer, in the hall of Kneesall rectory","LM had a knife hanging from his belt with its point out of its sheath, and while they were playing and wrestling together TB fell on the tip of the knife giving himself a wound to the chest under his right breast",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the chest, under the right breast, 1 in deep, 1/2 in deep and 1/4 in wide",Instant,LM on whose knife he fell,,,,, ,1549_2,E/824,9/573/58,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, no 279, pp. 133-34.",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1549-03-26,"Odingzelles, Richard",Cowper,John,M,,,,,,1549-03-22,3,,14:00,,"He was in the house of Sibyl Bradshawe, widow, at Newark, with one William Hussy and William Smyth","The two Williams spoke certain opprobrious words and WH maliciously threw an earthern pot at WS, who immediately withdrew backwards to 'the entre of the same house', holding a dagger in his right hand. John intended to separate the teo Williams and to drive WS out of the house, came swiftly at him and unexpectedly ran upon the point of his dagger, giving himself a wound under his side so that he pierced himself to the inmost part of his heart",Knife,,Ran onto,,"Wound to the side through to the heart, 4 in deep, 1 in long and 1/3 in wide",Languished from 22 to 25 March,WH and WS who were at the house of SB with him,,"He had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1549_2,E/825,9/573/59,,Derbyshire,Church,1549-02-18,"Beamont, Edward and Coke, William",Arther,John,M,Lea,Miner,,,Drunk,1549-02-02,2,,22:00,,He was in the house of Henry Orchard with Richard Orme and Richard Curtes. There was no light in the house,"When an argument broke out between RO and RC, he ran onto the tip of a certain knife and struck himself in the neck receiving a mortal wound from which he died instantly",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the neck, 1 in long, 2 in deep and 1/2 in wide",,RO and RC who were arguing [and possibly fighting] when the accident happened,,"He had no goods, chattels, lands or holdings",,, ,1549_2,E/826,9/573/60,,Derbyshire,Ripley,1548-09-12,"Beamont, Edward and Coke, William",Masse,William,M,,,,,,1548-09-11,9,,,,Arguing and fighting with Robert Chetam of Ripley in an alehouse,"An argument broke out between WM and RC and it led to WM attacking and striking RC in the head with a knife. RC ran away from the attacker as far as he could, that is until he reached a wall. WM grasped him and wrestled him down and they both fell to the ground. RC was holding a knife in his right hand and WM fell on its tip giving himself a wound to the left side of the body from which he died instantly",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the left side of the body, 1 in long, 1.5 in wide and 3 in deep",,RC on whose knife he fell,Knife worth 12d,,,, ,1549_2,E/827,9/573/61m,,Lincolnshire,barlemowthe' in the parish of Branston,1548-02-10,"Fawcon[er], Nicholas",Key,Robert,M,,Servant of Thomas Key,,,,1548-02-10,2,,,,"Crossing the River Witham in a boat called 'Shoot boote' property of Thomas Key, with John P[ar]son and John Hogge, to carry out some work for their master in a marsh called 'brannston fenne'",The boat sank under their weight and they drowned,River Witham,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,JP and JH who drowned with him,Boat worth 18d,,,, ,1549_2,E/827,9/573/61m,,Lincolnshire,barlemowthe' in the parish of Branston,1548-02-10,"Fawcon[er], Nicholas",P[ar]son,John,M,,Servant of Thomas Key,,,,1548-02-10,2,,,,"Crossing the River Witham in a boat called 'Shoot boote' property of Thomas Key, with Robert Key and John Hogge, to carry out some work for their master in a marsh called 'brannston fenne'",The boat sank under their weight and they drowned,River Witham,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,RK and JH who drowned with him,Boat worth 18d,,,, ,1549_2,E/827,9/573/61m,,Lincolnshire,barlemowthe' in the parish of Branston,1548-02-10,"Fawcon[er], Nicholas",Hogge,John,M,,Servant of Thomas Key,,,,1548-02-10,2,,,,"Crossing the River Witham in a boat called 'Shoot boote' property of Thomas Key, with Robrty Key and John P[ar]son, to carry out some work for their master in a marsh called 'brannston fenne'",The boat sank under their weight and they drowned,River Witham,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,JP and RK who drowned with him,Boat worth 18d,,,, ,1549_2,E/828,9/573/62,,Lincolnshire,Rippingale,1548-12-20,"Cappe, John",Cheryngton,Richard,M,,,,20 and more,,1548-12-19,12,Saturday,07:00,,Working in a horse mill at his mother's house,He was putting grain into the mill's 'tram[er]' and he inclined his head to look into it. He was not paying attention to other parts of the mill as it was running and grinding grain and suddenly his head was caught between the 'tram[er]' and the 'draughtre' and his neck was pulled with such force that he was killed,Horse mill,,Caught in,,Pulled neck,Instant,,"Parts of the mill worth 12d remain in custody of Margery Browne of Rippingale, widow",,,, ,1549_2,E/829,9/573/63,,Lincolnshire,Deeping St James,1548-11-16,"Cappe, John",Moryce,William,M,Deeping St James,Servant of John Mason,,18 and more,,1548-11-04,11,,14:00,,Working for his master repairing and replacing ropes hanging in the upper part of a certain 'oylemyln howse' and attached to an 'oylepres',He fell head first from a height crushing his brains and breaking his neck,Building (upper part),,Fall from,,Crushed brains and broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1549_2,E/830,9/573/64,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Roughton,1549-01-29,"Curson, Richard",Warde,John,M,,,,,Drunk,1548-01-28,1,,20:00,,Walking from Roughton to Dalderby,He fell into a ditch and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1549_2,E/831,9/573/66,,Lincolnshire,Holbeach,1549-03-16,"Burton, John",Wood alias Shep[er]d,Thomas,M,Whaplode,,,,,1549-01-15,1,,15:00,,Returning home with his fishing nets,"As he was passing the area between the sea shore and a ditch in Fosdyke there came a 'thyk mystye ayer'. He lost his way and seeing the rising tide he grasped a rope tied to two stakes fixed in the ground. Eventually, however, he drowned",Sea,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1549_2,E/832,9/573/67,,Berkshire,Eton,1549-02-07,"Bysley, Thomas",Hill,Richard,M,Eton,Labourer,,,,1549-01-29,1,,07:00,,Felling an ash tree in the close of George Kete,The tree fell on him and completely crushed his body,Tree (ash),,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,"John Woodward of Oxford, sawyer, who found the body",Tree worth 12d and remains in custody of Laurence Alee of Eton,,,, ,1549_2,E/833,9/573/69,,Shropshire,Acton Piggot,1548-02-14,"Leighton, Ralph",Hogyns,William,M,Golding,Husbandman,,,,1548-02-13,2,Tuesday,15:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by oxen and laden with wood to Golding,He tripped and fell and the right wheel crushed and broke his head and neck,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed and broken head and neck,Instant,,Wheel worth 12d released to the village of Golding for safekeeping,,Jury status,, ,1549_2,E/834,9/573/72,,Herefordshire,Leominster,1548-06-30,"Garnans, John, gent.",Wever,Margaret,F,Kingsland,Spinster,,,,1548-06-22,6,,11:00,,Riding a black horse in a place called 'mytfylde lane',The horse was frightened by a 'teme of oxen' and threw her to the ground. She broke her neck and died instantly,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Horse worth 10s remains in custody of John Inke,,,, ,1549_2,E/835,9/573/74,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1548-09-03,"Rees, Roland, mayor of Hereford and coroner",Watkyns,John,M,Rowlestone,Husbandman,,,,1548-09-01,9,,14:00,,"Running away from bailiffs. Mathilda Verghe of Rowlestone, spinster, lodged a complaint against JW concerning a debt of 20s to the mayor of Hereford, who sent John Chambour, sergeant at law and town council's bailiff, and Richard Gwynne, another bailiff, to arrest JW so that he could answer to the charges","In an attempt to run from the bailiffs he entered the River Wye near 'Castell Mylle' and stayed in the water for about half an hour until JC, who was waiting for him on one side of the river (while RG was on the other side in the company of John Moythen of Hereford, labourer), was gone. He then went to the house of Walter Carrewardyn but left it and walked as far as a the Withy Brook in the village of Bullinghope. He drowned while crossing the brook. ",Withy Brook,,,,Drowned,,JC and RG who pursued him,,,,, ,1549_2,E/836,9/573/75,,Gloucestershire,Bromsberrow,1548-12-27,"Grene, Hugh, gent.",Masson,Edward,M,Bromsberrow,Labourer,,,,1548-12-25,12,,11:00,,Felling an oak tree,The oak fell on him killing him instantly,Tree (oak),,Fell on him,,,Instant,,"Oak worth 4d remains in custody Thomas Horrell of Bromsberrow, cleric",,,, ,1549_2,E/837,9/573/85,,Bedfordshire,Biddenham,1549-02-12,"Adams, William",N,N,M,,,,20 and more,,1548-12-26,12,,10:00,,Crossing the River Great Ouse in a place called 'hogg[es] leysurez fforth' on his way from Kempton (he was seen by herders watching animals in the fields),He drowned,River Great Ouse,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1549_2,E/838,9/573/91,,"Yorkshire, NR",Landmoth ('Lammoth'),1548-12-22,"Smelt, Leonard",Todde,Jane,F,Catto ('Cattay') in the parish of Leake,Spinster,,,Drunk on beer ('s[er]vicia capta'),1548-12-07,12,,17:00,,Walking from Borrowby to Catto,She lay herself down to rest under a bush and died from cold coming from a stream/ditch ('rivus') there existing,Cold,,,,Exposure,,,,,Not indented,, ,1549_2,E/839,9/573/92,,"Yorkshire, WR",Halifax,1548-10-06,"Rysthworth, Robert",Waterhous,John,M,Halifax,Chaplain,,,,1548-09-09,9,,20:00,,Passing by the River Calder,She fell into the river and drowned,River Calder,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1549_2,E/840,9/573/102,,Kent,St Cosmus in the Blean ('Cosmarblayn') parish,1548-10-25,"Berham, Bartholomew, gent.",Owen,Richard,M,,Labourer,,,,1548-10-24,10,,16:00,,He ran past a brown bay horse in a field called the 'sixe acre feld',He came close to the horse's rear legs and the horse kicked him in the upper part of the head giving him a mortal wound,Horse (gelding),,Kicked by,,Wound to the head,Instant,John Edward[es] who found the body,Horse worth 12s remains in custody of John Edward[es] ,,,, ,1549_2,E/841,9/573/103,,Kent,Horton parish,1548-08-31,"Berham, Bartholomew, gent.",Woodland,John,M,Parish of Horton,Husbandman,Father of John Woodland,,,1548-08-30,8,,10:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by two mares and two oxen in a place called 'hessentall down' in the parish of Horton,The cart overturned and fell on his head crushing it,Cart,,Fell on him,,Crushed head,Instant,JW who found the body,"Cart, horses and oxen with their harness worth 30s remain in custody of JW",,,, ,1549_2,E/842,9/573/104,,Essex,Theydon [Bois],1548-07-28,"Tusser, Clement",Foxe,John,M,,"Servant of Edward Elderton, esq.",,,,1548-07-28,7,,,,He took his master's horse without his consent and rode it into a certain great pond in a field called 'p[ar]kers croft',He fell from the horse and drowned in the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth £5 remains in custody of EE,,,, ,1549_2,E/843,9/573/105,,Essex,Rivenhall,1548-10-07,"Tusser, Clement",Burgoyn,William,M,,,,7,,1548-10-07,10,,,,Following a horse in a certain garden,The horse kicked him in the head giving him a mortal wound,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the head,Instant,,"Horse worth 5s remains in custody of William Otye, general deputy of king's almoner",,,, ,1549_2,E/844,9/573/106,,Essex,Hedingham Castle ('Henyngham ad Castrum'),1548-09-17,"Silesden, Thomas",Byrd,Richard,M,,,,,,1548-09-07,9,,,,"Driving an empty cart ('biga') pulled by four horses property of William Hunt of Ashen, gent., in Bulmer",The cart overturned and the wheels on the right side caused an injury to his head killing him,Cart (wheels),,,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Cart and horses worth 26s 8d are in custody of William Ottye, deputy of Richard Cockys [Cox], Doctor of Theology and king's almoner",,,, ,1549_4,E/845,9/574/83,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1549-06-23,"Mytforth, Christopher, and Musgrave, Cuthbert",Johan[n]s,Richard,M,London,Merchant,,,,1549-06-14,6,,13:00,,Sailing on the River Tyne in a boat called 'lyntere' to a ship called a 'hoye' ,When he reached the ship he tried to grasp it with his hands and fell into the water and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented; jury status,, ,1549_4,E/846,9/574/84,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1549-06-16,"Mytforth, Christopher, and Musgrave, Cuthbert",Thompson,Thomas,M,Dutchman,,,,,1549-06-16,6,,17:00,,Fetching water from the River Tyne with a bucket,He fell into the river and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Not indented; jury status,, ,1549_4,E/847,9/574/85,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1549-07-02,"Mytforth, Christopher, and Musgrave, Cuthbert",Hodshon,John,M,,,,,,1549-07-01,7,,15:00,,Passing through a place called 'balaste shore' ,He fell into the River Tyne and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1549_4,E/848,9/574/86,,Yorkshire,Northallerton/Brompton,1549-06-13,"Smelt, Leonard",Wright,John,M,Northallerton,Labourer,,,,1549-06-13,6,,10:00,,Passing through 'brompton medous' on his business,The bank of 'dounoo beke' broke [under him] and he fell into the water and drowned because of the force of the water and its depth,Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1549_4,E/849,9/574/87,,York city,York,1549-07-06,"Edmondson, John",Skelton,Margery,F,,,Daughter of Stephen Skelton of York,1,,1549-07-03,6,,,,"She was in a room ('p[ar]lura') with Jane Wylkynson, servant of SS",JW put her in a window and when she looked away MS fell against the window and then due to lack of nails in the said window ('in defectu Clavib[us] eiusd[e]m fenistre') head first down onto the courtyard,Window,,Fall out of,,,Languished until 3 [am] on 6 July,JW who put her in the window,,,Not indented,, ,1549_4,E/850,9/574/88,,"Yorkshire, NR",Catterick,1549-06-16,"Smelt, Leonard",P[ar]ker,Mary,F,Appleton,Spinster,,,,1549-06-15,6,,11:00,,Riding a horse from Appleton to Richmond,She fell from the horse while crossing the Catterick Beck and drowned,Catterick Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1549_4,E/851,9/574/89m,,"Yorkshire, WR",Leeds,1549-07-05,"Marshall, Christopher",Glerey,John,M,Leeds,Tailor ('Sissor'),,,,1549-07-14,7,,19:00,,"Washing himself in the River Aire with William Totty of Leeds, tailor",He and WT fell into a 'Wele pytt' and drowned,River Aire,,,,Drowned,,WT who drowned with him,,,Not indented,, ,1549_4,E/851,9/574/89m,,"Yorkshire, WR",Leeds,1549-07-05,"Marshall, Christopher",Totty,William,M,Leeds,Tailor ('Sissor'),,,,1549-07-14,7,,19:00,,"Washing himself in the River Aire with John Glerey of Leeds, tailor",He and JG fell into a 'Wele pytt' and drowned,River Aire,,,,Drowned,,JG who drowned with him,,,Not indented,, ,1549_4,E/852,9/574/90,,Yorkshire,Rawcliffe,1549-07-25,"Buttre, John",Peyrson,Thomas,M,,,,,,1549-07-20,7,,,,[Crossing a footpath?] made of a wooden log over the River Aire carrying some peat on his shoulder,He fell into the river and drowned,River Aire,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1549_4,E/853,9/574/97,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Ock Mill ('Le Ockmylle'),1549-09-16,"Bysley, Thomas",P[er]kyns,Robert,M,,,Son of John Perkyns,,,1549-09-16,9,,14:00,,Playing near the bank of the River Ock,He fell into the river and drowned,River Ock,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1549_4,E/854,9/574/96,,Berkshire,[West] Woodhay ('woodhey'),1549-03-30,"Redferne, Arthur",Turkesse,Oliva ('Oliveta'),F,,,Wife of Peter Turkesse,,,1549-03-28,3,,11:00,,She was at a certain windmill trying to tie the mill's wheel to a piece of timber with a rope,A sudden gust of wind moved the wheel and the cogs struck her in the head. She fell onto the 'vpper myll stone' worth 8s and her head was crushed to pieces between the stone and a certain device called a 'hopp[er]' scattering her brains all over the mill,Mill (cogs),Mill (hopper),Ground,,Head and brain ground to pieces,Instant,,Millstone and hopper worth 8 and 2s respectively,,,, ,1549_4,E/855,9/574/99,,Berkshire,Radley,1549-04-02,"Bysley, Thomas",Noven,Thomas,M,Radley,Labourer,,,,1549-04-01,4,,18:00,,Ploughing a field ,He stumbled on a 'clodd' and fell over. The brown bay horse pulling the plough struck him in the left side of the face breaking his jaw,Horse,,Kicked by,,Broken jaw,Languished until 8 pm,,"Horse worth 6s 8d is in custody of William Butler, the lessee of Radley",,,, ,1549_4,E/856,9/574/100,,Berkshire,Wargrave,1549-06-27,"Edmund[es], William",Dewe,Thomas,M,,,,,,1549-06-26,6,,,,He was in a boat on the River Thames,He fell out of the boat and drowned,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1549_4,E/857,9/574/101,,Berkshire,Aldermaston,1549-08-24,"Edmund[es], William",Forster,Isabel,F,,,,,,1549-08-23,8,,,,She climbed onto an empty cart ('biga') on the side of a certain hill,The cart fell [overturned] and the right wheel struck IF on the head,Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,Wound to the head,,,"Wheel worth 40d which remain in custody of John Florye, constable of Aldermaston",,,, ,1549_4,E/858,9/574/102,,Oxfordshire,Over Worton,1549-09-25,"Hucvale, Christopher",Kychener,Richard,M,,,,,,1549-08-03,8,,,,Travelling in an empty cart ('biga') ,The left wheel of the cart ran over the road bank causing the cart to fall [overturn]. The 'cart body' detached from the 'exiltre' and fell on RK's head killing him instantly,Cart (body),,Fell on him,,,Instant,,"Cart body worth 4s which remain in custody of John Cupper of Westcot Barton, gent.",,Jury status,, ,1549_4,E/859,9/574/103,,Oxfordshire,Sandford-on-Thames,1549-07-03,"Hucvale, Robert",Cowpar,John,M,,,"Son of Richard Cowpar of Sandford, husbandman",16,,1549-06-30,6,,,,"Playing and wrestling with Edmund Ovyn, aged 17, son of John Ovyn of Sandford, on their way home from a pasture called 'le more', in the presence of John Haseley, servant of Richard Dey of Sandford, and Gilbert Jonys, servant of Thomas Stokker of Sandford","JC and EO fell to the ground, JC got up and immediately fell again and died",not given,,not given,,,Instant,EO with whom he wrestled and two other men present,,,Classed as divine visitation,, ,1549_4,E/860,9/574/104,,Oxfordshire,Dorchester,1549-08-13,"Hucvale, Robert",Fylde,Andrew,M,,,,,,1549-07-12,7,,,,"Washing sheep of Robert Joyner of Dorchester, yeoman, in the River Thames",One of the sheep ran away from AF and swam into the 'mill pole' pertaining to 'Sanford mill'. He followed her and drowned,Millpond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1549_4,E/861,9/574/105,,Oxfordshire,Shirburn ('Sherborne'),1549-04-11,"Hucvale, Robert",Thorneborgh,Leonard,M,Stanton Harcourt,Yeoman,,,,1549-03-20,3,,21:00,,Descending a 'Wyndyng Steyer' made of stone to go to bed,He was holding a candle in a candle holder. He stumbled because of the spurs on his feet and fell onto the stairs striking the left side of his head against square stones and breaking his skull and face. He then fell backwards down the stairs and broke his neck,Stairs,,Fall from,,"Broken face, skull and neck",,,,,,, ,1549_4,E/862,9/574/106,,Worcestershire,Hampton Lovett,1549-07-10,"Grene, John, gent.",Nedeham,Humphrey,M,,,,,,1549-07-10,7,,,,Washing a horse in a mill pond,He fell from the horse and drowned in the pond due to the great strength of the current,Mill pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1549_4,E/863,9/574/108,,Worcestershire,King's Norton,1549-04-18,"Hybbot, John",Sargeant,Thomas,M,,,,,,1549-04-15,4,,06:00,,Passing by a certain pond ('stagnum sive puteus') in a place or pasture called 'Olaffeld',He stumbled over a certain bramblebush ('vepres') which caught his leg and fell into the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury signatures,, ,1549_4,E/864,9/574/109,,Staffordshire,Trentham/Tittensor,1549-06-23,"Iremonger, Thomas",Typpyn,William,M,"Warmingham, Cheshire",Salter,,,,1549-06-21,6,,,,Working with his horses above 'strongeford bryge' at Tittensor,He fell into the River Trent and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1549_4,E/865,9/574/110,,Shropshire,Sweeney,1549-07-12,"Orme, John",Byrdocke,William,M,,,,,,1549-07-02,7,,,,Felling/pruning ('cindens') an oak tree ,One of the branches fell on struck his head against another branch crushing and breaking it,Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him,,Crushed and broken head,Instant,,"Branches worth 3d which remain in custody of Richard Danys, his brother",,,, ,1549_4,E/866,9/574/111,,Shropshire,Waters Upton,1549-06-13,"Orme, John",Wylk[es],Richard,M,,Servant of Robert Blackburne ,,,,1549-06-09,6,,,,Crossing a brook on his way to a fair in Whitchurch,He fell into the water and the current carried him under a concave river bank where he drowned,Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1549_4,E/867,9/574/112,,Shropshire,Newport,1549-04-11,"Orme, John",Geslyng,Richard,M,,,,3,,1549-03-28,3,,10:00,,,He went to a certain 'Tanhowce' where he fell into a 'Tanpytt'. He stayed there for an hours until he was pulled out by John Pope and Hugh Fuller,Tanning pit,,Fall into,,,Languished until 10 pm,JP and HF who pulled him out,Tanning water worth nothing,,,, ,1549_4,E/868,9/574/113,,Herefordshire,Pencombe,1549-07-25,"Wyckys, Thomas",Jeffreys/Geffreys,William,M,,,,,,1549-07-16,7,,12:00,,"Wrestling with Thomas Beysey in the barn of Roger Strotty of Pencombe, cleric",TB had a knife worth 1d in a sheath at his belt and by misfortune gave WJ a wound to the upper part of the right thigh,Knife,,,,"Wound to the upper part of the fight thigh, 0.5 in long",Instant,TB who stabbed him by accident,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1549_4,E/869,9/574/114,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1549-05-31,"Warmecombe, John",Jenson,Margaret,F,,,,,,1549-05-21,5,,,,Playing in her father's house,She fell into an 'Ale stande' which was filled with water and drowned,Vessel filled with water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1549_4,E/870,9/574/115,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1549-08-20,"Warmecombe, John, esq.",Yaydon,John,M,,Cleric,,,,1549-08-12,8,,,,Searching for dove nests in a certain dovecote,He slipped and fell onto a certain 'fforme',Bench,,Fall onto,,,Languished until 19 August,,,,,, ,1549_4,E/871,9/574/118,,Gloucestershire,Dynnys' [Denny?],1549-05-20,"Grene, Hugh, gent.",Gracion,Nicholas,M,,Mariner,,,,1549-05-07,5,,14:00,,Transporting two geldings worth 40s across the River Severn in a boat,The grey gelding jumped out of the boat causing it to capsize,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Geldings worth 40s remain in custody of Anselm Gyes, gent., and boat worth 5s remains in custody of Richard Calowe of Churcham, yeoman",,,, ,1549_4,E/872,9/574/135,,Oxfordshire,"Oxford, parish of St Mary Magdalen",1549-06-21,"Hucvale, Robert",Huggyns,George,M,,Innholder,"Son of John Huggyns, innholder",14,,1549-06-17,6,,,,"William Henley of parish of St Mary Magdalen, labourer, was shooting at a white mark next to the king's highway in the parish of St Giles, with Abel Smyth, John Hankyns, Walter Cuddesdon, Thomas Wederall, Thomas Brystowe, Henry Trypley and many others; he was one of the four who shot first",GH suddenly ran into the road to collect arrows and was hit by WH's arrow,Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound to top of head through to brain,,,,,Marked as felony and homicide but also as against WH's will,, ,1549_4,E/873,9/574/136,,Staffordshire,High Offley,1549-09-07,"Iremonger, Thomas",Selyto,John,M,,,,,,1549-07-21,7,,,,"Thomas Brodsha of High Offley, labourer, was shooting at the butts in Adbaston where many parties of people gathered ('multa consortia populor[um] congregat[a]'). They were warned not to come or stand within the butts area ('infra circuitu[m] stopulor[um]') ","TB's arrow struck a certain post within the shooting area and 'dyd slyde of the said post' hitting JS, who was standing within the butts, in the left eye giving him a mortal wound",Arrow,,Struck with,,Wound to the left eye,Languished until 23 August,TB who shot him by misfortune in the presence of many people,,,,, ,1550_4,E/874,9/576/123,,Westmorland,Appleby,1550-07-27,"Lain, Richard",Langhorn,William,M,,,,,,1550-07-24,7,,,,Climbing an oak tree in Flakebridge,His foot slipped and he fell to the ground,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,Languished until 27 July,,,,Not indented,, ,1550_4,E/875,9/576/124,,Cumberland,Bothel/Flakebridge,1550-07-17,"Symson, Richard",Gibson,Agnes,F,Bothel,,Wife of John Gibson,,Suffering from illness,1550-07-17,7,,01:00,,She was in her bed suffering from great illness,She got up from her bed and went to a certain well/spring ('fons') to get a drink. She fell into the well and drowned due to he debility,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1550_4,E/876,9/576/125,,Cumberland,Brigham/Cockermouth,1550-03-13,"Symson, Richard",Atkynson,Robert,M,Cockermouth,Smyth,,,,1550-03-13,3,,06:00,,Washing his hands and face in the River Derwent,"He slipped on a stone, fell into the water and drowned",River Derwent,,Fall into,,"Drowned, body found in a place called 'high[a]m mylne garthe'",,"Chistopher Bathes, William Moreland and William Fysher, labourers",,,,, ,1550_4,E/877,9/576/126,,Cumberland,Broughton,1550-05-10,"Symson, Richard",Herres,Miles,M,,,,,,1550-05-09,5,,,,Crossing the River Derwent,"His feet slipped on a stone because of the strength of the current, he fell into the water and drowned",River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1550_4,E/878,9/576/127,,Cumberland,Papcastle,1550-06-08,"Symson, Richard",Tolson,John,M,Papcastle,Labourer,,,Weak and debilited,1550-06-07,6,,,,Passing by the River Derwent,"His feet slipped on the river bank, he fell into the water and drowned",River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1550_4,E/879,9/576/128,,Cumberland,Holme Cultram,1550-07-24,"Symson, Richard",Hostill,Catherine,F,,,,,,1550-07-24,7,,,,She went out to fish,She was caught in tide and drowned,Sea,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1550_4,E/880,9/576/129,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,"Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Quayside",1550-10-04,"Musgrave, Cuthbert and Ellyson, John",Cussynge,Thomas,M,,,,,,1550-10-01,10,,10:00,,Walking along the bank of the River Tyne,He fell into the river and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,"Not indented, jury status",, ,1550_4,E/881,9/576/130,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,"Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Quayside",1550-07-12,"Musgrave, Cuthbert and Ellyson, John",Systerson,Thomas,M,,,,,,1550-07-09,7,,09:00,,He was in a small boat on the River Tyne navigating towards a ship called 'the Mychiell of Newcastell',Having arrived he grasped [the side of the ship] with his hands but fell out of his boat and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,"Not indented, jury status",, ,1550_4,E/882,9/576/133,,"Yorkshire, WR",Wetherby,1550-07-02,"Marshall, Christopher",Mason,Ralph,M,Richmond,Shoemaker,,,,1550-07-01,7,,18:00,,Crossing over or passing by a mill pond,"His feet slipped on a large piece of timber in front on the pond, he fell into the water and drowned",Mill pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1550_4,E/883,9/576/134,,"Yorkshire, ER",Laxton,1550-06-02,"Elles, John",Abbott,Thomas,M,Laxton,Labourer,,,Suffering from the ague,1550-06-01,6,,18:00,,He went to a certain close,He fell into a pit ('puteus') because of his debility and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1550_4,E/884,9/576/135,,"Yorkshire, ER",West Lutton,1550-06-01,"Wood, John",Barmeby,Peter,M,,,,,,1550-06-01,6,,,,,He fell from a cart ('biga') breaking his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Cart worth 4s is in the hands of Christopher Sotheby, deputy almoner",,,, ,1550_4,E/885,9/576/136 (second copy 9/576/137),,Yorkshire,Carnaby,1550-07-07,"Wood, John",Nicolson,Margaret,F,,,Wife of Robert Nicolson,,,1550-07-05,7,,06:00,,Repairing a cart wheel / greasing the wheel of her husband's cart ('plaustrum'),"While she was holding the wheel her feet slipped and the wheel fell on her body, crushing it",Cart (wheel),,Fell on her,,Wound to the body / Crushed body,,,"Wheel worth 5s is in the hands of Christopher Sotheby, deputy almoner",,,, ,1550_4,E/886,9/576/150,,Oxfordshire,Taynton,1550-08-06,"Hucvale, Robert",Sely,John,M,Taynton,Labourer,,,,1550-05-14,5,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') carrying a 'butt of Okyn Tymber' pulled by a white horse,The thill horse pulled the cart onto the road bank so that the left wheel went up causing the cart to collapse/overturn ('cadebat'). The upper end of the oak struck and pressed JS's body,Cart and load,,Fell on him,,Struck and pressed body,Died on 4 am/pm on 17 August [May?],,Horse worth 4s 4d and timber worth 2s 4d are in custody of Edward Maddok and George Pamerton of Teynton,,,, ,1550_4,E/887,9/576/153,,Oxfordshire,Hampton Gay/Shipton-on Cherwell,1550-06-03,"Hucvale, Robert",Portar,Thomas,M,Hampton Gay,Miller,,,,1550-06-02,6,,,,Setting up a fish-trap called a 'Store Wele' on the River Cherwell from an old boat,He first pulled out the trap from the river and intended to set it up again. He stood up in the boat to throw the trap in the water but fell into the river and drowned,River Cherwell,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 2s and fish-trap worth 12d remain in custody of Lawrence a Barry,,,, ,1550_4,E/888,9/576/154,,Oxfordshire,Bletchingdon,1550-04-01,"Hucvale, Robert",Martyn,Jane,F,Bletchingdon,Spinster and servant,,9 and more,,1549-11-18,11,,,,She was sent by her master to bring a bucket of sand from a certain sand pit near Bletchingdon,As she was digging some earth from the verge of the pit above her fell on her killing her,Earth,,Fell on her,,,,,,,,, ,1550_4,E/889,9/576/155,,Oxfordshire,Dorchester,1550-02-28,"Hucvale, Robert",Smyth,Thomas,M,,,"Son of Walter Smyth of Warborough, labourer",,,1550-01-29,11,Wednesday,,,Driving a cart called a 'Carr' pulled by two horses. He was on returning home having delivered a cartload of straw to John Pallyng's sheep in a place on 'Bensyngton hill' [Benson] ,He was driving close to a hedge and the outside wheel ran over a root so that it was raised. TS tried to move the cart back into position and as he was struggling with the cart rolled over him and one 'spinct[er] de lez Rathes' penetrated ('pungebat') his neck. The cart then crushed his body. The accident was his fault because he was pushing the cart and no one else or the horses should be held liable,Cart,,Fell on him,,Pierced neck and crushed body,,,Cart worth 20d remains in custody of JP,,,, ,1550_4,E/890,9/576/156,,Berkshire,Chieveley,1550-03-11,"Pudsey, John",Rusey,John,M,Chieveley,Labourer,,,,1550-03-06,3,,15:00,,He was walking down the king's highway on his business,He stumbled over a 'carte rote' and fell over. His knife hanging at his belt struck him and entered the lower part of his stomach ,Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the lower part of the stomach, 2 in deep and 0.5 in wide",Instant,Found by someone returning from the market,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1550_4,E/891,9/576/157,,Berkshire,Stanford in the Vale,1550-06-16,"Bysley, Thomas",Whayn,William,M,,,,Child,,1550-06-15,6,,16:00,,Sitting in a street called 'Le west Strete',He was struck in the right ear by the right wheel of a 'donge carte' of Robert Jentle of Stanford,Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,Struck right ear,Instant,"John Jentle, son of RJ, who found the body",Wheel worth 3s 4d remains in custody of RJ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1551_2,F/1,9/578/11,,Lincolnshire,Cowbit,1550-08-31,"Burton, John",Hargate,William,M,Cowbit,,,,Suffering from fever for 12 days,1550-08-29,8,,04:00,,"Got up from his bed at night and went out of his room and house driven by illness, perhaps not wearing his shoes and hose (narrative unclear)","Walking by a pond 40ft and more long, 30ft wide and 8ft deep to look at a vessel called a 'dochell' in the ditch by the pond, apparently because he had been told that his fish there had been stolen or unjustly taken, he tripped, fell on the verge of the pond and rolled down into the water where he drowned because of his weakness",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_2,F/2,9/578/12,,Northamptonshire,Northampton,1550-10-13,"Bowers, Richard and Brightwen, John",Aleley,Agnes,F,,,Daughter of Brian Aleley,about 2,,1550-10-13,10,,15:00,,Playing in the 'bakside' of her father's house in the souther quarter of Northampton,Fell into a 'lyme pitt' full of water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,"She had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1551_2,F/3,9/578/13,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 293, p. 140",Nottinghamshire,Thrumpton,1550-09-21,"Raworth, John",Cotham,Thomas,M,,,,,,1550-09-18,9,,18:00,,Riding across the River Trent at 'the grene forthe' at Thrumpton on a grey gelding of Richard Wydoson of Thrumpton,"The gelding went into 'Elebeddes' in the river, whereby TC fell from it into the water and drowned",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"William Caleys and Thomas Parken, who found the body",Gelding worth 16s in the hands of Richard Wydoson,,,, ,1551_2,F/4,9/578/15,,Lincolnshire,Linwood,1551-02-24,"Curson, Richard and Nailler, Richard",Tyler,John,M,,,,15,,1551-02-23,2,,16:00,,Playing football with other boys/children,Running after the ball he stumbled over 'a mold hill' and fell on his stomach,Ground,,Fall onto,,Pressed and injured body,Instant,Unknown persons playing football with him,,,,, ,1551_2,F/5,9/578/16,,Lincolnshire,Alford,1550-10-15,"Curson, Richard",Patyson,Agnes,F,,,,19,,1550-09-30,9,,14:00,,Walking along a certain 'karr banke' ,Died due to the debility of her body and divine visitation,Debility,,,,Debilitated body and divine visitation,,,,,"Body found on 5 October; coroner says divine visitation, clerk - misfortune",, ,1551_2,F/6,9/578/17,,Lincolnshire,Stickney,1550-08-15,"Curson, Richard",Lathes,Richard,M,,,,,,1550-08-14,8,,07:00,,Passing by the cart of John Holden of Stickney laden with hay,Hay fell on him ,Hay,,Fell on top of him,,"Pressed, damaged/tormented and injured body ('fenum [...] oppressit ad terra[m] ac eu[m] [...] in tanto cruciavit 7 lesit in corpore suo'",Languished until 20 August [sic],,Hay worth 3s 4d in custody of John Holden of Stickney,,Date of death wrong,, ,1551_2,F/7,9/578/18,,Lincolnshire,Edlington,1550-08-24,"Curson, Richard",Kele,John,M,,,,12,,1550-08-22,8,,15:00,,"Standing on 'le hurst' [OED: 'the frame of a pair of millstones'] of the watermill held by Thomas Kele, miller, close to a recently elevated millstone, which was about to be removed ",The stone fell on him and the pressing caused death,Millstone,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed body,,,Millstone worth 4s in custody of Thomas Kele for the use of the feodary of the Duchy of Lancaster,,,, ,1551_2,F/8,9/578/19,,Rutland,Brooke,1550-10-16,"Durant, John, and Caldecott, William",Leese,Robert,M,Brooke,Husbandman,,,,1550-09-08,9,,13:00,,"Riding his grey mare in a place called 'Swynokley copy' in the forest of 'lygh feeld' in Braunston [VCH, Rutland, ii, 1-4: Leyfield Forest or the Forest of Rutland that remained forest into the 17th century]",The mare threw him and crushed the right part of his head,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Crushed right part of the head,Languished until 3 pm ,Thomas Co[m]me of Brooke who found the body,"Horse worth 10s in custody of Stephen Ayer, Leyfield Forest ranger/custodian",,,, ,1551_2,F/9,9/578/20,,Northamptonshire,Ravensthorpe,1550-09-18,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",West,William,M,Ravensthorpe,,,,,1550-06-12,6,,,,Driving his cart laden with wood in Herleston,"The outer wheel went over a bank and seeing the cart might topple over, WW decided to hold/support it ('tenere'). His feet slipped from under him and the wood fell on his left leg breaking it",Wood,,Fell on top of him,,Broken leg in two places,Languished for two days,,"Four horses drawing the cart belong to Jane West and Henry Rose and are worth 26s 8d, cart and 'geres' worth 6s 8d ",,,, ,1551_2,F/10,9/578/22,,Warwickshire,Leek Wootton,1550-09-08,"Hawes, Thomas, jun.",Gregory,William,M,Hill Wootton,Labourer,,,,1550-08-11,8,,,,Collecting hazelnuts ('in coligendo nuces avelanas') growing near the River Avon,Fell into the water,River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_2,F/11,9/578/68,,Kent,Upper Hardres,1550-10-12,"Neme, John",Pantry,Agnes,F,,,,daughter of Thomas Pantry,,1550-10-12,10,,,,Drawing water from Thomas Pantry's well with a bucket,Her feet slipped and she fell into the water,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_2,F/12,9/578/69,,Surrey,Shere,1550-07-28,"Parker, George",Gatton,James,M,,,,,,1550-07-27,7,,23:00,,"Sleeping on a haystack ('a haymowe') near the barn of Edward Bray, esq. ",He moved in his sleep and fell from the haystack breaking his neck,Haystack,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1551_2,F/13,9/578/70,,Surrey,Albury,1550-06-26,"Parker, George",Graffam,William,M,,,Son of Thomas Graffam and brother of Olivier Graffam,,,1550-05-25,5,,,,"Working with his brother Oliver, cutting down a decayed oak of Thomas Graffam by means of 'a whypsawe' in a placed called 'Smythwoodd'",The 'grounde end' of the oak broke and fell on WG's face and chest,Tree (oak),,Fell on top of him,,,,,Oak of no value,,,, ,1551_2,F/14,9/578/71,,Surrey,Elstead,1550-09-11,"Parker, George",Wheler,John,M,,,,,,1550-09-11,9,,,,"Driving a cart drawn by two mares, one gelding and four bullocks property of Richard Wheler of Elstead, husbandman, laden with wood in a place called 'howndown'","He held back and reined in the thill-horse ('Thyller') to control the cart descending a certain hill. A certain part of the harness called 'taylerexe' broke and the cart went downhill with great force and violence. Suddenly, the right wheel drove over 'a banke' and the cart overturned. It fell on the right side of JW pressing him to death",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed,,,Horse and cart worth 20s in custody of Richard Wheler,,,, ,1551_2,F/15,9/578/73,,Surrey,Shalford,1550-07-17,"Parker, George",Darcye,George,M,,,,,,1550-07-16,7,,,,Washing himself in a river (presumably Tillingbourne or Wey),Slipped from the river bank into the water and drowned,River Tillingbourne or River Wey (presumably),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_2,F/16,9/578/76,,Hertfordshire,Ware/Stondon Park,1550-07-20,"Berners, John",Mason,Roger,M,,,,,,1550-07-13,7,,13:00,,Coming along with Thomas Byrche and John Grene towards the common targets called 'the xii score pryke' in Stondon Park,"Ralph Rygmaydne was shooting at the target but didn't see RM when he shot his arow. When RM appeared, running to the target, RR shouted as loudly as he could 'beware the pryk' but RM ignored the warning, stood by the target and was hit.",Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound to the head 3 in deep into brain,Languished until 19 July,Thomas Byrche and John Grene who were with him; Ralph Rygmaydne shooting at target and wounding him,,,,, ,1551_2,F/17,9/578/85,,"Yorkshire, WR",Dewsbury,1550-09-28,"Rysthworth, Robert",Horsfall,Richard,M,Elland,,,,,1550-09-27,9,,10:00,,Driving a black horse across a certain water called 'keld' (the River Calder'?) near Dewsbury,,River Calder (presumably),,,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 18s,,,, ,1551_2,F/18,9/578/86,,"Yorkshire, NR","Low Bolton ('Bolton in Wensleydale'), EPNS, Yorks, NR, 256",1550-10-13,"Smelt, Leonard",Calvart,Isabel ('Esabel'),F,Bolton,Spinster and servant of John Thornton,,,,1550-10-12,10,,,,Busy about her business in the house of her master ,"Her feet slipped and she fell on the knife held in the right hand by Henry Thornton, a boy of about seven",Knife,,Fell onto,,Wound to the left leg,Instant,,Knife worth 1s,,,, ,1551_2,F/19,9/578/87,,"Yorkshire, NR",Scawton,1550-05-18,"Wodd, John",Rylay,Charles,M,"Rievaulx, NR",Labourer,,,,1550-05-17,5,,,,Cutting 'the bowhe of an okes tre',The branch fell and crushed him,Tree branch (oak),,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,,,Branch worth 12d in custody of John Lambart of Kivax,,,, ,1551_2,F/20,9/578/88,,York city,York,1551-01-24,"Emondson, John",Hertley,Matthew,M,,"Servant of Geoffrey Calverd of York, 'Founderer'",,20,,1551-01-24,1,,08:00,,Fetching firewood for his master's house in 'Steynegate' from Davygate Street.,He picked up and carried on his shoulder a fourth part of wood called 'a Shyde' being part of 'greate woode' lying in Davygate. On his way back he fell and a piece of wood gave him a wound to the back of his head,Firewood,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the back of the head, half of a quarter of an ell/cubit ('ulna') long and 2 in wide",Instant,,Firewood worth 1d,,,, ,1551_2,F/21,9/578/89,,"Yorkshire, NR",Thirsk,1551-02-04,"Smelt, Leonard",Butterworthe,John,M,Thirsk,Yeoman,,,,1551-02-02,2,,19:00,,Walking down a street called 'mylne gate' and across a 'mylne brige' over Cod Beck,He feet slipped and he fell into the water,Cod Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_2,F/22,9/578/90,,"Yorkshire, NR",Sessay,1550-08-30,"Smelt, Leonard",Magnus,Thomas,M,Sessay,Clerk,,,,1550-08-22,8,,13:00,,Riding a white horse from Beningbrough to Sessay,In a place called 'Seasay hie wood' the horse became startled and ran so fast that TM fell from it landing on the left side of his body,Horse,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Languished until 8 pm on 27 August,,"Horse worth 40s in custody of Anthony Neville of South Leverton, Nottinghamshire, knight",,,, ,1551_2,F/23,9/578/107,,Herefordshire,Bishop's Frome,1550-12-05,"Wykes, Thomas, gent.",Lorymer,William,M,,,,,,1550-11-22,11,,,,Travelling from Hereford to Bishop's Frome,,Cold weather,,Overcome by,,frigiditas ip[su]m Will[ielmu]m lorymer adtunc & ib[ide]m invasit & penetravit quod idem Will[ielmu]s corrupt[us] & talit[er] gravat[us] frigore illo languebat'),Languished until 24 November,,,,,, ,1551_2,F/24,9/578/109,,Shropshire,Lawton,1550-11-23,"Leighton, Ralph",Moye,Jane,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1550-11-22,11,Saturday,15:00,,Washing tripe from a pig,Fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_2,F/25,9/578/112,,Berkshire,Newbury,1551-01-24,"Goldwyrs, John",Burton,John,M,,Labourer,,,,1551-01-24,1,,08:00-09:00,,Travelling in a cart laden with grain between Newbury and Wharwell (from the house of Richard Whythers towards Newbury) during very cold weather ('temp[or]e magn[o] gelu'),"As it descended a certain hill, the cart became difficult to control due to ice on the road. John Nashe tried to hold the thill-horse and shouted to his companion ('socius'), Henry Erly, to hold the 'Fore horse' but they failed to stop the cart. The left wheel ran over JB's body",Cart,,Run over,,,,John Nashe and Henry Erly who were trying to stop the cart,White thill-horse worth 8s and the wheel 5s remain in custody of Richard Wythers,,,, ,1551_2,F/26,9/578/140,,Hampshire ,Litchfield,1551-02-05,"Coke, Thomas",Wara,Arthur,M,Litchfield,Labourer,,,,1551-02-04,2,,,,Passing under 'le lade et le whele' of a cart elevated and supported on a piece of wood,"When he accidentally knocked down the piece of wood supporting the cart, it fell on him ",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1551_2,F/27,9/578/141,,Wiltshire,Odstock,1551-01-16,"Foxe, Edmund",Marten/Martyn,Robert,M,,,Son of John Martyn,,,1551-01-15,1,,13:00,,Playing by a vessel called 'a tubbe' filled with wort,Fell into the tub,Tub,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_2,F/28,9/578/142,,Hampshire (Hants),Cheriton,1550-08-13,"Coke, Thomas",Hokars,Thomas,M,,Bricklayer,,,,1550-08-12,8,,09:00,,Walking on 'a borde' on a 'skaffold' ,Fell down,Scaffold,,Fall from,,Broken neck and crushed and shattered body ('totum corpus suu[m] quassavit & dirumpit'),,,,,,, ,1551_2,F/29,9/578/143,,Somerset,Backwell,1550-07-14,"Walton, William",Adrowes,John,M,,Groom ('grome'),,,Suffering from the falling sickness ('morbus caducus'),1550-07-12,7,,,,Picking apples in a tree,Fell to the ground,Tree (apple),,Fall rom,,Broken neck,,,,,Coroner gives his illness as the main cause of death,, ,1551_2,F/30,9/578/161,,Suffolk,Bury St Edmunds,1550-07-14,"Holt, John, gent.",Smythe,Thomas,M,Fressingfield,Labourer,,21 and more,,1550-06-21,6,,,,"Driving the cart of Robert Dygon of Brampton, husbandman, drawn by five horses to Cambridge ","He was walking alongside the cart in a place called 'Bury Wey', when the left wheel broke loose and fell on him ",Cart (wheel),,Fell on top of him,,Struck and battered body ('rota [...] sup[er] corpus p[redic]ti Thome Smyth [...] cesidit & ip[su]m obtrundebat & contundebat'),Languished until 28 June,,Wheel worth 20d remains in custody of Robert Dygon of Brampton,,Not indented,, ,1551_2,F/31,9/578/162,,Bedfordshire,Stevington,1550-11-11,"Adams, William",Wheler,Jane,F,,,Wife of JoHn Wheler of Stevington,,,1550-11-11,11,,17:00,,Milking a cow in the croft of John Wheler,A red bulchin ('taurulus' called 'a bulchyn') came behind her and struck her in the private parts ('secretiora pars') with his horn,Bull,,Gored,,Wound to her private parts and blood loss,Died within one hour,,"Bulchin worth 10s which sum was delivered into the hands of William Adams, deputy almoner",,,, ,1551_2,F/32,9/578/163,,Bedfordshire,Elstow,1550-08-16,"Adams, William",Gatys,Richard,M,Elnstow,Shepherd,,70,,1550-08-15,8,,18:00,,"Sleeping near a two-cubit-high well within the house of Edmund Harvey, esq.",He fell backwards into the well and nearly drowned before being pulled out. ,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned (after two hours from all the water that had rushed into his mouth),Died within two hours,,,,,, ,1551_2,F/33,9/578/164,,Bedfordshire,Stotfold,1550-10-05,"Paxton, John",Thruckeston,Henry,M,Stotfold,Labourer,,,,1550-10-04,10,,,,Driving a cart called 'an olde donge carte' drawn by horses,"When he struck 'the Thylle horse', it ran faster and the cart overturned on a small hillock crushing HT underneath",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed body,,,"Cart and horse worth 16s remain in the hands of William Ottys, general deputy of the almoner",,,, ,1551_2,F/34,9/578/165,,Buckinghamshire,Wooburn ('Wooburn Dencourt'),1550-09-18,"Woolfs, Edmund",Fyssher,Agnes,F,,,,,,1550-09-18,9,,,,Emptying a bowl of dust or sand ('pulvis') into a certain wain ('currus'),The horse yoked to the cart turned or moved back ('aversus fuit') and one wheel of the cart went over AF's body from the buttock to the top of her head giving her a mortal wound to the head,Cart,,Run over,,Wound to the head,,,Wheel worth 12d in custody of William Fyssher of Wooburn Dencourt,,,, ,1551_2,F/35,9/578/168,,Bedfordshire,Luton,1550-08-04,"Paxton, John",Perrot,"Thomas, jun.",M,Luton,Labourer,,,,1550-08-03,8,,,,,An olde donge carte' fell on him in the king's highway at Luton,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,,,"Cart worth 6s 8d remains in the hands of William Ottys, almoner's general deputy",,,, ,1551_4,F/36,9/579/49,,Worcestershire,Bedwardine,1551-08-08,"Clarves, Herbert",Jonys,Richard,M,,,,,,1551-08-03,8,,,,Watching and supervising archery at targets at Pychecroft in Worcester provided as per statute for the king's lieges to practise archery,"Richard Porter of Worcester, weaver was shooting at targets with his companions. He shouted to RJ, who was standing by one of the targets, to move away but RJ took no notice of the warning and was struck on the left jaw by an arrow shot by RP",Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound to the left jaw,Languished until 7 August,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/37,9/579/128,,Shropshire,Alveley,1551-06-14,"Baker, John",Wyntour,Ralph,M,,,,,,1551-06-14,6,,,,Following a cow into 'le com[m]yn pole' ,He stumbled and fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Water worth nothing [sic],,,, ,1551_4,F/38,9/579/129,,Shropshire,Aston-on-Clun,1551-05-22,"Leighton, Ralph",Bayly,John,M,,Husbandman,,,,1551-05-19,5,Friday,13:00,,Riding his horse,Fell off the horse when it jumped in 'Bromys lane',Horse,,Fall from,,Injured and crushed body ('corpus [...] debrusavit & quassavit'),Languished until 11 am on 21 May,,,,Jury status,, ,1551_4,F/39,9/579/130,,Gloucestershire,Rendcomb,1551-04-08,"Grene, Hugh, gent.",Adams,Richard,M,,Labourer,,,,1551-04-07,4,,15:00,,Climbing 'a beche tree' to cut down the top part,He fell down when a branch broke under his feet,Tree,,Fall from,,,Instant,,Tree branch worth nothing,,,, ,1551_4,F/40,9/579/155,,Warwickshire,Weston-under-Wetherley,1551-06-09,"Holbache, William",Hancocke alias Darbyshire,Catherine,F,,,,,,1551-06-05,6,,,,Drawing water from 'a drawell' using a vessel called 'a bokyte',"She put her left hand on 'a Wyndyng barell', which had a rope attached to it, and used the right hand to move the rope around in such way as to fill the bucket with water. As she was looking down the well to see if the bucket was full, the 'wyndyng barell' turned and she fell headlong into the water",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Winding barrel worth 4d in custody of Edward Hancocke of Weston-under-Wetherley,,,, ,1551_4,F/41,9/579/156,,Warwickshire,Allesley,1551-06-08,"Holbache, William",Warren,Richard,M,,,,,,1551-06-06,6,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') drawn by oxen in a lane called 'hanxstyend lane',"Seeing that the cart was about to overturn, he jumped out of it but was struck in the left sied of his head by the left wheel called 'the nerwhyle'",Cart (wheel),,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the left side of head, 6 in long and 2 in wide",Instant,,"Wheel worth 6s 8d which remain in custody of Alice Warren of Allesley, widow",,,, ,1551_4,F/42,9/579/158,,Warwickshire,Priors Marston,1551-09-02,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Astrell,Emma,F,,,Daughter of William Astrell,4,,1551-08-30,8,,09:00,,Standing on 'a cartbodye' lifted on one side and propped against a stone wall in the curtilage of her father's tenement,The cart fell on EA crushing her,Cart,,Fell on top of her,,Crushed ,Instant,,"Cart body worth 20d in custody of William Astrell of Priors Marston, husbandman",,,, ,1551_4,F/43,9/579/159,,Warwickshire,Weddington,1551-08-24,"Hawes, Thomas, sen.",Smyth,Roger,M,,,,,,1551-08-24,8,,17:00,,Riding a bay horse,The horse threw him to the ground,Horse,,Fall from,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Horse worth 10s remains in the custody of Henry Otie of Warwick, 'sadeler'",,,, ,1551_4,F/44,9/579/160,,Warwickshire,Exhall,1551-08-23,"Hawes, Thomas, sen.",Burston,Roger,M,,,,,,1551-08-21,8,,13:00-14:00,,"Driving a cart ('biga') in the king's highway at Exhall, sitting on the front part",The cart overturned and pressed RB's body,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed body,Instant,,"Cart and horse worth 4s which remain in custody of Thomas Sturdi of Wikylforde, Warwickshire, smith",,,, ,1551_4,F/45,9/579/161,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 295, p. 141",Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1551-07-21,"Collenson, John",Crosleye,John,M,Nottingham,Roper,,,,1551-07-21,7,,07:00,,Descending by rope into an old tavern or cellar in the house of John Browneley of Nottingham,"Overcome by 'a dampe', fell off the rope into the cellar",Damp,,Overcome by,,Suffocated,,Henry Atkynsone and William Crofte who found the body,,,,, ,1551_4,F/46,9/579/162,,Lincolnshire,Hale,1550-09-24,"Capper, John",Watson,George,M,,Servant of Henry Walton of Osbournby,,19 and more,,1550-09-23,9,,11:00,,Driving a cart drawn by five horses from Boston,"He ran so fast alongside the cart and the horses that he paid no attention to the road, stumbled over a hillock and fell flat on the ground. Before he could get up or move away, he was run over by the left wheel",Cart,,Run over,,Pressed into the ground,Instant,,Wheel worth 6s 8d in custody of Henry Walton of Osbournby,,,, ,1551_4,F/47,9/579/163,,Lincolnshire,Burton Pedwardine (Parts of Kesteven),1550-06-12,"Capper, John",Hopkyn ,William,M,,,Son of Robert Hopkyn,10 and more,,not given,,,,,"Sitting and sleeping in front of the wheels on the cart of Robert Stanchion of Easton drawn by four oxen and two horses, laden with the goods of Robert Hopkyn his father and going from Easton ","Suddenly woke up and, forgetting where he was sitting and the danger of the cart, he fell from his seat in front of the cart and the left wheel ran over his head",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wound to the head: brains extracted from the head (the wheel 'cerebra [...] a capite detrusit'),Instant,"Robert Staunchion of Easton, the cart driver",Wheel worth 6s 8d and remain in custody of Robert Staunchion of Easton,,,, ,1551_4,F/48,9/579/166,,Lincolnshire,Skellingthorpe,1551-07-22,"Wylson, John",Copeland,Jane,F,,,,13,,1551-07-21,7,,08:00,,Washing a towel in a pond ,Her feet slipped and she fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/49,9/579/168,,Lincolnshire,Spital-on-the-Street,1551-08-03,"Nayller, Richard",Brygges,Henry,M,,,,2,,1551-08-02,8,,15:00,,Crossing a small bridge,His feet slipped and he fell into the water,Water (unspecified),,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/50,9/579/170,,Lincolnshire,Bicker ('Byker'),1551-06-30,"Man, John",Broun,Agnes,F,,,Daughter of Robert Broun of Byker,8 and more,,1551-06-24,6,,16:00,,Playing in 'hawthorpe feld' collecting flowers,Fell into a pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/51,9/579/171,,Lincolnshire,Swineshead,1551-06-30,"Man, John",Clyff,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of John Clyff of Swineshead,3 and more,,1551-06-14,6,,,,Playing in a place called 'Steynynge' near a ditch ('fossatum'),Fell into a ditch and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/52,9/579/172,,Lincolnshire,Crowland,1551-08-27,"Man, John",Witche,Peter,M,,,"Son of Richard Witche of Crowland, sen. ","1,5 and more",,1551-08-22,8,,,,Walking around with a wooden plate in his hands ('trene disshe') having left his father's house,Stumbled over a small mound or 'a hyllocke' and fell into a sewer,Sewer,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,William Webster who noticed the body and called for PW's parents,,,,, ,1551_4,F/53,9/579/173,,Lincolnshire,Quadring ('Quanderyng'),1551-06-30,"Man, John",Warde,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of Richard Warde,,,1551-05-07,5,,,,Playing near a certain round pit in a place called 'Quaderyng Edyke' ,Reached out with her arms and hands to collect flowers growing on the verge of the pit and fell into the water,Pit,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/54,9/579/174,,Lincolnshire,Pinchbeck,1551-08-26,"Man, John",Wylcokes,Beatrice,F,Pinchbeck,,,7,,1551-06-08,6,,14:00,,,"Ran onto and stumbled over a kettle full of boiling water, that her grandmother, Agnes Myntowe, had put on the floor (arreda?) and was about to use for washing dishes, burning her body, legs and buttocks",Kettle with boiling water,,Fall onto,Scalding and burning,"Scalded and burnt body, legs and buttocks",Languished until 4 am on 30 June,"Agnes Myntowe, her grandmother who boiled the water and put the kettle in BW's way",Kettle worth 4d,,,, ,1551_4,F/55,9/579/175,,Lincolnshire,Wrangle,1551-08-14,"Man, John",Jelyan,Christiana,F,Wrangle,,,3 and more,,1551-08-08,8,,,,"Sitting and playing in the street called 'le Towne rawe' near the verge of a certain ditch, making mud-cakes ('faciens ex limo quasd[a]m wastell vocat[ur] cakes')",Fell backwards into the water,Ditch,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,"John Hynde, her uncle, who found the body",,,,, ,1551_4,F/56,9/579/177,,Northamptonshire,Clipston,1551-04-16,"Pykeryng, John",Vyell[es],Robert,M,Clipton,Labourer,,,,1551-04-15,4,,15:00,,Dislodging a beam in a certain house,The beam fell on him ,Beam,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed to the ground by the beam,,,Beam worth 2s 4d which remains in custody of Henry Wade of Clipton,,,, ,1551_4,F/57,9/579/178,,Northamptonshire,Ashton,1551-08-20,"Pykeryng, John",Pereson,Edith,F,Polebrook,Spinster,,,,1551-08-09,8,,18:00,,Crossing the bridge on the River Nene (presumably) between Ashton and Oundle,Slipped and fell into the river,River Nene (presumably),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/58,9/579/179,,Northamptonshire,Rushton,1551-07-01,"Freman, Henry",Clerke,Christopher,M,,,,,,1551-06-30,6,,13:00-14:00,,"Swimming in a river at Rushton near the garden of Thomas Tresham, knight",He entered 'a whyrle pytt' and was overcome by a sudden rush of water ('aqua subito sup[er]veniente seip[su]m subm[er]sit'),River Ise (presumably),,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1551_4,F/59,9/579/189,,"Yorkshire, NR","Guisborough ('Gisborne'), EPNS, Yorks, NR, 149-50.",1551-07-09,"Smelt, Leonard",Rane,Henry,M,,Labourer,,,,1551-07-04,7,,10:00,,,Fell from and was run over by his 'donge cart' in a place called 'foxall well',Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed right side of body,,,"Cart worth 6s 8d in custody of Robert Clerk, yeoman",,,, ,1551_4,F/60,9/579/190,,"Yorkshire, WR",Walkinhgam Hill,1551-04-02,"Marshall, Christopher",Freer,Ralph,M,Worrall ('Warhall'),Yeoman,,,,1551-05-01 [sic],4,,23:00,,Riding his grey stallion ('a stonyd hors'),Fell from the horse,Horse (stallion),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Horse worth 10s in custody of Henry Malthousse of Knaresborough,,Accident date wrong,, ,1551_4,F/61,9/579/191,,"Yorkshire, WR","Leeds, Mainridding ('Maneryddyng'), lost, EPNS, Yorks, WR, iv, 129.",1551-06-04,"Marshall, Christopher",Darvente,John,M,"Holbeck, Leeds",Labourer,,,Inebriated ('dronnkyn'),1551-06-02,6,,19:00,,"Trying to get away from a king's constable and the under-bailiff of Leeds, who had a warrant of the peace for his arrest, in 'medow lane' ",Went near the River Aire and fell into a pit of water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/62,9/579/192,,"Yorkshire, WR",Thornhill,1551-01-13,"Rysthworth, Robert",Sykkes,Denise (Dionisia),F,,,,,Inebriated,1551-01-12,1,,20:00,,,Froze to death having fallen on the ground,Cold weather/frost ('frigus'),,,,Froze to death,,,,,"Divine visitation according to the coroner, accident according to KB clerk",, ,1551_4,F/63,9/579/194,,"Yorkshire, ER",North Duffield,1551-05-15,"Elles, John",Marshall,William,M,North Duffield,Servant ('Servyngman'),,,,1551-05-14,5,,23:00-24:00,,Went out at night to wash himself in the water overflowing the banks of the River Derwent and flooding a certain pasture land called 'duffeld Karre' ,He fell into a pit or pond which he did not see,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/64,9/579/195,,"Yorkshire, ER",Rusholme,1551-05-06,"Elles, John",Rusholme,Agnes,F,Rusholme,,,,Suffering from a fever called 'a burnyng Agoy',1551-05-05,5,,01:00-02:00,,"Walking from the house of her brother Thomas Rusholme towards the River Ouse, being greatly debilitated by her illness","She was on the river shore between the bank and the water. Unable to go back because of her condition, she was overcome by the current and drowned",River Ouse,,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/65,9/579/196,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1551-05-20,"Mytforth, Christopher and Dyckenson, William",Peter,Cornelius,M,,ducheman',,,,1551-04-27,4,,16:00,,,Fell from the ship called 'the marye Rose of Rosendale',River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/66,9/579/197,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1550-12-10,"Mytforth, Christopher and Dyckenson, William",Hudson,Henry,M,,,,4,,1550-12-10,12,,14:00,,Playing near a certain vat called 'a tobbe' filled with water and bran ,Fell headlong into the vat,Tub,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/67,9/579/198,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1551-01-10,"Mytforth, Christopher and Dyckenson, William",Fletcher,Thomas,M,"Bedlington, Northumberland",Butcher,,70,,1551-01-10,1,,14:00,,Walking from Bedlington,Tired from walking had a stroke or seizure ('cadebat in extasim') in a place called 'Magdelen Crose',Stroke,,,,Stroke or seizure ('cadebat in extasim'),,,,,Status of all jurors,, ,1551_4,F/68,9/579/205,,Buckinghamshire,Worminghall ('Wornall'),1551-02-21,"Wolf, Edmund",Symys,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1551-02-20,2,,,,,"Accidentally shot through the head by Nicholas Chanons of Worminghall, yeoman, who discharged a gun in a piece of land called 'hesse' property of [blank] Sterte, gent. located between S's house and a barn",Gun,,Struck by bullet,,"Wound to the head, 1/2 in wide at the point of entry and 1 in at the exit ('bulla voc[atur] pellet ex eodem torment[o] emissa [...] p[er]cussit [...] sup[er] caput d[ic[t]e Elizabeth[e] et p[er]foravit caput [...] ab una p[ar]te usq[ue] ad alt[er]am dans ei plagam mortalem'",,"Nicholas Chanons of Worminghall, yeoman, who shot her accidentally","Gun worth 13s 4d in custody of William Smyth and John Typpinge, constables of Warminghall",,,, ,1551_4,F/69,9/579/206,,Bedfordshire,Bedford/Ravensden,1551-07-11,"Adams, William",Russhe,William,M,Ravensden,,,3 and more,,1551-07-10,7,,12:00,,"Following his sister and other children, who were driving cattle to water them, in a place called 'cowp[er]s lane'",He fell on the knife he held in his hands and gave himself a wound to the chest,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the chest,Died at about 1 pm,,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1551_4,F/70,9/579/207,,Bedfordshire,Bedford,1551-04-10,"Adams, William",Cok,John,M,Keysoe ('Caysho'),Husbandman,,,,1551-04-06,4,,,,"Standing in a tree growing in a certain small encolsure ('pightellum') at Keysoe, cutting branches","The branch he stood on broke, he fell to the ground and died ('clausit extremum')",Tree,,Fall from,,,,,"Timber worth 4s in custody of William Adams, deputy almoner",,,, ,1551_4,F/71,9/579/208,,Bedfordshire,Carlton,1551-07-01,"Adams, William",Grey,Henry,M,Wymington,Husbandman,,,,1551-07-01,7,,12:00,,Driving a cart laden with a piece of oak timber in a road called 'brodewey',"As the cart descended a certain higher place ('locus excelsior'), the timber fell from it and the first part struck HG in the stomach pinning him to the ground",Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Struck stomach and body pressed into the ground,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/72,9/579/214,,Wiltshire,Trowbridge,1551-03-13,"Chener, Roger",James,Richard,M,Trowbridge,"Baker, servant of John Forstall",,,,1551-03-10,3,,,,Climbing a ladder propped against his master's house to clean the chimney,The ladder moved ('obvolvit') and he fell from its top hitting the right side of his head,Ladder,,Fall from,,Struck right side of the head,Languished until 13 March,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/73,9/579/215m,,Wiltshire,Winterslow,1551-03-31,"Foxe, Edmund",Hays,Alexander,M,Winterslow,Husbandman ,,,,1551-03-31,3,,01:00,,"Sleeping in a bed in his room near the stables of Giles Thistlewaite, esq.",The 'lofte' over his room collapsed because of the weakness of one of the timber pieces called 'a Somer',Loft or ceiling ('lofte'),,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/73,9/579/215m,,Wiltshire,Winterslow,1551-03-31,"Foxe, Edmund",Signe,Germaine,M,Winterslow,Husbandman ,,,,1551-03-31,3,,01:00,,"Sleeping in a bed in his room near the stables of Giles Thistlewaite, esq.",The 'lofte' over his room collapsed because of the weakness of one of the timber pieces called 'a Somer',Loft or ceiling ('lofte'),,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/74,9/579/216,,Wiltshire,Marten,1551-04-20,"Yate, Thomas",N (jurors did not know his surname),Nicholas,M,Great Bedwyn,Labourer,,,,1551-04-18,4,,16:00,,"Climbing down an ash tree growing in the close of William Vyns called 'garston', having taken some small crows ('rookes') nesting at the top",His feet slipped and he fell to the ground breaking his skull,Tree (ash),,Fall from,,Broken skull ('dirupcio calvae capitis'),"Instant (according to jurors, who based this opinion on his injuries)",,,"He had no lands, tenements, good or chattels",,, ,1551_4,F/75,9/579/217,,Somerset,Backwell,1551-04-11,"Walton, William",Pastye,John,M,Backwell,Husbandman,,,,1551-04-09,4,,19:00,,Trying to get a drink of water from a certain deep pond,Fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned (remained in the water for 15 minutes),,John Gorwey who found the body,,,,, ,1551_4,F/76,9/579/218m,,Wiltshire,Melksham/Beanacre,1551-07-08,"Styleman, William and Brouncker, Henry, esq.",Hancocke,William,M,,,,,,1551-06-18,6,,,,"Washing sheep of William Cartor sen., husbandman, in 'Nortemede Forde' on the River Avon near Beanacre","Trying to recover one of the sheep from the river, he fell backwards into a 'whyrle poole' and drowned because of his poor swimming skills ('natando penitus, indoctus, ignarus et inexpertus')",River Avon,,,,Drowned,,,"Sheep worth 2s 4d in custody of William Catour, sen.",,,, ,1551_4,F/76,9/579/218m,,Wiltshire,Melksham/Beanacre,1551-07-08,"Styleman, William and Brouncker, Henry, esq.",Phenne,Alice,F,,,,,,1551-06-18,6,,,,"Washing sheep of William Cartor sen., husbandman, in 'Nortemede Forde' on the River Avon near Beanacre","Trying to help William Hancocke, she went into the water and fell into the same 'whyrle poole'",River Avon,,,,Drowned,,,"Sheep worth 2s 4d in custody of William Catour, sen.",,,, ,1551_4,F/76,9/579/218m,,Wiltshire,Melksham/Beanacre,1551-07-08,"Styleman, William and Brouncker, Henry, esq.",Catour,William,M,,,,,,1551-06-18,6,,,,"Washing sheep of William Cartor sen., husbandman, in 'Nortemede Forde' on the River Avon near Beanacre","Trying to help William Hancocke and Alice Phenne, he went into the water and fell into the same 'whyrle poole'",River Avon,,,,Drowned,,,"Sheep worth 2s 4d in custody of William Catour, sen.",,,, ,1551_4,F/76,9/579/218m,,Wiltshire,Melksham/Beanacre,1551-07-08,"Styleman, William and Brouncker, Henry, esq.",Catour,John,M,,,,,,1551-06-18,6,,,,"Helping William Hancocke, Alice Phenne and William Catour, who were trying to rescue each other from a 'whyrle poole' in the River Avon, where they fell while washing sheep of William Cartor sen., husbandman","Jumped into the water moved by charity and piety ('ex intimo cordis afectu charitate et pietate motus') but drowned in the same dangerous spot, that is in the whirlpool",River Avon,,,,Drowned,,,"Sheep worth 2s 4d in custody of William Catour, sen.",,,, ,1551_4,F/77,9/579/259,,Essex,Stansted Mountfichet,1551-05-21,"Hunt, William",Tunbredge,John,M,Stansted Mountfichet,,,16 and more,,1551-05-20,5,,,,Climbing an ash tree to the height of 40 feet,His feet slipped and he fell to the ground crushing his skull/brain,Tree (ash),,Fall from,,Crushed skull/brain ('cerebru[m] ... conguassat[ur]'),Instant,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/78,9/579/260,,Essex,Rayne (P[ar]va Rayne'),1551-06-02,"Hunt, William",Heddestoke,Thomas,M,Sible Hedingham,Tiler,,15 and more,,1551-06-01,6,,08:00,,"Crossing the moat or pond of William Fyloll, gent., tenant/holder of the manor, using a tree trunk lying across the pond",His feet slipped and he fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/79,9/579/261,,Kent,Bilsington,1551-06-23,"Saunders, William",Cobbe,Jane,F,,,Daughter of Richard Cobbe of Bilsingon,8 and more,,1551-05-07,5,,18:00,,Fetching water from a pit/well ('puteus') within her father's land ,"Standing at one end of a board/plank lying on the verge of the pit/well, she tried to draw water. Her weight caused the other end of the plank to go up and she slid into the water",Pit/well ('puteus'),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/80,9/579/263,,Surrey,Ashtead/Leatherhead,1551-03-16,"Warde, John",Hamond,Roger,M,Ashtead,,,,,1551-03-16,3,,12:00,,Felling an oak tree in the Leatherhead common,One of the branches fell on the right side of his head knocking him to the ground and killing him,Tree branch (oak),,Fell on top of him,,Struck right side of head,,,,,,, ,1551_4,F/81,9/579/264,,Surrey,Woking,1551-03-16,"Warde, John",Banester,John,M,Woking,,,,,1551-03-16,3,,16:00,,Cutting branches of an oak tree,One of the branches fell on him knocking him to the ground,Tree branch (oak),,Fell on top of him,Fall from,Struck,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/82,9/580/73,,York city,York,1551-09-26,"Emondson, John",Baxster,Jane,F,,,"Wife of William Baxster of Drax, yeoman",,,1551-09-26,9,,14:00-15:00,,Riding a grey mare at 'lez castell mylnes' and along the king's highway leading to 'Fysshergayte' in the company of her husband and other persons,She fell from the horse because of its movement and hit a certain 'stayke' placed in the ground there breaking her neck,Horse,Stake,Fall from,Fall onto,Broken neck,Instant,,Horse worth 10s which remain in the hands of the mayor and the city,,,, ,1552_2,F/83,9/580/74,,Yorkshire,Copmanthorpe,1552-02-09,"Fale, Thomas, and Emonson, John",Alleyn,Robert,M,Copmanthorpe,Labourer,,,,1552-02-09,2,,09:00,,Digging underneath a stone wall being part of the dissolved chapel of St John in a place called 'le Temple',"The wall toppled over and a large stone worth 1d knocked RA to the ground and crushed and broke his back, chest and thighs",Stone,,Fell o top of him,,"Crushed and broken his back, chest and thighs",Instant,,"Stone worth 1d in custody of Thomas Vavasour of Companthorpe, gent.",,,, ,1552_2,F/84,9/580/75,,Yorkshire,Hemingbrough,1551-12-17,"Rysthworth, Robert",Dalby,Thomas,M,Hemingbrough,,,,,1551-12-16,12,,11:00,,,Suffocated under a 'straw thak' of a barn blown from the roof by a strong gust of wind,Thatched roof,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,,,,,Not indented,, ,1552_2,F/85,9/580/77,,"Yorkshire, WR",Bramley,1551-08-10,"Marshall, Christopher",Morley,John,M,Bramley,Husbandman,,,Ill 'beyng bysett with a sekenesse called a woyd ague and beyng owt of his mynde and wyt',1551-08-10,8,,07:00,,Driven by illness he went out of 'his dwellyng housse' and into a 'certeyn closse lyeng of the baksyde of ye seid housse' from where he proceeded towards the River Aire,He fell into the river and drowned despite the fact that 'Twoo of his s[er]vant[s] and oon John Slater immedeatly aft[er] thay had knowlege of his dep[ar]tyng owt of his housse thay dyd p[ur]sue hym Thourowe the seid Closse' and further,River Aire,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,In English,, ,1552_2,F/86,9/580/78,,Yorkshire,Barnburgh ('Barmebrugh'),1551-12-17,"Calvard, William",Storrer,William,M,,Servant of James Box,,,,1551-12-16,12,,14:00,,Walking through the garden of his master,A small oak called 'saplyng' fell on his neck,Oak,,Fell on top of him,,Blow to the neck,Instant,,Oak worth 2d,,,, ,1552_2,F/87,9/580/87,,Staffordshire,Darlaston,1552-03-05,"Fynney, William",Kyrbye,Agnes,F,,,Wife of William Kyrbye,,,1552-01-29,1,,,, ,"Shot through the cheek and in the head by Thomas Gybbens of Darlaston, tailor, who accidentally fired his loaded 'hondgunne' in his house",Gun,,Shot with,,"Wound to the cheek penetrating to the brain, 5 in deep and 1 in wide",Instant,"Thomas Gybbens of Darlaston, tailor, who accidentally shot her",,,,, ,1552_2,F/88,9/580/88,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Radley,1551-11-10,"Pudsey, John",Witt,Thomas,M,Radley,Boy,,Boy,,1551-11-09,11,,13:00,,Sitting and playing in a gravel pit under the overhanging side,Earth fell on his head,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,"Found by Patrick the Irishman, vagrant through the country",,,,, ,1552_2,F/89,9/580/91,,Shropshire,Buildwas,1551-10-10,"Orme, John",Baynes,Roger,M,,,,,,1551-09-24,9,,20:00,,Travelling from Harverd Parva with a horse laden with yarn ('liciis called yerne'),"When he reached the bridge at Buildwas, he took the load off the horse's back and put it on his own and tried to cross to the other side but fell of the bridge due to darkness",River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/90,9/580/100,,Dorset,Creech Grange,1551-08-19,"Culleford, Henry",Jamys,Robert,M,,,,,,1551-08-28,8,,,,,"Bitten by the horse of Olivier Laurence, knight in his stables at Creech Grange",Horse,,Bitten by,,"Wound to the stomach, which caused the entrails to be drawn out ('ex qua quidem mordic[io] Intralea p[re]dicti Robe[rti] Jamys extractabant[ur]'",,,"Horse worth 20s in custody of Olivier Laurence, knight",,,, ,1552_2,F/91,9/580/101,,Dorset,Corton,1551-12-13,"Prowte, Edmund",Pollerd,Thomas,M,,,,,,1551-12-13,12,,,,,A bay horse kicked him very strongly near the navel with its hind legs in a close called 'West close',Horse,,Kicked by,,Blow to the stomach near the navel,,,"Horse worth 20s in custody of William Jebbes? of Corton, yeoman",,,, ,1552_2,F/92,9/580/102,,Wiltshire,Melskham/Woodrow,1552-03-07,"Yate, Thomas, gent., and Styleman, William",Bryrth,Elizabeth,F,,Single woman,Single woman,,,1552-02-28,2,,19:00,,Fetching water with a pail from a pond called 'poole' located about 80 perches from the house of Richard Bryrth at Woodrow,Stumbled over a stone at the verge of the pond and fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/93,9/580/103,,Wiltshire,Monkton Farleigh,1551-08-25,"Barter, Robert",Nyghtyngall,John,M,,"Servant of Henry Brytten, gent.",,,,1551-08-22,8,,,,"Running errands for his master, Henry Brytten, gent.",As he ran he stumbled over a molehill and hit his forehead on a sharp stone,Stone,,Fall onto,,Blow and wound to the forehead,Languished until 25 August,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/94,9/580/104,,Wiltshire,Trowbridge,1552-02-08,"Barter, Robert",Long,Henry,M,,,,,,1552-02-07,2,,18:00,,Riding a black horse from the Freshford parish towards Trowbridge across a bridge called 'london bridge',The horse stumbled and fell from the bridge with HL on its back. In the water it held HL down ('obvolvit') with its weight causing him to drown,River (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 20s in custody of Roger Cereber of Throwbridge,,Jury signatures,, ,1552_2,F/95,9/580/105a,,Wiltshire,Quidhampton,1551-07-30,"Foxe, Edmund",Benet,Jane,F,,,,,,1551-07-23,7,,06:00-07:00,,,Fell into the River Nadder. Body discovered on 30 July at the weir called 'clement[es] were',River Nadder,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Dere of Wilton, who found the body",,,,, ,1552_2,F/96,9/580/106,,Wiltshire,Cholderton ('Choldrington'),1551-08-24,"Foxe, Edmund",Thaccher,Thomas,M,,,,,,1551-08-24,8,,14:00-15:00,,Standing on a 'fframe' for drawing 'wayne whelys' ,He fell down and broke the left side of his head on a stone,Stone,,Fall onto,,Broken left side of head,Instant,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/97,9/580/108,,Hampshire (now Wiltshire),Shoddesden,1551-08-05,"Calley, John",Edmunds,John,M,Ludgershall,Labourer,,,,1551-08-05,8,,,,Tying the heavy cart ('quardiga') of Peter Goodale loaded with bundles of wheat,"The rope broke and he fell backwards, holding a bundle of wheat, breaking his neck. According to the testimony of PG neither the cart nor the horses moved so the breaking of the rope was the only cause of death",Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/98,9/580/109,,Hampshire ,Lockerley ('Lokersley'),1551-09-28,"Calley, John",Curtys,Robert,M,,"Servant of John Thomas of East Tytherley, husbandman",,,,1551-09-28,9,,09:00,,"Driving the cart ('quadriga') of John Thomas, his master, home, having delivered twelve 'hurdyll[es]' to the common field called 'churchfyld'",He sat on one of the cart's 'shambles' (OED: staves that form 'the frame of wood that hangs over a shaft-horse in a cart') in such position that he was not facing the horses nor the cart and yet continued to drive. One of the wheels struck a tree-trunk and caused the cart to overturn and 'le Rathpynn' penetrated his right ear through to the brain,Cart (rath pin),,Struck,,Wound to the right ear through to the brain,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/99,9/580/110,,Hampshire ,Hatherden,1551-10-20,"Calley, John",Budde,Thomas,M,,Beggar ('mendicus'),,,Debilitated,1551-10-27,10,,At night,,"Sleeping in the barn of James Cobbe where he was invited by Edward Cobbe, JC's son",During the night he fell from a haystack ('straw mowe') because of his condition,Haystack,,Fall from,,,,"Edward Cobbe, who discovered the body in the morning",,,Wrong dates (inquest before death),, ,1552_2,F/100,9/580/112,,Hampshire ,Droxford ('Drokenforde'),1551-06-30,"Philpott,Henry, esq.",Iryshe,Sybil ('Sibella'),F,,,Wife of Bartholomew Iryshe,,,1551-06-30,6,,,,Crossing a mill pond using 'a strayght beame',Her feet slipped and she fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/101,9/580/113,,Hampshire ,Wymering/Portsdown,1552-01-12,"Philpott,Henry, esq.",Yoman,Nicholas,M,Wymering,Husbandman,,12,,1552-01-11,1,,09:00,,Sitting in 'the erthe pitt under portesdowne' to keep warm ('pro calore solis'),Earth collapsed on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed by the weight of the earth,Instant,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/102,9/580/114,,Hampshire ,Portsmouth,1551-08-30,"Philpott,Henry, esq.",Peke,John,M,Portsmouth,Cooper or coper (dealer OED) ('Coper'),,,,1551-08-28,8,,,,Jumping over certain 'rayles' erected in the southern part of the Portsmouth highway. The reason for his jumping is unknown.,As he reached the ground his feet slipped and he he hit the lower part of the rails with his right ear,Rails,,Fall onto,,Struck right ear,Instant ('ab hac luce migravit'),,,,,, ,1552_2,F/103,9/580/115,,Hampshire ,East Stratton,1551-07-24,"Philpott,Henry, esq.",Smithe,John,M,East Stratton,,,,,1551-07-23,7,,11:00,,Stacking hay by or in his barn using two ladders propped against the barn,His feet slipped and he fell from the highest step/rung ('gradus') of the ladders (reaching above the barn) breaking his neck,Ladders,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Ladders worth 20d,,,, ,1552_2,F/104,9/580/117,,Hampshire ,Romsey,1551-12-24,"Philpott,Henry, esq.",Coke,John,M,Romsey,Husbandman,,,,1551-12-23,12,,,,Felling an oak tree with an axe in a place called 'Abbys wodd',The tree fell on him with great force,Tree (oak),,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,Oak worth 2s,,,, ,1552_2,F/105,9/580/137,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge/Histon,1551-11-20,"Raye, Alexander",Smithe,Robert/Thomas,M,Cambridge,Labourer,,,,1551-11-17,11,,,,Digging in a well in Histon,Some earth ('pars') fell on him crushing his body,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Languished until 20 November,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/106,9/580/138,,Cambridgeshire,Ickleton,1552-03-22,"Hawes, Lawrence",Chapman,Thomas,M,Icketon,Labourer,,,,1552-03-21,3,,,,Digging clay in a 'claye Pytte' in Icketon,Some earth ('pars') fell on him crushing his body,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/107,9/580/141,,Cambridgeshire (now Suffolk),Landwade,1551-10-06,"Wyse, William",Kendall,John,M,Landwade,,,,,1551-10-06,10,,22:00,,"Playing with a dagger ('armaguidum') with Henry Turnor of Landwade, yeoman","JK was holding and embracing HT with his arms, when the dagger fell from under HS's left arm and fell on JK's right thigh",Dagger,,Struck,,Wound to the right thigh ('femur dextere tibie') 1 in deep,Instant,"Henry Turnor of Landwade, yeoman, with whom he was playing",,,,, ,1552_2,F/108,9/580/142,,Norfolk,Thetford,1551-10-25,"Eldred, Nicholas, gent.",Doo,Andrew,M,Thetford,,,9 months and 8 weeks,,1551-10-24,10,Saturday,10:00-11:00,,"Left alone sitting in a chair ('cathedra') in front of a fireplace in the house of Henry Syfton of Thetford, while his wet nurse Elizabeth Syfton, HS's wife, went out of the house to wash her clothes ",Fell into the fire ,Fire,,Fall into,,Burnt back of head,,"Elizabeth Syfton, his wet nurse, who left him alone and who found the body",,,,, ,1552_2,F/109,9/580/144,,Suffolk,Stowmarket/Combs,1551-09-17,"Gosnold, Edmund, gent.",Kynge,John,M,Culpho,Husbandman,,,,1551-09-07,9,,10:00,,Driving his cart in the king's highway between the houses of Robert Poole and Edmund Payne in Combs,"He pulled 'toward[es] hym' the thill horse and and fell in 'le carte Rakke et watery sloughe'. As he lay in the water with his face downward ('grovelinges'), the much-debilitated ('valde debil[is]') thill horse collapsed on him causing him to drown",Puddle,Horse,Fall into,,Drowned. Formula used by the coroner: he died in such and such a way 'p[ro]ut ad p[re]sens eis constare potest',Instant,,"Thill horse worth 13s 4d in custody of Thomas Fuller, deputy almoner",,,, ,1552_2,F/110,9/580/145,,Suffolk,Troston,1552-01-27,"Holt, John, gent.",Marrett,Jane,F,Troston,Spinster,,23 and more,,1552-01-26,00:00,,19:00,,"Arguing with Robert Gymer of Troston, labourer about a stool ('stabellum') in the kitchen of John Bacon's, gent. house ","RG was warming by the fire in JB's kitchen sitting on a certain stool, when JM entered and demanded he gives her the stool. RG told her to get a different one, upon which JM approached him and snatched the stool from him so strongly, quickly and violently that she fell on the stool's edge with her chest giving herself a great wound",Stool,,Fall onto,,Wound to the chest,Instant,"Robert Gymer of Troston, labourer from whom she snatched the stool",,,Not indented,, ,1552_2,F/111,9/580/147,,Buckinghamshire,Edgcott,1551-08-26,"Breme, George, gent.",Yonge,John,M,,,,10,,1551-08-25,8,,18:00,,Running behind the cart of John Lodbroke down a 'bloys lane' at the end of the village,Fell onto the wheel of the cart which then pressed him against a post standing by the road,Cart and post,,Crushed between,,Crushed between a cart wheel and a post,Died within six hours,"John Lodbroke, the cart driver","Wheel worth 4d, which sum was released to George Wryghte, esq., royal receiver",,,, ,1552_2,F/112,9/580/150,,Buckinghamshire,Dorton,1551-12-24,"Breme, George, gent.",Mundy,Richard,M,Dorton,Labourer,,,,1551-12-23,12,,,,Cutting branches and the top part an oak tree in a grove called 'Barnett' near Brill,One of the large branches he cut fell down and in falling struck his head against the tree ,Tree branch (oak),,Fell on top of him,,Struck head,Died within two hours,,Branch worth 3d,,,, ,1552_2,F/113,9/580/152,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Godmanchester,1552-03-01,not given,Maryott,Thomas,M,Godmanchester,Labourer,,,,1552-03-01,3,,10:00-11:00,,Travelling in the cart of Thomas Ponte,The cart overturned on a hill or mound and fell on TM,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/114,9/580/153,,Bedfordshire,Limbury,1551-09-03,"Paxton, John",Hamond,George,M,Luton,Labourer,,,,1551-09-03,9,,,,Riding a brown bay horse yoked to a plough and wearing 'a ploughe trac[es]' in a field at Limbury,"As he dismounted the horse the traces wrapped around the middle of his body and he fell down, upon which the horse struck him in the head",Horse,Fall from,Kicked by,,Wound to the head,,,"Horse and traces worth 13s 10d in custody of Winfried Daldren, constable of Limbury",,,, ,1552_2,F/115,9/580/154,,Buckinghamshire,Marlow ('Magna Marlowe'),1551-07-14,"Chalfount, Thomas",Else,Catherine ('Katrina'),F,,,,11,,1551-07-09,7,,04:00 0r 16:00,,Sleeping in an empty space ('vacua placea') under Marlow bridge,"Immersed by a great current or wave which rose up and fell on her, caused by certain boats coming through 'les lock[es] channe[l]' ",River Thames (presumably),,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/116,9/580/155,,Buckinghamshire,Hughenden,1551-09-01,"Chalfount, Thomas",Foster,Margery,F,,Servant ('ancilla'),,19,,1551-08-31,8,,15:00 or 16:00,,"Loading the cart of Agnes Foster, widow, her mother, with dung called 'chalkdung' out of a pit of chalk called a marlpit using a shovel","When she was in the pit, earth suddenly fell on her and totally crushed her chest",Earth,,Fell on top of her,,Crushed chest,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/117,9/580/166,,Kent,Minster,1552-03-17," [Saunders, William]",Mockernys,Michael,M,Minster,Labourer and servant of John a Dan,,,,1552-03-17,3,,,,"Walking behind a grey horse of JD, his master towards his stables",The horse kicked him in the back with his hind legs,Horse,,Kicked,,Struck back,Died within one hour,,"Horse worth 20s in custody of Vincent Teppy of Minster, yeoman",,,, ,1552_2,F/118,9/580/167,,Kent,Bregg,1551-07-08,"Saunders, William",Busshe,Henry,M,Bregg,,,,,1551-07-08,7,,,,Passing by his cart laden with a cartload of wood,The wood slipped from the cart and fell on HB crushing him,Wood,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,Instant,,Wood worth 16d,,,, ,1552_2,F/119,9/580/168,,Kent,Lower Hardres ('Nether hard[es]'),1551-09-26,"Saunders, William",Howbeme,John,M,Ickham,"Labourer and servant of Lawrence Rygdon/Rigdon of Ickham, yeoman",,,,1551-09-26,9,,,,"Driving the cart of Lawrence Rygdon/Rigdon, his master, drawn by five horses and laden with firewood in the parish of Petham",The cart overturned and fell on JH as he was passing by it,Cart and wood,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and torn body ('corpus eiusd[e]m [...] quassavit & dilaceravit'),Instant,,"Cart, horses and wood worth £6 3s in custody of Lawrence Rygdon/Rigdon of Ickham, yeoman",,,, ,1552_2,F/120,9/580/169,,Kent,Woodnesborough ('Wynesborough'),1551-08-12,"Saunders, William",Gybbys,William,M,Woodnesborough,Husbandman,,,,1551-08-12,8,,,,Loading sheaves of wheat ('garbae tritici') onto his cart in the fields of Woodnesborough,"As he stood on the cart and on the top of the wheat trying to tie the load, two or three sheaves slipped from underneath him and off the cart causing him to fall to the ground",Cart,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/121,9/580/182,,Northamptonshire,East Haddon,1551-07-22,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",Traselone,John,M,East Haddon,Husbandman,,,,1551-07-22,7,,,,Manoeuvring his cart laden with hay in his barn,"Having unyoked all horses except for 'a grey nagge fast in the carte', he led the cart into the barn. As he led the thill horse through the entrance, 'the nere thill of the carte' crushed the left side of his head near 'his cheke' ",Cart,,Struck by,,"Crushed left side of head, near the cheek",,,"Cart worth 5s and horse worth 10s remain in the hands of Agnes Traselone, JT's wife",,,, ,1552_2,F/122,9/580/183,,Lincolnshire,Lincoln,1551-09-24,"Rowth, Roger",Scoffyn,John,M,,,,,,1551-09-24,9,,08:00,,Lifting a piece of timber onto 'le horsyngtree',One of the legs of the device broke and the piece of wood struck and crushed JS's head and body,Timber,,Struck by,,Crushed face and body,Instant,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/123,9/580/184,,Lincolnshire,Immingham ('Emyngh[a]m'),1552-02-25,"Donne, Thomas",Farrowe,John,M,,,Son of Richard Farrowe of Immingham,,,1552-02-24,2,,17:00,,Climbing a ladder near or propped against ('adiacens') a haystack,"Suddenly, the ladder and a bale of hay fell on his face and neck",Hay,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,,,"Ladder and hay worth 3s 4d, which sum was delivered into the hands of Richard Wyllyngham and Robert Robbclyff, constables",,,, ,1552_2,F/124,9/580/185,,Lincolnshire,Ashby-cum-Fenby,1552-01-22,"Donne, Thomas",Stallyngburghe,William,M,Brigsley,Carpenter,,,,1552-01-21,1,,16:00,,Dismantling a certain cottage in Ashby,A piece of the cottage called 'a forke' collapsed and WS fell between it and other piece of timber called a 'Eise tree'?,Timber,Timber,Fall between,,Killed,,,"Pieces of timber worth 16d, which are delivered to the hands of Robert Clerke and Robert Croftes, Ashby constables",,,, ,1552_2,F/125,9/580/186,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 297, p. 142",Nottinghamshire,Cropwell Butler,1552-03-22,"Odingzelles, Richard",Haryson,Margaret,F,,,,,,1552-03-20,3,,17:00,,Riding from Cropwell Butler to a windmill at Tithby on an old and feeble white horse,"The horse stumbled and fell, so that MH fell from it to the ground crushing her body ",Horse,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Languished until 4 am on 21 March,,"Horse worth 10s in custody of John Coles of Nottingham, innkeeper",,,, ,1552_2,F/126,9/580/187,,Derbyshire,Bakewell ('Bankwell'),1552-02-15,"Cooke, William, gent.",Norwood,Walter,M,Haddon,,,,,1552-02-15,2,,,,,Kicked in the left side of his head by the horse of Henry Norwood in a stable of at Nether Haddon,Horse,,Kicked,,"Wound to the left side of head, 1 in deep and 1/2 in wide",Instant,,"Horse worth 7s in custody of William Cooke, coroner",,,, ,1552_2,F/127,9/580/188,,Warwickshire,Little Packington,1552-03-02,"Hawe, Thomas, sen.",Hateley,Richard,M,,,,,,1552-02-28,2,,15:00,,Walking along the bank of the River Blythe,Fell into the water,River Blythe,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/128,9/580/189,,Warwickshire,Warwick,1552-02-12,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Tompson,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of Robert Tompson,3.5,Lacking prudence and caring little about the danger of drowning ('discrecione carens et p[er]ic[u]lu[m] subm[er] sionis minime verens'),1552-02-09,2,,,,Looking down the well located in the back of her father's tenement,Fell headlong into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/129,9/580/190,,Warwickshire,Ansley,1552-04-06,"Hawes, Thomas",Sadler,William,M,,,,2,,1552-01-19,1,,,,Walking past 'a rycke of hay' ,Large or top ('suma') part of the stack fell on WS suffocating him,Hay,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/130,9/985/188,,Middlesex,Shoreditch/Hackney,1555-05-16,"Dawson, William",Kynges,Anthony,M,,,,,,1555-05-09,5,,,,Driving a cart loaded with coal in Hackney in Stamford Hill,"He fell asleep, fell out of the cart and one of the wheels crushed his forehead",Cart,,Run over,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Wheel worth 13 s and coal worth 7s in custody of John Kynges of Naffyng, Essex",,,, ,1552_2,F/131,9/985/141,,Hampshire (Hants),Romsey,1554-09-14,"Foster, Edmund",Stephans,Agnes,F,,,,,,1554-09-14,9,,15:00,,Sitting at the corner of a certain house called 'a hokhowse' in a public road called 'brodway stret',"Head crushed by the right wheel of the cart of Robert Thomas of Cuperham, when it broke on a steep slope",Cart-wheel,,Fell on top of her,,Crushed head,,,"Wheel and horse worth 6s and 8d in custody of William Purgall, deputy bailiff",,,, ,1552_2,F/132,9/985/140,,Hampshire (Hants),Andover,1554-08-27,"Foster, Edmund",Gylbert,Jane,F,,,,,,1554-08-27,8,,15:00,,"Travelling in the cart of Edward Gylbert of Everly, Wiltshire pulled by four horses in a public road in a place called 'ffortewne lawnde'",Due to the steepness of the road she fell out of the cart along with an old loom ('vetera tela mulieris') and her stomach was lacerated by the right wheel and the loom,Cart-wheel,Loom,Struck by,,Stomach wound - lacerated by the right wheel and the loom,Languished until 29 August,,"Wheel and loom worth 5s in custody of William Notingham, gent.",,Wrong dates,, ,1552_2,F/133,9/985/139,,Wiltshire,Maiden Bradley,1555-01-21,"Wryth, Thomas, gent.",Gorman,Richard,M,,,,,,1555-01-20,1,,13:00,,,Fell from a piece of timber called 'a byeme' in the mill-house of Henry Marshall and broke his neck,Beam,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Beam worth 4d,,,, ,1552_2,F/134,9/985/138,,Wiltshire,Devizes,1555-03-09,"Mathews, John",Feltham,Matilda,F,,,,,,1555-03-09,3,,,,Carrying a measure of malt on her head,Fell into a cauldron ('furnez') full of water standing on the fire,Cauldron with water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Cauldron worth 20s in custody of Thomas Purches, her husband",,,, ,1552_2,F/135,9/985/137,,Wiltshire,Landford,1555-03-06,"Bartar, Robert",Stanter,Jane,F,,,,,,1555-03-05,3,,,,"Climbing up a ladder 'to pluck downe oynyons' in the house of John Stanter, gent.",Due to her negligence and misfortune the ladder fell on the wall and she fell to the ground,Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed head and neck,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/136,9/985/136,,Dorset,Toller Fratrum,1555-02-05,"Strangman, John",Sanway,John,M,Winterbourne Steepleton ('Stypleton'),Husbandman,,,,1555-02-04,2,,20:00,,"Playing a 'cristmas playe' on a bench called 'a forme' in the house of John Samweys, gent. ",Fell to the ground,Bench,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Languished until 24:00,,Bench worth 12d,,,, ,1552_2,F/137,9/985/135,,Dorset,"Milton Abbas ('Mylton'), EPNS, Dorset, iii, 219-20; A. Fägersten, The Place Names of Dorset, 1933, 191. (There are also Milton West and Milton-on-Stour but MB seems the most probable)",1554-12-06,"Daccombe, John",Fyldewe,Patience,F,,,,10,,1554-12-06,12,,06:00,,Going to a 'latrina' situated in the house of Thomas Fyldewe,Walked into an open covering of a well and fell into the water,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/138,9/985/134,,Wiltshire,Warminster,1555-01-20,"Batter, Robert",Hynd,Thomas,M,,,,60,,1555-01-12,1,,13:00,,"Confusing account: apparently two unknown people were sword-fighting in the street, six people were honestly gathered in a house called the Hart and ran hastily outside as TH was coming in drunk; they all fell over and he hit his head",Hit his head on a stone,Stone,,Fall onto,,Wound to the right side of head,Languished until 17 January,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/139,9/985/133,,Devon,Awliscombe,1554-10-01,"Curham, William",Tonker,William,M,,,,,,1554-09-30,9,,,,"Wrestling with Robert Bott of Gittisham, labourer",RB threw him to the ground and fell on his stomach ,Man,,Fell on top of him,,Damaged and crushed body,Languished until 1 October,"Robert Bott of Gittisham, labourer, who wrestled with him",,,,, ,1552_2,F/140,9/985/121,,Lincolnshire,Sheepwash,1554-07-04,"Fawkener, Nicholas, Porter, George, and Hochynson, George",Ruxston,Alice,F,,,,,Debilitated and ill,1554-07-03,7,,17:00,,Drawing water from a well,Slipped on a stone and fell into the water,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/141,9/985/120,,Northamptonshire,Denton,1554-05-08,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",Bretford,William,M,Denton,Labourer,,,,1554-03-21,3,,,,Lifting a piece of timber called 'a side pece' in the house of John Dormer of Olney,,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Languished for 20 days,,"Timber worth 2d in custody of Thomas Langtre, coroner",,,, ,1552_2,F/142,9/985/105,,Essex,Wickham Bishops,1554-12-01,"Maye, John",Jonson,Helen,F,,,,16,,1554-09-15,,Saturday,08:00,,Busy about her master's business at a water-mill in Wickham Bishops,"Having finished her work, she went to wash her hands in the mill-pond where she slipped and fell into the water",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/143,9/985/104,,Essex,Fordham ('Fordamfford'),1554-10-26,"Maye, John",Symonds,John,M,,,,46,,1554-10-11,10,,10:00-11:00,,"Travelling towards Colchester, driving a cart loaded with wood in a road called ''ffowles wood lane' in the parish of Stanway ",As he walked alongside the cart 'le carte rope' broke and a piece of wood fell on him,Wood,,Fell on top of him,,Broken back,Instant,William Motte who drove the cart with him,"Rope and piece of wood in custody of Richard Twydde, bailiff of the Lexden hundred",,,, ,1552_2,F/144,9/985/86,,Northamptonshire,Northampton,1554-10-14,"Bowers, Richard, and Johnson, Richard",Mayho,John,M,Northampton,Husbandman,,,,1554-08-20,8,,11:00,,"Digging up gravel in a sand pit outside the northern gate near the 'lawles churche' [i.e. St. Lawrence's - it was called the lawless church, because marriages were performed there without license, VCH]",Crushed by earth,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/145,9/985/85,,Leicestershire,Leicester,1554-01-15,"Manbye, William, and Eyryck, John",Smyth,Mary,F,,,,15,,1554-01-14,1,,06:00-07:00,,Mashing malt with her mother Agnes Meatcalfe,Stood on a stool and fell into 'a masshefatt' full of boiling water,Mash-fat,,Fall into,,Scalded,Languished until 23:00,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/146,9/985/84,,Lincolnshire,South Kyme,1555-01-02,"Wilson, Matthew",Thornton,Thomas,M,Billinghay,Yeoman,,,,1555-01-01,1,,,,"Firing his 'instrumentum bellicosum voc[atur] handgonne', which he kept loaded to defend himself and his property from felons","The gun, which had been kept loaded for too long, shattered into several pieces giving TT several wounds to his head and body",Gun,,Struck by explosion,,Wounds to body and head caused by pieces of burst gun,Instant,,Gun worth 4d [sic],,,, ,1552_2,F/147,9/985/83,,Northamptonshire,Upton,1555-02-25,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",Thorpson,John,M,Upton,Fuller,,,,1555-01-14,1,,,,,Struck by a piece of wood called a 'ladell' being part of the wheel in a fulling mill,Mill-wheel,,Struck by,,,,,Ladell' worth 12d in custody of the coroner,,,, ,1552_2,F/148,9/985/82,,Lincolnshire,Gedney Drove End ('Gedneyffenende'),1554-09-24,"Hudleston, Robert, gent.",May,Edmund,M,,Servant of William Bryde of Gedney Drove End,,,,1554-09-24,9,,,,Driving a cart pulled by two horses in a road called 'Gedney gate',"Sitting at the front of the cart on the 'thylles', he fell forwards and before he could get up one of the wheels ran over his chest",Cart,,Fall from,Run over,Wound to the chest,,,"Thill-horse (a mare) and the wheel worth 13s 4d in custody of Robert Sherman, constable of Gedney",,,, ,1552_2,F/149,9/985/81,,Rutland,Whissendine,1554-07-15,"Calldecote, William, and Wymarke, John",Ratcliffe,Margaret,F,Whissendine,,,,,1554-07-15,7,,,,Travelling in a cart pulled by four horses on the road between Whissendine and Lanhgam in the fields south of Whissendine,Cart overturned and fell on MR's head despite William Teylby stopping the horses immediately by ordering them to halt,Cart,,Fell on top of her,,Crushed head near the left ear (wound 2 in deep and 1 in wide),,"William Teylby, who stopped the horses",Cart worth 5s in custody of William Teylby,,,, ,1552_2,F/150,9/985/61,,Cambridgeshire,Fulbourn,1554-10-02,"Nycholas, William",Noble,Michael,M,Fulbourn,,,0.5,,1554-10-01,10,,15:00,,"Sitting in a fireplace in a small chair ('parva cathedra') in the house of his father, Thomas Noble",Fell into the fire and burnt the right side of his face,Fire,,Fall into,,Burnt right side of face,Instant,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/151,9/985/60,,Huntingdonshire,Orton Longueville,1554-09-08,"Cony, William",Crikkes,John,M,,Servant of William Godfrey of Stanground,,16,,1554-09-06,9,,,,Riding to a mill in Allerton with a sack of barley and a bag of wheat,"Horse was startled by the grain pouring out of the bag, and threw JC to the ground",Horse,,Fall from,,,Instant,,"Grey horse worth 13s 4d in the hands of William Otey, almoner's deputy general",,,, ,1552_2,F/152,9/985/59,,Bedfordshire,Houghton Conquest,1555-01-23,"Adams, William",Wolbaston,George,M,Houghton Conquest,"Labourer and servant of John Purvey, husbandman",,,,1555-01-22,1,,Before dawn,,"Going to the garden of Jane Byllynge, located not far from the cemetery, to pick some herbs with Helen Pope, servant of John Purvey",He slipped on ice and fell into a pond in the northern part of the garden,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Helen Pope who witnessed the accident and recovered the body with the help of neighbours,,,,, ,1552_2,F/153,9/985/58,,Bedfordshire,Kempston/Oakley,1554-08-22,"Adams, William",Barker,Henry,M,Oakley,Labourer,,16,,1554-08-16,8,,,,Driving a cart pulled by one horse property of Simon Gale through a very narrow place called 'Bukler Gren' in the fields of Oakley,Head crushed by one of the wheels,Cart-wheel,,,,Crushed head,Languished until 22 August,,"Wheel worth 12s 4d in custody of Simon Gale of Oakley, husbandman",,,, ,1552_2,F/154,9/985/57,,Bedfordshire,Felmersham,1555-03-23,"Adams, William",Weste,William,M,Felmersham,Labourer,,,,1555-03-22,3,,07:00,,Climbing an ash tree growing near 'the personage ponde' to cut some branches,"Having climbed nearly to the top, he fell from the height of 30 ft ",Tree,,Fall from,,,Instant,,Ash worth 2s,,,, ,1552_2,F/155,9/985/56,,Buckinghamshire,Buckingham,1554-09-05,"Wyckyns, John, baliff of Buckingham",Skotte,Jane,F,Buckingham,,,11,,1554-09-05,9,,,,Standing on the bank of the River Ouse leaning against a stake,She fell into the water when the stake broke,River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/156,9/985/55,,Buckinghamshire,Amersham ('Agmondesham'),1555-01-02,"Chaulfount, Thomas",Hutche,Benedict,M,Amersham,"Labourer and servant of Thomas Bennet of Amersham, tanner",,,"Idiot, lacking reason, 'naturalis stultus'",1555-01-01,1,,13:00,,"Went into the 'gatehowse' of his master's house and, as was his habit with empty carts, played the fool by jumping up and catching the 'ridge rope' and pulling on it with all his strength. ",The cart was more heavily loaded with faggots of wood at the front than the back and fell over and the ridge rope gave him a mortal wound on the nape of the neck,Cart,,Hit by rope,,Wound to the neck,Instant,,"Cart and wood worth 6s 8d in custody of Thomas Bennett, his master","His own goods consisted of a pair of shoes worth 6d, a canvas shirt worth 4d and 2.5d of money in his purse.",,, ,1552_2,F/157,9/985/49,,Cambridgeshire,Badlingham,"1553-09-07, 1554-03-25 (datum)","Francke, Richard",Porter,John,M,,,,,Drunk and suffering from falling sickness,not given,,,,,Lying on some hay,He fell between the hay and a wall and could not get out,Hay,Wall,Fall between,,,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/158,9/985/35,,Gloucestershire,Tewkesbury,1555-01-10,"Grene, Hugh, gent.",Petye,Nicholas,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Riding through a bridge called 'longe bridge' (King John's Bridge) in Tewkesbury,Sudden flow of water swept him from the bridge,River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_2,F/159,9/985/34,,Oxfordshire,Henley-on-Thames,1554-12-18,"Hucvale, Robert",Wulley,Richard,M,,,Son of Thomas Wulley,13,,1554-11-23,11,,,,Asked by his father to cut open and read a newly arrived letter,He leant forward to look for his knife under the table but collapsed because of a certain infirmity of his stomach and hit his left temple on a stool,Stool,,Fall onto,,Damaged left temple,Instant,"Thomas Wulley, his father, who ordered him to open and read the letter",,,,, ,1552_2,F/160,9/985/33,,Oxfordshire,Great Holcombe,1555-02-06,"Hucvale, Robert",Welsheman,John,M,Holcombe,Husbandman,,,,not given,,,,,"Travelling on the 'Thames Streme' (probably the River Thames) between Drayton and Holcombe in a boat with John Peynter, Richard Spyre and others numbering seven persons in total","Strong wind pushed the boat towards a willow tree growing on the bank of the river. The boat crashed into the tree and sank and while other passangers managed to jump out onto the back, JW and JP drowned ",River Thame,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Peynter, Richard Spyre and others numbering seven persons in total travelling in the boat",Boat worth 6s 8d in custody of Richard Spyre of Holcombe Grange,,,, ,1552_2,F/161,9/985/33,,Oxfordshire,Great Holcombe,1555-02-06,"Hucvale, Robert",Peynter,John,M,"Abingdon, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire)",Painter,,,,not given,,,,,"Travelling on the 'Thames Streme' (probably the River Thames) between Drayton and Holcombe in a boat with John Welsheman, Richard Spyre and others numbering seven persons in total","Strong wind pushed the boat towards a willow tree growing on the bank of the river. The boat crashed into the tree and sank and while other passangers managed to jump out onto the back, JW and JP drowned ",River Thame,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Welsheman, Richard Spyre and others numbering seven persons in total travelling in the boat",Boat worth 6s 8d in custody of Richard Spyre of Holcombe Grange,,,, ,1552_2,F/162,9/985/23,,"Yorkshire, NR",Malton ('Newmalton',155?[not given]-11-30,"Wodd, John",Lowre,Thomas,M,Carlisle,Yeoman,,,,155?[not given]-11-30,11,,17:00,,Riding ,Horse threw him into the water,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Gelding worth 26s 8d in custody of Henry Yonge,,,, ,1552_2,F/163,9/985/22,,"Yorkshire, NR",Thoralby (Thorlowby'),1555-03-12,"Smelt, Leonard",Smythe,Richard,M,Burton,Carpenter,,,,1555-03-21,3,,10:00,,Cutting down a tree,Tree fell down on him,Tree,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Instant,,Tree worth 4d,,,, ,1552_2,F/164,9/985/21,,York city,York/Wheldrake,1554-08-09,"Emonson, John, and Fale, Thomas",Hargill,Thomas,M,,Labourer,,,,1554-08-08,8,,10:00,,"Working in the cart ('plaustrum voc[at] a wayne') of Robert Gibson, husbandman, on the side of a certain small hill in a place called 'haybrige lane' Wheldrake ",Cart overturned because of TH's movements and struck him on the head,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the right side of head 6 in long, 4 in wide and 1/2 in deep",Languished until 9 August after being taken back to York for treatment,,"Cart worth 10s in custody of Robert Gibson, husbandman",,,, ,1552_2,F/165,9/985/20,,York city,York,1554-08-11,"Fale, Thomas, and Emonson, John",Boyes,Nicholas,M,,Child,,Child,,1554-08-11,8,,16:00,,Picking herbs or flowers growing in a certain ditch or moat ('fossa') in a garden called 'Will[iel]m[us] Welburne garter',"Standing on a stone on the verge of the ditch, he leant forward and fell into the water",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Robert Buggyn and Nicholas Burdon, who discovered the body",,,,, ,1552_2,F/166,9/985/19,,"Yorkshire, ER",Hemingbrough,1554-10-25,"Rystworth, Robert",Symson,Robert,M,Selby,Mariner,,,,1554-01-24,1,,,,Working near the River Ouse,Strong wind blew him into the water,River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_3,F/167,9/982/18,,Middlesex,Parish of St Clement Danes,1552-06-10,"Eyes, William",Strycke,Nicholas,M,Parish of St Clement Danes,Smith,,,,1551-10-11,10,,21:00,,"Assaulting Roland Browne of St Clement Danes, smith, near RB's house called 'the house of hys bakesyde'",NS waited in RB's house and seeing RB pass by he ran out and knocked him to the ground. He then rushed to continue the hitting and beating but he tripped and fell on the knife that RB held in his right hand with the tip pointing upwards. The knife penetrated and wounded the right side of NS's body.,Knife,,Fall onto,,Piercing wound to the left side of body ('sup[er] pugnionem ill[um] in sinistro lat[er]e suo p[re]dict[o] se ips[u]m p[er]foravit & vuln[er]avit'),Instant,,Knife/dagger worth 6d,,,, ,1552_3,F/168,9/982/39,,Oxfordshire,Oxford,1551-06-27,"Gunter, Richard",Butler,William,M,,,,,,1551-06-10,6,,,,Riding the gelding of Edmund Cryche in 'Shotover fylde' near Oxford,Fell from the horse and died later due to the weight of the body hitting the ground,Horse,,Fall from,,Struck against the ground,Died within three hours,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/169,9/1004/174,,Westmorland,Burrell,1551-08-16,"Jackson, Peter",Wilson,Roger,M,,,,2,,1551-08-15,8,,Sunset,,,,Well/Spring ('fons'),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/170,9/1004/173,,Westmorland,Clifton/Brougham,1552-02-25,"Jackson, Peter",Yate,Richard,M,Clifton,,,,,1552-02-24,2,,,,Riding a horse in a place called 'Castelwath' near Brougham,He rode into the River Eden and was overcome by the violence of the current,River Eden,,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/171,9/1004/172,,Cumberland,Skelton,1552-05-08,"Alanby, John",Gill,Elizabeth,F,,,,8,,1552-05-08,8,,06:00,,"Standing near the cart of Adam Gille of Skelton laden with dung and drawn by two oxen, two bullocks and two horses",She put her hands on the right wheel of the cart and was pressed into the ground by it when animals in the cart moved,Cart,,Run over,,Crushed,Languished until 4 pm,"Adam Gille of Skelton, who drove the cart",Oxen worth four silver marks in custody of Adam Gille of Skelton,,,, ,1552_4,F/172,9/1004/171,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,not given [just 6 Ed VI],"Anderson, Francis and Riddale, Peter",Larke,Thomas,M,Dover,Mariner,,,,not given,,,10:00,,"Working in a certain skiff, rowing with an oar placed in a 'thollepyne'",He fell into the water when the 'thollepynne' detached from the boat,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Oar worth 8d in custody of the citizens of Newcastle,,,, ,1552_4,F/173,9/1004/170,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1552-06-21,"Anderson, Francis and Riddale, Peter",Wynte,Eleanor,F,,Single woman,Single woman,,,1552-06-19,6,,06:00,,Walking along the river bank,She fell into the water due to misfortune and her ignorance,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/174,9/1004/169,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1552-06-12,"Anderson, Francis and Riddale, Peter",Fenwycke,Edmund,M,,,,Boy,,1552-06-12,6,,16:00,,Watching 'corpus [christ]i playes' performed in the 'clothm[ar]ket]' from a 'scaffold' there erected ,"Struck in the head with a piece of an exploding gun chamber set off by Roger Wilson of Newcastle, keelman and Edward Gosyke of Newcastle, yeoman as part of the play (one of three 'gune chambres in trihumpho')",Fragment of gun chamber,,Struck by,,"Wound to the left side of head 2 in long, 1 in wide and 3 in deep",Instant,"Roger Wilson of Newcastle, keelman and Edward Gosyke of Newcastle, yeoman, who sett off the charge",Piece of gun chamber worth 1d,,,, ,1552_4,F/175,9/1004/168,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1552-06-14,"Anderson, Francis and Riddale, Peter",Smyth,Jane,F,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,"Servant of John Wylkenson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchant",,,,1552-06-12,6,,16:00,,Walking in the 'clothm[ar]ket' when 'corpus [christ]i playes' were performed there,"Struck in the head with a piece of an exploding gun chamber set off by Roger Wilson of Newcastle, keelman and Edward Gosyke of Newcastle, yeoman as part of the play (three 'gune chambres in trihumpho')",Fragment of gun chamber,,Struck by,,"Wound to the stomach 4 in long, 1 in wide and 2 in deep",Languished until 11 pm,"Roger Wilson of Newcastle, keelman and Edward Gosyke of Newcastle, yeoman, who sett off the charge",Piece of gun chamber worth 2d,,,, ,1552_4,F/176,9/1004/167,,Yorkshire,Rawmarsh,1552-06-02,"Calvard, William",Denton,Nicholas,M,,,Son of Elizabeth Denton,4,,1552-06-01,6,,,,Collecting flowers on the verge of a certain ditch,Fell into the water,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/177,9/1004/166,,"Yorkshire, WR",Chapel Haddlesey,1552-05-10,"Elles, John",Thomson,William,M,Tranmoor,Yeoman and servant of Henry Oglesthrope of Tranmoor,,,,1552-05-09,5,,19:00,,Busy about his master's business crossing a ford on the River Aire on his master's nag,Fell into 'le wheyll pytte vel le quycsande' and drowned,River Aire,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 20s in custody of Henry Oglestrope,,,, ,1552_4,F/178,9/1004/165,,Yorkshire,Burton-in-Lonsdale,1552-04-23,"Rysthworth, Robert",Wright,Richard,M,Long Ardsley,Labourer,,,,1552-04-22,4,,10:00,,Cutting down an oak tree,The oak fell on him,Tree,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,,,Oak worth 20d in custody of William Pigott and Richard Pygott,,,, ,1552_4,F/179,9/1004/148,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Kingston Bagpuize,1552-06-27,"Pudsey, John",Braunche,Robert,M,Kingston Bagpuize,Labourer,,,,1552-07-26,7,,,,Driving a cart loaded with hay across a 'new bridge' in the parish of Kingston,Descending from the top of the bridge he fell and one wheel of the cart and the foremost part of the hay-load fell on his head,Cart,Hay,Fell on top of him,,,,,Wheel worth 2s 8d and hay worth 16d which remain in custody of Martin Edwardes of Kingston Bagpuize,,,, ,1552_4,F/180,9/1004/147,,Oxfordshire,Banbury,1552-07-10,"Lovett, William",Bott,John,M,"Bevington ('Byvyngton'), Warwickshire",Husbandman,,,,1552-06-30,6,,,,Driving a cart laden with a quarter and a half of malt drawn by six oxen and two horses in the road between Banbury and Hardwick,"JB fell asleep and fell from the cart. Maurice Shawe, his servant, immediately shouted at the oxen and they stopped. Suddenly, the cart rolled down a molehill and one wheel ran over JB's body pressing it into the ground",Cart,,Fall from,Run over,,,,"Wheel worth 10s in custody of William Weston and John Barnesley, constables of Banbury",,,, ,1552_4,F/181,9/1004/146,,Oxfordshire,Checkendon,1552-08-03,"Hucvale, Robert, gent.","Body, jun.",John,M,,"Servant of John Goswell of Checkendon, husbandman","Son of John Body of Checkendon, labourer",,,1552-07-16,7,,,,Driving a cart drawn by three horses,"Descending a certain hill the cart gained such speed that neither JB nor the horses could stop it. When it ran over a recently cut down oak tree lying in the road, it overturned, crushing the thill-horse and killing JB who fell on his back under the cart and whose chest was pierced through to the heart just below the nipple by a spike on the rails ('spincter de lez Rathes') of the said cart",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the chest and heart,,,"Cart body worth 4s in custody of John Goswell of Checkendon, oak worth 2s in custody of Robert Whelars of Checkendon, husbandman",,,, ,1552_4,F/182,9/1004/145,,Shropshire,Mytton,1552-08-21,"Broke, Francis",Waryng,Henry,M,,,,,,1552-08-20,8,,08:00,,Driving the wain of Thomas Cartwright of Mytton in a place called 'Luddiyate',"The cart ran over a certain post, overturned and 'the Wayn Whyll' fell on HW's neck breaking it",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Wheel worth 5s in custody of Thomas Carton of Mytton, husbandman",,,, ,1552_4,F/183,9/1004/144,,Shropshire,Melverley,1552-07-08,"Broke, Francis",ap John,Roger,M,,,,10,,1552-07-06,7,,,,Washing himself in the River Vyrnwy ('Ivern'),Washed away by 'the Streme of the water',River Vyrnwy,,Overcome by the current,,Drowned ('p[ro]pter aboundacionam aque adtunc & ib[ide]m in ore & narrib[us] suis p[ro]fluent[is] speritus p[re]d[ic]ti Rog[er]is penitus obstupatus fuit'),,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/184,9/1004/143,,Shropshire,Halford,1552-07-09,"Broke, Francis",Duarst,Thomas,M,,,,,,1552-07-08,7,,19:00,,Walking from the market in Bishop's Castle to Ludlow,"Stumbled on a stone and fell on the point of his knife, which penetrated his stomach",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the right side of stomach 1 in deep,Instant,,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1552_4,F/185,9/1004/142,,Shropshire,Cound,1552-06-11,"Leighton, Ralph",Hancocke,John,M,Donington,Labourer,,,,1552-06-10,6,Friday,,,Washing himself in the River Severn,,River Severn,,,,Drowned,,,,,Status of all jurors ,, ,1552_4,F/186,9/1004/141,,Staffordshire,Warslow,1552-08-06,"Bysley, Thomas, gent.",Dakyn,Thomas,M,,,,,,1552-07-31,7,,,,"Watching Thomas Wayne of Warslow, labourer and some others shooting arrows at targets","A player (mimus) arrived at the targets and TD looked away at him, then TW's arrow struck him on the forehead",Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound to the forehead and to the brain,Instant,"Thomas Wayne of Warslow, labourer, who shot the arrow",,,,, ,1552_4,F/187,9/1004/140,,Staffordshire,Walton Grange,1552-08-21,"Fynney, William",Stevenson,Jane,F,,,Wife of Roger Stevenson,,,1552-08-19,8,,,,Drawing water from a pond with a pail,Fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/188,9/1004/139,,Staffordshire (now West Mids),Sedgley/Tipton ('Tybyngton'),1552-09-03,"Fynney, William",Howmer,William,M,,,,,,1552-08-26,8,,,,,Piece of coal fell on his head,Coal,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the left side of head 3 in long, 1 in deep",Instant,,Piece of coal in custody of Thomas Parkes of Tipton,,,, ,1552_4,F/189,9/1004/138,,Staffordshire,Wightwick,1552-09-06,"Fynney, William",Broke,Hugh,M,,,,,,1552-09-05,9,,,,Working near his cart,He fell and one of the iron-bound wheels of the cart called 'away whele' fell on his head,Cart (wheel),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the right side of head,Instant,,"Wheel worth 10s in custody of Thomas Grene of Patingham, husbandman",,,, ,1552_4,F/190,9/1004/137,,Gloucestershire,Driffield,1552-05-07,"Fild, Giles, gent.",Edmons,Thomas,M,,,,,,1552-05-05,5,,11:00,,Driving a cart drawn by one horse and loaded with wood,A hook affixed to the cart caught the upper part of TE's garment. He was thrown to the ground and the right wheel ran over his chest,Cart,,Run over,,Run over chest,Instant,,"Horse worth 5s, cart and wheel 5s and wood 2s in custody of Leonard Collette of Lechlade",,,, ,1552_4,F/191,9/1004/136,,Gloucestershire,Frampton-on-Severn/Purton in the parish of Lydney,1552-03-26,"Thomas, William, gent.",Gough,Robert,M,,,,,,1552-03-20,3,,15:00,,Crossing the River Severn in a boat with other persons,"When they were 40 rods away from the bank, the boat capsized due to the violence and strength of wind, and because a certain gelding jumped out of the boat and in doing so struck one side of the boat with his hind legs",River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Gelding worth 4 marks in custody of John Packar of Pedington in the parish of Berkeley,,,, ,1552_4,F/192,9/1004/124,,Middlesex,Mile End,1552-05-21,"Dawson, William",White,Henry,M,,,,,,1552-05-20,5,,,,"Riding the horse of Henry Wayneman of London, clerk",The horse stumbled and fell crushing WD's head,Horse,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed head,Instant,,Sorrel bay horse worth £4 in custody of Henry Wayneman,,,, ,1552_4,F/193,9/1004/110,,Warwickshire,Walsgrave-on-Sow,1552-06-28,"Holbache, William",Lankeshere,William,M,,,,,,1552-01-11,1,,,,Stacking up peas in the barn of John Astlyne on 'a mowe',Fell from the top of the heap breaking his neck,Stack (peas),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/194,9/1004/109,,Warwickshire,"Fletchampstead in the parish of Stoneleigh (within Coventry, lost)",1552-09-03,"Holbache, William",Tayller,Jane,F,Fletchampsted,Spinster,,,,1552-05-04,5,,,,Trying to recover her 'hate' ('galera') snatched by a gust of wind from a pit/well ('puteus'),She leaned down to reach the hat and fell into the water,Pit/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/195,9/1004/108,,Warwickshire,Warwick/Ettington ('Overetyngton'),1552-05-16,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Pyrry,John,M,,,,,,1552-03-06,3,,,,Playing football with with other young men using an old shoe fashioned in the shape of a football ('vetus calciamentum ad modu[m] pili pedestris fact[um]'),"Running past the ball, he stumbled on the leg of another player and fell to the ground hitting his chest and stomach very hard. He rose up quickly and run to a hedge/fence about 40 yards away where he vomitted up the contents of his stomach ('tot[um] cibu[m] suu[m] a stomaco suo adtunc & ib[ide]m evomuit')",Ground,,Fall onto,,Blow to the stomach causing vomiting,Instant,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/196,9/1004/107,,Warwickshire,"Whateley ('Wetheley'), EPNS, Warwickshire, 18-19.",1552-07-31,"Hawe, Thomas, jun.",Keme,William,M,,Servant of Robert Hunt,,,,1552-07-21,7,,16:00,,,"Unknowingly but voluntarily ate a meal (apparently nuts of uncooked white bread with milk sugar) laced with poison called 'Rotton bayn' and put in a 'Skellet' with the intention of killing ravens, which he found in the house of Robert Hunt, his master",Poison,,,,Poisoned,Languished until 4 pm on 30 July,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/197,9/1004/106,,Nottinghamshire,Thoresby,1552-05-05,"Stanley, John",Stawe,Thomas,M,,,,,,1552-04-28,4,,23:00,,Sleeping in a cart laden with coal,After half an hour the right wheel of the cart rolled into 'a grett rutt' and the violence of the movement ejected TS from the cart. His head was then crushed by the right wheel,Cart,,Fall from,Run over,Broken crown and completely crushed head,Instant,Robert Cabe who found the body,"Wheel worth 5s in custody of John Collen of Nottingham, deputy collector of annates",,Not in Hunnisett,, ,1552_4,F/198,9/1004/105,,Nottinghamshire,Hayton,1552-04-03,"Stanley, John",Dowe,John,M,,,,,,1552-04-02,4,,17:00,,Riding on a grey gelding from East Retford to Hayton through a place called 'Heyton Estffylde' ,"Holding the bridle in his right hand he reined in the horse and urinated while sitting on the back of the horse. When doing so he fell from the horse onto his head, breaking his neck",Horse (gelding),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,"William Dowe, his son who found the body",,,Not in Hunnisett,, ,1552_4,F/199,9/1004/104,,Nottinghamshire,Carlton near Newark,1552-07-30,"Odingzelles, Richard",Rycke,Robert,M,,,,,,1552-07-05,7,,,,Unloading a large piece of timber (' a tymber tre') from a cart ('carecta'),"Part of the cart ('concava ripa'), on which the timber rested, and the timber itself fell on RR crushing his body",Timber and part of cart,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Timber worth 4s in custody of John Colens, almoner's deputy for Nottingham",,Not in Hunnisett,, ,1552_4,F/200,9/1004/103,,Nottinghamshire,Barton,1552-05-15,"Odingzelles, Richard",Trowell,Edward,M,,,,,,1552-05-12,5,,16:00,,Removing a broken wheel of a cart to repair it,When he held the removed wheel his feet slipped and the wheel fell on his head,Wheel,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Wheel worth 3s 4d in custody of John Colens, deputy almoner",,Not in Hunnisett,, ,1552_4,F/201,9/1004/102,,Lincolnshire,Louth,1552-06-20,"Curson, Richard",White,"William, jun.",M,,,,8,,1552-05-22,5,,14:00,,"Walked too close to a certain archery target called 'a but' used by Richard Purley, boy age 16, gent. who was shooting arrows at it",Arrow struck him in the back of the head,Arrow,,Struck with,,,Languished until 19 June,,Arrow worth 1d in custody of Thomas Hawkyns,,,, ,1552_4,F/202,9/1004/101,,Lincolnshire,Stapleford,1552-07-10,"Wylson, John",Tabull,Anne,F,,Girl,,Girl,,1552-07-10,7,,10:00,,Riding a horse,The horse ran madly and jumped throwing AT to the ground and breaking her neck,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,Horse worth 9s in custody of John Flier,,,,, ,1552_4,F/203,9/1004/100,,Lincolnshire,South Ferriby,1552-07-23,"Doune, Thomas",Hemburghe,John,M,,,,,,1552-07-23,7,,07:00,,Carrying two measures of sea coal in a sack across a certain bridge over 'Feryby havyn',Fell from the bridge and into the water due to the weight of the coal,Ferriby haven,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Coal and sack worth 10d delivered to William Bromby and William Galldeby, constables of South Ferriby",,,, ,1552_4,F/204,9/1004/99,,Lincolnshire,Lincoln,1550-08-21,"Alynson, William, and Wylson, John",Coke,Anthony,M,,,,,,1550-08-18,8,,,,Standing near the bailey of the city of Lincoln,"Horse of Thomas Hennege, knight (Sir Thomas Heneage) kicked him with his 'hynd[er] feeyt' in the left side of the body, below the navel",Horse,,Kicked by,,,Languished until 2 pm on 21 August,,Horse worth 40s,,,, ,1552_4,F/205,9/1004/98,,Rutland,Seaton,1552-08-20,"Durant, John, and Caldecott, William",Royes,Thomas,M,Seaton,Labourer,,,,1552-08-07,8,,18:00,,Driving a cart loaded with 'thornes & breers' ('spina'),"The thill-horse overturned the cart, TR was thrown to the ground and then struck on the right side by the falling cart",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,"Cart, horse and bushes worth 40s in custody of Sampson Baker of Seaton, gent.",,,, ,1552_4,F/206,9/1004/97,,Northamptonshire,Boughton,1552-07-19,"Freman, Henry",Nycols,James,M,,,,,Suffering from illness called 'the great lax',1552-07-18,7,,15:00,,Washing his clothes in a pond having soiled his shirt and breeches with his own excrement ('habens Camisiam ac Braccas suas deturpatas stercore suo p'ro]prio') because of his illness,Undressed to wash his clothes and fell into the water which was 10ft deep,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/207,9/1004/96,,Northamptonshire,Great Harrowden,1552-06-06,"Freman, Henry",Barett,Margery,F,,Spinster,,,,1552-06-05,6,,22:00,,Washing herself in a pond in the close of William Randes,She took off her stockings and her shoes and went into the water where she drowned,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/208,9/1004/95,,Northamptonshire,Byfield,1551-10-08,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",Leede,Alice,F,Byfield,Spinster,,,,1551-10-08,10,,,,Sitting in cart called 'a dunge cart' drawn by one mare in the fields of Byfield,The cart overturned because of a small hill and one of the wheel struck AL on the left side of her head,Cart,,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of head,Instant,,"Cart and horse worth 9s in custody of Thomas Langtree, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1552_4,F/209,9/1004/94,,Northamptonshire,"Stowe Nine Churches ('Stowe'), EPNS, Northants, 30.",1552-06-02,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",Asshe,William,M,Stowe,Labourer,,,,1552-06-02,6,,,,"Driving a cart called 'a dunge cart' property of Robert Harryson, baliliff of Stowe drawn by one horse in the field of Stowe",The cart overturned on the side of a hill called 'Fulbek hill' and the external wheel struck WA on the head,Cart,,Struck by,,Wound to the head,,,"Cart and horse worth 20s which remain in the hands of Thomas Langtre, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1552_4,F/210,9/1004/93,,Northamptonshire,Barby,1552-06-20,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",Patrike,Robert,M,Barby,Husbandman,,,,1552-06-20,6,,,,Erecting 'lez coples' (rafters) in a certain house in Barby,A ladder attached ('annexa') to 'lez coples' fell on his back because of 'le slydyng of the said coples',Ladder,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed back,Instant,,"Ladder and rafters worth 2s which remain in the hands of Thomas Langtre, deputy almoner",,,, ,1552_4,F/211,9/1004/92,,Lincolnshire,Sutton St James,1552-03-28,"Man, John, gent.",Russell,Jane,F,Sutton St James,,Daughter of John Russell,7,Ill and suffering from quotidian fever and severe cough ('egrota & languida ex febre cotidiana ac habens magn[am] tussem voc[atur] a cowgh') ,1552-03-28,3,,,,,Fell into a well/pit ('puteus') in 'Scales gate' in Sutton due to her illness: the coughing became so violent that she did not know where she was because her sight was affected ,Well/pit,Illness,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/212,9/1004/91,,Lincolnshire,Moulton,1552-07-23,"Man, John, gent.",Wright,William,M,Moulton,Labourer,,,,1552-06-30,6,,,Public road,Driving the cart of Richard Nycoll through Weston ,"Trying to make 'le foremere' drawing the cart with other horses to move faster by using his whip, he stumbled and fell in front of the cart and one of the wheels ran over his left leg",Cart,,Run over,,Broken leg,Instant,,Wheel worth 40d in custody of Richard Nycoll,,,, ,1552_4,F/213,9/1004/90,,Lincolnshire,Fulstow ('Foullestowe'),1552-08-16,"Curson, Richard",Lamley,William,M,,,,,Inebriated,1552-08-10,10,,16:00,,Playing in the kitchen of Andrew Lemyng of Fulstow,"When he tried to dance on one leg, he stumbled (lacking the strength to control his body) and fell into a fire and onto a kettle of boiling water, which spilt on his body",Boiling water,,Splashed with,,Scalding wounds to his back and legs,Languished until 3 pm on 15 August,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/214,9/1004/64,,Bedfordshire,Sharnbrook,1552-05-08,"Adams, William",Myrrell,William,M,Sharnbrook,Labourer,,,,1552-05-07,5,,10:00,,Hitching a 'blakke' horse to a cylinder called ' a Rolle' in a croft called ''langhtons' ,"Suddenly, the horse ran knocking WW to the ground and crushing him with the roller",Roller,Horse,Run over,,Crushed the interior of the body,Languished until 8 pm,,"Lame horse worth 4s and roller worth 12d in custody of William Adams, deputy almoner",,,, ,1552_4,F/215,9/1004/63,,Buckinghamshire,Fenny Stratford,1552-06-29,"Brome, George, gent.",Savage,Richard,M,Fenny Stratford,,,10,,1552-06-28,6,,,,Eating apples in an apple tree,Fell down breaking his neck,Tree (apple),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Died within 10 hours,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/216,9/1004/62,,Buckinghamshire,Dorton,1552-05-26,"Brome, George, gent.",Campion,Thomas,M,Dorton,Husbandman,,,,1552-05-25,5,,11:00,,Thatching the roof of his house standing on a ladder fixed against two bundles of straw,The footing of the ladder ('pes stale') slipped and TC fell to the ground braking his neck,Ladder and roof,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Died within half hour,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/217,9/1004/61,,Bedfordshire,Stevington,1552-07-13,"Adams, William",Nycolas,Elizabeth,F,Stevington,Spinster,,50 and more,,1552-07-10,7,,,,Washing her hands and face in the River Ouse near a certain deep spot by a 'fullynge myll' ,Fell into the water ,River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/218,9/1004/60,,Suffolk (now Norfolk),Belton,1552-06-26,"Harvye, Robert, gent.",Butler,Rachel,F,,,"Wife of Richard Butler of Alby, Norfolk",,,1552-06-21,6,,08:00,,Riding a 'ronedd' gelding from Alby to Yarmouth in a place called 'Croshylle' in Belton,Thrown by the bucking horse,Horse (gelding),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Languished until 26 June,,Gelding worth 20s,,,, ,1552_4,F/219,9/1004/59,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Ramsey,1552-06-11,"Servyngton, Richard, gent.",Dey,John,M,,,,,,1552-06-07,6,,,,Loading hay onto the cart of Edmund Hornyngold drawn by four horses,Fell from the cart on his back due to negligence and carelessness,Cart,,Fall from,,Wound to the back,Languished until 11 June,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/220,9/1004/57,,Suffolk,Dennington,1552-04-14,"Harvy, Robert",Hubbard,Thomas,M,Dennington,,Son of Thomas Hubbard,10,,1552-04-14,4,,11:00,,Sent from the Dennington rectory to a field called 'Brakeley mylle feld' in Brundish to take food and drink to various ploughmen working there. Decided to stay with the workers and try his hand at ploughing,"As he followed the plough, he stumbled on a stone or a piece of earth called 'a clodde' and fell, accidentally slashing a two-year-old 'blakebeye' colt with his whip. The startled horse kicked back hitting TH in the back of his head",Horse (colt),,Kicked by,,Wound to the head 2 in long,Died within four hours,,"Colt worth 13s 4d remains in the hands of Thomas Fuller of Stowmarket, yeoman",,,, ,1552_4,F/221,9/1004/56,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1552-06-15,"Hassard, William",Tomkyns,Alice,F,,,,,,1552-06-12,6,,20:00,,Washing linen clothes in the River Severn in a place called 'the slypp' at 'Le Key',Her feet slipped and she fell into the water,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/222,9/1004/55,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1552-06-14,"Hassard, William",Bennett,Elizabeth,F,,Housewife,,,,1552-06-13,6,,20:00,,Washing linen clothes in the River Severn in a place called 'the slippe' at 'Le Key',Her feet slipped and she fell into the water,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/223,9/1004/54,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1552-06-13,"Hassard, William",Bould,William,M,,Cordwainer ('corden[er]'),,,,1552-06-08,6,,18:00,,Sleeping under 'a pyle of wood' in the quantity of four 'water Semys',The pile fell on him and one piece of wood gave him a wound to the head,Wood,,Fell on top of him,,Wound and blow to the head,Languished until 3 on 13 June,,"Pile of wood worth 2s 8d in the hands of Edmund ap Powell and John ap Richard, citizens of Gloucester",,,, ,1552_4,F/224,9/1004/52,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1551-09-07,"Jenkyns, William",Bayly,Humphrey,M,,,,3,,1551-09-07,9,,pm,,Playing alone,Was looking into a vessel or 'cowle' full of water and then fell in,Vessel,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/225,9/1004/51,,Gloucestershire,Brookthorpe,1551-09-02,"Jenkyns, William",Crompe,Edmund,M,Whaddon,Labourer,,,,1551-09-01,9,,09:00,,Standing on a ladder leant against a pile or 'rycke of beames and peases',One 'ronge' of the ladder broke under his feet and he fell to the ground,Ladder,,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/226,9/1004/50,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1551-08-26,"Jenkyns, William",Tucke,John,M,,,,1,,1551-08-26,8,,13:00,,Playing alone,Fell into a certain vessel ('vas') full of water,Vessel,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/227,9/1004/49,,Gloucestershire,Castle Meads (now within Gloucester),1551-08-21,"Jenkyns, William",Tripshawe,George,M,Gloucester,Hooper ('Hoper'),,,,1551-08-17,8,,06:00,,Fetching water from the River Severn with a pail,"She filled the pail, her feet slipped and she fell into the water",River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/228,9/1004/39,,Somerset,Congresbury,1552-07-12,"Walton, William",Edwardes,William,M,Milton in the parish of Weston-super-Mare,Labourer,,,,1550-04-15,4,,,,"Ploughing the land of Richard Howse of Milton, husbandman with a plough drawn by two oxen and four bulllocks",The oxen became very frightened for an unknown reason and ran striking WE in his left leg with an iron ploughshare ('vomer'),Plough,,Struck by,,Wound to the leg 2 in deep and 6 in long,Languished until 18 July 1550,,"Plough worth 3s 4d, two oxen worth 40s and four bullocks worth 50s in custody of Richard Howse of Milton, husbandman",,,, ,1552_4,F/229,9/1004/38,,Dorset,East Burton (in the Winfrith hundred),1552-04-22,"Colyfford, Henry",Spede,John,M,,,,,,1552-04-19,4,,,,,Drowned in the 'Northebroke water' because of the lack or breaking ('defectus') of a walking stick called 'lez croke',Stream,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/230,9/1004/37,,Dorset,Swanage,1552-06-17,"Culleford, Henry",Clare,Matthew,M,,,,,,1552-06-11,6,,,,,Kicked in the stomach by a foal ('pullus') of Thomas Heyward in the stable of Peter Heyward in Ulwell,Horse (foal),,Kicked by,,Wound to the stomach near the navel,,,Bay foal worth 12d in custody of Thomas Heyward,,,, ,1552_4,F/231,9/1004/36,,Wiltshire,Broad Chalke,1552-06-03,[faded],Stronge,Avice,F,,,,,,1552-06-02,6,,,,Walking alongside the cart of John Stronge pulled by one horse in a certain road and place called 'Rakenhad',The cart overturned because of a certain hill ('mons') and the right wheel fell on AS's chest and head,Cart (wheel),,Fell on top of her,,Wound to the breast and head,,,Horse worth 5s and wheel worth 5s in custody of John Stronge,,,, ,1552_4,F/232,9/1004/35,,Wiltshire,Donhead St Mary,1552-05-20,"Foxe, Edmund",Wyke,Robert,M,,,,,,1552-05-19,5,,11:00-12:00,,Was next to his cart ('plaustratum') loaded with wood in a certain road called 'Asshecombe shete',"Suddenly, the cart fell on his body ",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,Cart worth 14s 4d in custody of John Hiscooke,,,, ,1552_4,F/233,9/1004/34,,Hampshire (Hants),Up Somborne,1552-05-12,"Peris, Roger, gent.",Roberts,James,M,,"Servant of John Cooper/Coper of Rookley, husbandman",,,,1552-05-11,5,,18:00,,"Driving the cart of John Cooper/Coper of Rookley, husbandman, his master, laden with underwood towards his master's house through a place called 'downeyate shut' ","As he walked in front of the cart on the right side, he fell and the right wheel ran over his back. The road was steep and neither the thill-horse nor JR's companion John Michener of Brookley, husbandman could stop the cart when it gained speed.",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wound to the back from the buttocks to the right ear and the remaining part of his head.,Instant,,Wheel worth 5s in custody of John Coper/Cooper,,,, ,1552_4,F/234,9/1004/33,,Hampshire (Hants),Andover,1552-06-15,"Peris, Roger, gent.",Longe,John,M,Andover,"Husbandman and servant of William Crouche of Andover, husbandman",,,,1552-06-14,6,,16:00,,"Driving the cart of William Crouche of Andover, husbandman loaded with 'a toppe pece of tymber' projecting from the front of the cart, with John Pynell of Andover, husbandman in a place called 'the holowe way above the spyttell' ","JL and the thill horse tried to slow down the cart as it came down a steep hill, but one wheel hit the high side of the hollow road and the cart turned round; as JL tried to get out of the way he fell and the timber struck his back, pressing him against the other high side of the road. John Pynell, John Denche and Christopher Forshint of Andover, husbandmen, got him out with difficulty and carried him to WC's house",Timber,,Pressed between timber and steep side of hollow road,,Wound to the back,Languished until 6 pm on 14 June,"John Pynell, John Denche and Christopher Forshint of Andover, husbandmen, got him out ",Piece of timber worth 2s in custody of William Crouche,,,, ,1552_4,F/235,9/1004/32,,Hampshire (Hants),Colden Common,1552-06-05,"Foster, Edmund",Glaspole,Robert,M,,,,,,1552-06-05,6,,11:00,,Walking alongside his cart loaded with wood and pulled by two young oxen and four horses in a steep road called 'colden hyll' ,"His feet slipped, he fell and was run over by the left wheel of his cart",Cart,,Run over,,Broken and wounded back and kidneys,Languished until 4 pm,,"Wheel worth 6s 8d and thill-horse (mare) worth 13s 4d in custody of John Wodward, bailiff of Henry Semere, knight",,,, ,1552_4,F/236,9/1004/31,,Hampshire (Hants),Hursley,1552-04-31 [sic],"Peris, Roger",Deacon,Christopher,M,Hursley,Wheeler,,,Drunk,1552-04-28,4,,11:00,,,"Fell in front of the cart of Nicholas Jurden of Ampfield ('Andvyld'), husbandman loaded with sixty bundles of wood called 'faggot[es]' and pulled by five horses. The right wheel crushed the bones in his right leg.",Cart,,Run over,,Broken right leg,"He was looked after by John Skald? surgeon assistant ('chirurgus famulus') of William Purviche of Romsey, barber and surgeon, and his prospects of recovery were good. Unfortunately, on 30 April he accidentally tore off the dressing of the wound which led to blood loss and death",,"Horses worth 20s each, harness worth 20d, cart worth 6s 8d and wood worth 8d in custody of Nicholas Jordayne, bailiff of Philip Hoby, knight",,,, ,1552_4,F/237,9/1004/15,,Essex,Halstead,1552-04-30,"Hunt, William, gent.",Clarke,Anne,F,,,Wife of John Clarke of Halstead,,60 and more,1552-04-17,4,,07:00,,Fetching water from a pond at the end of a lane called 'holywater lane',Her feet slipped and she fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/238,9/1004/14,,Surrey,Abingworth,1552-05-25,"Warde, John",Shurlok,James,M,Abingworth,,,,,1552-05-21,5,,20:00,,Washing in a pond,,Cold water,,,,"Washing proved harmful ('quo lavacio adeo incom[m]oda, nociva & frigifera illi fuit')",Languished until between midnight and 1 am on 23 May,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/239,9/1004/13,,Surrey,Guildford,1552-05-16,"Daborn, John",Trygge,William,M,Woking,Mason,,20,,1552-05-16,5,,13:00,,Working in the stable of Thomas Meryst in a place called 'lytle gate' ,His ladder broke and he fell to the ground breaking his neck,Ladder,,Fall from ,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/240,9/1004/12,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 155, p. 44",Sussex,Salehurst,1551-10-15,"Sharp, Richard",Godfrey,John,M,,Carpenter,,,,1551-10-14,10,,09:00-10:00,,Working above the loft of a house in Salehurst 'areryng of coples' [raising couples or rafters] ,He fell to the ground when one of the rafters he stood on broke,Rafter,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/241,9/1004/11,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 154, p. 44",Sussex,Waldron,1551-08-14,"Cotmotte, John",Frankwell,Richard,M,,,,,,1551-08-10,8,,08:00-9:00,,Riding on a grey mare from his house at Waldron towards East Hoathly,"At 'a horse gate' the mare threw him to the ground, fell on his body and gave him a wound with her hoofs",Horse (mare),,Fall from,Fell on top of him,Wound ,Languished until 13 August,,"Mare valued at £4 remains with Thomas Chatffelde of Arlington, yeoman",,,, ,1552_4,F/242,9/1004/10,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 156, p. 45",Sussex,Horsham,1551-12-19,"Lewkenor, Nicholas",Michell,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of Thomas Michell of Hills,13,,1551-12-18,12,,19:00,,"Walking from 'a parlor' at Hills with 9d in her left hand to deliver it to Thomas Skynner for the use of his brother John and with knife, bread and cheese in her right hand","Climbing defective stairs ('gradus manquos') in 'le superiore parte' of the hall of the same house, she fell on her knife giving herself a wound to the neck",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the left side of neck 4 in long and 1/2 in wide,,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/243,9/1004/9,,Kent,Wingham,1552-05-09,"Saunders, William",Fuller,Elizabeth,F,,,,15,,1552-05-09,5,,,,Drawing water and playing with a 'cogwhele' in a certain mill called Wingham mill having put some grain into the mill,The cog-wheel caught her right hand and her clothing and pulled her between the cogwheel and 'le trendell[es]' crushing and tearing apart her body,Mill (cog-wheel and trundles),,,,Crushed and torn apart ,Instant,,Cogwheel and trundles worth 13s 4d remain at the mill in custody of George Warham,,,, ,1552_4,F/244,9/1004/8,,Kent,Minster,1552-03-07,"Saunders, William",Mokernys,Michael,M,Minster,Servant of Vincent Terry,,,,1552-03-07,3,,,,"Going after a grey horse that followed four other horses to the stables of Vincent Terry, his master",Standing in a 'Slay gate' he struck the horse on the thigh with his right hand. The horse kicked him in the back with his hind legs,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the back,Died within one hour,,Horse worth 20s in custody of William Terry,,,, ,1552_4,F/245,9/1004/7,,Kent,Lympne ('Lymme'),1552-06-20,"Saunders, William",Dowle,John,M,Lympne,,,,,1552-06-20,6,,,,"Driving a cart laden with a cartload of 'fagott wode' and pulled by four oxen, one gelding and one mare","Walking by the cart, he fell to the ground and the left wheel ran over him breaking and crushing his head",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed and broken head,Instant,,Cart and wheel worth 27s 8d remain in custody of John Solsen,,,, ,1552_4,F/246,9/1004/6,,Kent,Ridley ('Rydlye'),1552-06-14,"Nicolson, John",Lyvyng,John,M,,,,,,1552-06-13,6,,10:00-11:00,,Driving a cart drawn by one horse called 'a lymner' and laden with timber for John Crosse from a place called 'Tyrryes lodge' in the parish of Wrotham to the parish of Ridley,The cart overturned due to bad and careless driving and JL was struck by 'Coppes pyn' on the right side of his body between the shoulder and ribs,Cart,,Struck by,,Blow and wound the right side of his body between the shoulder and ribs 1 in wide and 2 in deep,Instant,,,,,, ,1552_4,F/247,9/1004/5,,Kent,Ashford ('Asshetyfforth'),1552-01-26,"Nycolson, John",Lawner,George,M,Great Chart,Bellows maker,,,,1552-01-24,1,,17:00,,"Met Walter Churke, servant of William Rugge, outside WR's house on the road between Great Chart and Ashford. WC took GL's staff in his hands and said 'This ys a good staff I prey the geve yt me' . GL declined but said that if WC wished he would show him him some things for his learning in playing with him, took a six-foot staff worth 1d from a boy and gave it to WC. They did 'staffpleyeing' amicably together in WR's close, giving one another blows, but WC, without intending to, hit GL on left side of his head and he fell to the ground.",WC hit him on the left side of the head with a certain staff,Staff,,Struck by,,Struck left side of head,Languished until between 3 and 4 pm on following day,Walter Churke who killed him accidentally with a staff,Staff worth 1d,,,, ,1553_1,F/248,9/583/75,,Hertfordshire,Bedmond,1552-11-14,"Watson, Francis",Warren,John,M,Abbot Walden,Labourer,,30,,1552-11-13,11,,11:00,,Travelling to St Albans along 'hollowe highe waye',As he was mounting his horse between Bedmond pond and Potters Crouch ('porters crowche') the knife he carried in his belt penetrated his leg causing profuse bleeding,Knife,,Cut with,,Wound to the leg ('crus') 1/2 in long and 3/4 in wide,Languished for one hour and died due to blood loss ('ex multa effusione sanguinis') having been led away as far as Bedmond pond,,"Horse in custody of its owner John Paxworth of Hitchin, 'inholder'",,,, ,1553_1,F/249,9/583/72,,Hertfordshire,Watford,1551-12-05,"Watson, Francis",Abbott,Bonaventure,M,Watford,,,2,,1551-12-05,12,,,,Strapped in a wodden three-legged chair in his father's house,By moving in his chair he caused it to collapse. He fell into a fire with the chair on top of him,Fire,,Fall into,,Burnt,,,,,,, ,1553_2,F/250,9/582/105,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 298, pp. 142-3.",Nottinghamshire,Welbeck (now Holbeck and Welbeck),1552-11-18,"Stanley, John",Pert,Henry,M,,Gentleman,,,,1552-10-28,10,,15:00,,Playing with a bow at Welbeck,"Drew the bow so fully that the arrow lodged in the bow. Intending to shoot it straight into the air, he released the arrow, while leaning slightly over the bow. The arrow struck him in the left eye near the eyelid and went into his head to the membrane of his brain",Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound through the left eye and into the brain membrane,Languished until 12 pm on 29 October,,Arrow worth 1/2 d,,,, ,1553_2,F/251,9/582/106,,Warwickshire,Tanworth-in-Arden,1552-12-15,"Hawe, Thomas, sen.",Weham,John,M,,,,9,,1552-12-14,12,,15:00,,,Slipped and fell into a pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1553_2,F/252,9/582/107,,Northamptonshire,Northampton,1552-11-18,"Broune, John",Wattes,Catherine,F,,,Wife of William Wattes of Northampton,,,1552-11-18,11,,,,Digging up clay in the fields of Northampton,Crushed by the clay that fell on her,Clay,,Fell on top of her,,Crushed head and body,Died soon after the accident,,,,,, ,1553_2,F/253,9/582/108,,Northamptonshire,Braunston,1552-11-21,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",Watson,William,M,Braunston,,,,,1552-11-21,11,,,,Standing in a cart loaded with grain pulling on an old rope he used for binding the cart,The rope broke and he fell backwards crushing his neck and head,Cart,,Fall from,,Crushed neck and head,,,,,,, ,1553_2,F/254,9/582/109,,Lincoln,Moulton,1552-09-12,"Man, John, gent.",May,Ambrose,M,Moulton,Labourer,"Son of John May of Moulton, labourer",,,1552-09-10,9,,15:00,,Riding his father's bay mare along a road called Lenton Gate to the house of Alexander Symson to collect a pig ,The mare jumped ('sturted') and stumbled throwing AM to the ground,Horse,,Fall from,,,Instant,,Mare worth 5s,,,, ,1553_2,F/255,9/582/110,,Lincoln,Skellingthorpe,1552-06-02,"Nailler, Richard",Warde,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1552-06-02,6,,08:00,,Drawing water from a pond,"She leant down, her feet slipped and she fell into the water",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1553_2,F/256,9/582/111,,Lincoln,Broxholm,1552-09-06,"Nailler, Richard",Treston,Agnes,F,,,,,,1552-09-06,9,,08:00,,Drawing water from a pond,Her feet slipped and she fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1553_2,F/257,9/582/112,,Dorset,Corfe,1552-08-03,"Jonson, William",Cadbole,John,M,,,,10,,1552-06-08,6,,,,Presumably watching others throw sledge hammers in a game (report damaged),John Domatt junior of Corfe threw sledge hammer in a game and it struck JC on the neck,Sledge hammer,,Struck by,,Blow to neck,Languished till 31 July,,,,,, ,1553_2,F/258,9/582/81,,Hampshire (Hants),Wickham,1553-01-23,"Foster, Edmund",Smyth,Denise (Dionisia),F,,,,,,1553-01-23,1,,15:00,,"Sitting in the cart of Jane Power of Exton, widow drawn by four small horses in a public road in a place called 'Redhyll'",She fell out of the cart on a steep slope and was run over,Cart,,Fall from,Run over,Broken and wounded head,Instant,,Cart and horses worth 13s 4d remain in custody of the coroner,,,, ,1553_2,F/259,9/582/80,,Somerset,Huish Episcopi/Pibsbury,1552-09-11,"Walton, William",Burnerd,John,M,,,,,,1552-08-26,8,,,,Alighting a cart drawn by six oxen holding 'a corne pyke',"He slipped and fell, the oxen panicked and ran pulling the cart over his left leg",Cart,,Fall from,Run over,Left leg broken and crushed,Languished until 30 August,,"Cart, oxen and their harness worth £6 which remain in custody of the villagers of Pibsbury",,,, ,1553_2,F/260,9/582/79,,Dorset,Halstock,1552-07-21,"Prowte, Edmund",Frenche,Emma,F,,,,,,1552-07-20,7,,,,,Struck in the head with a piece of wood of no value that fell from the cart of William Sely in 'the common lane' in Halstock,Wood,,Struck with,,Wound to the right side of head,,William Sely who drove the cart,,,,, ,1553_2,F/261,9/582/78,,Wiltshire,Malmesbury,1552-10-19,"Barter, Robert",Overbery,Richard,M,,,,,,1552-10-19,10,,04:00,,Riding from Malmesbury to Chippenham,His horse stumbled into a roadside ditch and fell,Horse,,Fall from,,Wound to neck and head,Instant,,Grey horse worth 23s 4d in custody of John Overbery of Malmesbury,,,, ,1553_2,F/262,9/582/77,,Wiltshire,Downton,1552-11-10,"Bruen, John, knight, baliff and coroner of the liberty of Downton in the hands of William Herbert, earl of Pembroke",Hardwright,John,M,"Hillsley, Derbyshire (undeintified - perhaps Willesley, Derbyshire, or Hillsley, Gloucestershire?)",Yeoman,,,,1552-11-10,11,,,,,Fell into the River Avon,River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned ('racio[ne] aqua[rum] infusa[rum] in corpore'),,,"He had no lands, good or chattels in Wiltshire",,,, ,1553_2,F/263,9/582/68,,Worcestershire (now West Midlands),Dudley,1552-10-24,"Hybbott, John, gent.",Wylson,William,M,Dudley,,,,,1552-10-24,10,,,,Assaulting Eleanor Foxe to force her and to know her carnally ('rapere & carnalit[e] cognoscere voluit'),Proceeded so violently that the knife held by Eleanor in her right hand struck him in the thigh,Knife,,Struck with,,Wound to the thigh,Instant,"Eleanor Foxe, who stabbed him accidentally",Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1553_2,F/264,9/582/67,,Worcestershire (now West Midlands),Greet,1553-01-02,"Hybbott, John, gent.",Pretty ,Richard,M,,,,,,1553-01-02,1,,,,"Moving a timber structure ('fabriattura'), being part of 'a kytchyn' of John Byssyl and positioned on 'rollers', towards other part of the house with Roger Carpent, John Byssyll, John Byddell, Richard Botter and others ",A piece of timber fell on RP's head and body,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head and body,Instant,"Roger Carpent, John Byssyll, John Byddell, Richard Botter and others, who worked with him",Structure worth 13s 4d and piece of timber worth 4d remain in custody of John Byssyll,,,, ,1553_2,F/265,9/582/66,,Staffordshire,Alton,1552-10-07,"Fenton, John",Holdyn,Francis,M,Alton,Labourer,Son of John Holdyn,,,1552-10-07,10,,22:00-23:00,,,Fell from a ladder/stairs ('scala') in his father's house breaking his neck,Ladder/Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken neck ,,,,,,, ,1553_2,F/266,9/582/65,,Staffordshire,Maer,1552-10-28,"Iremonger, Thomas",Bounde,Francis,M,,Servant of Robert Macclesfeld,,,,1552-10-12,10,,,,"Driving the cart and oxen of Ralph Macclesfeld, gent. to 'Norton Wodde'",Oxen left the road and the cart ran into an oak tree and overturned ejecting FB. He was then struck in the left leg with 'the hyndermost Staffe' of the said cart.,Cart,,Fall from,Struck with staff,Wound to the left leg 6 in long,Languished until 28 October,,,,,, ,1553_4,F/267,9/584/20,,Hertfordshire,Redbourn,1553-08-16,"Watson, Francis",Sleight,Thomas,M,Redbourn,Yeoman,,,,1553-08-16,8,,13:00,,"Driving the cart of Thomas Cowpender of Redbourn, yeoman from Revel End to Redbourn through a street called 'Stocking Lane'",When one wheel ran over a hill TS was ejected headfirst from the cart and landed on his head breaking his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck ,,,Cart worth 3s 4d and horse worth 10s in custody of the jury,,Signatures,, ,1553_4,F/268,9/584/28,,Middlesex,Westminster/Tower of London,1553-09-03,"Gyes, William",Wyrley,William,M,,,,,,1553-08-10,8,,,,Travelling on the River Thames near the Tower of London in a boat called a 'Wherrye',"The boat capsized, WW was ejected from it and fell into the water",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat worth 30s in custody of John Johnson and Peter Gryffythe of Westminster, watermen",,,, ,1553_4,F/269,9/584/67,,Dorset,Burngate,1553-06-08,"Prowte, Edmund",Alen,Germain,M,,,,,,1553-06-07,7,,,,Trying to level out a cart loaded with wood in 'Burnegate lane' ,He pulled the cart too hard and it fell on him along with the wood,Cart,Wood,Fell on top of him,,Struck and crushed body,,,"Cart and wood worth 8s in custody of William Pytt of Manton, yeoman",,,, ,1553_4,F/270,9/584/71,,Wiltshire,Melksham,1553-06-22,"Yate, Thomas, gent.",Marstheman,Thomas,M,,Labourer,,,,1552-09-07,9,,14:00,,Loading hay onto the cart of Richard Erle and Maurice Scheyler and drawn by four oxen in a field called 'Smythfyld' to deliver to Thomas Sydnam,The cart ran over part of the first haystack and overturned. A sudden gust of wind rolled it over again and a scale of the cart struck TM in the back,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Struck back,Languished until 7 September,,Scale worth 12d,,,, ,1553_4,F/271,9/584/79,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 161, p. 46",Sussex,Nutley,1552-09-19,"Cotmotte, John",Yeman,Margaret,F,,,Wife of Richard Yeman of Nutley,,,1552-09-17,9,,16:00-17:00,,Walking through a forest called 'Egellsewoode' ,Struck by a branch of a falling beech tree cut down by a certain man,Tree,,Fell on top of her,,Struck in the head so that her brain/skull was shattered/scattered ('adeo p[er]cussit ut cerebru[m] ... disp[er]sit'),,Unknown person cutting down the tree,Beech worth 16d,,,, ,1554_2,F/272,9/585/9,,Oxfordshire,Charlton-on-Otmoor,1553-11-06,"Hucvale, Robert",Newman,Jane,F,Middleton,Spinster,,,,1553-11-04,11,,,,Riding towards Murcott ('Marlake) across the River Ray ('Charlton water') at the time of great floods,Drowned while trying to cross the river on horseback,River Ray,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/273,9/585/77,,Warwickshire,Warwick,1553-03-21,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Smythe,John,M,Draycote,,,,,1553-03-20,3,,09:00,,Riding through 'Emscote brydge',"His horse stumbled into a hole, fell and fell from the bridge while trying to get up. In the fall JS was thrown headlong near a certain stone wall being 'an arche' of the bridge",Horse,Bridge,Fall from,Fall from,Broken neck,Instant,,"Horse worth 40s which remain in custody of Leonard Savage of Kington, Warwickshire, yeoman",,,, ,1554_2,F/274,9/585/78,,Warwickshire,Shrewley,1554-02-28,"Hawes, Thomas, jun.",Lake,Margery,F,Shrewley,Spinster,,5,,1554-01-14,1,,19:00,,,In the dark fell into a stream called 'berymorebrok' ,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/275,9/585/79,,Warwickshire,Stretton-on-Dunsmore,1553-05-15,"Holbache, William",Done,William,M,Stretton-on-Dunsmore,Miller,,,,1552-10-28,10,,,,Working in a windmill loading grain,Put his head too close to the 'rondes' so that the machinery caught his hair and one of the 'cogges' affixed to a wheel struck through his head,Windmill,,Struck through,,Pierced head below the right ear,Instant,,Spindle and wheel worth 5s in custody of John Starkye,,,, ,1554_2,F/276,9/585/80,"Hunnisett, Nottinghmashire, 303, p. 146",Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1554-01-31,"Byrde, Humphrey, and Heskye, John",Holmes alias Cocke,Jane,F,,,,,,not given,,,,,,"Fell 'into one drawe well' by reason of 'one bokett', and 'one chayne', 'one rope' and 'one tornell')",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/277,9/585/81,"Hunnisett, Nottinghmashire, 302, p. 146",Nottinghamshire,Gateford,1553-09-30,"Stanley, John",Lounde,Richard,M,,,,,,1553-09-29,9,,09:00,,,"Assaulted by a stag deer, which thrusted at him with his horns in 'Gayteforth Parke' ",Deer,,Gored with horns,,Wound under the chest 1 in wide and 4 in deep,Instant,,"Dear worth 6s 8d which remain in custody of John Collen, deputy almoner",,,, ,1554_2,F/278,9/585/82,,Lincolnshire,Billingham,1553-09-15,"Donne, Thomas",Towle,Peter,M,,,,,,1553-09-15,9,,10:00,,Driving a wain and sitting on it,He jumped off to put the horses and oxen drawing the wain back on the right path not knowing that a 'strynge' was caught round his thighs; he fell under the wheel of the wain which ran over his head,Cart,,Run over,,"Wound to the head, brain came out",Instant,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/279,9/585/83,,Lincolnshire,Laceby,1553-11-20,"Donne, Thomas",Ulceby,William,M,,,,,,1553-11-17,11,,15:00,,Milling grain in a windmill ,Fell between 'Tyrndels Spyndels' and seven 'cogges' so that he was pulled by the arm up to his body into the running machinery,Windmill,,Fall into,,,Instant,,"Tyrndels Spyndels' and cogs worth 6s 8d which is charged to Henry Pynder and Thomas Calverley, village constables",,,, ,1554_2,F/280,9/585/84,,Lincolnshire,Goxhill,1554-03-04,"Donne, Thomas",Mylner,Edward,M,,,,,,1554-03-02,3,,15:00,,Riding over a bridge called 'Saltemarshe yate' on 'Saltemarshe dyke',Struck by falling gate and thrown into the water,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Gate worth 8d charged to William Cowper and Henry Conke, parish constables",,,, ,1554_2,F/281,9/585/85,,Lincolnshire,Bottesford,1554-03-02,"Donne, Thomas",Cave,Richard,M,,,,,Languishing in pain ('in quad[da]m agonia') and much debilitated,1554-03-01,3,,06:00,,Washing hands in a pond in his garden which was his daily habit,Slipped and fell into the water and drowned due to debility and lack of help,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/282,9/585/86,,Lincolnshire,Somerby,1554-01-15,"Curson, Richard",Philipson,Leonard,M,,Miller,,,,1554-01-15,1,,,,Installing a milling stone in a water mill,Stone fell on him,Milling stone,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,,,"Stone worth 20d in custody of Thomas Littlebury, esq.",,,, ,1554_2,F/283,9/585/87,,Lincolnshire,Harrington,1554-02-27,"Curson, Richard",More,Thomas,M,,,,,,1554-02-25,2,,14:00,,Walking from Harrington to Hagworthingham with the intention of meeting and assaulting Thomas Deconson for certain malicious words exchanged between them,His feet were caught in a whirlpit or deep water ('vorago') ,River,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/284,9/585/88,,Lincolnshire,Keddington,1553-05-21,"Curson, Richard",Dawson,William,M,,,,,,1553-05-20,5,,07:00,,Walking by his stallion ('stoned horse') ,The horse kicked back with his hind legs and struck WD in the chest,Stallion,,Kicked by,,Wound to the chest,Languished until 11 am on 21 May,,"Horse worth 20s in custody of Thomas Burne, village constable",,,, ,1554_2,F/285,9/585/89,,Lincolnshire,Skirbeck,1553-10-23,"Man, John, gent.",Holdsworth,William,M,Boston,,,,,1553-10-21,10,,11:00,,Riding to a certain fulling mill with two horses laden with cloth,When they came to a place called 'newe syke dame' one of the horses slid down the bank and into the water due to his heavy load. Trying to save the horse and the load WH stood between the horse and the stream and they both drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Christopher Habraham, Robert Verlay, Alexander Symondson and others were present when body was discovered on 22 October",,,,, ,1554_2,F/286,9/585/90,,Lincolnshire,Holbeach,1553-10-13,"Man, John, gent.",Mychell,Thomas,M,Holbeach,Labourer,,,,1553-10-08,10,,,,Driving a cart ('currus sive biga') to a place called 'holbyche hyrne' to load it with salt,He wounded the thill-horse with a whip and the animal moved off the road causing the cart to overturn. 'Lez stackes de lez raylles' of the cart penetrated his right cheek,Cart,,Struck with,,Wound to the right cheek,Instant,,Stakes and mare worth 13s 4d in custody of Nicholas Blynkhern of Holbeach,,,, ,1554_2,F/287,9/585/91,,Lincolnshire,Donington,1553-04-31 [sic],"Man, John, gent.",Dobbekyn,John,M,Heckington,Husbandman,,,,1553-04-30,4,,,,Walking to Donington to pay a certain sum of money to Humphrey Grandege gent.,"He thought that the ford of a small drain called Bickerdyke was a sufficient passage for the king's subjects as formerly it used to be, but because of the unstable foundation put at the bottom of the ford by the inhabitants of Bicker he fell into the drain and drowned",Drain,,fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/288,9/585/109,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Spaldwick,1553-07-11 [sic],"Tonye, Thomas",Porter,Jane,F,,,,14,,1553-07-11 [sic],7,,,,Fetching water from 'the lady well' with a pail,Having drawn the water she slipped on a slippery surface and fell into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,"Mary and Jane Grey had each claimed the throne in the preceding days but maybe the coroner thought it safest to pretend Edward was still alive, or maybe he hadn't heard of his death",, ,1554_2,F/289,9/585/110,,Suffolk,Aldringham,1553-09-12,"Halle, Richard",Chandeler,George,M,,,Son of Thomas Chandeler,,,1553-09-07,9,,11:00,,Walking to his father's house from the house of Robert Reve,"As he passed by a grazing mare property of George Chantnos, it kicked back with its hind legs and hit him on the right side of his head",Horse,,Kicked by,,Languished until 7 am on 12 September,,,Mare worth 12s ,,,, ,1554_2,F/290,9/585/111,,Suffolk,Leiston,1553-07-03,"Halle, Richard","Sharpe, jun.",Alan,M,,,"Son of Alan Sharpe, sen.",,,1553-07-03,7,,10:00,,Playing by an old wall called 'a gable ende' at the northern end of an old house called 'a henhouse' property of his father,The gabell' fell on him,Gable,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,Gable worth 4d,,,, ,1554_2,F/291,9/585/112,,Suffolk,Tuddenham,1553-11-28,"Bedyngfylde, Thomas, gent.",Helder,John,M,,,,,,1553-08-08,8,,16:00,,Loading a cart with 'rye sheves' in a field called 'westfyld',"When he tried to tie the load with 'a carte rope', the rope broke and JH fell from the cart hitting his head on a stone called 'a flynt stone'",Cart,Stone,Fall from,Fall onto,Wound to the head so severe that the brain came out ('tam gravite se p[er]cussit sup[er] caput suu[m] ita quod cerebru[m] ... emanabat'),Instant,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/292,9/585/113,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Ellington,1553-06-10,"Tony, Thomas",Lother,Thomas,M,,,,,,1553-06-10,6,,,,Leading a certain grey horse to water it,"Suddenly, the horse kicked him breaking his ribs",Horse,,Kicked by,,Broken ribs,,,The sum of 6s 8d in the hands of Thomas Gymber of Ellington,,,, ,1554_2,F/293,9/585/114,,Bedfordshire,Shefford,1553-05-27,"Paxton, John",Burwell,John,M,Chicksands,Labourer,,,,1553-05-21,5,,,,"Practising archery shooting at butts behind the house of John Skotte with Thomas Sellyce of Rowney, labourer and others ",TS's hand wobbled when he shot and his arrow struck JB who was watching inside the line of the butts in the forehead,Arrow,,Shot with,,Wound to the forehead,Languished until 27 May,,Arrow worth 2d,,,, ,1554_2,F/294,9/585/115,,Bedfordshire,Thurleigh,1553-05-27,"Adams, William",Busshe,Richard,M,Thurleigh,Labourer and servant of William Parker,,11,,1553-05-19,5,,20:00,,Bringing back his master's ducks from a certain pond in 'Scalby ende' in Thurleigh,Fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/295,9/585/116,,Buckinghamshire,Wooburn ('Oburn Deyncourt'),1554-02-16,"Chalfount, Thomas",Davys,John,M,,,Son of Nicholas Davys,8,,1554-02-15,2,,20:00,,Walking across a bridge pertaining to the 'Oburn myll',Fell into the water,Millpond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/296,9/585/117,,Buckinghamshire,Chenies,1553-03-52,"Chalfount, Thomas",Welles,John,M,Chenies,Husbandman,,65,Old and weak,1553-03-24,3,,06:00,,Washing his hands and mouth in a pond in a place called 'Chylterns p[ar]ke' having taken some straw to his five calves in a field called 'longfeld' close to his house,Stoopyng' to reach the water while standing on 'the banke syde' he fell forward and into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/297,9/585/118,,Cambridgeshire,Abington,1553-04-03,"Ussher, John",Blowes,John,M,,Servant of Henry Pygot,,,,1553-03-23,3,,,,Fetching water from a pond in his master's close using a pail,Weighted down by the pail full of water he fell into the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/298,9/585/119,,Cambridgeshire,Duxford ('Duxford St John'),1553-05-11,"Wise, William",Stanton,Juliana,F,Duxford,Spinster,,,,1553-05-11,5,,,,Loading clay onto a cart in a place called 'cley pittes' ,Earth from one side of the pit fell on her,Earth,,Fell on top of her,,Crushed,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/299,9/585/120,,Suffolk,Bentley,1553-04-28,"Gosnold, Edmund, gent.",Dowman,Ralph,M,East Bergholt,Labourer,,,,1553-04-27,4,,,,Driving a cart drawn by six horses and one gelding laden with 14 broadcloths property of Thomas Branston in the close of Lionel Talmage esq.,"The cart ran over a 'banke', overturned and the thill-horse fell on RD",Horse,,Fell on top of him,,,,,Roan-coloured horse worth 13s 4d in custody of Thomas Branston,,,, ,1554_2,F/300,9/585/121,,Buckinghamshire,Haddenham,1553-05-24,"Chalfount, Thomas",Collyngridge,John,M,,,,11,,1553-05-23,5,,16:00,,Washing himself in a stream called 'Ship wasshyng water' ,Fell into the water,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/301,9/585/122,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1553-08-17,"Richerdson, John",Jeffrey,Edward,M,,,,1 and 10 months,,1553-08-17,8,,,,Standing and playing on the verge of a certain well,Fell into the water,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/302,9/585/135,,Staffordshire,Shugborough,1554-01-16,"Fynney, William",Aleyn,Mary,F,,,Wife of William Aleyn,,,1554-01-16,1,,,,,A cow ran madly and struck MA on the right side of her stomach with her right horn,Cow,,Gored with horn,,Wound to the right side of stomach 1 in wide and 4 in deep,Instant,,"Cow worth 10s in custody of Ralph Bolde of Heywood, husbandman",,,, ,1554_2,F/303,9/585/136,,Shropshire,Wroxeter ('Wurkecestre'),1553-08-01,"Hygons, George, gent.",Hochekes,Richard,M,,Husbandman,,,,1553-07-30,7,,,,Travelling in a rowing boat on the River Severn,Fell out of the boat,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 3s 4d in custody of William Hocher,,,, ,1554_2,F/304,9/585/137,,Shropshire,Plaish,1553-11-26,"Hygons, George, gent.",Haburley,William,M,Plaish Wood,,,,,1553-11-24,11,,,,Climbing an oak tree to cut and clip branches,One of the branches he cut with his axe knocked him to the ground,Tree,,Fall from,,,Languished for 4 hours,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/305,9/585/138,,Herefordshire,Much Marcle,1554-02-27,"Jannoy, John, gent.",Harper,William,M,,,,,,1554-02-26,2,,,,Clipping an oak tree ,A large branch he was cutting broke and moved in such way that it fell on WH hitting him in the head and breast,Tree (branch),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head and breast,Instant,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/306,9/585/139,,Herefordshire,Lugwardine,1553-03-20,"Jannoy, John, gent.",Roulands,Walter,M,,,,,,1553-03-20,3,,,,Travelling from Hereford to a mill called 'Tydnors myll' in Lugwardine over 'Tydnor brygge' with three horses carrying grain ,He tripped and fell into the river while running to reposition a sack of grain on the back of one of the horses ,River Lugg,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/307,9/585/140,,Shropshire,Oaks,1553-05-21,"Broke, Francis",Peers,William,M,,,,13,,1553-05-19,5,,15:00,,"Driving a cart loaded with wood drawn by six oxen with Richard Peers, his brother, in a road called 'rygewey'","As they descended a certain hill, the cart left the road through no fault oft he oxen. WP fell before the cart and the right wheel ran over his neck braking and wounding it",Cart,,Run over,,Broken and wounded neck,Instant,,"Cart worth 6s 8d in custody of Alice Peers de Plealey, widow",,,, ,1554_2,F/308,9/585/165,,Surrey,Ridgebridge Hill in the parish of Wonersh,1553-12-29,"Hull, Thomas, gent.",Shurlocke,Robert,M,,,,14 or more,,1553-11-27,11,,,,Walking along a certain water,His feet slipped and he fell into the water,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/309,9/585/166,,Surrey,Witley/Hambledon,1553-10-10,"Hull, Thomas, gent.",Woodyere,Henry,M,,,,40 or more,,1553-10-08,10,,,,Jumping out of a cart,A knife hanging from his belt in a sheath penetreated his thigh,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to thigh,,,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1554_2,F/310,9/585/167,,Surrey,Godalming,1553-09-03,"Hull, Thomas, gent.",Gylman,Nicholas,M,,,,13 or more,,1553-09-02,9,,,,Walking along the bank of a certain water in 'Chalgaston mede',His feet slipped and he fell into the water,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/311,9/585/168,,Surrey,Reigate,1553-11-12,"Aylmer, Thomas",Smyth,John,M,Reigate,Tanner,,,,1553-11-07,11,,16:00-17:00,,Walking through his garden called 'Tanhouse yarde' to feed his greyhounds and hounds,"As he passed by a certain dog called 'a tighdogge' being chained in a 'teigh', it caught and bit ('momordit') 'the small of the legge' of his left leg",Dog,,Bitten/Mauled by,,Wound to the left leg,Languished until 5 pm on 10 November,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/312,9/585/169,,Hertfordshire,Barkway,1553-06-22,"Berners, John",Waytes,Thomas,M,"Whaddon, Cambridgeshire",,,,,1553-06-21,6,,11:00,,Driving a cart loaded with wood in a place called 'Newsyd hyll corner' ,When descending a hill called 'Newsyd hyll' the cart overturned and fell on TW,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,,,"Cart and wood worth 16s in the hands of Thomas Sewste of Whaddon, gent.",,Proceedings,, ,1554_2,F/313,9/585/171,,Wiltshire,Trowbridge,1553-09-12,"Chener, Roger",Jones,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1553-09-12 [7 Ed VI in the doc],9,,,,Drawing water from the River Biss with a tankard while standing on a bridge in Trowbridge,Leant down too much and fell into the water,River Biss,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/314,9/585/172,,Wiltshire,Berwick St John,1553-08-31,"Foxe, Edmund",Sanger,Robert,M,,,,,,faded,,,10:00,,,He was under the tongue ('lingua') of a cart when it fell on his neck,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/315,9/585/173,,Wiltshire,Calne,1553-08-28,"Foxe, Edmund",Fowke,Jane,F,,,,,,not given,,,,,Jumping out of a cart holding a 'basyn de latyn' ,Fell on the ground against the edge of the basin,Basin,,Fall onto,,,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/316,9/585/174,,Wiltshire,Preshute by Marlborough ('Pressett'),1553-07-08,"Foxe, Edmund",North,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1553-07-07,7,,,,"Standing on a ladder in the barn of Geoffrey Danyell, esq. repairing a rafter",Fell from the ladder breaking his skull,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken skull to the brain,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/317,9/585/175,,Wiltshire,Pitton,1553-10-06,"Foxe, Edmund",Soper,Giles ('Egidius'),M,,,,,,1553-10-04,10,,,,,Slipped and fell under the left wheel of a cart and was run over,Cart,,Fall under,Run over,Crushed left side of head,,,Wheel worth 16d in custody of the village,,,, ,1554_2,F/318,9/585/176,,Wiltshire,Alderton,1554-01-03,"Wryght, Thomas, gent.",Haynes/Greneffeld,William,M,,,,,,1554-01-02,1,,,,Washing his hands in a well called 'hopes well' ,Leant down too much and fell into the water,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/319,9/585/179,,Wiltshire,Corsham ('Coseh[a]m'),1554-02-16,"Butler, John",Waffer,Elizabeth,F,,,Wife of William Waffer,,,1554-02-15,,,,,Crossing a stream called 'Lypp yatte ford' on horseback,In the middle of the stream the horse became agitated and fell throwing EW off his back and into the water where she was overcome by the violence of the current,Stream,Horse,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 6s 8d in custody of the coroner,,,, ,1554_2,F/320,9/585/180,,Somerset,Castle Cary,1553-07-10 [Edw VI 7],"Walton, William",Russe,John,M,Castle Cary,Groom,Son of William Russe,,,1553-07-07,7,,,,Taking his father's mare to the pasture leading it by a string ('cordula') bound tightly round his right arm,"The horse became frightened, ran and dragged JR behind",Mare,,Dragged ,,Dragging,,,Grey mare worth 6s 8d in custody of William Russe,,,, ,1554_2,F/321,9/585/181,,Somerset,Bawdrip,1553-12-15,"Walton, William",Rede,Agnes,F,Chilton ('Chelton'),Spinster,Wife of Thomas Rede,,,1553-12-14,12,,,,Riding a mare property of her husband Thomas Rede,The mare stumbled and fell ejecting AR,Mare,,Fall from,,,,,"Iron grey mare worth 9s in custody of William Ryse, bailiff of the manor of Bawdrip",,,, ,1554_2,F/322,9/585/182,,Devon,Grabbishaw within the manor and liberty of Fremington,1553-12-30,"Goddisland, James, deputy of Edmund Tymewell, baliff of the manor and liberty of Fremington",Lawxland/Hawxland,George,M,,Servant ('famulus') of John Shepherd,,14,,1553-12-29,12,,08:00,,Feeding four young oxen in his master's barn called a 'shepyn' ,"One of the oxen struck him with his horn in the right side of his body, penetrating through his hip",Ox,,Gored with horn,,,Languished for one hour,,Ox worth 23s 4d ,,,, ,1554_2,F/323,9/585/183,,Wiltshire,Westbury ('Westbury subtus le playne'),1553-11-04,"Wryghte, Thomas, gent.",Grenfeld,John,M,,,,,,1553-11-03,11,,15:00,,Digging up stones in a quarry ,One side of the pit fell on JG and the weight of the earth crushed his body and broke his skull,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,"Crushed body, skull broken to the brain",Instant,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/324,9/585/200,,Yorkshire,Rotherham,1553-10-26,"Calvard, William",Lylle,Margaret,F,Rotherham,,Wife of Thomas Lylle of Rotherham,,,1553-10-26,10,,06:00,,Walking through her husband's garden on the bank of the River Don,Fell into the river,River Don,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/325,9/585/201,,Yorkshire,Trumfleet,1553-12-23,"Calvard, William",Cobcroft,Thomas,M,Trumfleet,Labourer,,,,1553-12-21,12,,,,Going from Almholm to Trumfleet through a bridge called 'Tromeflet garthbryge',Leaving the bridge he fell into a ditch underneath it,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/326,9/585/202,,"Yorkshire, NR",Thirkleby,1553-11-27,"Smelt, Leonard",Smyth,Thomas,M,Boltby,Labourer,,,,1553-11-25,11,,19:00,,Riding from Birdforth to Thirkleby ,Fell from his horse into Thirkleby Beck,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/327,9/585/203,,"Yorkshire, NR",Middleton Tyas,1553-08-28,"Smelt, Leonard",Haythwetill,Thomas,M,"Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland",Labourer,,,,1553-08-17,8,,,,Working near a cart loaded with 'two caik[es] of leyde',One piece of lead fell on his heart,Lead,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,"Piece of lead worth 40s in custody of Thomas Whorton of Whorton, knight",,,, ,1554_2,F/328,9/585/204,,"Yorkshire, NR",Ellerton-on-Swale/Catterick,1553-03-23,"Smelt, Leonard",Naytby,John,M,Hackforth,Carpenter,,,Drunk,1553-03-19,3,,19:00,,Crossing the River Swale on the way between Ellerton and Catterick,Fell into the River Swale because he was drunk and because of the flood,River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/329,9/585/205,,"Yorkshire, NR",Helmsley,1553-08-11,"Norton, Robert",Tadde/Toodde,Lawrence,M,Helmsley,Labourer,,,,1553-08-10,8,,15:00,,Working in a mill,Struck and crushed by a certain wheel called 'a cogge wheylle',Mill-Wheel,,Struck with,,Crushed whole body,,,The wheel worth 16s in custody of the miller,,,, ,1554_2,F/330,9/585/206,,Yorkshire,Askham Bryan,1553-08-19,"Faile, Thomas, and Emondson, John",Mayson,Agnes,F,Askham Bryan,,"Wife of William Mayson, labourer",,,1553-08-18,8,,13:00,,In her husband's house ,She tried to playfully snatch a sickle from her husband and cut her right arm near to the hand,Sickle,,Cut with,,Cut to the right arm close to the hand,Languished until 3 am the next day,"William mayo, her husband, who held the sickle",Sickle worth 2d,,,, ,1554_2,F/331,9/585/9,,Oxfordshire,Charlton-on-Otmoor,1553-11-06,"Hucvale, Robert",Newman,Jane,F,Middleton,Spinster,,,,1553-11-04,11,,,,Riding towards Murcott ('Marlake) across the River Ray ('Charlton water') at the time of great floods,Drowned while trying to cross the river on horseback,River Ray,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/332,9/585/77,,Warwickshire,Warwick,1553-03-21,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Smythe,John,M,Draycote,,,,,1553-03-20,3,,09:00,,Riding through 'Emscote brydge',"His horse stumbled into a hole, fell and fell from the bridge while trying to get up. In the fall JS was thrown headlong near a certain stone wall being 'an arche' of the bridge",Horse,Bridge,Fall from,Fall from,Broken neck,Instant,,"Horse worth 40s which remain in custody of Leonard Savage of Kington, Warwickshire, yeoman",,,, ,1554_2,F/333,9/585/78,,Warwickshire,Shrewley,1554-02-28,"Hawes, Thomas, jun.",Lake,Margery,F,Shrewley,Spinster,,5,,1554-01-14,1,,19:00,,,In the dark fell into a stream called 'berymorebrok' ,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/334,9/585/79,,Warwickshire,Stretton-on-Dunsmore,1553-05-15,"Holbache, William",Done,William,M,Stretton-on-Dunsmore,Miller,,,,1552-10-28,10,,,,Working in a windmill loading grain,Put his head too close to the 'rondes' so that the machinery caught his hair and one of the 'cogges' affixed to a wheel struck through his head,Windmill,,Struck through,,Pierced head below the right ear,Instant,,Spindle and wheel worth 5s in custody of John Starkye,,,, ,1554_2,F/335,9/585/80,"Hunnisett, Nottinghmashire, 303, p. 146",Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1554-01-31,"Byrde, Humphrey, and Heskye, John",Holmes alias Cocke,Jane,F,,,,,,not given,,,,,,"Fell 'into one drawe well' by reason of 'one bokett', and 'one chayne', 'one rope' and 'one tornell')",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/336,9/585/81,"Hunnisett, Nottinghmashire, 302, p. 146",Nottinghamshire,Gateford,1553-09-30,"Stanley, John",Lounde,Richard,M,,,,,,1553-09-29,9,,09:00,,,"Assaulted by a stag deer, which thrusted at him with his horns in 'Gayteforth Parke' ",Deer,,Gored with horns,,Wound under the chest 1 in wide and 4 in deep,Instant,,"Dear worth 6s 8d which remain in custody of John Collen, deputy almoner",,,, ,1554_2,F/337,9/585/82,,Lincolnshire,Billingham,1553-09-15,"Donne, Thomas",Towle,Peter,M,,,,,,1553-09-15,9,,10:00,,Driving a wain and sitting on it,He jumped off to put the horses and oxen drawing the wain back on the right path not knowing that a 'strynge' was caught round his thighs; he fell under the wheel of the wain which ran over his head,Cart,,Run over,,"Wound to the head, brain came out",Instant,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/338,9/585/83,,Lincolnshire,Laceby,1553-11-20,"Donne, Thomas",Ulceby,William,M,,,,,,1553-11-17,11,,15:00,,Milling grain in a windmill ,Fell between 'Tyrndels Spyndels' and seven 'cogges' so that he was pulled by the arm up to his body into the running machinery,Windmill,,Fall into,,,Instant,,"Tyrndels Spyndels' and cogs worth 6s 8d which is charged to Henry Pynder and Thomas Calverley, village constables",,,, ,1554_2,F/339,9/585/84,,Lincolnshire,Goxhill,1554-03-04,"Donne, Thomas",Mylner,Edward,M,,,,,,1554-03-02,3,,15:00,,Riding over a bridge called 'Saltemarshe yate' on 'Saltemarshe dyke',Struck by falling gate and thrown into the water,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Gate worth 8d charged to William Cowper and Henry Conke, parish constables",,,, ,1554_2,F/340,9/585/85,,Lincolnshire,Bottesford,1554-03-02,"Donne, Thomas",Cave,Richard,M,,,,,Languishing in pain ('in quad[da]m agonia') and much debilitated,1554-03-01,3,,06:00,,Washing hands in a pond in his garden which was his daily habit,Slipped and fell into the water and drowned due to debility and lack of help,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/341,9/585/86,,Lincolnshire,Somerby,1554-01-15,"Curson, Richard",Philipson,Leonard,M,,Miller,,,,1554-01-15,1,,,,Installing a milling stone in a water mill,Stone fell on him,Milling stone,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,,,"Stone worth 20d in custody of Thomas Littlebury, esq.",,,, ,1554_2,F/342,9/585/87,,Lincolnshire,Harrington,1554-02-27,"Curson, Richard",More,Thomas,M,,,,,,1554-02-25,2,,14:00,,Walking from Harrington to Hagworthingham with the intention of meeting and assaulting Thomas Deconson for certain malicious words exchanged between them,His feet were caught in a whirlpit or deep water ('vorago') ,River,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_2,F/343,9/585/88,,Lincolnshire,Keddington,1553-05-21,"Curson, Richard",Dawson,William,M,,,,,,1553-05-20,5,,07:00,,Walking by his stallion ('stoned horse') ,The horse kicked back with his hind legs and struck WD in the chest,Stallion,,Kicked by,,Wound to the chest,Languished until 11 am on 21 May,,"Horse worth 20s in custody of Thomas Burne, village constable",,,, ,1554_2,F/344,9/585/89,,Lincolnshire,Skirbeck,1553-10-23,"Man, John, gent.",Holdsworth,William,M,Boston,,,,,1553-10-21,10,,11:00,,Riding to a certain fulling mill with two horses laden with cloth,When they came to a place called 'newe syke dame' one of the horses slid down the bank and into the water due to his heavy load. Trying to save the horse and the load WH stood between the horse and the stream and they both drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Christopher Habraham, Robert Verlay, Alexander Symondson and others were present when body was discovered on 22 October",,,,, ,1554_2,F/345,9/585/90,,Lincolnshire,Holbeach,1553-10-13,"Man, John, gent.",Mychell,Thomas,M,Holbeach,Labourer,,,,1553-10-08,10,,,,Driving a cart ('currus sive biga') to a place called 'holbyche hyrne' to load it with salt,He wounded the thill-horse with a whip and the animal moved off the road causing the cart to overturn. 'Lez stackes de lez raylles' of the cart penetrated his right cheek,Cart,,Struck with,,Wound to the right cheek,Instant,,Stakes and mare worth 13s 4d in custody of Nicholas Blynkhern of Holbeach,,,, ,1554_2,F/346,9/585/91,,Lincolnshire,Donington,1553-04-31 [sic],"Man, John, gent.",Dobbekyn,John,M,Heckington,Husbandman,,,,1553-04-30,4,,,,Walking to Donington to pay a certain sum of money to Humphrey Grandege gent.,"He thought that the ford of a small drain called Bickerdyke was a sufficient passage for the king's subjects as formerly it used to be, but because of the unstable foundation put at the bottom of the ford by the inhabitants of Bicker he fell into the drain and drowned",Drain,,fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/347,9/587/32,,Yorkshire,Bramley,1553-04-26,"Calvarde, William",Olmer,Robert,M,Tickhill,Labourer,,,,1553-04-25,4,,,,"Lying in the cart of Frances Holme, widow of William Holme of Tickhill, gent., loaded with coal and pulled by eight oxen and two horses, and driven by John Robenson of Tickhill, labourer ",He fell from the cart as it descended down a small hill because one wheel was smaller than the other three,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,"John Robenson of Tickhill, labourer, cart driver","Cart worth 20s in custody of Richard Smyth of Tickhill, yeoman, FH's new husband",,,, ,1554_4,F/348,9/587/33m,,Yorkshire,Carr,1554-05-31,"Calvarde, William",Cosyn,Roger,M,Newall,Husbandman,,,,1554-05-27,5,,18:00,,Working and digging in 'a marle pyte' in the fields of Carr with two other men,Earth fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,Instant,"William Warren and William Ledebeter, who worked with him",,,,, ,1554_4,F/348,9/587/33m,,Yorkshire,Carr,1554-05-31,"Calvarde, William",Warren,William,M,Slade,Labourer,,,,1554-05-27,5,,18:00,,Working and digging in 'a marle pyte' in the fields of Carr with two other men,Earth fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,Instant,"Roger Cosyn and William Ledebeter, who worked with him",,,,, ,1554_4,F/348,9/587/33m,,Yorkshire,Carr,1554-05-31,"Calvarde, William",Ledebeter,William,M,Carr,Labourer,,,,1554-05-27,5,,18:00,,Working and digging in 'a marle pyte' in the fields of Carr with two other men,Earth fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,Instant,"Roger Cosyn and William Warren, who worked with him",,,,, ,1554_4,F/349,9/587/34,,Yorkshire,Austerfield,1553-09-08,"Calvarde, William",Olfeild,Helen,F,Austerfield,Spinster,Wife of Christopher Hanson,,,1553-09-07,9,,,,"Driving the cart of Christopher Hanson, her husband, pulled by two oxen and two horses in a certain road on Austerfield","Encountered Henry Morton of Austerfield, husbandman, driving a cart with four oxen and two horses, and was crushed between 'the axeltrez' of the two carts",Carts,,,,Crushed chest and back,Instant,"Henry Morton of Austerfield, husbandman, driver of the other cart",Carts and animals in custody of Christopher Hanson and Henry Morton respectively; axletrees worth 12d,,,, ,1554_4,F/350,9/587/41,,Dorset,Ashton ('Ayssheton'),1554-08-31,"Dackome, John",Barne/Baron,Edith,F,,Spinster,,,,1554-08-20,8,,,,Collecting barley with a boy called William Hokey,"Playfully pushed WH to the ground and fell on him, stabbing herself accidentally with his knife",Knife,,Fall onto,,Pierced right side of body,Languished until 31 August,"William Hokey, who collected barley and played with her",Knife/dagger worth 1d,,,, ,1554_4,F/351,9/587/42,,Dorset,Fiddleford,1554-08-27,"Whyffyn, Richard",Strowde,Thomas,M,Okeford Fitzpaine,Labourer,,,,1554-08-27,8,,,,Working on an old chimney,He stood on an unstable stone and fell down from the top of the chimney,Chimney,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,Stone worth nothing,,,, ,1554_4,F/352,9/587/43,,Dorset,Marnhull,1554-08-03,"Whyffyn, Richard",Sheperde,Emma,F,,,,6,,1554-08-03,8,,,,,Fell from a slippery/usnable stone ('petra lubrica') into the water,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/353,9/587/44,,Dorset,West Lulworth,1554-08-31,"Daccombe, John, gent.",Lavynnett,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1554-08-31,8,,,,Taking a horse to the pasture in a place called 'S[ain]t Andrewes fyld',As he led the horse by the rein it suddenly kicked him in the back of the head with its iron-shod hind legs,Horse,,Kicked by,,Blow to the back of the head,Instant,,Horse worth 16s,,Signatures,, ,1554_4,F/354,9/587/45,,Dorset,Horton? ('Howton Wode'),1554-05-28,"Dackumbe, John",Petye,William,M,,Husbandman,,,,1554-05-28,8,,,,Driving a cart laden with wood ('boscus') and pulled by two horses towards Howton Wood,"As he led the cart down a certain hill, he fell and the cart overturned and one wheel struck him in the back",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Struck back,Instant,,Wheel worth 3s 4d,,Signatures,, ,1554_4,F/355,9/587/47,,Somerset,Beer in the parish of High Ham,1554-09-01,"Walton, William",Barrett,John,M,Bere,Husbandman,,,,1554-08-30,8,,,,"Standing on a ladder pruning a certain apple tree? in the curtilage of William Balche of Bere, gent.",The ladder began to totter due to the hardness and dryness of the ground below it and JB jumped off it and in doing so crushed his body,Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Languished until midnight 31 August,,"Ladder worth 16d in custody of William Balche of Bere, gent.",,,, ,1554_4,F/356,9/587/53,,Yorkshire,Aughton,1553-07-15,"Calvarde, William",Cutley,Christopher,M,"Little Gringley, Nottinghamshire",Labourer,,,,1553-07-13,7,,,,"Helping John Misterton of Little Gringley, Nottinghamshire, labourer who was driving the cart of Hugh Sourby of Little Gringley, Nottinghamshire, husbandman, loaded with coal and pulled by five horses","He was on the other side of the cart from JM, when he fell and was run over by one of the wheels",Cart,,Run over,,Crushed back,Languished until 14 July,"John Misterton of Little Gringley, Nottinghamshire, labourer, cart driver",Wheel worth 13s 4d and cart with horses remain in custody of Henry Sourby of Little Gringley,,,, ,1554_4,F/357,9/587/53,,Derbyshire,Youlgreave,1554-06-28,"Cooke, William",Wayne,Robert,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Walking near the river bank,Fell into the water,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/358,9/587/54,,Warwickshire,Warwick/Barford,1554-05-14,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Atkyns,Richard,M,,,,,,1554-05-11,5,,09:00,,Travelling in a boat laden with earth for repairing a mill-pond in Barford on the River Avon,Boat sank due to overloading and RA drowned,River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat worth 2s, which remain in custody of John Feyrfoxe of Barford, yeoman",,,, ,1554_4,F/359,9/587/55,,Warwickshire,Coughton,1554-06-13,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Browne,Thomas,M,,,,,,1554-06-12,6,,22:00,,Washing himself in a river,"Suddenly, he fell into a deep place called 'a whirlepitt' and drowned",River [Arrow],,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/360,9/587/56,,Derbyshire,Matlock/Woodseats,1554-06-28,"Cooke, William",Momford,Elizabeth,F,Woodseats,Spinster,,,,1554-06-27,6,,,,,"Ran with a knife through the door of her house, tripped on a stone near 'le thressholde' and fell on her knife",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the heart,Instant,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/361,9/587/57,,Derbyshire,Stanton,1554-08-04,"Cooke, William",Burton,William,M,Stanton,,,,,1554-08-04,8,,15:00,,Drinking water from a well,"As he lay face-down on a stone to reach the water with his hands, his feet slipped and he fell into the well",Well,,Fall onto,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/362,9/587/112,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Yelling,1554-08-26,"Tonney, Thomas",Tyxover,Jane,F,,,,,,not given,,,,,Travelling in 'a tythe carte' pulled by one horse,Fell out of the cart travelling downhill at speed and was run over,Cart,,Run over,,,,,Grey horse worth 6s 8d,,,, ,1554_4,F/363,9/587/113,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Woolley,1553-07-18,"Tonney, Thomas",Taylor,Henry,M,,,,7,,1553-05-29,5,Monday,,,,His feet slipped and he fell into a 'backhouse ponde' in 'le yarde' of John Bassynhgam in Woolley,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/364,9/587/114,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Great Staughton,1554-08-20,"Tonney, Thomas",Palgrave,William,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,,His feet slipped and he fell into a pond called 'Barnepole',Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/365,9/587/115,,Cambridgeshire,Westwick,1554-05-10,"Usher, John",Stoke,Emma,F,,,,14,,1554-05-10,5,,,,Drawing water from a pond in the garden of William Lokett,She fell into the water when leaning down,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/366,9/587/116,,Suffolk,Mildenhall,1553-11-28,"Bedingfylde, Thomas, gent.",Buntyng,Thomas,M,,,,,,1553-11-14,11,,15:00,,Washing 'iij yardes of whythe narrowe wollen clothe' in a 'mylldam' in Mildenhall,Fell into the water,Mill-pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Died within 12 hours,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/367,9/587/117,,Suffolk,Baylham,1553-09-20,"Gosnold, Edmund, gent.",Barrett,Nicholas,M,Baylham,Labourer,,,,1553-09-20,9,,,,Driving 'a donge carte laden w[ith] donge',"As he was passing between the cart and a wall of the house of Nicholas Bownes, one of the wheels struck his head pushing it against the wall",Cart-wheel,Wall,Struck by,Hit against,Struck head,Instant,,Wheel and cart worth 20s in custody of [blank] Browne,,,, ,1554_4,F/368,9/587/118,,Suffolk,Stoke-by-Neyland,1554-01-17,"Bedingfylde, Thomas, gent.",Hawlstede,William,M,,,,,,1553-07-26,8,,,,Walking or running alongside a cart,He stumbled and 'sodenly made a farde wythe the ronnynge of the carte' he tried to avoid the danger of being hit by the cart and ran into a wooden post,Post,,Ran into,,Broken and injured body ('in corpore suo [...] confract[us] and lesus fuit'),Languished until 1 August 1553,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/369,9/587/119,,Suffolk,Badwell Ash,1554-07-04,"Bedyngfelde, Thomas, gent.",Carpenter,Robert,M,Badwell Ash,Husbandman,,,Blind ('secus [caecus] visum non habens'),1554-07-04,7,,08:00,,Walking from his house to the garden as he had done many times before,Fell into a pit full of water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/370,9/587/120,,Suffolk,Elmswell,1554-04-03,"Bedyngfelde, Thomas, gent.",Comer,William,M,,,,14,,1553-09-11,9,,,,Driving a cart in the fields of Elmswell,"Suddenly, the cart fell on WC in such way that he could not evade it ",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Broken and injured body,,,"Sorrel horse worth 9s and cart worth 5s remain in custody of John Brown of Drinkstone, Yeoman of the Guard",,,, ,1554_4,F/371,9/587/121,,Suffolk,Bildeston,1554-03-26,"Bedingfylde, Thomas, gent.",Martyn,Abel,M,,,,2,,not given,,,,,,Fell from a bridge into water,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/372,9/587/122,,Bedfordshire,Clifton,1554-08-17,"Paxton, John",Samwell,Robert,M,Clifton,Labourer,,,,1554-08-15,8,,,,Sharpening his sickle on a 'Grynston' in the croft of John Randoll in the company of other men,Received a serious wound with one of the sickles,Sickle,,Cut with,,Wound to the right side of body 8 in long,Languished until 16 August,,"Sickle worth 8d in custody of William Smythe, constable of Clifton",,,, ,1554_4,F/373,9/587/123,,Bedfordshire,Eversholt,1554-07-16,"Paxton, John",Gregorys,William,M,Eversholt,,Son of William Gregorys,2,,1554-07-16,7,,,,Watching his father repair a cart in his barn,One wheel fell from the cart and struck WG in the head,Cart-wheel,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,"William Gregorye, his father, who was repairing his cart","Wheel worth 5s in custody of William Gregorye, sen. ",,,, ,1554_4,F/374,9/587/124,,Bedfordshire,Odell,1554-06-04,"Adams, William",Golyver,Margery,F,Odell,,,12,,1554-07-03,7,,,,Washing 'an earthen pott' in the River Great Ouse,Fell into the water,River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/375,9/587/125,,Bedfordshire,Bedford,1554-03-30,"Albany, Henry",Bowmare,Roger,M,,Servant of Thomas Cristie,,,,1554-03-21,3,,,,"Riding a bay gelding of Thomas Cristie, his master",Gelding ran into the River Great Ouse and threw RB into the water,River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Gelding worth £5 in custody of Thomas Cristie,,Proceedings,, ,1554_4,F/376,9/587/126,,Buckinghamshire,Loughton,1554-06-01,"Breme, George, gent.",Nune,Jane,F,,,Daughter of Richard Nune of Loughton,7,,1554-06-01,6,,07:00,,Standing on the bank of 'loughton broke' looking for goose feathers ,"As she reached for a feather with her right hand, she fell into the water",Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/377,9/587/127,,Buckinghamshire,Thornton,1554-03-28,"Breme, George, gent.",Heywarde,William,M,Lillingstone,,,"Adolescent, 11",,1554-03-28,3,,15:00,,Trying to cross a river through a 'longe brygge' on his way from Lillingstone,"Being unable to approach the bridge because of high water, he used large stones lying in the river but his right foot slipped and he fell into the water",River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/378,9/587/128,,Buckinghamshire,Fenny Stratford,1554-08-02,"Breme, George, gent.",Glossoppe,Elizabeth,F,Fenny Stratford,Servant ('ancilla'),,22,,1554-08-02,8,,05:00,,Drawing water for her master's household from a stream in Fenny Stratford with a certain vessel,Fell into the water ,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/379,9/587/129,,Buckinghamshire,Quainton ('Coyenton'),1554-06-10,"Breme, George, gent.",Nelson,Nicholas,M,,Labourer,,60,Debilitated by old age ('debilis in corpore suo ob maximam etatem suam'),1554-06-10,6,,04:00,,Washing hands in a pond near his house,Extended his right hand to reach the water and fell into the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/380,9/587/130,,Buckinghamshire,Wing,1554-07-11,"Breme, George, gent.",Priste,Margaret,F,,,,2,,1554-07-11,7,,15:00,,Went outside the house to play in the yard of her nurse,She stood on curved edge of a well then moved her right leg so that she fell in,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/381,9/587/131,,Buckinghamshire,Amersham ('Agmondesham'),1554-03-05,"Chalfount, Thomas",Nasshe,Nicholas,M,,,,16,Tired from walking,1554-03-03,3,,20:00,,Driving an empty cart from Uxbridge to Wendover,"Cart hit a post standing in the road and overturned ejecting NN, who fell into a pit filled with water",Pit,Cart,Fall into,,Drowned,Languished for two days,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/382,9/587/132,,Buckinghamshire,Great Missenden,1554-07-19,"Chalfount, Thomas",Malkyn,John,M,,"Servant of [blank] Umberfylde of Missenden, weaver, child",,12,,1554-07-18,7,,14:00,,Going to 'Sawstrey mede' to collects herbs called 'weedes' for his master,"Walking along a certain 'mote' within the grounds of the 'monast[er]y de myssenden', he spotted a young moorhen and ran after it to catch it, but stumbled and fell into the 'mote' and drowned due to 'a great depenes' of water",Moat,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/383,9/587/142,,Hertfordshire,Watford,1554-09-06,"Watson, Francis",Wodwarde,Andrew,M,,Servant of Thomas Aldwyn of Watford,,24,Infirm and greatly suffering from illness,1554-09-05,9,,10:00,,Washing hands in a 'lyttle ponde' near the house of his master in 'Highe strete',"He put aside his 'walking staffe', fell into the water due to his feebleness and drowned because there was no one around to help",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/384,9/587/143,,Hertfordshire,Watford,1553-09-20,"Watson, Francis",Chetley,Jane,F,,,"Wife of Thomas Chetley, loader",22,,1553-09-20,9,,01:00-02:00,,Wetting a broom in a mill-pond when it was dark while her husband worked in the mill,"Not realising that a certain plank over the water near the the mill's wheels she was used to had been removed, she tried to place her feet on it and fell into the water ",Mill-pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/385,9/587/144,,Hertfordshire,St Albans,1554-06-20,"Watson, Francis",Grove,John,M,St Albans,Labourer,,40,,1554-06-20,6,,11:00,,Digging up 'flynt [and] pybble stones' in a 'chawke pytt' located in a certain field called 'holmebottom fylde' held by Robert Wynsor,"Large amount of earth, that is abut two cart-loads, fell on JG pushing him to the ground and crushing his stomach",Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and broken stomach,"Languished for one hour, after being taken to St Albans",,,,,, ,1554_4,F/386,9/587/146,,Yorkshire,Rillington,1554-07-02,"Wodd, John",Megham,Silvester,M,Wykeham,,,,,1554-06-27,6,,,,Taking up certain 'filtras' called 'ele bandes',Fell into the water when leaning down,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/387,9/587/147,,Yorkshire,Bossall,1554-05-04,"Norton, Robert",Addyson,Robert,M,,,,,,1554-05-03,5,,,,Standing near the church in Bossall,"Gust of wind detached a stone, which fell on RA's head from a height",Stone,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/388,9/587/148,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1553-07-21,"Anderson, Francis, and Riddale, Peter",Grave,Elizabeth,F,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Single woman,Single woman,,,1553-07-16,7,,,,Drawing water from the River Tyne,Fell into the water,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/389,9/587/149,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1553-06-06,"Anderson, Francis, and Ridale, Peter",Poyde,Edward,M,,Mariner,,,,1553-05-31,5,,02:00,,Disembarking a ship called 'the m[er]ten of newcastell',Fell into the water,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/390,9/587/150,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1553-06-04,"Anderson, Francis, and Riddale, Peter",Stampe,Jane,F,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Spinster,,,,1553-06-01,6,,18:00,,Washing clothes in a place called 'Wyndes' in Newcastle near the River Tyne,Fell into the water,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/391,9/587/151,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1553-11-25,"Anderson, Francis",Hanbrede,Thomas,M,,,,,,1553-11-24,11,,19:00,,Walking along the river bank,Fell into the water,River Tyne,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/392,9/587/152,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1553-02-26,"Anderson, Francis, and Riddale, Peter",Coward,Isabel,F,,Single woman,Single woman,,,1552-12-31,12,,19:00,,Drawing water from the river,Fell into the water,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/393,9/587/153,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1553-06-03,"Anderson, Francis, and Riddale, Peter",Farryngton,James,M,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Keelman,,,,1552-07-07?,7,,04:00,,Disembarking a keel holding 'a bote hooke',Fell into the water,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Boat hook worth 2d,,Wrong dates,, ,1554_4,F/394,9/587/154,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1554-08-03,"Riddale, Peter",Robson,Gawin,M,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Keelman,,,,1554-07-28,7,,20:00,,Emptying a tankard in a ship called 'the John of Welles' ,Fell into the water,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/395,9/587/179,,Oxfordshire,Broughton,1554-07-16,"Lovett, John, gent.",Walsoo,William,M,,,,,,1554-07-16,7,,,,Riding a sorrel mare,"Mare threw him to the ground with a sudden movement and because his leg became entangled in 'a body trace', he was dragged behind the horse and crushed",Horse,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,Mare worth 16s remains in custody of Thomas Gybbes,,,, ,1554_4,F/396,9/587/181,,Staffordshire,Codsall,1554-07-20,"Fynney, William",Huntbach,Roger,M,,,,,,1554-07-08,7,,,,,A gret Iren ham[er]' fell on his head,Hammer,,Fell on top of him,,Blow to the head,Instant,,Hammer worth 8d in custody of Nicholas Welle of Codsall,,,, ,1554_4,F/397,9/587/182,,Staffordshire,Shugborough,1554-06-12,"Fynney, William",Weyne alias Weyver,Jane,F,,,,,,1554-06-12,6,,,,Floating down the River Sow in a laver ('luter'),Fell out of the laver,River Sow,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/398,9/587/183,,Staffordshire,Wychnor,1554-05-16,"Fynney, William",Tyrer,Ralph,M,,,,,,1554-03-10,3,,,,Walking along the River Trent with the intention of fishing,Fell into the water,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/399,9/587/184,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1554-08-21,"Smothie, William, mayor of Hereford",Halford,Cecily,F,,,Wife of William Halford of Huntington,,,1554-07-31,7,,,,Climbing a pear tree to collect fruit,Fell down when a branch broke under her feet,Tree,,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/400,9/587/185,,Berkshire,Reading/Cookeham,1554-07-21,"Edmunds, William",Warner,Robert,M,,,,,,1554-07-11,7,,,,Travelling in an empty 'dung cart' in a road called 'wyde broke' ,"He fell asleep, fell out of the cart and under one of the wheels",Cart-wheel,,Run over,,Wound (unspecified),Languished until 12 July,,Wheel worth 5s which remain in custody of the coroner,,,, ,1554_4,F/401,9/587/186,,Berkshire,Reading,1554-06-30,"Edmunds, William",Grenway alias Mydelton,William,M,Reading,Labourer,,,,1554-06-18,6,,,,"Running from justice having committed diverse offences in Burghfield, pursued by Henry White of Bradfield, 'bellomaker' who was about to arrest him","When he ignored the request to surrender and resisted arrest, HW struck him in the head with his staff",Staff,,Struck with,,Blow to the left side of head,Languished until 30 June,"Henry White of Bradfield, 'bellomaker' who was trying to arrest him and struck him with his staff",Staff worth 4d,,Homicide crossed out,, ,1554_4,F/402,9/587/187,,Berkshire,Reading,1554-07-28,"Edmunds, William",Grove,Henry,M,Sindlesham,Labourer,,,,1554-07-27,7,,21:00,,"Assaulting Thomas Serle of Sidlesham, labourer aged 16","Accidentally, fell on the knife that TS held in his right hand",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right side of chest, 1 in long and 1 in deep",Instant,,Knife worth 2d,,,, ,1554_4,F/403,9/587/188,,Oxfordshire,Worton,1554-06-18,"Hucvale, Robert",Malyett,Avisia?,F,,,"Daughter of William Maylett of Worton, husbandman",1 and more,,1554-06-16,6,,,,Playing with other children at the entrance to her father's house,She fell into a pail ('situla') filled with water with some linen pieces in it,Pail,,Fall into,,Drowned and suffocated,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/404,9/587/189,,Oxfordshire,Nuneham Courtenay,1554-06-27,"Hucvale, Robert",Kent,John,M,,,"Son of Thomas Kent of Little Wittenham, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), husbandman",10 and more,,1554-06-25,6,,,,Taking a swim in the River Thames with other boys in a place called 'Newenh[a]m hythe',JK went into the water first and a sudden quick flow of water pushed him into 'a quyke breche' in which there was 'a Wherlepole',River Thames,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/405,9/587/191,,Oxfordshire,Goring,1554-06-20,"Hucvale, Robert",Wylder,Anthony,M,,,"Son of Thomas Wylder of South Stoke, husbandman",16,,1554-06-16,6,,,,"In a boat on the River Thames with John Roberds aged 14, son of Richard Roberds of North Stoke, and Edward Holwen aged 10; they went to eel traps called grig-weels ( 'griggewelys') to empty them / take them out / throw them out of the boat?","Trying to steer the boat towards the bank using a 'Rowyng pole', he pushed the pole so strongly into the muddy river bed that he could not extract it. The boat went away and he fell into the water between the pole and the boat ",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Roberds and Edward Holwen, who were in the boat with him",Rowing pole worth 6d in custody of Richard Roberds of North Stoke,,,, ,1554_4,F/406,9/587/192,,Oxfordshire,Chesterton,1554-02-20,"Hucvale, Robert",Keynesham,John,M,Chesterton,Husbandman,,,,1554-02-24,2,,15:00,,"Running and playing with John Norcott of Chesterton, labourer, Anthony Bowell son of William Bowell, Richard Spyttyll son of John Spyttyll, Edmund Maunde son of Simon Maunde, John Copelond son of John Copelond and certain girls in the close of William Southe called 'kokke heys' next to churchyard ","When JK and JN ran into each other, JK was accidentally wounded with JN's knives called 'twytell[es]' hanging in one sheath under his belt",Knives,,,,Wound to the stomach above the belly button,Languished until 4 pm the next day,"John Norcott of Chesterton, labourer, who was playing with him and whose knives caused death; Anthony Bowell, Richard Spyttyl, Edmund Maunde, John Copelond and certain girls, who played with him",,,Inconsistency in dates,, ,1554_4,F/407,9/587/207,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 179, pp. 50-51",Sussex,Thakeham,1554-04-13,"Lewkenor, Nicholas","Turner, sen.",John,M,Thakeham,Yeoman,,,,1553-09-20,9,,15:00,,Driving a cart laden with empty herring barrels and pulled by oxen down a certain hill,"Seven oxen 'broke of & runne awaye' leaving just one one-horned ox 'in the drawghte yowke'. JT fell out of the cart and under one wheel, and the ox 'drewe the whele over hyme'",Cart,,Fall from ,Run over,,,,,,Verdict in English. ,, ,1554_4,F/408,9/587/209,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 181, p. 51",Sussex,Rusper,1554-05-06,"Lewkenor, Nicholas",Ellyot,Agnes,F,,Servant of John Shortte,,,,1554-02-03,2,Saturday,04:00,,Fetching water from a pit and washing her hands,takynge holde of a stake & the same stake yeldyd & so she fell into the water',Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Coroner summoned to the KB to answer for defects. Process ceased because inquest amended. (Hunnisett),, ,1554_4,F/409,9/587/210,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 187, p. 53",Sussex,Cuckfield,1554-08-07,"Cotmotte, John",Esterffylde,Robert,M,,,Son of Richard Esterffylde,10,,1554-08-06,8,,,,Riding a mare pulling 'a littell carte' from his father's house towards the 'the Westgate' of Cuckfield park,Mare threw him and dragged him along because his leg became entangled in one of the ropes ('cordula'),Horse,,Fall from,Dragged,"Wounds (three) to the head reaching the brain, 3 in deep",,,Red mare worth 5s 4d in custody of Richard Esterffylde,,Horse 'felonice [...] murderavit et interfecit' RE . Richard summoned to the KB to answer for the mare. Outlawed at Lewes in 1558. (Hunnisett),, ,1554_4,F/410,9/587/211,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 176, p. 50",Sussex,Chiddingly,1554-03-03,"Cotmotte, John",Jeffery,Richard,M,Chiddingly,,,,,1554-02-27,2,,05:00-06:00,,Walking in 'his backesyde',"He fell in the mud and, returning home with the mud obstructing his eyes, he fell into a pond and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/411,9/587/212,,Kent,Hollingbourne,1555-06-23,"Herenden, Walter",Hertt,Benedicta,F,,,,,,1555-06-22,6,,,,Fetching water from a pit or well ('puteus') using 'a bason' ('labrum'),Fell into the water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/412,9/587/213,,Kent,Lee near Eltham,1554-04-16,"Goodwyn, John",Adams,William,M,,"Labourer and servant of Henry Lee of Lee, esq.",,,,1554-04-16,4,,11:00,,"Arguing with William Knight alias Turner, another servant of Henry Lee, who was ploughing a field called 'xvi acres' belonging to his master","In the course of the argument WA drew a knife and in a rage chased WK, who withdrew and ran as much as he could, but in the end was forced to draw his knife in self-defence. WA ran onto WK's unsheathed blade, which penetrated his stomach",Knife,,Run onto,,Wound to the stomach 1 in deep,"Languished from 16 April until about 11 am on 19 April, when he died 'ob defectu bone sanationis & curationis boni Chirurgi'","William Knight alias Turner, another servant of Henry Lee, who killed WA is self-defence",,,Wrong dates,, ,1554_4,F/413,9/587/214,,Essex,Magdalen Laver,1554-04-18,"Maye, John",Westwoode,Thomas,M,,,,50,,1554-04-06,4,,11:00,,Watching his servants sawing an oak tree in half in a place called 'priklane iux[ta] highfeld' ,"Suddenly, one of the two pieces fell on him",Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Blow and pressure to the body,Instant,"Servants of TW, who were cutting timber","Piece of timber worth 20d in custody of John Westwoode, brother of the deceased",,,, ,1554_4,F/414,9/587/215,,Essex,Debden,1554-05-25,"Maye, John",Latye,William,M,Wimbish,,,24,,1554-04-10,4,,18:00,,Riding a horse with 'a horsecolar' and a halter ('capistrum') round his neck in a field called 'Hobcrofte',"He fell from the horse because of its violence, and was dragged behind it as it ran fast all the way to the adjoining field called 'prystefeld' because his right leg became stuck in the harness",Horse,,Fall from,Dragged,Struck and shaken different parts of body and eyes,Instant,,Horse with harness worth 26s 8d in custody of Thomas Ferro of Wimbish,,,, ,1554_4,F/415,9/587/216,,Essex,Steeple Bumpstead,1554-07-10,"Maye, John",Brette,Thomas,M,,,,26,,1554-05-29,5,,16:00,,Driving a cart laden with a small oak and drawn by five horses property of William Gente of Steeple Bumpstead through a gate near 'Ballardes barne' by a certain fence in the public road leading towards Bumpstead church,"As he led the thill-horse by the halter manoeuvring the cart, the cart overturned and part of the oak fell on TB's legs",Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and broken legs,Languished until 7 June,,"Cart, oak and horse worth 13s 4d remain in custody of William Gente",,,, ,1554_4,F/416,9/587/217,,Essex,Thaxted,1554-08-27,"Gryndell, James, gent.",West,Agnes,F,Thaxted,Widow,Widow,,,1554-08-26,8,,,,Carrying pieces of linen cloth ,Stumbled on a piece of wood near a 'Tanny[ng] fatte' standing on the ground and full of liquid and fell into it,Vat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Vat worth 4s in custody of the bailiff of John Cutte, knight",,,, ,1554_4,F/417,9/587/218,,Essex,Shopland,1554-04-07,"Tusser, Clement",Thorowgoode,Helen,F,,,,,,1554-04-06,4,,,,Riding a mare ,Fell from the horse,Horse,,Fall from,,,Languished until the next day,,"Mare worth 13s 4d in custody of William Ottye, deputy almoner",,Misfortune AND visitation,, ,1554_4,F/418,9/587/219,,Hertfordshire,Hinxworth,1553-07-08,"Berners, John",Cranefold,Robert,M,,,,5,,1553-07-08,7,,11:00,,,Smacked a grey horse property of Thomas Wryghte of Aswell tied to a post in a field called Hinxworth Marsh with a small twig and was kicked in return,Horse,,Kicked,,Blow to the head,Instant,,"Horse worth 6s 8d in custody of Thomas Wryghte, the owner",,,, ,1554_4,F/419,9/587/220m,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 173, p. 49",Sussex,Chichester,1553-11-02,"Knighte, Richard",Sone,Richard,M,Chichester,,, over 4,,1553-11-02,11,,13:00,,Sitting and playing under the north wall of the city,Through the force of the wind 60 ft of the wall collapsed and four cart-loads of stones fell and buried him,Wall,,Fell on top of him,,"Joan Middelton, who was playing with him",,"Joan Middelton, who was playing with him",,,,, ,1554_4,F/419,9/587/220m,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 173, p. 49",Sussex,Chichester,1553-11-02,"Knighte, Richard",Middelton,Joan,F,Chichester,,,3,,1553-11-02,11,,13:00,,Sitting and playing under the north wall of the city,Through the force of the wind 60 ft of the wall collapsed and four cart-loads of stones fell and buried her,Wall,,Fell on top of her,,,,"Richard Sone, who was playing with her",,,,, ,1554_4,F/420,9/587/221,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 175, p. 50",Sussex,Chichester,1554-01-29,"Knighte, Richard",Lewes,Amy,F,,Servant of John Castilman of Chichester,,13,,1554-01-29,1,,14:00,,"Wandering idly in the city came to 'a horsemill' belonging to John Knott of Chichester, miller","Went carelessly within the sweep of the mill's arms, being turned by horses, that one arm struck her on the right side killing her",Mill (arm),,Struck by,,Blow to the right side of body,,,,,Coroner summoned to KB to answer for defects in the inquest. Outlawed at Lewes in 1557. (Hunnisett),, ,1554_4,F/421,9/587/246,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1553-08-27,"Bell, Thomas, jun.",Whittynngham,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1553-08-27,8,,13:00,,Playing with others in a newly built house ,Climbed to the top of a certain ladder but fell breaking her neck,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,"Ladder worth 12d in custody of Robert Moreton and Robert Adams, sheriffs of the city of Gloucester",,,, ,1554_4,F/422,9/587/247,,Gloucestershire,"Gloucester, 'Lanthonye Key'",1553-07-03,"Bell, Thomas, jun.",Romesey,Robert,M,Gloucester,Capper,,,,1553-07-02,7,,13:00,,Swimming in the River Severn with 'bledders' attached to his body,He drowned when the current swept away his supports,River Severn,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1554_4,F/423,9/587/248,,Gloucestershire,Maisemore,1553-05-19,"Bell, Thomas, jun.","Carpynter, jun.",John,M,,,,,,1553-05-13,5,,,,"Reading a book in the vicinity of an elm tree being clipped by William Elrundge of Maisemore, labourer",Struck on the right side of head by a falling branch,Tree branch,,Fell on top of him,,Blow to the right side of head,Languished until 7 pm on 19 May,,"Branch worth 1d in custody of John Carpynter, sen.",,,, ,1554_4,F/424,9/587/249,,Gloucestershire,Elmore,1553-03-13,"Bell, Thomas, jun.",Bullocke,John,M,Elmore,Labourer,,,,1553-03-28,3,,15:00,,Travelling on the River Severn in 'a Cockebote' using a 'hocke shafte' for maneuvering,"The pole fell into the water when he placed it against the river bank, and he fell into the river",River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat worth 2s and pole worth 4d in custody of Robert Olbourne, deputy almoner",,,, ,1554_4,F/425,9/587/250,,Gloucestershire,Sandhurst,1553-08-20,"Bell, Thomas, jun.",Grey[faded],Agnes,F,,,,2,,1553-08-16,8,,11:00,,Playing with a two-month-old foal,The horse kicked her in the forehead with its hind legs ,Horse,,Kicked by,,Blow to the forehead,Languished until 3 pm on [faded] ,,"Foal worth 20d in custody of William Ottie, deputy almoner",,,, ,1555_3,F/426,8/32/55,,Middlesex,Westminster,1555-04-29,"Rochester, Robert, knight, steward of the liberties, and Thomas Went, coroner of the royal household",Rowsley,John,M,"Westminster, the parish of St Martin in the Fields",,,,Greatly weakened by illness,1555-04-28,4,,10:00-11:00,,"Walked to watergate outside his house, saw the river and smelt its air leaning on a crane","Great gust of wind blew the door of the watergate so that it and some timber worth 3s 4d on the right side of the watergate fell onto his back and knocked him into River Thames; having been very infirm for a long time, he was unable to get up and lay on his stomach and face for a quarter of an hour so that he drowned",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Door of watergate in custody of his widow Anne Rowsley,,Proceedings,, ,1555_4,F/427,9/588a/24,,London,"London (in the parish of St Botolph without Algate, the Tower Ward)",1555-08-08,"Gybbys, John, gent",Banyster,William,M,London,Yeoman,,,,1555-08-08,8,,,,"Watering a dark grey gelding worth £3 property of Richard Pees of Essex, yeoman, in a place called 'le towne dytche' near a postern on Tower Hill","The horse ran into the water, reared up and fell backwards falling on top of WB",Ditch,Horse,Drowned,Fell on top of him,Drowned ,,,"Horse worth £3 in custody of the owner, Richard Pees",,,, ,1555_4,F/428,9/588a/81,,Oxfordshire,Eynsham,1555-08-24,"Hucvale, Robert",Stone,Thomas,M,Eysham,Servant of John White,,11,,1555-08-17,8,,,,"Driving a cart of John Nele of Eynsham pulled by three horses , when JN's own servant, Thomas Brittilbank aged 13, left the cart unattended in JN's close","He sat on the thills of a cart and drove fast. When one outside wheel went up on the fence (or hedge) of JN's close, the cart overturned and fell on TS's back ",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/429,9/588a/90,,Somerset,Yeovill,1555-03-12,"Stone, William",Pynne,John,M,,,,,,1555-03-12,3,,,,Mounting a horse ,Fell from the horse because of lack of strength and hit his head on a stone called 'a ffrestone' ,Horse,,Fall from,,Wound to the head,,,Horse worth 20s in custody of Thomas Pynne of Yeovill,,,, ,1555_4,F/430,9/588a/91,,Somerset,Minehead ('Mynyad'),1555-08-24,"Walton, William",Morthe,James,M,Minehead,Groom,,,,1555-08-18,8,,,,Walking down a certain road near 'fulbridge' carrying a scythe on his shoulder,"Accidentally, gave himself a wound to the right leg ",Scythe,,Cut with,,Wound to the back of the right leg 2 in long and 3 in deep,,,"Scythe worth 10s remains in custody of Thomas Pyrs, bailiff",,,, ,1555_4,F/431,9/588a/92,,Wiltshire,Winterflow,1555-03-30,"Foxe, Edmund",Payne ,John,M,,,,,,1555-03-29,3,,,,Tending to his horses,Fell on his face from a ladder when tending to his horses,Ladder,,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/432,9/588a/93,,Wiltshire,Durrington,1555-06-29,"Foxe, Edmund",Spratt,William,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Fishing,Fell into the water,Water (unspecified),,Fell into,Overcome by the violence of water,Drowned,,,"He had 13 sheep worth 26s shared with his father William Kinge, 5 acres of barley worth 25s and 3 halves of grain worth 10s with John Legge",,,, ,1555_4,F/433,9/588a/94,,Wiltshire,Wilton/Wishford,1555-05-15,"Bartar, Robert",Smyth,John,M,,,,,,1555-05-01,5,,08:00,,"Playing with friends in the fields of Wishford, Wiltshire. In a place called 'Bonhams Busshes'","Accidentally wounded a great gelding worth £20 property of William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke in the right buttock with a partisan ('a partessetten staf'). The wounded horse turned suddenly and broke JS's leg",Horse,,Struck by,,Broken right leg,Languished until 28 May,,Staff worth 3s 4d in the hands of Wilton bailiff,,,, ,1555_4,F/434,9/588a/96,,Wiltshire,Netheravon,1555-06-12,"Bartar, Robert",Sowcer,Nicholas,M,,Servant of Martin Cowper,,,,1555-05-07,5,,15:00,,Busy about his master's business 'Draweng a Roller' pulled by two horses in a place called 'South felde' in the field of Netheravon,"When he reached a certain place called 'a Downe hill' situated in the southern part of the field, he accidentally fell and was hit by the roller",Field roller,,Struck by,,Wound to head,Languished until 12 June,,"Horses worth 13s and 4d, roller worth 2s and 3d in custody of Martin Cowper, his master",,,, ,1555_4,F/435,9/588a/97,,Wiltshire,Staverton,1555-03-26,"Chener, Roger",More,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1555-03-26,3,,14:00,,Playing a game called 'catt' ,He fell on a certain dagger,Dagger,,Fall onto,,Wound to 'his lyffte thyghe' 2 in deep and 1 in wide,Instant,,Dagger worth 2d in custody of the coroner,,,, ,1555_4,F/436,9/588a/98,,Wiltshire,Broughton,1555-08-09,"Wryght, Thomas, gent.",Moxham,William,M,,,,,Debilitated by his age,1555-08-09,8,,09:00,,Crossing a bridge called 'monnton brygge' on the River Avon,Slipped and fell into the water,River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/437,9/588a/100,,Dorset,Askerswell,1555-08-03,"Strangman, John",Bellet,Thomas,M,,,,,,1555-08-03,8,,,,,"Cart pulled by two mares (one grey), property of John Darbye, fell on him",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,Cart worth 5s and mares 10s each in custody of John Darbye,,,, ,1555_4,F/438,9/588a/101,,Dorset,Hilfield ('Hylfylde'),1555-06-15,"Strangman, John",Hamme,George,M,,,,,,1555-06-14,7,,,,"Riding a mare of William Hanham, gent.",Thrown and trampled by the horse,Horse,,Fall from,Trampled,Wound to the head,Instant,,"Mare in custody of William Hanham, gent.",,,, ,1555_4,F/439,9/588a/102,,Dorset,Marnhull,1555-04-27,"Whyffyng, Richard",Bushe,William,M,Marnhull,Groom,,12,,1555-04-27,4,,,,Standing in his new shoes on the bank of River Stour,,River Stour,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/440,9/588a/103,,Hampshire (Hants),Sydmonton,1555-05-20,"Foster, Edmund",Hunt,Geoffrey,M,,,,,,1555-05-20,5,,10:00,,Driving a cart loaded with hay pulled by two oxen and two horses property of John Martyn at the yate [sic] in a steep place called 'a dunghole' ,The thill-horse struck GH with the 'shamul' (OED: shambles - staves that form 'the frame of wood that hangs over a shaft-horse in a cart') of the cart,Cart,,Struck with,,Wound to the right side of head,Instant,,Mare and shamble worth 6s and 8d in the hands of John Martyn at the yates,,,, ,1555_4,F/441,9/588a/104,,Hampshire (Hants),Littleton,1555-06-06,"Foster, Edmund",Page,Thomas,M,,,,,,1555-06-06,6,,11:00,,Driving his cart pulled by 4 horses and loaded with brambles and bushes ('cu[m] spinis et dumis') in a certain steep road called 'Waterslade' ,Struck by the left wheel,Cart,,Struck by,,Damage to the right side of head (broken and injured),Instant,,Horse and wheel in the hands of Mark Page of Headbourne Worthy,,,, ,1555_4,F/442,9/588a/105,,Hampshire (Hants),Pamber,1555-05-28,"Foster, Edmund",Pulter,Christopher,M,,,,13,,1555-05-28,5,,10:00,,Walking alongside a cart carrying a piece of timber called 'a house plate' property of Reginald Hanigton in a steep road in a place called 'lachemere lane',Cart overturned and timber struck CP's head ,Timber,,Struck by,,Wound to the right side of head,,,Timber worth 2s in the hands of Reginald Hanigton,,,, ,1555_4,F/443,9/588a/139,,Yorkshire,Brereslate in the parish of Temple Newsam,1555-03-26,"Brayton, John",Roides,William,M,Barnsley,Yeoman,,,,1555-03-25,3,,,,Riding a horse worth 10s ,"Rode into the River Aire, was swept from the horse and overcome by the violence of water",River Aire,,,Overcome by the violence of water,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/444,9/588a/140,,"Yorkshire, WR",Harewood,1555-05-11,"Marshall, Christopher",Nycolson,John,M,Huby,Yeoman,,,,1555-05-04,5,,17:00,,,Attacked and gored by a bull in a place called 'westcrofte' located between Harewood and Dunkeswick,Bull,,Gored,,Wound to the right leg,Languished until 10 May,,"Bull worth 10s in custody of Francis Snawdone, deputy almoner",,,, ,1555_4,F/445,9/588a/141,,Yorkshire,West Hauxwell,1555-03-31,"Smelt, Leonard",Herone,Robert,M,West Hauxwell,Tanner,,,Debilitated body,1555-03-23,3,,18:00,,Walking in his garden,Fell into a pond and drowned due to his body's weakness and depth of the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/446,9/588b/165,,Hertfordshire,Leominster,1554-05-25,"Garnans, John, gent.",Dyer,Anthony,M,Leominster,Dyer,,,,1554-05-01,5,,18:00,,,"Fell into a cauldron ('fornax') of boiling water in the house of Katherine Inke of Leominster, widow",Cauldron with boiling water,,Fall into,,Scalded,Instant,,Cauldron worth 20s in custody of Katherine Inke of Leominster,,,, ,1555_4,F/447,9/588b/166,,Worcestershire (now Gloucestershire),Blockley,1555-05-22,"Hylbot, John, gent.",Lewys,Agnes,F,,,,,,1555-05-20,5,,,,,"Crushed by a tree cut down by Thomas Warner of Blockley, labourer",Tree,,Fell on top of her,,,Instant,"Thomas Warner of Blockley, labourer, who cut the tree",Tree worth 2s and 4d remain in custody of Thomas Warner,,,, ,1555_4,F/448,9/588b/167,,Monmouthshire,Usk,1555-04-14,"Morgan, Thomas, gent.",David,Thomas,M,,,,,,1555-04-12,4,,,,,"Shot with a 'bombardus' called 'a hand gonne', which was propped against a wall about to be used in a game or play called 'A Stache playe', which self-discharged",Gun,,Shot with,,Shot to the chest,Instant,,Gun worth 2s 6d remains in coroner's hands,,,, ,1555_4,F/449,9/588b/172,,Warwickshire,Snitterfield,1555-08-06,"Hawes, Thomas, jun.",Pardy,Elizabeth,F,,,Wife of John Pardy of Snitterfield,,,1555-08-05,8,,,,Drawing water from a well covered with a heavy board called 'a planke',Fell into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/450,9/588b/173,,Warwickshire,Warwick,1555-07-08,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Gryffethe,William,M,,,,,,1555-07-04,7,,15:00,,Trying to recover a drowned buck from a pond called 'Runsall poole' in Wedgnock Park,Despite being an experienced swimmer ('existens expers in arte natandi') he drowned some 15 feet from the edge after catching a cramp ('spasmus') caused by coldness of the water ,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/451,9/588b/174,,Warwickshire,Tamworth,1555-07-17,"Hawe, Thomas, sen.",Bonyfaunt/Bolyfaunt,Robert,M,Tamworth,Glover,,,,1555-05-15,5,,08:00-09:00,,Standing on the bank of the River Anker,Fell into the river,River Anker,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/452,9/588b/175,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 309, p. 149",Nottinghamshire,Averham,1555-07-03,"Gunnyston, Henry",Cappes,Edward,M,,,,,,1555-07-02,7,,06:00,,Building work?,When he removed a certain piece of wood called 'a suterr or an undersett' from his own house the house collapsed and 'the end of one sparr' worth 2d fell directly on the left side of his back next to his heart,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the back,Instant,,,,Coroner summoned to KB to answer for defects in the report. Process ceased because the inquest amended later (Hunnisett),, ,1555_4,F/453,9/588b/176,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 312, p. 150-51",Nottinghamshire,Wilford,1555-08-05,"Gunnyston, Henry",Pereson,Roger,M,,,,,Very ill,1554-07-04,7,,03:00,,,Driven by his illness he ran into a river called 'bowflete diche' and fell against a hedge or fence on the bank,Extreme illness,,,,,,Henry Tynnyng and John Roo first found the body,,,"Hunnisett's date 1555-08-05 and not 1554 as in the document ('1 and 2, in error for 2 and 3 Phil. and Mary'). Coroner summoned to KB to answer for defects in the report. Process ceased because the inquest amended later (Hunnisett)",, ,1555_4,F/454,9/588b/177,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 311, p. 150.",Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1555-07-28,"Gunnyston, Henry",Huggen,Margaret,F,,,,,,1554-07-27,7,,10:00,,Drawing water from a well near her house to wash certain linen garments,"When she placed her hands on 'the staves of the wyndlas', her hands slipped and she fell backwards into the well",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Alice Pereson and John Westeborowe who found the body,,,"Hunnisett's date 1555-07-28 and not 1554 as in the document ('1 and 2, in error for 2 and 3 Phil. and Mary')",, ,1555_4,F/455,9/588b/178,,Leicestershire,Leicester,1556-03-15,"Herik, John",Mathewe,Agnes,F,,,Wife of John Mathewe,,,1556-05-08,5,,,,Walking in a place called 'Ash close' ,Crushed by a falling ash tree property of William Parker and William Hull of Kibworth,Tree,,Fell on top of her,,,Languished until 15 May,,Tree worth 6d in custody of William Parker and William Hull of Kibworth,,Inconsistency in dates,, ,1555_4,F/456,9/588b/179,,Northamptonshire,Finedon ('Thyngden'),1555-04-05,"Freman, Henry",Corcar,Catherine,F,,,,,,1555-04-03 (body found),4,,,,,Body with a broken neck found on the southern part of a bridge over a certain stream (possibly the River Ise) between Finedon and Wellingborough,,,,,,,"Edward Barraton of Wellingborough, labourer, who found the body",,The jury are ignorant as to the manner of her death,,, ,1555_4,F/457,9/588b/180,,Lincolnshire,Donington,1555-08-29,"Hudleston, Robert",Lewys,Nicholas,M,,,,,Blind from birth,1555-08-29,8,,,,Walking down a certain road called 'fyngkill strete' ,Stumbled and fell into a pit in a certain road called 'fyngkill strete' ,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/458,9/588b/181,,Lincolnshire,Sudbrook ('Sydebroke'),1555-06-30,"Wilson, Matthew",Marcum,Dorothy,F,Sudbrook,Gentlewoman,,,,1555-06-29,6,,,,Washing hands in a pond near a certain house in Sudbrook,Fell into the water when a certain branch branch she leant on broke,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/459,9/588b/182,,Lincolnshire,Belton,1555-04-08,"Ayshton, William",Wilson,William,M,,,,,,1555-04-08,6,,,,Cutting down a large oak tree,Tree fell on him,Tree,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to forehead and chest,,,"Oak worth 2s in remains in custody of Alexander Banester, bailiff",,,, ,1555_4,F/460,9/588b/183,,Lincolnshire,Whitton,1555-05-07,"Ayshton, William",Bradley,James,M,,,,,,1555-05-07,5,,,,,Struck or run over by an iron-bound cartwheel,Cartwheel,,Struck by,,Wound to the right side of head,,,"Wheel worth 2s in custody of Robert Sandwyn of Whitton, yeoman",,,, ,1555_4,F/461,9/588b/184,,Lincolnshire,Haconby,1555-06-01,"Hudleston, Robert",Burton,Richard,M,Haconby,Labourer,,,,1555-06-01,6,,10:00,,Driving a cart called 'a dungecarte' pulled by two horses in a place called 'larepit gate' ,"The thill-horse, which he whipped and beat with a whip, ran and pulled the cart off the road and over a certain hill causing it to overturn. As it fell it struck RB in the back of his head",Cart,,Struck by,,Blow to the back of head that caused brain injury,Instant,,"Horse and cart worth 8s in custody of Henry Clapole, village constable",,,, ,1555_4,F/462,9/588b/203,,Kent,Headcorn,1555-06-17,"Herenden, Walter",Keppynges,Agnes,F,,,,,,1555-06-17,6,,,,Drawing water from a pit or well ('puteus') with a pot called 'a bolle' ,Fell into the water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/463,9/588b/204,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 197, p. 55",Sussex,Arlington,1555-05-09,"Cotmotte, John",Theccher,John,M,Arlington,Labourer,,,,1555-05-08,5,,06:00-07:00,,Walking along a stream in Arlington ,Feet slipped and he fell into the water,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/464,9/588b/205,,Essex,Braintree,1555-06-13,"Maye, John",Braynewood,John,M,,,,18,,1555-06-03,6,,13:00,,Washing and swimming in a 'gate poole' at a water-mill in Braintree,,Millpond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/465,9/588b/206,,Essex,Felsted,1555-05-30,"Maye, John, and Sherif, John jun., bailiff",Alam,William,M,,,,60,,1555-05-18,5,,17:00,,Repairing 'le water myll gates' at a mill called 'Abchyldmill',A piece of timber hanging from 'le tryse' (pulley or windlass) fell on his back,Timber and trice,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,Languished until 20 May,,"Piece of timber and 'tryse' worth 3s 4d in custody of John Sherif, bailiff of Lord Rich",,,, ,1555_4,F/466,9/588b/207,,Hertfordshire,Barkway,1554-10-24,"Berners, John",Stalybrasse,Thomas,M,Barkway,,,,,1554-10-23,10,,15:00,,Drawing water from a pond or pit ('stagnum vel fovea'),"He stood on the rotten roots of an old ash tree which broke causing him to fall into the water and onto certain submerged stakes or logs ('sudes'). He died from his injuries despite being rescued by his wife, his servant and one John Kynges (who arrived at the scene having heard cries for help)",Pond,Stakes,Fall into,Fall onto,Crushed stomach and submersion,Languished until 17:00,,,,Proceedings,, ,1555_4,F/467,9/588b/224,,Hertfordshire,Tyttenhanger,1555-07-10,"Watson, Francis",Cooke,Richard,M,Tyttenhanger,,,18,,1555-07-08,7,,20:00,,Entering a certain wall-enclosed ('muris inclusus') pond called 'le moote ponde' 'to wasshe and bathe him selfe',Fell into and drowned in the deep part of the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Two inquests on one fol. (the other a suicide),, ,1555_4,F/468,9/588b/239,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1555-07-08,"Welshe, Hugh, mayor of Hereford",ap Rychard,Walter,M,Hereford,Labourer,,,,1555-07-03,7,,,,"Trying to open a certain door at the top of a staircase in the house of William Jeffries, clerk, who was a royal councillor at that time [no sign he was a privy councillor?]","The door was not bolted or locked but it would not open, so WR pressed on it and fell down the stairs, when it suddenly opened",Stairs,,Fall down,,Body crushed,Languished until 5 July,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/469,9/588b/240,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1555-07-08,"Welshe, Hugh, mayor of Hereford",Furnyge,John,M,Hereford,Labourer,,,,1555-06-24,6,,,,Standing at the entrance to the house of one Robert Corren next to a stone wall,"Suddenly, a large stone fell on JF's right leg causing swelling",Stone,,Fell on top of him,,Injury to the right leg causing swelling and tumour that spread to the body and the heart,Languished until 7 July,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/470,9/588b/242,,Berkshire,Compton,1555-09-30,"Pudsey, John",Combe,Edmund,M,East Hendred (now Oxfordshire),Labourer,,,,1555-07-25,7,,,,Driving a cart with wood pulled by four horses between Compton wood and the village of Compton,"He fell asleep, the cart hit a roadside bank ejecting EC to the ground, where he was run over by the left wheel",Cart,,Fall from,Run over,Broken and crushed neck,,,"Wheel worth 9s in custody of John Eiston, gent.",,,, ,1555_4,F/471,9/588b/243,,Staffordshire,King's Bromley,1555-04-11,"Fynney, William",Bower,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1555-04-06,4,,,,Crossing a bridge called 'Broke bridge' on a certain 'brooke' in King's Bromley,Fell into the water,Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/472,9/588b/244,,Staffordshire,Dilhorne (Dylron'),1555-07-11,"Fenton, John",Watson,Robert,M,,,,,,1555-07-11,7,,,,Working in a marl-pit,Some earth fell on his head,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/473,9/588b/245,,Staffordshire,Checkley/Lower Tean,1555-04-20,"Fenton, John",Galymore,Richard,M,,,,,,1555-04-20,4,,,,,Struck in the chest by a piece of timber of no value that fell from the roof of a water-mill in Lower Tean,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/474,9/588b/246,,Worcestershire,Pershore,1555-07-04,"Hubot, John, and Conrte, Daniel",Walle,William,M,,,,,,1555-07-04,7,,,,Crossing a stream called 'humilbroke' on horseback on the way between Pershore and Worcester,Horse fell into the water throwing WW off its back,Brook,,Fell into,,Drowned,,,"Horse worth 10s in custody of William Walle, his son",,,, ,1555_4,F/475,9/588b/247,,Berkshire,Streatley,1555-09-04,"Edmunds, William",Barton,Griffin,M,Streatley,Gentleman,,,,1555-08-14,8,,,,"In the empty cart of Francis Wellesborne, gent. ",The cart fell on the side of a hill without being drawn by a horse and 'the lade of the carte' (cart body) fell off the wheels and struck GB on the right side of neck and head,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the right side of neck and head,,,Cart body worth 3s 4d in custody of Francis Wellesborne,,,, ,1555_4,F/476,9/588b/248,,Berkshire,Wokingham/Binfield,1555-09-03,"Edmunds, William",Bullock,George,M,Arborfield,Gentleman,,,,1555-08-20,8,,,,Washing himself in a pond in Binfield,,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/477,9/588b/249,,Shropshire,Buildwas,1555-06-23,"Orme, John",Mullyner,John,M,Wellington,Pinder,,,,1555-06-23,6,,14:00,,Crossing the River Severn on a small gelding,Overcome by the violence of water,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/478,9/588b/262,,Gloucestershire,Hartpury,1555-06-29,"Loveday, Thomas",Clerke,Jane,F,Hartpury,,Wife of William Clerke,,,1555-06-28,6,,16:00,,Drawing water from a pond called 'a pole' with a wooden vessel called 'a paile',Her feet slipped and she fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/479,9/588b/264,,Buckinghamshire,Botolph Claydon ('Bottle Claydon'),1555-07-26,"Breme, George",Awdeley,William,M,Botolph Claydon,Husbandman,,60,Debilitated by his age,1555-07-26,7,,15:00,,Treading hay in his barn ,Fell off the top of the hay stack ('heye mowe') due to senility and weakness of the body,Hay stack,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/480,9/588b/265,,Suffolk,Thrandeston,1555-07-20,"Gossnold, Edmund, gent.",Harwyn,Mildred,F,,,,5,,1555-07-11,7,,11:00-12:00,,"Looking into a brewing vat ('Gyldyngfatt') half-full of water in a certain house in the rectory of Thrandeston to see what was in it, when neither her mother nor any family were around. ",She climbed up a 'hyghe stoole' worth 2d and when it collapsed she fell into the water and drowned,Vat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/481,9/588b/266,,Suffolk,Cockfield,1555-03-20,"Bedyngfyld, Thomas, gent.",Nubee,James,M,,Servant of Roger Tryppe of Lavenham,,14,,1555-03-20,3,,20:00,,Riding from Bury St Edmunds to Lavenham on a gelding 'ladyn w[ith] a fardyll of wollen yarne' weighing 40 lb and four cheeses,Horse fell in a certain cavity or hole ('lacus') and horse and yarn fell on JN,Horse,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,Instant,,"Cheeses worth 16d in custody of William Stokkyng of Cockfield; wool worth 20s and horse worth 13s 4d in custody of Roger Tryppe of Lavenham, his master",,,, ,1555_4,F/482,9/588b/267,,Suffolk,Bildeston,1555-06-[faded],"Bedingfylde, Thomas, gent.",Vyncent,Andrew,M,,,Son of Andrew Vincent of Bildeston,4,,1555-06-[faded],6,,13:00,,Following a gelding and an old mare turning a wheel in a mill ,The wheel caught his arm and dragged him around the mill,Mill-wheel,,Dragged,,Dragged,Instant,,"Horses worth 6s 7d and wheel worth 3s 4d in custody of Andrew Vincent, his father",,,, ,1555_4,F/483,9/588b/268,,Suffolk,Cockfield,1554-09-20,"Bedyngfelde, Thomas",Wryght,John,M,Lavenham,Labourer,,,,1554-09-20,9,,18:00,,Walking by the cart of Roger Grome loaded with 'syx pack[es] of wolle' pulled by six horses travelling between Cockfield and Lavenham,"Cart drove into a hole in the ground and collapsed, and two packs of wool in the middle of the cart fell on top of JW",Wool packs,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,,,"Cart worth 20s, two packs of wool worth £5 6s 8d, and six horses worth £6 in custody of George Grome",,,, ,1555_4,F/484,9/588b/269,,Cambridgeshire,Stow-cum-Quy? ('Stowe'),1554-10-01,"Ussher, John",Moumforthe,Jane,F,,,,12 and more,,1554-09-30,9,,,,Playing in a cart loaded with hay near the house of John Wyx,"When she put her hands on 'le cart ladder' trying to rock ('vacillare') the cart recklessly ('ex insolentia sua'), a large amount of hay fell on her due to the fact that the back of the cart was ligher than the front",Hay,,Fell on top of her,,Crushed,,,Straw and ladder worth 2s 2d in custody of Nicholas Cooke of Stowe,,,, ,1555_4,F/485,9/588b/270,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1555-07-07,"Brasshey, Richard",Osbourne,John,M,,,,,Suffering from 'the fallinge syknes',1555-07-07,7,,,,Standing on the verge of 'kinge dyche',Fell into the water,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/486,9/588b/271,,Buckinghamshire,Wendover,1555-04-24,"Breme, George",Bradshawe,John,M,Wendover,Labourer and servant of William Hill,,,,1555-04-24,4,,12:00,,Sitting in his master's cart travelling from Weston to a place called 'Asshe grove' ,"Fearing that the cart might overturn due to strong wind, he jumped out and once on the ground he was struck by the wheel of the collapsing cart",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed head (brain forced out of the skull),Instant,,"Wheel worth 3s 4d in the hands of William Hill, his master",,,, ,1555_4,F/487,9/588b/272,,Bedfordshire,Faxwell in the parish of Holwell,1555-05-28,"Sampson, Richard",Marshall,William,M,Faxwell,,Son of William Marshall,3,,1555-05-24,5,,,,Playing with other boys in his father's croft/messuage,"When he hit a certain horse in the back of its legs with a stick ('virgula'), the horse struck him in the head with its hind leg",Horse,,Kicked by,,"Wound to the forehead, 2 in long and reaching the brain",Languished until 28 May,,"Horse worth 5s in custody in William Marshall, his father",,Proceedings,, ,1555_4,F/488,9/588b/273,,Bedfordshire,Bedford,1555-06-08,"Albany Henry, and Hewet, Thomas",Kyrsote,Henry,M,,,Son of George Kyrsote,4,,1555-06-07,6,,17:00-18:00,,Playing near a well in the messuage of his father located in the parish of the Blessed Virgin Mary,"A certain vessel called 'a payle', that he was using for play, moved in such way that HK fell into the water",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/489,9/588b/274,,Norfolk,Buckenham ('Bokenham Fery'),1555-04-27,"Pigeon, Thomas, gent.",Clerke,Thomas,M,Loddon,,,,,1555-04-27,4,,,,Riding from Loddon towards 'Bokenham Fery cauusey' in Buckenham ,"Suddenly, became overcome by 'the ffallynge sukkenes', fell from the horse and into the water",River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Gelding with harness worth 6s and 8d in custody of William Ottye, deputy almoner",,,, ,1555_4,F/490,9/588b/275,,Cambridgeshire,Fordham,1555-08-02,"Nycholas, William",Yareham,William,M,Fordham,,,24 and more,,1555-08-02,8,,12:00,,Digging up sand and loading it onto his cart,When the cart was half-full the (sand in the pit?) fell onto and buried him,Sand,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1555_4,F/491,9/588b/276,,Cambridgeshire,Witchford,1554-07-21,"Nycholas, William",Case,Thomas,M,Witchford,,,20 and more,,1554-06-20,6,,20:00,,Washing himself in a pond,Fell into the deeper part and drowned having absorbed some water,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_2,F/492,9/1072/17,,Oxfordshire,Chalgrove,1556-01-15,"Hucvale, Robert",Burneham,William,M,,Husbandman,,,,1555-08-18,8,,,,Driving a cart with sand pulled by four horses,Pressed between a gate-post and his cart by one of the horses; told his neighbours 'This bruser of my carte wyll onys be my dethe',Cart and gate-post,Horse,,,Chest and heart crushed,Languished until 28 November 1555,,"Horse worth 5s and cart worth 4s in in custody of Alice Burneham, his widow",,Jurors could not agree and one withdrew before verdict reached. Narrative included account of a fight with Thomas Wiggen junior of Chalgrove on 6 April 1555. TW threw a stone which struck WB on the back of the head causing bleeding. WB languished for nine days and then 'sanat[us] fuit et bene se h[ab]uit'.,, ,1556_2,F/493,9/1072/18,,Oxfordshire,Fringford,1556-02-12,"Hucvale, Robert",Geffys,John,M,,,"Son of John Gessis of Fringford, smith",13,,1555-10-29,10,,,,"Collecting ash 'chippes' where William Kynges and John Gybbis of Fringford, husbandmen were cutting down an ash tree ",The tree fell on him,Tree,,Fell on top of him,,,,"William Kynges and John Gybbis of Fringford, husbandmen were cutting down an ash tree ",,,,, ,1556_2,F/494,9/1072/19,,Staffordshire,Wednesbury,1555-12-19,"Fynney, William",Hunt,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1555-12-09,12,,,,,Fell into 'a colpytt' filled with water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_2,F/495,9/1072/20,,Shropshire,Buildwas ('Byldway'),1555-12-12,"Hyggons, George, gent.",More,Roger,M,Buildwas,Fisherman,,,,1555-12-05,12,,11:00,,Travelling on the River Severn in a coble-boat ('gobbull bott') loaded with coal ,Fell into the water,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 10s in custody of Richard Nettels of Shrewsbury,,,, ,1556_2,F/496,9/1072/21,,Herefordshire,Kingsland,1555-11-25,"Garnans, John, gent.",Watt,Richard,M,Shobdon,Yeoman,,,,1555-10-08,10,,17:00,,,"Kicked in the forehead by a gelding in the stables of James Croft, knight in Shobdon",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to forehead,Instant,,"Grey gelding worth 8s in custody of James Croft, knight (PC, Lord deputy of Ireland)",,,, ,1556_2,F/497,9/1072/33,,Kent,Maidstone,1555-12-31,"Raynold, John",Harper,Ezekiel ('Izachiel'),M,,,,8,,1555-12-24,12,,15:00,,,"Fell into a well near the house of John Harper, his father",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1556_2,F/498,9/1072/34,,Kent,Harrietsham,1555-09-15,"Strogull, John",Toplysse,Thomas,M,,,,,,1555-09-15,9,,08:00,,Leading a cart in a certain land called 'Joyses' in Harrietsham,"He stumbled over a tree trunk or stump, fell and the left wheel ran over his back",Cart,,Run over,,Crushed back (as far as shoulder blade),Instant,,Wheel worth 5s remains in custody of Edward Brockhull of Harrietsham,,,, ,1556_2,F/499,9/1072/35,,Kent,Lullingstone,1555-09-10,"Coltherst, William, gent.",Glayve,Thomas,M,Lullingstone,,,,,1555-09-09,9,,15:00,,"Manoeuvring a cart laden with barley in the barn of Percival Hart, knight, by holding on to the horse's halter",He was crushed between the cart's shaft and one of the barn's posts,Cart,,,,Body crushed,,,"Horse worth 10s, cart 2s 8d and barley worth 5s in the hands of Percival Hart, knight",,,, ,1556_2,F/500,9/1072/37,,Kent,Royal Tunbridge Wells ('Tunbryge'),1556-02-14,"Coltherst, William, gent.",Gromebryge,Ralph,M,Royal Tunbridge Wells,,,,,1555-12-18,12,,,,Crossing a bridge called 'Wykendenbryge',Fell into the water,Water (unspecified),,Fell into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_2,F/501,9/1072/38,,Surrey,Godstone,1555-11-17,"Aylmer, Thomas",David,Evan,M,Godstone,Sawyer,,,,1555-11-16,11,,10:00-11:00,,"Sawing a piece of timber in a sawing pit using a whip-saw with Edward Thrustram of Godstone, sawyer.","When they tried to move the log, which was resting on a transom and a roller, one end fell on ED ",Log,,Fell on top of him,,Struck stomach and left side of head,Instant,"Edward Thrustram of Godstone, sawyer, who worked with him","Log worth [faded] remains in custody Henry Fyllyan of London, carpenter",,,, ,1556_2,F/502,9/1072/39,,Surrey,Walton-on-Thames,1555-12-17,"Aylmer, Thomas",Eller,Clement,M,Walton-on-Thames,Bargeman,,,,1555-09-23,9,,13:00-14:00,,Travelling on a boat or 'le barge' on the River Thames,"While four other men towed the boat, CE stood on 'le wale' at the front of the boat steering it by means of a pole. He mishandled the pole and it caused him to fall into the water",River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Pole worth 6d which remain in the hands of John Eller,,,, ,1556_2,F/503,9/1072/40,,Hertfordshire,Ardeley ('Yerdley'),1555-12-09,"Berners, John",Heyday,Edward,M,,,,,,1555-12-09,12,,13:00,,Cutting down a poplar growing in a place called 'Bogers Gryne',"To prevent the tree from falling into a nearby pond, he secured it with two ropes tied round its middle and two wooden levers. The falling tree broke the ropes and one of the levers struck EH in the back of his head",Piece of wood,,Struck with,,Wound to the back of head,Languished for two hours,,"Poplar worth 3s, and ropes and lever 20d in custody of John Halshyde of Woodende/John Halshyde of Ardley",,,, ,1556_2,F/504,9/1072/41,,Hertfordshire,Puckeridge,1555-07-25,"Berners, John",Halsehyde,Rose,F,,,"Daughter of Leonard Halshyde of Puckeridge, taylor",3,,1554-04-28,4,,14:00,,,Fell into a kettle of boiling water,Boiling water,,Fall into,,Scalded abdomen,Languished until 29 April,,Kettle worth 14d in custody of William Otty,,Buried before coroner saw the body,, ,1556_2,F/505,9/1072/42,,Hertfordshire,Braughing,1555-08-11,"Berners, John",Blossom,Thomas,M,,,,10,,1555-08-10,8,,15:00,,Riding a blind sorrel horse in a place called 'Dorsetmede',TS whipped and beat the horse and they fell into a pit or ditch filled with water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 3s 4d in custody of Thomas Blossom of Braughing,,,, ,1556_2,F/506,9/1072/43,,Essex,Sandon/Chelmsford,1555-06-10,"Tusser, Clement",Hodgeson,Christopher,M,,,,,,1555-06-03,6,,,,"Assaulting Richard Harrys of Telford, yeoman with a staff and then a dagger","Having beaten RH to the ground with a staff, CH stabbed him with a dagger and in the ensuing scuffle he accidentally cut his own arm ",Dagger,,Cut with,,Wound to arm,Languished until 10 June,"Richard Harrys of Telford, yeoman, whom he attacked, beaten and stabbed",,,Proceedings,, ,1556_2,F/507,9/1072/44,,Essex,Barnston ('Barmeston'),1555-08-11,"Maye, John",Busche,George,M,,,,22,,1555-07-28,7,,11:00-12:00,,Visiting Juliana Cock who was collecting hay in a meadow called 'poolemede' ,"Turning towards JC, he fell on his knife which entered his stomach",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to stomach,Languished until 31 July,Juliana Cock who was with him at the time of accident,,,,, ,1556_2,F/508,9/1072/45,,Essex,Langford,1555-08-08,"Maye, John",Marshall,John,M,,,,25,,1555-08-06,8,,20:00-21:00,,Operating a watermill and setting up a fishing basket ,"He slipped when opening the water gates with a lever, fell backwards and was swept into 'le gatepoole', where he drowned",Millpond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_2,F/509,9/1072/67,,Northamptonshire,Weston,1556-01-26,"Pykeryng, John",Clarke,William,M,Weston,Labourer,,,,1556-01-09,1,,10:00,,Ploughing in the fields of Weston,"Suddenly, the mare in the plough pulled it violently and in an inordinate manner, throwing WC against 'an akerstaffe' ",Plough-staff,Horse,Fall onto,,Wound to the left side of head,Languished until 24 January,,Mare worth 10s in custody of Thomas Mottle of Weston,,,, ,1556_2,F/510,9/1072/68,,Northamptonshire,Northampton,1556-01-26,"Bowers, Richard, Johnson, Richard, Browne, John, and Clarke, Henry",Whyght,Francis,M,,,"Son of Thomas Whight of Northampton, bedder",1,,1556-01-20,1,,16:00,,Sitting alone inside a fireplace in a parlour in his father's house,"When he tried to stand up holding onto the 'andiren' standing in the fireplace, it fell over and he fell into the fire and was burnt",Fire,,Fall into,,Burnt,,,"Andiron worth 2s remains in the hands of Thomas Whight, his father",,,, ,1556_2,F/511,9/1072/69,,Northamptonshire,Duston,1556-01-19,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",Palmer,Richard,M,,,Son of Thomas Palmer of Duston,,,1556-01-11,1,,,,"Driving a plough with TP, his father in a place called 'sandfurlonge' in the fields of Duston","When RP hit one of the horses with a whip, it kicked him in the forehead ",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to forehead 2 in long,Languished until 17 January,,Horse worth 8s which were received by the coroner and deputy almoner,,,, ,1556_2,F/512,9/1072/70,,Northamptonshire,Towcester,1556-01-16,"Langtre, Thomas, gent.",N,N,M,,,,,,1556-01-13,1,,,,"Crossing a certain river in Towcester (probably River Tove) in a place called 'longe mede ford' with two horses carrying cheese, butter and bread","When horses entered the water NN went in too and tried to turn them back and save them and their load, but he was overcome by the violence of the water",River,,Overcome by the current and the wind,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_2,F/513,9/1072/71,,Warwickshire,Milcote,1555-12-22,"Hawe, Thomas, jun.",Fynche,Roger,M,Packwood,Carpenter,,,,1555-12-21,12,,,,Trying to escape from the chamber of Edward Grevell where he was held as a crime suspect,He climbed out the window and fell on a stone wall below breaking his neck,Wall,,Fell onto,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1556_2,F/514,9/1072/72,,Warwickshire,Longdon in the parish of Solihull,1555-12-06,"Hawe, Thomas, sen.",Gresauld,Richard,M,,Esquire,,,,1555-11-28,11,,09:00,,Riding a grey gelding,"The horse leapt, RG fell off and the horse trod on his left leg and greatly crushed it ",Horse,,Fall from,Trampled,Crushed leg,Languished until 5 December,,"Grey gelding worth 20s in custody of Thomas Dawbisort, gent.",,,, ,1556_2,F/515,9/1072/73,"Not in Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire",Nottinghamshire,Beeston,1555-11-04,"Gunnyston, Henry",Walker,George,M,,,,,,1555-11-02,11,,17:00,,Riding from Nottingham to his house,The horse threw GW to the ground and fell on top of him,Horse,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Instant,Edmund Storbukk and Anthony Cook who discovered the body,"Blackish mare worth 10s in custody of Cecily Walker, his wife",,,, ,1556_2,F/516,9/1072/74,,Rutland,Morcott,1555-10-08,"Wymerke, John",Latye,Richard,M,Lyndon,,,,,1555-09-20,9,,,,"Driving a cart loaded with firewood pulled by one horse in the fields of South Luffenham, Rut",The horse tripped and fell as a result of which some wood fell on RL's chest and he fell,Wood,,Fell on top of him,,,,,Horse worth 6s and 8d,,,, ,1556_2,F/517,9/1072/75,,Rutland,Uppingham/between Lyddington and Gretton,1555-11-16,"Irelond, Edward",Lyndsaye,Jane,F,Lyddington,Spinster,,,,1555-11-14,11,,,,"Riding to a watermill called 'gretton millne' (Gretton, Northans) on a sorrel gelding with a sack of wheat and barley",Both the horse and JL fell into a pit on the boundry of Lyddington and Gretton due to a flood ,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Gelding worth 5s and sack worth 8s remain in custody of Michael Clipham of Lyddington,,,, ,1556_2,F/518,9/1072/76,,Lincolnshire,Legsby,1556-01-20,"Nayler, Matthew",Tomson,Robert,M,Legsby,Labourer,,,,1556-01-19,1,,20:00-21:00,,"Walking to his master's house, running some errands for him",Fell into a roadside ditch because of darkness,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_2,F/519,9/1072/77,,Lincolnshire,Reepham ('Resham'),1556-02-09,"Nayler, Matthew",Carleton,William,M,,Husbandman,,,Not of sound mind as a result of fever,1556-02-08,2,,23:00,,Got up from his bed and went to the barn,Fell into a well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_2,F/520,9/1072/97,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Shilton ('Shulton'),1555-12-11,"Pudsey, John",Platt,Robert,M,,,,,Not of sound mind as a result of illness,1555-12-08,12,,03:00,,Walking in the fields of Shulton some 0.5 mile from home. Trying to cross a stream called 'Blake ham' through a fallen wych elm lying in it,Fell into the water,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Thomas Parsons who discovered the body,,,,, ,1556_2,F/521,9/1072/118,,York city,Acaster Selby/York,1556-02-04,"Emondson, John",Dawson,Christopher,M,,,"Son of William Dawson of York, butcher",,,1555-12-07,12,,09:00,,Riding a mare property of John Atkynson and watering it in the River Ouse,"CD intended to water the horse in the River Ouse and rode it into a narrow lane leading to the river. The horse ran into the water, swam to the middle of it, at which point CD was swept from its back and drowned overcome by the current",River Ouse,Horse,Fall into,Overcome by the current,Drowned,Body not found until 4 February the next year,,The mare also drowned,,,, ,1556_2,F/522,9/1072/119,,"Yorkshire, NR",Kirkby Fleetham ('Fled[ha]m in Estr[iding]'),1555-10-14,"Woode, John",Mawe,Wilfred,M,,,,,,1555-10-01,10,,,,Fixing a wain ,The wain fell on him,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,"Cart worth 6s 8d in custody of Thomas Hellerd, gent.",,,, ,1556_2,F/523,9/1072/120,,Yorkshire,Low Hutton ('Netherhutton'),1556-02-03,"Norton, Robert",Wayd,Thomas,M,Low Hutton,,,,,1556-02-03,2,,,,Travelling in a small and old boat on the River Dervent,The boat sank and TW drowned,River Derveny,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 5s in custody of Thomas Spencer of Old Malton,,,, ,1556_2,F/524,9/1072/121,,"Yorkshire, ER",Hunton,1556-01-15,"Wodd, John",Storke,John,M,Hunton,Labourer,,,,1555-01-13,1,,09:00,,Crossing Hunton beck via a bridge calle 'a tre brege',The bridge (presumably a tree trunk) moved and JS fell into the water,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_2,F/525,9/1072/122,,"Yorkshire, ER",Cottingham,1555-09-16,"Wodd, John",Richardson,Robert,M,Cottingham,Labourer,,,,1555-09-14,9,,15:00,,Driving a cart pulled by a mare over a bridge,The mare fell into the water and the cart followed falling on top of RR,Water (unspecified),Cart,Fall into,Fell on top of him,Drowned,,,"Cart and horse worth 26s 8d in custody of William Hellers of Ruston, gent., almoner's deputy",,,, ,1556_2,F/526,9/1072/126,,Buckinghamshire,Lower Marsh ('lower marsshe in p[ar]ochia de magna wycombe'),1555-03-23,"Chalfount, Thomas",Phyppys,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1555-03-22,3,,16:00,,Driving his master's cart loaded with wool ('lana') and pulled by seven horses,"One wheel broke or fell off ('subvertebat') when the cart drove over a small hill, NP rushed to prop up the cart but it proved beyond his might and he was crushed",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Body crushed,,,"Wool worth £30 in custody of Anthony Ashfield of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, esq., and cart and horses worth £5 in custody of John Bott of Hampton, Oxfordshire, 'wayneman'",,,, ,1556_2,F/527,9/1072/138,,Wiltshire,Durrington/Ablington,1556-02-17,"Bartar, Robert",Baseler,Edward,M,,,,,,1556-02-15,2,,,,"Walking alongside a cart loaded with brushwood and pulled by one horse property of Robert Martyn in Ablington, Wiltshire in a hill called 'monstrohyll'",Descending the hill the cart suddenly accelerated. Simultaneously EB fell down due to his own negligence and the left wheel ran over his neck and head,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wound to neck and head,,,"Brushwood worth 8d, white horse worth 3s 4d, and cart worth 10s remain in custody of the owner, Robert Martyn of Durrington",,,, ,1556_2,F/528,9/1072/139,,Dorset,Sturminster Newton,1555-12-18,"Whyffyng, Richard",Colles,Edward,M,Stalbridge,Husbandman,,20,,1555-12-18,12,,,,Standing on the bank of River Stour,,River Stour,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_2,F/529,9/1072/161,,Cambridgeshire,Whitwell,1555-09-07 (recte 17?),"Leete, Thomas",Tawnte,William,M,,,,,,1555-09-07,9,,,,Standing in a cart in the fields of Whitwell preparing to load it,Fell on 'le pitchpynne' in 'le cartladd',,,Fall onto,,Wound to left thigh 1 in wide and 2 in deep,Languished until 14 September,,"Cart and 'pitchepyn' worth 6s and 8d remain in custody of William Hochynson of Whitwell, husbandman",,,, ,1556_2,F/530,9/1072/163,,Cambridgeshire,Fen Ditton,1555-10-11,"Francke, Richard",Sparrowe,John,M,,,,14,,1555-10-11,10,,,,,Slipped and fell into a well or spring,Well or spring ('fons'),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_2,F/531,9/1072/164,,Cambridgeshire,Hinxton,1555-08-18,"Leete, Thomas",Apowell,William,M,,,,,,1555-08-18,8,,,,Washing and cooling in a river (possibly River Cam),Became entangled in underwater bushed,River Cam,,,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1556_2,F/532,9/1072/165,,Cambridgeshire (now Suffolk),Landwade,1555-10-09,"Nycholas, William",Braunche,James,M,Landwade,,,5,,1555-10-08,10,,12:00,,Playing with a knife he took from a table unknown to all,"He tripped on a cradle, fell on his face and stabbed himself in the throat",Knife,,Struck with,,Wound to throat,Instant,,"Knife worth 1s in custody of Alex Vyce, one of the jurors",,,, ,1556_2,F/533,9/1072/166,,Cambridgeshire,Great Abington,1556-01-18,"Nycholas, William",Spycer,William,M,Great Abington,,,11,,1556-01-17,1,,15:00,,Loading a wain with hay with a pitchfork,"He bent down and as he suddenly rose up, he accidentally impaled himself on a pitchfork held by Elena Grynnell, spinster age 10, who was sent to help him",Pitchfork,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left side of head, below the ear",Languished until 6 am the next day,"Helen Grynnell, spinster age 10, who worked alongside him and whose pitchfork caused the injury","Pitchfork worth 6d in custody of John Byldok, one of the jurors",,,, ,1556_2,F/534,9/1072/167,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1555-11-17,Thomas Smythe,Skynner,Thomas,M,,,,,,1555-11-10,11,,,,Washing horse in a place called 'myll pytt',Swept off the horse's back by the current when water was released from the nearby mill and the horse tried to turn in deep water ,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_2,F/535,9/1072/168,,Cambridgeshire,Orwell,1555-09-30,"Leete, Thomas",N,N,M,,,,,,1555-09-30,9,,04:00,,"Riding from Cambridge towards Leighton Buzzard through a stream called 'west corse brooke' in the fields of Orwell on a grey horse, leading a saddled bay horse carrying a bag or mail containing various things and tied by its neck to the first horse ","He was found drowned but the jurors did not know precisely how. Horses found 60ft from the stream, shivering with cold, one without the saddle (which was discovered in the stream along with the mail) and the other with a saddle under its stomach.",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Grey horse worth 10s, bay horse worth 10s and mail with its contents worth 5s",,,, ,1556_2,F/536,9/1072/169,,Bedfordshire,Bedford,1556-02-24,"Albany, Henry, sen., and Hewet, Thomas",Clapham,John,M,,,,,,1556-02-23,2,,21:00-22:00,,"Arguing and fighting with Thomas Philips or Bowyer of Bedford, tiler ('tyler') on the northern side of the great bridge in Bedford","In the course of the argument concerning a dice game, JC snatched TP's woolen hat and when TP tried to recover it, JC drew a dagger and in an attempt to strike cut himself in the leg",Knife,,Struck with,,"Wound on the inside of the left leg below the knee, 2 and 1/2 in long, 1/4 in wide and 1/2 in deep",Bled to death within two hours,"Thomas Philips or Bowyer of Bedford, tiler with whom he quarrelled, and four witnesses: a glover, a shoemaker, a hosteler and another man",Dagger worth 5d,,,, ,1556_2,F/537,9/1072/172,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Huntingdon,1556-02-27,"Hortewood, William, and Clerke, James",Leche,John,M,Huntingdon,Yeoman,,,,1556-02-27,2,,09:00,,Pruning a willow tree with an axe,"Standing in the tree, he placed his left foot on a branch but it slipped and he accidentally hit it with his axe",Axe,,Struck,,Wound to left foot,Instant,,Axe worth 4d,,,, ,1556_2,F/538,9/1072/173,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Huntingdon,1555-10-04,"Horewood, William",Hobson,Elizabeth,F,Huntingdon,Spinster,,,,1555-10-04,10,,15:00,,Crossing a mill pond through 'a beme of tymber',Proceeded so carelessly that she fell into the water,Pond,,Drowned,,,,,"She had no lands, tenements or lands",,,, ,1556_4,F/539,9/589a/81,,Dorset,Worgret,1555-08-19,"Strangman, John",Gillet,Brian,M,Rushton,Husbandman,,,,1555-08-19,8,,14:00,,Driving cart ('biga') pulled by four horses from Wareham to Worget,"Fell asleep, fell from the cart hitting his head and breaking his neck",Cart,,Fall from,Struck head,Broken neck,,,"Cart and horses in custody of [blank] Gyllett, widow",,,, ,1556_4,F/540,9/589a/82,,Wiltshire,"Groundwell ('Grundewell') in the parish of Blunsdon St Andrew, lost)",1556-06-03,"Yate, Thomas, gent.",Iles,Robert,M,Stratton,Sawyer,,,,1556-06-01,6,,16:00,Private land,Climbing an elm tree in the close called 'le pygge heyes' of Thomas Kemble to catch some young crows/jackdaws ('corniculae') as food for his family,His feet slipped and he fell dwon crushing his head,Tree (elm),,Fall from,,Crushed crown ('diruptio calvae capitis'),Instant,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/541,9/589a/83,,Wiltshire,Idmiston,1556-06-21,"Wryght, Thomas, gent.",Tanner,William,M,Porton,"Servant of Richard Wymbleton of Porton, husbandman",,,,1556-06-21,6,,,,When arguing with his master regarding terms of service the latter bound him with a rope and attached one end to his horse,"WT struggled to release himself, RW lost control of the horse, which ran madly dragging WT behind causing his death",Horse,,Dragged by,,,Instant," Richard Wymbleton of Porton, husbandman, his master, who tied him to his horse in the course of an argument",,,,, ,1556_4,F/542,9/589a/84,,Wiltshire,Poulshot,1556-05-30,"Bartar, Robert, gent. And Stileman, William",Ilys,Thomas,M,,,,,,1556-05-28,5,,17:00,Highway,"Shovelling gravel in mending the king's highway according to statute at Grangyate while Thomas Pollard of Poulshot, tucker, was digging with mattock worth 12d in rthe king's highway",Bent his head forward and blow from mattock hit him in forehead,Mattock,,Struck with,,Wound to forehead 1/3 in deep ('of one barley corne') and 1/4 in long,Languished until 29 May,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/543,9/589a/95m,,Westmorland,Orton ('Overton'),1555-10-21,"Jackson, Peter",Towanson,William,M,Killington,Labourer,,,,1555-10-13,10,,16:00,Marlpit,"Was 'diggyng uppe m[ar]le in a marle pitt' with John Williamson of Grayrigg, husbandman, in Rosgill Hall ('Rosegilhall')in place called 'Middellwell'",Part of pit collapsed on WT and JW suffocating and crushing them,Earth (large mass),,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated and crushed,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/543,9/589a/95m,,Westmorland,Orton ('Overton'),1555-10-21,"Jackson, Peter",Williamson,John,M,Killington,Labourer,,,,1555-10-13,10,,16:00,Marlpit,"Was 'diggyng uppe m[ar]le in a marle pitt' with William Towanson of Kilington, labourer in Rosgill Hall ('Rosegilhall')in place called 'Middellwell'",Part of pit collapsed on WT and JW suffocating and crushing them,Earth (large mass),,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated and crushed,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/544,9/589a/96,,Northumberland,Woodburn (probably West),1555-11-03,"Hantt?, John, gent.",Foster,Richard,M,,,,,,not given,,,,River,Rode into River Rede,His grey gelding jumped so boldly ('ferociter') that RF was thrown into water,Horse,River Rede,Fall from,Drowning,Drowned,,,"Gelding worth £4 remains in custody of John Wytherington of Wytherington, knight",,,, ,1556_4,F/545,9/589a/97,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle upon Tyne,1556-04-06,"Coke, Christopher",Atcheson,Anthony,M,Scarborough,Mariner,,,,1556-03-31,3,,16:00,,Walking by River Tyne along street called 'Keysyde',Fell into water due to misfortune and his own 'ignorantia',River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/546,9/589a/98,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle upon Tyne,1556-01-04,"Coke, Christopher and Fenwycke, Oswald",Satten,Henry,M,Lynn,Mariner,,,,1556-01-04,1,,19:00,,Walking by River Tyne along street called 'Keysyde',Fell into water due to misfortune and his own 'ignorantia',River Tyne,,Fall into ,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/547,9/589a/99,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle upon Tyne,1556-02-10,"Cooke, Christopher, and Fenwycke, Oswald",Blythman,George,M,,,,,,1555-12-20,12,,18:00,,Walking by River Tyne along street called 'Keyside',Fell into water due to misfortune and his own 'ignorantia',River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/548,9/589a/100,,Yorkshire,Kirkbymoorside,1556-07-01,"Norton, Robert",Thompson,John,M,,,,,,1556-06-30,6,,,,Washing himself in River Dove,Fell over tree being in water ,River Dove,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/549,9/589a/101,,"Yorkshire, NR",Malton ('Newmalton'),1556-05-03,"Wodd, John",Talior,Thomas,M,Scarborough,Minstrel ('mynstrill'),,,,1556-05-02,5,,21:00,,Playing with two daggers,Accidentally fell on one of his daggers worth 2d and gave himself a neck wound,Dagger,,Fall onto,,Wound to neck,,,Dagger worth 2d,,,, ,1556_4,F/550,9/589a/102,,"Yorkshire, WR",Roecliffe,1556-07-06,"Norton, Robert",Earle,Margaret,F,,,Daughter of John Earle of Roecliffe,,,1556-07-05,7,,11:00,,"Trying to save her mother Eliana Earle, who drowned herself in River Ure between 10 and 11 am",,River Ure,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/551,9/589a/111,,"Yorkshire, WR",Weston ('Weton'),1556-03-18,"Marshall, Christopher",Yngyll,William,M,,,,,,1556-03-11,3,,13:00,,,"Hit by stone thrown by William Ateshe of Weston, husbandman who at the time was not of sound mind",Stone,,Struck with,,Wound to left side of head,Languished until 17 march,"William Ateshe of Weston, husbandman (not of sound mind) who threw the stone",,,,, ,1556_4,F/552,9/589a/112,,Westmorland,Longsleddale/Mosedale,1556-06-03,"Jackson, Peter",Stable,Margaret,F,Longsleddale,Spinster,,,,1556-06-02,6,,08:00,Hills,Collecting wool near top of hill called 'brente tonge' in Mosedale,"Anthony Groobye of Longsleddale, labourer lifted and threw downhill stone the size of human head and larger. He shouted loudly to beware but the stone struck MS on right side of head",Stone (size of human head),,Struck with,,Wound to right side of head,Instant,"Anthony Groobye of Longsleddale, labourer, who threw the stone",,,,, ,1556_4,F/553,9/589a/118,,Berkshire,Wokingham,1556-07-10,"Edmonds, William",Dubber,John,M,,"Servant of John Newbury of Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire",,,,1556-07-09,7,,,Highway,Driving cart loaded with tiles and lime pulled by three horses and four young oxen in the highway called 'wodmanshyll',Fell out of cart and was run over,Cart,,Fall from,Run over,,Instant,,"Horses, oxen, cart, tiles and lime worth £9 6s 6d in custody of John Newbury",,,, ,1556_4,F/554,9/589a/119,,Gloucestershire,Beachley,1556-09-02,"Werall, Henry",Webber,William,M,"Hooke, Dorset",Butcher,,,,1556-09-02,9,,,River Severn,Walking down stone wharf to talk to certain people who were on ferry to Aust,His feet slipped and he fell into water and was swept away by strong current,River Severn,,Fell into,Overcome by current,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/555,9/589b/137,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 208, p. 58",Sussex,Ilsham in the parish of Climping (lost?),1556-02-07,"Lewkenor, Nicholas",Ame,Richard,M,,,,,,1556-02-04,2,,10:00,,,"Kicked just below ear by a grey gelding of Edward Jaye of Ilsham, husbandman",Horse (gelding),,Kicked by,,Struck area under earlobe on the right side of head,Instant,,"Gelding worth 20s in custody of Edward Jaye of Ilsham, husbandman",Coroner summoned to KB to answer for defects in the inquest. Process ceased when inquest amended. (Hunnisett),,, ,1556_4,F/556,9/589b/138,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 209, p. 59",Sussex,Apuldram,1556-02-25,"Carpender, Thomas, esq.",Cobbie,Dorothy,F,Apuldram,Spinster,"Daughter of Richard Cobbie, senior",,,1556-02-20,2,,08:00,Garden,Trying to catch a male goose ('gander') she kept tied in a pond in a garden adjacent to her father's house ,She leant over the pond holding on to a rotten 'stake' standing on the verge. It broke and she fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,She had no goods or chattels,,, ,1556_4,F/557,9/589b/139,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 139, p. 61",Sussex,Sompting Abbots,1556-06-25,"Lewkenor, Nicholas",Synger,Phillip,M,,,,,,1556-06-23,6,,13:00,,Uncovering a well,His feet slipped and he fell into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/558,9/589b/140,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 216, p. 60",Sussex,Wilmington,1556-05-01,"Cotmotte, John",Wade,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of Richard Wade,3,,1556-04-29,4,,16:00-17:00,,Playing in the back of her father's house ('posticum'),Fell into a ditch filled with water,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/559,9/589b/141,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 211, p. 59",Sussex,Mayfield,1556-04-20,"Cotmotte, John",James,John,M,,,,7,,1556-04-19,4,,17:00-18:00,Village square,Playing ('ludebat and trepidabat') in 'dunge carte' parked in the village square,Cart fell on his head,Cart,,Struck by,,Wound to head 2in long and 1in wide,,,Cart worth 2s,,,, ,1556_4,F/560,9/589b/142,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 217, p. 61",Sussex,Wilmington,1556-05-23,"Cotmotte, John",Blaker,William,M,,,,,,1556-05-22,5,,07:00-08:00,Pit,Digging up earth,Part of pit collapsed on him ,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/561,9/589b/143,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 213, p. 60",Sussex,Arlington ('Mylton strete'),1556-04-28,"Cotmotte, John",Gossen,Adrian,M,,Shoemaker and servant of John Charlewoode,,,,1556-04-28,4,,11:00-12:00,,"Walked from the house of his master, John Charlewoode, to a field called 'le horsebroke' to hunt ducklings in 'le Ryver de Arlyngton' ",,River ,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/562,9/589b/144,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 210, p. 59",Sussex,Patching,1556-04-12,"Lewkenor, Nicholas",Sowton,Richard,M,,,,,,1556-04-11,4,,10:00,Fields,"Standing or walking behind Thomas Branches or Realmes of Clapham, Sussex, labourer, who was using a 'balista' called 'a lether slynge' and stones to scare away crows stealing freshly sown barley in a place called 'longefelde'",The stone 'sudenlye slypte owte of the slynge backewarde' and hit RS on the left side of head just below earlobe,Stone,,Struck with,,Wound to left side of head just below earlobe,Instant,"Thomas Branches or Realmes of Clapham, Sussex, labourer who was using a 'lether slynge' and stones to scare away crows stealing freshly sown barley",,TB had no goods or chattels ,,, ,1556_4,F/563,9/589b/145,,Surrey,Cranleigh,1556-04-10,"Ellyott, Robert",Sawyer,Rose,F,Cranleigh,,Wife of Thomas Sawyer of Cranleigh,,,1556-04-09,4,,18:00,,Drawing water ,Tripped and fell into the water,Pit or well ('puteus'),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/564,9/589b/146,,Kent,Maidstone,1556-06-05,"Raynold, John",Patenden,Henry,M,Maidstone,Shoemaker,,,,1556-06-04,6,,14:00,,Washing in the 'Maydstone Ryv[er]' in a place called 'letheote',,River Medway or Len,,,,Drowned,Instant,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1556_4,F/565,9/589b/147,,Kent,Maidstone,1556-06-05,"Raynold, John",Kellysden,Gervase ('Jervacius'),M,Maidstone,Shoemaker,,,,1556-06-04,6,,14:00,,Washing in the 'Maydstone Ryv[er]' in a place called 'letheote',,River Medway or Len,,,,Drowned,Instant,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1556_4,F/566,9/589b/148,,Kent,New Hythe ('Newehede' in the parish of East Malling),1556-05-20,"Raynold, John",Brytayne,Anne,F,New Hythe,,Daughter of Richard Brytayne,2,,1556-05-18,5,,11:00,,Sitting in a lane called 'Chappeland',Four unsupervised horses pulling a cart carrying wood ('byllet') accidentally entered the lane and the cart's right wheel crushed AB's head,Cart,,Run over,,Head crushed,Instant,,"Horses, cart and wood in custody of Richard Saunders of New Hythe, husbandman",,,, ,1556_4,F/567,9/589b/149,,Kent,Egerton,1556-05-30,"Raynold, John",Redsole,Ursula,F,Egerton,Spinster,,,,1556-05-30,5,,10:00,,Washing her petticoat in a pond of John Dorewathe,Fell into the water from a 'plancke' on which she was sitting,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,She had goods worth 20s now in custody of Thomas Smythe of Lymbe,,, ,1556_4,F/568,9/589b/150,,Kent,Chilham,1556-05-26,"Strogull, John",Kendall,Thomas,M,,,,,,1556-05-26,5,,,,Washing and cooling in the River Stour,Suddenly caught a 'crampe' and drowned in the deeper part of the river,River Stour,,,,Drowned,,First finders Thomas Blankett and John Cobden: no suspicion attached to them,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1556_4,F/569,9/589b/151,,Kent,Headcorn,1556-06-03,"Raynolde, John",Post,Thomas,M,Ulcombe,Labourer,,,,1556-06-02,6,,16:00,,"Leading a cart pulled by two young oxen and a mare property of George Post of Ulcombe, husbandman",He fell under the right wheel through his own negligence and was run over,Cart,,Run over,,Crushed body,Instant,,Oxen and mare worth 20s in custody of George Post,,,, ,1556_4,F/570,9/589b/152,,Essex,Orsett/South Ockendon,1556-04-22,"Knott, Thomas",Ayer,Henry,M,Orsett,Servant of Thomas Burde/Byrde of Orsett,,,,1556-02-21,2,,,,"Fixing the roof of Clement Harlestone, esq. in South Ockendon with his master, Thomas Byrde","HA was collecting tiles being thrown down by TB, who stood on a ladder, when he was struck on the head with one of the tiles",Tile,,Struck with,,"Wound to left side of head, 1/2 in long and 1 in deep",Languished until 20 April,"Thomas Byrde, his master, who accidentally hit him with a tile while fixing a roof",,,,, ,1556_4,F/571,9/589b/153,,Essex,Upminster,1556-03-21,"Knott, Thomas",Hurte,Thomas,M,,,,5,,1556-03-19,3,,19:00,,,"Fell into a well in the close of Thomas Whyte of Upminster, tanner",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/572,9/589b/154,,Essex,Hatfield Broad Oak ('Hadfild Regis'),1556-04-08,"Knott, Thomas",Hawkyns,Agnes,F,Hatfield Broad Oak,,Wife of Richard Hawkyns of Hatfield Broad Oak,,,1556-04-02,4,,10:00,,"Collecting firewood under an oak tree, while John Poole of Hatfield Broad Oak was up on the tree cutting down branches for fuel",Struck with a falling branch ,Tree (oak branch),,Struck with,,,Instant,"John Poole of Hatfield Broad Oak, who was cutting down branches for fuel",,,,, ,1556_4,F/573,9/589b/156,,Hertfordshire,Braughing,1556-04-04,"Berners, John",Frenche,Stephen ,M,,,,,Legs affected by leprosy,1556-04-04,4,,15:00,,Washing his legs in a pond in the orchard of John Knyghte,As he bent his legs he fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/574,9/589b/174,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 190, p. 54",Sussex,Warnham,1554-11-06,"Lewkenor, Nicholas",Potter,William,M,Slinfold,Husbandman,,,,1554-11-06,11,,02:00,,"Hunting rabbits in the close of John Carryll, esq., called 'le northe croft' with Richard Potter and four other men (armed and having broken into the close)",One of the unknown men shot WP in the chest,Arrow,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left side of chest through to the heart, 4 in deep",Instant,,Arrow worth 2d,,Classified as manslaughter elsewhere (Hunnisett); possibly accidental killing; adjourned twice,, ,1556_4,F/575,9/589b/194,,Buckinghamshire,Comptons in the parish of Dinton (probably Compton Manor),1556-03-07,"Chalfount, Thomas",Greneway,Frances (Francisca),F,,,,12,,1556-03-06,3,,14:00,,"Washing her legs and feet in a pond in the 'backsyde' of the house of Michael Harecourt, esq. ",As she sat on the verge of the pond a piece of earth beneath her collapsed and she slipped into the water,Pond,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/576,9/589b/195,,Buckinghamshire,Amersham ('Agmondesham'),1556-07-01,"Chalfount, Thomas",Brown,Roger,M,,Miller,,80 and more,,1556-07-01,7,,04:00,,Setting up a weel (wicker trap) for eels and other fish in a millpond at his mill,"As he bent down standing on the verge of the pond, he fell into the water",Pond,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/577,9/589b/196,,Buckinghamshire (now Berkshire),Eton,1556-07-28,"Chalfount, Thomas",Butler,Sampson,M,Eton,Scholar,,18 and more,,1556-07-27,7,,14:00,,Trying to swim the Thames to reach a piece of land situated on the bank of the river to collect nuts,Overcome by the speed and strength of water,River Thames,,Overcome by current,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/578,9/589b/197,,Buckinghamshire,Cublington,1556-06-01,"Breme, George",Write,Robert,M,Cublington,,,,,1556-06-01,6,,15:00,,"Driving his cart down ""Wynmyll hill' in the parish of Aston Abbots",Cart overturned and struck him,Cart,,Struck,,Struck body,Instant,,Cart worth 3s 10d in custody of village constable,,,, ,1556_4,F/579,9/589b/198,,Buckinghamshire,Upper Winchendon,1556-07-20,"Breme, George",Hartwell,Henry,M,Pitchcott,,,18,,1556-07-20,7,,08:00 or 20:00,,Leading ('ducens') his cart down a hill in Upper Winchedon,Cart overturned and the thill horse fell on top of him striking and crushing his body,Horse,,Fell on top of him,,Struck and crushed body,Instant,,Cart and mare worth 13s and 4d in custody of village constable,,,, ,1556_4,F/580,9/589b/199,,Buckinghamshire,"Weston-on-the-Green ('Woston sup[er] le Grene')? [now Oxfordshire, used to be Buckinghamshire?]",1556-05-20,"Breme, George",Oram,Mary ('Marion'),F,,Widow,Widow,70,,1556-05-20,5,,08:00,,Drawing water from a pond with 'a payle' ,Fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/581,9/589b/200,,Buckinghamshire,Cheddington/Seabrook,1556-06-15,"Breme, George",Grace,Elizabeth,F,,Servant,,9,,1556-06-15,6,,17:00,,Drawing water from a pond on her master's land in Seabrook in the parish of Cheddington,Fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/582,9/589b/201,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Eynesbury,1556-08-12,"Toney, Thomas, gent.",Cutt,John,M,,,,,,1556-08-12,8,,,,Washing himself in a certain stream in Eynesbury,Fell into 'a depe pytt' and was overcome by the strength of the current,Stream,,Overcome by current,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/583,9/589b/202,,Huntingdonshire,Godmanchester ('Gumecest[e]r'),1556-07-26,"Bullyn, John, and Clarcke, John",Alyn,Elizabeth,F,,,Wife of Richard Alyn of Godmanchester,,,1556-07-26,7,,18:00,,Washing linen cloth in a certain water in Godmanchester (probably River Great Ouse),Fell into the water,River Great Ouse?,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/584,9/589b/203,,Cambridgeshire,Horseheath,1556-04-06,"Nycholas, William",Seyman,Henry,M,,,Son of Henry Seyman of Horseheath,2 and more,,1556-04-06,4,,09:00,,Playing near a pond behing his father's house,Fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/585,9/589b/204,,Cambridgeshire,Cottenham,1556-06-12,"Francke, Richard",Dodde,Cecily,F,Cottenham,Spinster and servant of Robert Male,,,,1556-06-12,6,,,,"Drawing water with a pitcher from a pond in the close of her master, Robert Male",Overcome by the weight of the pitcher filled with water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Signatures of jurors. Jurors saw the pitcher as the principal cause of her death,, ,1556_4,F/586,9/589b/205,,Cambridgeshire,Great Wilbraham,1556-07-19,"Nycholas, William",Spenser,Thomas,M,Great Wilbraham,,Son of Thomas Spenser,11,,1556-07-19,7,,09:00,,Climbing a plum tree growing in the orchard behind his father's house,"As he reached for the fruit, his feet slipped, he fell and his neck was trapped in a bifurcated leafy branch. Thus suspended, he was strangled",Tree (plum tree),,Fall from,Strangled,Strangled,,,Plum tree worth 12d remains in custody of John Olyn of Great Wilbraham,,,, ,1556_4,F/587,9/589b/206,,Cambridgeshire,Dry Drayton,1556-05-07,"Leete, Thomas",Morlinge,Thomas,M,Hardwick,Labourer,,,,1556-05-06,5,,,,Digging up clay in a pit in the fields of Dry Drayton,Large amount of earth fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/588,9/589b/207,,Cambridgeshire,Castle Camps,1556-04-03,"Leete, Thomas",Osmunt,Robert,M,,,,,,1556-03-05,3,,,,Washing his shoes/boots ('caligae') in a pond called 'a mote' ,Fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/589,9/589b/208,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1556-04-29,"Smythe, Thomas",Gaseley,John,M,,,,10,,1556-04-25,4,,,,Sailing in a boat on 'le myll damme',Fell off the boat backwards,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/590,9/589b/209,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1556-07-08,"Richerdson, John",Slater,Thomas,M,,,,,,1556-07-08,7,,,,Digging up sand in a pit in Barnwell near Cambridge,Large amount of earth fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,Instant,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/591,9/589b/210,,Suffolk,Bildeston,1556-06-29,"Bedingfylde, Thomas",Curtyes,Thomas,M,Bildeston,Yeoman,,,,1556-06-29,6,,09:00,,"Shooting a bow with Richard Lyrence of Bildeston, whom he met in the royal highway","When they ran out of good arrows trying to hit TC's hat, TC insisted that RC uses the remaining unfletched one. It 'dyd flye wyde of the marke' and struck TC on the head",Arrow,,Struck with,,Wound to the right side of head above the ear (arrow 'p[er]sed the skull so that the pannicle that covered the brayne was wounded'),Languished until 1 May,,"Arrow worth 2d remains in custody of Agnes Vyncent of Bildeston, widow",,,, ,1556_4,F/592,9/589b/212,,Cambridgeshire,Grantchester,1556-05-23,"Hollande, Ralph",Burd,John,M,,,"Son of John Burd, deceased",about 10,,1556-05-22,5,,18:00-19:00,,Playing near a well close to his mother's house,Fell into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,"He had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1556_4,F/593,9/589b/213,,Norfolk,Hardingham,1556-04-30,"Hoe, Richard, gent.",Payne,John,M,Hardingham,"Baker and servant of Thomas Thwaytes, esq. ",,,,1556-04-29,4,,10:00,,"Climbing an ash tree growing in 'the owtwarde Coortyarde' of the house of Anthony Thwaytes, father of Thomas Thwaytes (where he lived) to take down a raven's nest with a wooden 'croome' (i.e. long stick ending with a hook)",Lost his footing and fell down,Tree (ash),,Fall from,,Broken face and right arm,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/594,9/589b/214,,Norfolk,Fundenhall,1556-06-01,"Andrewe, William, gent.",Wetynge,William,M,,,,,,1556-05-09,5,,21:00,,"Richard Browne, taylor, Thomas Knyght and George Amler, all of Fundenhall were keeping watch in the highway at the request of John Booty, the constable, when they encoutered WW going towards his house. ","Provoked by RB, who instructed him sternly to go home, WW ran towards him and impaled himself on a pitchfork with iron spike (worth 2d), which RB held peacefully ('pacifice') under his arm ",Pitchfork,,Run onto,,Wound to the left side of body 1 and 1/4 in long and 1 in deep,Languished until 30 June,"Richard Browne, tailor, who accidentally stabbed him",,,,, ,1556_4,F/595,9/589b/220am,,Warwickshire,Warwick/Barford,1556-07-04,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Medley,Humphrey,M,,,,,,1556-07-03,7,,20:00,,Washing himself in the River Avon,Fell into a whirlpit,River Avon,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/595,9/589b/220am,,Warwickshire,Warwick/Barford,1556-07-04,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Myller,Stephen ,M,,,,,,1556-07-03,7,,20:00,,Washing himself in the River Avon,Fell into a whirlpit,River Avon,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/596,9/589b/221,,Warwickshire,Whitchurch/Wimpstone,1556-04-03,"Edgeworthe, Robert",Homer,John,M,,,,,,1556-03-19,3,,09:00,,Leading two horses carrying 'Iron ware' over a bridge called 'Wylmeston bridge' on the River Stour,"The bridge was flooded on both ends due to high water. JH's feet slipped and he fell into the water, where he was overcome by the current",River Stour,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/597,9/589b/222,,Rutland,Oakham,1556-05-03,"Wymerke, John",Bowleye,Faith ('Fides'),F,Oakham,,,about 9,,1556-05-02,5,,17:00,,"Walking by a well of William Wells of Okham, mercer","Fell into the well, which was 14 feet deep, and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,She had no goods or chattels,,, ,1556_4,F/598,9/589b/223,,Rutland,Uppingham,1556-04-08,"Ireland, Edward",Gilborne,Isabel,F,Uppingham,Spinster and servant of John Fawkner,,,,1556-03-20,3,,13:00,,Returning to the house of John and Elizabeth Fawkner from a windmill in the fields of Uppingham called 'master chesildens mylln' with a sack filled with 'iii pecke of pease meale',She put the sack on a hedge on the northern side of Robert Burfolde's close. She then intended to enter RB's house but fell into a 12-feet-deep well situated on 'a pathweye' in his close,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Agnes Frectes who found the body,Sack of grain remains in custody of John Fawkner of Uppingham. ,She had no goods or chattels,Body found on 28 March,, ,1556_4,F/599,9/589b/224,,Northamptonshire,Courteenhall ('Cortnoll'),1556-06-27,"Langtre, John, gent.",Tame,Edward,M,,Labourer,,,,1556-06-27,6,,,,Driving 'a dongcart' pulled by a mare,"Hit with a whip, the mare ran up 'a hill or banke' causing the cart to overturn, as a result of which ET was struck in the face by one of the wheels.",Horse,Cart,Fell on top of him,,Wound to face,,,Cart worth 6s and mare worth 4s in the hands of Henry Scott of Yardley Gobion.,,,, ,1556_4,F/600,9/589b/225,,Coventry city,Coventry,1556-05-27,"Gregorie, Thomas",Hemynge,Elizabeth,F,Coventry,Spinster,"Daughter of Louis ('Lodowicus') Hemyng of Coventry, sawyer",8,,1556-05-27,5,,15:00,,"Returning to her father's house in 'Litle p[ar]ke Streit' from an hour-long a walk in the Cheylesmore Park ('Chellesmore P[ar]ke') with her mother, Agnes Hemyng ","Having noticed a ladder propped against a stone wall, she climbed it but slipped and fell to the ground",Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,"Instant, in her mother's arms ('in confercio [...] matris sue')",,,,,, ,1556_4,F/601,9/589b/226m,,Lincolnshire,Newton-on-Trent,1556-06-10,"Nayler, Matthew",Egborne,Thomas,M,Newton-on-Trent,Labourer,,,,1556-06-08,6,,,,Digging up 'gipsum vocat playster in a place called 'playster pyttes',Earth fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed by the weight of the earth,Instant,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/601,9/589b/226m,,Lincolnshire,Newton-on-Trent,1556-06-10,"Nayler, Matthew",Gyles,Nicholas,M,"Dunham, Nottinghamshire",Labourer,,,,1556-06-08,6,,,,Digging up 'gipsum vocat playster in a place called 'playster pyttes',Earth fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed by the weight of the earth,Instant,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/602,9/589b/246,,Shropshire,Ford,1556-06-26,"Hyggons, George, gent.",Ambler,Richard,M,,,,,,1556-06-26,6,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by four oxen,The cart overturned when oxen ran it into 'a banke' and one of wheels hit left side of his head,Cart,,Struck by,,Left side of head,Instant,,"Wheel worth 6s and 8d remains in custody of William More, village constable",,,, ,1556_4,F/603,9/589b/248,,Shropshire,Myndtown,1556-08-30,"Broke, Francis",Jacke,Hugh,M,,,,,,1556-08-29,8,,,,Walking to the house of John Sambroke through a bridge on River Onny,He slipped and fell into the water,River Onny,,Fall into,Overcome by current ('the Streme of the Water'),Drowned (his spirit was stunned by the abundance of water flowing into his mouth and lungs),,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/604,9/589b/249,,Staffordshire,West Bromwich,1556-06-13,"Fynney, William",Jackson,Hugh,M,,,,,,1556-06-06,6,,,,Riding a small gelding called 'a nagge' on the royal highway,The horse suddenly bolted and HJ fell to the ground breaking his leg,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken leg,Languished until 12 June,,"Horse worth 10s in custody of the coroner, almoner's deputy",,,, ,1556_4,F/605,9/589b/250,,Staffordshire,Rocester,1556-04-20,"Fenton, John",Makeley,Margery ,F,,,,,,1556-04-20,4,,,,Walking by a pond in Rocester,Fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/606,9/589b/251,,Staffordshire,Calton,1556-05-15,"Fenton, John",Goodale,Jane,F,,,,,,1556-05-15,5,,,,,Struck by a piece of timber that fell from the roof,Timber,,Fell on her,,Wound to the head 6 in long and 2 in deep,Instant,,,,,, ,1556_4,F/607,9/589b/252,,Staffordshire,Blore,1556-06-06,"Iremonger, Thomas",Billynnys,John,M,"Budworth, Cheshire",Labourer and servant of Ralp Dodle,,,,1556-05-04,5,,,,"Travelling in his master's cart to Loynton, Staffordshire",The cart 'by reson of div[er]se blockes lyeng in the seid way dyd perverte [and] turne over' and 'the ryght whele of the seid weyne went over the necke of the seid John byllynnys [and] broke his necke',Cart,,Run over,,Broken neck,,,"Wheel worth 18s in custody of Nicholas Bradborne, gent.; cart, six oxen and two horses drawing the cart worth £20 which remain in the hands of Ralph Dodle of Little Budworth in Cheshire",,in English,, ,1557_1,F/608,9/590/40,,Buckinghamshire,Tingewick,1556-09-21,"Hornyolde, Anthony",Maior,Agnes,F,Preston,Widow,Widow of William Maior,,,1556-09-18,9,,,,,Fell from oak tree growing in certain close in Tingewick,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/609,9/591a/81,,Dorset,Mappowder,1557-03-01,"Whyffyng, Richard",Watkens,Humphrey,M,Mappowder,Gentleman,"Son of George Watkens of Mappowder, gent.",3,,1556-11-01,11,,09:00,,Left alone in 'le backsyde' of his father's house in Mappowder,Boar property of Richard Arnold of Armeswell entered the house and gored HW with his tusks ,Boar (white),,Gored,,Wound to the left side of the stomach (intestines came out and fell to the ground),Languished until 5 November,,Boar worth 13s 4d,,,, ,1557_2,F/610,9/591a/82,,Dorset,Broadmayne ('Mayne Martell'),1556-05-28,"Strangman, John",Perryt,John,M,Broadmayne,Miller,,,,1556-05-24,5,,14:00,,"Lying near a target when Edward Mylbourne of Olkermayne, yeoman with six other men was shooting at the butts to practise and gain experience at archery.",EM stood near one target and from there aimed and shot at another hitting JP in the head,Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound to the back of his head 1 in deep,Languished until 28 ,"Edward Mylbourne of Olkermayne, yeoman (at large) who accidentally shot JP while practicing archery with six other men",Arrow worth 2d and bow worth 2s,,,, ,1557_2,F/611,9/591a/83,,Dorset,Bere Regis,1556-10-10,"Colyer, John",London,Robert,M,Bere Regis,,,,,1556-10-08,8,,,,"Driving a cart property of Robert Turbervylde, esq. carrying a 20-ft-long oak from Bere wood to a place called 'Bulberystyle' at the foot of 'Wodbery hyll' ","As the cart descended quickly a certain hill (with RL on one side making sure that the horse on the right does not veer off course), the left wheel ran over some obstacle and the cart overturned to the right. The cart and timber fell on the neck and back of RL breaking his chest",Cart and load,,Fall off,Fell on top of him,Broken/crushed chest,Instant,,Timber worth 2s,,,, ,1557_2,F/612,9/591a/84,,Dorset,Dorchester,1556-12-10,"Stratford, John",Drake,Robert,M,,,,,,1556-12-09,12,,15:00-16:00,,,"Tripped on a stone, fell down and accidentally stabbed himself in the leg with a knife without sheath, which he carried in his tunic",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the inner side of leg,Languished until 10 December,,Knife worth 1 1/2d ('obolus'),,,, ,1557_2,F/613,9/591a/85,,Somerset,Huntspill,1557-02-12,"Walton, William",Moore,John,M,Huntspill,Servant / groom,Son of Ralph Moore,,,1557-02-10,2,,,,Working near a pit ('fovea') near his father's house,His feet slipped and he fell into the pit,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/614,9/591a/86,,Wiltshire,Tytherton Lucas,1556-06-20,not provided ,Cockes,Richard,M,,,Son of Thomas Cocke of Christian Malford,,,1556-06-20,6,,10:00,,"Working with John Packe and John Cocke, his brother, cutting bullrushes on an island near or on ('prope') River Avon","JP slipped, fell into water and began drowning. Seeing this JC jumped into water hoping to save him, followed by RC trying to rescue both of them. His boots or hoses ('ocrea') filled up with water weighing him down",River Avon,,,Weighed down by heavy boots/hose,Drowned,,John Packe and John Cocke whom he was trying to save from drowning,"Boots/hose worth 12d in hands of Thomas Cocke of Christian Malford, his father",,,, ,1557_2,F/615,9/591a/88,,Wiltshire,Ansty,1556-08-02,"Bartar, Robert, gent. And Barnes, William",Mychell,Edmund,M,,,,3,,1556-08-01,8,,,,Sitting in the cart of William Drewes,Fell out due to negligence and misfortune and hit the upper part of his head breaking his neck,Cart ,,Fall from,Hit ground,Broken neck,,William Drewes in whose cart he was sitting,,,,, ,1557_2,F/616,9/591a/89,,Wiltshire,Bishopstrow,1556-08-04,"Bartar, Robert",Hawkyns,Edward,M,,,,,,1556-08-03,8,,,,"Travelling in cart pulled by two oxen property of Robert Abathe of Bishopstrow, clothier",Fell out of cart due to negligence and misfortune and was run over by right wheel of cart,Cart,,Fall from,Run over,Wounded mortally,,,Oxen worth £4 and cart worth 20s,,,, ,1557_2,F/617,9/591a/108,,Yorkshire,Topcliffe,1557-02-23,"Norton, Robert",Heslington,William,M,Skipton-on-Swale,,,,,not given,,,,,Carrying home freshly milled flour across bridge with mill at each end,Sudden gust of wing threw him into water,River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/618,9/591a/109,,Yorkshire,Spofforth,1557-02-04,Norton Robert,Wylley/Wylle,Agnes,F,Barnsley,Spinster,,,,not given,,,,,Crossing River Wharf,River was not wide but AW did not know a certain dangerous spot and fell into it,River Wharf,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/619,9/591a/110,,Yorkshire,East Heslerton,1557-01-09,"Wood, John",Roode,George,M,Fowbridge,,,,,1557-01-09,1,,08:00,,Washing hands in River Derwent,Fell into water,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/620,9/591a/111,,"Yorkshire, WR",Gilling West,1556-08-12,"Smelt, Leonard",Kylborne,William,M,,,,,,1556-04-22,4,,,,Fishing under bridge on river [probably Gilling Beck] ,"Cart carrying dung pulled by four oxen and two horses and driven by John Kyde servant of William Kyde of Gilling, labourer overturned on bridge so that one wheel fell on WK underneath",Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,,Instant,,"Wheel worth 10s, cart and oxen and horses in custody of William Kydde of Gilling, husbandman",,,, ,1557_2,F/621,9/591a/112,,Yorkshire,Terrington,1556-10-01,"Norton, Robert",Sanderson,Richard,M,Terrington,Labourer,,,,not given,,,,,Climbing oak tree to collect acorns,His feet slipped and he fell down,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/622,9/591a/113,,Yorkshire,Seacroft,1557-02-04,"Norton, Robert",Beverley,John,M,Seacroft,Beggar,,,,not given,,,,,Returning home after day spent begging,Fell into coalpit because he could not see well ('non videret nichell ferme'),Coalpit,,Fall into,,,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/623,9/591a/114,,Yorkshire,Tockwith,1556-12-03,"Fale, Thomas and Emonson, John",N,N,M,,Pauper,,,,1556-12-01,12,,At night ('noctanter'),,Wandering in Tockwith moor between Tockwith and Cattal,"Driven by thirst he approached the River Nidd and having drunk some water he died on the river bank due to lack of shelter, hunger and cold",Cold and hunger,,,,,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/624,9/591a/115,,Yorkshire,Welbury,1557-03-19,"Wetherell, Henry",Atkynson,Agnes,F,,Spinster,,,,not given,,,,,Walking through garden of Robert Besse ,Because of darkness tripped on stone lying near well and fell into it,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1557_2,F/625,9/591a/116,,Yorkshire,Rotherham,1556-11-22,"Calvard, William",Frenshe,Alice,F,,,Wife of Robert Frenshe of Waterthorpe,,,1556-11-18,,,,,Walking with her husband along a highway in Rotherham,Knocked down by passing horse ridden by unidentified rider,Horse,,Struck by,,Wound (unspecified),Languished until 22 November,Unidentified rider,Horse worth 6s 8d remains in custody of bailiff and other inhabitants of Rotherham,,,, ,1557_2,F/626,9/591a/127,,Kent,Erith,1557-04-29,"Lovelace, Thomas, esq.",Tomson,William,M,Erith,Labourer,,18,,1556-05-13,5,,10:00,,Cutting branches of oak tree with axe while standing on branch some 20 feet above ground,Large branch broke due to strong wind and fell down on WT knocking him down,"Tree (oak, branch)",,Struck by,Fall from,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/627,9/591a/128,,Kent,Erith,1557-04-29,"Lovelace, Thomas, esq.",Jenyns,Cecily,F,Erith,,,12,,1557-04-16,4,,10:00,,Sitting and taking a nap by a well where she intended to draw some water with 'a ketyll',Fell down well headlong backwards,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/628,9/591b/130,,Kent,Sheldwich,1557-02-15,"Raynold, John",Gardener,John,M,Faversham,,,,,1557-02-13,2,,06:00,,Cleaning well of William Sogard,Chain supporting 'a bukkett' filled with filth from well broke when it was being pulled up and fell on JG's head,Bucket,,Struck by,,Crushed and broken head,Instant,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/629,9/591b/131,,Kent,Nackington,1557-01-07,"Moket, Christopher",Bee,John,M,Nackington,Servant of John Style of Nackington,,,,1557-06-01,1,,16:00,,"Drawing water from well near house of John Styles, his master",Fell into well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/630,9/591b/132,,Kent,Chartham,1556-11-05,"Mokett, Christopher",Evyans,William,M,Chartham,Gentleman,,,,1556-11-03,11,,16:00,,,Fell into ditch near his house,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/631,9/591b/133,,Kent,Lewisham,1556-10-05,"Goodwyn, John",Merells or Capper,Thomas,M,,,,,,1556-10-03,10,,21:00,,Working in his mill called 'brydge house mylle' preparing it for milling a measure of wheat ('modiu[s] tritici'),the cogwhele' and 'the tryndellwhele' crushed TM's body when the former caught his jerkin and mill mechanism was set in motion by sudden rush of water that moved 'the waterwhele',Watermill,,,,Crushed body and broken neck,Instant,,"Cog-wheel, trundle and water-wheel worth 20s in custody of Francis Mallett, almoner's bailiff",,,, ,1557_2,F/632,9/591b/134,,Kent,Dartford,1556-12-27,"Goodwyn, John",Prognell,Benedicta,F,,"Servant of John Bulfynche jr., yeoman",,,,1556-12-25,12,,20:00,,Crossing river flowing through mill in Dartford by means of a plank lying across river,Fell into water,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Catherine Bulfynche, wife of JB, who found body ",,,,, ,1557_2,F/633,9/591b/135,,Kent,Gravesend,1557-01-17,"Clerke, Henry",Atkenson,John,M,Gravesend,Labourer,,,,1557-01-13,1,,,,Walking by or over well/spring ('in eundo p[er] quondam fontem') in house of John Maynard,Fell into well/spring,Well/spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/634,9/591b/136,,Essex,Hornchurch (in the liberty of Havering-Atte-Bower),1556-08-07,"Owtred, John, gent.",Turke,Margaret,F,,Servant of John Turke of Harold's Wood,,10,,1556-08-06,8,,09:00,,Drawing water with 'a payle' from pond near JT's house,Fell into pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Turke of Harold's Wood, her master who found body",,,,, ,1557_2,F/635,9/591b/137m,,Essex,Hornchurch,1556-09-03,"Owtred, John, gent.",Esbrooke,Agnes,F,,Servant of Thomas Turke,,12,,1556-09-02,9,,19:00,,,Fell into large pond called 'mote' situated in northern part of garden next to main building,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Alice Turke, mother of CT, and Richard Baldwyn of Cokerelle, husbandman who first found bodies",,,,, ,1557_2,F/635,9/591b/137m,,Essex,Hornchurch,1556-09-03,"Owtred, John, gent.",Turke,Catherine,F,,,Daughter of Thomas Turke,6,,1556-09-02,9,,19:00,,,Fell into large pond called 'mote' situated in northern part of garden next to main building,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Alice Turke, mother of CT, and Richard Baldwyn of Cokerelle, husbandman who first found bodies",,,,, ,1557_2,F/636,9/591b/138,,Kent,Bromley,1556-10-01,"Ricard, Richard",Watson,William,M,Nottingham,Labourer,,,,1556-10-01,10,,11:00,,Driving cart carrying bricks? pulled by one horse between Bromley and Chislehurst,As cart descended downhill at speed WW fell down and horse dragged cart over WWs back,Cart (wheel bound with iron),,Run over,,Broken and crushed ,Instant,,"Horse, cart and load worth 42s 8d remain in hands of Roland bishop of Rochester",,,, ,1557_2,F/637,9/591b/139,,Surrey,Bisley,1556-11-02,"Ellyote, Robert",Fener,Thomas,M,,,,,,1556-10-31,10,,,,Cutting down or truncating oak tree,One branch struck TF on back throwing him to the ground and giving him wound to his left leg,Tree (oak),,Struck by,,Wound to left leg,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/638,9/591b/140,,Surrey,Artington ,1557-01-26,"Ellyot, Robert, gent.",Lago,Agnes,F,,,,5,,1557-01-25,1,,,Unspecified,Lying hidden under straw property of John Blakborne,"Crushed by falling elm tree cut down by John Long of Artington, labourer",Tree (elm),,Struck by,,,Instant," John Long of Artington, labourer, who cut down tree",Tree worth 6d in hands of John Blakbourne,,,, ,1557_2,F/639,9/591b/141,,Surrey,Woking,1556-07-24,"Ellyot, Robert, gent.",Mabanke,Henry,M,,,,2,,1556-07-23,7,,,Unspecified,Playing with pot/vessel called 'a kyver' ('olla') filled with water,Tripped and fell into kiver,Pot (kiver),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/640,9/591b/142m,,Surrey,Guildford,1556-08-12,"Ellyott, Robert, gent.",Mylls,Edward,M,,,,,,1556-08-11,8,,,River,Washing himself and fishing with two other men using large net called 'a draft net' in River Way between Swan meadow and Wayn meadow,Fell into large opening ('foramen') of great depth ,River Wey,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/640,9/591b/142m,,Surrey,Guildford,1556-08-12,"Ellyott, Robert, gent.",Magwyke,Thomas,M,,,,,,1556-08-11,8,,,River,Washing himself and fishing with two other men using large net called 'a draft net' in River Way between Swan meadow and Wayn meadow,Fell into large opening ('foramen') of great depth ,River Wey,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/640,9/591b/142m,,Surrey,Guildford,1556-08-12,"Ellyott, Robert, gent.",More,William,M,,,,,,1556-08-11,8,,,River,Washing himself and fishing with two other men using large net called 'a draft net' in River Way between Swan meadow and Wayn meadow,Fell into large opening ('foramen') of great depth ,River Wey,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/641,9/591b/181,,Staffordshire,Adbaston,1556-11-25,"Iremonger, Thomas",Skrymsher,John,M,Adbaston,Gentleman ,,,,not given,,,,Unspecified (possibly at home),Holding a knife which he intended to use for making 'pitfalles' to catch birds,Accidentally fell on his knife which he held in his hand,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to right leg,Instant,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/642,9/591b/182,,Staffordshire,Tillington,1556-11-27,"Fynney, William",Galeshall,William,M,,,,,,1556-11-24,11,,,,,,Well or pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/643,9/591b/183,,Staffordshire,Armitage ('Harmytage')/Handsacre,1556-10-31,"Fynney, William",Norman,Edward,M,,,,,,1556-10-14,10,,,,In Handsacre,,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/644,9/591b/229,,Lincolnshire,Gainsborough ('Haynbourghe in p[ar]tibus de lyndesey'),1556-09-02,"Asheton, William",Wyllyngham,Anne,F,Welton,Spinster,Wife of James Wyllyngham of Welton ('Wylton'),,,1556-08-31,8,,12:00-13:00,Unspecified,Standing in apple tree ('pomifer') collecting? ('villicando') apples,Fell down,Tree (apple?),,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/645,9/591b/230,,Lincolnshire,Thoresby,1557-03-05,"Nayler, Matthew",Kente,John,M,Thoresby,Labourer,,,,1557-01-16,1,,12:00,Granary,Working in granary using spade or mattock ('fossorium sive vanga') worth 6d. to move / turn part of large pile of hay,He stood on small ladder with other foot against hay. Suddenly he fell down and spade pierced through his stomach reaching his back,Spade or mattock,,Fall onto,,Wound to stomach,Languished until 8 pm,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/646,9/591b/231,,Lincolnshire,Willingham by Stow,1556-08-23,"Nayler, Matthew",Benyworth,Miles,M,Willingham by Stow,Husbandman,,,,1556-08-20,8,,,,Riding his horse busy about his business,"Suddenly horse bolted, MB fell off and was kicked with rear hoof",Horse (bay gelding),,Fall from,Kicked,Wound to left part of head 3 by 8 in,Languished until 23 August,,"Horse worth 40s in custody of John Afordby, deputy almoner",,,, ,1557_2,F/647,9/591b/232,,Lincolnshire,Grimoldby,1556-09-25,"Crathorne, Thomas, gent.",Spenlove,Henry,M,Saltfleetby,Labourer,,,,1556-09-25,9,,,Fields,Driving cart in fields of Grimoldby standing,Suddenly fell from cart and 'le land whele' ran over his head and chest,Cart ('plaustrum'),,Fall from,Run over,Damaged head and chest,Instant,,"Wheel and mare and ox, that pulled the cart, worth £10 6s 8d in custody of John Barkworth of Saltfleetby",,,, ,1557_2,F/648,9/591b/233,,Lincolnshire,South Cockerington (formerly Cockerington St Leonard),1556-09-28,"Crathorne, Thomas, gent.",Williamson,William,M,Louth,Labourer,,,,1556-09-28,9,,,Fields,Driving cart in fields of Cockerington,Fell on the ground and one wheel ran over his head damaging and crushing his forehead ('cinciput ... corrupit et opp[re]ssit'),Cart ('plaustrum'),,Fall from,Run over,Damaged and crushed forehead,Instant,,"Wheel worth 3s 4d in custody of Thomas Wren, constable of South Cockerington",,,, ,1557_2,F/649,9/591b/234,,Northamptonshire,Rushton,1556-08-24,"Freman, Henry",Catelyn,George,M,,Servant of Thomas Hurleston,,,Suffering from fever,1556-08-22,8,,13:00-14:00,Barn (just outside),"Threshing half a cartload of barley in the yard of the barn of his master Thomas Hurleston, who was passing it out of the barn to him",GC fell down in the yard because of the fever and TH carried him outside to revive him but tripped at the door. Both fell and GC broke his neck.,Fall and fever,,Fall,,Broken neck,Instant,"Thomas Hurleston, his master, who tried to help him",,,,, ,1557_2,F/650,9/591b/235,,Lincolnshire,Barrow upon Humber,1556-06-30,"Asheton, William",Smythe,James,M,Barrow upon Humber,Labourer,,,,1556-06-29,6,,12:00,Clay pit,Digging up clay for his master in a place called 'Claye pyttes',Earth fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/651,9/591b/237,,Derbyshire (now Staffordshire),Stapenhill,1556-08-25,"Taillor, John, gent.",Stanlowe,Thomas,M,,,,,Drunk,1556-08-24,8,,,River,Riding from [faded] upon Trent in Staffordshire towards Stapenhill ,Fell from horse while crossing the river,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Horse (dun gelding) worth 40s remains in hands of John Tayllor, bailiff and coroner of William Paget",,,, ,1557_2,F/652,9/591b/238,,Derbyshire,Wingerworth,1557-01-16,"Beaumounte, Edward, gent.",Cleye,John,M,,,,,,1557-01-06,1,,,,Walking to his granary/barn with knife in his right hand,Accidentally fell on his knife cutting his throat,Knife,,Fall onto,,Cut throat,Instant,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/653,9/591b/239,,Rutland,Cottesmore,1557-02-26,"Wymerke, John and Irelonde, Edward",Asheleye,Arthur,M,Cottesmore,,,18,Suffering from 'le falling sycknes',1557-01-12,1,,15:00,,Walking across bridge over pond located in a close of rectory in Cottesmore,Fell into pond because of his illness,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/654,9/591b/240m,,Rutland,North Luffenham,1556-10-06,"Wymerke, John and Irelonde, Edward",Wynge,Agnes,F,North Luffenham,Spinster,,,,1556-07-21,7,,09:00,Fields,Travelling in cart ('caruca') property of Christopher [faded] of North Luffenham with bay gelding 'in lez thills' in fields of North Luffenham,Cart overturned in place called 'Sandpytt waye' sending AW to the ground,Cart,,Fall from,,,,Michael Lyrke who found the body,Gelding worth 13s 4s and cart in custody of Christopher [faded] ,,,, ,1557_2,F/654,9/591b/240m,,Rutland,North Luffenham,1556-10-06,"Wymerke, John and Irelonde, Edward",Utterbye,Robert,M,Tixover,Labourer,,,,1556-09-14,9,,17:00,Fields,"Leading sorrel mare of Robert Baylye of Tixon, husbandman in fields of Tixon in place called 'shortdyke medowe'",Mare kicked RU in the forehead,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to forehead,,Henry Brettin and Edward Baylye who found the body,Mare worth 5s in custody of Robert Baylyle,,,, ,1557_2,F/655,9/591b/241,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 320, p. 153-4",Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1556-09-18,"Gunniston, Henry",Whitehedd,Ralph,M,,,,,,1556-09-01,9,,07:00,River,Crossing River Trent on horseback near a place called 'the ossherr forethe' ,Swept into pit because of strong current and his mount's weakness,River Trent,,,,Drowned,,"John Colynson, who found the body","Horse (white) worth 4s remains in custody of Margaret Whiteheadd, RW's wife",,Hunisett's date 1557-02-18,, ,1557_2,F/656,9/591b/286,,Bedfordshire,Cockayne Hatley,1557-02-23,"Sampson, Richard",N,N,F,,Vagrant beggar girl,,,,1556-02-20,2,,08:00,Mill,"Having slept in a shelter called 'the beacon howse' at Cockayn Hatley, she entered and climbed the steps of the windmill of Chad ('Thadeus') Cockayne, gent, to the top and then descended.",In descending she had a great fall onto her left side,Stairs,,Fall from,,,Languished until 3 pm? [faded] on 21 February,,,,"Chad Cockayne who held the manor at the time according to 'Parishes: Cockayne Hatley', A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 2 (1908), pp. 215-218. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62633 Date accessed: 17 April 2012",, ,1557_2,F/657,9/591b/287,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Godmanchester ('Gumecest[e]r'),1556-11-23,"Crofte, Robert and Wyseman, Thomas",N,N,M,,,,,,not given,,,,River,Body found by 'le poole brydge',Jurors assume that he fell into the river because of his illness and weakness,River Ouse (presumably),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_2,F/658,9/591b/288,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Godmanchester ('Gumecest[e]r'),1556-11-11,"Crofte, Robert and Wyseman, Thomas",Denyll,Margaret,F,,,Daughter of Edward Denyll of Godmanchester,,,1556-11-11,,,,,"Joan Large, servant of ED, her father, held MD over water [possibly River Ouse] by her belt ('zona')",Belt broke and MD fell into water,River Ouse (presumably),,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Joan Large, servant of ED, her father, who held MD over water [possibly River Ouse] by her belt ('zona')",,,,, ,1557_2,F/659,9/591b/289,,Suffolk,Creeting St Olave (lost),1556-12-17,"Gossneld, Edmund, gent",Coterell,John,M,Creeting St Mary,Labourer,,,,1556-12-16,12,,15:00-16:00,,"Loading the cart of Robert Anwycke of Creeting St Mary, husbandman, drawn by a brown bay gelding, with 'salowse & wyllowes'",The wheel on the right side of the cart 'ded synke' and the horse begun 'strogolyng'. The cart 'ded ov[er]throwe' and 'a grett sallowe' fell on JC violently and heavily killing him instantly,Wood (piece of),,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,Horse worth 5s in custody of the almoner; wood was taken away and used up by the poor from Needham Market,,,, ,1557_2,F/660,9/591b/290,,Norfolk,North Tuddenham,1556-10-08,"Hoe, Richard",Colyne,Alice,F,NorthTuddenham,Spinster,,,,1556-10-03,10,,10:00,Bridge,"Walking to the house of Francis Thursby, esq., through bridge over moat almost 4 cubits-deep next to his house house",Fell from bridge through her own fault,Moat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/661,9/593a/35,,Hampshire (Hants),Eastrop,1557-08-06,"Foster, Edmund",Hanlestons,Benjamin,M,,,,,,1557-08-06,8,,18:00,,Driving cart carrying wheat in straw pulled by four oxen and horse in a highway near Eastrop mill ,"Fell asleep while sitting on the back of ox, it stumbled and he fell to the ground",Ox,,Fall from,,,,,Ox valued at 20s in the hands of William Napper of East Thorpe,,,, ,1557_4,F/662,9/593a/36,,Hampshire (Hants),Twyford,1557-05-14,"Foster, Edmund",Chamberleyn,John,M,,,,,,1557-05-14,5,,15:00,,Leading horse with the rein tied round his waist,Horse threw him to the ground,Horse,,Kicked by,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Horse valued at 20s in hands of Agnes Whorewod, widow",,,, ,1557_4,F/663,9/593a/37,,Hampshire (Hants),Hursley,1557-07-27,"Foster, Edmund",Kerchers,Richard,M,,,,,,1557-07-27,7,,16:00,,Driving a cart laden with peas in hay and pulled by four horses up a steep hill in a place called 'le lynches',"Cart moved back and overturned, he fell to the ground and the left wheel gave him a head injury",Cart,,Struck,,Wound to the head,,,"Cart valued at 20s in hands of Francis Rokwode, gent.",,,, ,1557_4,F/664,9/593a/38,,Devon,Northlew,1557-08-23,"Lowys, Humphrey",Northam,Jane,F,,,,,,1557-08-22,8,,08:00-10:00,,Walking past John Medeland's gate ,A boar struck her with its teeth (tusks?),Boar,,Gored,,"Wound 3 in long, 4 in wide and 4 in deep to left side of stomach ",Languished until 23 August,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/665,9/593a/39,,Somerset,"Beer in the parish of High Ham, Pitney hundred",1557-08-22,"Walton, William",Hyll/Hill,Jane,F,Beer,Spinster,,,,1557-08-21,8,,,,Leading red cow towards William Balche's close and intending to milk it,"Cow chased JH madly, knocked her down with horns and crushed her body",Cow,,Struck,,Crushed body,Languished until 8 pm,,Cow in custody of William Balche,,,, ,1557_4,F/666,9/593a/40,,Somerset,Buckland Fee?,1557-08-12,"Walton, William",Pyne,Elizabeth,F,Moorland in the parish of North Petherton,Spinster,,,,1557-08-11,8,,,,Riding 'blackebay' mare in place called 'Grenehyll' to water it,Horse threw her and she hit head on stone,Horse,,Fall from,,Wound to right part of head,Instant,,"Horse worth 13s 4d John Justys of Durston, North Petherton hundred",,,, ,1557_4,F/667,9/593a/41,,Wiltshire,Heytesbury,1557-08-04,"Barter, Robert",Phillips,Alice,F,,,Wife of Thomas Phillipps,,,1557-08-03,8,,09:00,,"Sitting on left side of cart ('biga') of Jane Orchard/Archard, widow loaded with grain worth 11s property of Thomas Phillipps",Cart overturned and she fell to the ground,Cart,,Fall from,,Shattered completely ('corpus [...] totalit[er] dirumpat[us] fuit'),Instant,,Cart and grain worth 24s 4d in custody of Jane Achard and Thomas Phillipps,,,, ,1557_4,F/668,9/593a/42,,Wiltshire,Bromham,1557-07-20,"Barter, Robert, and Danyell, William of Bromham, esq.",Harper,Richard,M,,,,,,1557-07-14,7,,,,"Mowing in the field of Henry Pewes with Edward Deans, labourer",Suddenly RH's right leg went into a furrow and ED accidentally struck him with his scythe,Scythe,,Struck with,,Wound to right leg 1 in in depth length and width,,"Edward Deans, labourer, who struck him with his scythe","Scythe worth 2s in custody of [unclear, party crossed out]",,,, ,1557_4,F/669,9/593a/61,,Kent,Northfleet,1557-07-06,"Clerke, Henry",Dawe,Godiva,F,,Servant of William Wilhed of Northfleet,,,Suffering from illness,1557-07-01,7,,,,"Went, without permission of her master, out of foolishness and illness, to a place called 'perre strete'",Fell into a pit ('fovea')?,Pit,,,,,,Thomas Mathewe who found the body,,,,, ,1557_4,F/670,9/593a/62,,Kent,Cranbrook,1557-07-11,"Strogull, John",Festen,Walter,M,Cranbrook,Labourer,,,,1557-06-28,6,,11:00,,"Busy working (presumably) in cart loaded with hay in granary of John Baker, knight in Sissinghurst, Cranbrook",Fell off cart due to misfortune and negligence,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/671,9/593a/79,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 230, p. 64",Sussex,"Harsfold Manor ('Harsfold'), EPNS, Sussex, i, 133.",1557-03-30,"Lewkenor, Nicholas",Walls,John,M,,,,,,1557-03-29,3,,06:00,,Working in 'a sawpit' in 'le est feld' in Harsfold,"A small piece of wood called 'a transham' which he had in his hands suddenly slipped and half an oak called 'dim tymberloge', which lay over the pit, fell into the pit upon JW",Timber,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/672,9/593a/80,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 220, p. 61",Sussex,Loxwood,1556-07-15,"Lewkenor, Nicholas",Myll,Joan,F,,Spinster,,,,1556-07-14,7,,11:00,,Drawing water from a stream at Brewhurst in Wisborough Green,Fell headlong into the water,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Hunnisett's date 1556-07-15 and not 1557 as in the document (3 and 4 in error of 2 and 4 Phil and Mary),, ,1557_4,F/673,9/593a/81,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 228, p. 63",Sussex,Balcombe,1557-01-20,"Cotmotte, John",Rychardes,Lawrence,M,,,,12,,1557-01-15,1,,08:00-09:00,,Drawing water from a well in 'le whette fylde' using 'a hockyd staffe',Feet slipped and he fell into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/674,9/593a/82,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 221, p. 61",Sussex,Bolney,1556-07-24,"Cotmotte, John",Haccher,Thomas,M,,,,,,1556-07-07,7,,10:00-11:00,,Climbing onto a cart standing between wheels in a wood towards a slope in Bolney,"The nearest of the yoked oxen on the left side of the cart, running downhill by a rock, caused the cart and wheels jump so that Haccher fell from the cart upon a tree root",Cart,Tree root,Fall from , Fall onto,Blow to the chest,Languished with distorted chest for 16 days and then died,,Oxen worth 53s 4d. £3 6s 8d with John Hamon of Chiddingfold,,Hunnisett's date 1556-07-24 and not 1557 as in the document (3 and 4 in error of 2 and 4 Phil and Mary),, ,1557_4,F/675,9/593a/83m,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 226, p. 62-3",Sussex,Old Shoreham,1556-12-04,"Lewkenor, Nicholas",Hyder,John,M,Sompting,Yeoman,,,,1556-12-01,12,,19:00,,Travelling in 'a ferry bote' from the Old Shoreham port with three other men and horses,"Fell from the boat because of a severe storm both of wind and water, that arose suddenly, and because of the movement of horses",Sea,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Boat valued at 12s remains with John a Wood and Thomas Waterman of Old Shoreham; sorrel horse worth 20s remains with the almoner [widow crossed out],,Coroner summoned to the KB to answer for defects in the inquest. Process ceased because inquest amended,, ,1557_4,F/675,9/593a/83m,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 226, p. 62-3",Sussex,Old Shoreham,1556-12-04,"Lewkenor, Nicholas",Byrde,George,M,West Tarring,Yeoman,,,,1556-12-01,12,,19:00,,Travelling in 'a ferry bote' from the Old Shoreham port with three other men and horses,"Fell from the boat because of a severe storm both of wind and water, that arose suddenly, and because of the movement of horses",Sea,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Boat valued at 12s remains with John a Wood and Thomas Waterman of Old Shoreham,,Coroner summoned to the KB to answer for defects in the inquest. Process ceased because inquest amended,, ,1557_4,F/675,9/593a/83m,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 226, p. 62-3",Sussex,Old Shoreham,1556-12-04,"Lewkenor, Nicholas",Sotherike,William,M,Offington,"Reper' (=rippier, fish seller?)",,,,1556-12-01,12,,19:00,,Travelling in 'a ferry bote' from the Old Shoreham port with three other men and horses,"Fell from the boat because of a severe storm both of wind and water, that arose suddenly, and because of the movement of horses",Sea,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,"Boat valued at 12s remains with John a Wood and Thomas Waterman of Old Shoreham; small, and lame black horse worth 6s 8d remains with the almoner [widow crossed out] ",,Coroner summoned to the KB to answer for defects in the inquest. Process ceased because inquest amended,, ,1557_4,F/675,9/593a/83m,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 226, p. 62-3",Sussex,Old Shoreham,1556-12-04,"Lewkenor, Nicholas",le Rye,William,M,Rye,Servingman,,,,1556-12-01,12,,19:00,,Travelling in 'a ferry bote' from the Old Shoreham port with three other men and horses,"Fell from the boat because of a severe storm both of wind and water, that arose suddenly, and because of the movement of horses",Sea,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,"Boat valued at 12s remains with John a Wood and Thomas Waterman of Old Shoreham; Small, reddish brown horse died within a few days at Eastbourne",,Coroner summoned to the KB to answer for defects in the inquest. Process ceased because inquest amended,, ,1557_4,F/676,9/593a/84,,Surrey,Oxted,1557-04-28,"Aylmer, Thomas",Ryxon,Kenburgh,F,,,"Wife of William Ryxon of Crowhurst, freemason",,,1557-04-09,4,,10:00,,"Riding home from watermill called 'Oxstede water myll', having milled two measures of grain. She put grain on the back of the horse and then sat on top of it.","As she rode through a lane called 'Roselane' by a bridge of John Hounsted and along a ditch ('fossa') filled with water and mud to the depth of 2ft, the horse stumbled and she fell into water. She threw the reins over a post by the bridge but the horse stood on both sides of her 'cloke' and she drowned/suffocated.",Ditch,Horse,Fall into ,Stood on her cloak,Drowned,Instant,,Gelding worth 6s 8d in custody of William Rixson,,Coroner and jury put the horse as principal cause of death,, ,1557_4,F/677,9/593a/85,,Kent,Harty,1557-04-30,"Moket, Christopher",Tomson,Elizabeth,F,Harty,Servant of John Carpenter,,,,1557-04-30,4,,09:00,,,"Fell into a pond ('stagnum') near the house of John Carpenter, her master",Pond ,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/678,9/593a/86,,Kent,Maidstone,1557-06-03,"Raynold, John",Noven,Richard,M,Maidstone,,,,,1557-05-30,5,,16:00,,"Was in 'stagno voc[at] le mote' in a vessel called 'a kyler' (keeler - a shallow tub used for household purposes, OED)",,Pond,,,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/679,9/593a/87,,Kent,Fawkham,1557-06-02,"Ricard, Richard",Smart,John,M,Green Street Green,Labourer,,,,1557-06-01,6,,15:00,,Descending in a cart (biga') pulled by five horses from a hill called 'conyyerd',"JS fell out, the cart overturned and he was crushed by it",Cart,,Fall from,Crushed,Back and limbs? ('limbos') completely broken,Instant,,"Cart and horses worth 8l in custody of John Clarke of Green Street Green for the use of the bishop [of Rochester, Maurice Griffith]",,,, ,1557_4,F/680,9/593a/88,,Essex,Chelmsford,1557-07-12,"Knott, Thomas",Worme,Elizabeth,F,,,,30,,1557-07-12,7,,before 07:00,,Drawing water near the inn called The Lyon,Stretched out to lift a cooking pot filled with water and fell into water,River Cam,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/681,9/593a/89,,Essex,Little Leighs,1557-06-24,"Knott, Thomas",Stought,James,M,,,,60,,1557-06-24,6,,09:00,,Climbing up / over a 'stilum' (staircase / flight of steps / stile) with an edging / wall / fence along both sides,Fell down and hit the back of his head on the edging,Wall / edging,,Fall onto,,Head wound (back),Instant,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/682,9/593b/109,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Alconbury Weston,1557-07-29,"Tonney, Thomas",Cooke,Ellen,F,,,,,,1557-07-28,7,,,,Drawing water in a pond,Fell into,Pond,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/683,9/593b/110,,Suffolk,Bentley,1557-07-24,"Gosnold, Edmund, gent.",Bradstrete,William,M,Bentley,Labourer,,,,1557-07-24,7,,18:00,,"Driving a cart loaded with rye sheaves, property of Joan Fayrebrothers, widow ","WB pulled the thill-horse towards himself, fell under it and the horse stood on his chest",Horse,,Fall under,Trampled,Wound to chest,Instant,,"Thill-horse worth 6s 8d, other horse worth 13s 4d, which 20s remains in hands of William Ottley",,,, ,1557_4,F/684,9/593b/111,,Suffolk,Walpole,1557-05-26,"Harvye, Robert, gent.",Bettys/Bettis,William,M,Easton Bavents ('Eston Baven'),,,,,1557-05-25,5,,18:00,,Driving a cart ('currus') pulled by grey mare and other mares and geldings and loaded with pieces of oak wood bound together through a lane called 'Elseweye' in Walpole,"Lost control of the thill-horse so that the cart proceeded in such a way that one wheel ran over a hill or higher ground and turned over. Cart and wood fell on his back, shoulders and head and totally crushed him.","Cart, horse and load",,Crushed,,Crushed,,,"Cart worth 5s, wood 3s and mare 5s in hands of Richard Strangman",,,, ,1557_4,F/685,9/593b/112,,Suffolk,Easton Bavents,1558-04-23,"Harvye, Robert, gent.",Crispe,Alice,F,,,,,,1558-04-23,4,,06:00-07:00,,Getting into a cart,Cart overturned and part called 'Raff staff' hit AC on the head,Cart (part called 'Raff staff'),,Struck head,,Wound to head (ear or near ear) 2 in deep ('in p[ro]fundidate duar[um] unciar[um]'),,,Cart worth 12s in custody of Henry Eve alias Sperhawk of Easton Bavents,,,, ,1557_4,F/686,9/593b/113,,Cambridgeshire,Watermill property of Maurice Newell in place called 'Sowthe myll holt' in the liberty of Grauncote and franchise of King's College,1557-06-30,"Holland, Ralph",Starkhowse,Richard,M,,"BA, member of St John's College",,about 22,,1557-06-29,5,,22:00-23:00,,Sitting by the water washing his feet,Fell into,Water,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/687,9/593b/114,,Buckinghamshire,Aylesbury,1557-07-09,"Hornyolde, Anthony",Kelsall,William,M,,Yeoman,,,,1557-06-28,6,,,,,Horse property of Thomas Moneday senior of Aylesbury bit him,Horse,,Bitten,,Wound to the left side of back,Languished until 8 July,,Horse worth 40s in custody of Thomas Moneday senior of Aylesbury,,,, ,1557_4,F/688,9/593b/115,,Buckinghamshire,Stewkley,1557-05-10,"Hornyolde, Anthony",Cowell,Margaret,F,Stewkley,Spinster,,,Weak and debilitated due to illness,1557-05-09,5,,,,Walking by a pond in Stewkley,Fell into,Pond,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/689,9/593b/116,,Buckinghamshire,Iver,1557-07-27,"Dygnam, Thomas",Wild,,M,,,,5,,1557-07-25,7,,11:00,,Sitting and playing at the entrance to William Hurlyn's house,Sorrel horse wearing 'a horselock and fetters' on its hind legs followed WH's mare to the entrance to his house. There it crushed the boy with its weight breaking his neck,Horse (sorrel),,Crushed by ,,Broken neck,Instant,,Horse worth 33s 4d and the 'horselock and fetters' worth 12d in custody of Tuger? ('Tocherus') Wild,,,, ,1557_4,F/690,9/593b/117,,Buckinghamshire,Stony Stratford,1557-06-24,"Horniold, Anthony",Huchynson,Thomas,M,Stony Stratford,,,,,1557-05-22,5,,,,,Fell headlong from a stationary cart in Whaddon Park,Cart,,Fall from,,,Languished until 22 June,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/691,9/593b/118,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Wooley,1557-07-27,"Tonney, Thomas",Bassyngham,Henry,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Leading three horses to the water in Woolley,One of the horses kicked HB ,Horse (grey),,Kicked by,,Wound to head,,,"Horse worth 6s 8d in the hands of William Sympcott, gent.",,,, ,1557_4,F/692,9/593b/119,,Cambridgeshire,Guilden Morden,1557-06-05,"Mylsent, John",Godfrey,Agnes,F,,,Wife of Robert Godfrey? [faded],,Debilitated and ill,1557-05-05,5,,04:00 or 16:00 [faded],,Drawing water from a well with a 'payle' (bucket),Fell into the well due to debility and illness,Well,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/693,9/593b/122,,Buckinghamshire,Olney,1557-04-25,"Hornyold, Anthony",Baxter,Emma,F,Olney,Spinster,,,,1557-04-25,4,,,,,Fell off a bridge in Olney,River [Great Ouse],,Fall into ,,Drowned and suffocated,Instant,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/694,9/593b/144,,Westmorland,Helton,1556-09-13,"Jackson, Peter",Lambart,Thomas,M,Helton,Labourer,,,,1556-09-12,9,,,,Riding through Lowther in a place called 'Crookewath' ,Entered a stream or pond ('aqua') in Lowther with his horse and was overcome by the current,Stream,,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/695,9/593b/145,,Westmorland,Bampton/Lowther,1556-12-08,"Jackson, Peter",Boweman,Robert,M,Measand [flooded after the completion of the Haweswater Reservoir],,,,,1556-12-06,,,,,Uprooting and pulling out young ash trees and other plants in a place called 'Holgill' with the intention of planting them in a hedge within his close,Fell into a precipice ('pr[a]eceps') more than 20 cubits ('ulna') deep and not only drowned but also broke his bones and crushed his head,Precipice,,Fall into ,Drowned,"Drowned, crushed head and bones",,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/696,9/593b/146,,Newcastle ,Newcastle upon Tyne,1556-10-29,"Carr, William, and Hall, Edward",Nycolson,George,M,,,,13,,1556-10-29,10,,05:00,,Lying and sleeping by 'le lyme kylne' located at the end of a street called 'Sandgate' ,Suffocated ('hayth choked') by the smoke from the kiln,Lime kiln,,,,Suffocated,Instant,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/697,9/593b/147,,Newcastle ,Newcastle upon Tyne,1556-11-09,"Carr, William",Glover,Elizabeth,F,Newcastle upon Tyne,Spinster,,,,1556-10-09,10,,21:00,,Working near a river bank,Fell into the river,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/698,9/593b/148,,Newcastle ,Newcastle upon Tyne,1557-07-27,"Carr, William, and Hall, Edward",Swynborne,William,M,Newcastle upon Tyne,Mariner,,,,1557-07-20,7,,16:00,,Boarding a ship called 'the iorn[et?] of brandlynge' moored on the river,Through misfortune and his own negligence slipped and fell into the river,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/699,9/593b/149m,,Yorkshire,Plumpton,1557-05-29,"Norton, Robert",Cootte ,Isabel,F,Plumpton,,,,,1557-05-27,5,,,,Bringing sheep out of a ditch ('scrobis'),,River Nidd,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/699,9/593b/149m,,Yorkshire,Plumpton,1557-05-29,"Norton, Robert",Roper,Janet,F,Plumpton,,,,,1557-05-27,5,,,,Bringing sheep out of a ditch ('scrobis'),,River Nidd,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/699,9/593b/150m,,Yorkshire,Plumpton,1557-05-29,"Norton, Robert",Walker,Margaret,F,Plumpton,,,,,1557-05-27,5,,,,Bringing sheep out of a ditch ('scrobis'),,River Nidd,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/699,9/593b/150m,,Yorkshire,Plumpton,1557-05-29,"Norton, Robert",Diconson,Modeus?,M,Plumpton,,,,,1557-05-27,5,,,,Bringing sheep out of a ditch ('scrobis'),,River Nidd,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/700,9/593b/151,,Yorkshire,Knaresborough,1557-04-02,Norton Robert,Straker,Oswald,M,Knaresborough,,,,,not given,,,,,,Having drunk a lot of wine or beer his stomach could not cope; he fell into 'paraclisim' and died,Drink,,Drank,,Drunk,,,,"Had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1557_4,F/701,9/593b/152,,Yorkshire,Knaresborough,1557-07-19,"Norton, Robert",Hopperton,John,M,Cattal,,,,,not given,,,,,,"Lying on the highway having drunk a lot of wine or beer, he was very unwell and suddenly fell into 'paraclisim' and died",Drink,,Drank,,Drunk,,,,"Had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1557_4,F/702,9/593b/153,,Yorkshire,Angram Grange ('Angtham grange'),1557-07-04,"Norton, Robert",Davell,George,M,Coxwold,Gentleman,,,,not given,,,,,Helping some servants to raise/lift two roofs ,Rope broke and roof fell on the back of his head,Roof,,Struck by,,Head wound,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/703,9/593b/187,,Northamptonshire,Northampton,1557-02-26,"Browne, John",Brownenutt,Margery,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1557-02-08,2,,17:00,,"Standing on a stone on the bank of a pond in the grounds of St John Baptist hospital, washing a dish called 'a bole' ",Stone slipped and she fell in the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/704,9/593b/188,,Northamptonshire,Northampton,1557-27-01,"Bowers, John, Browne, John, Clark, Henry and Johnson Richard",Freman,William,M,,,,80 and more,"Old, debilitated and weak",1557-14-01,1,,19:00,,Walking from Great Houghton to Northampton [about 2.5 miles],"Fell into a ditch located near city gate called 'derne gate' and Becket's Well and could not get out because of his old age, debility and weakness of the body",Ditch,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/705,9/593b/189,,Northamptonshire,Wellingborough ('Wendlyngburgh'),1557-06-13,"Freman, Henry",Wryght,Agnes,F,,Spinster,"Wife of Henry Wryght of Wellingborough, shepherd",,Suffering from illness called 'the newe dysease',1557-06-12,6,,23:00,,Suffering from illness called 'the newe dysease' got up from her bed and walked to a well on the land of James Gybbes in Wellingborough,Fell into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/706,9/593b/190,,Derbyshire,Pentrich,1557-09-06,"Coke, William",Kyrklon,William,M,,,,,,1557-09-01,9,,10:00,,Jumping out of a cart ('a wayne') ,Fell down and hit his head on 'a gorse stubbe' ,Shrub stump,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the head (crown, 2 in long, 1 in wide and 1 in deep)",Languished until 3 September,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/707,9/593b/191,,Derbyshire,Derby,1557-07-21,"Ireton, Arthur",Jackson,John,M,Derby,,,,,1557-07-25,7,,17:00-18:00,,Sleeping on top of a pillar of a weir ('agger') being part of a mill called ' saynt michell mylne' on the River Derwent located near the eastern end of a bridge called 'the brydge mylnes',Fell down,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/708,9/593b/192,,Warwickshire,Dosthill? ('Darstell'),1557-08-04,"Hawe, Thomas, senior",Hyde,John,M,"Draycott, Staffordshire",Labourer,,,,1557-08-01,8,,19:00,,Driving oxen and cows across River Tame,Fell into the river,River Tame,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1557_4,F/709,9/593b/193,,Lincolnshire,Rand ('in p[ar]tib[us] de Lindesey'),1556-07-17,"Nayler, Matthew",Watson,John,M,Rand,,,5,,1556-07-16,7,,10:00,,Entering a barn in Rand ,"Approached a colt and a mare, which stood in his way, and the former kicked him with with his hind leg ",Horse (colt),,Kicked by,,Wound to the right side of body,Languished until 3 pm,,Colt worth 8s at the time of the accident in custody of William Asterbye of Lincoln,,,, ,1557_4,F/710,9/593b/194,,Lincolnshire,Crowland,1557-05-10,"Heydon, Anthony",Aswell,Thomas,M,,,,,,1557-05-10,5,,,,Entering 'A lytyll bote' moored on the River Nene with the intention of sailing down to the River Porsand,Started moving the boat from the river bank and suddenly fell into the water,River Nene,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat worth 8s in custody of William Ottye, deputy almoner",,,, ,1557_4,F/711,9/593b/248,,Staffordshire,Tatenhill,1557-06-25,"Fynney, William",Northe,Richard,M,,,,,,1557-06-25,6,,,,Lifting the rear end of a cart loaded with wood with the help of his servant William Wylkynson to yoke oxen to it,The cart moved and the left wheel crushed and broke RN's neck,Cart,,Run over,,Crushed and broken neck,Instant,"William Wylkynson, his servant, who was helping him","Cart worth 13s 4d in custody of Henry Banke of Wychnor, yeoman, bailiff of George Gryffith, knight for his use for the reason of liberty",,,, ,1558_2,F/712,9/594/51,,Hampshire,"Easton, The Dean",1557-09-09,"Foster, Edmund",Drynkewater,Emma,F,,,,,,1557-09-09,9,,10:00,,,Fell from the cart of Thomas Fuller of Southampton,Cart,,Fall from,Run over,Crushed? ,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/713,9/594/63,,Middlesex,St Martin-in-the-Fields,1558-02-09,"Hogeson, Robert",Randall,William ,M,,"Servant of Thomas Wynyatt of St Clement Danes, butcher",,,,1558-02-08,2,,20:00,,"On business of his master Thomas Wynyatt of St Clement Danes, butcher, carrying a calf on the saddle ",Horse stumbled into pit and fell on top of him,Horse (white gelding),,Fall from,Fell on top of him,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/714,9/594/65,,Worcestershire,Birtsmorton,1558-02-03,"Hill, William",Bennet,Elizabeth ,F,,Spinster,,,,1558-01-29,1,,11:00/12:00,,"Collecting wort leaves to put under bread she was baking in the house of Matilda Nanfan, widow",Fence broke ,Moat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/715,9/594/67,,Worcestershire,Fladbury,1558-02-07,"Hill, William",Weston,William ,M,,Labourer,,,,1558-01-09,1,,,,"Rectory, going out of the kitchen to return knife lent him by William Holmes",Went too fast through narrow entrance into hall,Knife,,Thrust into stomach,,3 in deep wound,Languished until 3 pm on 10 January 1558,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/716,9/594/68,,Oxfordshire,Cassington,1557-12-14,"Vaghan, Maurice",Barneshawe,Thomas,M,,,,,,1557-11-30,11,,,,Inspecting the cleaning of the mill?,Fell between trundle and cog pins,Watermill,,Fall into,,Crushed head ,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/717,9/594/76,,Warwickshire,Bridgetown next to Stratford upon Avon,1557-09-15,"Hawes, Thomas",Arys,Laurence ,M,"Deddington, Oxfordshire",Husbandman,,,,1557-09-14,9,,,,Riding a gelding,"Fell into a whirlpit in river Avon, next to second arch of bridge",Horse (grey gelding),River Avon,Fall into,Fault of gelding,Drowned,,,Gelding drowned too,,Richard Shakyspere a juror,, ,1558_2,F/718,9/594/96,,Leicestershire,Quorn ('Quorndon'),1558-02-03,"Pochyn, George",Ormeston,William ,M,,,,21,,1558-02-03,2,,,,Fetching water for his work,Foot slipped,Spring / well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/719,9/594/108,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 324, pp. 155-6",Nottinghamshire,Worksop,1558-02-11,"Stanley, John",Gelder,Joan,F,,,"Wife of Thomas Gelder of Carburton, miller",,,1558-02-09,2,,19:00,,"Walking with her husband from Worksop towards Carburton to 'Sperton Hyll Fote' in the parish of Worksop, where she was left alone",She died from coldness and lack of care from her husband,Cold,,,,Froze,Languished until 6 am on 10 February and died due to lack of the diligent care and duty of her husband,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/720,9/594/115,,Coventry city,"Coventry, West Orchard Street",1557-10-11,"Gregorie, Thomas",Scales,Margaret ,F,,Spinster,,,,1557-10-11,10,,15:00,,Standing in street unloading stones?,Rolled forward on slope,Cart full of stones,,Struck by shaft ,,Struck chest ,Instant,Many others present,,,,, ,1558_2,F/721,9/594/116,,Warwickshire,Solihull,1558-01-21,"Hawe, Thomas",Smalwood,Agnes ,F,,,Wife of Roger Smalwood,,,1558-01-20,1,,11:00,,Lubricating cog wheel in the mill of Roger Smalwood,Rotating cog wheel caught right sleeve of gown and pulled in right arm,Windmill,,,,"Broke arm in two places, chest wound",Instant,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/722,9/594/117,,Leicester,Leicester,1557-11-13,"Fletcher, Robert, and Reynolds, William",Hakytt,David ,M,,,,,Too debilitated to get out,1557-11-12,11,,01:00,,Emptying his bowels in his garden while afflicted by 'the new dysease' ,Fell into a spring/well,Spring / well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,Goods 30s,,, ,1558_2,F/723,9/594/118,,Derbyshire,Ingleby,1558-02-28,"Beaumont, Edward",Heyne,Hugh ,M,,,,,Ill,1558-02-28,2,,20:00,,Wanted water to drink,Sitting on bank,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/724,9/594/119,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 325, p. 156",Nottinghamshire,"Newark on Trent, Myln Close Bridge",1558-03-12,"Gunyston, Henry",Whelewright,John ,M,,,,,"Falling sickness, long time",1558-03-10,3,,19:00,,Walking across 'the myln closse brydge',Feet slipped and he fell into the water,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/725,9/594/120,,Northants,Northampton,1557-11-21,"Langetre, Thomas",Johnson,Richard ,M,"Emberton, Buckinghamshire",Labourer,,,,1557-11-07,11,,,,"Riding from Emberton, Buckinghamshire, to Little Billing, Northamptonshire",Tried to cross on horseback,"River (Nene), in flood",Bridge broken,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/726,9/594/123,,Lincoln,"Lincoln, Close, the Chequer",1557-09-25,"Routh, Roger",Gantan,Stephen ,M,,,,,Inebriated,1557-09-24,9,,19:00,,"Coming from house of Elizabeth Hennege, widow",Stumbled on great stone,Spring / well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/727,9/594/124,,Lincolnshire,"Hogsthorpe, Slackholme Marsh",1557-08-18,"Crathorne, Thomas",Calf,Robert ,M,,,,,,1557-03-10,3,,,,Walking through fields from Hogsthorpe to Ingoldmells,,Cow ('a madd cow'),,Gored with horn,,Wound in body,That night at Hogsthorpe,,Cow of William Cheills of Hogsthorpe,,Body buried before coroner saw it,, ,1558_2,F/728,9/594/127,,Lincolnshire,Garthorpe,1557-07-10,"Assheton, William",Abbotte,Thomas ,M,,,,,,1557-07-09,7,,,,,Foot slipped and he fell onto axletree of a hay cart,Cart,,Fall from,,Struck back ,Died at 4 pm (but time of accident not given),,,,,, ,1558_2,F/729,9/594/128,,Lincolnshire,Coningsby,1558-01-06,"Crathorne, Thomas",Thomas,William ,M,,,,,,1555-08-01,8,,,,,Boat turned over,River Bain,Boat,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Body buried before coroner saw it,, ,1558_2,F/730,9/594/145,,Huntingdonshire,Huntingdon,1557-12-10,"Horwood, William, and Walleys William",Brown,Thomas ,M,"Haddon, Huntingdonshire",Husbandman,,,,1557-12-10,12,,,,"Sitting on a bridge, sleeping",Fell off the bridge and into the water,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/731,9/594/146,,Bedfordshire,Wilden,1558-01-31,"Adams, William",Rushe,Anne ,F,,Spinster ,Wife of Robert Rushe,,,1558-01-31,1,,08:00,,Drawing water from a pond behind RR's house,,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/732,9/594/147,,Bedfordshire,Holme,1557-09-14,"Sampson, Richard",Salye,Margaret ,F,,,"Wife of John Salye, weaver",,,1557-09-12,9,,17:00,,"Climbing an apple tree in the orchard of Robert Palmer al. Dallyson of Holme, husbandman",Branch broke and she fell to the ground,Tree (apple),,Fall from,,Wound on right side?,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/733,9/594/148,,Buckinghamshire,Quainton,1557-12-05,"Saunders, John",Houper,Jane ,F,,,,,,1557-12-03,12,,18:00,,,"Foot slipped, 'old petycot' caught on pin on wooden trough in the house of William Clerk esq.",Iron pin ,,Hanged,,Hanged,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/734,9/594/149,,Norfolk,Thetford,1557-09-10,"Lorde, William",Lytster,Jane ,F,"Kilverstone, Norfolk",,"Wife of Robert Lytster, labourer",,,1557-09-06,9,,23:00/24:00,,,Misfortune / negligence,Stream called 'pytmylle pole',,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/735,9/594/150,,Cambridgeshire,Bourn,1558-01-21,"Leete, Thomas",Ware,Robert ,M,,Servant of Thomas Cropwell,,,,1558-01-20,1,,,,Entering stable of Thomas Cropwell his master to feed horses,Kicked by a horse,Horse (red roan),,Kicked,,Struck stomach ,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/736,9/594/168,,Essex,Chelmsford,1558-01-03,"Knott, Thomas",Smalebrooke,John ,M,,,,5,Sound mind,1557-12-28,12,, 1:00/2:00,,Going to bed in the house of Roger Dowe with whom he was staying,Fell through a hole in room,Hole in room,,Fell through?,,Broken back and neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/737,9/594/169,,Essex,Pentlow,1557-08-03,"Knott, Thomas",Olyvere,Thomas ,M,,,,,,1557-08-02,8,,11:00,,Harvesting his barley in Walnotte Felde and loading it onto his cart,"Standing on cart tying barley, cart turned over?",Cart,No fault of horses,Fell on top of him,,Broke neck,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/738,9/594/170,,Kent,Chilham,1557-11-05,"Moket, Christopher",Dorant,Thomas ,M,,Servant of Alexander Amis,,,,1557-11-03,11,,15:00,,,Accidentally fell in to a well in the house of Alexander Amis his master,Spring / well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/739,9/594/193,,Yorkshire,Beswick,1557-08-07,"Woodd, John",Williamson,John ,M,,Labourer,,,,1557-08-03,8,,18:00,,,Went into the hut of William Pereson to sleep,Hay (half a load?),,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/740,9/594/194,,Yorkshire,Norton-on-Derwent,1557-10-22,"Woodd, John",Simpson,Jane ,F,,Spinster,Daughter of Ralph Simpson,,,1557-10-22,10,,09:00,,Driving geese from Norton Carr to father's house,Foot slipped,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/741,9/594/195,,Yorkshire,Beeston,1557-10-25,"Norton, Robert",Chandeler,Agnes ,F,,,Wife of Thomas Chandeler al. Clarke,,Great and long illness,1557-10-25,10,,,,Unclear,Fell off while crossing plank bridge,Stream called Beeston Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_2,F/742,9/594/196,,Yorkshire,"Sneaton, by Whitby",1556-03-25,"Norton, Robert",Marchaunt,Richard ,M,,Miller,,,,1556-03-25,3,,,,Unclear,"His house burnt, cause unknown but thought accidental",House fire,,,,Burnt,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/743,9/595/1/9,,Cambridgeshire,Comberton,1558-06-22,"Leete, Thomas",Robinson,Anne ,F,,Servant of William Walker,,,,1558-06-21,6,,,,"Fetching water from pond in messuage of William Walker, her master",Weight of pitcher full of water while she bent over made her lose her balance?,Pond,Pitcher worth halfpenny main cause,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/744,9/595/1/10,,Cambridgeshire,Clopton,1558-03-29,"Leete, Thomas",Webbes,John ,M,,Servant of Oliver St John his master,,,,1558-03-26,3,,,,"Fetching water for kitchen from pond in messuage of Oliver St John, his master",,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/745,9/595/1/11,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Brampton,1558-07-18,"Tonney, Thomas",Hall,John ,M,,,,,,1558-07-18,7,,,,Riding on thills of cart,"Horses ran off, throwing him from cart in front of left wheel 'the nerewhele'",Cart,Horse,Fall from,Ran over,Struck head,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/746,9/595/1/12,,Huntingdonshire,Huntingdon,1558-06-05,"Horwood, William, and Walleys, William",Quyntyne,George,M,,Innkeeper,,,,1558-06-05,6,,,,Riding on gelding on highway,"Horse ran into gelding?, he fell off, both trampled him",Horse (red roan),Gelding,Fall from,Trampled,"Struck head, right side",,,Gelding in custody of Margaret Quyntyne his widow,,,, ,1558_4,F/747,9/595/1/13,,Bedfordshire,"Haynes, Potters Lane",1558-06-14,"Sampson, Richard",Rolte,John ,M,Cardington,Labourer,,,,1558-06-13,6,,,,Returning from Chicksand Wood with loaded carts,"He whipped horses, then stumbled on bush growing there, left wheel ran over head",Cart,,Ran over,,Struck head,,"William Adams of Cardington, husbandman, John Barbour of Cardington, husbandman, JR's master with him",,,,, ,1558_4,F/748,9/595/1/14,,Bedfordshire,Southill,1558-06-09,"Sampson, Richard",Spenser,"John, senior",M,Edworth,Husbandman,,,,1558-06-08,6,,18:00/19:00,,Returning from Warden Wood with wood on cart,Lead horse frightened the other two and they pulled cart into hedge and tree trunk,Cart,Horse,Fall from,,Broke neck,Died half hour later,"John Spenser junior, labourer with him",,,,, ,1558_4,F/749,9/595/1/15,,Bedfordshire,Stagsden,1558-04-06,"Adams, William",Lillyott,Thomas,M,,Labourer,,80,Blind,1558-04-05,4,,,,Walking alone in close by his house,Fell in because blind,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/750,9/595/1/16,,Bedfordshire,Cranfield,1558-05-18,"Adams, William",Markes,Agnes ,F,,Spinster,,,,1558-05-17,5,,09:00,,Went out to relieve herself on bank of ditch near her house opposite church,,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/751,9/595/1/17,,Bedfordshire,Kempston,1558-07-22,"Adams, William",Loake,Michael,M,,,,2,,1558-07-21,7,,20:00,,"Playing on the bank of the River Ouse, next to a watermill",,River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/752,9/595/1/18,,Cambridgeshire,Burwell,1558-07-30,"William, Nicholas",Gryme,Nicholas,M,,,Son of John Gryme,3.5,,1558-07-29,7,,16:00,,Unclear,"Ran over to cart full of bean-pods, horse kicked leg then trampled stomach",Horse (spotted grey),,Kicked,,Trampled stomach,18:00,"With brother (name blank), cart driven by William Purfay son of Thomas Purfay of Burwell",,,,, ,1558_4,F/753,9/595/1/19,,Cambridgeshire,Castle Camps,1558-06-08,"Leete, Thomas",Olyve,Henry,M,,,,,,1558-06-07,6,,,,Riding horse at full speed,Came out of scabbard,Sword,,Struck leg,,"Wound in right leg, foot long, 2 in deep",Instant,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/754,9/595/1/20,,Cambridgeshire,"Cambridge, place called Holtes",1558-07-05,"Ventrys, Thomas",Joplyn,John,M,,,,,,1558-07-05,7,,,,"Cooling down and washing himself, having taken off clothes",Trapped by bushes growing in river ,River,Thorn bushes,Drowning,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/755,9/595/1/21,,Cambridgeshire,Caxton,1558-06-06,"Leete, Thomas",Holecat,Elizabeth ,F,,,,,Ill,1558-06-06,6,,,,Going for recreation to the garden of Jane Martyn,Fell into a pond next to the garden,Pond ('a puddle'),,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/756,9/595/1/22,,Cambridgeshire,Knapwell,1558-08-11,"Leete, Thomas",Bullen,John,M,,,,,,1558-08-10,8,,,,"Climbing a pear tree in the garden of Thomas Heigham, gent",Fell down when the branch he was holding broke,Pear tree,,Fall from,,Unclear,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/757,9/595/1/26,,Staffordshire,Mucklestone,1558-05-02,"Iremonger, Thomas",Hopkeys,John,M,,Husbandman,,,,1558-05-02,5,,,,In Mucklestone wood on his cart loaded with 'trouse' (=brushwood),,Cart,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/758,9/595/1/41m,,Herefordshire,"Byford, Cannon Bridge",1558-07-22,"Garnans, John",Mathewe,Walter,M,Madley,Yeomen,,,,1558-07-02,7,,08:00,,Crossing river on mare,Mare fell over in mid-river,River Wye,Mare (grey),Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/758,9/595/1/41m,,Herefordshire,"Byford, Cannon Bridge",1558-07-22,"Garnans, John",Mathewe,Peter,M,Madley,Yeomen,,,,1558-07-02,7,,08:00,,Crossing river on mare,Mare fell over in mid-river,River Wye,Mare (grey),Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/759,9/595/1/42,,Shropshire,Cleobury North ,1558-07-01,"Hygons, George",Ravynscrofte,John,M,,,,,,1558-06-30,6,,15:00,,Crossing a fence / hedge?,Struck himself,Scythe,,,,Wound in left thigh,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/760,9/595/1/43,,Shropshire,Bishop's Castle,1558-06-05,"Broke, Francis",Home,Griffin,M,,,,,,1558-06-04,6,,09:00,,Riding horseof John Mason of Bishop's Castle into a pond called a horse pool to wash it,Horse stumbled ('dyd founder'),Pond,Horse (black),,,Drowned,,,Horse of John Mason of Bishop's Castle,,,, ,1558_4,F/761,9/595/1/44,,Shropshire,Watling Street = Wellington,1558-06-08,"Orme, John",Lee,Richard ,M,,,,,,1558-06-07,6,,15:00,,Rowing in a boat,Suddenly fell out of boat,Water called Hadley Pool,Boat,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/762,9/595/1/45,,Shropshire,Tern,1558-07-05,"Weale, William",Chidlowe,Richard ,M,,Labourer,,,,1558-07-04,7,,,,Went into stream to clean and wash himself,Immediately immersed,Stream called Tern brook,,Drowning,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/763,9/595/1/46,,Staffordshire,Kingsley,1558-04-22,"Fenton, John",Wedgewod,Alice,F,,,,,,1558-04-17,4,,,,Standing on bridge over River Churnet at Froghall,Accidentally fell off bridge,River Churnet,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/764,9/595/1/47,,Staffordshire,Norton in the Moors,1558-07-21,"Fenton, John",Rowley,William ,M,,,,,,1558-07-20,7,,,,Unclear,"Gate fell on him, he fell onto stone",Gate / door,Stone,,,"Wound in front part of head, 3 in long, 1 in wide",,,Gate / door worth 4d in custody of Joyce Rowley his widow,,,, ,1558_4,F/765,9/595/1/48,,Staffordshire,Leek,1558-05-10,"Fenton, John",Vigorrys,Randal,M,,Carpenter,,,,1558-05-10,5,,,,Dismantling a house at Dieulacres,"Timber fell on his right leg and knocked him out of house onto ground, 21 feet down",House,"Timber, piece of",Fall from,,Broke neck,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/766,9/595/1/60,,Leicestershire,Burton on the Wolds,1558-06-21,"Powchyn, George",Hill,William ,M,,,,17,,1558-06-15,6,,,,Taking two colts to water to drink at the Horse leys in fields of Burton,Colts ran into river pulling him,River Soar,Colts,Drowning,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/767,9/595/1/62,,Leicestershire,Quorn ('Quorndon'),1558-07-05,"Pochyn, George",Unknown,Thomas,M,,,,,,1558-07-04,7,,,,Travelling along road from Leicester to Loughborough,"Went into pool in River Soar to wash because hot, but was submerged",Pond called the mill dam,,Drowning,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/768,9/595/1/67m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 330, p. 158",Nottinghamshire,Sutton cum Lound,1558-07-02,"Stanley, John",Blackburne,Edward,M,,,,,,1558-07-01,7,,17:00,,At 'Lounde Yng',"Killed by force of storm, thunder and lightning",Lightning,,Struck by,,Struck face,,WJ who died with him,,,,, ,1558_4,F/768,9/595/1/67m,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 330, p. 158",Nottinghamshire,Sutton cum Lound,1558-07-02,"Stanley, John",Jepson,William ,M,,,,,,1558-07-01,7,,17:00,,At 'Lounde Yng',"Killed by force of storm, thunder and lightning",Lightning,,Struck by,,Struck face,,EB who was with him,,,,, ,1558_4,F/769,9/595/1/69,,Northamptonshire,Barnwell,1558-06-12,"Pykeryng, John",Tayler,Robert ,M,,Labourer,,,,1558-06-12,6,,14:00,,Crossing bridge in Barnwell,Stumbled on stone of bridge,Lake,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/770,9/595/1/70,,Northamptonshire,Beanfield,1558-07-14,"Pykeryng, John",Hull,Matthew,M,Oundle,Labourer,,,,1558-07-13,7,,11:00,,Unclear,,Cartload of wood,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed into ground,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/771,9/595/1/71,,Northamptonshire,Warkton,1558-06-26,"Freman, Henry",Harborowe,Humphrey,M,,,,,,1558-06-25,6,,,,Driving mares and cart loaded with underwood down great hill in drove way from fields of Warkton,Wind blew over cart?,Cart and load of underwood,Mare (role unclear),Fell on top of him,,Crushed head and body and suffocated,,,Cart (and wood?) of John Baker of Kettering,,,, ,1558_4,F/772,9/595/1/72,,Lincolnshire,Rippingale,1558-05-12,"Clerke, William",Sawll / Sall,Thomas,M,,,,,,1558-05-12,5,,,,Working in clay pits in fields of Rippingale,Dug hole in an unsafe manner,"Earth, large mass",,Fell on top of him,,Killed,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/773,9/595/1/73,,Lincolnshire,Thurlby by Bourne / Thurlby by Lincoln,1558-07-22,"Warde, William",Daye,Thomas ,M,,,,26,,1558-06-27,6,,10:00,,Hurrying and running fast,"Ran fast, fell onto stone, great weight of his body caused it to strike his head",Stone,,Fell onto,,"Struck head, brain penetrated",Within an hour,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/774,9/595/1/74,,Lincolnshire,Edenham,1558-07-12,"Warde, William",Ancell,William ,M,,,,17,,1558-07-12,7,,10:00,,,A piece of wood called an 'outrath' fell off a cart and struck him,Wood (piece of),,Fell on top of him,,Struck head (left part),2 hours later,,"Cart of Thomas Sharpney, clerk",,,, ,1558_4,F/775,9/595/1/75,,Lincolnshire,Gedney,1558-06-18,"Heydon, Anthony",Peytre,Laurence ,M,,Labourer,,,,1558-06-10,6,,,,Working in common marsh,"Horse ran off, he was knocked down?",Horse and cart,,Knocked to ground?,,Wounded mortally,Languished until 17 June ,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/776,9/595/1/76,,Leicester,Leicester,1558-06-25,"Fletcher, Robert, and Reynold, William",Lee,George,M,,,,,,1558-06-24,6,,19:00/20:00,,Washing himself in River Soar,"Washing in river, fell into whirlpit and couldn't get out",Whirlpit in River Soar,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/777,9/595/1/77,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 331, p. 158-9.",Nottinghamshire,Thurgarton,1558-07-18,"Gunyston, Henry",Ridar,John,M,Thurgarton,Labourer,,,,1558-07-16,6,,09:00,,Driving a cart to fetch hay at Horse Pool,"Turned over, right wheel fell on him",Cart (wheel),,Fell on top of him,,Struck chest ,Instant,,Wheel valued at 6s 8d in custody of Ralph Mawer of Thurgarton,,,, ,1558_4,F/778,9/595/1/78,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 329, pp. 157-8.",Nottinghamshire,Sutton,1558-05-01,"Stanley, John",Tomlenson,Thomas ,M,,,,,Ague long suffered,1558-04-30,4,,,,Walking by River Idle,Fell in from force of wind.,River Idle,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/779,9/595/1/79,,Coventry city,"Coventry, Mill Lane",1558-05-18,"Gregorie, Thomas",Briane,Alice,F,Stoke in county of city of Coventry,Spinster,,,,1558-06-18,6,,08:00,,Crossing bridge over Sherburn by Bastell Milll,Feet slipped,Stream called Sherburn,Slippery bridge,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/780,9/595/1/80,,Coventry city,"Coventry, Greyfriars Lane",1558-04-23,"Gregorie, Thomas",Alsopp,Thomas,M,,Carrier / carver,,,,1558-04-26,4,,16:00,,Standing in former cemetery of Friars Minor under stone wall of city,"Maypole fell over, knocking stone out of top of city wall",Maypole,Stone,Fell on top of him,,"Wound in left part of head, 3 in long, 2 in wide, penetrated brain",Instant,"Found by Thomas Liteley, nailer and Thomas Brotone, corviser",,,,, ,1558_4,F/781,9/595/1/81,,Lincoln,"Lincoln, - parish in South Ward",1558-06-30,"Clarke, William",Jon,Anthony,M,,,,,,1558-06-28,6,,15:00,,Sitting (?) in cherry tree in garden of William Rotherham,Branch broke and he fell to ground,Tree (cherry),,Fall from,,,Languished until 29 June,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/782,9/595/2/55m,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 233, p. 64",Sussex,Beddingham,1557-09-13,"Cotmotte, John",Howell,"John, senior",M,,,,,,1557-09-13,9,,10:00-11:00,,Digging soil in pit in Combe field in Beddingham,Side of pit fell in,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/782,9/595/2/55m,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 233, p. 64",Sussex,Beddingham,1557-09-13,"Cotmotte, John",Howell,William,M,,,"Son of John Howell, senior",,,1557-09-13,9,,10:00-11:00,,Digging soil in pit in Combe field in Beddingham,Side of pit fell in,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/783,9/595/2/56,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 231, p. 64",Sussex,Chiddingly,1557-09-04,"Cotmotte, John",Wyllarde,Edward,M,,,,,,1557-09-03,9,,19:00-20:00,,Digging soil in pit in 'Hempeshalles' field,Side of pit fell in,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/784,9/595/2/58,,Essex,Purleigh,1558-05-31,"Knott, Thomas",Brette,John,M,,,,20,,?,,,,,Sitting in the cart of John Brette senior draw by one horse,Cart fell over?,Cart,,Fall from,Run over,Crushed leg,Languished until 31 March,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/785,9/595/2/59,"Hunnisett, Sussex, I, no 232, p. 64",Sussex,Lodsworth,1557-09-12,"Lewkenor, Nicholas",Jaxson,Christiana,F,,,,,,1557-09-11,9,,18:00,,Riding on a small grey gelding near Lodsworth bridge,Riding and fell off,Horse (gelding),,Fall from,,Unspecified,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/786,9/595/2/59,,Essex,East Ham,1558-06-14,"Knott, Thomas",Stepneth,Thomas,M,,,,3,,1558-05-10,5,,11:00,,Playing in road with other boys,Struck by a horse that ran across road from grazing,Horse (bay),,Kicked,,Struck head below left ear,Instant,,Horse's owner unknown,,,, ,1558_4,F/787,9/595/2/60,,Kent,Hoo Allhallows,1558-07-04,"Reynold, John",Wreight,John,M,,,,,"Ill, crippled in both hands?",1558-04-01,4,,08:00,,"Washing hands and face as was his habit, in garden of Jane Coppynger widow, having come out of her house","Standing on bank, suddenly fell into the water",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/788,9/595/2/61,,Kent,Biddenden,1558-06-05,"Strogull, John",Staple,Thomas,M,,Labourer,,,,1558-06-02,6,,,,Washing and cooling down in Mr Mayne's pond,Went in then suddenly fell into deepest part,Pond,,Drowning,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/789,9/595/2/82,,Westmorland,Kendal,1557-12-25,"Jackson, Peter",Shipparde,John,M,Natland,,,10,,1557-12-24,12,,10:00,,Climbing onto a wall at Stane Ridding,Jumped off top of wall holding knife in right hand and fell,Knife,,Fell onto,,Struck in stomach,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/790,9/595/2/83,,Westmorland,Maulds Meburn ('Maldesmeburn'),1558-02-14,"Jackson, Peter",Willan,Thomas,M,,,,,,1558-02-03,2,,10:00,,Sitting by trees,Top of tree fell on him,Tree,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed head and body,Languished until 12 February,"John Newton, Edward Gibson of M, husbandmen, cutting down two ash trees",,,,, ,1558_4,F/791,9/595/2/84,,York city,"York suburbs, Abbey Mill",1558-06-11,"Emondson, John and Faw, Thomas",Thomson,William ,M,,Baker,,,,1558-06-11,6,,10:00/11:00,,Washing himself in river,"Walking and washing himself, slipped on mud on river-bed and then stuck to it",River Foss,,Drowning,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/792,9/595/2/86,,Cumberland,Cumwhinton,1557-09-16,"Alanbie, John",Cowper,Robert ,M,,,,,,1557-09-16,9,,,,Riding across water on grizzled horse at a place called Peatwath,Overcome by violence of water,Saw Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Horse belonged to and now with Richard Cowper of Camerught?, relative of Robert Cowper",,,, ,1558_4,F/793,9/595/2/87,,Cumberland,Aikton ('Hackton'),1558-06-25,"Alanby, John",Cowen,William ,M,,,"Son of John Cowen of Hakton, husbandman",,,1558-06-24,6,,,,Holding horse by a cord? tightly fastened to his hand,Horse dragged him over banks and stones,Horse (black),,,,Struck? (unspecified),Instant,,Horse belonged to and now with John Cowen,,,, ,1558_4,F/794,9/595/2/88m,,Cumberland,Froddel Crook ('Fodilcronkes'),1558-05-09,"Alanby, John",Harryngton,John,M,,,,,,1557-11-20,11,,,,Riding with Barbara Harryngton across river on a black mare at a place called Peatwath,Overcome by violence of water,River Eden,,,,Drowned,,,"Horse belonged to and remains with William Hyndson of Hutton, Cumberland",,,, ,1558_4,F/794,9/595/2/88m,,Cumberland,Froddel Crook ('Fodilcronkes'),1558-05-09,"Alanby, John",Harryngton,Barbara,F,,,Wife of John Harryngton,,,1557-11-20,11,,,,Riding with John Harryngton across river on a black mare at a place called Peatwath,Overcome by violence of water,River Eden,,,,Drowned,,,"Horse belonged to and remains with William Hyndson of Hutton, Cumberland",,,, ,1558_4,F/795,9/595/2/89,,Yorkshire,Halifax. Northowram,1558-05-21,"Gascoigne, William",Jackson,Alice,F,,,Wife of Roger Jacson,,,1558-05-18,5,,12:00,,Collecting wood and branches under an oak tree,Furious wind suddenly blew and oak tree fell over,Oak tree,,Fell on top of her,,Struck? (unspecified),Instant,,Tree in custody of Michael Oites,,,, ,1558_4,F/796,9/595/2/90,,Yorkshire,Rascal Moor,1558-05-12,"Norton, Robert",Horseley,Alice,F,,,"Wife of John Horseley of Rascal, husbandman",,,1558-05-10,5,,,,Washing her hands in a ditch,Feet slipped,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/797,9/595/2/91,,Yorkshire,Harpham,1558-04-01,"Wodd, John",Weddreld,Christopher,M,,Labourer,,,,1558-03-26,3,,14:00,,Entering stable of his uncle John Weddreld to care for the livestock,Kicked him by a colt stag,Horse (colt stag),,Struck forehead ,,Wounded mortally,Languished until 1 April,,,,,, ,1558_4,F/798,9/595/2/92,,Yorkshire,Skerringham,1558-03-17,"Wodd, John",Schepertson,John,M,Cottingham,Yeoman,,,,1558-05-16,5,,19:00-20:00,,Riding horse ('a may horse') ,Rode horse into water to bathe and water it,Water called 'Dagwynde'?,Horse,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/799,9/596/20,,Staffordshire,Eccleshall,1558-12-30,"Iremonger, Thomas",Gallymore,John,M,Eccleshall,Labourer,,,Weak body and not sound mind,1558-12-17,12,,,,Travelling between Eccleshall and Tillington,Accidentally fell from a bridge into a stream called 'Brychefort Ryver',Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/800,9/596/21,,Berkshire,Bradfield,1558-12-18,"Okham, John",Wylsher,William ,M,Bradfield,Husbandman,,,Suffering from ague,1558-12-17,12,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustellu[m] voc[atur] a Carr') pulled by a white gelding,"Fell from cart due to illness, piece of cart fell on his neck and dragged him",Cart,Axel?,Fall from,Fell on him,Strangled,,,"Horse and other items worth 5s in the custody of Stafford of Bradfield, esq.",,,, ,1559_2,F/801,9/596/42,,Wiltshire,Marlborough,1557-10-01,"Dysmars, Christopher",Aylward,Robert,M,Rowde,,,,,1557-10-06,10,,,,"Accompanying on a mare one Ralph Aylward driving cart ('plaustratum') pulled by six oxen and carrying three 'barrels of pytche and tarr' and one ' sacke of hoppes' (which belonged to Henry Long of Whaddon, clothier, and Thomas Gyfford of Devizes respectively) between Froxfield, Wiltshire and Knoyle, Wiltshire on a highway leading from London to Marlborough ",Mare fell asleep as a result of which he fell to the ground and was run over by cart,Cart and horse,,Fall from,Run over,Back run over,Instant,,"Cart and oxen worth £7 10s remain in custody of Francis Mallett, high almoner; tar and pitch worth 20s with Thomas Love executor of Henry Long; hops worth 20s and something else worth 6s 8d with Richard Gyfford",Either date of inquest or of accident must be wrong; perhaps both as 1 October was a Saturday (as stated) in 1558 but not 1557,,, ,1559_2,F/802,9/596/54,,Hertfordshire,Northchurch,1559-02-03,"West, William",Tybson,Henry,M,,Servant of Anne Bryan,,11,,1559-02-01,2,,11:00,,"Driving a cart belonging to Anne Bryan of Northchurch, widow, through a grove called Berkhamsted Frythe","Became entangled in 'a busshe of bryars', fell under the cart and its further wheel ran over his middle near his hips",Cart,,Fall from,Ran over,Crushed stomach,Instant,,Horse and wheel worth 13s 4d in custody of Robert Howe,,,, ,1559_2,F/803,9/596/56,,Staffordshire,Trentham,1558-10-25,"Thomas Burby, gent.",Barber,Richard ,M,,,,,,1558-10-22,10,,,,Crossing the bridge called 'Stranford Bridge',Swept by strong current (overflowing the bridge? - unclear),River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/804,9/596/57,,Gloucestershire,Buckland/Laverton,1559-02-15,"Harward, William, gent.",Honnyngton,Robert ,M,"Laverton, Gloucestershire",,,,,1559-01-27,1,,21:00,,Entering stable of William Roo in Laverton,Kicked by a colt,Horse (colt),,Struck on stomach,,Wounded mortally,,,Horse (four-years-old white colt) worth 20s,,,, ,1559_2,F/805,9/596/58,,Gloucestershire,Winchcombe,1559-02-14,"Harward, William, gent.",Hundley,Henry,M,Winchcombe,Labourer,,,,1559-02-05,2,,19:00,,"Returning to Winchcombe from the village of Hawling, Gloucestershire through a quarry called 'Sudley Quarry' in Sudley, Gloucestershire","Tripped, fell headlong and hit his head on a stone",Stone,,Fall onto,,Broken and crushed skull,Instant,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/806,9/596/59,,Gloucestershire (now Worcestershire),Childswickham,1559-02-15,"Harward, William, gent.",Hayward,John,M,"Broadway, Worsc",Labourer,,,,1558-12-12,12,,08:00,,Travelling from the village of Broadway to the market in Evesham,Fell into a stream called 'Chyldeswykam Broke' and was overcome by the violence of the current,Stream,,Fall into,Overcome by the violence of water,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/807,9/596/61,,Kent,Lenham,1558-09-13,John Reynold,Balden,William ,M,Lenham,Husbandman,,,,1558-09-12,9,,11:00,,Collecting wood and loading it onto his cart in place called 'Oxteywood' ,Rope he was pulling on to tie wood broke and he fell on root of ash tree previously cut down,Cart,"Tree (ash, roots or stump)",Fall from,Fall onto,,Languished until 22:00:00,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/808,9/596/62,,Essex,North Shoebury,1558-11-12,"Knott, Thomas",Hyndye/Hyndie,Henry,M,,,,,,1558-11-10,11,,,,Ploughing his field,Whipped horse with a twig to make him go faster and got kicked in return,Horse (grey),,Kicked,,Struck breast,Instant,,"Horse worth 20s in custody of Richard Nobill, bailiff of Rochford hundred",,,, ,1559_2,F/809,9/596/63,,Essex,Little Leighs,1558-07-14,"Knott, Thomas",Smythe,Lucy,F,,Servant of William Brooke,,18,,1558-07-13,7,,,,"Working for her master, loading peas onto a cart in king's and queen's highway",Fell from the cart because the horse drawing it moved. Once on the ground the cart ran over her head when the horse panicked,Cart,,Fall from,Run over,Crushed head ('equus p[re]d[ict]us caruca[m] p[re]d[ic]tam sup[er] caput eiusdem Lucie tr[a]nsrotabat & trahebat et idem adtuns & ib[ide]m adeo quassabat & opp[ri]mebat q[uo]d im[m]ediate adtunc & ib[ide]m obijt'),Instant,,"Cart and horse worth 8s and 15s respectively. 23s in the custody of deputy almoner Thomas Cleyton, gent., almoner's deputy",,,, ,1559_2,F/810,9/596/68,,Kent,Hoo,1558-12-18,"Reynolds, John, esq.",Larke,William,M,Hoo,Labourer,,,,1558-12-16,12,,11:00,,Loading wood for chopping on cart of Thomas Elward and William Baker in place called 'benckelmede',"Carried young oak tree 'querculum, oken tyllow' [oak tiller?], both his feet stumbled and he fell backwards",Oak tree,,Struck by oak tree falling on him,,Breast struck,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/811,9/596/90,,"Yorkshire, ER",Huggate,1558-09-22,"Wodd, John",Barghe/Berghe/Burghe [inquest gives 3 spellings],William,M,Huggate,,,5,,not given,,,,,Driving a herd of pigs to the fields of Huggate,Attacked by boar which struck him in the stomach,Boar,,Struck by,,Abdomen wound,Instant,,Boar worth 6s 8d in custody of William Schellito of Huggate for the use of almoner,,,, ,1559_2,F/812,9/596/91,,"Yorkshire, WR",Wensley,1558-09-25,"Gastoinge, William",Thornton,Agnes ,F,,,"Wife of John Thornton, husbandman",,,1558-09-24,9,,10:00,,Riding to attend to her business,Fell backwards ,"Horse (young, black)",,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Horse with other goods found therein worth 17s 8d in custody of Thomas Wryght,,,, ,1559_2,F/813,9/596/92,,Yorkshire,Tholthorpe,1558-10-05,"Wodd, John",Ryevis/rRvysse,Thomas,M,Tholthorpe,,"Son of Robert Revysse of Tholthorpe, labourer ",,,1558-10-04,10,,14:00,,Drawing water from 'a draw well',Fell into the well,Well ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/814,9/596/93,,"Yorkshire, NR",East Tanfield,1558-10-01,"Smelt, Leonard",Wilson,Elizabeth ,F,East Tanfield,,,9,,1558-09-30,9,,10:00,,Playing with other children on the river bank,Fell into the River Ure,River Ure,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/815,9/596/94,,"Yorkshire, NR",South Cowton,1558-08-19,Leonard Smelt,Jakson,Thomas,M,South Cowton,Labourer,,,Suffering from ague that caused insanity,1558-08-18,8,,,,"Bedridden due to ague that caused insanity, suddenly got up and run into garden next to his house",Fell into ,Well or pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/816,9/596/95,,"Yorkshire, NR",Kirkbymoorside,1559-01-12,Robert Norton,Smeton/Smyton,Richard,M,"Pickering, Yorkshire",Yeoman,,,,not given,,,,,Travelling between Kirkbymooreside and Keldholme on his way home,Feet slipped on a bridge,Not stated (river/stream?),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/817,9/596/96,,"Yorkshire, WR",Knottingley,1558-08-27,"Gastoinge, William",Giges,William,M,,Husbandman,,,,1558-08-24,8,,15:00,,Climbing pear tree growing in his orchard in north side of his house,Feet slipped,Pear tree,,Fall from,Ruptured guts when falling,Ruptured entrails,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/818,9/596/97,,Yorkshire,Clementhorpe,1559-01-11,John Emondson,Richardson,Matilda,F,,Spinster,,,,1558-11-20,11,,09:00,,Travelling on boat carrying wood,Sat on one side of the boat when it was suddenly hit by a large tree trunk called 'a synkynge',Large tree trunk,River Ouse,Fall into,,Drowned,,Thomas Vanse who discovered body,"Trunk worth 12d in custody of Oswald Wilkinson, gent.",,Jurors and the coroner give the trunk as the cause of death,, ,1559_2,F/819,9/596/98,,"Yorkshire, WR",Penistone,1558-09-20,"Gastoinge, William",Marsden,William,M,Thurgoland,Yeoman,,,,1558-09-19,9,,10:00,,Lifting great stone by means of device called 'a wyndglayne' to load it on cart,Upper rope 'funis' broke and ruptured,Great stone,,Crushed,,Body crushed (and especially head),Instant,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/820,9/596/129,"Hunnisett, Nottinghamshire, 332, p. 159",Nottinghamshire,Mansfield (in Sherwood),1558-08-23,"Stanley, John",Strutt,John,M,Mansfield,Labourer,,,,1558-08-22,8,,08:00,,Driving ('fugiens') a heavy cart ('plaustrum') loaded with coal in a place called 'more lane',Staggered and fell and the right wheel ran over back of his head and gave him a mortal wound,Heavy cart,,Run over,,Wound to the back of head,Instant,,Wheel worth 5s in custody of bailiff of Mansfield,,,, ,1559_2,F/821,9/596/130,,Leicestershire,Leicester,1558-12-08,"Stanforde, Thomas",Wood,Nicholas,M,,"Servant of Robert Temple, gent.",,,,1558-11-29,11,,21:00,,Travelling between the house of his master and Leicester,,River Soar,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/822,9/596/131,,Leicestershire,Eye Kettleby,1559-01-13,"Ponchyn, George, gent.",Adcok,Richard,M,,,"Son of John Adcok of Brentingby?, yeoman",19,Ill and weak '(infirmus' and 'debilis in corpore suo'),1559-01-12,1,,,,Riding to Eye Kettleby to sell a calf to Lady Montague,Fell from horse due to weakness at the gate of close where calf was,"Horse (sorrel, i.e. chestnut) of his father",,Fall from,,,Died within two hours,,Horse worth 40s in custody of John Adcok,,,, ,1559_2,F/823,9/596/132,,Leicestershire,Thurcastone,1559-01-02,"Ponchyn, George, gent.",Durrant,Mary,F,,,,20,,1558-12-21,12,,06:00,,Drawing water,Feall into a stream due to a slippery bank,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/824,9/596/133,,Lincolnshire,Burton,1559-03-03,"Clerk, William",Parke,Agnes ,F,Burton,Spinster,,,,1558-07-26,7,,08:00,,Sitting on bench in her father's Thomas Clapham's house,"Fell from bench, struck her forehead, and as she lay unconscious the bench collapsed on her back",Bench called 'forme',,Fall from,Struck by,Injuries to front and back of her body (both lethal),Became seriously ill and languished until last day of July,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/825,9/596/134,,Derbyshire,Wingerworth,1558-12-16,"Coke, William",Smyth,Richard,M,Wingerworth,,,,,1558-11-22,11,,14:00,,Hill in grove called 'hardwyk wall' in Wingerworth,Feet slipped and he fell on tree stump called 'holly stubbe',Tree stump,,Fall onto,,Body damaged ('corpus brussavit'),Died soon after ('inde statim'),,,,,, ,1559_2,F/826,9/596/135,,Derbyshire,Whitwell,1558-12-17,"Coke, William, gent.",Sowthorne,John,M,Whitwell,,,13,,1558-08-20,8,,14:00,,Passing through a gate in the northern part of Whitwell,Injured himself on the iron part of the gate called 'gate hatch',Gate hatch,,,,Body damaged ('corpus brussavit'),Died soon after ('inde statim'),,,,,, ,1559_2,F/827,9/596/136,,Derbyshire,Eckington,1558-12-17,William Coke,Cave,Thomas,M,"East Drayton, Nottinghamshire",Labourer,,,,1558-09-18,9,,15:00,,Driving a cart with coal,Walked into the river near 'Ekyngton stone brydge' with his horses to water them,River (presumably Rother),,Overcome by quicksand,,Drowned,,,,,"Birthplace of George Sitwell, the famous ironmaster",, ,1559_2,F/828,9/596/137,,Warwickshire,Fenny Compton,1558-09-12,"Edgeworth, Roger",Dodde,Edmund,M,,,,,,1558-08-26,8,,,,Working in the barn of John Dodde,Horse pulling heavy cart ('carruca' - probably four-wheeled) with peas suddenly backed up and piece called 'the Tyller' struck ED's head,Cart ('the Tyller'),,Struck by,,Head wound (right side),,,"Horse worth 26s 8d, peas worth 10s and tiller worth 3s 4d in custody of William Dodde of Fenny Compton, husbandman",,,, ,1559_2,F/829,9/596/167,,Cambridgeshire,Great Wilbraham,1558-10-29,"Waren, Jasper, gent.",Turner,Richard,M,Great Wilbraham/Stetchworth,,,,,1558-10-28,10,,16:00,,Driving cart pulled by four horses over the peak of certain hill/mountain ('ultra cacumen cuiusdam montis'),"When cart and horses started descending the hill quickly, he was suddenly thrown in front of the cart ",Cart (wheel),,Fall from,Run over,Crushed chest,Languished until 18:00,,Wheel valued at 3s. 4d. remains with Thomas Waters,,,, ,1559_2,F/830,9/596/168,,Buckinghamshire,Aston Clinton,1558-07-08,"Saunders, John",Hervy,William ,M,Aston Clinton,Husbandman,,,,1558-07-07,7,,22:00,,Crossing the river via bridge,Tripped on bridge and fell flat onto three wooden stakes in river,Stream called 'Goodsons broke',,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/831,9/596/169,,Buckinghamshire,Ivinghoe,1558-05-02,"Saunders, John",Day alias Gyles,John,M,Ivinghoe,Husbandman,,,,1558-04-30,4,,10:00,,Drawing water with 'a yotynge ffatt' from a well in a house called 'malthouse',,Well or pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/832,9/596/170,,Bedfordshire,Biddenham,1558-09-22,"Sampson, Richard",Barker,William,M,Biddenham,Labourer,,,,1558-09-06,9,,17:00,,"Riding to Simon Beckett of Bedford, yeoman through 'churche lane alias pryors lane' in Biddenham",Horse staggered/stumbled/reeled ('titubans') and threw him to the ground,Horse (black),,Fall from,,Right arm and right part of body injured,Languished until 7 September,,Horse worth 60s. remains with Simon Beckett,,,, ,1559_2,F/833,9/596/171,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Ramsey,1558-12-01,"Cervingtone, Richard, gent.",Pottes,Elizabeth ,F,Ramsay,Spinster,,,,1558-11-20,11,,16:00-17:00,,Drawing water near the house of her master,,Ramsay river,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/834,9/596/172,,Huntingdonshire,Huntingdon,1558-11-20,"Harris, Thomas",Hallywell,Christopher,M,,Thatcher ('thacker'),,,,1558-11-19,11,,10:00-11:00,,Thatching roof,,Ladder,,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1559_2,F/835,9/596/173,,Norfolk,Reymerston,1559-01-30,"Hoo, Richard",Cokerell,Thomas,M,,,,9,,1558-06-14,6,,17:00,,"In field of Reymerston in a place called 'the Gravelpittez', driving cart drawn by two horses and two oxen under the rule and guidance of his father","He rashly and without consulting his father ran and jumped into the cart as it was moving, startling the black thill horse which turned to one side and made the the left wheel and whole cart fall sideways from a slope; the 'roundes' of the cart struck him on head",Cart ('roundes'),,Struck head,,Wound to the upper part of head through to the brain,Instant,,"Cart, hoses and oxen worth 5 marks property of John Savage and in his custody",,,, ,1559_4,F/836,9/597a/59,,Hertfordshire,Hunsdon,1559-03-29,John Laycocke,Payne,John,M,Hunsdon,Labourer,,,,1558-05-10,5,,,,Riding through the village in a heavy cart carrying timber,Cart overturned and two pieces of timber fell on him,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed neck and chest,,"John Hynde of Hunsdon, husbandman, owner and driver of the cart",Cart and five horses in custody of almoner,,,, ,1559_4,F/837,9/597a/60,,Hertfordshire,Little Munden,1559-03-08,"Laycocke, John",Yonge,Thomas,M,Little Munden,Labourer,"Son of William Yonge, husbandman",,,1559-05-06,5,,At night,,"Walking home (to his father's house) from the house of William Harvis of Little Munden, yeoman",Fell into a pond and could not extract himself from the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/838,9/597a/61,,Hertfordshire,Ware,1559-06-14,"Laycock, John",Ford,Robert,M,,,"Son of Robert Ford, sr, husbandman",About 11,,1559-06-14,6,,,,"Sitting in the wain driven by Robert Lee of Ware, husbandman, pulled by four horses, and carrying 'le dunge' in a place called 'le musley felde' in Ware","The wain overturned suddenly and fell into the ditch, and he was struck and crushed by it",Wain ('currus'),,Struck head,Crushed,Wound to the head (under right ear) and crushed body,,,Wain remains with almoner,,,, ,1559_4,F/839,9/597a/64,,Essex,Barnston ('Barnardiston alias Barniston'),1559-05-05,"Knott, Thomas",Bryan,William ,M,,,Son of William Bryan,10,,1559-04-10,4,,,,"Riding from Takeley, Essex to his father William Bryan, sn. who was busy about his business in Pleshey, Essex (a distance of about 11 miles)",The horse ran into a pit ('puteus') and threw WB off his back,Pit,Gelding,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Gelding worth 6s 8d which sum remains in the hands of Thomas Cleyton, gent. feodary of the Duchy of Lancaster for the use of the Queen's almoner",,,, ,1559_4,F/840,9/597a/67,,Kent,Norton (near Faversham),1559-03-30,John Raynold,Anderson,Robert ,M,Norton,,Son of Stephen Anderson,6,,1559-03-28,3,,18:00,,,Fell into a pond next to his fathers's house,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/841,9/597a/70,,Kent,Elmsted,1559-04-10,Strogull John,Oyler,John,M,Elmsted parish,Servant of Martin Wood,,,,1559-03-26,3,,,,Walking to his master's land in Elmsted busy about his master's business,Feet slipped on 'scansilium voc[at] petstile',,,,,Wound to the scrotum (torn and damaged),Scrotum putrefied and he died on 7 April,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/842,9/597a/71,,Kent,Lympne,1559-05-10,Strogull John,Harrison,Julia,F,,,"Wife of John Harrison, husbandman",,,1559-05-09,5,,13:00,,Riding home from Hythe,Fell from horse through misfortune and her own negligence and hit her head on stone,Horse (her husband's),stone,Fell from ,Struck head,Head wound (eyebrow on left side of her head),Languished until 11 pm,,Horse worth 20s. Remains with John Harrison,,,, ,1559_4,F/843,9/597a/72,,Kent,Hernhill,1559-06-23,Christopher Moket,Conweye,Jane ,F,,Servant of Robert Castelde,,,,1559-06-22,6,,10:00,,Drawing water with a bucket,,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/844,9/597a/75,,Kent,Northfleet,1559-03-30,"Webbe, William",Stuard,William,M,,,,,,1559-03-26,3,,11:00,,"Ringing bells in 'the Steple or belferye' of parish church with Thomas Clarke, William Browne, John Brickendens and Thomas Cattrell","Suddenly one 'clapper' fell down with great and terrible noise 'cum maximo et terribili sonitu'. Stuard and others ran abandoning ringing bells, but his foot became entangled in rope of the third bell and he was lifted 6ft in the air, and smashed his head against 'the edge' of floor slab ('planca')",Bell,Floor plank,,Fell onto,Skull crushed,,,Bell worth 5 remains in bell tower ,,,, ,1559_4,F/845,9/597a/78,,Hertfordshire,Kimpton,1559-06-07,"West, William",Lawrence,John,M,Kings Walden,Labourer,,18,,1559-06-06,6,,19:00,,Digging in a place called 'Marlpytt',Side of pit fell in,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body and bones broken,Instant,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/846,9/597a/79,,Hertfordshire,Hatfield Broad Oak ('Hatfylde Regis alias Bishoppe Hatfylde'),1559-05-25,"Weste, William",Kendall,Robert ,M,,Servant of Edward Bygge of Hatfield,,17,,1559-04-26,4,,16:00,,,Tripped on bridge,River Hatfield,,Fall into,,Drowned (rush of water entered his mouth and nose and stupefied his spirit),,"Edward Bygge of Hatfield, his master and Richard Bygge of Essendon, Hertfordshire., yeoman, who discovered the body",,,,, ,1559_4,F/847,9/597a/82,,Surrey,Ashtead,1559-06-30,"Ellyot, Robert, gent.",Taylor,Thomas,M,,,,,,1559-05-15,5,,00:00,,"In the house of Thomas Franke, yeoman",Dagger slipped from his hand,Dagger,,Struck leg,,Leg wound,,,Dagger worth 10d. remains with Thomas Franke,,,, ,1559_4,F/848,9/597a/99,,Hampshire (Hants),"Merdon (manor of Merdon in the parish of Hursley within liberty of William Hoby, esq.)",1559-07-17,"Foster, Edmund",Hikman,Catherine,F,,,Wife of Richard Hikman,,,1559-07-17,7,,,,Leading horse by bridle through a place called 'crompton lane' in manor of Mardon,Horse kicked her with his right leg,"Horse (white gelding belonging to William Hobbye, esq.)",,Struck by horse,,Wound to right part of body,Instant,,Horse worth 40s in custody of William Hobbye ,,"According to Marsh, Mem. of the Parish of Hursley, 6n, in 1559 manor belonged to William Hoby, half-brother of Sir Philip Hoby",, ,1559_4,F/849,9/597a/100,,Hampshire (Hants),Hardley,1559-08-23,"Foster, Edmund",Glasse,Robert,M,,,,,,1559-08-23,8,,08:00,,Holding knife,Accidentally struck himself,Knife,,Struck leg,,Wound to the inside of the right leg,,,Knife worth 1d.,,,, ,1559_4,F/850,9/597a/101,,Wiltshire,South Marston,1559-03-24,"Bridges, William",Feldon,Thomas,M,South Marston,"Labourer, servant ('famulus') of William Brynde of South Marston",,,,1559-03-22,3,,,,Tilling land in field ('stadium' - furlong) near 'Tybell crosse' with his master's oxen ,Walked into a ridge and fell in front of the ox which struck him with his horn,Ox (belonging to his master),,Gored with horn,,"Crown wound ('calva'), 2 in wide, 4 in long",Languished until 24 march,,Ox worth 33s. 4d. remains with Robert Brynde,,,, ,1559_4,F/851,9/597a/102,,Wiltshire,Aldbourne,1559-05-22,"Barter, Robert, gent.",Wolderyge,Margaret,F,Aldbourne,,,,,1559-05-21,5,,,,"Travelling on cart ('carruca') pulled by one horse, busy about her master's business, through a hollow place ('locum concavum') in field called 'Southe felde'","Cart overturned, she fell to the ground and was struck by rail of cart called 'a Rathe staff'","Cart ('caruca' belonging to her master, Thomas Philipps of Aldbourne, yeoman)",,Fall from,Struck head,Head wound (left side),Instant,,Cart and horse worth 20s. In custody of Thomas Phillys (Philipps),,,, ,1559_4,F/852,9/597b/128,,Lincolnshire,Allington,1559-06-07,"William Clerk, gent.",Mayre,Robert ,M,Allington,Labourer,,,Suffering from fever,1559-05-30,5,,16:00,,In the state of illness got up from bed and entered a yard,,Pit filled with water,,Fall into,,Drowned?,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/853,9/597b/129,,Lincolnshire,Burgh on Bain,1559-05-27,"Lee, Robert",Abbott,Robert,M,Burgh on Bain,Labourer,,,,1559-05-26,5,,,,"Leading cart ('biga') pulled by cattle and carrying sheaves of hay ('fasciculi') in the woods 'Channons Woode', through a steep and narrow road overgrown with thorns and bushes","His foot became entangled in thorns, he fell between wheel and hard 'ripa' and was crushed",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Body crushed,,,"Wheel worth 5s remains in custody of Robert Thadforth of Burgh on Bain, husbandman",,,, ,1559_4,F/854,9/597b/130,,Rutland,Thistleton,1559-07-22,Edward Irelond and George Chessellden,Hutchyn,Agnes ,F,Thistleton,Spinster,,,,1559-04-16,4,,13:00,,Busy doing things for her mistress ,"Drawing water from well rested her hand on moving (unsupported, wobbly?) post and due to her bucket's weight and speed of its fall she fell down",Well ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Agnes Nycolls, wife of John Nicholls of Thistleton; Christopher Huttchynson, labourer who found her body at 14:00",,,,, ,1559_4,F/855,9/597b/131,,Northamptonshire,Kettering,1559-05-21,Henry Freman,Wyllow,Dorothy,F,,"Spinster, servant of John Byllyng",,,Suffering from fever and 'great lax',1559-05-20,5,,05:00,,Got up from her bed and went to the well ('draw well') in/near the house of her master,Drawing water with bucket overcome by its weight due to insufficient strength caused by illness,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/856,9/597b/132,,Warwickshire,Warwick,1559-04-03,Roger Edgeworthe,Gryffythe,Richard,M,Warwick,"Servant of Thomas Powell, taylor",,,,1559-04-03,4,,07:00,,Riding on his master's gelding,"Rode into river to water his horse, fell off horse when it stumbled in whirlpool ('whirlepytt')",River Avon,Gelding,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Gelding worth 10s in custody of Thomas Powell,,,, ,1559_4,F/857,9/597b/133,,Coventry city,Coventry,1559-03-03,"Gregorie, Thomas",Grice,Robert,M,Chester ('Cestria'),White leather tawer ('whittawer'),,,,1559-03-01,3,,08:00,,On the night 28 February/1 March was as staying at inn called 'Le signe of the Crowne',"Went to stables to tend to his horse, and as he passed behind it, horse kicked him",Gelding (grey),,Kicked,,Stomach and testicles wound,Languished until noon next day,John Bell and Agnes Davies who first found the body,Horse worth 40s in custody of Henry Kiryine and William Hopkins,,,, ,1559_4,F/858,9/597b/134,,Coventry city,Stivichall,1559-05-14,Thomas Gregorie,NN,NN,M,,Beggar (pauper mendicans),,,Ill ,1559-06-01,6,,16:00,,Walking along the river bank,Fell into river due to illness and weakness,River Sowe,,Fall into,,Drowned (no visible wounds),,"John Way of Coventry, waver who found the body",,,,, ,1559_4,F/859,9/597b/156,,"Yorkshire, WR",Gomersal in the parish of Birstall,1559-05-20,"Gastoigne, William",Hartley,John,M,Tong,Carpenter,,,,1559-05-19,5,,10:00,,Climbing oak tree in 'clausura' called 'Clerkeroid' ,Fell down on his head,Tree (old oak),,Fall from,,Head crushed,,,Oak worth 8d.,,,, ,1559_4,F/860,9/597b/157,,"Yorkshire, WR",Calton,1559-06-28,"Nefeld, Henry",Mashay,Catherine,F,,,,,,1559-06-28,6,,,,Catching mare,Mare kicked her under her bottom,Horse (mare),,Kicked,,Wound to bottom,Instant,,"Horse worth 20s in custody of Henry Nefeld, coroner",,,, ,1559_4,F/861,9/597b/158,,Yorkshire,Heckmondwike,1559-06-07,"Gastoigne, William",Stubley,Thomas,M,,,,9,,1559-06-06,6,,11:00,,Playing in the house of his uncle Richard Stubley,Fell into a well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/862,9/597b/159,,Yorkshire,Goole,1559-07-08,"Gastoigne, William",Abbot,Thomas,M,,,,,,1559-07-07,7,,,,"Going by cart from the house of John Abbot, his father to the common moor ('mora') to collect some peat ('turverum') ",Cart fell on him in a place called 'Inge close',Wain or cart ('plaustrum sive caruca'),,Fell on top of him,,Body crushed (and head in particular),,,Cart worth 6s 8d remains in custody of John Abbot,,,, ,1559_4,F/863,9/597b/160,,Yorkshire,"Heptonstall, Erringdon",1559-05-01,"Gastoigne, William",Clay,Agnes ,F,,,Daughter of Margaret Stanfolde,20-days-old,,1559-04-19,4,,,,Sleeping in her mother's house in Erringdon,"Hog entered the house where she was sleeping, bit and ate right part of her head",Hog,,Bitten by,,Right side of head bitten and eaten,,,"Hog valued at 4s in custody of James Newall, bailiff of Heptonstall",,,, ,1559_4,F/864,9/597b/161,,Yorkshire,Earlsheaton,1559-03-23,William Gascoigne,Brason,Agnes ,F,Chidswell,,,,,1559-03-21,3,,,,Riding to John Leamont of Woodkirke,Rode into river to cross it and fell from the horse,River Calder,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 6s 8d in custody of Sybil Speght of Chidsell widow,,,, ,1559_4,F/865,9/597b/162,,Yorkshire,Wakefield,1559-04-02,"Gastoigne, William",Jacson,Edmund,M,,"Servant of John Savett, 'marchunt'",,,,1559-04-01,4,,05:00,,Busy about his master's business at the back of his house,Came near horse and it kicked him,Horse (mare),,Kicked,,Head wound 1 in deep and 3 in long behind right ear,Languished from 5 am until 4 pm ,,Horse worth 30s in custody of John Savell,,,, ,1559_4,F/866,9/597b/163,,Yorkshire,Kirkheaton/Dalton,1559-04-07,"Gastoigne, William",Broke,John,M,Dalton,Clothier,,,,1559-04-06,4,,,,Building hedge or fence in place or hill called 'Huchinge Wode' ,Oak tree cut down some time ago and lying on the ground rolled downhill,Tree (oak),,Struck him,,,,,Oak worth 2s in custody of village of Dalton,,,, ,1559_4,F/867,9/597b/164m,,Yorkshire,Marske-by-the-Sea,1559-03-17,"Smith, Leonard",Hutchenson,John,M,,,Brother of Roland Hutchenson,12,,1559-03-16,3,,10:00,,Walking from a hamlet called Skelton to the Marske parish church through a bridge over the Marske Broke,Gust of wind threw RH into water and JH jumped after him to help,Stream called 'Marske Brok' ,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/867,9/597b/164m,,Yorkshire,Marske-by-the-Sea,1559-03-17,"Smith, Leonard",Hutchenson,Roland,M,,,Brother of John Hutchenson,16,,1559-03-16,3,,10:00,,Walking from a hamlet called Skelton to the Marske parish church through a bridge over the Marske Broke,Gust of wind threw RH into water,Stream called 'Marske Brok' ,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/868,9/597b/165,,Yorkshire,Wakefield,1559-05-29,"Gastoigne, William",Browne,George,M,Wakefield,,,,,1559-05-28,5,,,,"Assaulted and wounded John Sike of Newton, 'collyer' in the house of Alice Taler",In ensuing fight he drew knife but accidentally stabbed himself as they both fell to the ground,Knife,,Fall onto,,Leg wound (near the knee),Instant,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/869,9/597b/166,,Yorkshire,Northallerton (or Alverton two place names given),1559-06-10,"Wetherell, Henry",Clarkson,Agnes ,F,,,,,,not given,,,,,In the house of John Charder of Northallerton,Roofing stones fell from hands of JC onto her,Stones ('lapides cooperti'),,Struck by,,,,"John Charder of Northallerton, who killed her accidentally",Stones ('lapides cooperti') worth 3d,,,, ,1559_4,F/870,9/597b/167,,"Yorkshire, NR",Malton,1559-07-16,"Wood, John",Farebank,Jane,F,Malton,Spinster,,,,1559-07-15,7,,20:00,,Sitting on well ('fons voc[at] a well') in garden of Beatrice Barnly/Barnby,Fell down well and hit head on bucket ('situla vocat a bucket'),Bucket,,Fall onto,,Head wound,Instant,,Bucket worth 16d in custody of Beatrice Barnby,,,, ,1559_4,F/871,9/597b/168,,York city,York,1559-04-26,"Fale, Thomas",Thornton,Elizabeth ,F,,,,4,,1559-04-26,4,,14:00-15:00,,Playing with other children near the house of Margaret Gamyll in Northstreet,"Driven by curiosity leant over a large wooden vessel called 'a Soe' filled with water in one third, fell into it headfirst and could not get out",Vessel,,Fall into,,Drowned,Died within 15 mins which she spent in the water,"Mary Gamyll and Dorothy Nycolson, children who found the body",,,,, ,1559_4,F/872,9/597b/169,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1559-07-18,"Genyson, William",Haroppe/Harop,Henry,M,,,,10,,1559-07-18,7,,13:00,,Playing in a horse mill ('molendinum equinum vocat a tredmylne') ,"Through misfortune and negligence fell on 'le frayme' of mill, which was in operation at the time, between 'the greate whele ' and the millstone",Mill (great wheel and millstone),,,,,Instant,,"Great wheel worth 10s (5s further down the page), millstone 5s, horse 6s 8d",,,, ,1559_4,F/873,9/597b/170m,,Cumberland,High Head (lost?)/High Head Castle,1558-10-05,"Alanbye, John",Clerk,John,M,,Servant of John Richemond,,,,1558-10-05,10,,,,Cleaning 'drawwell' near High Head castle,Straw caught fire and they were overcome by smoke,Smoke,,,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/873,9/597b/170m,,Cumberland,High Head (lost?)/High Head Castle,1558-10-05,"Alanbye, John",Pavye,Roland,M,,Servant of John Richemond,,,,1558-10-05,10,,,,Cleaning 'drawwell' near High Head castle,Straw caught fire and they were overcome by smoke,Smoke,,,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/874,9/597b/171,,Westmorland,Newbiggin,1559-04-06,"Lancaster, Edward",Raynecoke,Christopher,M,,,,,,1559-04-04,4,,10:00,,Oiling water wheel,Wheel detached ('surripuit et extraxit') by violence of water and 'per humorem suum' ,Watermill,,Struck by,,,,,Water wheel and milling stone worth 3s in custody of John Nicolson and Leonard Smythe ,,,, ,1559_4,F/875,9/597b/172,,Westmorland,Heversham,1559-06-26,Edward Lacaster,Hoghshon,Gabriel,M,,,,,,1559-06-24,6,,10:00,,Playing in the river,Overcome by violence of water,River Kent,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/876,9/597b/173,,Westmorland,Kirkby Stephen,1559-07-22,"Jackson, Peter",Deane,Elizabeth,F,,,"Daughter of Thomas Deane of Kirby Stephen, husbandman",9,,1559-07-11,7,,08:00,,Walking with Isabel to watermill called 'neithermylne' in Hartley (presently Hartley Low Mill) carrying two sacks of malt (each?) ,Following Isabel she reached the middle of the bridge called 'Eadenbridge' in Hartley. There she became scared and fell into water,River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Isabel Nicolsonne of Kirkby Stephen, spinster, who accompanied her",,,,, ,1559_4,F/877,9/597b/174,,Westmorland,Hartley,1559-01-20,"Jackson, Peter",Hewetson,John,M,Hartley,Husbandman,,,,1559-01-19,1,,16:00,,Cutting down and cutting into pieces ash tree 'fraxinus' growing in 'Hartleyparke' with axe,"As he was running away from tree, the trunk suddenly fell on his head and back",Tree (ash),,Fell on him,,Head and back crushed,,,Tree worth 7s,,,, ,1559_4,F/878,9/597b/175,,Westmorland,Kentmere,1558-10-03,Edward Lacaster,Araye,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1558-10-02,10,,19:00,,Walking along the bank of Hoghebeck,Slipped,River 'Hoghebeck',,Fall into,Overcome by the violence of water,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/879,9/597b/208,,Berkshire,Whitley,1559-06-18,"Okham, John",Clere,William,M,,,,,,1559-06-15,6,,,,Driving loaded cart pulled by 'an olde gelding' over a certain hill,Fell out of cart and was struck by 'the shavtes' or 'thye shavftes' of collapsing cart,Cart,Horse,Struck by cart,,Unspecified wound,Languished until 15 Jun,,Gelding worth 8s and cart 'biga' 12d in custody of William Clere of Whitley,,,, ,1559_4,F/880,9/597b/209,,Berkshire,Midgham,1559-05-24,"Okham, John",Hawkyng,John,M,Midgham,Husbandman,,,,not given,,,,,Digging up marl in marl pit in Midgham,Earth fell on him,Earth,,,,,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/881,9/597b/210,,Worcestershire,Flyford Flavell,1559-03-12,William Hyll,Cleyton,Thomas,M,Lybery? in the parish of Grafton Flyford,Labourer,,,Old and lame in his arm,1558-04-07,4,,14:00-15:00,,"Returning home from the house of Jeniver Turner of Kinton, took a shortcut and having his hands and staff dirty with mud intended to wash them","Wanted to wash hands in a water-filled ditch behind the house of John Brystow of Flyford, but being old and lame, fell into it and could not get out despite struggling hard",Ditch ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/882,9/597b/211 (later copy 9/599b/186),,Herefordshire,Hereford,1559-03-02,"Partryche, Richard, mayor of Hereford",Taylor,George,M,Hertford,Husbandman,,,,1559-02-25,2,,4:00-5:00,,Entering 'the dyche above eigne',Fell on stone in ditch,Stone,,Fall onto,,,Instant,,,,Body found in St John Bedwardine,, ,1559_4,F/883,9/597b/212,,Worcestershire,Worcester Castle,1559-04-14,"Hyll, William, gent.",Chaundeler,Peter,M,,Carpenter,,,,1558-06-13,6,,,,"Driving 'plaustrat[um] suum videlicet his wayne' loaded with salt, drawn by oxen, from Droitwich to St John Bedwardine","Trying to 'staye his carryage behind' on paved High Street and prevent it going into ditch on right side, he stood hastily between cart and ditch intending to go forwards to oxen standing in front. One iron-bound wheel, sticking in a 'hollow rote' made by running water, fell on him",Cart (wheel laden with iron),,Fell onto him,,Crushed stomach,Instant,,"Wheel worth 13s 4d remains in custody of Elizabeth Chaundeler, widow",,,, ,1559_4,F/884,9/597b/220,,Staffordshire,Sandon,1559-04-25,"Fenton, John",Jaxon,Margaret,F,,,,,,1559-04-07,4,,,,,Oak branch fell on her,Tree branch (oak),,Fell onto her arm,,Crushed arm,,,Oak branch worth nothing,,,, ,1559_4,F/885,9/597b/221,,Staffordshire,Sandon ('magna Sandon'),1559-04-03,"Fenton, John",Breves,John,M,,,,,,1559-03-30,3,,,,Driving cart 'plaustrum' pulled by two bullocks? ,Cart overturned and he was struck by piece of cart called 'a rathe',Cart (part called 'rathe' - rail or shaft),,Struck in back,,Wound to back,Languished from 30 March until 1 April,,"Bullocks and cart valued at 26s 8d in hands of Hugh Erdeswyke, esq",,,, ,1559_4,F/886,9/597b/230,,Cambridgeshire,Burwell,1559-03-10,"Nycholas, William",Whyterodde,Robert,M,Burwell,,Son of William Whiterodde,11,,1559-03-10,3,,15:00,,Riding a white gelding,Thrown to the ground by the bucking horse,Horse (white gelding),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Horse worth 20s [unclear] with Oliver Warner, deputy almoner",,,, ,1559_4,F/887,9/597b/231,,Huntingdonshire,Alton,1558-10-18,"Cony, William, gent.",Burton,John,M,,,,,,1558-10-18,10,,10:00 (or 22:00),,Was in 'hovell' that stored estimated two cartloads of peas,Gust of wind caused shed to suddenly collapse and it crushed him,Shed,,Fell on him,,Body crushed,,,"Shed and peas worth 10s remain in custody of William Symcott, gent.",,,, ,1559_4,F/888,9/597b/232,,Huntingdonshire,Great Gidding,1559-07-03,"Cony, William, gent.",Mehewe,Robert,M,,,,,,1559-07-03,7,,09:00,,Riding wild and untamed horse,Fell off horse due to its sudden move and he was kicked in head,Horse (black),,Fall off ,Kicked,Head wound (left side),Languished from 9 am until 3 pm,,Horse worth 13s 4d ,,,, ,1559_4,F/889,9/597b/233,,Huntingdonshire,St Neots,1559-07-07,Simon Swynborne,Pers,Richard,M,,,,,Much weakened by illness,1559-07-07,7,,,,Washing his shirt/nightgown,Leant on his walking stick to wash his shirt in water and it broke,Well or pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/890,9/597b/234,,Huntingdonshire,St Neots/Eynesbury fields (where body found),1559-07-06,"Swynburne, Simon",Jente,Elizabeth,F,Eynesbury,Spinster,,,,1559-07-06,7,,,,Riding horse in Eynesbury fields,"Right foot became entangled in halter 'capistrum', she fell off horse and was kicked",,,Fall off ,Kicked,Head wound (1 in long and 1 in wide),,,Horse worth 8s,,,, ,1559_4,F/891,9/597b/235,,Bedfordshire,Shefford,1559-04-20,Richard Sampson,Baker,William ,M,"Hitchin, Hertfordshire",Miller,,,Suffering from cancer,1559-04-19,4,,10:00,,"Having left the house of Phillip Davys, surgeon, he approached Shefford river to wash his mouth",Tripped,River Shefford,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1559_4,F/892,9/597b/236,,Bedfordshire,Millow in the parish of Dunton/Stotfold,1559-07-08,"Sampson, Richard",Barber,Gerard,M,Millow,Labourer,,,,1559-04-25,4,,,,Driving heavy cart ('quadriga') carrying roof-tiles and clay ('limus') and pulled by four horses down a hill in Stotfold,The fyll horse' pulled cart into 'watercorse' in the high road and right back wheel was lifted up. The cart turned over and he fell out on his back,Cart and horse pulling it,,Fall from,,,Languished for one hour,,Horse worth 20s remains in custody of villagers,,,, ,1559_4,F/893,9/597b/237,,Bedfordshire,Wrestlingworth,1559-05-08,"Sampson, Richard",Cayforde,Richard,M,Wrestlingworth,Labourer,,,,1559-05-07,5,,,,Driving cart ('currus') loaded with wood and pulled by four horses on road leading from Wrestlingworth to Hatley ,Suddenly cart and wood fell on him ,Cart,,Fell on him,,Wound to back,Instant,,"Cart and wood worth 26s remain in custody of heads of village ('homines capitales') William Elson, John Eltam, Thomas Wennam and John Warwycke",,,, ,1559_4,F/894,9/597b/238,,Buckinghamshire,Whitchurch,1559-05-16,"Saunders, John",Stoke/Stooke,Thomas,M,Whitchurch,,,child,,1559-05-15,5,,,,,"Struck in the chest by the horse of John Stoke of Whitchurch, labourer in the fields of Whitchurch",Horse (grey mare),,Struck by,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,Mare worth 8s in custody of John Stoke of Whitchurch,,,, ,1560_1,F/895,9/598/2,,Leicestershire,Wymondham,1559-08-08,"Tusser, Andrew",Wayte,Richard,M,,Servant of William Wayte,,17,,1559-08-07,8,,11:00,,Working for William Wayte driving an empty cart ('carruca') pulled by four geldings and one horse in place called 'forlonge of Shepegate Bushes' ,"Having driven over 'Cock of barley', the cart turned sideways ('transversa fuit'), RW fell off it and was struck by 'the Stafe of the Rathe'",Cart,Shaft,Fall from,Struck by,Wound to the left eye 1 in wide and in depth as far as brain,Instant,,Horses and cart in the hands of William Wayte,,,, ,1560_1,F/896,9/598/21,,Middlesex,"St Martin in the Fields, River Thames close to the royal palace",1559-06-03,"Thomas Staverton, gent.",Penne,John,M,,Mariner,,,,1559-05-01,5,,,,"Travelling 'with a number of other unknown persons' in a boat, providing entertainment to the Queen ","Fire started accidentally in a casket (firkin) of gunpowder , he got burned in his face and fearing further explosion ran with all others to one side of the ship that overturned",River Thames,Fire?,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat worth 4 pounds in custody of Geoffrey Vaughan and William Watson, citizens and merchants of London",,,, ,1560_1,F/897,9/598/22,,Middlesex,"London, Turnwheel Lane/Street ('Turnewellstrete, Turwellstrete')",1559-10-21,"Staverton, Thomas, gent.",Morsen,Elizabeth,F,,,"Wife of [left blank] Morsen, 'gardyner' of Turville street",,Suffering gravely from ague,1559-10-20,10,,19:00-20:00,,Sitting by the fire to stay warm,Fell into the fire burning her face and right hand,Fire (fireplace),,Fall into,,Burns to face and right hand,Instant,,,,,, ,1560_1,F/898,9/598/23m,,Middlesex,Tottenham,1559-09-16,"Staverton, Thomas, gent.",Pitcher,Frances (Francisca),F,Tottenham,Spinster,,,,1559-09-05,9,,,,,,Lightning (thonder & lightening),,Struck by,,,Instant,,,,Coroner says divine visitation,, ,1560_1,F/898,9/598/23m,,Middlesex,Tottenham,1559-09-16,"Staverton, Thomas, gent.",Dormer,Jane,F,Tottenham,,,,,1559-09-05,9,,,,,,Lightning (thonder & lightening),,Struck by,,,Instant,,,,Coroner says divine visitation,, ,1560_1,F/899,9/598/24,,Middlesex,Greenford,1559-10-10,"Staverton, Thomas, gent.",Reve,John,M,Greenford,Labourer,,,,1559-10-09,10,,,,Climbing oak tree in place called Brodehedge woode to shake off (proicere) acorns,,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,Instant,,,His goods worth 40s,,, ,1560_1,F/900,9/598/26,,Middlesex,Dabbersgore Grene? In St Pancras Parish,1559-04-06?,"Cooke, Robert, gent.",Calfe,Henry,M,,Servant of [blank] Pinchbecke,,,Great impediment in neck,1559-04-04,4,,,,Driving cart pulled by horse to Hampstead (sent there by his master),"Cart turned over, he fell to the ground, head in earth up to forehead",Cart,,Fall from,,,Jurors unsure at what point he died,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/901,9/599/65,,Northans,Preston Capers,1559-10-05,"Newport, John",Hillyar/Hyllyar,Amice (Amisia),F,,,"Daughter of Thomas Hyllyar of Preston Capes, husbandman",,,1559-10-03,10,,8:00-9:00,,"Climbing an oak tree growing in a grove called Preston Wood, property of Peter Colle, gent., to collect acorns",Sat on a rotten branch which broke,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/902,9/599a/86,,Northans,Gretton,1560-02-10,"Freman, Henry",Mongombery,Richard,M,"Kirby, Northamptonshire",Yeoman,,,,1560-02-07,2,,17:00-18:00,,"Travelling on horseback between Uppingham, Rutland and Kirby",Horse fell into river (overflowing its banks) and he fell from horse's back into water,River Welland,Horse (sorrel - copper-red shade of chestnut),Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse valued at 13d and 4s in the custody of village constable,,What should be put as primary cause of death: the horse as per the inquest or water?,, ,1560_2,F/903,9/599a/87,,Northans,Welford,1559-07-01,"Newport, John",Goodall/Goodale,Richard,M,,,,,,1559-07-01,7,,,,"Mowing grass with Ralph Billinge of Welford, labourer, John Page, Thomas Tracelove, Richard Moumford in field of Elizabeth Symes of Welford, widow in place called 'Grindelcoine'","After mowing walking forwards in a staggered line from 7am to 11am, RG, at the end of cutting a swathe, suddenly got in the way of RB who accidentally struck his leg with his hay scythe ('falx fenaria') ",Scythe (worth 12d),,Struck by,,Wound to back side of right leg,Languished for 3 hours,RB who accidentally struck RG's leg with his hay scythe ('falx fenaria') ,,,,, ,1560_2,F/904,9/599a/88,,Northamptonshire,Winwick,1559-06-05,"Newport, John",Astrell,James,M,Winwick,Labourer,,,,1559-07-02,7,,11:00-12:00,,"Learning to swim in the pond of Thomas Andrewys, knight",Entered deep water and drowned due to lack of experience ,Pond called 'Growton Poole',,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/905,9/599a/89,,Derbyshire,Dalbury,1560-12-06,"Cok, William",Bothom,Henry,M,Dalbury,,,,,1560-12-05,12,,15:00,,"Riding from Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire to Egginton, Derbyshire",Tried to cross river when water rose up violently and knocked him off the horse,River Dove,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse in custody of Robert Bothon of Dalbury,,,, ,1560_2,F/906,9/599a/90,,Lincolnshire,Horncastle/Ashby,1559-08-24,"Crathorne, Thomas, gent.",Rydyoke,George,M,Horncastle,Miller ('the kep[er] of one wynde mylne'),,,,1559-08-21,8,,,,Oiling and greasing collar of axletree in upper chamber of 'wynde mylne Sett & buylded in Asby feyld next Horncastle'. ,Sudden gust of wind caused sails to move and cogwheel to turn. As it turned it caught RG's clothes.,Windmill (cogwheel),,Crushed,,Two broken ribs on right side and broken right arm,,,Cogwheel worth 6s 8d remains in custody of Richard Lyll of Horncastle,,Discusses jurors' viewing of the body,, ,1560_2,F/907,9/599a/91,,Lincolnshire,Belton (Isle of Axholme),1559-10-20,"Lee, Peter",Cawthorn,Dorothy,F,Belton,"Spinster, servant of Mary Evers",,,Suffering from quotidian fever which made her demented so that she did not know what she was doing or saying,1559-10-19,10,,4:00-5:00,,,"Got up from bed, broke hole in kitchen wall and went out through it. Fell into a pit of water 5ft deep in the hop garth by her mistress's house",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/908,9/599a/92,,Rutland,Ketton,1560-03-21,"Irelonde, Edward, and Chesillden, George, gent.",Massingham,Robert,M,"Doddington, Northans",Labourer,,,,1560-02-06,2,,14:00-15:00,,"Driving 'biga sive caruca an[gli]ce vocat a Wayne' loaded with 'stadle heye' (stadle - lower part of a stack of corn, hay, etc.), old wheel and cask called 'brewinge fatt', and pulled by 'ij yonge steeres' along road to the east of Ketton.","Suddenly steers left road, cart was overturned, RM thrown to the ground and struck by falling hay, wheel and casket",Cart,"Load (hay, wheel and barrel/casket)",Fall from,Struck by,,,,"Cart and two steers (worth 26s 8d)owned by John Joyce of Doddington, husbandman, and wheel and vessel owned by James Wyllton of Doddington, tailor. Cart, steers, hay, wheel and barrel worth 33s 7d in total remain in custody of Richard Jackson, deputy almoner",,,, ,1560_2,F/909,9/599a/92,,Rutland,Ketton/Ingethorpe,1560-03-21,"Irelonde, Edward, and Chesillden, George, gent.",Pytte,John,M,"Ingethorpe (a hamlet of Tinwell), Rutland",Labourer,,,,1559-09-19,9,,16:00-17:00,,Climbing walnut tree growing on land of Thomas Thomson of Ingthorpe to reach nuts with stick called 'a polle',"Stood on certain weak branches, they broke and he fell down",Tree (walnut),,Fall from,,,Languished for few hours and died between 18:00 and 19:00,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/910,9/599a/106,,Hampshire (Hants),Beaulieu ('Bewley'),1559-09-13,"Foster, Edmund",Way,Thomas,M,,,,,,1559-09-13,9,,13:00,,Climbing oak tree in place called 'wodfydley' within New Forest to knock down some acorns using a stick,Fell down,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/911,9/599a/107,,Hampshire (Hants),Redbridge,1559-11-12,"Foster, Edmund",Wylmot,Tremor,M,,,,,,1559-11-12,11,,10:00,,Cutting down oak tree in 'cowncore' in parish of Eling in place called 'Rowclose' with axe,Tree fell on him,Tree (oak),,Struck by,,Wound to head,Instant,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/912,9/599a/108,,Somerset,Taunton,1560-03-04,"Walter Halse, gent.",Howe,Alice,F,,,,,,1560-03-03,3,,,,"Walking from Taunton towards the house of Thomas Moore, esq. formerly the prior's house",Fell into a ditch near TM's house,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/913,9/599a/110,,Somerset,Whitchurch,1559-10-02,"Rogers, George, esq.",Thomas alias Whitegh,William,M,Whitchurch,Husbandman,,,,1559-10-01,10,,9:00-10:00,,Climbing oak tree to collect acorns,Faltered,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Languished until 18:00 or 6:00 the next day,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/914,9/599a/143,,Yorkshire ER,Filey,1559-08-13,"Wodd, John",Biggyn,Thomas,M,Filey,,"Son of William Biggyn of Filey, yeoman",11,,1559-08-13,8,,,,Riding to fetch oxen (catallum) to yoke them to plough,"Tied rein round his arm, horse pulled him down and crushed him",Horse (grey mare),,Fall from,Trampled,Crushed body,,,"Horse worth 12s in custody of Thomas Gibson, almoner's constable", ,,, ,1560_2,F/915,9/599a/144m,,Yorkshire ER,Walton,1559-08-02,"Wodd, John",Elwodd,Robert,M,Bowland House,Fisherman,,,,1559-08-01,8,,09:00,,Travelling in 'a careboyte' ,Boat overturned,Water (unspecified),,,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 4s in custody of Roland Elwodd,,,, ,1560_2,F/915,9/599a/144m,,Yorkshire ER,Walton,1559-08-02,"Wodd, John",Elwodd,Catherine ,F,Bowland House,,Wife of Robert Elwodd,,,1559-08-01,8,,09:00,,Travelling in 'a careboyte' ,Boat overturned,Water (unspecified),,,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 4s in custody of Roland Elwodd,,,, ,1560_2,F/915,9/599a/144m,,Yorkshire ER,Walton,1559-08-02,"Wodd, John",Elwodd,Ellen,F,Bowland House,,,,,1559-08-01,8,,09:00,,Travelling in 'a careboyte' ,Boat overturned,Water (unspecified),,,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 4s in custody of Roland Elwodd,,,, ,1560_2,F/915,9/599a/144m,,Yorkshire ER,Walton,1559-08-02,"Wodd, John",Ganton,John,M,"Hartholme in Holderness, Yorkshire ER",Fisherman,,,,1559-08-01,8,,09:00,,Travelling in 'a careboyte' ,Boat overturned,Water (unspecified),,,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 4s in custody of Roland Elwodd,,,, ,1560_2,F/915,9/599a/144m,,Yorkshire ER,Walton,1559-08-02,"Wodd, John",Ganton ,Elizabeth,F,"Hartholme in Holderness, Yorkshire ER",,Wife of John Ganton,,,1559-08-01,8,,09:00,,Travelling in 'a careboyte' ,Boat overturned,Water (unspecified),,,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 4s in custody of Roland Elwodd,,,, ,1560_2,F/916,9/599a/145,,Yorkshire ER,Ellerker,1559-10-11,"Wodd, John",Yonge,William,M,,,,,,1559-10-09,10,,15:00,,Driving cart called 'a donge cowpe' through road/street called 'tholde Wall[es]',Cart overturned,Cart (plaustrum),,Fell on top of him,,Face wound,Instant,,"Cart worth 5s in custody of Thomas Raykestran, constable",,,, ,1560_2,F/917,9/599a/146,,Yorkshire ER,Kippax,1559-09-06,"Calvarde, John",Stringer,William,M,,Labourer,,,,1559-09-06,9,,,,Cutting oak branches,Branch knocked him to the ground,Tree (oak branch),,Fell on top of him,,Broken neck,,,Tree worth 8d in custody of Michael Fuster at Kippax,,,, ,1560_2,F/918,9/599a/147,,Yorkshire,Birkin,1559-10-03,John Calvarde,Rycroft,John,M,Knottingley,,,,,1559-10-02,10,,16:00,,Returning home from market at Selby with two horses,"Horse carrying heavy load ran into water, he ran after it but was unable to hold on to it due to strong current",River Aire near 'haddelsey fforde',,Overcome by current,,Drowned,,,Horse valued at 5s in custody of John Rycroft,,,, ,1560_2,F/919,9/599a/148,,Yorkshire,Lilling,1559-12-27,Robert Norton,Thomson,Dorothy,F,,,"Wife of Thomas Thomson of Lilling, husbandman",,,1559-12-25,12,,,,Washing hand in ditch in her garden,,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/920,9/599a/149,,"Yorkshire, WR",Tankersley,1560-01-30,William Gastoigne,Ramsden,Thomas,M,,Miller,,,,1560-01-30,1,,,,"Working (presumably) in windmill of Edward Savell (Saville) of Tankersley, esq.",Fell between 'le goges et le spyndles',Windmill,,Fall,,,,,Mill valued at 20s remains in royal hands due to ES minority,,,, ,1560_2,F/921,9/599a/150m,,"Yorkshire, WR",Wakefield,1560-02-06,William Gastoigne,Donynge,John,M,"Crofton, Yorkshire",Yeoman,,,,1560-02-05,2,,,,Riding home via Wakefield 'bryge',Fell from horse and Field went into water to help Donynge,River Calder,Horse (black mare),Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Horse valued at 13s in custody of Elizabeth Donynge, his wife",,,, ,1560_2,F/921,9/599a/150m,,"Yorkshire, WR",Wakefield,1560-02-06,William Gastoigne,Feild,Christopher,M,"Crofton, Yorkshire",Yeoman,,,,1560-02-05,2,,,,Riding home via Wakefield 'bryge',Went into water to help Donynge,River Calder,Horse (black mare),Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse valued at 13s in custody of Elizabeth Donynge,,,, ,1560_2,F/922,9/599a/157,,"Yorkshire, WR",Kirkheaton/Lepton,1560-02-22,William Gastoigne,Colle,Thomas,M,Kirkheaton,,,,Inebriated,1560-01-19,1,,18:00,,Walking home along stream,,Stream called 'Lepton Beck',,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/923,9/599a/162,,Yorkshire WR,"Beeston (suburb of Leeds, once Cad Beeston)",1559-08-14,"Gascoigne, William",Shafton,Richard,M,,,,,,1559-08-13,8,,17:00,,Supervising ('recognoscere') work carried out in coal-pit by William Calkeke,Overcome by stench and gases 'odor terrae' called 'le dampe' ,Stench and gases,,,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/924,9/599a/163,,York city,"York, Micklegate",1559-09-26,"Faile, Thomas and Emondson, John",Nykson,Joan,F,,,Daughter of Richard Nykson,Child,,1559-09-16,9,,,,Walking alone wandered into a garden near her father's house where she found a wooden vessel called a 'sow' containing 1.5 gallons of water,She leant over to see her reflection in the water and fell in,Vessel ('sow'),,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Joan Nykson, her mother who found the body",,,,, ,1560_2,F/925,9/599b/183,,Berkshire,Reading,1559-07-03,"Okeham, John",Wilkynson,Henry,M,,,,,,1559-06-15,6,,,,Rescuing one Henry Dawes who fell from barge into River Thames,Reached with his right arm but it became trapped between 'le wale of the barge' and river bank when boat moved suddenly due to quick current,Boat (part called gunwale),,Struck by,,Arm wound,Languished until 27 June,,Gunwale worth 5s in custody of Edward Hill of Henley-on-Thames,,,, ,1560_2,F/926,9/599b/184,,Berkshire,Twyford,1559-06-10,"Okham, John",Tame,Robert,M,,,,,,1559-06-10,6,,13:00,,Riding through gate in Twyford,"While or upon opening gate 'the reynes of his brydell' broke, he fell from horse and was driven over by William Kenricke's or Henricke's cart carrying four quarters of malt and pulled by three hrses",Cart,,Driven over,,,Languished for one hour,"William Kenricke or Henricke, cart owner","Cart worth 5s, horses 5s and malt 11s in custody of John Smythe and James Nayse",,,, ,1560_2,F/927,9/599b/185,,Berkshire,Sonning,1560-01-19,"Okeham, John",Lywyngton/Luwyngton,Thomas,M,Sonning,Husbandman,,,,1560-01-18,1,,,,Cutting tree branches,Fell down,Tree,,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/928,9/599b/187,,Staffordshire,Otherton,1559-07-31,"Higgens, Richard",Phillips,Thomas,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Loading his cart with hay in place called 'Jeckyn meddo',Fell from his cart and crushed his body,Cart,,Fall from,,Body crushed,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/929,9/599b/188,,Staffordshire,Brewood,1559-09-06?,"Higgons, Richard",Pears,Thomas,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Herding sheep? in place called 'Chyllyngton wodd' ,There arrived on horseback one John Warram leading colt which suddenly kicked TP,Horse (colt),,Kicked,,Wound to forehead,Instant,,Colt worth 18s in Queen's hands,,,, ,1560_2,F/930,9/599b/189,,Staffordshire,Tillington,1559-08-20,"Higgyns, Richard",Cerves,Margaret ,F,,,,,,1559-08-20,8,,,,Washing linen cloths,,River Tillington,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/931,9/599b/190,,Staffordshire,Fradswell,1559-08-07,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Stephenson,Jane,F,,,Wife of William Stephenson,,,1559-08-07,8,,,,Working round a cart,"Stood on part called 'the tope of the wene', fell from it and was crushed by right wheel",Cart (biga) and right wheel,,Fall from,Crushed,Body crushed,Instant,,Wheel worth 6s 8d in custody of William Stephenson,,,, ,1560_2,F/932,9/599b/191,,Staffordshire,Beaudesert,1559-12-15,"Higgons, Richard",Rogers,Thomas,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Digging up coal in place called 'cole pytt' ,Overcome by 'a erthe myre or dampe',Gasses,,,,Suffocated,Instant,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/933,9/599b/192,,Staffordshire,Uttoxeter,1559-09-05,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Percyval,Edward,M,,,,,,1559-09-02,9,,,,Building a mill in Uttoxeter,Piece of timber called 'a crosse beame' fell and hit him on right side of neck,Timber (beam in mill),,Struck by,,Wound to right side of neck,Languished until 5 Sept,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/934,9/599b/193,,Staffordshire,Billington,1559-07-25,"Clerke, Edward",Ryley,Richard,M,,,,,,1559-07-24,7,,,,,Piece of timber fell on him crushing his body,Timber,,Struck by,,Body crushed,Instant,,"Timber worth 20d in custody of Edmund Ryley of Hillington, husbandman",,,, ,1560_2,F/935,9/599b/194,,Staffordshire,Whittington,1559-08-31,"Clerke, Edward",Hackett,Edward,M,,,,,,1559-08-26,8,,,,Leading cart? from Whittington to Kinver (Kinfare),Ran behind cart and ran into iron hook,Iron hook,,Fall onto,,Stomach wound 2 in deep and 6 in long,Languished until 30 Sept,,Iron hook worth 8d in hands of the coroner,,,, ,1560_2,F/936,9/599b/209,,Hertfordshire,Flamstead,1559-09-16,"West, William",Wymbushe,Thomas,M,Tewin,Labourer,,27,,1559-08-19,8,,13:00,,Riding through Flamstead on grey gelding,Horse staggered and threw him to the ground,Horse,,Fall from,,Wound to head (left part),Instant,,Horse worth 3 pounds remains in custody of Richard Hawsy,,,, ,1560_2,F/937,9/599b/210,,Hertfordshire,Hertford,1559-07-24,"Laycock, John",Bewvis,Catherine ,F,,,Daughter of George Bewvis,7,,1559-07-20,7,,,,Playing with other girls on the verge of a 'Mylnedam' on the River Lea,Tried to ('conabatur') cross the river using a 'beame' connecting two banks. She noticed a twig or a small piece of wood floating on the water and tried to reach it. She fell into the water which carried her under the waterwheel where she drowned,River Lea,Waterwheel,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Waterwheel worth 13s 4d in custody of the miller and inhabitants of Hertford,,,, ,1560_2,F/938,9/599b/211,,Hertfordshire,Ware,1559-10-13,"Laycock, John",Wrennock,Oliver,M,,"Labourer, servant of John Heathe of Ware, yeoman",,,,1559-10-08,10,,,,Riding on iron grey gelding in Ware Park,"Branch of oak disturbed and restrained (interturbavit et tenebat) OW, he fell to the ground and horse kicked him",Horse (Iron grey gelding described as 'ferox' meaning either wild or enraged),,Fall from ,Kicked,Wound to forehead 2 in long and brain-deep ('in profunditate usque ad cerebrum'),Languished until 13 October,,Horse worth 14s remains in custody of John Heath,,,, ,1560_2,F/939,9/599b/212,,Hertfordshire,Buntingford,1559-08-30,"Laycock, John",Ruttinge,John,M,Chipping,Labourer,,,,1559-08-19,8,,,,Transferring items between two carts parked next to each other: one of Robert Lucke of Chipping (carrying a firkin filled with oil or lard 'pinguedo' called 'le fflott') and another,"Suddenly as he was lifting 'sacina voc[atur] a packe', the weight of firkin caused one end of cart to move up some 4ft, which 'dyd tosse up hys heeles' sending him to the ground",Cart,,Fall from,,Crushed neck,,,Cart and firkin worth 20s in custody of Christopher Weight of Ware,,,, ,1560_2,F/940,9/599b/213,,Essex,Chignal St James,1559-09-19,"Knott, Thomas",Ingram/Yngram,Elizabeth,F,,,,5,,1559-09-18,9,,14:00,,,,Well/pit/spring (puteus),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/941,9/599b/214,,Essex,Brentwood/South Weald,1559-08-14,"Knott, Thomas",Baylie/Baylye,Margaret ,F,,"Servant of John Wright, junior",,8,,1559-07-31,7,,18:00-17:00,,"Carrying out tasks for John Wright, junior, her master, namely fetching water in part of the farm called Cokes in Southweald",,Well/pit/spring (puteus) ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/942,9/599b/215,,Essex,Great Stambridge,1559-09-18,"Knott, Thomas",Terbucke alias Butt,William,M,,,Son of Thomas Terbucke alias Butt of Paglesham,15,,1559-09-16,9,,15:00,,"Riding from Paglesham to Rochford to bring his father 'torques ferreos vulgariter vocat plowheyrons or cheynes', which he carried in a basket",Horse threw him in place called 'newelaye in Stambridge',Horse (grey gelding),,Fall from,,,Instant,,"Horse worth 30s 4d in custody of Richard Noble, bailiff of Rochford",,,, ,1560_2,F/943,9/599b/216,,Essex,Prittlewell,1559-10-09,"Knott, Thomas",Howgrave,Hugh,M,,,,14,,1559-10-08,10,,18:00,,"Riding the horse of Richard Noble of Prittewell, his master, busy about his business",Horse threw him in a field called 'Narelles',Horse (brown bay),,Fall from,,,Instant,,Horse worth 7s in custody of Richard Noble,,,, ,1560_2,F/944,9/599b/217,,Kent,Maidstone,1559-07-18,"Webbe, William",Heimaker,John,M,,,Son of Walter Heimaker of Maidstone,,,1559-07-17,7,,13:00,,"Leading 'a wayne' carrying hay and pulled by four oxen from his father's house to a field called 'highfeld', where he unloaded the hay","On his way back, as the cart passed by a gate in the field, one wheel clipped a post and the cart overturned sending JH to the ground. The right wheel fell on him and crushed the right side of his body",Cart,Wheel ,Fall from,Struck by,Crushed right side of body,Instant,,Wain and four oxen worth £4 in custody of Walter Heimaker,,,, ,1560_2,F/945,9/599b/218,,Surrey,Cranleigh/Vachary park,1559-12-29,"Ellyot, Robert",Cooper,Robert ,M,,,,,,1559-12-16,12,,,,Riding by/through stream in Vachary park,Thrown by his horse into water,Stream in Vachary Park,Mare (black),Fall into,Overcome by depth of water,Drowned,,,Horse valued at 26s 8d in custody of Richard Browne of Cranleigh,,,, ,1560_2,F/946,9/599b/219,,Surrey,Stoke d'Abernon ('Stoke Dawborne'),1559-12-10,"Hunte, Thomas and Bowrer, Henry",Cave ,John,M,,Labourer,,,,1559-12-06,9,,24:00-5:00,,"Walking from his house in Stoke towards the brewhouse of Thomas Lyfeld, gen. in Stoke","He came to a newly built well which did not yet have any kerb around it, was more or less level with the surrounding ground and was only partially covered with hurdles and boards. Not remembering the well was there, nor able to see it in the pitch darkness, he fell into it and drowned",Well ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/947,9/599b/220,,Surrey,Kingston upon Thames,1559-12-15,"Hunte, Thomas and Bowrer, Henry",Bryan?,William,M,Kingston upon Thames,Labourer,,,,1559-12-15,12,,,,"Working with George Bryan? In house of John Bygnell of Kingston, 'Inholder' ",While holding dagger worth 1d in his right hand leant down to lift 'a hodd' (hod - open receptacle for carrying mortar) filled with mortar and stabbed himself in jaw,Knife,,Struck jaw,,Jaw wound,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/948,9/599b/235,,Norfolk,Flordon,1559-11-16,"Rogers, Robert",Wetyng,Jane (Johanna),F,,,,20 and more,,1559-11-15,11,,10:00,,"Sitting in 'biga voc[at] a cart' pulled by three geldings, property of Robert Prentis of Florden, being driven through place called 'halle lane' ","Cart drove at speed over roots of 'a white thorn' and overturned, and 'a rathe stauff' protruding from front struck JH on head",Cart,Rathe stauff',Fall from,Struck by,Wound to head,Instant,,Cart and horses worth 16s (or the 16s they are worth?) in custody of inhabitants of town,,,, ,1560_2,F/949,9/599b/236,,Norfolk,Acle,1560-02-09,"Hunne?, Thomas, gent.",Butler,Thomas,M,Rollesby,Labourer,,20,,1560-02-06,2,,17:00,,Riding from Acle to Rollesby carrying two bundles of bay tree twigs ('cum duobus fasciculis germinis vocat two boundells of lawer') on Acle causeway,Entering the causeway was lifted from his horse by volume and ferocity of water and thrown in its depths,Flood water? on Acle causeway,Gelding (bay),Fall into,Overcome by depth of water,Drowned,,Richard Bolton of Acle who found the body,"Gelding worth 20s in custody of Thomas Norwyche of Rollesby, yeomen",,,, ,1560_2,F/950,9/599b/237,,Huntingdonshire,Sawtry,1559-07-14,"Cony, William, gent.",Lanncellott,William,M,,,,,,1559-07-14,7,,,,"Riding at speed on Matthew Andrewes's, his master's bay gelding ",Fell off horse due to sudden movement and was kicked by it,Horse (bay gelding),,Fall from,Kicked ,Wound to left side of breast,Languished from 2 until 3 pm,,Horse worth 8s which remains in hands of Matthew Andrewez its owner,,,, ,1560_2,F/951,9/599b/238,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Spaldwick,1559-10-22,"Cony, William (crossed out), Swynburne, Simon",Baker,Thomas,M,Spaldwick,Labourer,,,,1559-10-21,10,,15:00-16:00,,Climbing oak tree to collect acorns,His feet struck against ('illidebant') branch and he fell,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/952,9/599b/239,,Huntingdonshire,Brampton,1560-03-06,"Swynburne, Simon",Aulcott,William ,M,Brampton,Labourer,,,,1560-03-06,3,,5:00-6:00,,Washing hands in pond of Thomas Turkington,Slipped from stone he stood at,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/953,9/599b/240,,Bedfordshire,Dallow (now ward of Luton),1559-12-04,"Sampson, Richard",Owney,Mary,F,Dallow,,,7,,1559-12-02,12,,15:00,,,Crushed by a tree trunk ('a byeche tre') that rolled downhill in place called 'Brode croft',Tree trunk,,Struck by,,Crushed head,Instant,"Wood from tree being loaded onto cart by Thomas Dermar of Dallow, yeoman, his wife Alice Dermar and his servants Agnes Evered, Thomas Ivery, Robert Semar. Tree hadn't moved for three hours.",Tree worth 2s 6d in custody of Thomas Dermar,,,, ,1560_2,F/954,9/599b/241,,Bedfordshire,Stratton,1560-01-06,"Sampson, Richard",Jackson,Elizabeth,F,Stratton,Spinster,,,,1560-01-05,1,,05:00,,"Crossing ditch or pond of William Hedde of Stratton, yeoman",Feet slipped while crossing,Ditch ('moote),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/955,9/599b/242,,Bedfordshire,Husborne Crawley,1559-11-12,"Sampson, Richard",Emlyng,William ,M,,,,,,1559-11-11,11,,06:00,,Walking on a footpath by a fish pond ('piscaria') in the meadow called 'le heyes',His feet and hands slipped and he fell into the pond,Fishpond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_2,F/956,9/599b/243,,Buckinghamshire,Buckingham/Lenborough,1559-07-19,"More, Thomas",Beele,Richard,M,,,,,,1559-07-18,7,,,,Removing harness from horses belonging to Thomas Bunce in place called 'hethe penne in fields of lenborroughe',One horse (two-years-old red sorrel) kicked him ,"Horse (two-years-old, red sorrel)",,Kicked,,Left side of body under ribs ('sup[er] sinistrum laterem subtus costas suas correptas'),Instant,,"Horse worth 8s in hands of William Philippes, gent., deputy of Grand Almoner?",,,, ,1560_2,F/957,9/599b/244,,Buckinghamshire,Chipping Wycombe (High Wycombe),1560-03-01,Thomas,Smythiar?,Robert ,M,,,,21,,1560-02-29,2,,15:00,,Was in fulling-mill,Some kind of mill malfunction involving an immobile wheel and small pieces of woolen cloth led to him falling into water,Millstream water,One of the wheels,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,"Wheel worth 8s? And cloth worth 12s in custody of David [O…?], miller",,,, ,1560_2,F/958,9/599b/258,,Wiltshire,Amesbury ('Ambresbury'),1559-05-09,"Barter, Robert, gent.",Boronde,John,M,,,,,,1559-05-06,5,,,,Walking along a street on his business,"Horse belonging to Richard Gyne of Alton, Wiltshire kicked him with hind legs",Horse,,Kicked,,Wound to chest,Instant,,Horse worth 9s in custody of Richard Gyne,,,, ,1560_2,F/959,9/599b/260,,Westmorland,Helton Flethan/Lowther,1556-09-13,"Jackson, Peter",Lambert,Thomas,M,Helton,Labourer,,,,1556-09-12,9,,,,Riding through the village of Lowther,Rode horse into stream (trying to cross it?) and was swept by force and violence of water,Crakewath aqua de Lowther' ,Horse,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse in possession of Henry Lambert of Helton,,Coroner states horse was the cause of death,, ,1560_3,F/960,9/600a/40,,Wiltshire,Cricklade,1560-06-11,"Brydges, William",Carter,John,M,Cricklade,"Servant ('famulus') of John James of Cricklade, shoemaker",,,,1560-06-10,6,,06:00,,Fetching his master's horse from marsh ('mariscum') adjacent to Cricklade,"Having caught the horse in place called 'wynmyll hyll', he embraced its neck in order to lead it the easier. Trying to free itself horse knocked JC down and then kicked him",Horse ,,Kicked,,Wound to front part of head 2 in long and 1/2 in deep,,,Horse worth 13s 4d William Oly deputy of almoner general,,,, ,1560_3,F/961,9/600a/46,,Middlesex,Parish of St Clement Danes 'extra barras novi templi'/ Arundel House wharf or landing (pons),1560-03-09,"Robert Cooke, gen.",Wymbushe,John,M,,,,,,1560-02-06,2,,,,"JW and Louis Richardes and Richard Hoskyns, 'watermen' of Henry earl of Arundel, entered a certain boat called 'a whyrrey' to do some maintenance work on two other boats ('ad conc[er]vand[o] quoddam scortu[m] & quandam hypaginem')",When they entered the barge a sudden strong gust of wind caused it to overturn and JW was ejected into water,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Louis Richardes and Richard Hoskyns, 'watermen' of Henry earl of Arundel who were with him",Barge valued at £4 in custody of Thomas Stowton,,,, ,1560_3,F/962,9/600a/47,,Middlesex,"London, St John Street",1560-03-04,"Cooke, Robert, gent.",Kylnor,Anthony,M,,,,,,1560-02-27,2,Shrove Tuesday ('shroste tewesdaye'),13:00-14:00,,"Riding horse of Thomas Hornbye, innkeeper ('Castell Inn extra barras de Westsmythster de London') towards Islington on a highway leading to Holloway","Horse shook him up so thoroughly during the ride ('vigilitante precurrebat') that for fear of falling off, AK willingly slipped off the horse hitting some post or tree trunk ('stipes') called a 'stubbe'",Horse (grey gelding),,Fall from,,Broken leg,Languished until 6-7 pm on 3 March ,,Horse worth 3li 6s 8d in custody of Thomas Hornby,,,, ,1560_3,F/963,9/600a/54,,Worcestershire,Pershore,1560-06-06,"Harryson, William, and Coterell, Thomas, gent.",Lader,Roger,M,Cropthorn,,,,,1560-04-15,4,,,,"Riding mare of Ralph Persons, his master, to bring cattle from other side of River Avon",Horse threw him off and kicked him in chest,Horse (grey mare),,Fall from,Kicked,Blow to chest,Languished until 17 March,,Horse worth 13s 4d in custody of Thomas Coterell,,,, ,1560_3,F/964,9/600a/55,,Herefordshire,Wigmore/Leintwardine,1560-07-02,"Janney, John, gent.",Longeford,Peter,M,,,,5,,1560-06-28,6,,,,"Playing in a cart ('plaustrum voc[at] a cornwayn') in Leintwardine, Herefordshire","PL fell off cart and because cart stood on hill, one wheel ran over his head",Cart,,Fall from,Run over,Wound to the head,Instant,,"Cart worth 13s in custody of John Longford of Leintwardine, yeoman",,,, ,1560_3,F/965,9/600a/56,,Gloucestershire,Whitminster (Wheatonhurst),1560-03-25,"Streete, Henry, gent., substituting for Nicholas Arnold, knight, seneschal and coroner of the Duchy of Lancaster",Clement,Thomas,M,Whitminster,Husbandman,,70,,1560-03-17,3,,21:00,,"Going on foot from the house of James Clyfford of Frampton on Severn, gent., via small bridge over ditch/moat (fossa) within the parish of Whitminster",Crossing the bridge fell off it due to darkness and his poor vision,Ditch/moat (fossa),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/966,9/600a/57,,Gloucestershire,Westbury-on-Severn,1560-04-20,"Streate, Henry",Prichell,John,M,Westbury,,,,,1560-03-30,3,,,,,Piece of timber fell on him ,Timber,,Struck by,,Wound to chest,Languished until 20 April,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/967,9/600a/58,,Staffordshire,Preston/Penkridge,1560-06-25,"Clarke, Edward",Powys alias Preston,Thomas,M,,,,,,1560-06-25,6,,,,,,River Churnet,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/968,9/600a/59,,Staffordshire,Stoke-on-Trent,1560-06-26,"Sneyde, John",Waters,John,M,,Yeoman,,12,,1560-06-24,6,,,,"Washing his feet in 'a mott' near the house of Richard Lagvald, knight",Climbed down a ladder to reach the water and fell into it,Water ('mott'),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/969,9/600a/60,,Shropshire,Wellington,1560-06-20,"Weale, William",Lakers,Roger,M,Hadley,,,,,1560-06-20,6,,12:00,,Walking ('negligenter transeundo') by working windmill in place called 'poolehyll' in Wellington,Struck by one of sails,Windmill (sail),,Struck by,,"Wound to head (left part, brain deep)",Instant,,"Sails worth 5s remain in custody of George Cheshire and Leonard Moyle, constables of Wellington",,,, ,1560_3,F/970,9/600a/81,,Norfolk,Thetford,1560-07-07,"Gaskoyne, Edmund, gent.",Hurde,John,M,Thetford,,,,,1560-07-06,6,,4:00-5:00,,"Riding from inn ('hospitium') called 'Crosse keyes' in Thetford to Croxton, near Mary Magdalen chapel next to a highway leading to Norwich",Fell from horse due to misfortune and 'sua negligentia',Horse (brown bay),,Fall from,,,Instant,William Hodgekyn of Norwich and Richard Bettes of Besthorpe who discovered the body,Horse worth 8s in custody of William Hodgekyn of Norwich,,,, ,1560_3,F/971,9/600a/82,,Norfolk,"Fleggburgh ('Burghe Ste Marie') EPNS, Norfolk, ii, 47-8",1560-04-08,"Thomas Hunne?, gen.",Edrycke,Walter,M,Burgh St Mary,,,20,,1560-04-04,4,,,,Fishing in the boat of Richard Edrike using a bow net,Boat suddenly moved away from him or from under him and he was thrown into deep water,Common pond ('aqua') in Burgh,Boat ('linter'),Fall into,,Drowned,,Richard Pyle who found the body,Boat valued at 3s 4d,,,, ,1560_3,F/972,9/600a/83,,Cambridgeshire,"Coton (within liberty of King's College, Cambridge)",1560-05-08,"Holland, Ralph",Alcocke,Robert,M,,,,About 10,,1560-05-07,5,,14:00-19:00,,Playing with other children in his father's blacksmith workshop,Le scythe and a great hammer' fell on his head,Scythe and great hammer,,Struck by,,Wound to head,Instant,,"Scythe and hammer worth 13s and 4d in custody of William Cole, bailiff of liberty of King's College, Cambridge",,,, ,1560_3,F/973,9/600a/84,,Cambridgeshire,Bottisham,1560-06-11,"Gylle, Richard, gent. (deputy of John Myllsent, esq.)",Bangold,Thomas,M,Bottisham,,,18,,1560-06-10,6,,18:00,,Trying to catch an unbridled horse,"When he approached the horse, it kicked him in the chest",Horse ('coloris le whyghe grey'),,Kicked ,,Wound to chest,Languished until 8 pm,,"Horse worth 20s in custody of Richard Gylle, gent.",,,, ,1560_3,F/974,9/600a/85,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Huntingdon,1560-03-17,"Patrick Richard, and Wallice William",Elliot/Elyot,John,M,Huntingdon,,,About 3,,1560-03-27,3,,17:00-18:00,,Playing in his mother's house noticed a large pot with salted fish ,Extended his hand to grab fish and fell into headlong,Large pot or cauldron,,Fall into,Unable to get out due to lack of strength,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/975,9/600a/86,,Bedfordshire,Tempsford,1559-06-13,"Adams, William",Sprynger,Henry,M,Tempsford,Husbandman,,,,1559-06-12,6,,At dawn,,Washing his hands in pond near his house in 'Lemoote ende',Fell into pond due to weakness and illness,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/976,9/600a/87,,Bedfordshire,Wootton,1560-05-30,"Adams, William",Chefforde,Margaret ,F,Wooton,"Spinster, servant of John Payne",,17,,1560-05-29,5,,,,Drawing water from a pond behind the house of John Payne of Wooton,,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/977,9/600a/88,,Bedfordshire,Barford,1560-04-06,"Sampson, Richard",Cannon,Stephen ,M,Barford,Husbandman,,,,1560-04-05,4,,06:00,,Walking towards his cows and calves by a pond,,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/978,9/600a/89,,Bedfordshire,Ampthill,1560-04-17,"Sampson, Richard",Cowper,Richard,M,Ampthill,,,6,,1560-04-17,4,,,,"Within the enclosure ('clausura') called 'Berwykes' property of John Johnson, near a ditch ('fossa')",Leant forward to reach a certain stick ,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Blake, boy age 7 who was with him",,,,, ,1560_3,F/979,9/600a/90,,Bedfordshire,Ravensden,1559-05-15,"Adams, William",Wyant,Henry,M,Ravensden,Labourer,Son of John Wyant,11,,1559-05-14,5,,13:00,,Watering his father's horse in a place called 'Ravensden brooke',"There arrived another horse (gelding 'whyte grey' property of John Clark of London), and when the two started fighting, the former kicked HW with his hind legs",Horse (bay),,Kicked,,Wound to left side of body below ribs,Instant,,"Horse worth 13s 4d in hands of William Cranfeld, gent. deputy almoner",,,, ,1560_3,F/980,9/600a/91,,Bedfordshire,Bromham,1559-11-18,"Adams, William",Ball,Richard,M,Bromham,Labourer,,,,1559-11-17,11,,Dawn,,"Attending to horses of Louis (Lodoviocus) Dybe, esq. , his master",One horse (one-eyed 'monoculus' bay) kicked him with his rear hooves,,,Kicked,,Wound under ribs,Instant,,"Horse worth 10s in hands of William Cranfeld, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1560_3,F/981,9/600a/92,,Bedfordshire,Turvey,1560-07-05,"Adams, William",Stevenson,Walter,M,Turvey,,Son of Thomas Stevenson,8,,1560-07-05,7,,11:00,,Sleeping under the corner of a hedge or fence on 'le warde balke' of Turvey ,"There came Richard Maynarde, working for John Lylliot of Turvey, husbandman, leading cart loaded with stones and pulled by four horses. When the cart turned at the hedge corner, 'farder whele' ran over WS head",Cart,,Run over,,Crushed head,Instant,"Richard Maynarde, cart driver","Cart, load and horse worth 33s 4d in hands of Henry Edwards , bailiff of Turvey for use of John Mordaunt, knight, Lord Mordaunt",,,, ,1560_3,F/982,9/600a/93,,Bedfordshire,Stevington,1560-04-23,"Adams, William",Rawbon,Thomas,M,"Felmersham, Bedfordshire",Ploughwright,,,,1560-04-22,4,,,,Cutting ash tree with axe in place called 'Farley',Tree fell the wrong way and struck him,Tree (ash),,Struck by,,,,,"Tree worth 4s in hands of William Cranfeld, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1560_3,F/983,9/600a/94,,Buckinghamshire,Hambleden,1560-05-26,"Dignam, Thomas",Baily/Bailif,John,M,,,,,,1560-05-25,5,,08:00,,"Driving cart loaded with fire-wood ('lignus vocat billette'), property of Richard Collens alias Deane through hill called 'Le Knappe'","Horse pulled cart downhill into valley, JB fell off and wheel ran over his back",Cart,,Fell from,Run over,Back run over,Instant,,"Horse worth 6s 8d, cart - 13s 4d, wood - 2s 6d remain in hands of Richard Collens",,,, ,1560_3,F/984,9/600b/117,,Northans,Eydon,1560-03-23,"Newport, John",Abram,Margaret ,F,Eydon,Spinster,,,Seriously ill and suffering from fever ('febris quartana' which could be malaria),1560-03-21,3,,,,,"Driven by sudden bout of thirst caused by illness, bent her knees to draw water with her right hand, and fell into river due to weakness and inifirmity",River Cherwell,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/985,9/600b/118,,Leicestershire,Anstey,1560-07-01,"Ponchyn, George, gent.",Wilson,Elizabeth,F,,Widow,Widow,40,,1560-06-30,6,,06:00,,Drawing water (presumably) from a well or spring near her house with a pail,,well or spring near her house,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/986,9/600b/120,,Derbyshire,Hope/Holbrook (in a place called 'olerbrok'),1560-07-04,"Coke, William, and Beaumont, Edward",Wodruffe,William,M,,,,,,1560-05-17,5,,05:00,,Holding sword in right hand,Accidentally stabbed himself,Sword,,Stabbed,,Wound to leg just below knee 1in long and 2 in deep,Languished until 28 June,,Sword worth 5s in hands of George Wodrufe of Hope,,,, ,1560_3,F/987,9/600b/121,,Lincolnshire,Edlington,1560-06-12,"Crathorne, Thomas, gent.",Watson,John,M,,,,12,,1559-11-01,11,,,,Playing on a bridge over a milldam,,Mill pond,,Fall into,,Drowned (no visible wounds),,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/988,9/600b/123,,Rutland,Exton,1560-07-12,"Irelande, Edward, and Chesellden, George",Coole,John,M,Exton,Labourer,,,,1560-06-12,6,,12:00,,Climbing oak tree growing in place called 'tunnyngleye' in fields of Exton to destroy a kite's nest,"As he climbed down, having destroyed nest, he stood on weak branch which broke sending him to ground from height of 20ft or more",Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,Languished for one hour,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/989,9/600b/124,,Rutland,Ketton,1560-07-06,"Irelond, Edward and Chissellden, George",Richman ,Joan,F,Ketton,,Daughter of William Rychman of Ketton,About 3,,1560-04-12,4,,16:00,,Playing or walking by a pond in the close of Thomas Goode of Ketton near a certain river,,Pond,,Fall into,Unable to get out due to her young age,Drowned,,Thomas Goode who found the body,,,,, ,1560_3,F/990,9/600b/125,,Rutland,Uppingham,1560-07-26,"Irelande, Edward, and Chisellden, George",Greene,Nicholas,M,Uppingham,,,,,1560-04-05,4,,13:00,,Standing on top of cart loaded with thorn bush in place called 'the lodge quart' within balivate of Beaumonte and Lyfield Forest trying to tie bushes to cart with 'carte rope',"As he pulled rope (attached at one end to cart) with all his might, it broke and he fell down from height of 10 ft",Cart (rope according to coroner),,Fall from,,,Languished until 1-2 pm on 8 April,,"Rope worth 3d in custody of Margaret Grene, his wife",,,, ,1560_3,F/991,9/600b/135,,Dorset,Piddletrenthide,1559-12-14,"Cleeves, John",Jones,John,M,,,,,,1559-12-01,12,,,,Taking horse of John Cole from his stables to water it,"As he led horse by halter, it suddenly turned and kicked him with his hind legs clad in iron horse shoes",Horse (black bay),,Kicked,,Wound to back of head,Languished until 14 December,,"Horse worth 40s in custody of John Cleeves, coroner",,,, ,1560_3,F/992,9/600b/136,,Somerset,Stoke St Mary,1560-03-21,"Halfe, Walter, gent.",Bartelytt,William,M,,,,,,1560-03-21,3,,,,Cutting down poplar tree,Tree fell on him,Tree (poplar),,Struck by,,,,,Tree worth 8d,,,, ,1560_3,F/993,9/600b/137,,Somerset,Cheddon Fitzpaine,1560-05-11,"Halfe, Walter, gent.",Hewe,Jane,F,,,,,,1560-05-06,5,,,,Riding from Taunton to Cheddon,"Startled by hog that ran towards it (or in front of it), horse threw JH",Horse (hog according to coroner),,Fall from,,,Languished until 8 May,,Hog worth 3s 4d,,,, ,1560_3,F/994,9/600b/158,,Surrey,East Molesey in the hundreds of Kingston and Elmbridge,1560-02-28,"Hunte?, Thomas, and Bowrer, Henry",Harte,John,M,"Croydon, Surrey",,,,,1560-01-15,1,,,,"Running errands for his master John Tyll of Croydon, butcher; riding from Croydon to Chertsey",Rode into river ,River Thames,,Overcome by violence of river current,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/995,9/600b/159,"Hunnisett, Sussex, II, no 9, pp. 2-3",Sussex,Lewes,1560-06-04,"Lewkenor, Nicholas, coroner of Thomas, Duke of Norfolk and lord of Lewes",Balcome,Matthew,M,,,,,,1560-06-04,6,,14:00,,Running after his ten lambs,Fell into 'an olde depe forletten well',Well,,Fall into,,Abraded body ('detritus fuit'),,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/996,9/600b/160,,Kent,Hadlow,1560-06-22,"Webbe, William",Jackson,Margaret ,F,,Servant of David Wyllerd,,8,,1560-06-20,6,,10:00,,Washing her hands in the pond called 'Fyffhall pond' near her master's house,Leant over the water and fell into,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"David Wyllerd, her master, and Margaret Wyllard, his wife, and Nicholas Clyston who found the body",,,,, ,1560_3,F/997,9/600b/161,,Essex,North Ockendon,1560-04-03,"Knott, Thomas",Eton,Margaret ,F,,,,10,,1560-04-02,4,,9:00-10:00,,,Fell into a pond near the house of John Baldwyn,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/998,9/600b/162,,Hertfordshire,Graveley,1560-06-24,"Laycock, John",Burney,Catherine,F,,,"Daughter of deceased Thomas Burney, labourer",8,,1560-06-21,6,,16:00,,"Lay under wild apple tree ('crabbe tree') growing near a pond in the 'yearde' of John Alen of Graveley, labourer. There she she fell asleep and slept for an hour from 3 to 4 pm",Having fallen asleep 'in her Awakinge et Rysinge frome slepe [...] dyd slyde in to the sayd ponde',Pond ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/999,9/600b/163,,Hertfordshire,"Dalmonds ('Damondes' in the parish of All Saints, Hertford), EPNS, Herts, 227.",1560-04-27,"Laycock, John",Choppinge,John,M,,,"Son of John Choppinge, husbandman",1.5,,1560-04-25,4,,,,Playing in the 'yearde' of his father's house,Following goslings that went into pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/1000,9/600b/190,,Westmorland (Cumbria),Rosgill,1560-02-12,"Jackson, Peter",Casteley,Richard,M,Rosgill,Husbandman,,,,1560-02-12,2,,,,Chopping off branches of cut-down ash tree with axe in place called 'Rosgillwodde' ,Suddenly tree rolled and struck his head,Tree (ash),,Struck by,,Wound to head,Instant,,"Tree worth 8d in possession of Henry, earl of Cumberland (Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland)",,,, ,1560_3,F/1001,9/600b/191,,Westmorland,Hilton ('Heltonbacon')?,1560-07-27,"Jackson, Peter",Harryson,Lawrence,M,Hilton,Husbandman,,,,1560-07-25,7,,19:00,,Building or fixing ('tegens') roof,Fell from ladder,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/1002,9/600b/192,,Westmorland,Tebay,1559-12-03,"Jacson, Peter",Potter,Robert ,M,Tebay,Husbandman,,,,1559-12-01,12,,,,Walking over Tebay bridge ,Went down to the river to retrieve his hat blown from his head by a sudden strong gust of wind,River Lune,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/1003,9/600b/193,,Westmorland,Crake Trees in Whinfell ,1559-08-25,"Jackson, Peter",Hartley,Robert ,M,,Labourer,,,Suffering from ague from 21 July,1559-08-23,7,,22:00,,Suffering from fever got up to drink some water from a nearby pond,Fell into the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/1004,9/600b/194,,Westmorland,Smardale,1560-06-23,"Jackson, Peter",Dent,Margaret ,F,,,,4,,1560-06-03,6,,10:00,,,Fell into a pond in the back of her father's house,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/1005,9/600b/195,,Cumberland,Torpenhow,1560-07-15,"Symson, Richard",Smyth,Richard,M,,,,,,1560-07-15,7,,,,Cutting down small oak tree worth 2s,"Suddenly, the tree fell on him",Tree (oak),,Fell on top of him,,Mortal head wound into brain,Instant,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/1006,9/600b/196,,Newcastle,"Newcastle upon Tyne, quayside",1560-04-20,"Anderson, Francis",Gibson,Barbara,F,,,,,,1560-03-23,3,,20:00,,Walking by river and fell in,,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/1007,9/600b/197,,Newcastle,"Newcastle upon Tyne, ballast shore",1560-06-16,"Rookebie, Laurence",Dobson,John,M,,,,,,1560-06-16,6,,14:00,,Walking by river and fell in,,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/1008,9/600b/198,,Newcastle,"Newcastle upon Tyne, the Wyndes",1560-06-28,"Rookebie, Laurence",Garret,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1560-06-26,6,,15:00,,Fetching water from river,,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/1009,9/600b/199,,"Yorkshire, NR",Morton-on-Swale,1560-05-04,"Smelt, Leonard",Meyke,Margaret ,F,Morton-on-Swale,Spinster,,,Debility of body contributed to drowining,1560-05-02,5,,09:00,,Carrying water for her necessities from river,Slipped because of slipperiness of ground,River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/1010,9/600b/200,,"Yorkshire, WR",Slaidburn,1560-06-11,"Wesfeilde, Henry",Bonde,Alice,F,"Byram ('Burram'), WR Yorkshire",Spinster,,,,1560-06-09,6,,11:00,,Washing sheep,Washing sheep when a wether jumped onto her and kocked her head over heels into a 'turnepoole',River Hodder,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/1011,9/600b/201,,"Yorkshire, WR",Slaidburn,1560-06-11,"Wesfeilde, Henry",Bonde,Catherine,F,"Byram ('Burram'), WR Yorkshire",Spinster,,,,1560-06-09,6,,11:00,,Washing sheep,"Was in the river and saw her sister prostrate in the water and hastened diligently towards her intending to help her, but fell in the water",River Hodder,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/1012,9/600b/202,,"Yorkshire, WR",Slaidburn,1560-06-11,"Wesfeilde, Henry",Swinglehirst,John,M,"Byram ('Burram'), WR Yorkshire",Labourer,,,,1560-06-09,6,,11:00,,Washing sheep?,"Was on the bank and saw Alice Bonde prostrate in the water and hastened diligently towards her intending to help her, but fell in the water",River Hodder,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1560_3,F/1013,9/600b/203,,"Yorkshire, WR",Heptonstall ,1560-06-30,"Gascoigne, William",Crosley,Laurence ,M,Langfield,Husbandman,,,,1560-06-28,6,,14:00,,"Cutting an oak tree on a 'hyngynge hill or scowte' with an axe, intending to divide the tree",Tree fell down from hill onto him,Oak tree,,,,Broke neck,Instant,,Oak worth 8d in custody of James Newall bailiff of Heptonstall,,,, ,1560_3,F/1014,9/600b/204,,"Yorkshire, NR",Drax,1560-07-02,"Calvarde, John",Goldeburgh,Robert ,M,Langrake in Drax parish,,,,,1560-06-26,6,,20:00,,In ferryboat crossing River Ouse towards Langrake,"In ferryboat holding an oar, oar suddenly pushed him out of boat",River Ouse,,,,Drowned,Instant,,Lay in water till 1 July until found by Richard Hemsley and John Tomson; oar worth 4d in hands of PeterNuttell at Neway,,,, ,1560_3,F/1015,9/600b/205,,"Yorkshire, ER",Driffield,1560-06-09,"Pacoke, Thomas",Johnson,Thomas,M,Driffield,Butcher,,,,1560-06-04,6,,03:00,,Lying in bed and turned over,Knife wounded him in stomach when he rolled over in bed,Knife,,,,Wounded stomach,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/1,9/602a/43,,Hampshire,Basingstoke,1560-11-15,"Foster, Edmund",Bursye,John,M,,,,,,1560-11-15,11,,09:00,Basingstoke Down,"Walking on left side of a cart (in a hurry?), loaded with firewood belonging to John Grantham, drawn by five horses",Fell to the ground and left wheel of cart crushed his body,Cart,,Run over,,Crushed body,Instant,,Wheel worth 13s 4d in custody of John Grantham,,,, ,1561_2,G/2,9/602a/45,,Dorset,Broadwindsor,1560-08-27,"Moone, Walter",Marchaunte,Robert,M,Broadwindsor,Smith,,,,1560-08-26,8,,,,Climbing the structure of a chimney to mend the top part of it,Chimney suddenly broke from old age and he fell down,Chimney,,Fall from,,Broken by fall,Languished until 27 August,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/3,9/602a/46,,Dorset,Allington,1560-10-05,"Moone, Walter",Branwell,Walter,M,Hospital called Mawdelyns in Allington,,,,,1560-10-04,10,,,,,He bumped into a willow next to stream called 'Atram water' and fell in,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"taken out of water by William Gale, proctor of the hospital in the sight of a number of reliable people",,,, ,1561_2,G/4,9/602a/47,,Somerset,Taunton,1560-09-12,"Hales, Walter",Pyne,Jane,F,Fivehead,Spinster,,,,1560-09-06,9,,05:00,Staplegrove,Riding from Fivehead to Bishop's Lydeard on a bay mare,Mare fell into a pit and watercourse on top of JP,Horse (bay mare),,Fell onto her,,,Instant,,mare worth 20s in custody of Walter Hales,,,, ,1561_2,G/5,9/602a/58,,Hampshire,Froyle,1560-09-07,"Baxon?, David",Carpenter,John,M,,,,,,1560-09-04,9,,,,Leading thiller horse drawing a cart loaded with peas across a bank and ditch,"On the bank stood a 'wattell made w[ith] roddes' and as JC ran hastily he caught his foot in it and the horse pulled the cart over his stomach, crushing his entrails",Horse ,cart,run over,,crushed entrails,Languished until 7 September,,"horse, cart and peas worth 33s 4d in custody of John Gare of Froyle, husbandman",,,, ,1561_2,G/6,9/602a/62,,Berkshire,Reading,1560-12-24,"Tusser, James",Pettye,William,M,,,,,Drunk,1560-12-22,12,,,,Walking along a 'foott way' in borough of Reading,Fell into a ditch with water and lay there for half a quarter of an hour,ditch,drunkenness,fall into,,,Languished until 2 am on 23 December,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/7,9/602a/63,,Berkshire,Reading,1561-01-16,"Tusser, James",Yonge,John,M,,,,,,1561-01-13,1,,,,"Shooting at a heron with a gun together with Robert Brown, cutler, at JY's instigation",Heron flew away before RB could shoot so they headed home but RB forgot to put out the fire he was carrying to shoot with and by reason of his hose [tibialia] the gun accidentally went off shooting JY in theback of his leg,gun,,shot with,,wound to back of leg,languished until 4 pm on 15 January,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/8,9/602a/87,,Surrey,Hambledon,1560-09-04,"Ellyott, Robert",Hull,Frances,F,,,,5,,,9,,,close of her father ,"Came into a close of her father John Hull, gentleman","A pig belonging to her father JH took her in its mouth and bit, tore and killed her",pig,,bite,,,,,pig worth 2s handed over to the almoner,,,, ,1561_2,G/9,9/602a/88,,Surrey,Worplesdon,1560-11-20,"Elliott, Robert",Osborne,John,M,,,,,,1560-11-20,11,,,close ,Cutting the top off an oak tree in a close of John Grove called Longrede,Falling branch hit JO on the head and knocked him to the ground and killed him,tree (oak),branch,fall from,,,,,branch of no value,,,, ,1561_2,G/10,9/602a/89,,Surrey,Haslemere,1560-08-26,"Ellyott, Robert",Whelar,John,M,,,,5,,1560-08-26,8,,,close,Playing with a cart wheel in the close of his uncle Robert Whelar,Wheel fell on him ,cartwheel,,fell onto him,,,Instant,,wheel value illegible,,,, ,1561_2,G/11,9/602a/90,,Surrey,Kingston upon Thames,1560-12-29,"Sepham, John, and Ludgold, Thomas",Burges,Agnes,F,Surbiton,,Daughter of Elizabeth Burges,2,,1560-12-29,12,,,house where EB was staying,walking among the walls and benches in the house,A 'three footed stoole' standing near the fire suddenly fell over and AB fell into the fire ,fire,,fall into,,burned left side of head,,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/12,9/602a/91,,Kent,Shepherdswell,1560-07-08,"Mockett, Christopher",Waltyer,John,M,,,,,,1560-07-07,7,,15:00,,Leading and driving three mares drawing a cart loaded with firewood along queen's highway from a wood called the covert towards Shepherdswell,"JW not paying sufficient attention to mares and cart, the mares drew the cart out of the right way, right wheel went onto a great bank and cart and wood fell on JW and crushed his body",cart,firewood,fell onto him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"mares and cart worth 45s in custody of John Stoddard of Shepherdswell, yeoman",,,, ,1561_2,G/13,9/602a/92,,Kent,Kingston,1560-07-09,"Mockett, Christopher",Martyn,Nicholas,M,Northbourne,,,,,1560-07-08,7,,12:00,,Leading and driving three mares drawing a cart loaded with firewood from Kingston to Northbourne ,"NM taking care negligently of the cart and mares, the mares drew the cart out of the common way, right wheel ran onto a small slope and the cart and wood turned over and fell onto NM, gravely crushing his body",cart,firewood,fell onto him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"mares and cart worth £3 6s in custody of John Poysshe of Northbourne, yeoman",,,, ,1561_2,G/14,9/602a/93,,Kent,Trottiscliffe,1561-03-04,"Ricard, Richard",Capell,William,M,Trottiscliffe,Wheelwright,,,,1560-03-03,3,,12:00,,Cutting an ash tree in a field called Sarmons,Ash tree fell on WC and completely oppressed and crushed him,tree (ash),,fell onto him,,Crushed body,Instant,,ash tree worth 2s in custody of James Godden to use of bishop of Rochester according to his royal charters,,,, ,1561_2,G/15,9/602a/94,,Kent,Maidstone,1561-01-13,"Webbe, William",Style,Juliana,F,Maidstone,,"Wife of John Style, labourer ",,,1561-01-12,1,,11:00,,Went out of her house in Madistone to a place called 'the lyttle barne' to collect pieces of firewood called 'chypps' from under big trees cut there for the use of the queen,As JS stood talking to Elizabeth Strong wife of William Strong a large elm tree cut by Richard Amter to the use of the queen fell on her,tree (elm),,fell onto her,,Crushed body,Instant,,elm tree taken and disposed of to use of queen,,,, ,1561_2,G/16,9/602a/95,,Kent,Tudeley,1560-07-13,"Webbe, William",Prall,John,M,,"Servant of Jane Townes of Capel, widow",,,,1560-07-12,7,,11:00,,"JP led and drove out of JT's house two bullocks drawing a dungcart loaded with dung to 'Holestreate Feld' in Tudeley, where he unloaded the dung. Returning to the house, JP stood on the cart as the bullocks went out of the field into the queen's highway.","As they passed though a gate or 'payer of barrs', the bullocks suddenly ran and drew the right wheel of the cart against a gatepost, so that the cart fell over with great force from the bank of the field into the deep road and JP was thrown out of the cart and hit his head on the roots of a great oak growing on the bank of the road and broke his neck",cart,,Fall from,,broken neck,Instant,,"bullocks and cart worth 40s seized by WW to use of Dr William Bill queen's almoner and sold to JT for 40s, which sum WW has received from her",,,, ,1561_2,G/17,9/602a/96,,Kent,Cranbrook,1560-12-16,"Webbe, William",Jepson,Richard ,M,,Child,,10,,1560-12-15,12,,14:00,,RJ went out of the house of the vicar of Cranbrook to a 'woodhowse' holding a knife in his left hand with the point towards his chest and climbed to the top of a pile of firewood intending to cut a small piece of wood and adjust an instrument to play (?) ,His feet slipped so that his whole body was bent over the pile of wood and then he fell so that the knife went into his chest giving him a wound half an inch long and 4 inches deep,knife,,fall onto,,wound to chest ,Instant,He died in presence of divers good and loyal persons [who could presumably confirm it wasn't suicide],knife worth 1d,,,, ,1561_2,G/18,9/602a/98,,Kent,Grain on the Isle of Grain,1560-07-31,"Webbe, William",Godfrey,Jane,F,Grain,,"Wife of Thomas Godfrey, yeoman ",,,1560-07-27,7,,13:00,,Riding from Rochester to Isle of Grain on a white-grey gelding carrying on her arm a basket of meat,"As she rode across a stream called the 'dray curren' which flows with great force where the road enters the hundred of Hoo, the gelding was struck by the current and that and the weight of the basket caused her to fall into the river",river,,fall into,,drowned,Instant,William Langerygg and John Jeames of Grain found the body,gelding seized to use of queen's almoner by WW,,,, ,1561_2,G/19,9/602a/99,,Kent,Lamberhurst,1561-03-31,"Webbe, William",Ballerd,John,M,Lamberhurst,Weaver,,,,1560-02-28,2,,20:00,,"Riding on a small gelding or 'nagg' beloging to George Harrys of Horsmonden, weaver, from GH's house in L to a deep pond to wash the gelding","He rode into the pond so fast that the gelding was frightened of the depth of the water and did not know, because of the darkness of the night, the right way to turn back out of the pond. The gelding floated (swam?) across the deepest part of the pond to its head and as it climbed up the great bank at the head of the pond the girths of the 'packsaddle' on the gelding's back broke and JB and the saddle fell into the pond ",pond,,fall into,,drowned,Instant,,gelding worth 14s seized to use of queen's almoner and sold to William Everynden,,,, ,1561_2,G/20,9/602a/100,,Kent,Stone by Dartford,1560-08-28,"Ricard, Richard",Tumstall,Thomas,M,Stone,"Labourer and servant of John Studder of Stone, husbandman",,,,1560-08-07,8,,,,"Driving four horses harnessed to cart of his master JS, striking and beating them","The 'forehorsse', sorrel bald with a short tail, struck him with its 'lefth hynde foote' on the right side of his stomach gravely crushing his innards ",horse,,Struck by,,Wound to stomach,Languished until 27 August,,"Horse worth 26s 8d in custody of JS to use of Edmund, bishop of Rochester",,Jurors asked for delay in giving verdict until 2 November about 2 pm at Dartford,, ,1561_2,G/21,9/602a/101,,Hertfordshire,Standon,1560-06-01,"Laycock, John",Wyles,John,M,Braughing,Labourer,,,,1560-06-01,6,,,,William Holland was driving horses drawing a cart loaded with big timber tied onto the cart and JW was sitting on the timber,"Cart turned over, rope broke, JW was thrown to the ground and a 'greate tymbre stycke' fell on him and crushed him",Timber,Cart,Fell onto him,Overturned,Crushed body,Instant,"William Holland of Standon, husbandman, who was driving","Timber worth 10s in custody of WH of Standon, husbandman",,,, ,1561_2,G/22,9/602a/102,,Hertfordshire,Bishop's Stortford,1560-08-16,"Laycock, John",White,Robert,M,Bishop's Stortford,Labourer,,,,1560-08-09,8,,,,Collecting broken tiles under the 'easdroppers' of house of his master Thomas Parsons gentleman,"A tile slid off and fell down and hit him on the head, givnig him a wound one inch long, a quarter of an inch deep and a sixth of an inch wide",Tile,,Fell onto him,,Wound to head,Languished until 15 August,,Tile of no value,,,, ,1561_2,G/23,9/602a/103,,Essex,Tolleshunt D'Arcy,1560-11-28,"Knott, Thomas",Hamond,Christopher,M,,,,46,,1560-11-26,11,,10:00-12:00,,In a field cutting off branches from an oak tree,A branch suddenly fell on him and gave him a mortal wound,Branch (oak),,Fell onto him,,wound,Instant,,Branch worth 2d remains in field,,,, ,1561_2,G/24,9/602a/104,,Essex,Romford,1560-07-31,"Legatt, William",Davis,Beatrice,F,,servant of Thomas Losell of Chigwell,,11,,1560-07-31,7,,,,On orders of TL her master went to Romford on business,"When business was done she went to the house of John Tyler of Romford to water her master's horse, on which she was riding, at the well in the house yard. She sat on the edge of the well while the horse took water, but suddenly, taken with sleep, she fell asleep and fell into the well and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/25,9/602b/115,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1560-08-09,"Kymbolde, Thomas",Rowle,Thomas,M,,Miller,,,,1560-08-08,8,,,,Working in a watermill in town of Cambridge,"He took a bushel full of rye in his hands to take it into the mill, but crossing the 'slypperye planckes' between the two mills, with his vision obscured by the bushel, he fell and broke his leg",Slippery planks,Bushel of rye,Fall from,,Broken leg,Languished until 9 August,,Bushel of rye worth 20d,,,, ,1561_2,G/26,9/602b/116,,Cambridgeshire,Cambridge,1560-08-27,"Kymbolde, Thomas",Newell,Margaret,F,,,"Wife of Maurice Newell, burgess of Cambridge",,,1560-08-26,8,,18:00,,Climbing the stairs to go to bed in MN's house in parish of St Mary the Virgin outside Trumpington gate,Being sleepy she fell from the top of the stairs to the ground,Stairs,,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/27,9/602b/117,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Keyston,1560-07-31,"Swynborn, Simon",Shepherde,Edward,M,,,,,,1560-07-31,7,,,,Standing under a 'hovell' belonging to Humphrey Sherewood of Keyston,The hovel was blown down by a sudden great wind and part of it fell on ES's head so that his neck was completely broken,Hovel,,Fell onto him,,Broken neck,,,"Hovel worth 8s in hands of [blank] Brudenell of Keyston, gentleman",,,, ,1561_2,G/28,9/602b/118,,Huntingdonshire ,Fenstanton,1560-10-23,"Swynborn, Simon",Laurens,Thomas,M,,,,,,1560-10-23,10,,,,"Riding on a grey gelding, holding reins in one hand and an axe in the other",By a sudden movement of the horse TL fell to the ground,Horse (gelding),,Fall from,,,Languished for 3 hours,,Horse worth 8s in hands of Thomas Carter gentleman of Fenstanton,,,, ,1561_2,G/29,9/602b/119,,Bedfordshire,Roxton,1561-01-23,"Aldrych, Roger",Ryckeyarde,Catherine,F,Roxton,Spinster,,24 at least,,1561-01-21,1,,,,She was on top of a 'mowe of barly' in a barn in the tenement of George Hardyng gentleman at Roxton,She fell by misfortune from the top of the stack to the ground and broke her neck,Stack of barley,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/30,9/602b/120,,Bedfordshire,Old Warden,1560-12-13,"Sampson, Richard",Chytcheley,Robert,M,,Boy,,7 and more,,1560-11-15,11,,,,"Crossing a pond of Robert Gostwyke of Warden, gentleman",His feet slipped and he fell in and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/31,9/602b/121,,Bedfordshire,Stevington,1561-02-26,"Aldryche, Roger",Greynden,Adrian,M,Felmersham,Labourer,,34,,1561-11-09,11,,,,Going over from his house to [illegible] to cut willows growing by a stream,Tried to climb to the top of a willow but for lack of secure hold he fell into the stream and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/32,9/602b/122,,Bedfordshire,Milton Bryan,1561-01-27,"Sampson, Richard",Levett,Henry,M,Milton,Miller,,,,1561-01-19,1,,14:00,,In the windmill of William Welles of MB husbandman greasing the 'coller' of the mill while mill not moving,Sudden wind arose and moved the wheel of the mill so that all the cogs struck HL on the back giving him a mortal wound,Wind mill,,Struck by,,Wound to back,Languished until 26 January,,Cogs worth 3s 4d remain in hands of the vill,,,, ,1561_2,G/33,9/602b/150,,Yorkshire,Greasbrough,1560-11-13,"Calvard, William",Hawle,Richard,M,Upper Haugh,Labourer,,,,1560-11-10,11,,20:00,,Returning home to Upper Haugh from fair held at Rotherham,Fell into a an old 'colepytt' far from the common path,Coal pit,,Fall into,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/34,9/602b/151,,Yorkshire,Wentworth,1560-11-28,"Calvard, William",Mallyson,Thomas,M,Wentworth,Collier,,,,1560-11-27,11,,,,Working and digging coal in a 'colepit',Coal fell on his head and pressed him down so that he died,Coal,,Fell onto him,,Crushed,Instant,,Coal worth 8d,,,, ,1561_2,G/35,9/602b/152,,Yorkshire,Allerton Bywater,1561-02-16,"Calvard, John",Cawerley,Anne,F,Kirk Garforth,,,,,1561-02-15,2,,16:00,,Coming home from a fair at Pontefract,Her feet suddenly slipped on the banks of the River Aire in a great tempest of wind and she fell in and drowned,River Aire,wind,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/36,9/602b/153,,Yorkshire,Brighouse,1560-12-05,"Gascoigne, William",Lithe,John,M,Baly brige' in Birstall,Lead smith,,,,1560-12-01,12,,22:00,,Travelling in a boat on the River Calder at Brighouse,The river drowned the boat and he died,River Calder,boat,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 2s in custody of Robert Ramsden of Rastrick yeoman,,,, ,1561_2,G/37,9/602b/154,,Yorkshire,Ackworth,1560-12-17,"Gascoigne, William",Brige,Margaret,F,Ackworth,,,,,1560-12-16,12,,16:00,,Came out of her house to the back of house of Richard Tias of Ackworth,A bullock of RT saw her and being enraged ran strongly towards her and knocked her to the ground with its head so that her stomach was opened and her intestines came out,Bullock,,Struck by,,Wound to stomach,Instant,,"Bullock worth 13s 4d in custody of George Hyncheclif of Knottingley, bailiff f of East Pontefract",,,, ,1561_2,G/38,9/602b/155,,Yorkshire,Kirklevington,1560-12-31,"Smelt, Leonard",Wyley,Peter,M,Kirklevington,Labourer,,,,1560-12-28,12,,08:00,,Walking about his business on the bank of the River Leven,"Bank collapsed, he fell in and due to the weakness of his body and the flooding of the water he was drowned",River Leven,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/39,9/602b/156,,York city,Middlethorpe,1560-09-21,"Fale, Thomas, Aynley, Richard, and Grene, Laurence",Holtby,William,M,York,Mariner,,,,1560-09-14,9,,15:00,,Going about his business in a boat called a 'catche' (ketch) on the River Ouse in the city of York,"A hawser, attached at one end to the bank and at the other to a boat called a 'kele' standing in the river, was suddenly moved by a great wind and struck WH, throwing him into the river where he drowned. His body was then washed by the river to Middlethorpe by 21 September",River Ouse,Rope (hawser),Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Hawser worth 20d in custody of Robert Hall, alderman of York, to use of mayor and commonalty",,,, ,1561_2,G/40,9/602b/157,,York city,York,1561-01-20,"Fale, Thomas, and Aynley, Richard",Jacson,Matilda,F,,Spinster,,,,1561-01-19,1,,22:00-23:00,,Lying alone near the fire in the house of her master George Cole in the parish of St Martin Coney Street,She fell into a deep sleep and the fire took hold in her clothes and badly burned her stomach,Fire,,Set light to clothes,,Burned stomach,Languished until 20 January,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/41,9/602b/158,,Yorkshire,Stub House,1560-10-02,"Gascoigne, William",Lister,William,M,Stub House,Husbandman,,,,1560-10-01,10,,07:00,,"Working on a cart taking out the 'axiltrenaile' with the intention of mending the cart, which was propped on a wooden 'stange'",The wooden prop moved and the cart fell on WL,Cart,,Fell onto him,,Crushed body,Instant,,Cart worth 2s in custody of Alice Lyster widow,,,, ,1561_2,G/42,9/602b/166,,Northamptonshire,Lilford,1560-12-22,"Folbrocke, John",Laddes,Thomas,M,Lilford,Miller,,,,1560-12-22,12,,06:00,,"TL was in a water mill on the 'Lyllford Ryver' (the Nene?) and intended to go down from it to the house of John Decon of Lilford, miller, his master, carrying a burning lamp in his hand",The lamp was suddenly blown out by the wind so TL could not avoid danger in the dark and fell into the river and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Decon of Lilford, miller, TL's master",,,,, ,1561_2,G/43,9/602b/167,,Warwicks,Tanworth,1560-07-29,"Edgeworth, Roger",Cappe,Richard,M,,Boy,,4,,1560-07-28,7,,,,Lacking discretion as a child and not apprehending the danger of water and drowning he went to the bank of a pond to play,He fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/44,9/602b/168,,Warwicks,Bickenhill,1560-07-24,"Hawes, Thomas",Hateley,Thomas,M,Middle Bickenhill,Husbandman,,,,1560-07-22,7,,,,"At MB, standing on top of a cart belonging to his master Richard Smith loaded with hay, tying up the hay with a rope",The rope broke and he fell backwards to the ground,Cart,,Fall from,Rope,Crushed body,Languished until 4 pm on 23 July,,6d value of rope paid to deputy almoner,,,, ,1561_2,G/45,9/602b/169,,Leicestershire,Leicester,1561-02-25,"Halham, Thomas, and Davy, Richard",Bason,William,M,,,,,,1561-02-10,2,,,,At a mill called the 'Mary Mylne' in Bruntingthorpe (Bromkingsthorpe) with others to help miller take out a millstone,When they had the millstone in their arms it fell out by chance and a piece of wood in the middle of the stone called a 'swepe' struck WB's right leg and completely broke it,Mill sweep,,Fell onto him,,Broken leg,Languished at Leicester until 25 February,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/46,9/602b/170,,Lincolnshire,Withern,1560-12-18,"Crathorn, John",Welles,Elizabeth,F,Withern,,,,Suffering from ague,1561-12-17,12,,,,Taking out water from a pit for various necessary business,Fell in because of her weakness and drowned for lack of help and from the force of the water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/47,9/602b/170,,Lincolnshire,Withern,1560-12-18,"Crathorn, John",Welles,William,M,Withern,,,,Weak by nature and suffering by visitation of God,1561-12-17,12,,,,"Going about his business at Gayton le Marsh, crossing a bridge over a channel between Withern and Gayton called 'Wetheren Gee'",Fell in because of his weakness and drowned for lack of help and from the force of the water,Channel,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/48,9/602b/171,,Derbyshire,Chapel en le Frith ,1560-11-30,"Stephenson, Richard",Wollowe,Edward,M,Tunstead,Miller,,,,1560-11-28,11,,12:00,,Working on the mill wheel at Tunstead Mill,Part of the mill wheel struck him giving him a mortal wound and crushing his body under the mill wheel,Mill wheel,,Crushed by,,Crushed body,,,Mill wheel worth 13s 4d in custody of Henry Bagshaw of Ridge and Godfrey Bradshaw of Bradshaw,,,, ,1561_2,G/49,9/602b/172,,Nottinghamshire,Gamston,1560-12-11,"Stanley, [illegible]",Sharpe,William,M,,,,,,1560-12-09,12,,14:00,,Heating up (firing off?) an old rusty gun which he did not know was loaded with lead and sulphur powder,A 'pellet off leyd' pierced him in the right side of his body,Gun,,Shot with,,Wound to right side of body,Languished until 4 pm on 10 December,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/50,9/602b/173,,Nottinghamshire,Stoke Bardolph,1561-03-11,"Roose, Richard",Pettyvall,William,M,,,,,,1561-03-07,3,,13:00,,Travelling to Nottingham by boat on River Trent,Boat struck a post under the water in the river at 'Oldmanne' in the parish of Colwick and turned over so that he fell into the river,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_2,G/51,9/602b/174,,Nottinghamshire,Newark,1561-03-09,"Roose, Richard",Bate,Thomas,M,,,,,,1561-03-07,3,,13:00,,"Going past the Austin gate of Newark (Appleton Gate, near the former Austin Friars?)","A white-grey horse belonging to Richard Bromley of Newark, butcher was passing and gave TB a mortal blow on the head with its hind hoof",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to head,Instant,"Richard Bromley of Newark, butcher, whose horse kicked him ",Horse worth 16s in custody of RB,,,, ,1561_2,G/52,9/602b/175,,Rutland,Ridlington,1561-02-13,"Irelond, Edward and Chysellden, George",Hollte,Mary,F,Ridlington,,"Daughter of Henry Hollte of Ridlington, labourer",18 months,,1561-02-11,2,,16:00,,Lying asleep in her cradle in her father's house with a sheet covering her head and face; cradle standing near the fireplace where a fire was made up and burning ,A spark from the fire set fire to the sheet which burned as did MH's face and front part of her head including her whole nose,Fire,,Burnt by,,Face burnt,Languished until 4 pm on Wednesday 12 February,,,,Signed by both coroners,, ,1561_2,G/53,9/602b/176,,Rutland,Empingham,1560-12-22,"Irelond, Edward and Chysellden, George",Atkinson,Anne,F,Horn,Spinster,,,,1560-12-21,12,,13:00,,Climbing an ash tree in Horn Grove using a ladder 8 feet long to collect ivy growing on the tree,"She pulled the ladder up to where she was in the tree so she could climb higher and then pulled the ivy strongly towards her, but the ivy broke and she suddenly fell head first onto a stone lying beneath the tree",Tree ,Ivy,Fall from,,"Wound to front part of head, 1 inch and more deep",Died within a quarter of an hour at a 'lodge' in Horn,"Found by Elizabeth Haryson, wife of Richard Haryson of Horn",Ivy of no value,,Signed by both coroners,, ,1561_2,G/54,9/602b/177,,Rutland,Ayston,1561-02-12,"Irelond, Edward and Chysellden, George",Reynolldes,William,M,Ayston,Miller,,,,1561-02-11,2,,13:00-14:00,,"At the windmill in the West Field of Ayston, which was equipped with sails and other necessary things. The wind was blowing from the west and WR intended to turn the sails towards the wind ","He went to the wooden 'pyetree' and used all his strength to turn the mill, but suddenly the whole mill-house with the sails, mill-stones, timber and other parts of the mill all moved towards him and a great part of the mill fell to the ground. A 'sparre' of timber fell on him and struck him on the loins and back giving him a mortal wound",Spar from windmill,,Fell onto him,,Wound to loins and back,Languished until 3 pm on 12 February,,"Whole mill except the 'crosse trees' and three spars moved, remainder worth 20s in custody of Thomas Fullfis of Wardley",,Signed by both coroners,, ,1561_3,G/55,9/603/33,,Kent,Boxley,1561-05-04,"Webbe, William",Rotheram,Richard,M,,"Servant of John Fydge of Boxley, yeoman",,25 about,,1561-05-03,5,,18:00,next to house of JF,"Assaulting William Homewood, aged 17, servant of JF, with an oak staff which he held in his hands","WH fled to a large dense hedge which he couldn't cross and then struck RR on the head in self-defence with a staff, but RR's skin wasn't broken and he died from worsening of a fistula from which he was already ill",Divine visitation,Illness (fistula),,,,Languished until 7 am on 4 May,"William Homewood, who hit him",,,,, ,1561_4,G/56,9/1073a/106,,Hampshire,Compton,1561-06-18,"Foster, Edmund",Edwards,Lewis,M,,,,,,1561-06-18,6,,15:00,,Walking on the right side of a cart of Francis Kempe of Compton esquire drawn by a horse in a steep place in 'Redd Lane' in Compton,Suddenly fell in front of right wheel which damaged his body and neck giving him a mortal wound,Cart wheel,,Ran over,,Wound to body and neck,Instant,,Wheel worth 10s in custody of William Neale of Compton,,,, ,1561_4,G/57,9/1073a/105,,Wiltshire,Melksham,1561-07-02,"Styleman, William",Hancock,Richard,M,Melksham,Husbandman,,,,1561-06-31,6,,15:00,,"Leading a four-year-old mare, property of [illegible] Hancock, widow, by a halter tied round its neck",The mare was wild and untamed and desiring to run free it turned and kicked RH in the chest with its hind legs giving him a mortal wound,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to chest,Instant,,"Mare in custody of William Oly, deputy of the general almoner",,,, ,1561_4,G/58,9/1073a/104,,Wiltshire,Brinkworth,1561-01-03,"Brydges, William",Lock,William,M,Brinkworth,Labourer,,,Weak after being sick with fever for six months,1559-08-26,8,,15:00,,"WL was retained in the service of Geoffrey Wallys of Brinkworth, yeoman. He climbed up a ladder in a cart of WL's to transfer hay with a bucket to a hay-rick set up in GW's close",Weakened by the fever he fell from the ladder to the ground and his shoulder and neck on the right side were pushed out and black,Ladder,,Fall from,,Wound to shoulder and neck,Languished until 5 pm,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/59,9/1073a/80,,Berkshire,Cumnor,1560-09-09,"Pudsey, John",Dudley,Amy,F,,,Wife of Robert Dudlley KG,,,1560-09-08,9,,,,"Alone in a chamber in the house of Anthony Forster esquire at Cumnor, she intended to go down the 'steyres'","AD accidentally fell very steeply down the stairs to the bottom, sustaining two 'dyntes' in her head and breaking her neck",Stairs,,Fall from,,"Broken neck, two wounds to head, one 2 in deep, other 0.5 in deep",,,,,Three jurors gentlemen; jurors requested delays several times until verdict given 1 August 1561 ,, ,1561_4,G/60,9/1073a/72,,Staffordshire,Fisherwick,1561-07-22,"Grene, William",Collins,Hugh,M,,,Son of Thomas Collins,,,1561-07-22,7,,,,In a meadow called 'marshe laies' with a knife in a torn sheath hanging from his belt,HC suddenly fell on the knife which gave him a wound to the left side of his stomach,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to left side of stomach 4 in long and 1.5 in wide,Instant,,,"HC had no goods, chattels or lands",,, ,1561_4,G/61,9/1073a/71,,Shropshire,Church Stretton,1561-07-04,"Broke, Francis",ap Owen,John,M,,,,,,1561-07-03,7,,09:00,,Running in a 'corne fyld' at a place called 'the over fyld' ,"He stumbled negligently and by misfortune on 'a clod of yerth' and fell onto a fork called an 'evyll' (OED 1642) with two [tips?] of wood, one of which entered his right 'thyght' near his stomach to a depth of 6 in",Fork,,Fall onto,,Wound to thigh 6 in deep,Languished until 12 noon,,"Fork worth 0.5d in custody of Robert Acton of CS, cooper",,"Jury status, including one gentleman",, ,1561_4,G/62,9/1073a/70,,Monmouthshire,Nash,1561-07-25,"Apowell, John David",West,Alice,F,Nash,Spinster,,,,1561-07-19,7,,12:00,,In a croft or pasture of Richard Sampson walking towards house of Jane Kettyng about her necessary business,"A red ox of RS ran violently at her and struck her with its horns in the left side of her stomach, perforating it",Ox,,Struck her,,Wound to stomach,Languished until 25 July,,Ox worth £2 13s 4d in custody of George James esquire sheriff of Mons,,Signed by several jurors,, ,1561_4,G/63,9/1073a/69,,Worcestershire,Broadwas,1561-05-30,"Pope, Thomas",Notte,John,M,Knightwick,,,,,1561-01-09,1,,18:00-19:00,,Going from Doddenham towards his private houses (sic) at Knightswick,"At Knightford Bridge on the River Teme his feet slipped and he fell into the water, which is four yards deep",River Teme,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Jane Burnefford of Lulsley found the body on 7 March,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1561_4,G/64,9/1073a/55m,,Westmorland,Mansergh,1561-03-31,"Lancaster, Edward",Baynebrege,Robert,M,,,,,,1561-03-31,3,,10:00,,Crossing the River Lune riding on a mare with Oliver B,The mare stumbled and fell and they were drowned by the violence of the water,River Lune,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/64,9/1073a/55m,,Westmorland,Mansergh,1561-03-31,"Lancaster, Edward",Baynebrege,Oliver,M,,,,,,1561-03-31,3,Monday,10:00,,Crossing the River Lune riding on a mare with Robert B,The mare stumbled and fell and they were drowned by the violence of the water,River Lune,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Mare worth 9s in custody of George Manser, queen's bailiff in Westmorland to use of Henry earl of Cumberland ",,,, ,1561_4,G/65,9/1073a/54,,Westmorland,Kirkbie Kendal,1561-05-20,"Lancaster, Edward",Redhed,Edward,M,,,,,,1561-05-09,5,Friday,10:00,,"Climbing on a house called 'Garnet housse' (now the Castle Dairy, Wildman Street, Kendal)",Fell to the ground and broke his leg,House,,Fall from,,Broken leg,Languished until 6 pm,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/66,9/1073a/53,,Westmorland,Morland,1560-12-11,"Jackson, Peter",Stable,Henry,M,Morland,Labourer,,,,1560-12-09,12,,16:00,,At 'Morlandwodd' with others driving away an oak with a team of oxen next to a water called 'lyvermott' ,"He stood by an ox at the foot of the team, intending as was his habit to ride on its back to cross the water, but as he was jumping onto the ox he fell onto the tree with great violence and force, the oxen not moving, so that his neck, back and shoulders were gravely wounded",Oak tree (felled),,Fall onto,,"Wounds to neck, back and shoulders",Languished until 10 December,,"Oak tree worth 20d in hands of Peter Jackson, coroner",,,, ,1561_4,G/67,9/1073a/52,,Westmorland,Heversham,1561-07-27,"Lancaster, Edward",Baynbrege,William,M,,,,,,1561-07-19,7,Friday,10:00,,Standing at the top of the bell tower of Heversham,Suddenly fell to the ground,Bell tower,,Fall from,,,Languished until 9 am on 27 July,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/68,9/1073a/51,,Cumberland,Carlisle,1561-02-07,"Bursted, Cuthbert, and Scott, Thomas",Atkinson alias Armerer,Thomas,M,,,,,,1561-02-07,2,,00:00-1:00,,Keeping watch on the walls of Carlisle Castle,He fell by chance from the walls,Walls,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/69,9/1073a/50,,Cumberland,Carlisle (Hodes wood by),1559-11-23,"Alanby, John",Raylton,Edmund,M,,,,,,1559-11-23,11,,,,Crossing a water called Brumsketh beck,Suddenly fell in,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/70,9/1073a/49,,Newcastle,Newcastle upon Tyne,1561-02-16,"Sotheron, Stephen",Lawson,Thomas,M,,,,,,1561-01-03,1,,,,Working in a 'kele' unloading coal at the 'new key',Fell by misfortune into the River Tyne,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1561_4,G/71,9/1073a/48,,Newcastle,Newcastle upon Tyne,1561-05-08,"Sotheron, Stephen",Dunne,Barbara,F,,,"Daughter of George Dunne of Newcastle, mariner",2,,1561-05-07,5,,17:00,,Playing and looking into water in a 'tubbe',Fell by misfortune into the tub,Tub of water,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Tub worth 4d,,Signed by coroner,, ,1561_4,G/72,9/1073a/47,,Newcastle,Newcastle upon Tyne,1561-04-09,"Sotheron, Stephen",Lawes,William,M,,,,,,1561-03-29,3,,12:00,,Bending over to pick up an oar floating in the Tyne,Fell by misfortune into the River Tyne,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,"Jurors' occupations, signed by coroner",, ,1561_4,G/73,9/1073a/46,,York city,Rufforth,1561-05-31,"Aynley, Richard and Grene, Laurence",Knapton,Margaret,F,,,"Daughter of Robert Knapton of Rufforth, husbandman",,,1561-05-30,5,,14:00,,Riding on a 'black donned' horse about her father's business,Horse was undisciplined (rudis) and suddenly ran and jumped and threw her to the ground,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Horse worth 16s in hands of John Hilde and other inhabitants of Rufforth to use of mayor and commonalty of York,,,, ,1561_4,G/74,9/1073a/45,,Yorkshire,Yedingham,1561-06-04,"Pacoke, Thomas",Baylley,John,M,Yedingham,Yeoman,,,Ill with a tertian fever,1561-06-02,6,,,,Went out for recreation and sat on the ground next to the River Derwent,As he got up his staff slipped and he fell in and drowned,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/75,9/1073a/44,,Yorkshire,Birdsall,1561-01-07,"Pacoke, Thomas",Atkinson,Leonard,M,Birdsall,Husbandman,,,,1561-01-02,1,,07:00,,Went into a barn and climbed into the top of the roof to find and turn over some sheaves of wheat,One spar in the top of the barn broke and LA fell to the ground onto some straw and broke his neck and crushed his body,Barn,,Fall from,,"Broken neck, crushed body",Languished until 11 am,,Spar and sheaves worth 6d in custody of John Revis constable of Birdsall for almoner of queen,,,, ,1561_4,G/76,9/1073a/43,,Yorkshire,Whing (ER),1561-05-16,"Pacoke, Thomas",Whiting ,Peter,M,Whing,Labourer,,,,1561-05-15,5,,19:00,,Went into a close to sleep and lay on a 'side banke',Turning over in his sleep he fell into a 'standing well',Well ,,Fall into,,,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/77,9/1073a/42,,Yorkshire,Gawthorpe,1561-07-04,"Gascoigne, William",Andrewe,William,M,Gawthorpe,Labourer,,,,1561-07-04,7,,19:00,,Keeping a bay horse in a field called 'cowshotleyfelde' holding it by a halter eating grain growing there,Horse suddenly kicked with its feet and struck him in the left side of his head,Horse,,Kicked by,,Blow to head,Instant,,"Horse worth 10s in custody of Edward Wormall of Gawthrope, husbandman; Thomas Callis of Wakefield, sub-bailiff of the liberty of Wakefield, has the 10s.",,,, ,1561_4,G/78,9/1073a/41,,Yorkshire,Brompton on Swale,1561-06-23,"Smelt, Leonard",Jakson,Henry,M,,,,,,1561-06-22,6,,15:00,,"Wrestling with John Hyrde (of Aiskew, labourer? Report makes disconnected reference to a Thomas Hyrde of Askew, labourer)",HJ threw JH to the ground so violently that HJ's head under JH's arm fell onto a great stone and was totally crushed,Stone,,Fall onto,,Crushed head,Instant,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/79,9/1073a/40,,Yorkshire (now Durham),Wycliffe,1561-07-08,"Smelt, Leonard",Colson,John,M,Middleton Tyas,Labourer,,,,1561-07-07,7,,,,"Riding to Richmond, crossing the River Tees",Suddenly fell into the river and both he and his mare drowned,River Tees,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/80,9/1073a/4,,Surrey,Southwark (St Saviour's parish),1561-09-18,"Agar, Thomas",Warren,Robert,M,Southwark (St Saviour's parish),Waterman,,,,1561-09-13,9,,07:00,,At the bank of the Tames in his 'cock bote',Pushed off his boat from another boat with an oar to keep them apart but the oar slipped and he and the oar fell into the Thames,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Oar worth 14d,,,, ,1561_4,G/81,9/1073a/39,,Yorkshire,Reeth,1561-06-28,"Smelt, Leonard",Hutchenson,John,M,Reeth,Labourer,,,,1561-06-26,6,,18:00,,Walking from Arkengarthdale [6 miles away] to Reeth,Where road crosses a bridge over the Arkle Beck he stumbled and his feet slipped and he fell in and was drowned,Arkle Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/82,9/1073a/38m,,Yorkshire,Sutton upon Derwent,1561-05-20,"Norton, Robert",Kylwyke,William,M,Sutton upon Derwent,,"Brother of John Kylwyke, son of William Kylwyke semior of Sutton upon Derwent",10,,1561-05-19,5,,17:00-18:00,,Washing in the River Derwent,Fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/82,9/1073a/38m,,Yorkshire,Sutton upon Derwent,1561-05-20,"Norton, Robert",Kylwyke,John,M,Sutton upon Derwent,,"Brother of William Kylwyke, son of William Kylwyke semior of Sutton upon Derwent",,,1561-05-19,5,,17:00-18:00,,Washing in the River Derwent,Fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/83,9/1073a/37,,Yorkshire,Aldbrorugh,1561-07-21,"Norton, Robert",Helt / Hill,Anthony,M,Boroughbridge,,,,,1561-07-20,7,,16:00-17:00,,Walking on the bank of the River Ure,Fell in,River Ure,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/84,9/1073a/36,,Yorkshire,Normanby,1560-06-07,"Norton, Robert",Masterman,Robert,M,,Labourer,,,,1560-06-08,6,,,,Cutting an oak in Normanby wood,Oak fell on him,Oak tree,,Fell onto him,,Body struck,Instant,,"Oak worth 4s, which are in the hands of James Flynt deputy almoner for the county",,Jury status; date of inquest given wrong?,, ,1561_4,G/85,9/1073a/35,,Yorkshire,Barnby Dun,1561-06-06,"Calvard, William",Brome,Alexander,M,Barnby Dun,,,11,,1561-06-05,6,,15:00,,Running after 'wyldedukkes' on the River Don with a staff in his hand intending to kill and acquire them,Fell into a pit in the river,River Don,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/86,9/1073b/223,"Hunnisett, Sussex, II, no 17, p. 4",Sussex,Wivelsfield,1561-07-06,"Michell, Henry",Beldam,Margaret,F,,,,13,,1560-12-23,12,,15:00,,At 'heigbridge' stream in East Chiltington,Drowned by misfortune,Stream,,,,Drowned,,,,,Coroner summoned to KB to account for defects in the inquest and discharged after it was (visibly heavily) amended (Hunnisett),, ,1561_4,G/87,9/1073b/222,"Hunnisett, Sussex, II, no , pp",Sussex,Cuckfield,1561-06-12,"Michell, Henry",Fynall,Richard,M,,,,,,1561-06-10,6,,15:00,,"Working in 'a stone delve' at Slaugham (written in later, should be Cuckfield?)",Soil hanging above him suddenly fell on him by misfortune and killed him.,Earth,,Fell onto him,,Killed,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/88,9/1073b/221,"Hunnisett, Sussex, II, no , pp",Sussex,Lewes,1561-06-07,"Michell, Henry",Robynson,Alice,F,,,,3,,1561-06-06,6,,,,Playing by 'a water pudle' at Landport by Lewes,Fell into the puddle by misfortune and drowned,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/89,9/1073b/220,,Surrey,Horley,1561-06-23,"Ellyott, Robert",Culstock,Jane,F,,,,5,,1561-06-21,6,,,,Walking on the bank of a water,Suddenly her feet slipped and she fell in,Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/90,9/1073b/219,,Surrey,Farnham,1561-06-07,"Ellyott, Robert",Denham,Alice,F,,,,5,,1561-06-06,6,,,,Walking on a bridge at Runwick in Farnham,Suddenly her feet slipped off the bridge and she fell in,River Wey?,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/91,9/1073b/218,,Surrey,Croydon,1561-07-11,"Ellyott, Robert",Flaskett,William,M,,,,,,1561-07-10,7,,,,"Walking in front of the cart of Thomas Plaw of Tandridge, husbandman","He suddenly stumbled and fell under the right wheel of the cart, which went over his whole body so that he died because of its heavy weight",Cart wheel,,Ran over,,,Instant,,Cart wheel worth 6s 8d in custody of Thomas Plaw,,,, ,1561_4,G/92,9/1073b/217,,Surrey,Farnham,1561-05-02,"Ellyott, Robert",Godman,George,M,,,,,,1561-05-01,5,,,,Looking into a 'bokyng tubbe' full of water,Fell in and drowned,Tub of water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Tub worth 6d,,,, ,1561_4,G/93,9/1073b/216,,Hertfordshire,Datchworth,1560-07-18,"Laycocke, John",Jynn,Henry,M,Datchworth,Husbandman,,,,1560-07-17,7,,,,Driving and following two old horses drawing a cart loaded with broom in 'Nokefelde' alias 'Okefeld' together with Francis Simon ,"Cart suddenly went down a little hill towards a post standing fixed in the ground. Fearing that the cart would hit the post and turn over, FS 'dyd holde back & stey' the horses so that the cart was scarcely moving. HJ ran towards the front part of the cart but slipped and fell between the post and the cart so that his head was compressed between them",Cart,Post,Pressed between,,Head pressed,Instant,,Body horse worth 11s and cart worth 7s 4d in custody of Francis Simons,,,, ,1561_4,G/94,9/1073b/215,,Essex,Stow Maries,1561-06-29,"Knott, Thomas",Lee,Helen,F,,,,11,,1561-06-28,6,,17:00-18:00,,,Suddenly and by chance fell into a pond by the rectory of Stowe,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/95,9/1073b/214,,Kent,Milton by Gravesend,1561-03-14,"Webbe, William",Gates,William,M,,,,11,,1561-03-06,3,,16:00,,Riding on a roan horse of William Myddleton of Gravesend from a field called Ravesden to the house of WM,"Dismounting from the horse, he touched with a rod he was holding in his hand the back part or 'farck' (fork of the body, where torso meets the legs?) of a brown bay gelding of WM which was standing by the horse. In response the gelding struck him violently in the head with its right rear hoof as he got off the horse",Horse (gelding),,Kicked by,,"Wound to head, 2 in long, 1 in wide, deep through to brain and brain came out",Languished until 3 pm on 13 March,,Gelding worth 10s seized by William Webbe as deputy of queen's almoner and sold by him to WM for 10s,,,, ,1561_4,G/96,9/1073b/213,,Kent,Aylesford,1561-04-25,"Webbe, William",Hudson,Christopher,M,,"Servant of John Stertupp of Maidstone, waterman",,18,,1561-04-03,4,,10:00,,"On a boat of John Stertupp called the John, navigating on the River Medway between Aylesford and Allington","Jumped off the boat intending to jump onto the bank being about to go home, but, unable to grasp the bank with his hands or feet, he fell into the river and drowned",River Medway,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,William Cumber of Aylesford found the body,,,,, ,1561_4,G/97,9/1073b/212,,Kent,Stelling,1561-05-24,"Stacgull, John",Horne,Robert,M,Stelling,Labourer,,,,1561-05-21,5,,08:00,,"Driving an unloaded cart of Nicholas Abbott of Stelling, husbandman, drawn by three mares and a gelding of NA, on queen's highway at place called St James by Canterbury","He drove the pinhorse and the thiller so hastily and the mares pulled so violently that the left shaft / stave (virga) of the cart pierced his chest, he fell to the ground and the left wheel ran over his loins",Cart wheel,,Run over,,Wound to loins,Languished until 10 pm on 22 May,,Cart and two mares worth 26s 8d in custody of Nicholas Abbott,,,, ,1561_4,G/98,9/1073b/211,,Kent,Kingston,1561-07-03,"Moket, Christopher",Nethersole,Jane,F,,,,,,1561-07-01,7,,15:00,,,Fell by chance and misfortune into a 'tubbe of water',Tub of water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/99,9/1073b/210,,Kent,Leigh by Tonbridge,1561-03-30,"Goodwyn, John",Becher,Sybil,F,,Servant of Edward Hall of Leigh,,,,1561-03-26,3,,19:00,,Went into a stable at Edward Hall's house to give hay to his horses,"One of the horses, an 'irengrey' stoned horse, suddenly trampled and beat her on the left side of her body",Horse,,Trampled by,,Wound to left side of body,Instant,,Horse worth 13s 4d left in EH's custody to use of queen,,First juror James Becher,, ,1561_4,G/100,9/1073b/209,,Kent,St Pauls Cray,1561-06-03,"Goodwyn, John",Wattes,John,M,,,,,,1561-06-03,6,,,,Driving five horses on the side of a hill at Paul's Cray attached to a cart loaded with a large piece of timber,The cart and horses were not moving but one of the wheels turned over (?) and the timber moved to one side of the cart and turned the cart over so that the timber fell onto JW and crushed his body,Timber,Cart,Fell onto him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Timber and cart worth 8s in custody of William Southweke, first juror, to queen's use",,"Jurors asked for postponement to Chislehust, 30 June",, ,1561_4,G/101,9/1073b/208,,Kent,Chart Sutton,1561-05-04,"Raynold, John",Tornour,Thomas,M,Chart Sutton,Labourer,,,,1561-05-03,5,,15:00,,Driving a cart drawn by two bullocks in the high road between field called 'Churchefeyld' and house of William Ifley esquire,TT suddenly and by misfortune stumbled and fell to the ground and right wheel of the cart ran over his head,Cart,,Ran over him,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Bullocks and cart worth 26s 8d remain with William Ifley, sold to him by William Webbe, deputy of queen's great almoner",,,, ,1561_4,G/102,9/1073b/185m,,Staffordshire,Longnor,1561-03-08,"Clarke, Edward",Madeley,Hugh,M,,,,,,1561-03-08,3,,,,Erecting the barn of John Madeley with divers other people,Twelve pieces of timber attached to the barn fell by misfortune onto HM and RP,Timber,,Fell onto him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Timber worth 3s 4d in custody of Thomas Butter of Mytton (Mitton or Milton?), husbandman, constable of Mytton and Longnor",,,, ,1561_4,G/102,9/1073b/185m,,Staffordshire,Longnor,1561-03-08,"Clarke, Edward",Parker,Richard,M,,,,,,1561-03-08,3,,,,Erecting the barn of John Madeley with divers other people,Twelve pieces of timber attached to the barn fell by misfortune onto HM and RP,Timber,,Fell onto him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Timber worth 3s 4d in custody of Thomas Butter of Mytton (Mitton or Milton?), husbandman, constable of Mytton and Longnor",,,, ,1561_4,G/103,9/1073b/184,,Herefordshire,Yazor,1560-12-02,"Crose, John",Apprece,John,M,Burghill,Labourer,,,,1560-08-07,7,,,,In an old cart called a 'donge wayne' at Burghill,Cart suddenly turned over and fell onto top part of JA's head,Cart,,Fell onto him,,,,,Cart worth 3s 8d in custody of Jane ap Rice his widow,,,, ,1561_4,G/104,9/1073b/183,,Herefordshire,Yazor,1560-12-02,"Crose, John",Evans,John,M,Byford,Labourer,,,,1560-08-17,8,,,,Trimming or 'loppyng' an oak tree at Byford,Tree suddenly fell on his neck,Tree (oak),,Fell onto him,,,,,Tree worth 8d on land of Nicholas Garnons,,,, ,1561_4,G/105,9/1073b/182,,Worcestershire,Clifton-upon-Teme,1561-01-10,"Harryson, []",Salwey,William,M,,,,,,1560-08-30,8,,,,WS was beating his servant Richard Walle while they were ploughing with a staff called a 'goedde',In his anger he fell onto RW and onto the point of a knife which gave him a mortal wound,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to leg?,Languished that night then died,,,,First juror a gentleman,, ,1561_4,G/106,9/1073b/181,,Shropshire,Rhiston,1560-09-23,"Broke, Francis",Amyas,Margaret,F,,,,,,1560-09-21,9,,,,"Climbing a ladder to a high place called a 'tallaut' [OED tallat or tallet, hay-loft, 1586] to take out eggs",Coming back down she stumbled on the head of the ladder and fell 12 feet to the ground onto her head,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Ladder remains in custody of [illegible],,"All jurors have Welsh names, first three gentlemen",, ,1561_4,G/107,9/1073b/180,,Gloucestershire,Tewkesbury,1560-08-28,"Wyatt, William",Trigge,Thomas,M,Tewkesbury,Boy,,7,,1560-08-25,8,,11:00,,"At Bushley, Worcestershire, with divers other boys catching a white horse of the goods of Nicholas Sokye of Gloucester surgeon","Kept the horse by a hedge intending to catch it, but the horse struck him in lower part of his stomach with its rear hooves",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to stomach,Died 27 August at Tewkesbury,,Horse worth 14s,,Signed by coroner,, ,1561_4,G/108,9/1073b/162,,Huntingdonshire,Alconbury,1561-04-28,"Bowles, George",Tall,Agnes,F,,"Spinster, servant of John Crosse of Alconbury",,,,1561-04-28,4,,,,Riding to a water-mill at Brampton on a grey horse of John Crosse with a sack full of grain,The horse stumbled when crossing Brampton Creek and she fell into the water and drowned,Stream (Brampton Creek),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 6s 8d in custody of Thomas Carter gentleman,,,, ,1561_4,G/109,9/1073b/161,,Huntingdonshire,Abbotsley,1561-04-24,"Swynborne, Simon",Barrett,Thomas,M,Abbotsley,Labourer,,,,1561-04-24,4,,,,Leading the black horse of Thomas Barrett of Abbotsley husbandman to a the tenement of TB husbandman,Horse struck him on the top of his head with its hoof,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to head,Instant,,"Horse worth 5s, money remains in hands of Robert Astwood of Abbotsley",,,, ,1561_4,G/110,9/1073b/160,,Huntingdonshire,Molesworth,1561-05-16,"Bowles, George",Welles,Walter,M,,Boy,,12,,1561-05-16,5,,,,Went into the stable of John Welles his father at Molesworth,"He sood behind a grey horse, which suddenly and by bad fortune suddenly struck him in left side of his head",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to head,,,"Horse worth 10s, money in hands of Thomas Carter of Fenny Stanton, gentleman, deputy of Dr Bill almoner",,,, ,1561_4,G/111,9/1073b/159,,Cambridgeshire,Hungry Hatley,1561-06-03,"Leete, Thomas",Nightingale,John,M,,,,,,1561-06-02,6,,,,Washing himself in a pond at the house of Thomas Marshall,By misfortune he was suffocated and drowned by the mud and water in the pond,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/112,9/1073b/158,,Norfolk,Old Buckenham,1561-07-19,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Loude,George,M,Old Buckenham,,,40,,1561-07-16,7,,17:00,,In a meadow of Sir Thomas Knyvet at OB called' Dushons medowe' on the cart of Stephen Taylor loaded with ST's hay,He pulled a cart rope to tie up the cart but the rope broke and he fell off the cart onto his neck and shoulders,Cart,,Fall from,,Crushed neck and shoulders,Languished until 5 am on 18 July,,Rope worth 6d in custody of Stephen Taylor,,,, ,1561_4,G/113,9/1073b/157,,Norfolk,Thuxton,1561-04-17,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Norton,Anne,F,,,,3,,1561-04-16,4,,16:00,,Went out of house of her father Robert Norton to a pond in the garden,She had a snail shell in her right hand with which she reached out next to the water and fell in,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Petronilla Norton, wife of Robert, found the body ",,,,, ,1561_4,G/114,9/1073b/156,,Norfolk,East Dereham,1561-04-18,"Hunne, Thomas",Rysynge,William,M,East Dereham,,,14,,1561-03-12,3,,,,"Jumped voluntarily into the cart of Thomas Rysynge of ED, drawn by two horses (black and sorrel) and a gelding (black bay)","Horses and gelding suddenly ran into a hollow lane, the 'backroope' of the cart broke, the cart fell over and WR was thrown out under the cart wheel which ran over his head",Cart,,Ran over,,Wound to head,Instant,,"Cart, two horses and gelding worth 40s in custody of town of East Dereham",,,, ,1561_4,G/115,9/1073b/155,,Buckinghamshire,Ivinghoe,1561-07-06,"Saunders, John",Boddyngton,John,M,Ivinghoe Aston,Child,,,,1561-07-03,7,,16:00,,At 'mede dyche' in Ivinghoe Aston,"A brown hawked [with white spots] bull of William Duncomb of IA, gentleman, ran at him and with its right horn perforated his stomach to depth of two inches",Bull,,Struck by,,Wound to stomach,Languished until 5 July,,Bull worth 14s,,,, ,1561_4,G/116,9/1073b/154,,Bedfordshire,Bedford,1561-04-17,"Aldryche, Roger",Gedyng,Nicholas,M,Goldington,Labourer,,34,,1561-04-17,4,,,,"On the River Ouse at Bedford in a boat loaded with soil between the great bridge and 'porte myll holme', steering the boat with a pole",For lack of secure hold on the pole he fell into the water,River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Boat sank and has not been found,,Signed by coroner,, ,1561_4,G/117,9/1073b/153,,Bedfordshire,Dunstable,1561-06-10,"Sampson, Richard",Malyn,Rose,F,Dunstable,Child,,10,,1561-06-09,6,,,,"RM and another unknown girl were drawing water from the well of Cuthbert Jenkynson of Dunstable, labourer, in a 'buckett w[ith] a whele'","Thinking to take hold of the wheel, she fell into the well and the bucket hit her forehead",Bucket,,Fall onto,,"Wound to forehead, 2 inches long, 0.5 inches wide",Instant,,"Bucket worth 2s in custody of Thomas Bryckett, bailiff of Dunstable, and Cuthbert Jenkynson",,,, ,1561_4,G/118,9/1073b/152,,Bedfordshire,Old Warden,1561-05-30,"Sampson, Richard",Cumberlande,Thomas,M,Old Warden,Labourer,,,,1561-05-29,5,,,,"TC was driving three horses drawing a 'dunge carte' of Nicholas Sharpe of Warden, husbandman, in a lane",The forehorse was unruly and drew one wheel over left part of TC's head,Cart wheel,,Run over by,,Wound to head,Instant,,Horses and wheel worth 7s in custody of township to queen's use,,,, ,1561_4,G/119,9/1073b/151,,Bedfordshire,Aspley Guise,1561-06-17,"Sampson, Richard",Carter,Richard,M,Aspley Guise,Labourer,,,,1561-06-16,6,,15:00,,"Riding in the 'dunge carte' of Richard Hardyng of AG, yeoman, in the 'ffenne' at AG, drawn by three horses","RC drove the cart onto a hill and it turned over, the horses not moving; the 'nere whele' fell and struck RC on left part of his head",Cart wheel,,Fell on him,,Wound to head,Instant,,Wheel worth 5s in custody of township to queen's use,,,, ,1561_4,G/120,9/1073b/137,,Nottinghamshire,Farnsfield,1561-05-26,"Roos, Richard",Hunt,Alice,F,,,,,,1561-05-26,5,,18:00,,Drawing water from a 'drawe well',By misfrotune fell into it and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/121,9/1073b/136,,Nottinghamshire,Stoke Bardolph,1561-04-09,"Roos, Richard",Knyght,Thomas,M,,,,,,1561-03-07,3,,13:00,,Going to Nottingham by boat on the River Trent,At a place called 'olde manne' in parish of Colwick the boat hit a stake under the water and turned over. He fell out of the boat and drowned.,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat worth 2s remains in custody of Elizabeth Knyght, widow",,,, ,1561_4,G/122,9/1073b/135,,Nottinghamshire,Mansfield,1561-07-02,"Stanley, John",Tomlenson,William,M,,,,12 or 13,,1561-07-01,7,,,,Sitting on a cart loaded with coal at 'hatchecarre' in Mansfield,Fell out of the cart and right wheel ran over his chest,Cart wheel,,Run over by,,Wound to chest,Instant,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/123,9/1073b/134,,Derbyshire,Wirksworth,1561-05-28,"Stephenson, Richard",Wheldon,William,M,Middleton,Labourer,,,,1561-05-24,5,,15:00,,Holding the gelding of John Wygley at 'Bowght Wall' in Wirksworth ,Gelding jumped and ran about and threw him down and he broke his neck,Horse (gelding),,Thrown down by,,Broken neck,Died 8 am on 5 May,,Gelding worth 13s 4d in custody of John Wygley,,Victim buried 5 days before coroner could see body,, ,1561_4,G/124,9/1073b/133,,Derbyshire,Dethick,1561-04-22,"Stephenson, Richard",Babyngton,Thomas,M,,Esquire,,,,1561-04-21,4,,16:00,,"Climbed up a 'scaffold' at Coddington in Crich parish, set up to build a wall","As he looked at the wall, the scaffold, being insufficient to support him, collpased and he fell onto a heap [of building materials?]",Scaffold,,Fall from,,"Wound to right part of head, 3 in long, 1 in wide, 0.25 in deep",Died within half an hour,,Scaffold and heap worth 4d,,,, ,1561_4,G/125,9/1073b/132,,Coventry city,Exhall,1561-05-27,"Gregorie, Thomas",Carter,Alice,F,Exhall,"Spinster, servant of Oliver Wright of Exhall, gentleman",,,,1561-05-24,5,,,,Digging marl with other servants of OW in a marl pit in a croft near his house at Exhall,A piece of earth hanging from the side of the pit above their heads fell on AC and crushed and bruised her body,Earth,,Fell on her,,Crushed body,Languished until 6 pm on 27 May in OW's house,Alice Whit and Jane Philipps found AC,,,,, ,1561_4,G/126,9/1073b/131,,Warwickshire,Eathorpe,1560-08-28,"Edgeworth, Roger",Clerke,Martin,M,"Blaby, Leicestershire",,,,,1561-08-09,8,,,,Driving a cart drawn by seven horses in the highway in the common fields of Princethorpe loaded with 73 'toddes of wolle',The cart and wool suddenly fell on him and greatly crushed his body,Cart and wool,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Died on 11 August at Eathorpe,,"Wool worth £24 in custody of Clement Throkmorton esquire, cart and horses 45s in custody of [blank] Clerke of Blaby, widow",,,, ,1561_4,G/127,9/1073b/130,,Warwickshire,Hill Wootton,1561-04-14,"Edgeworth, Roger",Abbottes,John,M,,Boy,,9,,1560-11-06,11,,,,Walking on the bank of the River Avon at HM,Suddenly and by misfortune fell in,River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/128,9/1073b/129,,Northamptonshire,Woodford,1561-03-28,"Fosbroke, John",Freman,Robert,M,Woodford,"Labourer, servant of Simon Mallery of Woodford, gentleman",,,,1561-03-28,3,,15:00,,In 'the wheate fielde' at Woodford on a horse of SM his master riding to SM's house,As he tried to dismount his left foot got caught in the 'plow trace' hanging round the horse and as he couldn't get it out his head and body fell to the ground and the horse dragged him along for 40 feet,Horse,,Dragged by,,Crushed head and body,Instant,,Horse and plough trace worth 6s 8d in custody of constable of Woodford to queen's use,,,, ,1561_4,G/129,9/1073b/128,,Lincolnshire,Bolingbroke,1561-05-12,"Man, John",Grene,John,M,East Keal,"Labourer, servant of Anne Kirkman of East Keal, widow",,,,1561-05-12,5,,,,In charge of a 'wane' going down 'Esterkele hill' to 'Quadryng bothom',As the cart went down the hill he fell in front of it by chance and left wheel ran over left side of his head and pressed down his brain,Cart wheel,,Run over by,,Crushed head,Instant,,Cart wheel worth 3s 4d,,,, ,1561_4,G/130,9/1073b/127,,Lincolnshire,Owersby,1561-04-05,"Lee, Peter",Richardson,Alice,F,,,"Wife of Peter Richardson of Owersby, labourer",,,1561-04-24,4,,11:00,,Went to a pit nine feet deep near PR's house with a 'pytcher' to fetch water,In fetching water one of her feet slipped and she suddenly fell into the pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/131,9/1073b/126,,Lincolnshire,Thornholme in Appleby,1561-06-01,"Lee, Peter",Thurgate,Robert,M,Broughton,Labourer,,,,1561-05-31,5,,,,In the 'Redyngwoodes' at Thornhome cutting down an oak tree ,"In falling the oak tree fell on another oak tree, so he cut that down too, but the first oak tree fell on his shoulder and crushed his body",Oak tree,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,,,"Oak tree worth 10d, the 10d in custody of John Asfordby Gentleman deputy almoner",,,, ,1561_4,G/132,9/1073b/125,,Lincolnshire,Belton in the Isle of Axholme,1561-06-23,"Lee, Peter",Thornton,Isabel,F,,,"Wife of William Thornton of Belton, husbandman",,ill and in pain,1561-06-22,6,,03:00,,"IT had been ill in one of her breasts for 2 months and then gave birth to a male child, six days after which she got up from her bed in a fever and walked about her house. While walking about the cold penetrated her breast and it swelled greatly, so that she ws in such pain that she did not know what she was doing.","She got up from her bed in great pain very early, went out of the house and wandered about, not knowing where she was going. Her feet got stuck in the mud and dirt in a pit of water 1.5 feet deep near the house and she fell into the pit and drowned.",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/133,9/1073b/124,,Lincolnshire,Metheringham,1561-07-02,"Clerke, William",Rotlyffe,Ellen,F,Metheringham,"Spinster, servant of Robert Palyster of Metheringham husbandman",,,,1561-06-29,6,,14:00,,"Went out of RP's house and went to 'Blankney whesthethe' in the fields of Blankney where there was a horse race. She stood nearby and watched the horses, about thirty in number, ready to race for the best sport.","She negligently and unexpectedly ran into the midst of the horses as they were racing so that she was shaken and struck down by the hooves of the horses and the front part of her body wounded, crushed and trampled, so she was killed by her negligence and by misfortune and the jurors don't know by which horse or horses",Horses,,Trampled by,,Crushed and wounded body,Instant,,,,,, ,1561_4,G/134,9/1073b/123,,Lincolnshire,Boultham,1561-07-16,"Clerke, William",Fowdes,Dorothy,F,,"Spinster, servant of Edmund Yarborowe of St Katherines by Lincoln, esquire",,,,1561-07-09,7,,14:00,,Went out of EY's house to a brook called 'the hey' on EY's business to collect water with a bucket which she held in both her hands,"She stood with one foot near the stream and the other further away, but not having regard to the safety of her body, the weight of the bucket filled with water caused her to fall head over heels into the water",Stream (the hey),,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors give their verdict 'as far as they can establish',, ,1562_2,G/135,9/604a/65,,Dorset,Symondsbury (Bridport Mouth),1562-01-09,"Rogers, George",Wade,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1562-01-07,1,,14:00-15:00,,Working at Bridport Mouth,"A 'specke' ('malus', a mast?) broke and part of it struck him on the left side of his head",???,,Fell onto him,,Wound to left side of head,Instant,,Specke' worth 10s,,,, ,1562_2,G/136,9/604a/67,,Devon,Dartmouth (on the strand of the river),1561-08-08,"Prideaux, Thomas",Unknown,Unknown,M,,,,,,,8,,,,Unknown man found drowned in the water,,River Dart,,,,Drowned,,,,,English,, ,1562_2,G/137,9/604a/68,,Devon,Dartmouth,1561-09-19,"Prideaux, Thomas",Hayward,John,M,Marldon,,,,,,9,,,,Working in a pound [OED south-western term for a cider mill],"a beame in a pownde that goeth about with a spylle [OED spill = spindle, shaft, cylinder] came downe on his hond and bruesed his hond so that hit swelled up into his bodye and so by that meanes dyed'",Beam,,Struck him,,Wound to hand,Died 19 September (date of injury not given),,,,English,, ,1562_2,G/138,9/604a/69,,Devon,Dartmouth,1562-02-02,"Ball, Nicholas",Hendye,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1562-02-01,2,,,,,Fell by misfortune into the sea in the port of Dartmouth,Sea,,Fall into,,Drowned,,John Shapelegh aged 7 found the body,,,,, ,1562_2,G/139,9/604b/98,,Kent,Sevenoaks,1561-09-02,"Webbe, William",Symon,Anne,F,,"Servant of John Walter of Sevenoaks, butcher",,10,,1561-09-01,9,,13:00,,AS went out of house of JW to a pond near the house carrying in her hands two 'erthen crockes' to wash in the pond,While washing them the 'strawen hatt' she was wearing suddenly fell from her head. She bent over to retrieve it and fell into the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Stephen Poke and Amy Everest, servants of JW, found the body",,,,, ,1562_2,G/140,9/604b/99,,Kent,Wrotham,1561-11-09,"Webbe, William",Wyborne,Francis,M,Wrotham,,,,,1561-10-23,10,,15:00,,"Watching with others while Robert Gammon of Addington husbandman and others were shooting on Addington Green between two marks called 'pryckes', sitting next to the mark at which they were shooting.","A gust of wind caught RG's arrow after he shot it. He shouted loudly to warn the spectators, who scattered, but it hit FW as he fled",Arrow,,Struck him,,"Wound to right side of head, 1/2 in wide but deep as far as his brain",Languished at Wrotham until 11 am on 8 November,,Bow and arrow worth 12d sold back to RG by WW as deputy almoner,,,, ,1562_2,G/141,9/604b/100,,Kent,Boughton Malherbe,1561-08-22,"Webbe, William",Gylbert,Jane,F,,"Servant of Thomas Steede of BM, yeoman",,14,,1561-08-21,8,,18:00,,"Went out of TS's house to a pond near the house carrying a 'payle' to fetch water, stood on the bank and put the pail into the water",Suddenly fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Jane Steede, wife of TS, found the body",,,,, ,1562_2,G/142,9/604b/101,,Kent,Brabourne,1561-12-02,"Strogull, John",Gerard,Mary,F,Brabourne,Servant of Robert Brett,,11,,1561-12-01,12,,16:00,,Went to a pit of water in common of Brabourne Lees carrying two 'littell wodden pailes' to fetch water to the house of RB her master,In getting the water her feet slipped and her whole body fell into the pit and she drowned by misfortune,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1562_2,G/143,9/604b/102,,Kent,Lamberhurst,1561-10-02,"Webbe, William",Stonard,Catherine,F,,,Daughter of John Stonard of Lamberhurst,,,1561-09-01,9,,11:00,,Riding a mare of Robert Stonard in king's highway at a place called 'Bemecrooche' in Brenchley,"Robert Dan, son and servant of Edmund Dan of Brenchley, yeoman, was driving four oxen and a mare pulling an ox cart from a place called 'Towlesley' to his father's house in Brenchley. KS's mare was in the way of the oxen horse and cart and left the road and tried to climb a bank to avoid them. She looked likely to fall so RD ran over and caught the rein of her mare, but the mare 'dyd stert' and KS suddently fell in front of left wheel of the cart which ran over the middle part of her body",Cart wheel,,Run over,,Crushed and pressed middle part of body,Languished until 5 am on 1 October,,"Mare, oxen, cart and wheel worth £4 in custody of Edmund Dan by sale of William Otty, gent., attorney general of the grand almoner",,,, ,1562_2,G/144,9/604b/103,,Surrey,Wonersh,1562-01-10,"Ellyote, Robert",Jenden,Jane,F,,,,,,1561-12-23,12,,,,Standing on a table at home decorating with branches [as is the custom?] at the feast of Christmas,By misfortune she fell off the table onto a barrel and was wounded in her left side,Barrel,,Fell onto,,Wound to left side,Died within 6 hours,,Barrel worth 6d remains with William Jenden [note in English],,,, ,1562_2,G/145,9/604b/104,,Surrey,Caterham,1561-08-21,"Ellyott, Robert",Bekkett,John,M,,,,,,1561-08-20,8,,,,Driving a cart with bullocks,Cart turned over and he was killed by a blow from a wooden log,Log of wood,Cart,Struck by,,,,,Log worth 4d remains with Richard Best [note in English],,,, ,1562_2,G/146,9/604b/105,,Surrey,Buckland,1561-11-04,"Ellyott, Robert",Staunton,Jane,F,,,Wife of William Staunton,,,1561-10-28,10,,,,Passing along the banks of a pond in Buckland,Her feet suddenly slipped by misfortune and she fell in and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/147,9/604b/106,,Surrey,Tooting,1561-11-05,"Ellyott, Robert",Heryngman,Henry,M,,,,,,1561-09-09,9,,,,Driving a cart loaded with stones,Cart turned over and he was killed by a stone,Stone,Cart,Struck by,,,,,Stone worth 6d 'wer the Quens',,,, ,1562_2,G/148,9/604b/107,,Surrey,Chessington,1562-01-29,"Elyott, Robert",Mathewe,Lucy,F,,,"Daughter of John Mathewe of Chessington, labourer",9,,1562-01-28,1,,,,Went to pond in garden of JM's house to fetch water in a yellow pot,She suddenly slipped into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jurors sign with marks (perhaps as many as ten),, ,1562_2,G/149,9/604b/108,,Surrey,Walton-on-Thames,1561-10-26,"Snellyng. George, senior, amd Rosyer, Robert",Seman,Walter,M,Walton-on-Thames,Labourer,,,,1561-10-26,10,,,,"Riding in a 'horse carte' belonging to George Carleton of Walton-on-Thames, gentleman, drawn by four horses, driving it on queen's highway across Walton Heath",Cart suddenly fell onto his body and face and killed him,Cart,,Fell onto him,,,,,Cart worth 26s 8d,,,, ,1562_2,G/150,9/604b/109,,Surrey,Southwark (St Olave's parish),1561-10-09,"Agar, Thomas",,Agnes,F,,"Servant of Peter Cooke, cooper",,,,1561-10-09,10,,06:00,,She went to the 'mylne ponde' in the parish of St Olave to fill a 'buckett',She bent over to fill the bucket and slipped and fell into the water with the bucket and drowned,Pond,Bucket,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Bucket worth 6d in custody of John Hamson and Walter Lewys bailiffs of the city of London under terms of Edward VI's letters patent,,,, ,1562_2,G/151,9/604b/110,,Surrey,Southwark (St Saviour's parish),1561-11-28,"Agar, Thomas",Evans,John,M,,,"Son of John Evans, waterman",4,,1561-11-27,11,,18:00-19:00,,JE was on Bankside near the Thames running playing with other boys in the dark,Having little discretion and not knowing the river to be so close he suddenly fell into the Thames,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/152,9/604b/111,,Hertfordshire,Hatfield (Pope's manor),1561-10-04,"Laycocke, John",Nuttkyn,Thomas,M,,Labourer,,,Old (senex),1561-10-03,10,,,,TN climbed onto 'an emptye ogsed or vessell' about 4 feet off the ground in a barn at Pope's ,"His feet slipped, the barrel tipped up and he fell backwards onto the floor of the barn, where a piece of stone poking up above the floor penetrated the back part of his head",Stone,,Fall onto,,"Wound to back part of head, 1 in wide but through to skull",Instant,,"Hogshead worth 6d in hands of Christopher Wright, deputy almoner",,,, ,1562_2,G/153,9/604b/112,,Hertfordshire,Welwyn,1561-08-24,"Laycocke, John",Emerton,William,M,,"Servant of John Smythe of Hatfield, labourer",,,,1561-08-23,8,,,,"Lying in a cart loaded with eight sacks full of malt, drawn by four horses, standing by a stream, with no-one driving","The thill horse suddenly moved and the cart overturned into the stream, into which WE was thrown and drowned",Stream,Horse and cart,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Cart and horses worth 26s 8d and sacks of malt worth 20s in custody of John Smythe and Thomas Style of Hatfield, husbandmen (sic)",,,, ,1562_2,G/154,9/604b/113,,Hertfordshire,Great Munden,1561-08-20,"Laycocke, John",Ive,William,M,Great Munden,Labourer,,,,1561-08-20,8,,,,Sitting in a cart drawn by four horses in field called 'Felltreffeld' in GM,"By the hasty drawing and running of the horses the cart suddenly turned over, he fell to the ground and one wheel fell on his head and crushed it all",Cart wheel,,Fell onto him,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Cart and horses worth £3 in custody of Edward Grubbe of GM, husbandman",,,, ,1562_2,G/155,9/604b/114,,Essex,Great Waltham,1562-08-14,"Knotte, Thomas",Smythe,William,M,Havering-atte- Bower,Yeoman,,28,,1561-08-13,8,,,,"Riding 'sidewey' on a black mare belonging to William Smythe of HatteB yeoman, his father, driving six other horses of his father's drawing a cart loaded with a load belonging to the queen to Castle Hedingham in Essex to be unloaded there to queen's use","He suddenly struck his back on a curved elm growing in the road, was thown to the ground and died from crushing of his body",Elm tree,Horse,Struck by,Fall from,Crushed body,Instant,,"Horse (sic) on which he was riding worth 15s in custody of WS his father, one of queen's tenants of Havering-atte-Bower",,Regnal year of report date wrong?,, ,1562_2,G/156,9/604b/115,,Essex,High Easter,1561-10-07,"Knotte, Thomas",Beltret,Henry,M,,,,16,,1561-09-21,9,,16:00-17:00,,Walking towards High Easter along the common footpath in John Reve's field in High Easter,By misfortune he fell into a claypit near the footpath and drowned,Claypit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/157,9/604b/116,,Essex,Havering-atte- Bower,1562-02-02,"Legat, William",Harris,Peter,M,,,,,,,,,,,PH 'was in a messhe ton',He 'was skoulded thorow hys owne necligens by mysfortune' and died,Mash tun,,,,Scalded,,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/158,9/604b/117,,Essex,Romford,1561-07-22,"Legat, William",Unknown,Unknown,M,,,,,,1561-07-30,7,,,,,Drowned in the 'neyther pownde' at Pirgo Street,Pond,,,,Drowned,,Edward Lewys and George Morrett found the body,,,"Jurors requested until 30 July, then 27 August, then 10 September, then 19 November, all at Romford, then 7 January at Purgoststrete (Pirgo Street?), when finally delivered verdict",, ,1562_2,G/159,9/604b/133,,Derbyshire,Longford,1562-03-01,"Beynbrygg, William",Mylnes,Margery,F,Uttoxeter,,,,Ill and weak from poverty,1562-02-10,2,,15:00,,Crossing 'Cedsall brydge' at Cedsall (Sedsall in Doveridge?),Came off the bridge into the River Dove and was dragged over the cataract called 'Sedsall wear' (Sedsall in Doveridge?),River Dove,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/160,9/604b/134,,Derbyshire,Dronfield,1561-08-16,"Stephenson, Richard",Swyft,James,M,Dronfield,,,8 days,,1561-08-14,8,,23:00,,"Asleep with his mother Agnes Swyft, widow of Robert Swyft, in bed near the fire in her house",AS was drunk and allowed JS by misfortune and neligence to fall into the fire where he was burned,Fire,,Fall into,,Burned,Died within three hours,,,"AS has no goods, chattels or lands",,, ,1562_2,G/161,9/604b/135,,Northamptonshire,Woodford,1561-11-17,"Fosbroke, John",Nycolls,John,M,Woodford,Labourer,,,,1561-11-14,11,,10:00,,He went to 'Wodford Ryver' (the Nene?) and got into a small boat to row out to lift out fish traps called 'leapes' ,He pushed off from the bank with an oar but it slipped and he fell into the river,River (Nene?),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/162,9/604b/136,,Northamptonshire,Lamport,1561-09-07,"Fosbroke, John",Hankyn,Robert,M,Lamport,,,,,1561-09-05,9,,18:00,,Left the house of his mother Elizabeth Hankyn widow to go to Lamport village to meet his mother,"The common herdsman was coming back from the fields with all the animals of the village and RH was not old enough to defend himself from the animals. A cow with a calf ran at him and struck him in the head with its horn, gravely wounding him.",Cow,,Struck by,,Wound to head,Languished until 6 am on 6 September,,Cow worth 10s in custody of constable of Lamport,,,, ,1562_2,G/163,9/604b/137,,Northamptonshire,Rothwell,1561-08-08,"Fosbroke, John",Byngham,William,M,Rothwell,Yeoman,,,,1561-08-07,8,,14:00,,Went to a stream called Rothwell Brook to wash himself having taken off his clothes,Suddenly fell into a deep pit he did not know about and unfortunately drowned there,Stream,,Went into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/164,9/604b/138,,Warwicks,Sherbourne,1561-07-16,"Jefferes, John",Willyams,William,M,,,,,,1561-06-16,6,,,,"Driving a cart (caruga) loaded with a piece of wood in Longlane, Haseley","He urged the oxen drawing the cart to stand still and not move, and they did stand still, but the cart and piece of wood fell over and hit WW on the left leg, crushing it",Cart and wood,,Fell onto him,,Crushed left leg,Languished at Sherbourne until 17 June,,Cart worth 10s in custody of Thomas Fisher esquire and wood worth 4s in custody of Sir Richard Verney ,,,, ,1562_2,G/165,9/604b/139,,Warwicks,Bilton,1561-09-06,"Holbache, John",Trene,Alice,F,,,Wife of Thomas Trene,,,1561-09-01,9,,,,In Bilton field where John Trene servant of Thomas Trene was driving a cart,"TT told the mares drawing the cart to stand still and not move and they did stand still, but the cart fell over and the left or 'nere' wheel gave AT a blow on the front of her head",Cart wheel,,Fell onto her,,"Wound to front of head, 4 in wide and 1 in deep",Languished until 3 September,,Cart and wheel worth 20s in custody of Geoffrey Skerrowe of Warwick,,,, ,1562_2,G/166,9/604b/140,,Coventry city,Coventry,1561-11-25,"Gregorie, Thomas",Hurte,William,M,Coventry,Mercer,Son of Richard Hurte,,Ill with an ague since 4 November,1561-11-10,11,,,,Walking in the courtyard of his father's house,Because of his weakness he fell by misfortune and broke his right leg between the knee and the foot,,,Fall,,Broken right leg,Languished until 20 November when died from broken leg and ague,,,,Jurors' occupations,, ,1562_2,G/167,9/604b/141,,Nottingham,Nottingham,1561-09-16,"Newton, Henry, and Brownlye, John",Weston,Catherine,F,,,"Wife of William Weston of Strelley, collier",,,1561-09-15,9,,04:00,,Walking on the Leen bridge in Nottingham,She fell by chance into the River Leen and drowned,River Leen,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Rygeleye of Nottingham, tanner, found the body",,,,, ,1562_2,G/168,9/604b/142,,Rutland,Belton,1561-07-29,"Irelond, Edward and Chysellden, George",Bradleye,Thomas,M,Belton,Labourer,,,,1561-07-26,7,,05:00,,"Went to a place called 'Kinges Okehill' in Leighfield Forest and climbed an oak tree with a hatchet in his right hand to collect honey and wax from a crack in the tree about 10 feet above ground, using the hatchet to make the crack bigger","The whole swarm of bees in the tree became strongly excited and to get away from the bees gathered on his head he grabbed a branch to climb down, but it broke and he fell to the ground",Tree (oak),Bees,Fall from,,"Wounds to head, neck and arms",Languished until 1 pm on 29 July,,Tree branch of no value,,Signed by both coroners,, ,1562_2,G/169,9/604b/158,,Yorkshire,Reeth,1562-01-17,"Smelt, Leonard",Pacoke,George,M,Reeth,Labourer,,,,1562-01-15,1,,,,Working in a 'lead grove' ,A stone from the 'grove' fell on him and his body was totally crushed,Stone,,Fell onto him,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/170,9/604b/159m,,York city,Nun Appleton,1562-02-11,"Grene, Laurence",Burton,William,M,Nun Appleton,Tiler,,,,1562-02-10,2,,11:00,,Carrying bundles of wood in a boat on the River Wharf at NA,The boat was old and more loaded with bundles on one side than the other. It suddenly turned over and both drowned,River Wharf,Boat,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 5s and bundle worth 12d in custody of John Thomson and other inhabitants of NA to use of mayor and commonalty of York,,,, ,1562_2,G/170,9/604b/159m,,York city,Nun Appleton,1562-02-11,"Grene, Laurence",Burton,Gabriel,M,Nun Appleton,Labourer,,,,1562-02-10,2,,11:00,,Carrying bundles of wood in a boat on the River Wharf at NA,The boat was old and more loaded with bundles on one side than the other. It suddenly turned over and both drowned,River Wharf,Boat,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 5s and bundle worth 12d in custody of John Thomson and other inhabitants of NA to use of mayor and commonalty of York,,,, ,1562_2,G/171,9/604b/160,,York city,York,1561-11-06,"Fale, Thomas, Aynley, Richard, and Grene, Laurence",Lelonne,Isabella,F,,,Daughter of Vincent Lelonne,3,,1561-11-06,11,,13:00,,Wandering in the house of her father in parish of St Mary Castlegate,"She went alone into the kitchen and saw a wooden 'soe' (large tub) half full of water, in which she, as though in play, washed some linen cloths she was holding, bending over. Suddenly she fell in and her head went under the water ",Water tub,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Elizabeth Atkynson, servant, found the body",,,,, ,1562_2,G/172,9/604b/161,,York city,York,1561-07-23,"Fale, Thomas, Aynley, Richard, and Grene, Laurence",Almonde,Matilda,F,,Spinster,,,,1561-07-23,7,,17:00,,"Going about the business of her master Wilfred Alman, unloading turves (presumably peat-turves?) from a ketch on the Ouse at the King's Staithe","Stepping from the boat to the bank loaded with turves, her feet slipped as the boat and the bank were wet from rain and she fell into the river",River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/173,9/604b/162,,York city,Copmanthorpe,1561-07-14,"Aynley, Richard",Myers,Robert,M,Copmanthorpe,,,12,,1561-07-14,7,,09:00,,"First following and then running in front of a cart or 'cowpe' being driven in the road by Thomas Fenton of Copmanthorpe, husbandman, drawn by four oxen, three horses and a mare",He fell over because of a slippery bank and before he could get up the right wheel of the cart ran over his chest and gravely depressed it giving him a mortal wound,Cart,,Ran over,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,"Oxen, horses and cart worth £6 13s 4d in hands of Richard Calome and Edward Wilkoke sheriffs of York",,,, ,1562_2,G/174,9/604b/163,,Yorkshire,Sledmere,1562-01-23,"Pacoke, Thomas",Dowke,Dorothy,F,,,,1,,1562-01-22,1,,20:00,,"In a cradle in the house of John Dowke of Sledmere, labourer",The house fell down and she was suffocated by clay and dust,House,,Fell onto her,,Suffocated,,,Timber that fell worth 12d in custody of Thomas Tailer constable of Sledmere,,,, ,1562_2,G/175,9/604b/164,,Yorkshire,Newby Wiske,1562-01-12,"Smelt, Leonard",Philippe,Ralph,M,York,Labourer,,,,1562-01-11,1,,08:00,,Walking in his journey over a bridge on the River Wiske,His feet slipped and he fell in and drowned,River Wiske,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/176,9/604b/165,,Yorkshire,New Malton,1562-01-01,"Norton, Robert",Hall,Cuthbert,M,New Malton,Labourer,,,,1561-12-31,12,,13:00,,Went to a 'draw well' to draw out water for his necessary occupations,His feet slipped and he fell in and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/177,9/604b/166,,Yorkshire,Byland,1561-12-14,"Norton, Robert",Lodge,John,M,,,,,,1561-12-13,12,,06:00,,In an oak tree cutting off branches,One branch fell on his chest and gave him a mortal wound,Oak tree branch,,Fell onto him,,Wound to chest ,Instant,,Branch worth 4d,,,, ,1562_2,G/178,9/604b/167,,Yorkshire,Dalehouse in Staithes,1561-08-20,"Norton, Robert",Grene,Reginald,M,Staithes,Labourer,,,,1561-08-20,8,,17:00,,Walking in his business where the road leads by a watercourse called the 'Dale howse becke',"The bank of the beck suddenly collapsed, he fell into the water and by weakness of his body and inundation of the water he drowned",Dale house beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/179,9/604b/186,,Berkshire,Basildon,1561-08-29,"Tusser, James",Bushenell,Henry,M,,,,,,1561-08-28,8,,,,Riding in a cart on a hill,Because of a 'furrowe' the cart fell over and one wheel fell on HB's back,Cart wheel,,Fell onto him,,Wound to back,Instant,,Wheel worth 6s 8d in custody of Richard Astell of Aldworth to use of queen,,,, ,1562_2,G/180,9/604b/187,,Berkshire,Reading,1561-04-09,"Tusser, James",Key,George,M,,,,,Drunk,1561-04-06,4,,,,Drunk,He fell from the 'staires',Stairs,,Fall from,,,Languished until 10 am on 7 April,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1562_2,G/181,9/604b/188,,Staffordshire,Bucknall,1561-10-24,"Warner, George",Herreson,Agnes,F,,,,,,1561-10-22,10,,,,,She fell by chance and misfortune into the 'mylle dam' pond in Bucknall and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/182,9/604b/189,,Staffordshire,Little Haywood,1561-08-30,"Gervys, John",Wotton,Helen,F,,,"Wife of Anthony Wotton, husbandman",,,1561-08-29,8,,,,,A piece of timber called 'a waynes bodye' fell on her by misfortune and crushed her body,Cart body,,Fell onto her,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Wain body worth 2s in custody of AW of LH, husbandman",,One juror a gentleman,, ,1562_2,G/183,9/604b/190,,Herefordshire,Byford,1561-11-20,"Crose, John",Warrock,Walter,M,Stretton,Tailor,,,,1561-07-04,7,,,,Riding across the River Wye at Bredwardine on a black horse,Fell off the horse in the middle of the river and drowned,River Wye,Horse (black),Fall into,Fall from,Drowned,,,Horse worth 8s in custody of John Warrock of Stretton,,,, ,1562_2,G/184,9/604b/191,,Worcestershire (now Warwickshire),Shipston-on-Stour,1562-02-06,"Harryson, William",Morres,Roger,M,,,,,,1562-02-04,2,,,,,By chance and misfortune he fell into a pit and lay there for seven hours with his head and neck down so he couldn't get out,Pit ,,Fall into,,,,,,,Signed by three jurors and perhaps coroner,, ,1562_2,G/185,9/604b/192,,Shropshire,Hampton,1561-12-09,"Orme, John",Foxhall,Alice,F,,,,,,1562-12-06,12,,00:00,,Lying in bed with Roger Foxall her husband who was ill and impotent,She got up from the bed and got a 'waterboll' so her husband could pass water. She meant to go to a window to empty it but unwittingly went to a stair near the bed and suddenly fell from the top of it to the ground and broke her neck and crushed her body,Stairs,,Fall from,,"Broken neck, crushed body",Instant,,Stairs and urinal worth 16d in custody of Richard Foxall,,Jury status,, ,1562_2,G/186,9/604b/201,,Norfolk,Langley,1562-03-07,"Hunne, Thomas",Wigmore,Susan,F,,,,8,,1562-03-06,3,,,,"Went out of house of Giles Fenne of Langley gentleman, who was married to her aunt to a pond called a 'stue' sixty ells / cubits from the house",She had a book in her hand and negligently fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Agnes Lawes, aged 12, found the body",,,,, ,1562_2,G/187,9/604b/202,,Norfolk,Swanton Morley,1562-01-03,"Hunne, Thomas",Giles,Peter,M,Swanton Morley,,,40,,1561-12-23,12,,,,Walking on a 'lytell planke' before the water wheel at a fulling mill,Fell into the water in front of the wheel and was drowned by the violence of the water,Mill race,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Thomas Hardy found the body,"Water wheel worth 10s in custody of Richard Giles, miller of SW, and Christopher Basnet of same town",,,, ,1562_2,G/188,9/604b/203,,Norfolk,Hethel,1562-02-20,"Hunne, Thomas",Goslyng,William,M,,,,12,,1561-08-08,8,,,,Going with the cart of Isaac Preston his master from Hethel,He fell in front of the wheel of the cart which was drawn by a gelding and a mare called the thiller and the 'pinhorse' across his shoulders and stomach and he was killed by its weight,Cart,,Ran over,,,,"Isaac Preston, Thomas Ruste, John Smythe found the body",Mare and gelding worth 20s and cart worth 20s in custody of queen's almoner,,,, ,1562_2,G/189,9/604b/204,,Norfolk,Fincham,1561-11-05,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Miller,Roger,M,Garbridge Thorpe (now Shouldham Thorpe),Mason,,60,,1561-09-12,9,,,,Working with his servant John Sherecroft at the bottom of a well building its foundations,A gret lumpe of erthe' fell on him and totally crushed him,Earth,,Fell onto him,,Crushed ,Instant,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/190,9/604b/205,,Bedfordshire,Turvey,1561-09-17,"Aldryche, Roger",Wylson,Richard,M,Turvey,Labourer,,36,,1561-09-17,9,,,,Digging out a wall,The wall fell and he was crushed,Wall,,Fell onto him,,Crushed ,,,,,,, ,1562_2,G/191,9/604b/206,,Bedfordshire,Dunstable,1561-07-22,"Sampson, Richard",Crowley,Reginald,M,Kempston,Yeoman,,,,1561-07-22,7,,06:00,,"In the garden of Richard Denton of Dunstable, yeoman",RC turned the wheel on a well to let down the bucket and the wheel turned so strongly that one of the felloes broke and struck him on the left part of his forehead,Felloe of well wheel,,Struck by,,"Wound to forehead, 3 in long, 1.5 in wide and deep through to brain",Instant,,Felloe worth 4d in hands of RD to use of queen,,One juror a gentleman,, ,1562_2,G/192,9/604b/207,,Bedfordshire,Totternhoe,1561-09-11,"Sampson, Richard",Wadler,John,M,Totternhoe,Labourer,,,,1561-09-10,9,,12:00,,Coming down a hill called Totternhoe Down with a cart ('auriga') loaded with wood drawn by five horses,The thill horse stumbled and fell to the ground and a 'bychen logge' passing over the head of the horse hit JW in the back of the head,Log of wood,,Struck by,,"Wound to head, 1 in long, 0.5 in wide, 0.5 in deep",Instant,,"Log and horse worth 10s in custody of Henry Tedder of Totternhoe, husbandman, and James Cowper of Dunstable, yeoman ",,,, ,1562_4,G/193,9/605a/64,,Middlesex,Hackney,1562-08-18,"Went?, Thomas",Toyes,John,M,Hackney,"Yeoman, servant of William Marleton of Hackney, yeoman",,,,1562-08-16,8,,,,Riding on a 'graye curtall geldinge' with a bridle and black leather saddle from his master's house to a ford on the River Lee to cross the river,He lifted up his legs out of the water onto the horse's neck and by misfrotune and the horse's motion he fell into the river and drowned,River Lee,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,"Horse, saddle and bridle worth 26s 8d in custody of William Marleton",,,, ,1562_4,G/194,9/605a/69,,Essex,Hatfield Peverel,1562-03-18,"Knott, Thomas",Bakon,Richard,M,Hatfield Peverel,"Labourer, servant of John Solme",,20,,1562-03-10,3,,,,"In a field at HP called 'Blackelande' RB, on the business of John Solme his master, he was scraping soil for cultivation",He fell and broke his right leg,,,Fall,,Broken leg,Languished until 17 March in house of his master at HP,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/195,9/605a/70,,Essex,Havering-atte- Bower,1562-06-29,"Legatt, William",Robynson,Richard,M,,,,8.5,,1562-06-19,6,,,,Unclear,By his negligence he was 'skalded in whottewort',Hot wort,,Scalded by,,Scalded,Died 24 June,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/196,9/605a/71,,Essex,Rawreth,1562-07-24,"Knott, Thomas",Stonarde,Jane,F,,,"Wife of Henry Stonarde of Rawreth, yeoman",50,,1562-06-23,9,,19:00-20:00,,In queen's highway at Rawreth going about her business,"Fell into a pond near her husband's house by misfortune and against her will, not meaning herself any harm",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/197,9/605a/72,,Essex,Bubbynger',1562-04-30,"Knott, Thomas",Glascok,Philippa,F,,,,6,,1562-04-29,4,,17:00-18:00,,About the business of her father John in a field called `brodefild',Fell into a pond ,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/198,9/605a/73,,Essex,Rainham,1561-04-22,"Knott, Thomas",Slane,William,M,Rainham,Labourer,,22,,1561-04-21,4,,05:00,,"At 'Raineham Wherffe' William and John his father had two geldings and two mares attached to a cart, to fetch hay from the barn of William Talbot clerk, Vicar of Rainham, to the wharf. ","William rode on the left side of the cart, whipping the horses, and when they ran very fast was thrown off so that the left wheel ran over him.",Cart,,Run over by,,Body crushed,Instant,,"Mares worth 10s and geldings worth 13s.4d. and cart worth 6s.8d. remain with father, to the use of Queen's Almoner.",,"Jurors request postponements to 20 August, 20 December and 24 June (all at Rainham).",, ,1562_4,G/199,9/605a/74,,Surrey,Kingston upon Thames,1562-05-12,"Rosyar, Robert, and Snellyng, George",Goode,George,M,Staines,Bargeman,,,,1562-05-12,5,,,,"GG got into a small boat called a 'punt' at Staines and, on the Thames, wanted to cross into a 'western barge'",He fell into the Thames and drowned and his body was carried by force of the water to Kingston upon Thames,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/200,9/605a/75,,Hertfordshire,Hertford,1562-04-06,"Laycocke, John",Archer,Agnes,F,,Child,,,,1562-04-05,4,,,,"In her cradle next to the fire wailing and crying in the absence of her mother in the house of John Archer, labourer","By her own movement she turned over the cradle, fell by misfortune into the fire and was burned",Fire,,Fall into,,Burned,Instant,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/201,9/605a/76,,Hertfordshire,King's Walden,1562-04-11,"West, William",Powell,Ellen,F,,,,60,Drunk,1562-02-25,2,,16:00,,Wandering for her sustenance as a destitute beggar from King's Walden to St Paul's Walden,Being drunk her left foot slipped when she was about to jump over a stream called 'Ashecrofte Broke' and she fell into it,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/202,9/605a/77,,Hertfordshire,Much Hadham,1562-04-03,"Laycocke, John",Moose,Ralph,M,,,,,Drunk,1562-04-02,4,,22:00,,"Coming out of the house of his neighbour Peter Meade, where he had drunk more than enough, intending to go home",By misfortune he fell into a pit of water in the village street,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/203,9/605a/78,,Kent,Minster (in the Isle of Thanet),1562-06-07,"Brooke, John",Lewes,George,M,St Laurence-in-Thanet,Butcher,,,,1562-06-05,6,,20:00,,"Driving a black 'stere bollocke' he had bought for 50s from Thomas Kynge, butcher of Canterbury, in the parish of St Andrew, Canterbury, back to St Laurence-in-Thanet","At Minster the bullock ran off the road into a wood and GL followed it. In the wood he fell into a disused, uncovered dry well and broke his neck",Well,,Fall into,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/204,9/605a/79,,Kent,Southfleet,1562-06-21,"Ricard, Richard",Maynard,Nicholas,M,Southfleet,Labourer,"Son of Richard Maynard of Southfleet, husbandman",,,1562-06-17,6,,,,"In a stable at Southfleet among the horses of his father RM, bending for a 'queyght' under the foot of a brown bay horse with a cut tail",The horse struck him on the left side of his forehead backwards with its 'lyfth hynd fote' through to the brain and his head fell to the floor gravely crushed and damaged,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to left side of forehead,Instant,,Horse worth 10s in custody of RM to use of bishop of Rochester,,,, ,1562_4,G/205,9/605a/80,,Kent,Bexley,1562-07-03,"Goodwyn, John",Champneys,Raphael,M,,,,2,,1562-07-01,7,,18:00,,"Crossing over a torrent called 'the Ryver' [River Cray?], belonging to Justinian Champneys of Bexley, gentleman [of Hall Place, Bexley]",Stumbled on 'a brokyn brydge' and fell head-first into the river and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Shrympton of Bexley, miller, aged 17, found the body",,,,, ,1562_4,G/206,9/605a/81,,Kent,Shorne,1562-05-17,"Webbe, William",Dowlyngcourt,Humphrey,M,Cobham,Yeoman,,,,1562-05-16,5,,14:00,,Riding on a bay horse of Lord Cobham from Lord C's principal house at Cobham Hall in Cobham to a pond of Lord C's in Shorne called 'Randall pond' to wash the horse,"When the horse was swimming in the deep part of the pond, HD suddenly tried to turn it back using the reins on its head but it fell under the water and he fell off its back and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Horse worth 40s in custody of Lord Cobham to his own use,,,, ,1562_4,G/207,9/605a/82,,Essex,Felsted,1562-06-06,"Knott, Thomas",Rede,Thomas,M,,,,23,,1562-06-03,6,,8:00-9:00,,"In queen's highway at Felsted in a cart drawn by five horses, driving furiously from Rayne Parva to Felsted",Cart suddently turned over and TR was thrown out and broke his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Horses and cart worth £7 in custody of Richard Lord Rich, lord of Felsted manor",,,, ,1562_4,G/208,9/605a/96,,Berkshire,Winkfield,1561-10-23,"Tusser, James",Lee,Jane,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1561-10-22,10,,,,Went to a pond for water to use in her business,In reaching for the water she unfortunately fell into the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/209,9/605a/97,,Berkshire,Reading,1562-03-10,"Tusser, James",Horsley,Christopher,M,,,,9,,1562-03-07,3,,,,Playing on a small bridge at Reading between the common street and 'little cooley' [Little Coley?],By misfortune in playing he fell off the bridge into a ditch of water and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/210,9/605a/98,,Oxfordshire,Hampton Gay,1562-05-27,"Vaghan, Maurice",Sanders,Joseph,M,,,,,,1562-05-25,5,,,,Crossing a bridge from Hampton Gay to Shipton on Cherwell with other boys,Suddenly fell from the bridge into the Cherwell,River Cherwell,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/211,9/605a/99,,Worcestershire,Great Comberton,1562-05-06,"Cotterell, Thomas",Gardener,Richard,M,Great Comberton,Labourer,,,,1562-04-18,4,,,,Loading a cart with an ash tree,The tree while being loaded moved the wheel of the cart onto left side of RG,Cart wheel,Tree (ash),Struck by,,Wound to left side,,,"Ash tree worth 12d in custody of [blank] Mountford of Evesham, gentleman",,,, ,1562_4,G/212,9/605a/100,,Worcestershire,Kempsey,1562-06-16,"Cotterell, Thomas",Tayler,John,M,Kempsey,Labourer,,,,1562-06-03,6,,,,Digging sand at Kempsey,A great lump of sand fell on him,Sand,,Fell on him,,,Instant,"Richard Tailor of Kempsey, labourer, found the body",,,,, ,1562_4,G/213,9/605a/101,,Worcestershire,Broadwas,1562-06-23,"Cotterell, Thomas and Pope, Thomas",Tyllam,John,M,Broadwas,Yeoman,,,,1562-06-19,6,,,,Climbing a tree growing by a pond to take out bees,"He fell out of the tree into the pond, 1.5 rods deep, and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Downe of Broadwas, husbandman, found the body on 20 June",,,,, ,1562_4,G/214,9/605a/102,,Staffordshire,Eccleshall,1562-06-13,"Gervys, John",Wellams,Richard,M,,,,,,1562-06-10,6,,,,At Eccleshall Castle,A piece of timber for firewood lying on a cart standing there fell off the cart by movement of the cart onto RW's chest and crushed his body,Timber,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Languished until 12 June,,"Timber worth 0.5d, cart and timber 26s 8d; seized by Robert Botler of Eccleshall, gentleman, bailiff of bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, by reason of his liberty of Eccleshall ",,,, ,1562_4,G/215,9/605a/103,,Oxfordshire,Bampton,1562-05-19,"Snodnam, James",Frenche,William,M,,,,,,1562-05-19,5,,13:00,,"In the barn of his father William Frenche at Bampton, playing around a piece of timber called a 'ploughbeame'",Plough beam fell on the back part of his head giving him a mortal wound through to the brain,Timber (Plough beam),,Fell on him,,"Wound to back of head, 3 in long, 1 in deep",Instant,,Plough beam worth 6d,,,, ,1562_4,G/216,9/605a/127,,Northamptonshire,Irthlingborough,1562-06-10,"Fosbroke, John",Lyne,Robert,M,Irthlingborough,Labourer,,,,1562-06-09,6,,12:00,,,Stumbled on a stone in the middle of the street and fell to the ground and a cart loaded with dung ran over his body and pressed it into the ground with the heavy weight of the dung,Cart,,Run over by,,Crushed body,Instant,,Cart worth 10s in custody of constable of Irthlingborough,,,, ,1562_4,G/217,9/605a/128,,Northamptonshire,Cotton End,1562-03-21,"Newport, John",Snotton,John,M,,"Miller, servant of Isabella Clarke of Northampton, widow",,,,1562-03-21,3,,15:00-16:00,,In IC's house at Cotton End called 'Cotton Mylne' greasing the cog and rounds of the water mill,By the sudden movement of the wheel driven round by the water his hand was pulled between the cog wheel and the trundle and he was seriously and in several ways broken and crushed in his arm and head,Water mill,,Pulled into machinery,,Broken arm and head,Instant,,Moving part of mill worth 20s in hands of Isabella Clarke,,,, ,1562_4,G/218,9/605a/129,,Leicestershire,Rotherby,1562-03-28,"Brett, William",Mossman,Richard,M,,,,18,,1562-03-28,3,,,,On a cart loading it with furze,He picked up a bundle of furze on his fork and one end of it wounded him in the face so that he fell off the cart to the ground on his neck and died,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck?,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/219,9/605a/130,,Leicestershire,Castle Donington,1562-05-09,"Brett, William",Hinckeley,William,M,,,,14,,1562-05-29,5,,,,"Driving 'one careg w[ith] six horse & mares' to the 'colepitt[es]' in the fields of the town, riding the horse nearest the cart or 'prime horse'","In jumping onto the horse he fell off to the ground, none of the horses moving, and one sorrel mare kicked him in the head with 'hir forefoote'",Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to head,Instant,,Mare worth 13s 4d in custody of John Parker deputy almoner to queen,,,, ,1562_4,G/220,9/605a/131,,Coventry city,Coventry,1562-06-13,"Gregorie, Thomas",Leche,William,M,Coventry,"Servant of Edward Lufkyne of Coventry, tanner",,,,1562-06-13,6,,11:00,,Amongst his neighbours of Spon Street Ward at 'Hethsall' near the city digging sand in a pit for repair of queen's highway there by order of the justices of the peace in accordance with the statute,A piece of ground hanging from the edge of the pit above the heads of WL and others digging there suddenly fell on WL and totally crushed and bruised his body,Earth,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/221,9/605a/132,,Warwickshire,Napton on the Hill,1562-07-05,"Holbache, John",Garret,Agnes,F,Napton on the Hill,Spinster,,,,1562-06-11,6,,,,Driving mares to plough in common field of Napton,She struck a grey mare with a 'goed' she held in her right hand and the mare suddenly struck her with its rear left foot on the front part of her head,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,"Wound to head, 2 in wide, 1 in deep",Languished until 15 June at Napton,,"Mare worth 10s in custody of Geoffrey Skerrowe of Warwick, draper",,,, ,1562_4,G/222,9/605a/133,,Northamptonshire,Kettering,1562-03-20,"Fosbroke, John",Cosbye,Agnes,F,Kettering,Spinster,,,,1562-03-19,3,,15:00,,"Came close to the windmill in the 'hyghfeild' of Kettering, not foreseeing the danger","A rod called a 'seale rodde' fell from the windmill onto her head, gravely wounding her ",Windmill sail rod,,Fell on her,,Wound to head,Instant,,Rod worth 20d in custody of constable of Kettering,,,, ,1562_4,G/223,9/605a/134,,Northamptonshire,Holcot,1562-05-16,"Fosbroke, John",Hylles,Robert,M,Holcot,Labourer,,,,1562-05-15,5,,14:00,,Sitting in a cart,"Suddenly cart turned over, he fell on his head and was pressed into the ground",Cart,,Fell on him,,Crushed into ground,Instant,,Cart worth 10s in custody of constable of Holcot,,,, ,1562_4,G/224,9/605a/135,,Derbyshire,Mercaston,1562-06-27,"Beynbrygg, William",Stone,Thomas,M,Mercaston,Labourer,,,,1562-06-05,6,,17:00,,In a cart drawn by four oxen in 'Weston feld' ,"Oxen broke away from the cart and left it, causing the cart to turn over, and a staff fixed to the cart gave TS a mortal wound in his forehead",Cart staff,,Struck by,,"Wound to head, 4 in long",Instant,,Cart worth 2s in custody of William Willeys of Mercaston,,,, ,1562_4,G/225,9/605a/136,,Nottinghamshire,Wilford,1562-07-08,"Roos, Richard",Arnold,Thomas,M,,,,,,1562-06-29,6,,10:00,,Riding on a bay gelding at Wilford intending to cross River Trent,He was overthrown and fell off the gelding into the river and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Gelding worth 20s in custody of inhabitants of Wilford,,,, ,1562_4,G/226,9/605a/137,,Lincoln city,Bracebridge,1562-06-16,"Carter, Richard, and Hallewey, Edward",Knight,Thomas,M,,,"Son of John Knight of Doddington, husbandman",,,1562-06-16,6,,14:00,,Standing in a 'wayne' beyond the 'litle brigg[es]' in Bracebridge in the parish of Skellingthorpe holding himself up with a 'stowringe sticke',The 'stowringe sticke' broke and he fell out of the stationary cart to the ground and broke his neck. His father found him alive and took him on the cart to the house of Thomas Burgh in Bracebridge where he died within three hours,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Died 3 hours later,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/227,9/605a/138,,Lincolnshire,Edenham,1562-05-28,"Clerk, William",Campion,John,M,Edenham,Labourer,,,,1562-05-24,5,,18:00,,Being retained in the service of Francis Haryngton esquire was in a place called the 'denes' at Edenham unloading 'thornes' belonging to FH from a cart,Holding the thorns with both his hands and hurrying to unload them as night was drawing near and not paying attention to himself he fell backwards from the top of the cart to the ground and his body was totally crushed ,Cart,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,Thorns worth 4d,,,, ,1562_4,G/228,9/605a/139,,Lincolnshire,Holbeach,1562-05-23,"Heydon, Anthony",Williams ,John,M,,,,,,1562-05-22,5,,11:00-12:00,,"Sent from Whaplode to Holbeach to look for two geldings of their master , Richard Horden, gentleman, they rode through Holbeach Hurn to a field called 'Hellowe Feld'",On their way they were suddenly and unexpectedly flooded by a whirlpool made by the force of the sea water to a depth of 16 feet,Sea water,,Flooded by,,Drowned?,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/229,9/605a/139,,Lincolnshire,Holbeach,1562-05-23,"Heydon, Anthony",Hall,Horman,M,,,,,,1562-05-22,5,,11:00-12:00,,"Sent from Whaplode to Holbeach to look for two geldings of their master , Richard Horden, gentleman, they rode through Holbeach Hurn to a field called 'Hellowe Feld'",On their way they were suddenly and unexpectedly flooded by a whirlpool made by the force of the sea water to a depth of 16 feet,Sea water,,Flooded by,,Drowned?,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/230,9/605a/140,,Lincolnshire,Weston,1562-04-20,"Heydon, Anthony",Gausby,John,M,,,,9,,1562-04-16,4,,7:00-8:00,,Running away from a 'redd dowe' (dull red?) coloured cow belogning to Anne Simons,"Cow struck him with its left foot in his genitals, he fell and it trampled him",Cow,,Trampled by,,Wounded ,Languished for three days,,"Cow in custody of John Man, gentleman, queen's feodary of Duchy of Lancaster",,,, ,1562_4,G/231,9/605a/141,,Rutland,North Luffenham,1562-06-06,"Chiselldyn, George",Wymarke,Margaret,F,,,"Daughter of Roland Wymarke of North Luffenham, gentleman",3.5,,1562-06-06,6,,16:00-17:00,,Went alone out of RM's house into the 'ov[er] orcharde' on east side of the house to a well with water one and a half rods deep and played by the bank in a childish manner washing her hat made of straw,She suddenly fell into the water and was found drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Isabella Fynne servant of RM and RM found the body at 5 pm,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1562_4,G/232,9/605a/142,,Rutland,Empingham,1562-06-19,"Chiselldyn, George",Fyssher,John,M,Empingham,,,,,1562-06-19,6,,9:00-10:00,,Riding in a 'shodd cart' drawn by a black mare belonging to John Bosam of Empingham,"At a place called the 'ollde hall' in the north field of Empingham the mare, in the thills of the cart, wavered in its course against JF's will so that the cart turned over and JF fell to the ground and one wheel fell on the front part of his head and broke his skull",Cart wheel,,Fell on him,,Broken skull,Instant,Francis Pope of Empingham labourer found the body at 10 am,Cart and mare worth 26s 8d in custody of Richard Jackson yeoman deputy almoner in county ,,"Signed by coroner, first-named juror and another man not named among jurors",, ,1562_4,G/233,9/605a/155,,Huntingdonshire,Washingley ,1562-06-03,"Bowles, George",Marcer,Thomas,M,Lutton,Labourer,,,,1562-06-03,6,,,,Working as a carter on the road with a loaded cart,Horses suddenly drew the cart over TM so that one wheel killed him,Cart,,Run over by,,,,,Cart and horses worth £5 which remain with the almoner,,,, ,1562_4,G/234,9/605a/156,,Huntingdonshire,Buckworth,1562-02-26,"Bowles, George",Rychar,Robert,M,Buckworth,Labourer,,,,1562-02-26,2,,,,Taken by Thomas Wryght of Buckworth husbandman to cut down an ash tree growing in TW's close (?) at Buckworth ,When the ash tree was half cut down by RR a sudden gust of wind blew it down towards RR and in falling it killed RR,Ash tree,,Fell on him,,,Instant,,"Ash tree worth 12d, which (12d) remain in hands of George Bowles coroner",,,, ,1562_4,G/235,9/605a/157,,Bedfordshire,Flitwick,1562-05-02,"Sampson, Richard",Austyn,Richard,M,Ampthill,Labourer,,,,1562-05-01,5,,16:00,,Climbing on the root of a tree called 'an asshen rote' at Flitwick in a close called Buckyng[es] Grove with a naked knife in the purse hanging between his legs,"His feet slipped, he fell and the knife went into his left leg",Knife,,Struck by,,"Wound to left leg, 0.5 in long, 2 in deep",Died at 5pm at Flitwick,,Knife worth 2d in hands of township of Flitwick,,Signed by coroner,, ,1562_4,G/236,9/605a/158,,Bedfordshire,Streatley,1562-05-13,"Sampson, Richard",Hatton,Jane,F,Streatley,Infant,,2,,1562-05-12,5,,18:00,,Went out of her father's house into a lane and to a well in the lane,Fell into the well against her will and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1562_4,G/237,9/605a/159,,Suffolk,Haughley,1562-04-09,"Amys, William",Wage,Thomas,M,Haughley,,,33,,1562-04-08,4,,13:00,,Walking by a pond,Fell in forcefully and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/238,9/605a/160,,Suffolk,Stowmarket,1562-05-07,"Amys, William",Love,Thomas,M,Stowmarket,,,14,,1562-05-05,5,,20:00,,Walking through the fields,Fell forcefully into a pit at a tenement called 'quardlyng' and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Robert Camplen found the body,,,,, ,1562_4,G/239,9/605a/161,,Suffolk,Copdock,1562-03-26,"Amys, William",Erby,Henry,M,,,Son of Robert Erby of Copdock,4.5,,1562-03-25,3,,16:00,,Playing next to a lake,A 'storme of wynd' knocked him prostrate into the lake so that he drowned,Lake,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/240,9/605a/162,,Norfolk,Pulham St Mary,1562-04-30,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Sayer,Jane,F,,,Wife of John Sayer of Pulham St Mary,60,,1562-04-19,4,,07:00,,Went out of her husband's house at P St M to a pit in the garden nearby holding in her right hand a 'cheseclothe' and intending to wash it,In stretching over the water she fell in and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Thomas Sayer aged 20 her son found the body,,,,, ,1562_4,G/241,9/605a/163,,Norfolk,Besthorpe,1562-06-08,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Potter,Anne,F,Besthorpe,,Daughter of John Potter of Besthorpe,13,,1562-06-07,6,,16:00,,Went out of her father's house to a pit in the garden nearby carrying a 'payle' full of linen cloths intending to wash them,In stretching over the water to wash the cloths she fell in by misfortune and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,John Potter her father found the body,,,,, ,1562_4,G/242,9/605a/164,,Norfolk,Wymondham,1562-04-07,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Foster,Jonas,M,Wymondham,,,13,,1562-04-04,4,,13:00,,Went out of the house of John Busshe in Wymondham to a pasture of Roger Duket gentlman called Wygmore,Playing on a small bridge across a stream he fell into the stream and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Margaret Dey and Elizabeth Chapman found the body,,,,, ,1562_4,G/243,9/605a/165,,Norfolk,Alpington,1562-05-01,"Hunne, Thomas",Meke,Thomas,M,Claxton,,,,Troubled with the 'falling sickenes',1562-05-01,5,,,,At Alpington lying on the ground,Suddenly fell into a pit called 'Bullinges pitte' and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Stephen Sharping and Bridget Felthorpe, both under age of 12, found the body",,,,, ,1562_4,G/244,9/605b/184,,Devon,Dartmouth (Clifton-Dartmouth-Hardness),1562-07-04,"Ball, Nicholas",Rogers,John,M,,,Junior,,,1562-07-03,7,,,,,By misfortune fell into the mill pond at Dartmouth and drowned,Pond (millpond),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/245,9/605b/185,,Wiltshire,Malmesbury,1562-05-18,"Hyscockes, Walter",Curriar alias Buckell,William,M,,Boy,,8,,1562-05-16,5,,18:00,,"At Bremilham in parish of Malmesbury in a 'shepehouse', negligent of his fate ('fortuna sue necligentie')",Two pieces of timber fell on his throat / neck and he was suffocated or killed,Timber,,Fell onto him,,Suffocated,,,Timber worth 6d,,,, ,1562_4,G/246,9/605b/187,,Hampshire,Easton,1562-05-02,"Foster, Edmund",Cooke,John,M,,,,,,1562-05-02,5,,16:00,,Sitting on the cart of Thomas Philips of Easton loaded with 'rise' for hedges / fences drawn by four horses,By misfortune suddenly fell from cart in front of left wheel at a place called Dybden in Easton parish and wheel ran over his whole body,Cart,,Run over by,,Wounded body,Instant,,Cart wheel and one horse worth 20s in custody of Thomas Philips coroner,,,, ,1562_4,G/247,9/605b/188,,Hampshire,Thruxton,1562-05-14,"Foster, Edmund",Waynman,Thomas,M,,,,,,1562-05-14,5,,08:00,,Crossing in front of unloaded cart of Thomas James of Thruxton drawn by three horses,By misfortune suddenly fell to the ground in front of left wheel in a place called 'Spraywaye' at 'Appleshere Heth' in Amport parish and wheel ran over his whole head,Cart,,Run over by,,Wounded head,Instant,,Cart wheel worth 12s in custody of Thomas James,,First-named juror a gentleman,, ,1562_4,G/248,9/605b/204,,Yorkshire,Wakefield,1562-07-29,"Gascoigne, William",Jacson,Ralph,M,Wakefield,Chapman,,,Ill with the 'wode agoo or france' for twenty days and so was out of his mind,1562-07-28,7,,23:00,,Suddenly got up from his bed in a great frenzy and ran to the back of his house,Came to an uncovered well and suddenly fell in and was drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/249,9/605b/205,,Yorkshire,Emley,1562-06-16,"Gascoigne, William",Baildon,John,M,Emley,Labourer,,,,1562-06-14,6,,14:00,,Was 'horssinge' 'the roit ende of an oke tre',The root turned round and fell on him and crushed his head,Timber (oak tree root),,Fell onto him,,Crushed head,Instant,,Oak tree root worth 2s,,,, ,1562_4,G/250,9/605b/206,,Yorkshire,Heath,1562-05-02,"Gascoigne, William",Glaysters,Christopher,M,,,,,,1562-05-01,5,,15:00,,Walking by the River Calder,Fell in,River Calder,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/251,9/605b/207,,Yorkshire,Calverley,1562-05-17,"Gascoigne, William",Mosse,William,M,Calverley,,,,,1562-05-16,5,,12:00,,Cutting 'a bought of an oike tre' lying on the ground while cutting,Suddenly and by misfortune the branch broke and fell on him and crushed his whole body,Oak branch,,Fell onto him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Oak branch worth 20d, delivered to Brian Leids, gentleman, deputy of queen's almoner",,,, ,1562_4,G/252,9/605b/208,,Yorkshire,Huddersfield,1562-03-16,"Gascoigne, William",Hirst,John,M,Huddersfield,,,,,1562-03-15,3,,16:00,,Walking in the church of Huddersfield among his neighbours,Suddenly and unexpectedly a 'sealinge balke' of the church broke and fell from the top of the church onto his head,Ceiling beam,,Fell onto him,,Struck head,Instant,,Beam worth 2d remains in church,,,, ,1562_4,G/253,9/605b/209,,Yorkshire,Malton,1562-05-14,"Norton, Robert",Stephensone,Richard,M,Wilton (Yorkshire),Labourer,,,,1562-05-03,5,,,,Riding on a grey mare on the queen's high road towards bridge called 'Hoipe Brigge' across a stream called the Rye,Mare stumbled on the bridge and threw him from its back into River Rye,River Rye,Horse (grey mare),Fall into,Fall from,Drowned,Instant,,Mare worth 30s in custody of John Watsone of Wilton,,First-named juror a yeoman,, ,1562_4,G/254,9/605b/210,,Yorkshire,Tadcaster,1562-04-30,"Calvard, John",Hudsone,Robert,M,Stutton,,,8,,1562-04-28,4,,,,Collecting flowers in the North field of Stutton next to a grey horse grazing there,Horse suddenly struck backwards with its back hoof and hit him in the forehead,Horse (grey),,Kicked by,,Wound to forehead,Languished at Tadcaster until 30 April,,Horse worth 10s in custody of Christopher Nicolson of Stutton ,,,, ,1562_4,G/255,9/605b/211,,Yorkshire,Masham,1562-07-09,"Smelt, Leonard",Atkinson,Christopher,M,Ilton,Labourer,,,,1562-07-06,7,,10:00,,Riding across the River Ure at (High?) Burton on a white-grey mare,Mare stumbled and he fell into the water and drowned,River Ure,Horse (white-grey mare),Fall into,Fall from,Drowned,,,Mare worth 8s in custody of Margaret Atkinson of Ilton his widow,,,, ,1562_4,G/256,9/605b/211a,,Yorkshire,Harmby,1562-05-21,"Smelt, Leonard",Scraston,Miles,M,Barden,Labourer,,,,1562-05-20,5,,16:00,,Walking across the River Ure flowing at Harmby,Fell in and was drowned by violence and inundation of the water,River Ure,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/257,9/605b/212,,Yorkshire,Kirkby Fleetham,1562-07-26,"Smelt, Leonard",Catteryke,Marmaduke,M,Darlington,Labourer,,,,1562-07-25,7,,17:00,,Next to the River Swale at Great Langton,He saw Margaret Lumelay in danger of death in the river and went into the water to help her but fell into the water by misfortune and drowned,River Swale,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/258,9/605b/213,,Yorkshire,Rotherham,1562-05-22,"Calvard, William",Wyghtman,John,M,Rotherham,Furbisher,,,,1562-05-19,5,,08:00,,Fishing with an 'anglerode' on bank of the River Don at Rotherham,His feet slipped on the bank and he fell in,River Don,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/259,9/605b/214,,Yorkshire,Bramley,1562-06-10,"Calvard, William",Wynke,Thomas,M,Dalton,Labourer,,,,1562-06-10,6,,08:00,,"Driving a cart ('biga') with six oxen and two horses equally yoked loaded with green wood with his uncle, William Wynk of Dalton, husbandman","One wheel fell off the cart, they unhitched the oxen and horses from the cart and William drove them home; Thomas went to the cart intending to undo a 'wayne rope' tied round the cart and the wood, but the wood fell on his shoulders and neck and crushed him so that he instantly died",Wood,,Fell onto him,,Crushed neck and shoulders,Instant,,Wood worth 12d in custody of William Wynk,,,, ,1562_4,G/260,9/605b/215,,Newcastle,Newcastle upon Tyne,1562-03-31,"Ogle, Clement",Homble,William,M,Newcastle upon Tyne,Mariner,,,,1562-02-27,2,,15:00,,At 'Ballest shore',By misfortune and his negligence he fell from the ballast shore into the Tyne,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jurors' occupations; signed by coroner,, ,1562_4,G/261,9/605b/216,,Newcastle,Newcastle upon Tyne,1562-06-30,"Ogle, Clement",Stevanson,Reginald,M,Newcastle upon Tyne,Yeoman,,,,1562-06-20,6,,10:00,,Walking on the bank of the Tyne at 'Ballest shore',By misfortune and his ignorance he fell into the Tyne and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' occupations; signed by coroner,, ,1562_4,G/262,9/605b/217,,Newcastle,Newcastle upon Tyne,1562-02-22,"Ogle, Clement and Shafto, Edward",Frenche,Alice,F,Newcastle upon Tyne,,,,,1562-02-21,2,,19:00,,Washing a 'quart pot' in the River Tyne at 'Newkey',By misfortune she fell headfirst into the Tyne and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' occupations; signed by two coroners,, ,1562_4,G/263,9/605b/218,,Newcastle,Newcastle upon Tyne,1562-04-26,"Ogle, Clement",Baitman,Ralph,M,,,,,,1562-04-26,4,,09:00,,Getting out of a small boat at 'Lyme Kylnes',By misfortune he fell into the Tyne and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' occupations; signed by coroner,, ,1562_4,G/264,9/605b/219,,Newcastle,Newcastle upon Tyne,1562-06-29,"Ogle, Clement",Yeates,Richard,M,,Mariner,,,,1562-06-26,6,,13:00,,In a boat called Maryflore on the Tyne at 'Hawxnest',Took up a 'lowse rope' in both hands and by misfortune fell into the Tyne and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Rope worth 1d,,Jurors' occupations,, ,1562_4,G/265,9/605b/220,,Cumberland,Salkeld,1562-07-24,"Alanbye, John",Walby,Richard,M,,,,,,1562-07-24,7,,,,Fishing in the River Eden with a foot net at night with JB and JF,By misfortune and the violence of the river they were drowned,River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/266,9/605b/220m,,Cumberland,Salkeld,1562-07-24,"Alanbye, John",Fawell,John,M,,,,,,1562-07-24,7,,,,Fishing in the River Eden with a foot net at night with JB and RW,By misfortune and the violence of the river they were drowned,River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/266,9/605b/220m,,Cumberland,Salkeld,1562-07-24,"Alanbye, John",Blaket,John,M,,,,,,1562-07-24,7,,,,Fishing in the River Eden with a foot net at night with RW and JF,By misfortune and the violence of the river they were drowned,River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/267,9/605b/221,,Cumberland,Armathwaite,1562-03-02,"Alanbye, John",Watson,Edward,M,,,,,,1562-03-02,3,,,,Riding across the River Eden at a place called Peytwath on a 'grysselt' horse,By misfortune he fell off the horse into the river and drowned,River Eden,Horse,Fall into,Fall from,Drowned,,,"Horse worth 10s in custody of his father John Watson of Greystoke, Cumberland to use of queen",,,, ,1562_4,G/268,9/605b/222,,Cumberland,Thursby,1562-06-20,"Alanbye, John",Robyson,John,M,,,,,,,,,,,Riding on a chestnut horse of Robert Baroos through the street and town at Thursby,Fell off the horse by misfortune and his left foot hung in the 'stirrop lether' attached to the saddle while the horse ran along the street and he was strangled until he was dead,Horse,,Dragged by,,Strangled,,,Horse worth 6s in custody of Robert Baroos of Caldbeck to use of queen,,,, ,1562_4,G/269,9/605b/223,,Westmorland,Lowther,1562-01-04,"Lancaster, Edward",Wilson,Stephen,M,,,,,,1562-01-01,1,,,,,Drowned by chance in Lowther Water,Lowther Water,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1562_4,G/270,9/605b/224,,Westmorland,Killington,1562-04-20,"Lancaster, Edward",Borret,Matthew,M,Killington,,,,,1562-04-20,4,,,,Following a mare drawing a little cart ('curriculum') up to the top of a hill,"The ropes of the cart broke and the horse was undone from the cart, which rolled back down the hill, turned over onto him and suffocated him",Cart,,Fell onto him,,Suffocated,,,"Cart worth 2s 4d in hands of George Manser, queen's bailiff in the county",,,, ,1563_2,G/271,9/606a/61,,Somerset,Hillfarrance,1562-08-11,"Haulse, Walter",Mayne,John,M,,,,,,1562-08-10,8,,,,Climbing a hayrick with a ladder,When he was at the top the rung (?'vestigium') of the ladder broke with his weight and he fell violently down to the ground so that he was wounded and bruised,Ladder,,Fall from,,Wounded and bruised,Instant,,"Ladder worth 6d in custody of Sir Francis Knolles, queen's farmer of manor of Taunton",,,, ,1563_2,G/272,9/606a/62,,Hampshire,Easton,1562-04-02,"Foster, Edmund",Cooke,John,M,,,,,,1562-05-02,5,,16:00,,Sitting on the left side of the cart of Thomas Phillips of Easton drawn by four horses of TP,Suddenly and by misfortune he fell to the ground in front of the left wheel at 'Dapdeane' and it ran over his body and crushed it,Cart,,Run over by,,Crushed body,Instant,,Left wheel and one horse drawing cart worth 20s in custody of TP,,,, ,1563_2,G/273,9/606a/76a,,Suffolk,Sudbury,1562-07-19,"Wyllett, Thomas",Spere,William,M,Sudbury,Single man,Single man,,,1562-07-18,7,,19:00,,"Bathing in the mill dam of the corn mills at Sudbury with John Ellett, Augustine Petiwate and his brother Geoffrey Spere",Water was too deep for him to get out and he drowned,Mill pond,,Bathing in,,Drowned,,"JE, AP and GS found the body; their sureties with the coroner were Richard Best, tailor, John Petiwate, father of AP and George Spere, brother of GS",,,"Signed by jurors, mostly with marks",, ,1563_2,G/274,9/606a/77,,Suffolk,Sudbury,1562-03-05,"Wyllett, Thomas",Frenche,Richard,M,Sudbury,Fuller,,,,1562-02-26,2,,10:00,,Coming to his own house from the house of John Walker his neighbour across the 'flodgatebrydge' next to the water gates of the grain mills in Sudbury,"Suddenly and by misfortune he fell into the 'fludgate pyttes', where his body stayed seven days so that he had no wound but was all whitened / cleansed (dealbatus)",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,William Baxter of Sudbury found the body; his sureties with the coroner were Thomas Frenche and John Frenche,,RF's goods and chattels worth £4 18s 6d remain with his wife Margaret,,, ,1563_2,G/275,9/606a/78,,Worcestershire,Kempsey,1563-03-15,"Cotterell, Thomas",Pixhall,John,M,,,,,,,,,,,In his barn at Kempsey [faded],"A piece of timber fell on him, piercing him below the left ear",Timber,,Fell onto him,,Wound below left ear,Instant,,Timber worth 8d in custody of Thomas Earle constable of Kempsey,,Signed by coroner,, ,1563_2,G/276,9/606a/89,,Staffordshire,Fulfen,1562-07-19,"Gervys, John",Smyth,Richard,M,,,,,,1562-07-18,7,,,,In the 'cunnyngrey lane' at Fulfen,A 'weyne bodie' fell on his head and neck by misfortune,Cart body,,Fell onto him,,Wound to head and neck,,,"Cart body worth 20s seized by John Hurleston gentleman of city of Lichfield, bailiff of William Lord Paget's liberty of manor of Whittington",,First-named juror a gentleman,, ,1563_2,G/277,9/606a/91,,Staffordshire,Aston-by-Stone,1563-03-02,"Gervys, John",Beche,Hugh,M,,,,,,1562-03-22,3,,07:00,,"Taking a fishing device called a 'lepyes of wylles' [OED willey, fish trap 1398] out of the River Trent","His feet slipped, he fell into the Trent and drowned",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/278,9/606a/92,,Staffordshire,Wrinehill,1563-03-01,"Gervys, John",Barlowe,Hugh,M,,,,,,1563-02-25,2,,,,,A bay gelding of Sir Ralph Egerton of Wrinehill struck him on the right side of the head with its left foot,Horse (bay gelding),,Kicked by,,"Wound to right side of head, 2 in long, 1 in wide, one digit deep",Languished until 28 February at Wrinehill,,Gelding worth 20s in custody of Sir RE to answer to queen,,,, ,1563_2,G/279,9/606a/93,,Oxfordshire,Banbury,1562-12-14,"Lovett, John",Barowgh,Edward,M,Banbury,,,4,,1562-12-11,12,,,,"In a lane called 'tolll barre' in Banbury, playing with a knife in his right hand","Trembling / being alarmed (trepidans) he fell and the knife went into his head by the right eye, to a depth of three inches through to his brain",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to head through to brain,Instant,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/280,9/606a/94,,Oxfordshire,Barford,1563-01-10,"Lovett, John",Fuller,Richard,M,Barford,Labourer,,,,1563-01-09,1,,,,In the barn of Thomas Holloway his master at Barford leaning on a wall,Suddenly and by misfortune some stones of the wall [struck him? badly rubbed / faded],Wall,,Fell onto him?,,,,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/281,9/606a/96,,Oxfordshire,Exlade,1562-07-17,"Wilde, Edmund",Frewyn,Jane,F,,,,,Infirm,1562-07-13,7,,10:00,,"Lying on her bed she noticed a knife on the bed which she had used to cut up her food and picked it up, intending to put on a table or 'shillf' standing by the bed","Leaning over to the table or shelf with the knife in her right hand she fell out of the bed onto the knife, which went into her chest to her heart",Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to chest through to heart,Instant,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/282,9/606a/97,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Faringdon,1561-05-22,"Clowes, Henry",Kyng,John,M,,,,10,,1561-05-10,5,,,,At a well washing a pot,Fell into the well by misfortune,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Signed by jurors with marks and by coroner,, ,1563_2,G/283,9/606a/98,,Berkshire,Sonning,1562-11-22,"Tusser, James",Gadge,Thomas,M,,,,,,1562-11-21,11,,23:00,,"Went out with others 'batfowlyng' at 'the comen laike of burwey' (now Borough Lake, Sonning)","He saw a bird called a 'teele' on the stream and threw his net over it, but in reaching out for his net he fell into the water and drowned",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/284,9/606a/99,,Worcestershire,Powick,1563-03-10,"Pope, Thomas",Johnsons,John,M,Worcester,,,,,1563-02-10,2,,,,Crossing the Teme at Powick bridge on his gelding for his necessary business,He rode into the Teme but he and the horse were drowned at the west side of the bridge because of the great violence of the water,River Teme,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Wall found the body three weeks later, within sight of JJ's father who was present",,,Signed by coroner,, ,1563_2,G/285,9/606a/100,,Worcestershire,Evesham,1563-03-12,"Harryson, William",Garrett,Robert,M,,,,,,1563-01-08,1,,,,Standing on the top part of a stone kitchen,"Six loads of stone fell, together with a ladder on which he was standing, so he fell to the ground",Kitchen building,,Fall from,,,Instant,,"Six loads of stone worth 3s and ladder worth 1s, so 4s in total delivered to Clement Mountford, gentleman, deputy almoner",,,, ,1563_2,G/286,9/606a/101,,Gloucestershire,Dursley,1562-09-06,"Streat, Henry",Flacher,Thomas,M,Dursley,Tucker,,,,1562-09-04,9,,15:00-16:00,,,Killed and murdered by the violence of a 'water whele' and two 'cogge wheles',Mill wheels,,Caught by?,,Crushed?,,,Water wheel and cog wheels worth 20s in custody of Edmund Webb of Dursley,,Signed by coroner; a suicide also included in same report,, ,1563_2,G/287,9/606a/102,,Shropshire,Ashford Bowdler,1562-07-16,"Broke, Francis",Brigend,Richard,M,,,Son of Thomas Brigend,4,,1562-07-14,7,,12:00,,Walking on a piece of timber over the River Teme,His foot slipped and he fell in and he drowned by misfortune and the abundance of water,River Teme,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/288,9/606a/103,,Staffordshire,Draycott,1562-11-24,"Warner, George",Beresford,Elizabeth,M,,,,,,1562-11-23,11,,,,,"Fell by misfortune into a pond called the 'motte' at Painsley (preusmably Painsley Hall, in Draycott, formerly moated house)",Moat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/289,9/606b/138,,Surrey,Dorking,1562-11-09,"Ellyott, Robert",Wood,Robert,M,,,,,,,,,,,Sleeping under an old oak tree at a place called Rytland in Capel,Suddenly and unexpectedly the tree fell on his whole body and he was killed by its wieght,Oak tree,,Fell onto him,,,,,Oak tree worth 8d in custody of Robert Swanne,,,, ,1563_2,G/290,9/606b/139,,Surrey,Tandridge,1563-02-17,"Ellyott, Robert",Baker,Ralph,M,,Living with Richard Hayward of Tandridge (i.e. servant?),,,,1562-01-15,1,,,,"Leading a black horse to the blacksmith, tied by a halter to his arm","Horse jumped violently and dragged him along the street, trampling his head and body with blows from its feet",Horse,,Trampled by,,Wounds to head and body,,,Horse worth 26s 8d and halter worth 2d in custody of Richard Hayward,,,, ,1563_2,G/291,9/606b/140,,Hertfordshire,Reed,1562-10-24,"Laycocke, John",Ipgrave,John,M,,,Son of Thomas Ipgrave of Reed husbandman,8,,1562-10-22,10,,,,Wandering by a pond,By reason of a strong wind he fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/292,9/606b/141,,Hertfordshire,Ware,1562-12-25,"Laycocke, John",Quynfeld,William,M,,,,,,1562-11-10,11,,,,"At John Thrilkelt's house called 'the sign of the crowne' in Ware in the great parlour, trying to leave the room in a hurry",He fell at the entrance to the room and the 'iron latche' went into his forehead,Latch,,Fall onto,,"Wound to forehead, 3 in long, 1 in wide, deep to the skull",Languished until 22 December and died at 4 o'clock,,Latch worth 20d remains in hands of John Thirkelt,,,, ,1563_2,G/293,9/606b/142,,Hertfordshire,Wheathampstead,1563-03-21,"West, William",Marshall alias Barber,William,M,,,,8,,1563-03-20,3,,18:00,,Crossing the field or close of Sir John Buller called 'pursexclose' close to SJB's house called Lanner Place at Wheathampstead,"Three 'greyhoundewhelpes' and a 'mastye whelpe' came out of Lanner Place and all four ran after him, tore him and bit him so that he was bitten and wounded in many places of his head and body",Dogs,,Bitten by,,Wounds to head and body,Instant,Robert Maynforde found the body,,,,, ,1563_2,G/294,9/606b/143,,Essex,Cranham,1563-03-20,"Knott, Thomas",Spycer,John,M,,,,17,,1563-03-19,3,,15:00-16:00,,"Driving a grey mare drawing an old empty cart / plough (caruca) in a field of John Hayse of Cranham, yeoman, called Gorefild",The mare pulled the cart fast because of JS' ferocious driving and the cart turned over and crushed his head,Cart,,Fell on him,,Crushed head,Instant,,Mare and cart worth 10s remain in hands of John Hayse to use of queen,,,, ,1563_2,G/295,9/606b/144,,Essex,Fryerning,1563-01-25,"Knott, Thomas",Wallys,Edward,M,,,,16,,1563-01-23,1,,21:00,,"Working in the house of Thomas Ramme yeoman at Fryerning, he bent over his whole body to lift up a kilderkin with his hands next to a wooden vat full of hot liquor for making ale",He could not hold the kilderkin and fell with it into the vat and drowned,Vat of brewing liquor,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Vat worth 16s 6d in hands of Thomas Ramme,,First-named juror a gentleman,, ,1563_2,G/296,9/606b/145,,Essex,Springfield,1562-12-03,"Knott, Thomas",Clement,Richard,M,,,,14,,1563-12-03,12,,10:00-12:00,,Walking on the (river?) bank at Springfield,Suddenly and by misfortune he fell in,River?,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/297,9/606b/146,,Kent,Brookland,1562-08-26,"Strogull, John",Adam,John,M,Brookland,Labourer,,,,1562-08-25,8,,06:00,,"Sitting in the empty cart of Robert Pollard of Brookland, husbandman, at Brenzett, drawn by four oxen, holding a goad and driving the oxen, going to a place called Beales Wall","One of the oxen in the rear yoke broke the yoke and being unyoked went back towards cart; the ox yoked with it stumbled and fell to the ground; the front two oxen pulled the cart from Beales Wall to Whitekempgatt in Brenzett, where left wheel bent over and cart turned over; JA was thrown out of the cart to the ground",Cart,,Fall from,,Wound to right side of head,Instant,,"Cart and two front oxen worth £3, which remain in custody of William Lovelas esquire steward of liberty of dean and chapter of Canterbury ",,,, ,1563_2,G/298,9/606b/146a,,Kent,Tonbridge,1562-07-27,"Raynold, John",West,John,M,Tonbridge,,,,,1562-07-18,7,,15:00,,Riding a grey mare in the 'mylpole' at Tonbridge,By misfortune he and mare were drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/299,9/606b/147,,Kent,Aylesford,1563-02-24,"Webbe, William",Currell,Thomas,M,Aylesford,Labourer,,,,1563-02-23,2,,15:00,,With divers others at a place called Sowters in Aylesford picking up a piece of timber a great piece of timber with a device called a 'gyn',"When the timber was hanging in the gin [OED 'a mechanical apparatus used for hoisting heavy weights'], TC, fearing it would swing back at him, ran off with all his might with his head down and fell over the root of a recently felled elm tree, which violently pressed and crushed his chest",Tree root,,Fall onto,,Crushed chest,"Languished until 7 pm at house of William Mors, gentleman",,,,,, ,1563_2,G/300,9/606b/148,,Kent,Addington,1562-10-28,"Webbe, William",Attwood,Thomas,M,,,,,,1562-10-27,10,,15:00,,With others in a great deep pit called a 'claypett' digging clay,A large piece of clay suddenly and by chance fell on him,Clay,,Fell onto him,,Crushed and pressed and broken body,Instant,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/301,9/606b/149,,Kent,Barming,1562-10-28,"Webbe, William",Reve,Thomas,M,Barming,,,,,1562-10-26,10,,06:00,,With Benetta Leede his servant he went out of his house to a fishery or 'ware' (weir) called 'pypers styche' built on the Barming River to catch fish in a 'gyn' there ,"As they were taking the fish, intending to go to the far bank across that fishery and another one next to it, walking on a small piece of timber on top of the fishery, the timber turned over and they fell into the river. Benedetta caught the timber with her arms and came safely out of the water, but TR drowned",River at Barming (Medway?),,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,Nicholas Reve of Maidstone found the body,Timber worth 1d,,,, ,1563_2,G/302,9/606b/151,,Kent,Linton,1562-09-24,"Webbe, William",Ryche,Richard,M,Linton,Yeoman,,,,1562-09-22,9,,16:00,,Went out of his house at Linton into his barn and climbed up a great pile of wheat sheaves to throw down two sheaves,Having thrown down the sheaves he intended to climb down but fell from the top of the pile to the ground onto his head,Stack of wheat,,Fall from,,"Crushed head and body, head penetrated through to brain and entrails broken",Instant,"Michael Stertupp and William Chebold, servants of Richard Stertupp of Linton, found the body",,,,, ,1563_2,G/303,9/606b/152,,Kent,Boughton Monchelsea,1562-09-10,"Raynold, John",Bluett,Ursula,F,Boughton Monchelsea,Spinster,,,,1562-09-10,9,,10:00,,Drawing water from a well at the house of Philip Hudson of BM,Standing on the kerb of the well and wishing to take hold of the well wheel she fell into the well by misfortune,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/304,9/606b/153,,Kent,Tonbridge,1563-01-04,"Raynold, John",Clement,Richard,M,Tonbridge,Shoemaker,,,,1562-12-29,12,,21:00,,Crossing 'Wechynden's brege' over the river in Tonbridge,At the end of the bridge he suddenly fell into the river and drowned,River (Medway?),,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/305,9/606b/154,,Kent,Ash-next-Sandwich,1562-10-13,"Brooke, John",Barrett,Henry,M,Ash-next-Sandwich,Yeoman,,,,1562-10-13,10,,10:00,,Sitting still in an an empty cart (biga) being drawn by two mares and a gelding towards 'warefeld' in Ash,Suddenly he fell to the ground and cart turned over as left wheel struck a dung heap in the field; cart fell on the back part of his head,Cart,,Fell on him,,Wound to back part of head,Instant,,"Cart, two mares and gelding and tackle worth 48s in custody of Edmund, bishop of Rochester, grand almoner",,,, ,1563_2,G/306,9/606b/155,,Kent,West Langdon,1562-08-04,"Brooke, John",Horton,Thomas,M,West Langdon,,,,,1562-08-03,8,,13:00-14:00,,"Driving a cart belonging to John Auger gentleman of WL, drawn by three geldings of JA, to WL loaded with sedge","Coming down a hill and going through a gate, the motion of the thill horse and the violence of the cart made the left part or 'nere rod' of the cart strike TH against the gatepost, which went into and broke the front part of his head and wounded his brain",Cart,Gatepost,Struck by,,Wound to head,Instant,,Cart and thill gelding and tackle worth 26s 8d in custody of John Auger gentleman to answer to grand almoner,,,, ,1563_2,G/307,9/606b/156,,Kent,Ham,1562-10-10,"Brooke, John",Clarke,Thomas,M,Ham,Labourer,,,,1562-10-07,10,,15:00,,"Sitting still in a cart belonging to William Tukker, yeoman of Ham, drawn by four geldings of WT to the queen's highway in Ham",Because of the violent pulling of the geldings TC suddenly fell to the ground and the cart turned over and struck him on the stomach,Cart,,Fell on him,,Wound to stomach,Languished until 10 am on 10 October,,"Cart, four geldings and tackle worth £4 in custody of Edmund, bishop of Rochester, grand almoner ",,,, ,1563_2,G/308,9/606b/157,,Kent,Malling,1562-09-14,"Raynold, John",Goodenston,Hugh,M,,,,,,1562-09-13,9,,09:00,,Working on a stone wall at the former monastery of West Malling,Part of the wall and many great stones fell on him,Stones,,Fell on him,,Wounded,Instant,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/309,9/606b/158,,Kent,Sittingbourne,1562-06-26,"Raynold, John",Heneker,Anne,F,,,,,,1562-06-19,6,,07:00,,"Went into a corner of a field called 'Bayffordfeyld' at Sittingbourne with Roger Adye of Sittingbourne, yeoman, her master, and Jane Smyth servant of RA","A heifer of RA ran away from them and they ran after it as fast as they could, AH stumbled and fell to the ground and swooned ('dyd sywne') as though dead, RA, JS and Elizabeth Gaye who was also in the field picked her up and comforted and revived her",Ground,,Fall onto,,Crushed inside body,Languished until 4 pm at Bayford house,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/310,9/606b/171,,Yorkshire,Folkton,1562-12-15,"Pacoke, Thomas",Mutton,William,M,,,,,,1562-12-14,12,,14:00,,In the vicar's house about his business,Three spars fell from the roof (?) of the house onto him,Spars of timber,,Fell onto him,,Struck to the ground,,,"Spars worth 2s in custody of Germain Siggilton, constable of Folkton",,,, ,1563_2,G/311,9/606b/172,,Yorkshire,Nether Yeadon,1563-02-23,"Gascoigne, William",Sedden,Hugh,M,Nether Yeadon,,,,,1562-02-13,2,,09:00,,Greasing the cogs and spindles of a water mill of Edward Hoppy at NY called 'eshall milne' on 'eshald becke',A tuft of his sleeve fell bretween the cog and spindles as they turned by the force of the water and his right arm was broken in three places and his body pressed,Mill machinery (water mill),,Pulled into ,,Broken arm and pressed body,Languished until 21 February,,Upper millstone and other machinery worth 20d delivered to Thomas Leides gentleman deputy almoner,,,, ,1563_2,G/312,9/606b/173,,Yorkshire,Sherburn,1562-12-07,"Calvard, John",Tomlynson,Christopher,M,Sherburn,Labourer,,,,1562-12-04,12,,,,Leading two mares yoked together to a 'lytell carte',"When he came to a hill called 'dell ende' CT's feet suddenly slipped, he fell to the ground and the mares drew the cart over his head and pressed it down",Cart,,Run over by,,Pressed head,Languished until 7 December at Sherburn,,"Mares and cart worth 26s 8d in custody of John Barmelowe, bailiff of Sherburn",,,, ,1563_2,G/313,9/606b/174,,Yorkshire,Kirby Hill,1562-09-13,"Smelt, Leonard",Loncaster,William,M,Langthorpe in Kirby Hill,Labourer,,,,1562-12-18,12,,15:00,,Walking about his business near a well in the garden of John Branston at Langthorpe,Suddenly his feet slipped by misfortune and he fell into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Regnal year of report date wrong?,, ,1563_2,G/314,9/606b/176,,Yorkshire,Helperby,1563-01-21,"Cooke, William",Bancke,Robert,M,,Labourer,,,,1563-01-20,1,,16:00,,Went into a close at Helperby in the tenure of Robert Banke senior about his necessary business and climbed an ash tree intending to cut branches,Stood on a dry branch which broke and fell 4 ells (15 feet) to the ground and broke his neck,Tree,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,Signed by jurors with three signatures and nine or ten marks,, ,1563_2,G/315,9/606b/177,,Yorkshire,Dunnington,1562-10-03,"Cooke, William",Wright,Ralph,M,,,,,,1562-10-03,10,,08:00,,Climbed into a 'wayne' on a small hill at 'churche balke ende' in the fields of Dunnington about his business,The wain ran down the hill under its own momentum and turned over and fell on him,Cart,,Run over by,,Crushed body,Languished until 4 pm in parish of St Nicholas Dunnington,,Wain worth 5s,,Signed by jurors with eight marks,, ,1563_2,G/316,9/606b/194,,Norfolk,Thetford,1562-07-26,Cloker. John,Goodale,Thomas,M,Thetford,,,14,,1562-07-25,7,Saturday,13:00-14:00,,"Walking in Thetford High Street past a sorrel bay mare of Henry Lasshe of Lakenheath, plumber, tethered outside the door of his father Robert Goodale, glover",Mare suddenly struck him in the chest with 'hir hynder ffoote',Horse (sorrel bay mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to chest,,,Mare worth 16s in custody of Francis Dene of Thetford yeoman to use of queen,,,, ,1563_2,G/317,9/606b/195,,Norfolk,Filby,1562-12-01,"Hunne, Thomas",Geale,John,M,Filby,,,8,,1562-10-30,10,,18:00-19:00,,In house of his father Thomas Geale at Filby playing next to a 'cubberd',He touched the cupboard and it suddenly fell on him wounding his head,Cupboard,,Fell on him,,Wound to head,Languished for four hours,Father Thomas Geale and his wife Jane found the body; John Do and Richard Ro recorded as their (presumably fictitious) pledges,Cupboard worth 6s 8d in custody of Mr Ottes,,Regnal year of report date wrong?,, ,1563_2,G/318,9/606b/196,,Norfolk,Thrigby,1563-02-27,"Hunne, Thomas",Yoke,Thomas,M,Thrigby,,,10,,1562-02-26,2,,14:00,,Alone in a stable among the horses and beasts of Elizabeth Yoke,A sorrel gelding struck him in 'the fore p[a]rte of the hedde',Horse (sorrel gelding),,Kicked by,,"Wound to head, 2 in long, 1 in deep",Languished for a day in house of Elizabeth Yoke,,Gelding worth 10s in custody of Mr Ottes,,First-named juror a gentleman,, ,1563_2,G/319,9/606b/197,,Norfolk,Shimpling ,1562-08-24,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Thomson,Thomas,M,Shimpling,,,2,,1562-08-22,8,,10:00,,Went out of the house of Agnes Thomson his mother to a small bridge crossing a watercourse near the house,In crossing the bridge he fell into the watercourse and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Mother Agnes Thomson found the body,,,,, ,1563_2,G/320,9/606b/198,,Norfolk,Attleborough,1562-08-15,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Marchall,Jane,F,Attleborough,,,40,,1562-08-13,8,,10:00,,Went out of the house of Henry Marchall her husband to a pit in the garden nearby,She climbed on the 'rafte' (OED beam or rafter) lying over the pit holding a 'payle' in her hand and reached out to get water but the 'rafte' broke and she fell in,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Husband Henry Marchall found the body,,,,, ,1563_2,G/321,9/606b/199,,Norfolk,Wiveton,1562-08-13,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Warner,Cecily,F,Wiveton,Spinster,,20,,1562-08-01,8,,20:00,,Went out of the house of Richard Byshope her master at Wiveton and foolishly (insipienter) played with his bull ,The bull ran at her and greatly wounded her leg,Bull,,Gored by?,,Wound to leg,Languished until 10 August,,Bull worth 10s in custody of Richard Bishope chief constable for the inhabitants in Wiveton,,,, ,1563_2,G/322,9/606b/200,,Suffolk,Lowestoft,1562-08-02,"Lovell, Thomas",Botie,Richard,M,"Oulton, Suffolk",,,14,,1562-07-06,7,,,,Driving the cart of Robert Botie his father along the common road in Oulton,The thiller bay mare drawing the cart was ferocious and uncontrollable and ran pulling the cart against a 'pooste' next to the road so that left part of RB's head hit the post and was broken,Post,,Struck ,,Wound to left side of head,,,Mare worth 12s and cart worth 8s in custody of Robert Botie in Oulton,,,, ,1563_2,G/323,9/606b/201,,Suffolk,Bungay,1562-03-16,"Everarde, Henry and Lovell, Thomas",Dedynham,Andrew,M,,,,12,,1562-03-01,3,,16:00,,Entered of his own mind into the 'Inwarde yarde' of Edmund Pryckett of Bungay tanner to take away some 'tann[er]s barke' of the goods of EP,"Three dogs of EP there for safe keeping of the hide and other goods, seeing AD, immediately attached themselves to him and bit him so fiercely on his head and under his arms that he died on 3 July",Dogs,,Bitten by,,Wounds to head and under the arms,Died on 3 July,"EP and all his household except one maidservant, Elizabeth Sprat, aged 16, who did not know AD was in the yard, were at evening prayer in Bungay church at the time",,,,, ,1563_2,G/324,9/606b/202,,Suffolk,Finningham,1562-06-23,"Amys, William",Flacke,Roger,M,,,,,,1562-06-22,6,,08:00,,In a cart drawn by three horses carrying 'thre bondel of lathes',He whipped the horses and they moved so that he and the lathes fell out,Cart,,Fall from,,,Instant,,"Cart, horses and lathes worth £7 2s 6d in custody of inhabitants of Finningham",,,, ,1563_2,G/325,9/606b/203,,Suffolk,Lowestoft,1562-09-07,"Lovell, Thomas",Sallowes,John,M,Lowestoft,,,20,,1562-09-03,9,,,,Driving a cart at Eccles drawn by a thiller grey mare,The mare was ferocious and uncontrollable and ran pulling the cart up a hill so that it tunred over and one wheel hit JS on the back,Cart,,Fell on him,,Wound to back ,Died on 4 July at Lowestoft,,Cart worth 12s and mare 6s in custody of John Cooke of Lowestoft,,,, ,1563_2,G/326,9/606b/204,,Bedfordshire,Bedford,1562-07-18,"Aldryche, Roger",Bendowe,Richard,M,Bedford,Infant,Son of Wliiam Bendowe,1.5,,1562-07-18,7,,15:00,,On a small hill next to the queen's highway at Bedford called 'seynt peters in the feld' where four horses of Alexander Hunt of Bedford were drawing a cart (quadriga) loaded with faggots without any driver,The thill horse hit the wood with its tail and the wood fell on RB,Wood,,Fell on him,,Wound to neck,Instant,,Horse and wood worth 26s 8d remain in hands of Alexander Hunt to use of queen,,,, ,1563_2,G/327,9/606b/205,,Buckinghamshire,Woolstone,1562-12-24,Saunders. John,Syky,Philip ,M,Milton,Labourer,,,,1562-12-21,12,,08:00,,Set his dog on a red bull of Thomas Bynyan tied to a stake in the close of Thomas Bynyan husbandman at Woolstone,The bull ran at PS and struck him with its right horn under his right eye,Bull,,Gored by ,,Wound below right eye 1 in deep,Died on 23 December at Little Woolstone,,"Bull worth 13s 4d, which sum is in custody of William Ottey gentleman general attorney of queen's almoner to use of queen",,,, ,1563_2,G/328,9/606b/206,,Huntingdonshire,Yelling,1563-02-14,"Swynborne, Simon",Sargenson,Richard,M,,,,,,1563-02-14,2,,,,Going to save the tiles on a stable in his tenement in Yelling in a wind storm,"Because of the horrible wind 'a syde of a shudde' attached to the stable, suddenly fell on him",Shed,,Fell on him,,,,,"Side of shed worth 5s in custody of William Dorsetour of Barkford (Great Barford?), Bedfordshire",,,, ,1563_2,G/329,9/606b/237,,Warwickshire,Birmingham,1562-09-23,"Hawes, Thomas",Rogers,Robert,M,Rowley (Rowley Regis),Tailor,,,,1562-08-24,8,,14:00,,"Walking from Birmingham to Edgbaston together with Thomas Cartwright of Halesowen, glover, and playing, TC having a staff with a hook and RR a staff. RR was drunk and was beating (p[er]cutiens) TC","At Edgbaston RR fell and struck his face on the point of the hook, which went in between his upper lip and his left eye",Hook on staff,,Fall onto,,"Wound to face between upper lip and left eye, 1 in deep ",After incident he was suddenly taken with paralysis with which he languished until 5 pm on 29 August when he died of it at Birmingham,,,,"One clerk marked as misfortune, another wrote 'p[er]' then struck it out and marked it as divine visitation; first juror a gentleman",, ,1563_2,G/330,9/606b/239,,Rutland,Ridlington,1563-02-10,"Ireland, Edward and Chesylden, George",Watson,Richard,M,Ridlington,Miller,,,,1563-02-09,2,,,,"Climbed into a high wind mill inside the mill house and found the wheel, axletree and sails (velamina) not tightly tied, so aimed to tie the wheel more tightly to a post inside the mill house to stop it moving by the force of the wind ","The wind unexpectedly moved the sails, axletree and wheel so that the cogs in the wheel pressed his head and face against another beam behind his head",Mill machinery ,,Pressed him,,Wounds to nose and face 0.5 in deep,Died on 10 February at 4 pm at Ridlington,,"Wheel, axletree and sails worth 5s in custody of Richard Jackson deputy almoner",,Signed by coroners,, ,1563_2,G/331,9/606b/240,,Derbyshire,Darley (presumably Darley Dale),1563-03-13,"Stephenson, Richard",Smeythley,Richard,M,Stanton by Rowsley (Stanton in Peak),,,9,,1563-01-13,1,,14:00,,Crossing a bridge on the River Wye at Rowsley,Wind suddenly caused the water to go over the bridge and he fell in,River Wye,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/332,9/606b/241,,Derbyshire,Whittington,1563-03-06,"Stephenson, Richard",Pereson,John,M,Whittington,,,2,,1563-03-03,3,,11:00,,Went out of his father's house,Fell into a pond near the house,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Margaret Homesfeld wife of Robert Homesfeld found he body,,,,, ,1563_2,G/333,9/606b/242,,Nottinghamshire,Norton Cuckney,1563-03-12,"Stanley, John",Haworth,George,M,,,,,,1563-03-10,3,,08:00,,"At Apleyhead in Elkesley parish with his cart (plaustrum) loaded with firewood, which was leaning too much to the northerly side of the cart as he headed east (?). To correct this he halted his animals planning to climb on the cart.",By misfortune a trunk fell off the top of the cart onto George's back as he tried to evade it,Tree trunk,,Fell on him,,Wound to back,Instant,,Trunk worth 4d,,,, ,1563_2,G/334,9/606b/243,,Nottinghamshire,Winkburn,1562-10-22,"Stanley, John",Dobb,Reginald,M,,,,,,1562-10-21,10,,09:00,,At 'new Wynkeburne haull' in Winkburn,A 'brickeston' not built into the wall by misfortune was blown by the wind off the top of a wall of the hall and hit the back part of his head,Brick,,Fell on him,,Wound to back part of head,Languished until 9 pm at Winkburn,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/335,9/606b/244,,Nottinghamshire,Hucknall,1562-08-22,"Roos, Richard",Kychyn ,Robert,M,,,,,,1562-08-23,8,,10:00,,Leading a cart (plaustrum) loaded with brambles at Hucknall,He fell under the right wheel which ran over his head,Cart wheel,,Ran over him,,Wound to head,Instant,,Wheel worth 6s 8d,,,, ,1563_2,G/336,9/606b/245,,Leicestershire,Leicester,1563-01-17,"Nix, Simon, and Fowler, Thomas",Insley,William,M,,,,,,1563-01-16,1,,,,"Sitting in 'a shomakers stalle or standyng' in the Saturday Market in Leicester of Robert Rodes of Leicester, corviser","A great tempest descended from the air by divine providence causing timber (one beam, two laces and a standard), part of the shop, to fall on his body and head giving him diverse mortal wounds",Timber,,Fell on him,,Wounds to body and head,Instant,,Timber worth 8d,,,, ,1563_2,G/337,9/606b/246,,Warwickshire,Studley,1563-02-01,"Rogers, Henry",Burton,Christopher,M,,Boy,,13,,1563-01-02,1,,,,Going with a 'pale' to fetch water from a pond in Studley,Standing on the bank of the pond he suddenly and by misfortune fell in,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/338,9/606b/247,,Warwickshire,Hillmorton,1562-08-17,"Holbache, John",Bankes,John,M,Hillmorton,Miller,,,,1562-08-15,8,,,,About his business at a windmill taking down millstones,"Upper millstone hanging by a rope with a wooden 'round' fixed in the knot; the round slipped out and the millstone fell, hitting him on the right side of his head",Millstone,,Fell on him,,Wound to right side of head,Instant,,Millstone and piece of wood worth 10s in custody of Geoffrey Skerrow of Warwick yeoman,,,, ,1563_2,G/339,9/606b/248,,Warwickshire,Solihull,1563-01-02,"Hawes, Thomas",Small,John,M,Solihull,Husbandman,,,,1562-12-11,12,,10:00,,Driving an unloaded cart at Solihull with eight oxen and one mare belonging to Jane Butler of Solihull widow,"He drove on the ox carrying the front part of the cart or 'furrowe topp oxe', which moved while the others stayed still, and a part of the cart called the 'crosse bredthe' struck him against a gate post and crushed his chest",Post,,Pressed against,,Crushed chest,Instant,,Ox worth 40s and cart worth 20s in custody of Jane Butler to use of queen's almoner,,,, ,1563_2,G/340,9/606b/249,,Northamptonshire,Hardingstone,1562-10-24,"Anne, John",Mayne,Margaret,F,,,,,,1562-10-21,10,,night,,Lying in bed in the house of William Mayne on straw in a 'throughe' next to the wall of the house under a window,By misfortune the upper part of the window and wall fell onto the bed and trough and the stones and mortar of the wall lay on her body and chest so that she was suffocated,Wall,,Fell on her,,Suffocated,Instant,,Stones and mortar worth 4d in custody of constable of Hardingstone,,,, ,1563_2,G/341,9/606b/250,,Northamptonshire,Moulton,1562-07-15,"Freman, Henry",Osburne,Edward,M,,,,,,1562-07-14,7,,11:00-12:00,,Working on his barn next to the common waste (or common pound for strays?) at Moulton,"A grey mare of William Tymmes of Moulton wandering on the common waste (?) went under the ladder on which EO was standing and rubbed or scraped itself against the ladder, breaking the ladder which was old and decayed; then the broken ladder lay on the neck of the mare, which pulled it away from the barn so that EO fell off the barn to the ground onto his back",Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed,Languished until 19 July at Moulton,,Mare worth 8s in custody of Edward Davy constable of Moulton,,First juror a gentleman,, ,1563_2,G/342,9/606b/251,,Northamptonshire,Wellingborough,1563-01-08,"Freman, Henry",Burton,William,M,,,,,,1563-01-07,1,,09:00,,Crossing 'Stables brydge' in Wellingborough,"His feet slipped near the 'brynke' of the bridge and he fell into the river, full of water",River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/343,9/606b/252,,Northamptonshire,Cottingham,1562-09-23,"Fosbroke, John",Revyll,Henry,M,Cottingham,Labourer,,,,1562-09-21,9,,15:00,,Came to a water mill called 'Cottyngham mylle' on a river called 'wulland water' (River Welland),"The wind blew his cap off his head into the river, not thinking how to avoid danger he went to get it out and suddenly fell in",River Welland,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1563_2,G/344,9/606b/253,,Northamptonshire,Gretton,1562-07-04,"Fosbroke, John",Tayler,Margaret,F,Gretton,Spinster,,,,1562-07-23,7,,17:00,,Came to the 'wullam water' to collect 'sedgys' growing there,Not thinking how to avoid danger or paying attention rightly to her safety she slipped suddenly and fell into the river,River Welland,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/345,9/607a/44,,Bedfordshire,Willington,1563-06-03,"Aldryche, Roger",Shotbolt,Anne,F,Willington,Spinster,,,,1563-06-02,6,,,,Came out of the house of Thomas Shotbolt of Willington husbandman to the 'watter of Owse' to wash the sheep of TS,She took a very large white dam sheep into the water to wash it and in washing it she fell backwards into the water,River Ouse,Sheep,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Sheep worth 3s 4d in hands of Thomas Shotbolt to use of queen,,,, ,1564_1,G/346,9/607a/45,,Buckinghamshire,Boarstall,1563-05-06,"Saunders, John",Maryott,Elizabeth,F,,Child,,,,1563-04-26,4,,18:00,,Standing on the bank of a body of water collecting privets (flowers or berries?),Her feet slipped and she fell into the water and drowned,Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/347,9/607a/46,,Cambridgeshire,Little Shelford,1563-04-14,"Leete, Thomas",Roger ,John,M,,,,,Drunk,1563-04-14,4,,,,Walking on the top of a bank by a lane called 'netherwaie lane' in Litlte Shelford,Being drunk he fell off the bank by misfortune into the lane and broke his right leg and bruised his brain,Bank,,Fall from,,Broken leg and bruised brain,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/348,9/607a/47,,Cambridgeshire,Gamlingay,1563-06-03,"Leete, Thomas",Burley,Gawain,M,,Boy,,1.5,,1563-07-01,7,,,,Playing on a 'borde' covering the well of Thomas Cakebreade in Gamlingay,By misfortune the board slipped and he fell into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Board worth 1d,,,, ,1564_1,G/349,9/607a/48,,Cambridgeshire,West Wratting,1563-07-08,"Nycholas, William",Robynson,Agnes,F,,,Wife of James Robynson of West Wratting,26,Ill for a long time with divers infirmities and feeblenesses of body,1563-07-08,7,,05:00,,Intending to fetch water from a pit called 'a ponde' near the house of JR her husband in WW,By misfortune she fell into the pit and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/350,9/607a/49,,Suffolk,Great Wenham,1563-07-13,"Scryvener, Ralph",Luse,Thomas,M,,,,20,,1563-07-11,7,,17:00,,Sitting on a small branch of a cherry tree collecting cherries,Branch broke off the tree and with the branch he fell to the ground on his shoulders,Cherry tree,,Fall from,,,Languished until 8 am on 12 July,,Branch of no value,,,, ,1564_1,G/351,9/607a/50,,Suffolk,Middleton,1563-04-14,"Lovell, Thomas",Browne,Reginald,M,,,,10,,1563-04-13,4,,16:00,,Holding in his hand a two-year-old grey mare with a halter which he tied around his hand with a 'rydinge knotte',Being uncontrollable and ferocious the mare ran and pulled him along the ground against a tree trunk lying on the land of Laurence Creves at Middleton and he struck the top of his head on it,Tree trunk,Horse (grey mare),Struck,Dragged by,Wound to crown of head,Died later that day,,Mare worth 13s 4d in custody of Laurence Crewes of Middleton,,,, ,1564_1,G/352,9/607a/51,,Norfolk,Necton,1563-05-02,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Bont,Simon,M,Necton,,,7,,1563-04-28,4,,16:00,,Went out of house of Edward Slape of Necton to play with his brothers and sisters in ES's nearby garden where there was a pit of water 2 ells deep,While playing around the pit he fell in and drowned,Pit ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Robert Gray found the body,,,,, ,1564_1,G/353,9/607a/52,,Norfolk,Shropham,1563-06-30,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Sybbis,Agnes,F,,,,13,,1563-06-29,6,,08:00,,Went out of the house of John Plantinge senior to the common pasture of Shropham ot look for a bay mare of JP grazing there,She found ithe mare and tried to catch it but the mare gave her a great wound in her body with its right heel,Horse (bay mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to body,Died within half an hour,,Mare worth 5s in custody of Edmund Oliver constable of Shropham to queen's use,,,, ,1564_1,G/354,9/607a/53,,Norfolk,Great Ellingham,1563-04-30,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Bell,Thomas,M,,,,7,,1563-04-29,4,,10:00,,Went out of the house of Thomas Spryngolde at GE to play with 'a wodden dishe' and thinking to wash it in the pit in TS's garden,He stretched out near the water to wash the dish and fell in,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"George Bell, TB's father, found the body",,,,, ,1564_1,G/355,9/607a/54,,Norfolk,East Bradenham,1563-04-15,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Wylson,James,M,East Bradenham,,,2,,1563-04-14,4,,17:00,,Went out of the house of Barnard Wylson his father at EB to a pit in the nearby garden,Played around the pit with his brothers and sisters and fell in,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Margaret Wilson, JW's mother, found the body",,,,, ,1564_1,G/356,9/607a/64,,Wiltshire,Barford St Martin,1563-06-04,"Hyscockes, Walter",Deveras,John,M,,,,,,1563-05-31,5,,,,"Playing with other boys (William Glyde, Edward Tannar, John Parfyte, Thomas Walker, Edmund Deveras, Thomas Spotter and William Callaway)",They found an empty cart and out of impudence (petulantia) and wantonness (lascivia) they dragged it along by force as much as they could; its wheels ran so violently that a part of called the 'shitlax' struck JD on the right side of his head,Cart,,Struck him,,"Wound to right part of head, 3 in wide",Languished until 6 am on 1 June at Barford St Martin,,Cart worth 26s 8d in custody of coroner,,First juror a gentleman,, ,1564_1,G/357,9/607a/65,,Wiltshire,East Harnham,1563-05-24,"Vaughan, Francis",Furd,Michael,M,,,,,,1563-05-24,5,,,,Digging in an 'erth pytt',A big piece of earth fell and struck him on the head and neck,Earth,,Fell on him,,Wounds to head and neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/358,9/607a/66,,Somerset,Chewton Mendip,1563-04-09,"Legh, Thomas",Naysh,Thomas,M,,,,,,1563-04-05,4,,,,Riding in the queen's highway on a mare,Fell off the mare onto a 'draye' or 'dreye' (sled),Sled,,Fall onto,,Wound and fall,Instant,,,,First juror a gentleman,, ,1564_1,G/359,9/607a/67,,Somerset,Wookey,1563-04-08,"Legh, Thomas",Turner,John,M,,,,,,1563-04-06,4,,,,In the queen's highway between Wells and Wookey at 'Portwaye' doing his legal and necessary work with three yoke of oxen and 'a weane laden w[ith] fagott[es]',The road was muddy and a great north wind was blowing and the wain fell on him,Cart,,Fell on him,,,Instant,,Wain and load worth 23s 4d delivered to Gilbert Berkeley bishop of Bath and Wells,,,, ,1564_1,G/360,9/607b/103,,Yorkshire,Thrybergh,1563-02-14,"Levet, William",Cokson,Thomas,M,Thrybergh,Miller,,,,1562-10-20,10,,10:00,,Went out of house of Henry Somerskaylles at Thrybergh to 'Oxlee mylne' on the bank of the 'water of donne' and got into a little boat to cross the river,By misfortune fell out of boat and drowned,River Don,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Boat worth 3s 4d in custody of Henry Somerskaylles constable of Thrybergh,,,, ,1564_1,G/361,9/607b/104,,York city,York (Castle mills),1563-07-17,"Fale, Thomas, and Aynley, Richard",Gell,Richard,M,Little Ouseburn,Labourer,,,,1563-07-16,7,,,,Having taken off his clothes to cool himself down and wash himself he went into the River Foss in the suburbs of the city of York,He made efforts to get out but he could not as his feet were trapped (prepeditus) by of the mud and roots in the river and he remained in the water,River Foss,,Caught in,,Drowned,Instant,"Roger Fardyng, Thomas Boyes and John Clerk found the body",,,,, ,1564_1,G/362,9/607b/105,,York city,York (Bishopfields),1563-06-30,"Aynley, Richard",Dewry,Robert,M ,York,Tailor,,,,1563-06-23,6,,,,Intending to wash himself he went naked into the River Ouse,He was knocked over by a violent current of water ,River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Nicholas Heslewod, fisherman, found the body on the bank at Bishopfields on 28 June",,,,, ,1564_1,G/363,9/607b/106,,Yorkshire,Shipton ER (Shiptonthorpe),1563-06-30,"Pacoke, Thomas",Martyn,Richard,M,Shipton,Husbandman,,,,1563-06-28,6,,10:00,,Got off his horse at a place called the 'mosse in the watt[er]end' at Holme-on-Spalding-Moor to cut 'breckan[es]' (bracken) to ride on (?) (ad equitand' desup[er]),By misfortune his knife went into his left leg and gave him a wound,Knife,,Struck by,,Wound to left leg ,Instant,,Knife worth 2d in custody of constable,,,, ,1564_1,G/364,9/607b/107,,Yorkshire,Flamborough,1563-06-24,"Pacoke, Thomas",Lillewhite,Alice,F,Flamborough,Child,,,,1563-06-23,6,,10:00,,Playing in the barn of her uncle Robert Johnson at Flamborough,By misfortune 'a pare of howssefork[es]' fell on her,House forks (timber),,Fell on her,,Wound to left side of head below the ear,Instant,,Two forks worth 20d in custody of Richard Lithe constable,,,, ,1564_1,G/365,9/607b/108,,Yorkshire,Cottingham,1563-06-25,"Pacoke, Thomas",Rider,Stephen,M,Newland,Labourer,,,,1563-06-23,6,,12:00-13:00,,Driving a cart (currus) loaded with wood at faggots at 'hulbanke',He threw a 'sper' from the cart but it caught in his shoe and pulled him off the cart and as he fell on top of it a gnarl (vortex) of the wood pierced his left side,Timber spar,,Fall onto,,Wound to left side below heart,Died at 5 pm,,Wood worth 4d in custody of John Moore constable,,,, ,1564_1,G/366,9/607b/109,,Yorkshire,Sutton upon Derwent,1563-04-05,"Norton, Robert",Lewkes,Agnes,F,Sutton upon Derwent,Spinster,,,,1563-04-03,4,,17:00,,Went to the River Derwent to fetch water,Her feet suddenly slipped on the bank and by misfortune and against her will she fell in,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/367,9/607b/110,,Yorkshire,Foston,1563-02-27,"Norton, Robert",Webbister,Stephen,M,Foston,,,,,1563-02-25,2,,18:00,,Walking from Bulmer to Foston,Crossing the bridge over Foston Beck his feet slipped and he fell and drowned against his will,Foston Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/368,9/607b/111,,Yorkshire,Sowerby,1563-05-24,"Norton, Robert",Hyll ,Thomas,M,Heytone NR (?),Labourer,,,,1563-05-23,5,,15:00,,Cutting an oak tree at Sowerby,Oak tree fell on his head,Oak tree,,Fell on him,,Wound to head,Instant,,Oak tree worth 12d in custody of Christopher Lockwood,,,, ,1564_1,G/369,9/607b/112,,Yorkshire,Thorne,1563-05-07,"Calvard, William",Reder,William,M,Thorne,,,9,,1563-05-05,5,,15:00,,Standing on the bank of a ditch at Thorne he saw some fishes in the ditch and bent over to catch them in his hands,As he bent his feet slipped and he fell into the ditch and drowned against his will,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/370,9/607b/113,,Yorkshire,Thirkleby NR,1563-05-01,"Smelt, Leonard",Watson,Robert,M,Thirkleby,Labourer,,,,1563-04-30,4,,08:00,,Washing his hands in Thirkleby Beck,Suddenly fell in and because of weakness of his body and inundation of the water he drowned against his will,Thirkleby Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/371,9/607b/114,,Yorkshire,Spennithorne,1563-07-01,"Smelt, Leonard",Hunter,John,M,Leyburn,Labourer,,,,1563-06-28,6,,13:00,,Walking on his way at Harmby across River Ure,Fell in and could not get out because of weakness of his body and inundation of the water and he drowned against his will,River Ure,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/372,9/607b/115,,Yorkshire,Middleham,1563-07-06,"Smelt, Leonard",Turnar,Agnes,F,Harmby,Spinster,,,,1563-06-28,6,,13:00,,Walking on her way from Harmby to Middleham across River Ure,Fell in because of the inundation of the water and drowned against her will,River Ure,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/373,9/607b/116,,Cumberland,Kirkoswald,1561-11-20,"Alanby, John",Nicholson,John,M,,,,,,1561-11-20,11,,,,,Fell into a water at Kirkoswald and was found there drowned against his will,Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Regnal year of report date wrong?,, ,1564_1,G/374,9/607b/137,,Nottinghamshire,East Retford,1563-07-21,"Stanleye, John",Gill,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1563-07-20,7,,13:00,,Went with his body naked into a stream called the 'Eayad' to wash himself,"Suddenly, unexpectedly and because of his negligence and by misfortune he went into the middle of the stream and fell into a great deep pit in the stream and drowned",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/375,9/607b/138,,Nottinghamshire,Stanford on Soar,1563-07-09,"Roos, Richard",Pyrkyn,Agnes,F,,,,,,1563-07-07,7,,19:00,,Crossing water called 'plancke pole',By misfortune fell in and drowned,Pool,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/376,9/607b/139,,Derbyshire,Darley (presumably Darley Dale),1563-07-18,"Baynbrigge, William",Watson,John,M,Derby,Labourer,,,,1563-07-18,7,,13:00,,Went into the River Derwent to wash himself,By force of the whirlpool of the river he was unfortunately drowned,River Derwent,,Caught in,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/377,9/607b/140m,,Warwickshire,Hillmorton,1563-07-06,"Holbache, John",Carter,Alexander,M,Hillmorton,Labourer,,,,1563-07-09,7,,,,About their business repairing and cleaning the well of Thomas Twyggar at Hillmorton,Two cartloads of stone and earth from the well fell onto their bodies and crushed them,Stones and earth,,Fell on him,,Crushed,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/377,9/607b/140m,,Warwickshire,Hillmorton,1563-07-06,"Holbache, John",Dawes,William,M,Hillmorton,Labourer,,,,1563-07-09,7,,,,About their business repairing and cleaning the well of Thomas Twyggar at Hillmorton,Two cartloads of stone and earth from the well fell onto their bodies and crushed them,Stones and earth,,Fell on him,,Crushed,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/378,9/607b/141,,Lincolnshire,Sutton St James,1562-11-17,"Man, John",Chapleyn,Elizabeth,F,Sutton St James,"Spinster, servant of Matilda Wright of SStJ, widow",,,,1562-11-07,11,,,,Went from house of MW to a pasture lying by 'Cheylderwis gate' to milk MW's cows and in going crossed a 'fotebrige' lying across a ditch full of water,She negligently and by misfortune fell from the bridge into the ditch,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned?,,,Footbridge worth 4d (but no sign that it was forfeit),,,, ,1564_1,G/379,9/607b/142,,Lincolnshire,Sutton St Edmund,1563-01-25,"Man, John",Johnson ,Laurence,M,Sutton St Edmund,Labourer,,,,1563-01-05,1,,,,Navigating on the water in a 'bote',He controlled the boat sufficiently negligently that he fell unexpectedly into the water,Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 10s in hands of John Man to use of queen,,,, ,1564_1,G/380,9/607b/143,,Lincolnshire,Holdingham,1563-07-18,"Clerk, William",Thurlbye,William,M,Holdingham,Husbandman,,,,1563-07-18,7,,08:00,,"Climbed up a ladder to the top of house of Robert Brown, husbandman, at H, where he was retained in service for the day to build a 'chy[m]ney' and stood on the roof mending the chimney with clay","He took some clay in one hand and a small piece of wood in the other and stood with one foot on the roof and the other away from the house, noy having respect to the safe-keeping of his body, suddenly unfortunately and by chance he fell to the ground with his head backwards",House,,Fall from,,"Head so crushed that it penetrated his brain, broken neck",Instant,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/381,9/607b/144,,Northamptonshire,Towcester,1563-06-13,"Anne, John",Margettes,Peter,M,,,,,,1563-06-03,6,,,,In the fields of Towcester keeping and grazing a grey gelding of John Milles his master,Gelding struck him on the forehead with its rear foot,Horse (grey gelding),,Kicked by,,"Wound to forehead 1.5 in wide, 2 in long",Ill until 12 June then died,,Gelding worth 20s in hands of constable of Towcester,,,, ,1564_1,G/382,9/607b/145,,Northamptonshire,Norton by Daventry,1563-06-15,"Newport, John",Vale,Nicholas,M,Norton,Husbandman,,,,1563-06-15,6,,,,His sorrell thiller horse was attached to a cart (biga) in his croft,"Suddenly and ferociously it ran out of the croft and he, seeing it out of the window of his house, hastened to stop it, but ran so fast that he fell and before he could get up, the horse pulled the left wheel of the cart over him",Cart,,Run over by,,Wound to head,Instant,,"Horse worth 26s 8d, cart worth 10s in custody of John Newport, coroner",,,, ,1564_1,G/383,9/607b/146,,Northamptonshire,Nassington,1563-05-05,"Fosbroke, John",Dycons,William,M,Tansor,Labourer,,,,1563-05-04,5,,10:00,,Struggling with a mare attached to a cart (currus) loaded with thorns,"He stumbled and fell to the ground and the mare pulled the cart over his head, pressing it strongly into the ground",Cart,,Run over by,,Head pressed into ground,Instant,,"Mare, cart and thorns worth 32s in custody of inhabitants of town",,,, ,1564_1,G/384,9/607b/161,,Staffordshire,Uttoxeter,1563-07-28,"Warner, George",Walker,John,M,,,,,,1563-07-27,7,,,,In a 'sond pyt' in Uttoxeter getting sand,A piece of earth hanging from the top part of the pit fell by chance on him,Earth,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/385,9/607b/162,,Staffordshire,Hamstall Ridware,1563-07-24,"Gervys, John",Walley,Peter,M,,,,,,1563-07-23,7,,17:00,,,Fell by chance into the River Blithe,River Blithe,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/386,9/607b/163,,Staffordshire,Stretton,1563-07-30,"Gervys, John",Nocke,John,M,Stretton,Husbandman,,,,1563-07-12,7,,,,Standing on a ladder and roofing the house of William Poyle,Fell by chance and misfortune off the ladder and onto a stone lying on the ground,Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/387,9/607b/164,,Herefordshire,Ewyas Harold,1563-06-04,"Crose, John",Appary ap Owen,Henry,M,Ewyas Harold,Labourer,,,,1563-02-24,6,,,,At EH 'tying up' a black bullock ,Bullock struck him with its horns above his left eye as far as his brain,Bullock,,Struck by,,Wound above left eye as far as brain,Languished until 29 February at EH,,Bullock worth 10s in custody of [illegible] Thomas,,First juror a gentleman,, ,1564_1,G/388,9/607b/165,,Herefordshire,Woolhope,1563-07-21,"Jauncy, John",Bucher,Richard,M,Woolhope,Labourer,,,,1563-07-10,7,,,,"At 'Rowynhille' in Woolhope parish stadning by a fallow-coloured ox of Leonard Ravynghill of Woolhope, yeoman",By misfortune the ox struck him on the nose with its rear feet,Ox,,Kicked by,,Wound to nose,Instant,,Ox worth 30s in custody of Leonard Ravynhill,,First two jurors gentlemen,, ,1564_1,G/389,9/607b/166,,Oxfordshire,Kiddington,1563-06-01,"Vaggan, Maurice",Tewson,John,M,,,,,,1563-05-31,5,,,,Riding 'a nagge' to swim in 'the myll ponde' at Kiddington,Suddenly fell backwards off the horse and the horse fell on him in the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 20s in custody of William Babyngton esquire ,,,, ,1564_1,G/390,9/607b/167,,Oxfordshire,Banbury,1563-04-25,"Lovett, John",Treydwell,Thomas,M,North Aston,,,18,,1563-04-25,4,,,,Leading a horse drawing a small cart called 'a dreye' at Banbury,One of his legs got inside the traces and the horse dragged him from the field of Bodicote to the town of Banbury and struck his body and head with its rear feet,Horse,,Dragged and kicked by,,Wounds to head and body,Instant,,Horse worth 20s in custody of Thomas Dyxe constable of Banbury to queen's use,,,, ,1564_1,G/391,9/607b/185,,Hertfordshire,Clothall,1563-07-25,"Cocke, William",Walles,William,M,Clothall,,,,,1563-06-23,6,,15:00,,Intending to load a cart (caruca) with hay in a pasture called 'Comerlod' he climbed into the cart,He put his foot on the 'turne' of the cart [OED perhaps a windlass or similar?] but the 'turne' turned away and his foot slipped and he fell backwards onto his arm,Cart,,Fall from,,Wound to arm?,,,Turn worth 8d in hands of Leonard Bennett yeoman of Baldock,,,, ,1564_1,G/392,9/607b/186,,Hertfordshire,Hunsdon,1563-06-03,"Laycock, John",Howe,David,M,,,,,Wounded in his right thigh about 1 April in war overseas at Newhaven with the 'pellett of an hand gunn',1563-05-20,5,,,,"He came back from Newhaven to the house of his brother John Howe in Hunsdon and lay there ill from his wound for a month, then on 20 May desired to go with his brother in an empty cart (biga) drawn by four horses to Swanbridge in Ware. He climbed into the cart and sat in it because he could not walk far because of the pain in his thigh.","He was sitting on 'a lowse coppes' and feared the cart turning over when his brother drove it fast, so he suddenly got down from the cart. As he did so the cart turned over and the coppice wood, before he could evade it, hit and crushed his wounded right thigh",Wood,,Fell on him,,Crushed thigh (already wounded with bullet),Languished at his brother's house at Hunsdon until 2 June,,Coppice wood worth 2d in custody of John Howe,,First juror a gentleman,, ,1564_1,G/393,9/607b/187,,Essex,Horndon,1563-06-03,"Knott, Thomas",Capper,William,M,,,,11,,1563-06-02,6,,16:00-17:00,,Driving two horses at Horndon drawing a cart (caruca) loaded with 'gabulo & laradib[us]' [a gable (gabulum) / wind-blown wood (cabulum) and ?] of the goods of Robert Vere of Horndon on the queen's hihgway at Horndon called 'Cantis crosse',He suddenly fell to the ground and the horses pulled the cart over his body,Cart,,Run over by,,Crushed body,Instant,,Horses and cart worth 13s 4d in custody of Robert Vere,,,, ,1564_1,G/394,9/607b/188,,Essex,Moulsham,1563-05013,"Knott, Thomas",West,Richard,M,Moulsham,Yeoman,,20,,1563-05-13,5,,13:00-14:00,,With Richard Allen of Moulsham yeoman was driving three horses and three mares drawing a cart (caruca) loaded with wood of the goods of John West on queen's highway leading from Widford through Moulsham to Chelsmford ,"Suddenly RW ran to the cart which was falling so he could hold it upright, but the cart fell on his body and crushed it",Cart,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Three horses, three mares, cart and wood worth £4 5s in custody of Thomas Mildmay esq. lord of Moulsham manor",,,, ,1564_1,G/395,9/607b/189,,Kent,Earith,1563-04-03,"Goodwyn, John",Collyns,Richard,M,,,,12,,1563-04-01,4,,09:00,,In the house of John Collyns his father,By chance fell into a hot vat (caldarium) full of 'lyee',Vat of lye,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/396,9/607b/190,,Kent,Gravesend,1563-06-09,"Goodwyn, John",Cole ,John,M,,,,8,,1563-06-07,6,,19:00,,,Fell into a well near house of his father Thomas Cole by chance and misfortune,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_1,G/397,9/607b/191,,Kent,Worth,1563-06-20,"Brooke, John",Churche,John,M,,,,,,1563-06-16,6,,14:00-16:00,,Driving the cart (carecta) of his master Thomas Cray of Worth husbandman and beating a horse drawing the cart with a goad which he held in his hands,Horse struck him in the stomach with its rear right foot,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to stomach,Languished until 20 June at 10 pm at Worth,,Horse worth 30s in custody of Thomas Cray,,,, ,1564_1,G/398,9/607b/192,,Kent,Nonington,1563-06-05,"Brooke, John",Armentredyng,Thomas,M,,,,6,,1563-06-04,6,,17:00,,Playing with other boys in queen's highway at Nonington,"A gelding of Wiiliam Taylor of Chillenden, yeoman, tied up with a halter by the house of Humphrey Bradshowe of Nonington, butcher, struck him with its rear right foot on the forehead",Horse (gelding),,Kicked by,,Wound to forehead,Instant,,Horse worth 20s in custody of William Taylor,,,, ,1564_1,G/399,9/607b/193,,Kent,East Malling,1563-05-27,"Webbe, William",Beaman,Henry,M,,,,,,1563-05-26,5,,06:00,,"In 'a lyttle woodbarge' on the River Medway at 'Hawkewood' on Burham parish with Hugh Calden and John Spendlowe, all servants of William Trusslowe of Aylesford, yeoman, taking it from Aylesford to Snodland. When there was a contrary wind, HC and JS got out of the barge into a boat and drew along ('dyd toll furth') the barge while HB stayed on the barge to steer it","Suddenly a great wind forced HC and JS to draw the barge towards one bank and HB found he couldn't steer it with the 'sterne' [OED rudder] so he took an oar in his hands and climbed to the highest part of the barge to try to steer away from the bank, but suddenly and by chance fell into the river",River Medway,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Robert Gates of Burham, yeoman, found the body",Woodbarge worth 40s in custody of William Truslowe,,,, ,1564_1,G/400,9/607b/194,,Kent,Southfleet,1563-03-27,"Ricard, Richard",Godfrey,Richard,M,Milton by Gravesend,"Carpenter, servant of John Enson",,,,1563-03-22,3,,16:00,,Cutting an elm tree at Southfleet in a place called 'Redstrete',"The tree fell onto another elm standing by it so he climbed up that to a height of three poles [49.5 feet] above the ground and cut a branch. The cut elm fell but so did RG, onto his head and right leg",Elm tree,,Fall from,,Broken neck and right leg,Instant,,Elm worth 5s in custody of Thomas Swane gentleman to use of bishop of Rochester,,,, ,1564_1,G/401,9/607b/195,,Surrey,Kingston upon Thames,1563-05-25,"Hunt, Thomas, and Bowres, Henry",Baynatt,George,M,,,,5,,1563-05-25,5,,,,"Riding in a cart (carecta) of John Baynat of KuT, husbandman, his father, from the town to Kingston common, drawn by two horses and four oxen","Disturbed by 'tyle shard[es]' in the road the horses and oxen ran off and pulled the cart over a tree trunk. The cart body suddenly slipped off the wheels and axle, its base was overturned and two 'ex pynnes' fell out onto the ground, cart body and axle pins falling onto left side of GB's back",Cart body and axle pins,,Fell on him,,Wound to left side of back,,,Cart body worth 12d,,Signed by jurors with seven names and two or three marks,, ,1564_2,G/402,9/608a/68,,Yorkshire,Sutton-on-the-Forest (Sutton in Galtres),1562-07-16,"Norton, Robert",Pilmore,Robert,M,Sutton-on-the-Forest,Labourer,,,,1562-07-14,7,,08:00,,Yoking the oxen to a cart (biga) called a 'cowpe',One ox being yoked to the art pulled it over his body so his whole body was crushed,Cart,,Run over by,,Crushed body,Instant,,Ox worth 13s 4d and cart worth 6s 8d in custody of [blank] Pilmore,,,, ,1564_2,G/403,9/608a/69,,Yorkshire,Brawby,1562-06-13,"Norton, Robert",Mathewe,Jane,F,Brawby,Spinster,,,,1562-06-12,6,,08:00,,Went to an ox yoked to a cart (biga) intending to release it,"The ox moved away, moving the cart and pushing Jane towards a piece of old wood called 'a yeate stowpe' [gate stoop or gate post] standing there, so that her body was strongly pressed between the cart and the wood",Cart,,Pressed by,,Pressed body,Instant,,Ox worth 13s 4d and cart worth 6s 8d in custody of Henry Frankland of Brawby,,,, ,1564_2,G/404,9/608a/70,,Yorkshire,Askrigg,1563-10-24,"Smelt, Leonard",Stokdell,Geoffrey,M,Burtersett in township of Bainbridge,Labourer,,,,1563-10-12,10,,15:00,,Riding in his journay from 'shawe coyt' (Shaw Cote) to Burtersett across River Ure,By violence and flooding of the water he suddenly fell in and the mare he was riding also drowned,River Ure,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/405,9/608a/71,,Yorkshire,Selby,1564-02-20,"Calvard, John",Macham,Laurence,M,,,,,,1564-02-16,2,,,,"Walking in queen's street at Selby called 'golthorpe' [Gowthorpe, main street leading west from Selby Abbey] where a bull of Thomas Harryson, citizen of York, was running and mastiff dogs were furiously following it",Bull ran at LM and gave him with its horn a wound on his left leg,Bull,,Gored by,,"Wound to left leg, 2 in deep, 6 in wide",Languished until 19 February at Selby,,Bull drowned in the River Ouse at Selby on 17 February but its hide worth 3s in custody of Christopher Shipman under-bailiff of Selby,,,, ,1564_2,G/406,9/608a/72,,Yorkshire,Gilling (East or West?),1564-01-19,"Norton, Robert",Midlam,George,M,Gilling,Labourer,,,,1564-01-18,1,,22:00,,Went to his chamber intending to go to bed and carrying a candle,"Fixed the candle on the wall in his chamber and went to sleep on his bed, but the candle fell from the wall into the straw and set fire to it so that when he woke up he was suffocated by the smoke in his chamber",Burning straw,,Suffocated by,,Suffocated,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/407,9/608a/73,,Yorkshire,Kirkbymoorside,1563-08-09,"Norton, Robert",Colyer,Jane,F,Kirkbymoorside,"Spinster, child",,4,,1563-08-09,8,,10:00,,Playing among other children at Kirkbymoorisde,Suddenly fell under hooves of a horse which wounded her in the head with its hooves,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to head,Instant,,Horse worth 20s in custody of William Lakyn of Kirkbymoorside husbandman,,,, ,1564_2,G/408,9/608a/74,,Yorkshire,Bradford,1563-12-20,"Gascoigne, William",Hopkinson,William,M,Clayton,Labourer,,,,1563-12-17,12,,,,Drawing (hauriens) in 'a colepitt' to get coals at Clayton,Fell into the pit by misfortune and crushed his body,Coalpit,,Fall into,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/409,9/608a/75,,Yorkshire,Leavening,1563-08-07,"Pacoke, Thomas",Jebson,John,M,Leavening,Labourer,,,,1563-08-04,8,,13:00,,Driving a cart (plaustrum),By misfortune a certain instrument made of sheep skin called a 'weghtle' was lifted from the ground into the air by a gust of wind and made the animals run away with the cart. JJ ran to a 'reide meare' and caught it but it threw him off the road and trampled him beneath its feet,Horse (red mare),,Trampled by,,Wound to right side of head,Instant,,Mare worth 20s in custody of Thomas Jebson to use of queen's almoner,,,, ,1564_2,G/410,9/608a/76,,Yorkshire,Newbald,1563-08-28,"Pacoke, Thomas",Gibson,John,M,Huthome (Hotham?),Husbandman,,,,1563-08-26,8,,07:00,,In fields of Newbald loading a cart (plaustrum) with sheaves of barley,Suddenely two oxen lifted their heads and moved near the cart and by misfortune JG fell out of the loaded cart,Cart,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Languished until 10 am next day,,Two oxen and gain worth 40s in custody of Richard Fothornne of Huthome to use of queen's almoner,,,, ,1564_2,G/411,9/608a/77,,Yorkshire,Nafferton,1563-09-30,"Pacoke, Thomas",Dixon,George,M,Nafferton,Labourer,,,,1563-09-28,9,,16:00,,At 'heape hill' in Nafferton driving /emptying a 'donge wayne',It turned over and he was thrown out and by violece of gust (of wind) it was turned over on top of him ,Cart,,Fell on him,,,Instant,,Cart worth 20s in custody of Henry Snell of Nafferton to use of queen's almoner ,,,, ,1564_2,G/412,9/608a/124,,Kent,Upchurch,1563-07-20,"Raynold, John",Gregory,Richard,M,,,,,,1563-07-28,7,,11:00,,Driving and leading a horse drawing a 'carte' of John Kyng of Upchurch in a field called 'holowbromes' and urging horse to run,"Suddenly he stumbled and fell to the ground in front of the left wheel of the cart and the horse drew th wheel over his chest, crushing it",Cart,,Run over by,,Crushed chest,Died within an hour,,Horse and cart worth 40s to be levied to queen's use in custody of John Kyng for [blank] Johnson deputy almoner,,,, ,1564_2,G/413,9/608a/125,,Kent,Birling,1563-08-06,"Raynold, John",Rapte,Agnes,F,,Widow ,Widow,,,1563-08-03,8,,08:00,,"She was in the hall of Lord Bergavenny’s house when his bear, in the custody of Thomas Adkynson his servant, when it 'dyd breke louse' at his house ","The bear wounded her rapidly, furiously and seriously; it 'did bite and teare' her head, body and legs.",Bear,,Bitten and torn by,,"Wounds to head, body and legs",Died within six hours., Lord B ordered his servant John Washenes to shoot and kill the bear immediately with ‘a hand gunne’. ,,,,, ,1564_2,G/414,9/608a/126,,Kent,Wrotham,1564-01-02,"Raynold, John",Goryng,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1563-12-27,12,,09:00,,Went out of the house of William Clarcke his master at Wrotham into WC's barn where he climbed to the highest part to catch doves,His hands and feet suddenly slipped and he fell by chance and misfortune from the highest part of the barn to the ground so that his whole body was badly crushed ,Barn,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Languished until 1 o'clock (am or pm?) on 8 January (sic) at WC's house,,,,Inquest date wrong?,, ,1564_2,G/415,9/608a/127,,Kent,Sandwich,1563-09-08,"Brooke, John",West,Stephen,M,,Labourer,,,,1563-09-07,9,,,,From Preston set off with Agnes Gore wife of William Gore of Preston to go to the house of John Paramor at Minster in the Isle of Thanet,"They came to the common stream that leads from Fordwich to Sandwich but the boat was on the other side of the stream, so he tried to swim across to bring the boat back so she could cross, but his feet were stuck in the mud called 'ose' so that he could not swim and because of the strong flow of the stream he was drowned",Stream,,Stuck in mud,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/416,9/608a/128,,Essex,Finchingfield,1563-12-26,"Knott, Thomas",Coo ,John,M,,,,50,,1563-12-24,12,,11:00-12:00,,At 'the ferthyng' in Finchingfield cutting the branch of an oak tree,Suddenly the branch fell on his body,Oak branch,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/417,9/608a/129,,Essex,Boreham,1564-10-30,"Knott, Thomas",Watson,John,M,,,,27,,1564-10-30,10,,,,Digging earth and sand in 'a sande pytte' at Boreham with Thomas Horne,A great quantity of earth suddenly and by misfortune fell on them,Earth,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,,,,,Regnal year of inquest date wrong (recte 5 Elizabeth = 1563)?,, ,1564_2,G/418,9/608a/129,,Essex,Boreham,1564-10-30,"Knott, Thomas",Horne,Thomas,M,,,,20,,1564-10-30,10,,,,Digging earth and sand in 'a sande pytte' at Boreham with John Watson,A great quantity of earth suddenly and by misfortune fell on them,Earth,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,,,,,Regnal year of inquest date wrong (recte 5 Elizabeth = 1563)?,, ,1564_2,G/419,9/608a/130,,Essex,South Ockendon,1563-12-22,"Knott, Thomas",Pecocke,Richard,M,,,,28,,1563-12-22,12,,07:00-08:00,,In the house of Robert Badby gentleman picking up a 'logge',Log suddenly and by misfortune fell on his body,Log,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,Log worth 2d,,,, ,1564_2,G/420,9/608a/131,,Hertfordshire,Clothall,1564-02-29,"Cocke, William",More,Margaret,F,Clothall,,,,,1563-11-26,11,,10:00,,Intending to reach for water from a pond in a close called 'ponde close' with a tool called the 'scoope' ,She fell by misfortune into the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Scoop worth 4d in hands of John Scegge of Clothall,,,, ,1564_2,G/421,9/608a/133,,Surrey,Kingston upon Thames,1564-02-11,"Carpynter, Robert, and Stephyn, William",Deller,Isada,F,,,"One of daughters of John Deller of Talworth in parish of Long Ditton, husbandman",30,,1564-02-05,2,,,,Went to the River Thames near Kingston upon Thames at a place called 'Westbye Thames' to fetch water with 'twoo payles to carye water w[ith]',Suddenly slipped and fell into the Thames,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,"Signed by jurors, with three signatures and apparently twelve marks; two occupations given (a brewer and a cobbler)",, ,1564_2,G/422,9/608a/134,,Surrey,Chertsey,1564-02-16,"Ellyott, Robert",Cordwell,Thomas,M,,,,,,1564-02-16,2,,,,Riding by the Thomas at Chertsey,By misfortune he and the horse fell in and both drowned,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 20s,,,, ,1564_2,G/423,9/608a/135,,Surrey,Witley,1564-03-07,"Ellyott, Robert",Petoo,Alan,M,,,,,,1564-03-06,3,,,,Cutting the top off an oak tree,A branch fell on his whole body and killed him with its weight,Oak branch,,Fell on him,,,,,Branch worth 2d remains with John Petoo,,,, ,1564_2,G/424,9/608a/136,,Surrey,Stoke juxta Guildford,1564-03-08,"Ellyott, Robert",Smyther,John,M,,,,,,1564-03-07,3,,,,Working in a fulling mill at Stoke,A piece of timber called a 'transam' hanging in the mill fell by misfortune on his whole body and killed him by its weight and fall,Transom,,Fell on him,,,,,Transom worth 8d in custody of William Browne,,,, ,1564_2,G/425,9/608a/137,,Surrey,Witley,1563-09-29,"Ellyott, Robert",Inwood,Ellen,F,,,,,,1563-09-28,9,,,,At Witley in the cart (plaustrum) of her brother John Inwood loaded with ferns called 'farne' standing in a close called Culmer,In trampling the ferns with her feet she slipped off them and fell down to the ground by misfortune,Ferns,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Fern worth 6d remains with John Inwood,,,, ,1564_2,G/426,9/608a/164,,Staffordshire,Mayfield (Materfelde / Makerfelde),1563-10-15,"Warner, George",Tomlenson,John,M,,,,,,1563-10-06,10,,,,At Mayfield,By chance and misfortune and against his will fell into the River Dove,River Dove,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/427,9/608a/165,,Staffordshire,Newcastle-under-Lyme,1563-11-07,"Gervys, John",Houson,John,M,Newcastle-under-Lyme,Labourer,,,,1563-11-05,11,,,,At Newcastle-under-Lyme on 'a ladder' roofing his house,"By chance and misfortune he fell from the ladder onto a piece of wood called a 'spryngle' (OED springle = a thatching-rod, 1836)",Thatching-rod,,Fall onto,,"Wound to left side of body 5 in deep, 1.5 in long, 1 in wide",Instant,,Springle of no value,,,, ,1564_2,G/428,9/608a/166,,Staffordshire,Adbaston,1564-01-13,"Gervys, John",Lowe,Richard,M,,,,,,1564-01-11,1,,,,At Adbaston in place called 'the fur fyche fylde',A piece of wood called 'a woyke boe' (an oak bough?) fell on him,Piece of wood,,Fell on him,,Crushed head,,,Wood of no value,,,, ,1564_2,G/429,9/608a/167,,Staffordshire,Alstonefield,1564-02-24,"Warner, George",Tetterton,Margery,F,,,,,,1564-02-19,2,,,,At Alstonefield,By misfortune fell into a pond called the 'blecke pole' and drowned against her will,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/430,9/608a/168,,Staffordshire,Seighford,1563-08-26,"Gervys, John",Swancoytt,James,M,Seighford,Husbandman,,,,1563-08-25,8,,,,Scything with a scythe in a field called 'cumberfylde',By chance and misfortune he cut his right leg with the scythe,Scythe,,Cut himself with,,"Wound to right leg, 3 in long, 1 in wide, 1 in deep",Instant,,Scythe worth 12d in custody of Thomas Bowyear of Broad Heath (5 miles away) gentleman to answer to the queen,,,, ,1564_2,G/431,9/608b/192,,Bedfordshire,Milton (Milton Bryan or Milton Ernest?),1564-01-25,"Sampson, Richard",Phillyppes,Agnes,F,,,"Wife of John Phillyppes of Milton, labourer",,,1563-01-23,1,,07:00,,Went out of her house to a well in the street of Milton to fetch water in a 'pytcher',By misfortune and the fragility of the ice she fell into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/432,9/608b/193,,Huntingdonshire,Ramsey,1564-01-28,"Jenner, Edmund",Birshall,Laurence,M,Ramsey,Labourer,,,,1563-01-27,1,,08:00-09:00,,Working on a stone wall at Ramsey to undermine the wall with an axe he held in his hands,"He struck the wall, some stones fell, he tried to get out of the way but suddenly the wall fell on him",Wall,,Fell on him,,Crushed?,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/433,9/608b/194,,Huntingdonshire,Offord Cluny,1563-06-12,"Swynborne, Simon",Hunte,Robert,M,Offord Cluny,Miller,,,,1563-06-12,6,,18:00-19:00,,Went out of the mill of his lord in the parish of Buckden into a pond called the 'myll pytt' next to the mill on the north side to wash himself because of the great heat of the day,While washing and looking into the water he suddenly and by misfortune fell head-first into the depths of the water and could not get out,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/434,9/608b/195,,Huntingdonshire,Needingworth,1563-05-25,"Swynborne, Simon",Thirbarne,William,M,Needingworth,,,11,,1563-05-25,5,,,,in a cart drawn by horses,"Came to a ditch in the fields of Needingworth, a wheel fell off the cart, cart turned over and cart body fell on him and staves perforated his back",Cart,,Fell onto him,,Wound to back,,,"Cart body worth 2s 6d in custody of Thomas Carter, gentleman",,,, ,1564_2,G/435,9/608b/196,,Huntingdonshire,Offord Cluny,1564-02-29,"Swynborne, Simon",Grounden,Elizabeth,F,Offord Cluny,Spinster,,20,,1564-02-20,2,,13:00-14:00,,Coming from mill called 'Bugden Myll' in Buckden and crossing bridge called the 'Roringe Brydge' in OC,Suddenly slipped and fell into the 'Rorynge ponde',Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/436,9/608b/197,,Cambridgeshire,Swaffham Prior,1563-10-08,"Nycholas, William",Chamberleyn alias Halles,Edward,M,Swaffham Prior,,,20,,1563-10-08,10,,09:00,,At the 'sandpytt[es] in SP digging sand,"By misfortune a cartload of sand fell on him, kocking hin to the ground and breaking his back and the interior of his body",Sand,,Fell on him,,Broken back and interior of body,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/437,9/608b/198,,Cambridgeshire,Foxton,1563-08-26,"Leete, Thomas",Myllward,John,M,,,,23,,1563-08-20,8,,,,"On a 'schood carte' belonging to Thomas Campyan his master in the fields of Foxton, 'a lodyng of halme strawe'","Standing on the load of straw he called for the cart rope intending to tie up the load, but the rope broke and he fell from the top of the load to the ground on his neck and shoulders",Load of straw on cart,,Fall from,,Hurt neck and shoulders,Languished at Foxton until 26 August,,Cart rope worth 6d,,,, ,1564_2,G/438,9/608b/199,,Cambridgeshire,Stow cum Quy,1564-02-11,"Amye, John",Thaberham,William,M,,"Servant of Thomas Whytinge of Stow cum Quy, miller",,,,1564-02-10,2,,,,"Diligently doing the business of his master TW about the mill and not pondering the possible danger he went to lubricate the 'cogwhele', 'trendell' and 'spyndell' with 'grese'",Suddenly he was pulled in by the violent movement of the wheel between the machinery up to the middle of his body and killed,Mill,,Dragged into,,,,,Wheel and other machinery ('tela') worth 13s 4d in custody of TW miller,,,, ,1564_2,G/439,9/608b/200,,Suffolk,Chelmondiston,1563-10-12,"Scryvener, Ralph",Love,James,M,,,,15,,1563-10-11,10,,10:00,,With Robert Pulford of Chelmondiston his master driving three geldings and a mare drawing RP's empty cart,"RP suddenly stopped and told JL to stop the horses and cart but RP didn't take any notice and carried on, striking the thiller mare violently with a whip, but fell to the ground between the mare and the cart as the mare jumped and ran because of the shipping, pulling one wheel of the cart over his stomach",Cart,,Run over by,,Body broken and shaken,Instant,,"Mare, cart and wheels worth 30s in hands of William Atye general attorney of the almoner",,,, ,1564_2,G/440,9/608b/201,,Suffolk,Little Bricett,1563-10-09,"Scryvener, Ralph",Bendes,Henry,M,,,,,,1563-10-08,10,,16:00,,Standing on a 'wodyn standyng' across a pond in LB fetching water out of the pond and pouring it into a gutter for his use,"Suddenly 'one lyttle bourd' under his feet, being rotten, broke and he fell into the pond against his will",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/441,9/608b/202,,Suffolk,Reydon,1563-09-25,"Lovell, Thomas",Leveret,Michael,M,Brampton,,,60,,1563-09-23,9,,,,Driving the cart of Richard Ashebie of Brampton in the queen's road at Reydon,"He jumped onto a black gelding of RA's holding a whip in his right hand, but the gelding, frightened by the whip, jumped and he fell off it to the left",Horse (black gelding),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Gelding worth 10s in custody of Richard Ashebie,,,, ,1564_2,G/442,9/608b/203,,Suffolk,Halesworth,1563-11-22,"Lovell, Thomas",Bonnette,Francis,M,Halesworth,,,20,Had 'the fallinge sykenes',1563-11-20,11,,13:00,,Went to the common stream to fetch water,Going down 'a paier of stayers' to fetch water his illness took him suddenly and he fell in,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/443,9/608b/204,,Norfolk,Stratton St Mary,1563-11-05,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Thirketyll,Robert,M,Tittleshall,Mason,,50,,1563-11-04,11,,21:00,,Going through Nicholas Porter's garden from the house where he was working to the dwelling house of NP,In walking he fell into a well of water two ells deep,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Richard Hollonde and Robert Smythe found the body,,,,, ,1564_2,G/444,9/608b/205,,Norfolk,Felthorpe,1563-09-21,"Hunne, Thomas",Cooke,Robert,M,Felthorpe,,,50,,1563-09-21,9,,10:00,,Alone in his cart set out to ride to Norwich through a close called Howchyns,"When he got close to 'Howchyns Falgate' [OED Fall-gate, a gate across a public road] by reason of a hill there and the eagerness of the two mares (one bay, one grey) pulling his cart, the cart fell over and the 'roundstaffe' of the cart gave him a mortal wound in his left side",Cart 'roundstaffe',,Fell on him,,Wound to left side,Instant,William Cooke his son and Robert Greene found the body,Mares worth 16s and cart worth 15s in custody of Anne Cooke his wife,,,, ,1564_2,G/445,9/608b/206,,Norfolk,Welborne,1563-07-28,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Spryngolde,Henry,M,Hardingham,,,50,,1563-07-27,7,,23:00,,"Sitting on the front part called the 'forecopps' of his cart, drawn by three horses (two of them blind) and one gelding fast along 'Skott[es] lane'",Cart turned over and front part fell on his chest,Cart,,Fell on him,,Wound to chest,Instant,Edward Canne his servant found him,"In cart were 6 pecks of malt, 6 pecks of (maslin?) and one peck of wheat, all worth 17s 6d; two blind horses, other horse and gelding worth 33s 4d; cart worth 5s, all in custody of Thomas Twaytes of Hardingham to use of queen",,,, ,1564_2,G/446,9/608b/207,,Norfolk,Intwood,1564-01-14,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Heywarde,Henry,M,Intwood,Yeoman,,50,,1564-01-13,1,,23:00,,"Lying in bed in his chamber at Intwood, he heard the horses of Sir Thomas Gresham, of which he had charge, in the stable under his chamber greatly trampling and disturbing and disquieting themselves","He got up from his sleep in his bed and went to calm the horses, but he hastened in such a hurry to the stairs leading from his chamber that he fell from the stairs to the ground and broke his neck",Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/447,9/608b/227,,Devon,Dartmouth (Clifton-Dartmouth-Hardness),1564-01-11,"Ball, Nicholas",Graye,William,M,,,,,,1564-01-08,1,,,,In a ship called the John of London,Fell into the sea in the port,Sea ,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/448,9/608b/228,,Somerset,Abbots Leigh,1563-09-30,"Legh, Thomas",Champyon,John,M,,,,,,1563-09-17,9,,,,In the hall of Sir George Norton at Abbotsleigh,Fell and broke his left leg,,,Fall,,Broken left leg,Languished until 27 September,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_2,G/449,9/608b/229,,Somerset,Chilcote,1563-07-30,"Legh, Thomas",Turner,John,M,,,,,,1563-07-26,7,,,,At Chilcote when a dog chased a pig to bite it,"The pig fled from the dog and knocked JT's body under a cart loaded with hay drawn by four oxen, one heel of which ran over JT's head",Cart,Pig,Run over by,Knocked him under cart,Wound to head through to brain,Instant,,"Pig worth 5s, delivered to Gilbert bishop of Bath and Wells",,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_2,G/450,9/608b/230,,Somerset,Chew Stoke,1563-08-05,"Legh, Thomas",Poole,Richard,M,,,,,,1563-07-20,7,,,,"Sitting in a 'wayne' at Ham Hill, drawn by four oxen, holding in his hands a 'pyckeforke'","One cart wheel was on higher ground than the other and it turned over, he fell out and one point of the pitchfork went into his forehead",Pitchfork,,Fall onto,,Wound to forehead one inch long and deep through to brain,Languished at CS until 4 August,,"Pitchfork worth 6d, cart worth 3s 4d in custody of township of CS",,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_2,G/451,9/608b/231,,Somerset,Angersleigh? (Knights Lye),1563-07-24,"Halse, Walter",Froste,William,M,Knights Leigh,Husbandman,,,,1563-07-23,7,,,,Climbing up a ladder up a pear tree to collect pears,When he got to the top rung of the ladder it broke under his weight and he fell to the ground,Ladder,,Fall from,,Body badly beaten and bruised,Instant,,Ladder worth 12d in custody of bailiff of Sir Francis Knollys queen's farmer of liberty of Taunton and Taunton Deane,,,, ,1564_2,G/452,9/608b/232,,Wiltshire,Ugford,1563-08-20,"Vaughan, Francis",Harris,Robert,M,Wilton ,Miller,,,,1563-08-20,8,,,,Fishing in a big stream at Ugford with a net attached to his arm,In throwing the net into the stream he fell in and the net trapped him under the water,Stream,Net,Fall into,Trapped by,Drowned,,,Net worth 20d,,,, ,1564_2,G/453,9/608b/233,,Wiltshire,East Winterslow,1563-09-11,"Vaughan, Francis",Marten,William,M,,Groom,,,,1563-09-11,9,,,,Climbing to the top of a 'stakk or mowe' of barley for apples he had put there beforehand holding in his hands a parapet (batellum) called the 'bredeng of a wall',The parapet broke and he fell to the ground on his head,Stack of barley,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/454,9/608b/234,,Hampshire,Houghton,1563-12-29,"Mather, Gilbert",Hypper,John,M,Houghton,Husbandman,,,,1563-12-26,12,,18:00,,"He was ‘playinge Christenmas games’ with divers other parishionersof Houghton in the house of Thomas Purdew of Houghton, husbandman. ",While playing he involuntarily compressed himself and injured his testicles so that by reason of his old bodily infirmity he became ill.,Christmas games,,Compressed himself,,Injured testicles,Languished until about 3 am on 28 December when he died.,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/455,9/608b/235,,Hampshire,Medstead,1564-01-28,"Mather, Gilbert",Lypston,William,M,Medstead,Husbandman,,,,1563-01-27,1,,08:00,,Cutting down a beech tree in 'the Downes' at Medstead,"When the tree wasn't completely cut it was broken by the great violence of the wind and struck him to the ground, hitting him violently on the left side of his head",Beech tree,,Struck by,,Wound to left side of head,Instant,,Beech tree worth 6d,,,, ,1564_2,G/456,9/608b/236,,Hampshire,Bishop's Waltham,1563-09-09,"Mather, Gilbert",Cardy,Jane,F,,,"Wife of Thomas Cardy of Curdridge in BW, husbandman",,,1563-09-07,9,,,,In a coppice at Curdridge near TC's house driving the cart of TC loaded with 'talwood' drawn by three horses past a post,With great violence the left wheel of the cart struck Jane C's head agaisnt a birch tree and crushed it breaking her skull,Birch tree,Cart wheel,Crushed against,Pushed her against tree,"Crushed head, broken skull",Died on 8 September at Curdridge,,Left wheel of cart worth 3s 4d and Thomas Cardy is charged with this wheel or its value to the queen,,,, ,1564_2,G/457,9/608b/237,,Hampshire,Lasham,1563-05-25,"Mather, Gilbert",Clemens,Martin,M,Lasham,Husbandman,,,,1563-05-24,5,,15:00-16:00,,"Sitting on a cart in 'Lassh[a]m strete' drawn by four horses belongoing to Richard Fynche of Lasham, yeoman","The horses and cart were running fast and suddenly and by misfortune the cart turned over, he fell violently to the ground and the right wheel fell on his head",Cart,,Fell on him,,Wound to head,Instant,,"Right wheel of cart worth 6s 8d in custody of Richard Fynche, who is charged with price of it to use of queen",,,, ,1564_2,G/458,9/608b/238,,Hampshire,West Meon,1563-09-12,"Mather, Gilbert",Folver,Juliana,F,West Meon,Spinster,,,,1563-09-10,9,,16:00,,"Entering into a garden of Henry Tutt farmer of West Meon at Combe in WM, having a knife without a sheath fixed to her belt",Her feet slipped and she suddenly fell to the ground and the knife went into her body under her belt through to her heart,Knife,,Fell onto,,Wound through to heart 1 in long and 6 in deep,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/459,9/608b/239,,Hampshire,Burghclere,1563-08-16,"Mather, Gilbert",Ingram,Thomas,M,Burghclere,Husbandman,,,,1563-08-13,8,,17:00,,"At 'Erleston ffyld' in Burghclere with a cart drawn by five horses belonging to William Falower of B, yeoman","One of the horses, coloured 'whyte gray', struck TI with its left foot between his stomach and his belly",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to stomach,Died at Burghclere about 8 pm on 14 September,,Horse worth 13s 4d in custody of William Falower who is charged with it or its price for the queen,,,, ,1564_2,G/460,9/608b/254,,Northamptonshire,Abington,1563-09-14,"Fosbroke, John",Houghton,John,M,Holcot,Husbandman,,,,1563-09-01,9,,16:00,,In the queen's highway at Abington coming near a cart (currus),"Suddenly slipped and fell to the ground under the cart (currus) and one cart (biga, mistake for rota, wheel?) ran over and pressed his body",Cart,,Run over by,,Pressed and wounded body,Languished until 3 September at Abington,,Cart (biga) worth 10s,,,, ,1564_2,G/461,9/608b/255,,Northamptonshire,Warmington,1563-07-26,"Brudenell, Thomas",Berrege,Thomas,M,Warmington,,,,,1563-07-25,7,,17:00,,"In the fields of Warmington went to a pit next to bridge called 'Fodrynghey brydge', acting in a puerile manner with a dog, intending to throw the dog into the pit and not thinking of the danger that might happen",Suddenly by misfortune he slipped and fell into the pit ,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/462,9/608b/256,,Northamptonshire,Rothwell,1563-09-02,"Fosbroke, John",Pye,Elizabeth,F,Rothwell,Spinster,,,,1563-08-17,8,,15:00,,Sitting in a cart (currus),Suddenly cart overturned and fell on her head,Cart,,Fall on her,,Wound to head,Languished until 6 am on 2 September,,Cart worth 10s in custody of inhabitants of Rothwell,,,, ,1564_2,G/463,9/608b/257,,Northamptonshire,Potterspury,1564-02-26,"Anne, John",Polecat,Christopher,M,,,,,,1563-02-09,2,,,,"In fields of Potterspury driving the plough and team of horses of Nicholas Clarcke gentleman, his master","Suddenly he came near 'the bodye horse' which struck him on the right side of the body with its left rear foot, throwing him to the ground. As he fell the whip in his hands fell onto the back of the horse, causing it and another horse called 'a thiller' to jump forwards and draw plough over his body (other horses in the team not moving) so that the ploughshare perforated his right leg",Plough,,Run over by,,"Wound to right leg, 8 in deep, 4 in long, 2 in wide; also wound to right side",Languished until 25 February,,Horses and plough with all tackle worth 23s 4d in hands of constable of Potterspury,,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_2,G/464,9/608b/258,,Northamptonshire,Astcote,1563-08-01,"Anne, John",Binckes,John,M,,,,,,1563-07-27,7,,,,In the public street at Flore supporting part of a cart (caruca) called 'a carte bodye' with 'proppes' while taking off the wheels,By misfortune the cart body fell on his head and 'a pynne of wood' from the cart went into his neck,Cart body,,Fell on him,,"Wound to left side of head extending from top of head to left eye, 8 in long, 3 in wide, 1 in deep; wound to neck 2 in deep, 1 in wide",Languished until 31 July,,Cart body and props worth 2s 8d in hands of constable of Flore,,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_2,G/465,9/608b/259,,Northamptonshire,Stoke Bruerne,1563-12-14,"Anne, John",Raynoldes,William,M,,,,,Drunk,1563-12-07,12,,,,"Was at Towcester about his business in the market there and, being drunk, left the town to go to Ashton (7 miles away), where he lived ","In the night about 5 o'clock (am or pm?) he wandered off the right path to a stream under 'catnam bridge' in the fields of Stoke Bruerne, where by reason of his drunkenness he fell into the stream",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_2,G/466,9/608b/260,,Warwickshire,Lapworth,1563-09-04,"Edgeworth, Roger",Preston alias Waynman,John,M,,,,,,1563-09-11,9,,,,Driving a gelding to the pasture of his master Wiliam Walton in Lapworth,Gelding struck him in the belly with its rear feet,Horse (gelding),,Kicked by,,Wound to belly,Languished until 13 September,,"Gelding worth 13s 4d in custody of John Crowell of Shenstone, Staffordshire",,,, ,1564_2,G/467,9/608b/261,,Warwickshire,Bordesley,1564-01-22,"Hawes, Thomas",Huffyld,John,M,Bordesley,Tanner,,,,1563-01-07,1,,03:00,,Riding in queen's highway from the home of his mother Agnes Huffyld at Bordesley to the city of Coventry on a grey mare with a 'packesadle' and five hides of tanned leather,By reason of an oak branch hanging across the road and the movement of the horse JH suddenly fell off the horse and the hides to the ground and broke his neck,Horse (grey mare),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,"Mare worth 30s, pack saddle 12d, tanned hides 26s 8d and bridle 8d all in custody of Agnes Huffyld to use of queen's almoner",,,, ,1564_2,G/468,9/608b/262,,Warwickshire,King's Newnham ,1564-02-03,"Holbache, John",Fyshe,Agnes,F,Newnham Regis,Spinster,,,,1563-02-01,2,,,,At the 'townwell' in King's Newnham to fill her milk-pail with water,"Suddenly, unexpectedly and by misfortune she fell into the water and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/469,9/608b/263,,Derbyshire,Barlow,1563-11-05,"Stephenson, Richard",Cutlone,Agnes,F,Barlow,,,,,1563-11-03,11,,13:00,,Went to a well ,Held the rope and let the bucket down into the water but rope broke by misfortune and she fell into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Katharine Barlay, a fellow servant in the same house, found the body",,,,, ,1564_2,G/470,9/608b/264,,Derbyshire,Hathersage,1563-12-01,"Stephenson, Richard",Morten,Robert,M,Hathersage,,,,,1563-11-25,11,,13:00,,Cutting branches of a tree in 'Fallclyffe',Fell out of the tree to the ground,Tree,,Fall from,,,Languished until 30 November,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/471,9/608b/265,,Derbyshire,Rowsley,1564-01-08,"Stephenson, Richard",Chapman,Richard,M,Rowsley,,,,,1564-01-07,1,,19:00,,At a fulling mill in Rowsley passing by the mill wheel turning it round with his feet,By misfortune he was thrown down from the wheel and wounded in the left side of his head above the ear,Fulling mill wheel,,Fall from,,"Wound to left side of head above ear 1.5 in long, 0.5 in wide, 0.25 in deep",,Roger Walklat found the body,Wheel worth 2s 4d in custody of Robert Knyghtlay,,,, ,1564_2,G/472,9/608b/266,,Nottinghamshire,Kirby Woodhouse,1563-12-21,"Roos, Richard",Ratclyff,Reginald,M,,,,,,1563-12-20,12,,10:00,,Cutting a tree called 'a noke',Tree fell on his back,Tree (oak),,Fell on him,,Wound to back,Instant,,Tree worth 6d ,,,, ,1564_2,G/473,9/608b/267,,Lincolnshire,Fosdyke,1563-10-17,"Grandorge, Humphrey",Roberds,Agnes,F,,"Servant of Stephen Felde of Fosdyke, husbandman",,,Ill,1563-10-16,10,,17:00-18:00,,Being ill she walked in the fields with a staff,"She tried to cross the common sewer of Fosdyke but she fell into it, where the water drowned her and the mud suffcoated her",Drain,,Fall into,,Drowned / suffocated,,,,,,, ,1564_2,G/474,9/608b/268,,Lincolnshire,Moulton ,1563-11-19,"Grandorge, Humphrey",North,Thomas,M,Moshouses' in parish of 'Camsod'?,Labourer,,,,1563-11-18,11,,16:00-17:00,,Walking from 'Croskeys' towards 'Fosdikstow',He was killed by the depth of the 'Westcrosflet' and the violent flow of the sea,,,,,Drowned?,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/475,9/1012a/140,,Yorkshire,Gransmoor,1564-04-10,"Pacoke, Thomas",Draipe,Catherine,F,Gransmoor,Spinster,,,,1564-04-08,4,,20:00,,Sleeping before the fire in the house of John Moore her father at Gransmoor,"A 'ketle' full of hot water was hanging above the fire and suddenly fell onto her body, cooking and burning it",Kettle of hot water,,Fell on her,,Body burned,,,Kettle worth 12d in custody of John Moore of Gransmorr to use of queen,,,, ,1564_4,G/476,9/1012a/139,,York city,Steeton,1564-07-12,"Grene, Lawrence",Howseman,Roger,M,Colton,Labourer,,,,1564-07-12,7,,10:00,,On an empty cart called a 'teme donge wayne' in a lane called 'Steton lane' at Steeton going about the lawful work of Elizabeth Howseman his mistress,The horses and oxen yoked to the wain violently pulled one wheel to the top of a great stone lying in the lane so that they became detached from the wain and ran off while he was left in the wain more or less hanging from the top of the stone. He tried to get out but his movement turned the wain over and it fell on him and part called the 'rong' broke his neck,Cart,,Fell on him,,Broken neck,,,Wain was moving and is worth 6s 8d and remains in hands of Elizabeth and other inhabitants of Steeton to use of mayor and citizens of York,,,, ,1564_4,G/477,9/1012a/138,,Yorkshire,Gate Helmsley,1564-07-20,"Cooke, William",Stevensone,Robert,M,Gate Helmsley,Boy,,7,,1564-07-19,7,,16:00,,Playing among other children in queen's street in Gate Helmsley,Suddently the back part of a cart (plaustrum) standing loaded with turves and disconnected from (draught) animals fell on him by misfortune,Cart with turves,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Cart and turves worth 5s in custody of William Cooke, coroner of liberties of St Peter's York",,,, ,1564_4,G/478,9/1012a/137,,Yorkshire,Skipwith,1564-07-21,"Foster, John",Lathome,Robert,M,North Duffield,Labourer,,,,1564-07-20,7,,13:00,,About his business in the barn of William Hussey esquire at North Duffield,A mad and furious heifer belonging to WH suddenly ran at RL and struck him with its horn in his left leg,Heifer,,Struck him with its horn,,"Wound to left leg, 1 in deep, 9 in long, 2 in wide",Instant,,Heifer worth 6s 8d in custody of Richard Lusby bailiff of North Duffield to queen's use,,,, ,1564_4,G/479,9/1012a/136,,Yorkshire,Kirkbymoorside,1564-07-12,"Foster, John",Laken,Dorothy,F,Kirkbymoorside,Child,,2,,1564-06-10,6,,18:00,,Walking in the house of William Laken her father at Kirkbymoorside,A little dog called 'a grew whelp' (OED grew = greyhound) played and jumped on her and suddenly by misfortune threw her onto a 'kettell' full of hot water standing on the ground in the house; the hot water burned and cooked her on the left side of her body,Kettle of hot water,,Spilled over her,,Body burned,Languished at K until 11 June,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/480,9/1012a/135,,Yorkshire,Wawne,1564-05-22,"Headon, Brian",Arcles,Robert,M,,,,,,1564-05-11,5,,,,At Wawne,Drowned by chance in a water called 'hull water',River Hull,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/481,9/1012a/134,,Yorkshire,Wales,1564-07-21,"Calvard, William",Symmes,Agnes,F,,,"Daughter of Thomas Symmes of Wales, husbandman",7,,1564-07-19,7,,17:00,,In the croft of Nicholas Symmes of Wales husbandman at Wales where there was a pit full of water,She slipped while walking on the bank of the pit and fell in,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/482,9/1012a/133,,Newcastle ,Newcastle upon Tyne,1564-06-26,"Goston, Andrew and Amerson, Henry",Atcheson,Thomas,M,Newcastle upon Tyne,Yeoman,,,,1564-06-18,6,,15:00,,Getting out of a ship called the 'Anthonye of Newcastell' standing at anchor at 'hawxnest' in River Tyne,Fell between the ship and a boat attached to it into the Tyne where he drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/483,9/1012a/132,,Cumberland,Cummersdale,1563-08-16,"Alanby, John",Hodson,"John, alias Gerard John",M,Beaumont,,,,,1564-08-16,8,,,,Riding to Cummersdale mill through a close called Netherholm in the liberties of Rose castle,By misfortune fell off the back of the horse and broke his neck,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Horse worth 10s in custody of Anne Hodson his wife to queen's use,,,, ,1564_4,G/484,9/1012a/131,,Cumberland,Holme Cultram,1564-07-12,"Symson, Richard",Hewson,Thomas,M,,,,,,1564-07-11,7,,,,Playing with many of his neighbours in throwing a knife / plough coulter,In running and jumping downwards he suddenly fell on a scythe lying on the ground which cut his right leg so that blood immediately flowed out,Scythe,,Fall onto,,"Wound to right leg, 4 in long, 2 in deep",Instant,"Evidence given by John Skelton, John Ricerson, John Cleyner and many others then present there",Scythe worth 20d in hands of Hugh Stamp bailiff of Holme Cultram,,,, ,1564_4,G/485,9/1012a/130,,Westmorland,Dillicar (near Lowgill),1564-07-19,"Benson, William",Ward,Richard,M,Killington,Chaplain,,,,1564-07-17,7,,09:00-10:00,,Went out of his house to a place called 'cop[er]twhattgill' to look for hawks,Walking there on the top of the rocks / cliffs and looking up for nests and hawks he slipped and instantly fell down from the top of the rocks / cliffs to the lowest part of the ground,Rocks / cliffs,,Fall from,,,,"John Castley his neighbour, going out on the morning of 18 July to the lowest part of the rocks / cliffs to cut bushes, found him dead",,,,, ,1564_4,G/486,9/1012a/129,,Yorkshire,Adwalton,1564-03-17,"Gascoigne, William",Whytley,John,M,Adwalton,,,,,1564-03-17,3,,11:00,,Working in the house of Robert Rayner at Adwalton,By misfortune 'an olde balke' of the house broke and suddenly fell on his head,Beam of house,,Fell on him,,Wound to head,Instant,,Beam worth 6d in custody of James Broke of Adwalton,,,, ,1564_4,G/487,9/1012a/128,,Yorkshire,Sandal,1564-03-21,"Gascoigne, William",Horseley,John,M,Skircoat,Clothier,,,,1564-03-18,3,,03:00,,Coming from 'sandall castell' about his business aiming to go home across the high bridge of the castle which had no 'rayles',Night was very black and he did not know the bridge well but followed the walls of the castle until he fell from the bridge to the ground,Bridge,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Languished at Sandal until 5 a.m. on 19 March,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/488,9/1012a/127,,Yorkshire,Arthington,1564-04-29,"Gascoigne, William",Howe,Elizabeth,F,Stainburn,Widow,Widow,,,1564-03-30,3,,12:00,,At Arthington Grange crossing the water called 'quarfe' (River Wharfe) to ask for alms,By misfortune and the debility of her body she fell into the river and was drowned against her will,River Wharfe,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/489,9/1012a/126,,Yorkshire,Knaresborough,1564-06-14,"Gascoigne, William",Mawsone,Mary,F,Knaresborough,Spinster,,,,1564-06-13,6,,,,Came across a bridge called 'Daniell brige' having a burden of wood on her head to carry it to the home of her master,As she came out of the high part of the bridge she negligently and by misfortune fell from the bridge into the water flowing there called 'nede' (River Nidd),River Nidd,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/490,9/1012a/125,,Yorkshire,Lepton,1564-07-24,"Gascoigne, William",Wood,Robert,M,,,Son of John Wood,3 years and about 17 weeks,,1564-07-23,7,,,,Playing at the back of his father's house in Lepton,By misfortune he fell 'grovelyng[es]' into a pit of water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/491,9/1012a/124,,Westmorland,Newborn,1564-05-03,"Baynbrig, Benedict?",Adyson,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,,,,,,Driving oxen yoked to and drawing a cart (plaustrum),By chance she fell under a wheel of the cart which crushed her,Cart wheel,,Run over by,,Crushed,,,Wheel worth 12d,,,, ,1564_4,G/492,9/1012a/85,,Norfolk,Great Ellingham,1564-04-14,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Tuttyll,Mary,F,,,,3,,1564-04-13,4,,14:00,,Went out of house of John Tuttyll her father to a pit of water lying in his garden having in her right hand a little pot or 'cruce' whch she thought to use to collect water,She fell into the water and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Margaret Tuttyll her sister found the body,,,,, ,1564_4,G/493,9/1012a/84,,Norfolk,Caister Holy Trinity,1564-07-05,"Hunne, Thomas",Dry,Robert,M,Caister,,,,,,,,,,Went out with the cart (caruca) of his father James Drye about the mending of the roads according to the statute therein set out and provided,The white grey thiller mare drew the cart so that it struck him violently on his left side near his heart with part of the cart called the 'tybbes' against the wall of a house called a 'stable',Cart,,Pushed against wall by,,Blow to left side near heart,,Francis Sawer and Thomas Sawer were first viewers of the accident,"Mare worth 10s, cart worth 6s 8d in custody of the town",,,, ,1564_4,G/494,9/1012a/83,,Norfolk,Moulton (Moulton St Mary?),1564-06-17,"Hunne, Thomas",Gates,Ursula,F,,,,2,,,,,,,,Fell backwards into 'a ketle of scalding wey' where she was boiled and drowned,Kettle of wey,,Fall into,,Drowned and boiled,Presently,Thomas Gates and Margaret Gates her father and mother found the body,Kettle worth 10s in custody of Henry Greewood of Norwich,,,, ,1564_4,G/495,9/1012a/82,,Norfolk,Beighton,1564-03-22,"Hunne, Thomas",Coosyn,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of Edmund Coosyn of Thorpe,,,1564-03-21,3,,,,Playing with a stool called 'a forme' and riding on it,By misfortune the stool fell on the right part of her head,,,,,,Presently,William Crocket found the body,Stool worth 6d in custody of Henry Greensewood,,,, ,1564_4,G/496,9/1012a/81,,Norfolk,Mundford,1564-04-07,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Wright,Amy / Anne,F,Mundford,,,3,,1564-04-06,4,,08:00,,At Moundford,A gelding yoked to the cart (biga) of Thomas Caliston pulled the cart so fast that left wheel ran over her head,Cart,,Run over by,,Crushed head,Instant,,Gelding and cart worth 10s in hands of inhabitants of Moundford to queen's use,,,, ,1564_4,G/497,9/1012a/80,,Suffolk,Hadleigh,1564-06-02,"Thorpe, Robert",Browne,Edmund,M,,,,,,1564-06-01,6,,,,Walking in a meadow next to the stream at Hadleigh,By misfortune and unexpectedly fell into the stream and drowned,,,,,,,,,,Signed by two jurors,, ,1564_4,G/498,9/1012a/79,,Huntingdonshire,Little Stukeley,1564-06-23,"Boles, George",Hall,Edward,M,Little Stukeley,,,,,1564-06-23,6,,,,Went with Jane Grace to a 'gravell pytt' at Little Stukeley to dig a cartload of gravel,"They were standing under a large piece of earth that, being concave, suddenly fell on their heads and a great pile of it pressed them to death",Earth,,Fell on him,,,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/499,9/1012a/79,,Huntingdonshire,Little Stukeley,1564-06-23,"Boles, George",Grace,Jane,F,Little Stukeley,,,,,1564-06-23,6,,,,Went with Edward Hall to a 'gravell pytt' at Little Stukeley to dig a cartload of gravel,"They were standing under a large piece of earth that, being concave, suddenly fell on their heads and a great pile of it pressed them to death",Earth,,Fell on her,,,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/500,9/1012a/78,,Huntingdonshire,Leighton (Leighton Bromswold),1564-04-03,"Boles, George",Alen,John,M,,,,,,1564-04-03,4,,,,Riding on a bay horse to a stream in the fields of Leighton so that the horse could drink,"As the jurors judge, the horse suddenly fell into the river as its feet slipped, so he also fell in and drowned",Stream,Horse,Fall into,Fall from,Drowned,,,Horse worth 10s which remain in hands of coroner,,,, ,1564_4,G/501,9/1012a/77,,Bedfordshire,Shefford,1564-05-12,"Aldriche, Roger",Ponde,James,M,Shefford,,,4,,1564-05-10,5,,,,"Going from the house of Lioius (sic, for Louis or Libeus?) Gyllawe in Shefford across a 'planck' over a ditch",For lack of secure hold he fell frm the plank as it moved and into the water in the ditch where by weakness of his body he couldn't get out and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_4,G/502,9/1012a/76,,Bedfordshire,Bedford,1564-04-04,"Aldriche, Roger",Lawe ,Thomas,M,Bromham,,,36,,1564-03-17,3,,,,TL was going from Bedford to Cauldwell and got into a boat to go across the Ouse,When he tried to jump out of the boat onto land he fell into the water and because of his weakness of body he couldn't get out and drowned,River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_4,G/503,9/1012a/75,,Bedfordshire,Pavenham,1564-05-13,"Aldryche, Roger",Playte,Thomas,M,Pavenham,Mason,,40,,1564-05-05,5,,,,Went from his house in Pavenham into the common field called the 'towne felde' to look at his grass growing near the stream called 'the old mill',"Meaning to put his hands into the stream to wash his mouth which was dry because he was ill, for lack of secure hold he fell from the bank into the water and because of his weakness of body he couldn't get out and drowned",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_4,G/504,9/1012a/74,,Buckinghamshire,Thornton,1564-03-08,"Saunders, John",Hobbs,George,M,Great Horwood,Tailor,,,Falling sickness,1564-03-07,3,,14:00,,Wanting to cross the river (Great Ouse) in Thornton,Having the 'fallyng sycknes' he fell from the bridge into the river and was drowned against his will,River (Great Ouse),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/505,9/1012a/73,,Norfolk,Watton,1564-06-15,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Pratt,Elizabeth,F,Watton,Spinster,,20,,1564-06-14,6,,07:00,,Went out of house of Richard Page her master at Watton to a pit in the garden nearby,She climbed on the 'rafte' (OED beam or rafter) lying in the pit holding a 'payle' in her right hand and reached out to get water but slipped off the 'rafte' and fell in,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Avilena Barret found the body,,,,, ,1564_4,G/506,9/1012a/46,,Nottinghamshire,Widmerpool,1564-04-01,"Roos, Richard",Charnok,John,M,,,,,,1564-03-30,3,,15:00,,Crossing the 'West Brok' at Widmerpool,By misfortune fell in and was suffocated by the water and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/507,9/1012a/45,,Lincolnshire,Ulceby,1564-05-26,"Lodington, Thomas",Tailer,John,M,Ulceby,Labourer,,,,1564-05-24,5,,14:00,,Leading two oxen and a mare drawing a cart (plaustrum),"He climbed into the cart but governed the oxen, mare and cart so improvidently that the right wheel ran onto a post and went up so high on the post that the cart turned over and the 'nerr ryngtre' hit him on the right part of his head and broke and crushed his skull",Cart,,Fell on him,,Broken and crushed skull,Languished until 8 pm at Ulceby,,Near ringtree worth 6d in custody of William Scott of Ulceby,,,, ,1564_4,G/508,9/1012a/44,,Lincolnshire,Frampton,1564-05-10,"Grandorge, Humphrey",Symmes,Agnes,F,Frampton,,,,,1564-05-02,5,,17:00,,,A cow struck her with its horn in the right eye,Cow,,Struck by,,"Wound to right eye, 3 in deep, 1 in wide",Languished until 10 May,,"Cow worth 16s remains with Thomas Carlton bailiff of the manor of Warles Hall in Frampton, part of the Honour of Richmond",,,, ,1564_4,G/509,9/1012a/43,,Lincolnshire,Holton cum Beckering,1564-05-02,"Nayler, Matthew",Hurte,Jane,F,Holton cum Beckering,,,3,,1564-05-01,5,,15:00,,Went into a croft at Holton cum Beckering to collect flowers,Suddenly her feet slipped and she fell into a ditch in the croft,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/510,9/1012a/42,,Lincolnshire,Torksey,1564-07-15,"Nayler, Matthew",Atkynson,Richard,M,Torksey,Labourer,,,,1564-07-14,7,,17:00,,Went into the River Trent at Torksey to wash his body,Suddenly and by chance drowned,River Trent,,Went into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/511,9/1012a/41,,Lincolnshire,Bicker,1564-04-22,"Grandorge, Humphrey",Skeffling,Catherine,F,Bicker,,,7,,1564-04-22,4,,16:00,,Going from windmill called 'wharchmiln' to the miller's house in Bicker with an apple in her hand,She slipped and fell into a ditch,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/512,9/1012a/40,,Lincolnshire,Gosberton (Gosberkirk),1564-03-29,"Grandorge, Humphrey",Thornton,William,M,Gosberkirk,,,7,,1564-03-29,3,,09:00,,At bridge called 'lands brige' in Gosberkirk,Blown and thrown by a violent gust of wind from the bridge into a ditch,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/513,9/1012a/39m,,Lincolnshire,Sutterton,1564-05-31,"Grandorge, Humphrey",Fawcett,John,M,Lincoln,Tailor and citizen,,,,1564-05-31,5,,10.00-11.00,,Riding on the queen's highway on a journey with Mary tied to John's back with a 'towell' round his body ,"They rode to a 'pytt' on the road to give water to the mare they were riding but the mare fell, throwing them into the pit where they both drowned",Pit,Horse (mare),Fall into,Fall from,Drowned,,,Mare and towel worth 27s 2d in custody of Robert Cholmley gentleman bailiff of Lord Monteagle's ' manor of Kirton in Holland,,,, ,1564_4,G/513,9/1012a/39m,,Lincolnshire,Sutterton,1564-05-31,"Grandorge, Humphrey",Fawcett,Mary,F,,,"Daughter of Reginald Fawcett of Burnham Ulph, Norfolk, innkeeper",10,,1564-05-31,5,,10.00-11.00,,Riding on the queen's highway on a journey with Mary tied to John's back with a 'towell' round his body ,"They rode to a 'pytt' on the road to give water to the mare they were riding but the mare fell, throwing them into the pit where they both drowned",Pit,Horse (mare),Fall into,Fall from,Drowned,,,Mare and towel worth 27s 2d in custody of Robert Cholmley gentleman bailiff of Lord Monteagle's ' manor of Kirton in Holland,,,, ,1564_4,G/514,9/1012a/38,,Warwickshire,Moxhull,1564-04-23,"Hawes, Thomas",Harmon,Thomas,M,,Gentleman,,,,1564-04-22,4,,14:00,,Climbing an ash tree at Moxhull thinking to take a rook's nest from the top of the tree,Stood on a branch 60 feet up but it broke and he fell to the ground,Tree,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Languished until 7 pm ,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/515,9/1012a/37,,Warwickshire,Maxstoke,1564-03-14,"Hawes, Thomas",Rodes,Edmund,M,,,,,,1564-03-13,3,,14:00,,Cutting an oak tree growing in Maxstoke Park belonging to the queen by reason of the minorty of Henry Compton esquire,"A branch of the tree came down to the ground with the big end up and ER was cutting part of it, but the big end fell on his chest",Oak branch,,Fell on him,,Wound to chest,Instant,,Branch worth 20d in custody of Stephen Verney gentleman to use of queen's almoner,,,, ,1564_4,G/516,9/1012a/36,,Warwickshire,Gaydon,1564-05-17,"Edgeworth, Roger",Wilkins,Thomas,M,,,,,,1564-05-16,5,,,,Climbing an elm tree at Kingston to take crow chicks called 'rookes' nesting in the elm,Climbed 40 feet from the ground but suddenly fell,Tree,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/517,9/1012a/35,,Warwickshire,Bishop's Itchington,1564-04-20,"Rogers, Henry",Neele,William,M,,Young man (iuvenis),,20,,1564-04-17,4,,,,Sitting on the rope handrail (? Retinaculum) of a bridge across a dug-out stream (?) at BI,Suddenly slipped and fell backwards into the stream,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Signed by coroner (though signatutre copied?),, ,1564_4,G/518,9/1012a/34,,Northamptonshire,Grendon,1564-05-15,"Fosbroke, John",Cooke,Thomas,M,Wilby,Husbandman,,,,1564-05-13,5,,10:00,,Lying on a cart (currus) loaded with wood,"Suddenly the cart, driven by the wind, turned over and fell on his and pressed him strongly to the ground",Cart,,Fell on him,,Pressed body,Instant,,Cart and wood worth 12s delivered to William Ottye general attorney of queen's almoner,,,, ,1564_4,G/519,9/1012a/33,,Northamptonshire,Astcote,1564-06-03,"Anne, John",Dunckley,Richard,M,,,,,,,,,,,Coming through the fields of Astcote on queen's highway walking next to his cart (carecta) loaded with wood,"By misfortune back wheel of cart was pulled onto a hill in the road. RD ran to the 'thyllar horse' to take it and the cart back into the right way, shouting with a loud voice to the other horses drawing the cart 'whoo, whoo', at which all the horses stood still, but with the wheel up on the hill the cart was turned over by a strong gust of wind. RD, seeing the cart falling towards him, ran away to avoid the imminent danger, but a piece of wood was thrown out of the top part of the cart and hit him, shaking and bruising him in the left ribs and back",Wood,,Fell on him,,"Bruised ribs and back, 12 in long, 3 in wide",,,Cart and wood worth 20s delivered to constable of Astcote,,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_4,G/520,9/1012a/29,,Hampshire,Alverstoke,1564-05-19,"Tutt, Henry",Nonnyngton,John,M,Alverstoke,,,10,,1564-05-15,5,,,,In a 'boote belonginge to a shipp called the sparrowehawke' remaining in 'Beddham creke' near Portsmouth in the parish of Alverstoke,By chance and misfortune he fell out of the boat into the sea and drowned,Sea ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/521,9/1012a/28,,Hampshire,Compton (Compton Westling),1564-06-28,"Tutt, Henry",Croke,Robert,M,,,,,,1564-06-26,6,,,,In a pit called 'the marle dell' next to queen's highway digging,A great mass of chalk fell on him by chance and misfortune,Chalk,,Fell on him,,,Instant,,Chalk worth 2d,,,, ,1564_4,G/522,9/1012a/27,,Hampshire,Widley,1564-06-27,"Tutt, Henry",Filder,John,M,,,,,,1564-06-26,6,,,,Digging in a pit called 'the marle dell',A great mass of chalk fell on him by chance and misfortune,Chalk,,Fell on him,,,Instant,,Chalk worth 12d,,,, ,1564_4,G/523,9/1012a/26,,Hampshire,Alton Eastbrooke,1564-05-30,"Tutt, Henry",Smithe,Thomas,M,Alton Eastbrooke,,,4,,1564-05-29,5,,,,Playing in the common street at Eastbrooke,"By chance and misfortune stiubled and fell under the right wheel of the cart (currus) of John Knight of Chalton, yeoman,",Cart,,Run over by,,"Wound to left side of head, 4 in wide, 1 in deep",Languished until 11 am next day at Alton ,,"Wheel, cart and thiller horse worth 30s in custody of John Knight of Chalton",,,, ,1564_4,G/524,9/1012a/25,,Hampshire,West Meon,1564-07-09,"Lancaster, William",Baker,Bridget,F,West Meon,,,,,1564-07-05,7,,14:00,,Standing on the side of a well in the back part of the house of Henry Tutt at West Meon,Suddenly and by misfortune her feet slipped and she fell into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,First juror a gentleman,, ,1564_4,G/525,9/1012a/24,,Wiltshire,Great Bedwyn,1564-06-22,"Hyscockes, Walter",Beare,William,M,,,,,,1564-06-21,6,,09:00,,In a place called the 'broyle' cutting down an oak tree with an axe,"When felled the tree rested on the branch of another oak growing next to it, so he climbed up that tree to cut off the branch, but when he did so the felled tree fell on him through his imprudence and thoughtlessness (though later generalised this as by misfortune) ",Tree,,Fell on him,,"Head and whole body torn, bruised and beaten",Instant,,Oak tree worth 16d in custody of coroner,,,, ,1564_4,G/526,9/1012a/23,,Wiltshire,Axford,1564-04-04,"Hyscockes, Walter",Tyckford,Edward,M,,,,3.5,,1564-04-02,4,,16:00,,Walking alone on the bank of the water mill of Henry Tickford his father at Axford at the back of HT's house,By his wantonness (petulantia) or thoughtlessness he fell into the water flowing to the mill and drowned,Mill-stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/527,9/1012a/22,,Wiltshire,Ramsbury,1564-06-08,"Hyscockes, Walter",Elyot,Robert,M,,,,,,1564-05-05,5,,,,Going along in a field at Ramsbury called 'the p[ar]sons fielde' with a cart (plaustrum) loaded with timber,The cart suddenly overturned and fell over and a piece of timber broke his right leg at the 'anckle',Timber,,Fell on him,,Broken ankle,Languished until 8 May,,"Timber, cart and thiller horse worth 10s in custody of deputy almoner",,First two jurors gentlemen,, ,1564_4,G/528,9/1012a/21,,Wiltshire,Fosbury,1564-01-30,"Hyscockes, Walter",Comyn,James,M,,,,,,1564-01-29,1,,13:00,,At 'Brinckeridge cop[es]' in Fosbury,"The cart (plaustrum) of John Mundye of Martin, loaded with wood, suddenly and by misfortune overturned as JC was going past and a piece of wood struck him in right side of his body",Wood,,Fell on him,,Wound to right side of body,Instant,,"Wood, cart and thiller horse worth 10s in custody of deputy almoner",,,, ,1564_4,G/529,9/1012a/20,,Dorset,Sturminster Newton Castle,1564-01-11,"Kaynell, Thomas, deputy of Richard Walton",Browne alias Wyre,William,M,Sturminster Newton Castle,Groom,,,,,,,,,Standing on an 'iren barre' next to the water called the 'weres',By misfortune fell into the water and drowned,Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Iron bar worth 16d,,Signed by jurors with two signatures and nine or ten marks,, ,1564_4,G/530,9/1012a/19,,Dorset,Whitchurch,1564-04-27,"Rogers, George",Underwode,Thomas,M,,,,,,1564-04-26,4,,16:00-17:00,,Working in cutting the branches of an oak tree at Whitchurch,Suddenly and by chance one branch fell and broke both his legs,Oak branch,,Fell on him,,Broken legs,Languished until midnight,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_4,G/531,9/1012a/18,,Somerset,Bradford-on-Tone,1564-04-19,"Haulse, Walter",Bere ,Michael,M,Hillfarrance,Mason,,,,1564-04-18,4,,,,Building a stone wall at Bradford-on-Tone on which he was placing a window made of wood,"The window pressed so greatly with its weight on the new, recently-erected wall that the window and the wall fell with all their strength on him and pressed and shook his body",Wall,,Fell on him,,Body pressed and shaken,Instant,,Window and stones of the wall worth 16d in custody of Sir Francis Knolles queen's farmer of the manor,,,, ,1564_4,G/532,9/1012a/17,,Somerset,Priddy,1564-03-29,"Legh, Thomas",Ballett,Jane,F,,,Daughter of John Ballett,2,,1564-03-26,3,,,,In the house of Richard Lane at Priddy,"A piece of timber called 'a pere of durnes' (OED a pair of durns, a door-frame) fell on her neck",Door-frame,,Fell on her,,Wound to neck,Instant,,Door-frame worth 4d in custody of Richard Lane,,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_4,G/533,9/1012a/16,,Somerset (now Gloucestershire),Stoke Gifford,1564-03-15,"Legh, Thomas",Edwardes,Richard,M,,,,,,1564-03-12,3,,,,At 'Muddesley' (Mudgley?) in the parish of Wedmore climbed an elm tree intending to cut off the top and take off its leaves ,He cut a branch but by a gust of wind it fell onto his neck and trapped it against another branch so that he was suspended by the branches until he died,Elm branch,,Hanged by,,,,,Branch worth 1d,,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_4,G/534,9/1012a/15,,Devon,Revelstoke,1564-03-14,"Marshall, John",Kinkham,John,M ,Revelstoke,Husbandman,,,,1564-03-14,3,,,,In a close of arable land at Revelstoke belonging to William Pyttes called 'Courtswyll' intending to cultivate it,"Andrew Wylloughby of Revelstoke, gentleman, was holding a 'handgonne', loaded with lead pellets, intending to shoot at crows to drive them away. A gust of wind blew a spark into the sulphurous powder which burned AW's face so he suddenly dropped the gun to the ground near JK and it went off, the 'pellet' hitting him in the back of his right leg",Handgun,,Shot by,,Wound to back of right leg,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/535,9/1012a/14,,Devon,Pilton,1564-05-16,"Browne, Thomas",Tayleboyshe,Christopher,M,,,,,,1564-05-15,5,,08:00,,Riding on a bay gelding loaded with vessls to do somethng to sand (ad arenam bavilandis),When crossing Pilton bridge the gelding jumped because its girth ('the gyrse') broke and CT fell off and his head was completely beaten and bruised,horse (bay gelding),,Fall from,,Head bruised and beaten,,,Gelding worth 13s 4d in custody of Sir John Chychester of Raleigh,,,, ,1564_4,G/536,9/1012b/205,,Yorkshire (now Lancashire),Slaidburn,1564-08-21,"Vavasour, William",Jenyson,John,M,Giggleswick,,,,,,,,,,Riding across River Ribble,Thrown from his horse and drowned,River Ribble,Horse,Fall into,Thrown by,Drowned,,,Horse worth 13s 4d which together with his 18s in money and 8s 8d worth of clothes all came to Richard Beneson of Giggleswick and Elizabeth Beneson of same,,,, ,1564_4,G/537,9/1012b/196,,Gloucestershire,Twyning,1564-03-30,"Wyatte, William",Goughe,Edward,M,Twyning,Husbandman,,,,1564-02-26,2,,,,Got into 'a stocke boot' on River Avon,Suddenly a strong tempest and gust of wind turned the boat over and he was drowned,River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 7s in custody of Elizabeth Broke widow,,Signed with one mark,, ,1564_4,G/538,9/1012b/195,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Great Faringdon,1564-05-31,"Clowes, Henry",Dawes,Edward,M,,,,,,1564-05-31,5,,,,Carrying five 'flytes' (fleeces?) of wool tied with a 'with' weiging 14 pounds,Went onto 'a payer of steyers' but fell down them,Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_4,G/539,9/1012b/194,,Worcestershire,King's Norton,1564-06-10,"Feelld, Henry",Lyndon,William ,M,King's Norton,,,3,,1564-03-24,3,,14:00,,Playing in the apple orchard next to the house of Nicholas Pryst at KN,Suddenly and by misfortune fell into a pit of water in the apple orchard,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/540,9/1012b/193,,Worcestershire,Stone ,1564-07-10,"Feelld, Henry",Burnefford,Thomas,M,Belbroughton,Scythe-smith,,,,1564-04-04,4,,,,Sharpening scythes at the water mill of Roger Sturmye in Stone,He put down his right hand to mend the 'spyndell' of the watermill and suddenly by misfortune he was pulled under the spindle and crushed between it and the 'cogg whelle',Watermill works,,Crushed by,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Water wheel, spindle and cog wheel worth 10s in custody of Roger Sturmye",,,, ,1564_4,G/541,9/1012b/192,,Staffordshire,Salt,1564-06-24,"Warner, George",Unknown catechumen (unbaptied child?),Unknown,,,,,,,1564-05-18,5,,,,Jane Browne of Salt was pregnant,She fell off a staircase by misfortune and crushed her body and gave birth to a dead child,Stairs,,Fall from,,Miscarriage,,,,,First juror a gentleman,, ,1564_4,G/542,9/1012b/191,,Herefordshire,Allensmore,1563-06-24,"Crose, John",Cathemay,Philip,M,,Single man,Son of Henry Cathemay of Allensmore,,,1563-06-12,6,,,,In the road at Allensmore,An olde wayne whele' ran over middle of his body,Cart wheel,,Run over by,,Wound to middle of body,Languished until 14 June,,"Wheel worth 6s 8d in custody of [illegible] Scudamore of Throkyston, gentleman",,Signed by coroner,, ,1564_4,G/543,9/1012b/190,,Shropshire,Astley,1564-06-05,"Orme, John",Wysley,William,M,,,,,,1564-07-04,7,,10:00,,Riding from 'froge myll' on a mare loaded with two pecks of flour called 'rye maylle',At 'myll hyll' the mare slipped and threw himto the ground and fell on top of him and suffocated him,Horse (mare),,Fell on him,,Suffocated,Instant,,"Mare worth 5s, flour worth 8s in custody of William Byllyngsley lord of the manor",,,, ,1564_4,G/544,9/1012b/189,,Shropshire,Loppington,1564-06-13,"Weale, William",Dunne,William,M,Newtown,Yeoman,,,,1564-06-12,6,,16:00,,In field at Loppington called 'the wood fyld' lifting up the wheel of his big cart (plaustrum) loaded with timber,By fortune the axle of the cart broke and under the weight of the timber the wheel struck his head against the 'rathe' of the cart,Cart (rath),,Struck by,,Wound to head,Instant,,"Cart worth 30s, timber worth 2s in custody of William Vaughan and Richard Newlove constables of Loppington",,First juror a yeoman and he and another acted as spokesmen for the jury,, ,1564_4,G/545,9/1012b/172,,Surrey,Southwark (parish of hospital of St Thomas the Martyr),1564-10-14,"Agar, Thomas",Warde,John ,M,,Boy,,2,,1564-09-21,9,,,,"William Cooke of Southwark, drayman and servant of Alexander Harman of parish of St Saviour, brewer was leading his master's black horse drawing a cart called a 'beredraye' loaded with 'a barrell of bere' along the queen's highway leading to the hospital of St Thomas",WC didn't see JW who fell in front of the wheel of the dray which ran over the left part of his head,Cart,,Run over by,,Crushed head and lacerated through to skull,Languished until 13 October,,"Horse worth 20s, barrel of beer 6s 8d in custody of Alexander Harman ",,,, ,1564_4,G/546,9/1012b/168,,Kent,Ditton,1564-04-30,"Webbe, William",Wood,Edmund,M,,"Servant of Thomas Mayre of Ditton, one of the queen's grooms",,,,1564-04-29,4,,16:00,,Driving five horses of TM his master drawing a cart (biga) loaded with firewood called 'tallwood' from Ditton to 'myllale' (Millhall) in Aylesford,"When he got to 'myllale' to unload the wood he took four horses off the cart and let them eat, then climbed on the cart and took one piece of tallwood, but his feet slipped and he fell off the cart to the ground near the right wheel. The thiller horse, taken with fear, 'dyd stertt' and pulled the wheel over the middle part of his body and crushed it",Cart,,Run over by,,Crushed body,Languished until 7 pm at TM's house,,"Horse, cart and wheels worth 20s in custody of TM at Ditton to queen's use ",,,, ,1564_4,G/547,9/1012b/167,,Kent,Leaveland,1564-03-24,"Raynold, John",Chetenden,John,M,Throwley,Labourer,,,,1564-03-23,3,,13:00,,Lowered standing in a 'bucket' by John Gyles and Margery Gyles his wife and Richard Gyles and Laetitia Easton into John Gyles' well at Leaveland to clean it,The fumes in the well made him swoon (he 'did sownde') and he fell off the bucket and to the lowest part of the well,Well,,Fall into,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/548,9/1012b/166,,Kent,Finglesham,1564-07-10,"Brooke, John",Essex,William,M,,Carpenter,,,,1564-07-10,7,,17:00,,Chopping timber with 'a brode axe',Suddenly the axe slipped off the timber and cut his left foot in the 'instep',Axe,,Struck by,,"Wound to left foot, 1 in wide, 2 in deep, died from loss of blood",Instant,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/549,9/1012b/165,,Kent,Worth,1564-06-16,"Brooke, John",Brette,John,M,,,,15,,1564-06-16,6,,10:00-11:00,,Digging chalk in 'a chaulke pytte' near 'hamme brige' in parish of Worth,"Suddenly a great part of the chalk fell on him, knocked him to the ground, battered his body, broke his left arm and did other enormities to him",Chalk,,Fell on him,,Broken left arm and body crushed,Instant,,,,,, ,1564_4,G/550,9/1012b/164,,Kent,Waldershare,1564-06-14,"Brooke, John",Frauncys,Edmund,M,Waldershare,Labourer,,,,1564-06-14,6,,05:00-06:00,,On the orders of his master Henry Morley of Waldershare he borrowed the cart (biga) of Richard Tome of Waldershare (one of the jurors) his neighbour. It was drawn by a gelding of HM to HM's house,As he drove the cart through HM's gate the cart went over 'an asshen bough' lying next to the gate and the left wheel of the cart knocked EF against the gatepost on the back part of his head and back,Gatepost,,Crushed against,,Wound to back part of head and back,Instant,,Cart and gelding worth 33s 4d in custody of HM,,,, ,1564_4,G/551,9/1012b/163,,Kent,Chislet,1564-04-25,"Brooke, John",Dyker,Thomas,M,Chislet,Labourer,,,,1564-04-25,4,,08:00-09:00,,"Driving the plough of Robert Rawson [?] of Chislet, husbandman, his master, in a field, with 'a gode' in his hands with which he was driving a mare pulling the plough",With its right rear hoof mare struck him in the left part of his belly under the 'shorte rybbes',Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to belly below the short ribs,Languished until 1 pm at Chislet,,Mare worth 16s in custody of Richard Roos,,,, ,1564_4,G/552,9/1012b/162,,Surrey,Oxted,1564-05-23,"Ellyott, Robert",Downyng,Thomas,M,,,,,,1564-04-28,4,,,,"In the house of Jane Smyth, widow, at Oxted, playing with 'a lytell dagger' he was holding in his right hand",By misfortune and against his will he gave himself a wound in the right side,Dagger,,Struck by,,Wound to right side 6 in deep,Instant,,Dagger worth 6d,,,, ,1564_4,G/553,9/1012b/161,,Surrey,Nutfield,1564-05-24,"Ellyott, Robert",Wallys,Alan,M,,,,,,1564-05-08,5,,,,Cutting the top off an oak tree,One branch fell on him by misfortune and killed him by its weight and fall on his whole body,Oak branch,,Fell on him,,,,,Branch worth 2d,,,, ,1565_1,G/554,9/611/33,,Wiltshire,Westbury,1564-09-24,"Brydges, William",Adlam,William,M,Westbury,,,10,,1564-09-22,9,,,,(As it is to be thought) he went with John Vorde servant of his father Ambrose Adlam to a pasture close at Westbury called the 'hylwoodd' to catch a horse pasturing there and take it to AA's house,"WA, thinking to ride, jumped onto the horse, but at its entry onto the common road the horse stumbled and WA fell off headlong onto an oak post where his head was broken",Oak post,Horse,Fall onto,Fall from,Broken head,,,Horse worth 8s in custody of Ambrose Adlam,,,, ,1565_2,G/555,9/610a/30,,Yorkshire,Austhorpe,1565-01-22,"Gascoigne, William",Bywater,Jane,F,Austhorpe,Spinster,,,,1564-01-21,1,,19:00,,Went with a vessel for water in the ice to a pit at the back of the house of William Hutchinson of Austhorpe,In walking on the ice her feet slipped and she fell into the pit 'grovelyng[es]' under the ice,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/556,9/610a/31,,Yorkshire,Methley,1564-08-14,"Gascoigne, William",Dobson,Gilbert,M,Rothwell,Yeoman,,,,1564-08-13,8,,,,Riding on a mare across River Calder at Methley towards township of [damaged]eare about his business,He and the mare fell into a 'wheilpit' or 'quyksand' in the river which was there unbeknownst to GD and both drowned by misfortune and against their wills,River Calder,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/557,9/610a/32,,Yorkshire,Sandal,1564-11-24,"Gascoigne, William",Hanson,William,M,Crigglestone,Collier,,,,1564-11-20,11,,,,Next to a 'colepit' at Crigglestone,By misfortune fell into the coalpit,Coalpit,,Fall into,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/558,9/610a/33,,Yorkshire,Leeds,1565-01-08,"Gascoigne, William",Clyf,John,M,Wortley,Labourer,,,,1565-01-08,1,,11:00,,Riding in a lane called 'holbekelayne' at Holbeck from Wortley on a light bay horse of Christopher Samson of Wortley intending to ride to the fair at Leeds,He and the horse fell suddenly and by misfortune into a great pit of water made by a flood of the River Calder,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 7s in custody of Christopher Samson of Wortley and three [soctas?] which were on the back of the horse worth 3s in custody of Brian Fawcet of Holbeck,,,, ,1565_2,G/559,9/610a/34,,Yorkshire,Woodkirk,1565-02-27,"Gascoigne, William",Le ,Richard,M,Woodkirk,Labourer,,,,1565-02-26,2,,13:00,,Digging up an oak tree growing in place called 'whyttyngley' in Woodkirk,Suddenly and by misfortune the oak tree fell on him,Oak tree,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Oak tree worth 12d in custody of Ralph Crowder of Woodkirk, fletcher",,,, ,1565_2,G/560,9/610a/35,,Yorkshire,Horbury,1565-01-24,"Gascoigne, William",Gledell,Henry,M,Sowerby,Labourer,,,,1563-11-26,11,,17:00,,Crossing the River Ryburn neat 'batyng[es]' on the way to Sowerby to the home of his brother John Gledell,By misfortune and the weakness of his body he fell into the river (Ryburn flows into calder which eventually flows through Horbury),River Ryburn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Regnal year of accident wrong?,, ,1565_2,G/561,9/610a/36,,Yorkshire,Darton,1564-11-12,"Gascoigne, William",Smyth,Robert,M,Haymilne in Darton,Miller,,,,1564-04-16,4,,,,"Collecting 'flok[es]' (flocks = tufts of wool) in a fulling mill at Haymilne belonging to Jane Savell of Darton, widow",By misfortune he fell between the 'talpes' and the 'sills' of the fulling mill and his body was crushed by the movement of the mill,Fulling mill machinery,,Fall into,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Talpes, sills and other moving parts of mill worth 5s in custody of Jane Savell and a piece of cloth called 'anarroy white or brode cloithe' worth 6s 8d of William Wods of Bosten, clothier, was there and moving at the time, as was 'anarroy carsey' worth 3s 4d, also his",,,, ,1565_2,G/562,9/610a/54,,Yorkshire,Burton Agnes,1564-09-08,"Pacoke, Thomas",Eggilstone,Robert,M,Burton Agnes,Labourer,,,,1564-09-06,9,,10:00,,On a cart (plaustrum) loaded with sheaves of barley,Fell from the cart and it ran over his left leg,Cart,,Run over by,,Wound to left leg,Languished until 8 pm on 7 September,,"Cart, sheaves and animals worth £3 in custody of Thomas Leydes deputy almoner",,,, ,1565_2,G/563,9/610a/55,,Yorkshire,Tankersley,1565-04-02,"Calvard, William",Partryk,Mary,F,Pilley in Tankersley,Spinster,,,,1565-04-01,4,,10:00,,Walking on the common rood on a moor called 'pyllay hyll[es]',Fell by misfortune into an old pit called 'a stone pytt' next to the road,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/564,9/610a/56,,Yorkshire,Brinsworth,1564-08-14,"Calvard, William",Robenson,Elizabeth,F,Rotherham,Widow,Widow,,,1564-08-13,8,,22:00,,Walking on a footpath from Tinsley to Rotherham,At Brinsforth on the bank of the River Rother she fell in against her will,River Rother,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/565,9/610a/57,,York city,Bishopthorpe,1564-07-10,"Fale, Thomas, and Grene, Laurence",Johnson,Robert,M,York,Mariner,,,,1564-07-04,7,,,,Doing the lawful work of Peter Hudeless his master in a boat called a 'keele' on the River Ouse next to Middlethorpe Ings,He was standing on a 'loose planke' hanging from the boat and fell with it into the river,River Ouse,Plank on boat,Fall into,Fall from,Drowned,,,Plank worth 2s 6d in hands of Peter Hudelesse to use of mayor and citizens of York,,,, ,1565_2,G/566,9/610a/58,,Yorkshire,Croft-on-Tees,1565-01-05,"Smelt, Leonard",Atkensone,Margaret,F,Croft-on-Tees,Widow,Widow,,,1565-01-05,1,,04:00,,In her house near the River Tees,By a great flood of the river water came into her house and it was suddenly submerged and a beam of the house fell onto her head,House beam,,Fell on her,,Wound to head,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/567,9/610a/59,,Yorkshire,Kilham,1565-01-08,"Pacoke, Thomas",Atkinson,Robert,M,Harpham,Miller,,,,1565-01-06,1,,23:00,,Coming out of 'Kylham markyt',By misfortune at 'mylne hill' he fell on his face in a mixture of water and mud,Mud and water,,Fall into,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/568,9/610a/60,,Yorkshire,Newland,1565-02-22,"Pacoke, Thomas",Dixon,Thomas,M,Newland,Labourer,,,,1565-02-20,2,,17:00,,Riding between two packs of hay with the intention of feeding cattle,By misfortune he fell with the hay into a lake called 'the mauto[ur] lam dyke',Lake,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/569,9/610a/61,,Yorkshire,Gilling (East or West?),1565-02-19,"Smelt, Leonard",Shawe,Agnes,F,Gilling,Spinster,,,,1565-02-19,2,,05:00,,In a chamber of Thomas Rawe her master going about her business,Going down a staircase suddenly fell from it,Stairs,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/570,9/610a/62,,Yorkshire,Carleton,1564-08-04,"Calvard, William",Lawte,Robert,M,Carleton,Labourer,,,,1564-08-02,8,,,,At Carleton climbing onto a cart (plaustrum) of William Wylburn and Richard Ancoke at the front part of the cart between a yoke of oxen yoked to the cart called 'the waynehede oxen',One ox suddenly moved away from him so that he fell from the cart to the ground and then the ox struck him on the front of the head with its foot,Ox,,Kicked by,,Wound to front part of head,Instant,,Ox worth 20s in custody of Thomas Ledes deputy almoner,,,, ,1565_2,G/571,9/610a/102,,Devon,Dartmouth (Clifton-Dartmouth-Hardness),1565-01-17,"Ball, Nicholas",Furseman,William,M,,,,,,1564-12-01,12,,,,In a boat on the sea in the port of Dartmouth,Drowned by strength of the wind and tempest of the sea,Sea,,Fall into?,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/572,9/610a/103,,Devon,Dartmouth (Clifton-Dartmouth-Hardness),1565-02-07,"Ball, Nicholas",Bastarde,John,M,,,,,,1564-12-01,12,,,,In a boat on the sea in the port of Dartmouth,Drowned by strength of the wind and tempest of the sea,Sea,,Fall into?,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/573,9/610a/104,,Somerset,East Brent,1564-08-04,"Legh, Thomas",Barley,Philip,M,,,,12,,1564-07-19,7,,,,At East Brent,By misfortune fell into a pit full of water and remained under the water until he drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/574,9/610a/105,,Somerset,Keynsham,1564-08-08,"Legh, Thomas",Wheler,Alice,F,,,,,,1564-07-16,7,,16:00-18:00,,Went into a fulling mill at Keynsham called 'Aven mylle' to collect 'the myll flockes or puffes',"The flow of water increased greatly and overflowed the mill so that the wheel ran round and a piece of wood called 'the tappet' [OED 1745 A projecting arm or part in a machine, which by the movement of the latter comes intermittently into contact with another part, so as to give or receive motion] ran with the wheel so that another piece of timber called 'the shanke' fell on the top of her head and penetrated it and another piece of timber called 'the brace', moved by the wheel, rose and struck her in the teeth or mouth, thus giving her two mortal head wounds",Fulling mill machinery,,Struck by,,Wounds to top of head and mouth,Instant,,Mill worth 10s in custody of Robert Davey and John Lemak,,,, ,1565_2,G/575,9/610a/106m,,Somerset,Bridgwater,1565-03-20,"Legh, Thomas",Williams ,Cornelius,M,,,,,,1565-03-14,3,,16:00,,"On Bridgwater Haven between Combwich and Brigwater in a boat loaded with salt fish called 'saltefyshe', intending to take the fish from Combwich to Bridgwater to be sold",A great tempest arose in the air which so troubled the water that the boat turned over and they were thrown out into the water and drowned,River Parrett,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 20s in custody of burgesses of Bridgwater,,,, ,1565_2,G/575,9/610a/106m,,Somerset,Bridgwater,1565-03-20,"Legh, Thomas",Powre,Walter,M,,,,,,1565-03-14,3,,16:00,,"On Bridgwater Haven between Combwich and Brigwater in a boat loaded with salt fish called 'saltefyshe', intending to take the fish from Combwich to Bridgwater to be sold",A great tempest arose in the air which so troubled the water that the boat turned over and they were thrown out into the water and drowned,River Parrett,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 20s in custody of burgesses of Bridgwater,,,, ,1565_2,G/575,9/610a/106m,,Somerset,Bridgwater,1565-03-20,"Legh, Thomas",Fythjohn,James,M,,,,,,1565-03-14,3,,16:00,,"On Bridgwater Haven between Combwich and Brigwater in a boat loaded with salt fish called 'saltefyshe', intending to take the fish from Combwich to Bridgwater to be sold",A great tempest arose in the air which so troubled the water that the boat turned over and they were thrown out into the water and drowned,River Parrett,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 20s in custody of burgesses of Bridgwater,,,, ,1565_2,G/575,9/610a/106m,,Somerset,Bridgwater,1565-03-20,"Legh, Thomas",Tobyn,Richard,M,,,,,,1565-03-14,3,,16:00,,"On Bridgwater Haven between Combwich and Brigwater in a boat loaded with salt fish called 'saltefyshe', intending to take the fish from Combwich to Bridgwater to be sold",A great tempest arose in the air which so troubled the water that the boat turned over and they were thrown out into the water and drowned,River Parrett,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 20s in custody of burgesses of Bridgwater,,,, ,1565_2,G/575,9/610a/106m,,Somerset,Bridgwater,1565-03-20,"Legh, Thomas",Browne,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1565-03-14,3,,16:00,,"On Bridgwater Haven between Combwich and Brigwater in a boat loaded with salt fish called 'saltefyshe', intending to take the fish from Combwich to Bridgwater to be sold",A great tempest arose in the air which so troubled the water that the boat turned over and they were thrown out into the water and drowned,River Parrett,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 20s in custody of burgesses of Bridgwater,,,, ,1565_2,G/576,9/610a/107,,Dorset,Charmouth,1564-07-17,"Rogers, George",Lymbery,Jane,F,,,,8,,1564-07-15,7,,15:00-16:00,,Riding on a red gelding at Charmouth,Fell off gelding by misfortune into 'Stemforde water',Stream,Horse (red gelding),Fall into,Fall from,Drowned,,,Gelding worth 6s 8d in custody of Margery Maskall of Charmouth,,Signed by coroner; two jurors share victim's surname,, ,1565_2,G/577,9/610a/108,,Wiltshire,Trowle in Bradford-on-Avon,1564-08-28,"Brydges, William",Hendy,Mary,F,,,Daughter of Robert Hendy of Trowle,10,,1564-08-24,8,,19:00,,Went from house of Robert Hendy to pit or well called 'westwell' in Trowle common carrying 'a payle' to carry water in,"Thinking to fetch water, her feet slipped and she fell into the well six feet deep and eight feet wide",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/578,9/610a/109,,Wiltshire,Bathampton in Steeple Langford? (Battyndon),1565-01-11,"Brydges, William",Brynnyng,Elizabeth,F,,Girl,,12,,1565-01-09,1,,08:00,,Thinking to walk on the bank of a current next to a mill at 'Battyndon',By misfortune her feet slipped and she slipped into the current and was suddenly drowned,Mill-stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/579,9/610a/110,,Wiltshire,Lacock,1565-02-19,"Brydges, William",Hyll ,John,M,Lacock,Labourer,,,,1565-02-16,2,,16:00,,Cutting an oak tree with an axe in the close of Thomas Quarrels,"Root of the felled tree hit him in the head by misfortune, springing up from the soil as the tree fell ",Tree root,,Struck by,,Completely smashed head,Instant,,Tree seized as deodand to use of Henry Sharington esquire,,,, ,1565_2,G/580,9/610a/111,,Hampshire,Binsted,1564-08-28,"Tutt, Henry",Felder,Dorothy,F,,,,,,1564-08-28,8,,15:00,,In house of William Felder at Binsted taking 'a bucket of water' out of a well,"The bucket stood on the edge of the well, full of water, then fell with maximum force into the well and pulled her with it, so that she was drowned and suffocated in the water",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Bucket worth 3s 4d in custody of bailiff of Alton hundred,,,, ,1565_2,G/581,9/610a/125,,Shropshire,Myndmill (in Myndtown),1565-01-03,"Broke, Francis",Gyttens,Humphrey,M,,,,,,1565-01-02,1,,09:00,,In the mill at Myndmill,"Lifted 'the cogwheyll' with the intention of turning it round (or changing it?), but having his head between the wheel and a piece of timber called 'a briggetree' [OED 1822 ' the adjustable beam which supports the spindle of the ‘runner’ or upper stone in a grain mill'], one cog of the wheel struck him under the left ear and gave him a mortal wound ",Mill cog,,Struck by,,Wound to head below left ear,Instant,,Cog wheel worth 5s and bridgetree worth 6d in custody of John Sambroke of Myndmill,,First two jurors yeomen,, ,1565_2,G/582,9/610a/126,,Shropshire,Atcham,1564-11-21,"Higgons, George",Hotchkis,Richard,M,Atcham,Thatcher,,,,1564-11-15,11,,13:00,,At Abbots Betton (in Atcham parish) on the roof of Richard Askall's house 'thatching' it,In bending a rod used in his work called 'a spring or scoupe' he struck himself with it by misfortune in the face below his right eye ,Thatching-rod,,Struck by,,Wound to face below right eye 0.5 in deep,Languished at Atcham until 20 November,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/583,9/610a/127,,Staffordshire,Great Sugnall,1564-10-09,"Gervys, John",Allot,James,M,Sugnell,Yeoman,,,,1564-10-08,10,,04:00,,Going to the latrine at Sugnell,By great misfortune and chance he fell from 'a stere greysse' onto 'a nold sylle' and because of the weight of his body broke his neck,Stair ,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/584,9/610a/128,,Staffordshire,Leek,1564-07-25,"Warner, George",Bennet,Francis,M,,,,,,1564-05-21,5,,,,"Standing next to target where Ottewell Joderell of Macclesfield, Cheshire, gentleman, John Androw of Macclesfield, smith, Hugh Evesworth of Macclesfield, tailor, James Browne of 'Mygley', Cheshire, husbandman were shooting at 'buttes' at Macclesfield",OJ's arrow hit him by chance on left part of his head,Arrow,,Struck by,,"Wound to head, 2 in deep, 1 in wide",Languished until 24 July at Leek,,Arrow worth 1d,,,, ,1565_2,G/585,9/610a/129,,Staffordshire,Sandon,1565-02-02,"Warner, George",Olryche,William,M,,,,,,1564-12-20,12,,,,At Sandon,Fell by misfortune and chance into a ditch of water called the 'new dyche',Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/586,9/610b/160,,Norfolk,Shipdham,1564-11-27,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Symondes,Cecily,F,Shipdham,,,1,,1564-11-26,11,,,,Following her mother Marion Symondes of Shipdham spinster as she went from her house to the house of William Simondes of Shipdham her neighbour to lend a shovel or 'shulve',She was thrown by the force of the wind into a ditch,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/587,9/610b/161,,Norfolk,Sutton,1564-11-22,"Hunne, Thomas",Josse,Roger,M,Sutton,,,,,1564-10-28,10,,,,Went out alone from the house of William Bower of Sutton his master to 'the com[m]en fysshing ryver' where he was in the habit of fishing daily. By the bank was a boat of WB and he got in and rowed to the place where he wanted to put out a fishing net which he had put in the boat. ,When he had rowed there he threw the net into the water but it caught on a wooden post in the water and made the boat slip under him so he was thrown into the water,River,Boat,Fall into,Fall from,Drowned,,"John Harman, Richard Swayneson, Robert Harryson and Thomas Balles found the body",Boat worth 3s 4d in custody of town of Sutton,,,, ,1565_2,G/588,9/610b/162,,Norfolk,Hapton,1565-01-12,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Smyth,Oliver,M,Hapton,Servant of Oliver Edriche,,20,,1565-01-08,1,,10:00,,"Driving the cart (biga) of his master OE, loaded with wood, to OE's house along 'Eastgate strete' in Hapton",The thiller gelding at the front of the cart pulled it so fast that the front part or 'forecopps' hit him hard in the right part of his head,Cart,,Struck by,,Wound to right side of head,Languished until 11 January,,"Cart, wood and gelding worth 15s, in custody of Henry Grenewood deputy of William Ottey receiver-general of queen's almonry",,,, ,1565_2,G/589,9/610b/163,,Norfolk,Wymondham,1564-12-10,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Castelton,Thomas,M,Wymondham,Labourer,,,,1564-12-09,12,,15:00,,"At 'the Fayer lond' in Wymondham running fast behind the cart (biga) of Robert Stokton of W, husbandman, intending to load it with wood which RS was taking from TC's father William Carleton to carry",He struck himself on a stone,Stone,,Struck by,,,Instant,,,TC had no goods and chattels,,, ,1565_2,G/590,9/610b/164,,Suffolk (now Norfolk),Burgh Castle,1564-07-12,"Lovell, Thomas",Happer,Ralph,M,,,,3,,1564-07-08,7,,,,Went to play with other children at Burgh Castle,By misfortune fell into a stream and staggered / struggled (vacillavit) in it until he drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,jury asked to postpone verdict to 14 February ,, ,1565_2,G/591,9/610b/165,,Suffolk,Dennington,1564-11-03,"Lovell, Thomas",Chapman,Walter,M,,,,,,1564-11-01,11,,,,Ringing the second bell in 'the steple' in Dennington church with other men there ringing bells,A peace of tymb[er]' lying on upper beams in steeple fell because of the beams' vibration and hit him on the head,Timber,,Fell on him,,Wound to head,Instant,,,,jury asked to postpone verdict to 16 March ,, ,1565_2,G/592,9/610b/166,,Suffolk,Ashby,1564-12-12,"Lovell, Thomas",Battell,John,M,,,,,,1564-12-08,12,,,,Hunting 'a otter' and ran on 'ice' lying on Belton fen in Ashby,Suddenly the ice broke and he fell ino the water under it and he struggled in the water until he drowned,Fen,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,jury asked to postpone verdict to 14 February ,, ,1565_2,G/593,9/610b/167,,Suffolk,Beccles,1564-07-06,"Lovell, Thomas",Brasenhed,Judith,F,Beccles,Spinster,,16,,1564-07-01,7,,,,Went out of the house of Edward Armytage her master in Beccles to common stream with a 'payle' in her right hand intending to fetch water in it for the necessary use of the household,The pail filled with water was so heavy that she fell with it against her will into the stream and struggled in the water until she drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/594,9/610b/168,,Suffolk,Stradbroke,1564-10-09,"Lovell, Thomas",Drake,William,M,,,,,,1564-10-07,10,,,,Climbing 'a wardeyn tre' at Stradbroke to pick 'wardens' (OED an old variety of baking pear),"A rotten branch on which he was standing broke, he lost his hold and fell to the ground",Pear tree,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/595,9/610b/169,,Cambridgeshire,Castle Camps,1565-02-07,"Amye, John",Spycer,John,M,Castle Camps,,,,,1565-02-05,2,,,,"Being 'hyred' with John Jegen keeper of Castle Camps park, JJ sent him into the park to cut certain branches of the trees to feed the animals there in the extreme or snowy weather",He went to a oak tree with a 'hatchet' in his hand and climbed it but stood on 'a smale or slender bowghe' to cut another branch growing a little higher. That branch fell sooner than expected and by the violence of its fall he and the slender branch fell to the ground,Oak tree,,Fall from,,,,,Hatchet worth 6d,,jury five yeomen and seven labourers,, ,1565_2,G/596,9/610b/170,,Cambridgeshire,Horningsea,1564-10-01,"Slegge, Edward",Rusworth,Henry,M,,,,1,,1564-09-18,9,,,,Lying in the common street in Horningsea,"Four horses drawing a cart (caruca) of Thomas Brady of Ditton, running without anyone leading or having charge of them drew left wheel over his head, pressing it into the ground so that brain came out of left side",Cart,,Run over by,,"Head wound, brain came out",Presently,,"Each horse worth 26s 8d so total £5 6s 8d, cart worth 30s",,,, ,1565_2,G/597,9/610b/171,,Cambridgeshire,Isleham,1565-02-14,"Amye, John",Maste,William,M,Isleham,,,,,1564-02-01,2,,,,"Randolph Durante, father of WM in law (father-in-law or stepfather?), sent WM his son about 1 pm into a pasture called the 'Bollokes pasture or Fenne' near the village of Isleham to look for mares and horses of RD.","He looked for longer than he expected until night was coming on and it was cold and he was tired and because of the 'mystes or rymes' he couldn't find the right way home. He came unexpectedly to the 'comen ryver', which was covered with snow and ice, and thought he could cross it, but the ice broke and he fell in and drowned",River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,"jury two yeomen, eleven labourers",, ,1565_2,G/598,9/610b/172,,Huntingdonshire,Hemingford Grey,1565-01-13,"Swynborne, Simon",Austen,John,M,,,,,,1565-01-10,1,,12:00-13:00,,In a boat on the river at HG carrying soil / clay to the mill,Boat stuck on the ground and JA worked very hard with a large oar so that the boat went towards a whirlpool in a deep place and the violent flow of the water swamped the boat,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/599,9/610b/173,,Huntingdonshire,Hemingford Grey,1565-03-08,"Swynborne, Simon",Fowcher,Robert,M,,,,,,1565-03-06,3,Saturday,,,Playing at 'the footeball' with divers others at HG,"Running very violently, struck the ball and was suddenly prostrated on the ground; an 'impostume' (OED a purulent swelling or cyst; an abscess) secretly existing in his body broke and divers corruptions and bad stenches came out of it in the presence of divers dependable witnesses",Ground,,Fall onto,,Abscess burst,Languished until 11 pm and died of the illness,,,,"one clerk marked as misfortune, another as divine visitation",, ,1565_2,G/600,9/610b/174,,Bedfordshire,Northill,1564-09-01,"Aldryche, Roger",Flecher alias Coke,Agnes,F,Old Warden,Spinster,,9,,1564-08-28,8,,,,In the close of William Flecher alias Coke at Old Warden where four horsesof WF were eating peas,One grey horse called the 'fyll horse' struck her in the face with its foot,Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to face,Died on 30 August,,Horse worth 6s 8d in hands of WF to queen's use,,,, ,1565_2,G/601,9/610b/175,,Bedfordshire,Tingrith,1564-08-27,"Sampson, Richard",Markam,William,M,Tingrith,Labourer,,,,1564-08-18,8,,,,"Going under a hedge called 'Stockyng hedge' at Tingrith to exclude the oxen and horses of William Tyler of Tingrith, husbandman, being from his plough (i.e. detached from his plough?)",He slipped to the ground and the 'sharre' of the plough struck him on the back part of the head,Plough share,,Struck by,,Wound to back part of head through to brain,Languished until 28 August at Tingrith,,Plough share worth 20d in hands of township of Tingrith to queen's use,,,, ,1565_2,G/602,9/610b/176,,Buckinghamshire,Olney,1565-01-02,"Saunders, John",Harberd,William,M,Olney,Labourer,,,,1564-12-27,12,,16:00,,Had a grey gelding in his hand in the fields of Olney which he tied with a halter to his right arm,Suddenly it ran away from him and dragged him along the ground,Horse (grey gelding),,Dragged by,,,Instant,,Gelding worth 13s 4d in custody of Christopher Throughton deputy almoner to queen,,,, ,1565_2,G/603,9/610b/177,,Bedfordshire,Eaton Socon,1564-08-09,"Aldrych, Roger",Bercock,Jane,F,Eaton,Spinster,,,,1564-08-09,8,,,,"Riding in an empty cart (quadriga) drawn by three horses of John Stocker of Eaton, gentleman (VCH shows Stockers resident at Eaton Socon C16-17), which was in 'Sebusshfeld' at ES to carry barley","By misfortune the 'Fyllhorse' pulled alone onto a little hill by the queen's highway, the cart turned over and the 'ravys' of the cart struck her on the head",Cart rathes,,Struck by,,Wound to head,Instant,,Rathes worth 13s 4d which remain in hands of John Stocker to use of queen,,Signed by coroner,, ,1565_2,G/604,9/610b/199,,Lincolnshire,Asgarby,1564-12-10,"Clark, William",Persone,John,M,Asgarby,Husbandman,,,,1564-12-05,12,,08:00,,Went from his house in Asgarby towards 'beyforest' in fields of Kyme to see the horses and other animals he had there,The road to 'beyforest' led close to a pond in the fields of Asgarby. The wind blew strongly and the water surged up and overflowed so that he could not tell the way and was confused (in stupore ment[is] factus est) and unexpectedly by chance fell into the overflowing pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/605,9/610b/200,,Nottingham town,Nottingham,1565-01-16,"Newton, Henry, and Brownley, John",Hawkeshawe,Robert,M,Nottingham,Carpenter,,,,1565-01-15,1,,01:00,,Went into his chamber in his house in Nottingham and carried a pillow and other 'bedclothes' from his bed to the other end of the chamber at the top of a staircase,Unexpectedly and negligently he fell down the staircase,Staircase,,Fall down,,Broken and twisted neck,,"William Carver of Nottingham, carpenter, found the body",Bedclothes worth 16d ,,One tanner on the jury,, ,1565_2,G/606,9/610b/201m,,Nottinghamshire,Littleborough,1564-10-27,"Standley, John",Williamson,Robert,M,,,,,,1564-10-14,10,,17:00,,Coming with several others to 'Littelbrough Ferry' at 'Redhill' and all rushing violently and inordinately into the ferry,The ferry was pushed down and overturned under the water of the River Trent and they fell in and drowned and suffocated,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned and suffocated,,,Ferry was moving and is worth 20s in hands of Thomas Burton of Littleborough,,,, ,1565_2,G/606,9/610b/201m,,Nottinghamshire,Littleborough,1564-10-27,"Standley, John",Blinkinsope,Robert,M,,,,,,1564-10-14,10,,17:00,,Coming with several others to 'Littelbrough Ferry' at 'Redhill' and all rushing violently and inordinately into the ferry,The ferry was pushed down and overturned under the water of the River Trent and they fell in and drowned and suffocated,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned and suffocated,,,Ferry was moving and is worth 20s in hands of Thomas Burton of Littleborough,,,, ,1565_2,G/607,9/610b/203,,Leicestershire,Hose,1565-03-05,"Grene / Grove, Thomas",Selby,Thomas,M,Hose,,,12,,1564-09-15,9,,19:00,,"In a cart (plaustrum) of George Forman of Hose, 'one yoke of oxen' being attached to the cart",By the violent traction of the oxen he was thrown by misfortune from the cart,Cart,,Fall from,,,,Ralph Wilde companion / colleague of TS was present,Cart worth [20s? Faded] in custody of George Forman and oxen worth [40s? Faded] in custody of Ralph Wilde,,,, ,1565_2,G/608,9/610b/204,,Leicestershire,Ratcliffe on the Wreake,1564-06-26,"Brett, William",Shawe,William,M,,,,,,1564-06-25,6,,,,Coming into the fields of Ratcliffe on the Wreake heaing towards RotW with a large piece of wood on a cart (carucat') belonging to him (WS),Cart of wood fell to the ground and lower end of wood fell on his body and threw it to the ground and pressed it down,Wood,,Fell on him,,Pressed body,Instant,,Wood worth 2s which Joseph Parker deputy almoner has received to queen's use,,,, ,1565_2,G/609,9/610b/205,,Derbyshire,Barlow,1564-10-27,"Stephenson, Richard",Nayler,Ralph,M,Barlow,,,,,1564-10-26,10,,18:00,,Walking between a mill and the house of John Nayler at Barlow and crossing a deep ditch full of water called 'the Whelewood Goote',Stumbled on the root of a tree growing there and fell by misfortune into the ditch,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/610,9/610b/206,,Warwickshire,Upper Ettington,1564-08-18,"Edgeworth, Roger",Gibson,Thomas,M,,,,,,1564-08-17,8,,,,Riding in a cart (carrus) of Ralph Waley gentleman his master and sleeping,"One wheel of the cart fell into a 'cartrowte' so the carter driving the horses told them to stand still, which they did, but the cart fell, striking TG near his right ear and greatly crushing his head",Cart,,Struck by,,Crushed head,Instant,,Cart worth 13s 4d in custody of Ralph Warley of ES gentleman,,,, ,1565_2,G/611,9/610b/207,,Warwickshire,Henley-in-Arden,1564-08-07,"Rogers, Henry",Bartheram,Thomas,M,,Boy,,12,,1564-08-06,8,,,,Going in a cart (plaustrum) loaded with hay at Henley-in-Arden,"Cart went down into a 'carte routte' and carter told the oxen to stand still which they did, but cart fell onto TB",Cart,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Cart worth 24s, hay 6s, in custody of Thomas Homes bailiff of Henley",,Copy of coroner's signature,, ,1565_2,G/612,9/610b/208,,Coventry city,Foleshill,1565-02-10,"Gregorie, Thomas",Meredeth,Thomas,M,Foleshill,Miller,,,,1565-01-27,1,,14:00,,Went from his house in Foleshill to Foleshill windmill where he was tenant of Thomas Smyth gentleman and climbed up the sails to put on the 'seill clothes',"Suddenly a tempest of wind arose and the sails turned and TM was thrown off and fell to the ground, by which his body was so crushed and bruised that he could not stand or go. Ambrose Meire found him and he and other neighbours took him to his (TM's) house",Windmill ,,Fall from,,Crushed and bruised body,Languished until 4 am on 28 January,,"Sails, sail cloths, axletree and 'ronges' and 'rynde' and upper millstone were all moving, so they are forfeit goods and deodands, worth 20s 2d, in custody of Geoffrey Skirrowe deputy almoner of queen in city of Coventry",,,, ,1565_2,G/613,9/610b/209,,Northamptonshire,Wadenhoe,1564-12-19,"Fosbroke, John",Brokebancke,Richard,M,Wadenhoe,Miller,,,,1564-12-17,12,,17:00,,"Was in the house of John Hayton of Wadenhoe his master and went down to a fulling mill, not thinking of the danger in the darkness or paying attention to his safety",Suddenly fell into the cradle (in cunam) of the mill and was struck gravely in the neck by the hammer called the 'toppet' (tappet),Fulling mill hammer,,Struck by,,Wound to neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/614,9/610b/210,,Northamptonshire,Woodnewton,1564-07-28,"Fosbroke, John",Butler,Henry,M,Woodnewton,Labourer,,,Ill and infirm for a long time beforehand,1564-07-27,7,,13:00,,Following a cart (currum) loaded with hay in queen's highway between Fotheringhay and Nassington and coming to a gateway did not think of the danger that might happen in trying to go between the gatepost and the cart,His body was gravely pressed between the gatepost and the back part of the hay,Gatepost,,Pressed against,,Pressed body,Instant,,Hay worth 6s 8d in custody of people of Woodnewton,,,, ,1565_2,G/615,9/610b/211,,Northamptonshire,Draughton,1564-07-30,"Fosbroke, John",Kynge,Henry,M,Draughton,Husbandman,,,,1564-07-29,7,,15:00,,Sitting in a cart (currum),"Suddenly and by misfortune cart turned over, fell on his body and pressed it forcefully into the ground",Cart,,Fell on him,,Pressed body,Instant,,"Cart worth 13s 4d, which remain with inhabitants of Draughton",,,, ,1565_2,G/616,9/610b/212,,Northamptonshire,Pytchley,1564-10-23,"Fosbroke, John",Eyre,John,M,Pytchley,,,,,1564-10-20,10,,09:00,,Came to sream alled 'Pytchley broke' intending to look for a horse which he thought had fallen into the stream,Walking by the stream and not paying attention to his safety he was suddenly thrown into the stream by the force of wind,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/617,9/610b/213,,Northamptonshire,Faxton,1564-10-17,"Fosbroke, John",Warde,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1564-10-15,10,Sunday,13:00,,At Faxton,"Not thinking how to avoid danger or paying attention rightly to her safety she ran suddenly and unexpectedly under the 'barre of iron' that Robert Warren of Faxton, labourer had thrown away from himself intending no harm or danger to anyone and it fell by misfortune on her head",Iron bar,,Fell on her,,Wound to head,Instant,,Iron bar worth 20d which remain in custody of inhabitants of Faxton,,,, ,1565_2,G/618,9/610b/214,,Northamptonshire,Little Oakley,1564-07-26,"Brudenell, Thomas",Tyers,Elizabeth,F,Little Oakley,Spinster,,,,1564-07-26,7,,06:00,,In the house of Edmund Tyers of Little Oakley her husband and went out to close of William Martyn esquire ,Intending to cross certain steps she suddenly fell onto a stake fixed in the hedge,Stake,,Fall onto,,Wound to stomach,Died about 7 a.m.,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/619,9/610b/215,,Northamptonshire,Great Billing,1565-02-09,"Newport, John",Sharpe,William,M,Great Billing,Husbandman,,,,1565-02-13,2,,,,Ploughing with a plough in a field called 'longfurlonge' in a furlong called 'longfurlonge' (sic) and taking his plough out of that furlong to go to his other lands in the same field,"A tempest of rain came down and made his feet slip and he fell to the ground and a young mare of George Fyssher of GB, attached to the plough, pulled the plough so fast that the 'culter' stuck into his leg ",Plough coulter,,Struck by,,"Wound to leg, 3 in deep, 2 in wide",Languished until 16 February at GB,,"Mare worth 6s 8d, plough coulter worth 6d",,"Date of inquest or accident wrong, probably inquest (should be 19 or 29 not 9 February?)",, ,1565_2,G/620,9/610b/216,,Northamptonshire,Raunds,1564-12-01,"Bolton, Thomas",Eyton,Richard,M,,,,,,1564-11-30,11,,,,Riding in 'a carte' in 'Blissett[es] lane' in Raunds,At the end of the lane turning into the town the cart fell and a 'ravestaff' struck him with the force of the fall in the left back part of his head behind the ear,Cart rathe ,,Struck by,,"Wound to back left of head behind the ear, 2 in deep",Instant,,Cart and wheels worth 10s in custody of Thomas Flyntam and Robert Chapman constables of Raunds,,,, ,1565_2,G/621,9/610b/237,,Middlesex,Westminster,1563-04-20,"Cooke, Robert",Roper,Richard,M,Knightsbridge,Yeoman,,,,1563-04-03,4,,,,At Putney in Surrey,Drowned in the Thames because of the dislodging of a bay gelding belonging to him,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Buried by order of Jane Roper his wife and John Bartlet of Westminster yeoman before the coming of the coroner ,Gelding worth 40s in custody of Jane Roper his wife,,Signed by coroner,, ,1565_2,G/622,9/610b/239,,Middlesex,St Martin-in-the-Fields,1564-09-02,"Cooke, Robert",Jonson,Diric / Dyrryk,M,St Martin-in-the -Fields,Beer brewer,,,,1564-08-27,8,,20:00,,"Had divers opprobrious and contumelious words with with Roger Nyckson, also brewer of St M's, both servants of John Bradburye of St M's brewer.",DJ gave RN a smack on the ear and RN fell to the ground and DJ fell on top of him. While they were wrestling a 'fallowe' coloured dog of JB ran into DJ and bit him in the right arm,Dog,,Bitten by,,Wound to right arm,"Languished until 1 September at St M's, dying between 8 and 9 am",,Dog worth 20s in custody of John Bradburye,,Signed by coroner,, ,1565_2,G/623,9/610b/247,,Surrey,Kingston upon Thames,1564-08-11,"Carpynter, Robert, and Stephyn, William",Elysaunder,Robert,M,,Servant of John Smyth of Ham in parish of Kingston upon Thames,,14,,1564-07-21,7,,,,Riding on a 'roned' coloured horse of John Smyth from Kingston to Ham,Fell from the horse to the ground with one leg hanging in the 'horse harneys' and the horse trampled his chest and broke his ribs,Horse,,Trampled by,,Broken ribs,,,Horse worth 40s in custody of John Smyth,,"Signed by jurors, six signatures and four or more marks",, ,1565_2,G/624,9/610b/248,,Surrey,Walton-on-Thames,1564-05-27,"Carpynter, Robert, and Stephyn, William",Starre,Isabella,F,,,"One of the daughters of James Starre of Walton, labourer",5,,1564-03-26,3,,,,Went to a well near Walton-on-Thames at a place called 'Paynes Hyll' to fetch water,Stretched out towards the water and fell into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,"Signed by jurors, one signature and twelve marks",, ,1565_2,G/625,9/610b/249,,Kent,Shelving in Barham,1564-10-13,"Brooke, John",Joyner,Walter,M,,,,,,1564-10-10,10,,,,"Cleaning the well of James Andrew of Barham, he was in the well and filled the 'buckett' with stones and rubble (?cementariis) called 'Rubbyshe' from the well",In drawing up the bucket it knocked against the side of the well and one stone fell out of it and hit him on the head and forced out his brain so that he died in the well,Stone,,Fell on him,,"Wound to head, 0.5 in long, 0.25 in deep, brain forced out",Instant,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/626,9/610b/250,,Kent,Tonbridge,1565-03-12,"Webbe, William",William,John,M,,"Servant of David Wyllard of Hadlow, yeoman (as fined for taking part in Wyatt's rebellion, Loades, TwoTudor Conspiacies appendix II?) ",,,,1565-03-08,3,,11:00,,"Being idle and moved by wantonness he climbed to the highest part of 'the Furnase of an iron myll' belonging to David Wyllard in parish of Tonbridge, constructed to use wood to make iron metal and full of charcoal. He went into the top part of the furnace and played and jumped on the charcoal and agitated the bits of charcoal with his feet, the charcoal in the lowest part of the furnace being already on fire and the charcoal in the middle part having in some measure sunk down by the strength of the fire",His jumping made an opening in the charcoal through which the smoke and dust from the charcoal in the lower part suddenly strongly rose up and suffocated and strangled him,Charcoal smoke,,Suffocated by,,Suffocated,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/627,9/610b/251,,Kent,Cranbrook,1564-08-02,"Raynold, John",Boxe,Edward,M,Cranbrook,,,5,,1564-07-17,7,,18:00,,Playing by a stream near the house of Richard Tybold of Cranbrook,By chance and misfortune suddenly fell into the stream,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/628,9/610b/252,,Kent,Ulcombe,1565-01-14,"Raynold, John",Barlyng,John,M,,,Son of John Barlyng of Ulcombe butcher,2,,1565-01-13,1,,14:00,,"Walking by a pond called 'a server' (sic, for sewer?) near house of JB his father",By chance and bad fortune he stumbled and fell into the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/629,9/610b/253,,Kent,Stoke in Hoo hundred,1565-03-10,"Webbe, William",Kentt,Thomas,M,Stoke,Labourer,,,,1565-03-09,3,,12:00,,Climbed an elm tree at Stoke by its branches to cut off the top and cut off branches,"Standing on one branch to cut another, the branch suddenly broke and he fell down from the top of the tree to the ground onto his head",Tree,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/630,9/610b/254,,Kent,Tonbridge,1565-03-16,"Webbe, William",Quyddyngton,James,M,,,"Son of Thomas Quyddyngton of Tonbridge, tailor",10,,1565-03-13,3,,13:00,,"Sitting at a table in house of TQ his father with a small knife with a sharp point in his right hand, 'ryppyng' an old pair of shoes","When he finished his work and got down hastily from the table with the knife still in his right hand, he fell to the ground with his chest on the point of the knife, wounding himself by misfortune",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to chest, 0.5 in long, 3 in deep",Languished until 2 pm,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/631,9/610b/255,,Kent,Great Chart,1564-08-24,"Strogull, John",Stanley,Robert,M,Great Chart,Labourer,,,,1565-08-23,8,,04:00,,At a place called 'chelmynton' in Great Chart riding on a brown bay gelding of Richard Yong of GC his master on a stone wall adjoining water called the 'moit / moote?' (moat?) on the south side of the messuage,Horse fell and they both fell into the moat,Moat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Gelding worth 10s in custody of Richard Yong,,,, ,1565_2,G/632,9/610b/256,,Kent,Lewisham,1564-12-17,"Goodwyn, John",Smyth,Elizabeth,F,,Servant of Richard Peverell,,,,1564-12-15,12,,,,"Lying and sleeping on top of sacks of malt in cart (currus) that Robert Wilkenson, servant of Thomas Startyn of parish of St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey Street,, carman, was driving with three horses (black, grey and bay) and a gelding (white) loaded with four quarters of malt in six sacks from Bermondsey Street in Surrey to 'lome pytt[es] hill' in Lewisham",As he drove down the hill the cart suddenly turned over and her body was totally crushed,Cart,,Turned over on her,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Three horses, gelding and cart worth 31s 8d delivered (apparently items themselves) to queen's almoner; malt worth 20s in custody of Richard Peverell of Lewisham for safekeeping to use of queen ",,Jurors given postponement of verdict to 9 January at East Greenwich and then 16 February at Lewisham,, ,1565_2,G/633,9/610b/257,,Kent,Bromley,1564-09-14,"Ricard, Richard",Alen,Henry,M,Bromley,Bricklayer,,,,1564-09-08,9,,14:00,,"Together with others unknown at Bromley Park watching about nine archers shooting at 'twelvescore prick[es]', among them Griffith Browne of Bromley, yeoman",By chance and misfortune GB's arrow fell on HA's arm,Arrow,,Struck by,,Wound to arm,Languished until 11 September at Bromley,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/634,9/610b/258,,Essex,Fordham,1565-02-19,"Knott, Thomas",Pilgreme,John,M,Fordham,"Miller, servant of Robert Noothe of Fordham, miller",,30,,1564-06-02,6,,04:00-06:00,,Greasing the cogs and trindles of a mill (faded),Left hand and arm caught by turning wheels and pulled off his body,Mill machinery,,Caught by ,,Arm and hand pulled off,Languished until 26 June at Colchester,,"Wheels worth 3s 4d, money in hands of bailiff of Lexden",,,, ,1565_2,G/635,9/610b/259,,Essex,Shadwell,1564-04-24,"Knott, Thomas",Crowe,Richard,M,,,,17,,1564-04-22,4,,10:00-11:00,,On queen's highway at Shadwell driving a black mare of William Shewman (?faded) of Shadwell drawing a 'sleade' carrying a fully loaded barrel of water,Fell to the ground by misfortune and the mare pulled the sled over his body,Sled,,Run over by,,Pressed and crushed body,Instant,,Mare and sled worth 10s in custody of William ?Shewman ,,,, ,1565_2,G/636,9/610b/260,,Hertfordshire,Howe in Berkhamsted,1564-09-07,"Laycock, John",Hayward,Andrew,M,Howe,Labourer,,,,1564-09-06,9,,,,Riding on a bay gelding in a pond at Howe,Fell by misfortune off the back of the gelding into the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Gelding worth 10s in hands of his wife and relict,,,, ,1565_2,G/637,9/610b/261,,Hertfordshire,Cottered,1564-06-18,"Laycock, John",Crowcheman,Alice,F,,Spinster,,,,1564-06-13,6,,,,Went out to 'a pounde' at Cottered with 'a pale' in her right hand to fill it with water,"Reaching out for the water she held onto 'a stake' in the water with her left hand so she wouldn't fall in, but suddenly and by misfortune the stake broke",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/638,9/610b/262,,Hertfordshire,Stondon,1564-12-11,"Laycock, John",Sympson,Anne,F,,,"Daughter of William Sympson of Stondon, miller",5,,1564-12-10,12,,11:00,,Went out to a pond next to the mill at Stondon and looked into the water,By misfortune fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,First juror a gentleman,, ,1565_2,G/639,9/610b/263,,Hertfordshire,Berkhamsted St Peter,1564-08-19,"Laycock, John",Brassett,Walter,M,,,,,,1564-02-15,2,,,,"In a close belonging to Edward Feeld at Berkhamsted St Peter’s, ‘plaing at the foteball’ with divers other men of B St P. ",Suddenly and by misfortune he fell onto the ground and ‘a pece of a maple stubbe’ perforated his right leg ‘into the smalle of the legge’,Maple tree stump,,Fall onto,,Wound to right leg the breadth of a grain of barley and 1 in deep ,Died within half an hour by great effusion of blood. ,,Maple of no value,,First juror a gentleman,, ,1565_2,G/640,9/610b/264,,Hertfordshire,"Lemsford Mill, Bishop's Hatfield",1564-07-31,"Laycock, John",Ilatt,Roger,M,,Miller,,,,1564-07-31,7,,,,Went to the water mill to grease the 'coggewhele' as it turned,A 'cog' got caught in the sleeve of his tunic and he was crushed,Water mill machinery,,Caught by,,Crushed body,,,"Cog wheel, mill stone, 'waterwhele' and 'rundell' worth 16s in hands of Christopher Wright deputy almoner ",,,, ,1565_2,G/641,9/610b/265,,Hertfordshire,North Mymms,1564-12-29,"Bedell, Thomas",Ewyne,Thomas,M,North Mymms,,,,,1564-12-27,12,,10:00-11:00,,"Intending to come home carrying small wood called 'clyfte' (OED clift, split wood for fuel) on his shoulders",In a place called 'mim[m]es woode' his feet slipped on the ice,Ice,,Fall on,,,,,"Wood worth 1d in hands of William Shaw, constable at NM",,Signed by coroner / feodary,, ,1565_2,G/642,9/610b/266,,Hertfordshire,Pirton,1564-11-10,"Cocke, William",Peche,Thomas,M,Pirton,Labourer,,,,1564-11-06,11,,10:00-11:00,,Intending to dig out clay from the 'clay pitt',A mass of clay to the quantity of one cart-load fell on him by misfortune,Clay,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,,,Clay worth 1d in hands of John Wilkynson constable of Pirton,,First juror a gentleman; signed by coroner,, ,1565_2,G/643,9/610b/267m,,Hertfordshire,Frere Street in Sawbridgeworth,1564-10-15,"Laycocke, John",Adam,Ellen / Alice,F,,,,12,,,,,,,EA was carrying GR in her arms and went out to the well at FS in S,She bent forward towards the well and suddenly they both fell in,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_2,G/643,9/610b/267m,,Hertfordshire,Frere Street in Sawbridgeworth,1564-10-15,"Laycocke, John",Ramme,George,M,,,"Son of John Ramme of Sawbridgeworth, labourer",0.5,,,,,,,EA was carrying GR in her arms and went out to the well at FS in S,She bent forward towards the well and suddenly they both fell in,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_3,G/644,9/612/40,,Suffolk,Beccles,1565-07-30,"Hopton, Sir Owen (sheriff)",Whytman,Margaret,F,,,Wife of Thomas Whytman,,,1563-02-11,2,,,,Sitting in TW's cart drawn by TW's four horses in queen's highway in Kessingland in great wind and tempest,"The 'gable end' of house of Richard Skarlett of Kessingland was blown towards the road and a piece of timber, the 'nethersoyle' of a window violently fell on her",Timber,,Fell on her,,Wound to right part of neck,Instant,,Timber worth 6d in custody of RS,,,, ,1565_3,G/645,9/612/65,,Middlesex,Hounslow,1565-06-13,"Cooke, Robert",Morrell,Jane,F,Hounslow,Spinster,,, Excessively filled with drink,1565-06-11,6,,13:00-15:00,,Went to a 'moate' situated at the rear of the house of Anthony Roume (?) her master to wash her linen cloths,Being excessively filled with drink (nimis potu on[er]ata) she suddenly and by chance and against her will fell into the water,Moat,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1565_3,G/646,9/612/67,,Wiltshire,Rowde,1564-02-23,"Brydges, William",Treherne,James,M,,Servant of Thomas Hewys alias Worme of Rowde husbandman,,,,1564-02-21,2,,,,"Working at 'Elrowe' in Rowde in service of TH driving six oxen of TH drawing a plough, tilling the ground and carrying on his shoulder an axe","The 'fore landoxe' suddenly turned round and knocked him to the ground with its head, and the axe rolling under his head gave him a mortal wound",Axe,,Fall onto,,"Wound to back right of head, 1.25 in long, 0.125 in deep",Instant,,Axe worth 6d; ox worth 26s 8d in custody of TH alias W,,,, ,1565_4,G/647,9/613a/98,,Gloucestershire,Littledean,1564-07-10,"Streat, Henry",Cowper,Thomas,M,Littledean,,,,,1564-07-09,7,,,,At Littledean,Suddenly and by misfortune fell backwards onto a stone,Stone,,Fall onto,,,Languished until 10 July at Littledean,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1565_4,G/648,9/613a/108,,Staffordshire,Stone,1565-08-07,"Gervys, John",Cowper,Edward,M,,,,,,1565-08-04,8,,14:00,,"At Stone carrying the hay of William Nyckesson of Stone, innholder in a meadow called 'mablemore' next to the River Trent",By fortune his feet slipped and he fell in,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,First juror a yeoman ,, ,1565_4,G/649,9/613a/109,,Oxfordshire,Ardington,1565-07-15,"Vaghan, Maurice",Albott,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1565-06-18,6,,,,"Sitting with Robert Phyppes next to the wall of her house at A watching Robert Phyppes, Francis Robynson and others who were throwing a workman’s hammer called ‘a sledge’","Francis Robynson threw the hammer, warning those standing by, but Elizabeth got up and ran off and the hammer struck her on the head. Jurors say that if she had stayed by the wall with Robert Phyppes she would have been unharmed.",Hammer,,Struck by,,Wound to head,Languished until 6 July and died. ,,Hammer worth 20d remains in the custody of Thomas Albott.,,Signed by coroner,, ,1565_4,G/650,9/613a/110,,Oxfordshire,Ipsden,1565-05-30,"Wilde, Edmund",Burman,Edward,M,,,,,,1565-05-30,5,,07:00,,Going along queen's highway called 'uxmerehethewey' in Ipsden sitting in a cart (biga) of Henry Smythe his master,"Thiller horse suddenly jumped and went off road pulling cart onto a little hill on right side of road, cart turned over and right wheel by great misfortune fell on right part of his head",Cart,,Fell on him,,Wound to head,Instant,,"Horse worth 13s 4d, wheel 6s 8d, they have been seized ",,,, ,1565_4,G/651,9/613a/111,,Shropshire,Diddlebury,1565-07-07,"Broke, Francis",Edwardes,William,M,,,,,,1565-07-05,7,,13:00,,Following a mare at Diddlebury to catch it,Mare struck him with its 'hynder Feytt' in the left part of his stomach,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to stomach,Languished until 5 am on 6 July,,,,"First two jurors gentlemen, next three yeomen",, ,1565_4,G/652,9/613a/112,,Staffordshire,Stone,1565-08-06,"Gervys, John",Brodshawe,Dorothy,F,,,,,,1565-08-04,8,,,,In a meadow at Stone called 'mableymore' next to River Trent,By chance and misfortune her feet slipped and she fell in,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/653,9/613a/113,,Herefordshire,Mordiford,1565-03-24,"Jauncy, John",Lyngeyn,John,M,,,,,,1565-02-05,2,,,,Riding from city of Hereford to Mordiford,"Between Hampton Bishop and Mordiford the road was covered with water of great depth and the sorrel mare on which JL was riding fell by misfortune into the water on top of JL. FP dismounted to help him but could not get to him because of the depth of the water and could not defend himself against the water, so both drowned",Water on road,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,JL's mare worth 6s 8d in custody of Richard Dobyns,,First juror a gentleman,, ,1565_4,G/654,9/613a/113,,Herefordshire,Mordiford,1565-03-24,"Jauncy, John",Pulter,Francis,M,,,,,,1565-02-05,2,,,,Riding from city of Hereford to Mordiford,"Between Hampton Bishop and Mordiford the road was covered with water of great depth and the sorrel mare on which JL was riding fell by misfortune into the water on top of JL. FP dismounted to help him but could not get to him because of the depth of the water and could not defend himself against the water, so both drowned",Water on road,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,JL's mare worth 6s 8d in custody of Richard Dobyns,,First juror a gentleman,, ,1565_4,G/655,9/613a/114,,Herefordshire,Bromyard,1565-04-20,"Jauncy, John",Burford,Richard,M,,,,,,1565-04-15,4,,,,Riding on a white horse in queen's highway from his house in Edwyn Ralph to Bromyard ,Horse fell throwing him to the ground and being very fat ('valde corpulent[us]') he died,Horse,,Fall from,,,Instant,,Horse worth 11s in custody of Alice Burford his widow,,,, ,1565_4,G/656,9/613a/115,,Herefordshire,Stoke Edith,1565-03-21,"Jauncy, John",Havard,George,M,Mordiford,Labourer,,,,1565-02-04,2,,,,At Mordiford drawing a 'corn wayn' out of the 'wayn house' of his father John Havard,By negligence (described) the 'body of the wayn' fell on his head and shoulders,Cart,,Fell on him,,Wound to right part of head and shoulders,Instant,,Cart worth 4s in custody of John Havard,,,, ,1565_4,G/657,9/613a/131,,Rutland,Essendine,1565-03-08,"Ireland, Edward and Chesylden, George",Stevens,Thomas,M,Essendine,Husbandman,,,,1565-03-08,3,,,,In a wood called 'newhawe' in Pickworth parish with his cart (biga) loaded with 'smallwoode' tied to the cart with a 'carterope'. ,"He drove the horses and oxen drawing the cart to a place in the wood called 'Foxearthes' where the wheels went down into the ground so that the horses and oxen could not pull the cart out and the right wheel went further into the ground, so he went to lift up the right side of the cart but it all fell on his back and pressed his body into the ground",Cart,,Fell on him,,Pressed body,Instant,,"Cart, wood and rope worth 10s in custody of Richard Jackson deputy almoner",,Signed by both coroners,, ,1565_4,G/658,9/613a/132,,Rutland,Morcott,1565-05-11,"Ireland, Edward and Chesylden, George",Knappe,Jane,F,Morcote,Spinster,,,,1565-05-04,5,,09:00-10:00,,"Leading a sorrel horse drawing 'an harrowe' with iron teeth belongong to John Drayton of Morcott yeoman on a piece of arable land in the fields of Morcott in a place called 'Linge gate', driving the horse with a rod in her right hand",The horse drew the harrow more strongly and hastily and she could not restrain it. She fell to the ground and the horse drew the harrow over her body and the iron teeth wounded her in fifteen separate places,Harrow,,Run over by,,"Fifteen wounds to body, especially in left leg 3 in deep, in knee 1 in deep, under right ear 1 in deep","Died at 3 am on 11 May in house of William Rutkyn of Morcott, husbandman",,"Horse worth 18s, harrow 16d, in custody of Richard Jackson deputy almoner",,Signed by both coroners,, ,1565_4,G/659,9/613a/133,,Nottinghamshire,South Clifton,1565-07-14,"Standley, John",Jacsone,Robert,M,,Child,,,,1565-07-11,7,,14:00,,Lying in the queen's highway at South Clifton in a place called 'crosse grene',Cart (plaustrum) loaded with muck ran over his body and right wheel gave him a mortal wound,Cart,,Run over by,,,Instant,,Wheel worth 10s,,,, ,1565_4,G/660,9/613a/134,,Nottinghamshire,Edwalton,1565-07-04,"Roos, Richard",Popull,William,M,,,,,,1565-07-03,7,,13:00,,Came near a mare of John Mychell of Edwalton at E,As soon as he came near the mare struck him in the face with its rear foot,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to face,Instant,,Mare worth 13s 4d in custody of John Mychell,,,, ,1565_4,G/661,9/613a/135,,Nottinghamshire,Sutton Bonington,1565-06-10,"Roos, Richard",Aldershaw,John,M,,,,,,1565-06-05,6,,13:00,,Riding on a grey mare at SB intending to cross River Soar carrying with him a box and 'a wyndoclothe' and a 'a cloke',Objects were heavy and fell and pulled him into the water,River Soar,,Fall into,,Drowned and suffocated by water,,,"Box, cloth and cloak worth 22d",,,, ,1565_4,G/662,9/613a/136,,Derbyshire,Baslow,1565-08-01,"Stephenson, Richard",Holmes,Anne,F,,,,,,1565-07-31,7,,15:00,,Going from Curbar to Bubnell crossed the Derwent on large stones called 'steppyng stones',By misfortune she slipped and fell into river,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/663,9/613a/137,,Derbyshire,Glossop,1565-07-12,"Stephenson, Richard",Downes,William,M,,,,,,1565-07-10,7,,15:00,,In an old barn at 'Ravenslache' in Glossop lifting up a piece of wood that held up the roof,The piece of wood and other pieces of wood of the barn fell on him,Timber,,Fell on him,,,,Peter Caverdyne found the body,Wood worth 2d in custody of Edward Downes,,,, ,1565_4,G/664,9/613a/138,,Derbyshire,Castleton,1565-07-13,"Stephenson, Richard",Mellor,Thomas,M,Edale,,,,,1565-07-11,7,,20:00,,At 'Cloughe' in Edale in parish of Castleton going along the bank of 'Dead Cloughe',He slipped and fell in a steep / broken (preruptus) place and fell among rocks,Rocks ,,Fall onto,,,Languished until 10 am on 12 July at Edale,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/665,9/613a/139,,Warwickshire,Atherstone,1565-03-19,"Hawes, Thomas",Repyngton,Richard,M,Atherstone,Tanner,,,,1565-03-18,3,,,,Riding on a gelding of Thomas Wood his master intending that it should drink in a pond called 'the covent poole' at Merevale,Fell off the back of the gelding by misfortune ,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Gelding worth 20s in custody of Thomas Wood to use of queen's almoner,,,, ,1565_4,G/666,9/613a/140,,Warwickshire,Haselor,1565-07-25,"Rogers, Henry",Ottye,John,M,,,,40,,1565-07-24,7,,,,Crossing a footbridge over the river between Haselor and 'Rowne alne' (Great / Little Alne?),Suddenly and unexpectedly his feet slipped off the bridge and he fell in,River Alne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/667,9/613a/141,,Warwickshire,Hatton,1565-06-10,"Rogers, Henry",Gybbes,Henry,M,,Young man,,26,,1565-06-06,6,,,,Going in a cart (plaustrum) loaded with wood at Hatton,"Cart slipped into a 'carte route', the oxen having been told to stand by the driver and not moving, then suddenly fell on him and crushed his body",Cart,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Cart worth 10s 8d, wood 16d, in custody of John Westenge constable of Barford",,,, ,1565_4,G/668,9/613a/142,,Northamptonshire,Arthingworth,1565-07-18,"Fosbroke, John",Wattes,Gregory,M,,Labourer,,,,1565-07-16,7,,16:00,,In the queen's highway at Arthingworth near a cart (currus) coming along,"Suddenly slipped and fell to the ground under the cart which ran him over, pressing his body strongly into the ground and seriously wounding it",Cart,,Run over by,,Pressed and wounded body,Instant,,Cart (or wheel?) worth 12s,,,, ,1565_4,G/669,9/613a/143,,Northamptonshire,Deenethorpe,1565-06-07,"Brudenell, Thomas",Tayler,William,M,,,,,,1565-06-06,6,,19:00,,"In the house of Thomas Tayler his father at Deenethorpe, acting in a childish manner",Suddenly fell backwards into a brass cauldron full of boiling water and because of the boiing heat of the water was very ill,Boiling water,,Fall into,,,Languished until 7 June,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/670,9/613a/144,,Northamptonshire,Deene ,1565-06-22,"Brudenell, Thomas",Waters,Henry,M,,,,,,1565-06-19,6,,21:00,,Seeing a bull in a pond in danger of drowning he went into the pond to help it and drive it out of the pond,Not considering the danger that might ensue or paying due attention to his safety in the attempt he was suddenly drowned ,Pond,,Went into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/671,9/613a/145,,Northamptonshire,Benefield Overthorpe,1565-06-01,"Brudenell, Thomas",Burde,William,M,,,,,,1565-05-31,5,,14:00,,In the house of Henry Burde at BO,"Went to a pit in the close of HB at BO and acted childishly next to it, not foreseeing the danger that might ensue, suddenly slipped and fell by misfortune into it",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/672,9/613a/146,,Nottinghamshire,Halam,1565-06-04,"Roos, Richard and Troughton, Thomas",Waren,John,M,,,,,,1565-06-13,6,,19:00,,In a cart (plaustrum) at Sutton,Mare leading the cart went off the queen's highway and turned over the cart,Cart,,Turned over on him,,Broken neck,Languished until 9 pm at Halam,,Mare worth 5s in custody of Thomas Troughton bailiff of Archbishop of York's liberties,,,, ,1565_4,G/673,9/613b/166,,York city,York,1565-07-04,"Fale, Thomas",Clarson,James,M,,Boy,,12,,1565-06-28,6,,20:00-21:00,,Took off his shoes and hose and went down into the River Ouse near a place called 'Saynt Martyn pitt[es]' to wash his feet and legs,Unexpectedly and against his will he slipped into a deep pit in the river newly sunk,River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,Body stayed in river until 4 July ,,,,, ,1565_4,G/674,9/613b/167,,Yorkshire,Well,1565-04-19,"Smelt, Leonard",White,Matthew,M,Well,Yeoman,,,,1565-04-18,4,,,,Walking from his tenement to a common pasture called 'Langwith' across a set of steps and a bridge at the bottom of the steps across a river,His feet slipped and he fell into the river and drowned by misfortune and the weakness of his body,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/675,9/613b/168,,Yorkshire,Dunnington,1565-07-14,"Cook, William",Langwith,Robert,M,Dunnington,Labourer,,,Ill with a 'canker',1565-07-13,7,,17:00,,"Walking in his garden in Dunnington, weak from his illness, intending to purge or empty his bowels",In the garden was a pit or well of water; not being of full sight or having strength he suddenly fell into it by misfortune against his will,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/676,9/613b/169,,Yorkshire,Goodmanham,1565-05-27,"Pacoke, Thomas",Appilton,Robert,M,,Child,Son of Robert Appilton of Goodmanham,3,,1565-05-26,5,,09:00-10:00,,Playing in the garden of Robert Appilton his father at Goodmanham,By misfortune stumbled and fell into a 'dunge pitt' and was suffocated and drowned by the muck and water in it,Dung pit,,Fall into,,Drowned and suffocated,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/677,9/613b/170,,Yorkshire,Flamborough,1565-08-27,"Pacoke, Thomas",Mawe,Barsebie ,F,Flamborough,Spinster,,,,1565-08-24,8,,11:00,,Went out of her father's house to well called 'mortson well' to wash 'a drinking can',By misfortune fell into the water and drowned,Well ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/678,9/613b/171,,Yorkshire,Thorne,1565-06-10,"Calvard, William",Cooke,Richard,M,Campsall,Tailor,,,,1565-06-09,6,,,,Navigating in a small boat on stream called 'Thornbrygedyk' at Thorne,"Intending to get off the stream at a place called 'Fyshelak wadyngstede', he fell into the stream because of a 'rope' in the boat",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Boat is the common boat for all those crossing the river; it and rope worth 13d remain at FW for that reason,,,, ,1565_4,G/679,9/613b/172,,Yorkshire,Sprotbrough,1565-06-15,"Calvard, William",Newell,Robert,M,Sprotbrough,Labourer,,,,1565-06-14,6,,13:00,,Washing himself in the River Don,Strength of the water in the river carried him into a 'whyrle pytte',River Don,,Went into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/680,9/613b/173,,Newcastle ,Newcastle upon Tyne,1565-08-23,"Ogle, Clement",Cooke,Thomas ,M,Newcastle upon Tyne,Mariner,,,,1565-08-15,8,,21:00,,At 'newekey',Fell by misfortune in the Tyne and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' occupations,, ,1565_4,G/681,9/613b/175,,Cumberland,Dacre,1565-01-05,"Alanby, John",Alen,Robert,M,,,,,,1565-01-05,1,,,,Riding in a stream called 'dacre becke' on a bay mare of Henry Smalman of Dacre,Fell by misfortune off the mare into the beck and was drowned by violence of the water,Dacre Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Mare worth 5s in custody of Henry Smalman to queen's use,,,, ,1565_4,G/682,9/613b/176,,Cumberland,Matterdale,1565-07-01,"Alanby, John",Nicholson,Alice,F,Matterdale,Spinster,,,,1565-07-01,7,,,,Carrying 'peites' in a cart (biga) drawn by a horse of Thomas Atkynson of Matterdale yeoman,By misfortune she fell under the cart which the horse drew over her head and she died from the 'bruse',Cart,,Run over by,,Bruised head,Instant,,Cart and horse worth 13s 4d in custody of Thomas Atkynson to queen's use,,,, ,1565_4,G/683,9/613b/177,,Cumberland,Carlisle,1565-07-12,Town coroners (not named),Unknown ,Unknown,M,,Boy,,,,1565-07-12,7,,15:00,,Unknown boy in the market at Carlisle,"A bear escaped from its keeper by misfortune together with its iron collar and violently attacked the boy, biting and wounding his belly",Bear,,Bitten by,,Wound to stomach,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/684,9/613b/178,,Cumberland,Brigham,1565-04-20,"Symson, Richard",Bolton,Janet,F,,Spinster,,,,1565-04-20,4,,,,Riding on a horse at Brigham crossing 'derwentwatter',Horse suddenly fell into the water and threw her violently into the water and she drowned in a whirlpool of the river,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 10s seized by Thomas Bolton of Emylton (?) ,,Jurors husbandmen,, ,1565_4,G/685,9/613b/179,,Cumberland,Camerton,1565-04-05,"Symson, Richard",Cragge,John,M,,Cleric,,,,1565-04-04,4,,,,"Riding on his necessary business at Camerton, crossing River Derwent on a weak horse on which a boy in his company, Thomas Stott aged 14, was also riding behind him at his back","In the middle of the river the horse stumbled (stumblavit) and suddenly fell onto JC and TS and threw JC into a whirlpool and into the depths of the river, where he drowned by misfortune, whereas TS by the grace of God got out of the water unharmed",River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Evidence supplied by Thomas Stott, John Smyth and others",Horse worth 6s seized by Thomas Leighe esquire deputy almoner to queen's use,,Jurors husbandmen,, ,1565_4,G/686,9/613b/180,,Westmorland,Brampton,1565-09-20,"Baynebryg, Christopher",Greneholme,James,M,,,Son of John Greneholme of Brampton,8,,,,,,,Playing on a scanty wooden bridge set up for pedestrians across a torrent called 'fyrst belc' (Frith Beck?),Suddenly slipped and fell from the bridge into the water,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Christopher Atkynson found the body,,,,, ,1565_4,G/687,9/613b/181,,Westmorland,Patterdale,1565-03-12,"Baynebryg, Christopher",Dawes,Thomas,M,,Glover,,,,1565-03-10,3,,,,Coming back from Keswick to Patterdale [11 miles] along 'a scar' on a dark day,Suddenly fell from the top of the cliffs / rocks to the deep ground,Cliffs / rocks,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,Christopher Rukyn and Ambrose found the body when looking for their cattle,,,,, ,1565_4,G/688,9/613b/182,,Westmorland,Great Asby,1565-01-04,"Baynebryg, Christopher",Bussell,Edward,M,,Servant of John Jacson of Great Asby,,,,,,,,,Went out of Great Asby to a close carrying a load of straw to feed his master's cattle,"Crossing the water flowing in the middle of the village, the straw loaded with water swelled up and he fell with the burden into the middle of the water",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,James Huchinson found the body,,,,, ,1565_4,G/689,9/613b/183,,Westmorland,Patterdale,1564-09-16,"Benson, William",Lancastre,John,M,,,,,Aged and having a hernia,1565-09-14,9,,,,Coming back after sunset from a feast (epulacio) to his home half a mile away,Crossing 'gawderell Bridge' and standing in the middle of it he leant on his staff to rest his innards (? Ad imponend' vistera); the staff slipped and bent and he suddenly fell into the water,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Ambrose Herrison and Geoffrey Paterdaill found the body on 15 September,,,,, ,1565_4,G/690,9/613b/184,,Westmorland,Heversham,1564-10-06,"Benson, William",Chambre,William,M,,,Son of Richard Chambre,11,,,,,,,Carrying turves and riding on a horse loaded with turves on the saddle across a piece of water called 'the Eye',As the horse climbed the bank of the water he fell off into the water and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/691,9/613b/184,,Westmorland,Heversham,1564-10-06,"Benson, William",Chambre,Richard,M,,,Father of William Chambre,,,,,,,,Sitting by the water ,Saw his son fall from the horse into the water and jumped in instantly to help him but the water rushed strongly into his ??? And he drowned too,Stream,,Went into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/692,9/613b/202,,Bedfordshire,Bromham,1565-06-04,"Sampson, Richard",Fysall,John,M,Bromham,Child,,10,,1565-06-02,6,,17:00,,By a river called the 'Aldwycke Broke' at Bromham having in his hands some reeds (cirpos) called 'Flagges' and playing with them in the water,By misfortune he slipped into the water and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/693,9/613b/203,,Bedfordshire,Eaton Socon,1565-06-18,"Freeman, Edward",Hille,James,M,Upper Staploe,Labourer,,,Affected with a very serious illness and in extreme pain in his head and very weak in his body,1565-06-16,6,,,,Walking by a pit next to the tenement where he lived in Upper Staploe in Eaton Socon parish,By misfortune he fell into the pit and drowned before he could get out,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1565_4,G/694,9/613b/204,,Bedfordshire,Tempsford,1565-05-11,"Freeman, Edward",Clerke,Henry,M,Raunds,Poulterer,,,,1565-05-06,5,,05:00,,Riding from Royston to Tempsford sitting on 'panyers' carried by his horse full of eggs and doves,By misfortune the cord or 'daynte' by which the panniers were tied to the horse broke and he and the panniers were thrown from the horse into water called the 'Wake',Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Horse and pack saddle worth 5s, panniers, eggs and doves 14s, all in hands of John Sharde of Eaton Socon to queen's use",,"Signed by coroner, first juror a gentleman",, ,1565_4,G/695,9/613b/205,,Cambridgeshire,West Wratting,1565-06-11,"Amye, John",Ayshebye,Bartholomew,M,,Child,Son of John Ayshebye,,,1565-06-08,6,,13:00,,Went out of his father's house wihtout his mother's knowledge to play with other boys as is the habit amongst boys,"They went into his father's garden in which there was a pit called 'a dyche or a pyt', full of water, which he fell into by misfortune while playing with the other boys his companions",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jurors five yeomen and seven labourers,, ,1565_4,G/696,9/613b/206,,Cambridgeshire,Fen Ditton,1565-04-02,"Slegge, Edward",Walton,Edmund,M,,,,1,,1565-03-27,3,,,,Walking (in so far as he could) in the hall of the house of William Walton his father at FD where stood 'a kettle of seethinge water' to cool down,"He stumbled by bad fortune and chance over the kettle, his face fell into it and he was 'scalded' through to his brain",Boiling water,,Fall into,,Face scalded through to brain,Languished until 1 April,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/697,9/613b/207,,Cambridgeshire,Fen Ditton,1565-06-15,"Slegge, Edward",Atwode,Ralph,M,,,,,,1565-06-14,6,,,,"Went into the close of Vincent Nicholson at FD next to 'a wateryarde' and, intending to wash himself, took off his clothes and jumped into the water as soon as he was naked",By bad fortune and chance he was stuck in the mud in the depths of the water and kept there for half an hour or more and drowned,Water,,Went into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/698,9/613b/208,,Suffolk,Shotley,1565-06-14,"Scryvener, Ralph",ap Thomas,Richard,M,,,,16,,1565-06-13,6,,,,Took off his clothes and put them on the bank of 'a moote' and went into the water to wash himself,"While washing himself, his feet suddenly fell into a hollow place in the moat unknown to him and because of the fall, the weakness of his body and the relaxation of his mind he struggled in the water until he drowned against his will",Water,,Went into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/699,9/613b/209,,Suffolk,Ubbeston,1565-04-05,"Lovell, Thomas",Russell,Roger,M,,,,,,1565-04-04,4,,,,Put 'a ladder' against 'a crabbe tre' and climbed up it holding in his hands 'a hoke' intending to cut off a type of fruit called 'mysellyne' (cf. OED misleen East Anglain spelling of mistletoe) growing on the crab-tree,"He stood on a rotten branch of the tree, it broke, he lost his grip and fell by misfortune to the ground, which knocked the wind out of his body (ventu[m] ex corprore suo adtunc & ib[id]em p[er]cussit) and he instantly died",Crabtree,,Fall from,,Breath knocked out of his body,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/700,9/613b/210,,Suffolk,Bayskett,1565-05-13,"Lovell, Thomas",Hoberd,Dorothy,F,,,,,,1565-05-06,5,,,,Went to a pond at B with a 'payle' in her right hand to collect water for her necessary use,When she bent over to take the water in the pail she fell into the pond against her will and struggled in the water until she drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/701,9/613b/211,,Suffolk,Beccles,1565-07-15,"Lovell, Thomas",Layfeld,John,M,,,,,,1565-07-14,7,,,,"Took off his clothes by the common stream at Beccles and went into it intending to wash himself, going about washing himself in the stream until he reached the deep part","Because of the speed of flow of the water his feet failed him and he could not recover and because of this, the weakness of his body and the relaxation of his mind he struggled in the water until he drowned against his will",Stream,,Went into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/702,9/613b/212,,Suffolk,Bramfield,1565-05-21,"Lovell, Thomas",Oslowe,David,M,,,,2,,1565-05-20,5,,,,"Went to play with divers children at Bramfield by the back of some water with a rod called 'a wond' in his hands, with which he hit the water",Suddenly while beating the water with the stick he fell in by misfortune and struggled in the water until he drowned against his will,Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/703,9/613b/213,,Suffolk,Yaxley,1565-07-05,"Lovell, Thomas",Turrould,Augustine,M,,,,,,1565-07-04,7,,,,Took off his clothes by a pond of Thomas Sharman gentleman and put them on the bank and went into the water of the pond to wash himself,"When washing himself, his feet suddenly fell in a hollow part of the pond 8 feet deep unknown to him and because of the fall, the weakness of his body and the relaxation of his mind he struggled in the water until he drowned by misfortune against his will",Pond ,,Went into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/704,9/613b/214,,Norfolk,Barnham Broom,1565-03-20,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Mallinge,Francis,M,Barnham Broom,,,6,,1565-03-20,3,,14:00,,Went out of the house of his father Thomas Hubborde to play with the sons of Richard Gyldersleve at a place called 'churchestrete' in Barnham Broom where there was a pit a yard deep,In playing around the pit he fell in,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Smythe and Robert Gyldersleve, young men, found the body",,,,, ,1565_4,G/705,9/613b/215,,Norfolk,West Walton,1565-04-07,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Bollam,Agnes,F,Walton ,,,11,,1565-03-18,3,,11:00,,Went out of the house of her father John Bollam at West Walton to the pasture of Henry Repps esquire ,In crossing the ditch of water in the pasture by misfortune she fell in and was drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Agnes Castell found the body,,,,, ,1565_4,G/706,9/613b/216,,Norfolk,Tunstall,1565-06-07,"Hunne, Thomas",Ferrier,Walter,M,Tunstall,,,,,1565-05-23,5,,,,"In 'a windmyll to cast water out of the marshes' at Tunstall which he was assigned to serve, 'grecing of the cogges'","By misfortune and by his negligence he was caught by surprise by one finger of his right hand which was broken between the 'cogges' and the 'spindell'. Wanting to pull it out because of the pain in his finger, he put his left hand between the cogs and the spindle and he was pulled in by his left arm as far as his head which was forcefully struck so that his skull was broken and his brain forced out and extinguished",Windmill machinery,,Pulled into ,,"Broken skull, brain forced out",,Henry Potter found the body,Mill machinery worth 5s in custody of Edward Spany gentleman,,,, ,1565_4,G/707,9/613b/234,,Devon,Dartmouth (Clifton-Dartmouth-Hardness),1565-05-14,"Ball, Nicholas",Lake ,Peter,M,,,,,,1565-03-06,3,,,,In 'a lyghter' ,Fell into the sea in the port,Sea,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/708,9/613b/235,,Somerset,West Meare in West Hatch,1565-03-29,"Joneson, William",Lyteljohn,Geoffrey,M,,,,,Ill with a disease called the 'laske',1565-03-27,3,,03:00,,"Went out of his house into the adjoining garden to the 'jaques' which stood across a pond of water next to the garden in the north-west part of the garden, where he used to empty his bowels",He sat on the seat of the jakes but it broke and he fell into the pond where he was drowned and suffocated,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned and suffocated,,,,,First juror a gentleman,, ,1565_4,G/709,9/613b/236,,Dorset,Marnhull,1565-02-26,"Walton, Richard",Kinge,William,M,,,"Son of James Kinge of Marnhull, groom",,,1565-02-20,2,,,,At Marnhull,A bay mare struck him violently with its feet,Horse (bay mare),,Kicked by,,"Wound 1 in deep, [faded] in long",Languished until 20 March at Marnhull,,Mare worth 10s in custody of James Kinge,,,, ,1565_4,G/710,9/613b/237,,Wiltshire,Melksham,1565-06-14,"Brydges, William",Darke,Thomas,M,,"Boy, servant of William Synderbye of Melksham, weaver",,15,,1565-06-12,6,,14:00,,"Went from his master's house to River Avon thinking to wash himself, took his clothes off at 'Cann Mede' in Melksham next to the river and went into it to wash",On his way in his feet slipped and he fell into the depths of the river where he suddenly drowned by misfortune,River Avon,,Went into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/711,9/613b/238,,Wiltshire,Lacock,1565-06-15,"Brydges, William",Lowgher,Edward,M,,Boy,,11,,1565-05-28,5,,,,Went to a close of Henry Sharington esquire at Lacock called 'the Fattynge lease',"Seeing a nest of young crows built in an oak tree, he climbed the tree with a 'hatchett' in his right hand thinking to destroy the nest. He cut off a branch near the nest but then his feet slipped and he unexpectely fell to the ground",Tree,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/712,9/613b/239,,Wiltshire,Lake,1565-09-05,"Vaughan, Francis",Marchaunt ,Jane,F,,Spinster,,,,1565-09-04,9,,18:00,,Going to milk the cows of her master,Because of a great tempest a large piece of an old tree fell on her body and knocked her to the ground where her head hit 'a Flynt Stone',Tree ,,Fell on her,,"Wound to head, broken neck, head wound from stone 2 in wide, 4 in long, 1 in deep",Instant,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/713,9/613b/265,,Essex,Barking,1565-05-19,"Knott, Thomas",Bonate,John,M,,,,30,,1565-04-30,4,,,,Going about his business in the queen's highway at Barking,"A fallow-coloured mastiff dog of Thomas Blakes of Barking, butcher, suddenly attacked him from behind and bit him in 'the calff of the lefte legge' by chance and misfortune",Dog,,Bitten by,,Wound to calf of left leg,Languished until 15 May at the house of William Bexwell at Barking,,Dog was not in the habit of biting people but afterwards it was immediately hanged by Thomas Blakes,,,, ,1565_4,G/714,9/613b/266,,Essex,Steeple,1565-07-19,"Knott, Thomas",Smyth,Thomas,M,,,,45,,1565-05-15,5,,10:00-11:00,,"Tying up a cart (caruca) loaded with 'firses' with a 'carterope', standing on the cart pulling strongly on the rope with both his hands",Rope broke and he suddenly and by misfortune fell backwards off the cart,Cart,,Fall from,,Gravely crushed buttocks,Languished until 10 July between 3 and 5 pm in his house at Steeple,,Rope worth 6d was cause of the death and neither the mare and gelding drawing the cart nor the cart were moving,,,, ,1565_4,G/715,9/613b/267,,Essex,Abbess Roding,1565-06-10,"Knott, Thomas",Weste,Randolph,M,,Servant of Wistan Browne esquire,,40,,1565-06-02,6,,02:00-03:00,,Not intending any harm to himself he was washing his hands in his accustomed way at a pond called 'Dowsthowsse ponde' within the site of the manor and house of WB his master called 'Rokewood[es] hall' in Abbess Roding ,"By misfortune, suddenly and against his will he fell in",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/716,9/613b/268,,Essex,Roxwell in Writtle parish,1565-07-24,"Knott, Thomas",Weston,Richard,M,,Gentleman,"Son of Richard Weston esquire, Justice of Common Pleas",3,,1565-07-23,7,,18:00-19:00,,At the brewer's house adjoining the house of RW called 'Skrenes' playing with Nicholas Weston his brother,He ran by a wooden 'troff' full of hot boiling liquor and suddenly and by misfortune fell backwards into it and his buttcoks and stomach were scalded,Boiling liquor,,Fall into,,Scalded stomach and buttocks,Languished until between 6 and 7 am on 24 July,,Trough worth 2s in hands of William Ottye deputy almoner,,,, ,1565_4,G/717,9/613b/269,,Surrey,Leigh ,1565-06-10,"Ellyott, Robert",Hollande,Ellen,F,,Spinster,,,,1565-06-09,6,,,,Walking on the bank of a pond at Leigh,By misfortune suddenly and unexpectedly her feet slipped and she fell in ,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/718,9/613b/270,,Hertfordshire,Great Gaddesden,1565-07-17,"Cooke, William",Rinxoll,John,M,,,,,,1565-07-16,7,,08:00-09:00,,In a 'marle pitt' at GG holding in his hands a 'shovell' intending to dig marl,A mass of marl of the amount of four cartloads broke by misfortune and fell on him,Marl,,Fell on him,,Pressed,,,"Shovel worth 4d, marl worth 8d in hands of constable of Great Gaddesden",,,, ,1565_4,G/719,9/613b/271,,Hertfordshire,Welwyn,1565-04-16,"Laycocke, John",Bryan,Henry,M,Welwyn,"Labourer, servant of Henry Basse of Welwyn, husbandman",,,,1565-04-02,4,,,,Driving four horses drawing a plough at a place called 'Hempstall' in Welwyn,"One horse of 'darkronde' colour suddenly went out of one 'lande' into another and the other three horses turned and ran hastily to the 'lande end' and by misfortune he fell onto the front part of the plough called the 'whepletree' [OED 1733 whipple-tree = swingletree, a crossbar, pivoted at the middle, to which the traces are fastened] and the 'plugheshare' pentrated his left buttock down to the bone and crushed it",Ploughshare,,Fell onto,,Wound and crushing to left buttock,Languished until 14 April between 9 and 10 am,,"Plough, chain and 'horse harnes' worth 6s 8d, dark roan horse worth 13s 4d, grey horse 13s 4d, 'reade roned' horse 10s, 'sorrelbald' horse 10s in custody of Henry Basse to queen's use",,,, ,1565_4,G/720,9/613b/272,,Hertfordshire,North Mymms,1565-05-07,"Laycocke, John",Myllward,Walter,M,,"Servant of Richard Fynche of Puttrelles, yeoman",,,,1565-05-05,5,,07:00,,"In a close of land at Welwyn belonging to the tenement called Puttrelles, intending to prepare three horses and a mare to pull a plough to plough the ground in the close","When he approached the mare to catch it, it struck him in the stomach towards the heart with its hind feet",Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,"Wound to stomach, towards heart",Languished until 10 am on 6 May,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/721,9/613b/273,,Kent,Tilmanstone,1565-05-13,"Brooke, John",Bowbanke,Anthony,M,Tilmanstone,Labourer,,,,1565-05-12,5,,12:00-13:00 (or 00:00-01:00?),,"Lying in bed with Henry Clement of Tilmanstone in 'a lowe chamber' in the house of William Boys of Tilmanstone gentleman, his master, at Dane Court in Tilmanstone and quietly sleeping ","Because of the rottenness of its timber, a large part of a 'malt loft' full of malt fell on them and three pieces of timber called 'Iuces' (joists?) fell on AB and killed him",Timber,,Fell on him,,,,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/722,9/613b/274,,Kent,Rolvenden,1565-06-04,"Webbe, William",Spyllett,Eleanor,F,,"Servant of Henry Wastell of Rolvenden, labourer",,,,1565-06-03,6,,06:00,,Went out of HW's house to a pond near the house to wash 'a payle' and 'a tanckerd',Bending over to put the vessels in the water to wash them she suddenly and by misfortune fell into the depths of the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Agnes Wastell, wife of Henry and sister of Eleanor, found the body",,,,, ,1565_4,G/723,9/613b/275,,Kent,East Peckham,1565-05-13,"Webbe, William",Roydon,Thomas,M,East Peckham,Esquire,,,,1565-05-12,5,,13:00-15:00,,Went out of the house of Francis Weldon of East Peckham esquire to 'Brandbrydge Rever' (Branbridges on the Medway next to East Peckham) to swim on the river and wash their bodies there. ,"TR took his clothes off first and being naked hastily went into a deep pool of the river called 'Nokeweare poole' to swim (ad sup[er]natand'). He swam for a short time and then being caught by the water flowing around him, called out to EF to help him because he was about to perish and then drowned. EF seeing him in danger of death and thinking to go and help him, having undone the straps of his boots and with his boots hanging around his legs, threw himself suddenly into the pool but could not swim or help TR, being impeded by his boots, and instantly drowned. So they both drowned instantly in the pool by misfortune, sadly and distressingly (dolenter & miserie)",Pool in river,,Went into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/724,9/613b/275,,Kent,East Peckham,1565-05-13,"Webbe, William",Fen,Edward,M,East Peckham,Gentleman,,,,1565-05-12,5,,13:00-15:00,,Went out of the house of Francis Weldon of East Peckham esquire to 'Brandbrydge Rever' to swim on the river and wash their bodies there. ,"TR took his clothes off first and being naked hastily went into a deep pool of the river called 'Nokeweare poole' to swim (ad sup[er]natand'). He swam for a short time and then being caught by the water flowing around him, called out to EF to help him because he was about to perish and then drowned. EF seeing him in danger of death and thinking to go and help him, having undone the straps of his boots and with his boots hanging around his legs, threw himself suddenly into the pool but could not swim or help TR, being impeded by his boots, and instantly drowned. So they both drowned instantly in the pool by misfortune, sadly and distressingly (dolenter & miserie)",Pool in river,,Went into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1565_4,G/725,9/613b/276,,Kent,Loddington in Maidstone parish,1565-06-09,"Webbe, William",Hony,Thomas,M,,"Servant of John Joy of Loddington, yeoman",,,,1565-06-01,6,,11:00,,"Diligently occupied with divers other labourers at Loddington on the orders of his master in loading a 'coort' (biga) with stones to repair the queen's highways according to the statute therein provided, the cart not being attached to any animals","They heavily loaded the back part of the cart and, while the wheels stood still, it suddenly fell over backwards while he was standing next to it, falling on the right side of his head and gravely crushing it",Cart,,Fell on him,,Crushed right part of head,Languished until 10 am on 8 June,,Cart worth 20d in custody of John Joy to queen's use,,,, ,1565_4,G/726,9/613b/277,,Kent,Horsmonden,1565-05-13,"Webbe, William",Baker,John,M ,,Servant of John Brattell of Horsmonden,,,,1565-05-12,5,,08:00,,"In a watermill in Horsmonden called 'a Gryndstone myll', part of a large watermill of the queen's called 'Bradford myll', working in the work of JB his master, farmer of the whole mill at the queen's pleasure. The grindstone mill was running fast driven by the course of the water","To stop the grindstone turning he went to 'the trendyll', but not being careful of the 'cog wheel' turning above his head, one 'cog' violently struck him on the head",Watermill machinery,,Struck by,,"Two head wounds, 6 in long and deep through to brain",Instant,,"Stones, wheels and moving parts of mill belong to queen and are repaired and maintained at her cost",,,, ,1566_2,G/727,9/1110/unnumbered,,Middlesex,Enfield,1566-02-25,"Cooke, Robert",Woodcocke,George,M,Enfield,Yeoman,,,,1565-02-24,2,Saturday,15:00,,"Was at Enfield at 1 pm at the house of William Taylour, smith, having with him a bay horse of his master Sir Thomas Wrothe for shoeing, and once shoed he took the horse to house of John Spenser, innholder, called 'the signe of the Rede lyon' and put it in the stable there","At 3 pm he took the horse from the stable to the yard of the house intending to ride it to his master's house a quarter of a mile away. William Staneley of Enfield, labourer, held the horse's head while he climbed onto its back. He put his hand on the horse's mane to mount it but jumped across it and fell on the other side and in falling struck and wounded his back on the point of a sharp branch lying on the ground ",Horse,,Fall from,,Wound to back,Died within 8 hours at the Red Lion,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1566_2,G/728,9/1110/unnumbered,,Middlesex,Poplar,1566-03-07,"Cooke, Robert",Kynge,John,M,Poplar,,,,,1566-02-26,2,,16:00-17:00,,"Rode to the water on a white gelding of Sir Gilbert Gerter (= Gilbert Dethick, Garter king of arms?) and riding from the water he struck the gelding with a 'wand' he held in his right hand",The gelding suddenly jumped and he fell from its back to the ground onto his left arm,Horse (white gelding),,Fall from,,Broken left arm,Languished until 6 March between 8 and 9 am at Poplar,,Gelding worth 40s in custody of Sir Gilbert Gerter,,Signed by coroner,, ,1566_2,G/729,9/1110/unnumbered,,Herefordshire,Stoke Edith,1566-01-04,"Jauncy, John",Downes,Anne,F,,Child,Daughter of Thomas Downes of Mordiford labourer,4,,1566-01-02,1,,,,At 'Lorpott' in parish of Mordiford playing next to the house of her father TD,"In playing she came near a black cow which struck and trampled her right thigh with its foot, breaking the bone",Cow,,Kicked and trampled by,,Broken left thigh,Then and there,,Cow worth 13s 4d in hands of almoner,,,, ,1566_2,G/730,9/1110/unnumbered,,Herefordshire,Bosbury,1566-02-21,"Jauncy, John",Vale,John,M,,,,,,1566-01-31,1,,,,With other men unknown to the jurors sitting on the ground at dinner under a tree called 'a byrche' growing in 'barowe wood' in Cradley,A wind suddenly arose and blew and knocked down the tree on his body,Tree,,Fell on him,,Wound to left part of face,Languished at Cradley until 2 February,,Tree worth 4d still in the wood on the land of Richard Pytherde gentleman,,,, ,1566_2,G/731,9/1110/unnumbered,,Staffordshire,Bloxwich,1565-12-14,"Gervys, John",Hyggyns,Ellen,F,,,"Wife of James Hyggyns of Bentley Haye, labourer",,,1565-12-12,12,,23:00,,Walking in the queen's highway at Great Bloxwich,By misfortune her feet slipped and she fell into 'a dyche of water',Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/732,9/1110/unnumbered,,Oxfordshire,Witney ,1566-01-06,"Huckvale, Christopher",Alcock,Robert,M,Leigh?,,,,,1566-01-05,1,,,,At Witney intending to discharge a small gun called a 'dagge (?faded)' he held in his hands,Suddenly and by misfortune (faded) he shot himself in the front of the head through to the brain,Gun,,Shot with,,Wound to front part of head through to brain,Instant,,Gun worth 5s in custody of Humphrey Malyn and Richard Hyett bailiffs of Witney,,,, ,1566_2,G/733,9/1110/unnumbered,,Oxfordshire,Oxford (outside the North Gate),1565-10-30,"Tillcoke, William",Unkown,Christopher,M,,,,24,,1565-10-24,10,,,,At the Austin Friars in Holywell parish [part of the site of Wadham College],He was bitten by a bear and wounded with a serious bite,Bear,,Bitten by,,Serious bite wound,,,Bear worth 26s 8d,Christopher had no goods and chattels or lands,Signed with marks by up to 15 jurors,, ,1566_2,G/734,9/1110/unnumbered,,Oxfordshire,Oxford (outside the East Gate by 'Maudlene Colledge Bridge'),1565-07-20,"Atkinson, Richard",Williams,Robert,M,,,,20,,1565-07-19,7,,,,In a meadow next to Magdalen College playing bowls,"In playing, his bowl went into the river water and thinking to get it out he took off his clothes and jumped into the water, knowing well how to swim, and followed the bowl, thinking to snatch it, but something (weeds? Faded) entangled him and he could not get out and was unexpectedly drowned",River (Cherwell),,Went into,,Drowned,,,Bowl is a deodand and should go to the use of the poor of the town,"He had no goods, chattels or lands except 9d and the clothes he was wearing",,, ,1566_2,G/735,9/1110/unnumbered,,Buckinghamshire,Aylesbury,1565-10-08,"Saunders, John",Anderton,Matthew,M,Aylesbury,Cordwainer,,,,1565-10-07,10,,21:00,,In 'bocherrowe' in Aylesbury,Certain dogs ran at him and he having a dagger in his right hand struck at the dogs and 'dyd stryke thourough the smale of the left legg' against his will,Dagger,,Struck by,,Wound to small of left leg,Instant,,Dagger worth 12d; 12d in custody of William Ottye general attorney of almoner,,,, ,1566_2,G/736,9/1110/unnumbered,,Buckinghamshire,Hardwick,1565-12-15,"Saunders, John",Purcell,Henry,M,Weedon,Labourer,,,,1565-08-10,8,,06:00,,In a high chamber of Thomas Lee esquire at Weedon,By misfortune he fell from the chamber to the ground,Chamber,,Fall from,,,Languished at Weedon until 14 December,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/737,9/1110/unnumbered,,Cambridgeshire,Hinxton,1565-09-11,"Amye, John",Bothe,Alice,F,,Widow,Widow,,"Aged, blind",,,,,,"Being in extreme poverty and compelled to go here and there to seek her food from those devout towards God, went to Duxford","Crossing a meadow between Hinxton and Duxford, she came to 'hokes brydge' and going onto it and reaching out her right hand to take hold of the 'Rayle', her feet suddenly slipped and she fell by misfortune into the stream flowing fast there, where, not being strong enough to right herself or recover herself by reason of her age and blindness, she drowned",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,First juror a yeoman,, ,1566_2,G/738,9/1110/unnumbered,,Cambridgeshire,Babraham,1565-09-14,"Amye, John",Bankes,Agnes,F,,,Wife of Charles Bankes,,,1565-09-14,9,,,,Went to a pond in Babraham in a close near her house to fetch water with 'a payle or a pytcher',As she put the pail or pitcher in the water she held onto a 'stake' which broke as she stretched out to get water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/739,9/1110/unnumbered,,Cambridgeshire,Soham,1565-08-11,"Amye, John",Derbye,Edward,M,,,,,,1565-08-10,8,,,,Riding in 'a carte' (currus) at Soham in a street / square there (platea),"Came past the corner of a house and the thiller mare drawing the cart suddenly ran off with the cart so that the wheel went onto the post or beam of the corner of the house, so the cart turned over and he was killed",Cart,,Overturned,,Killed,,,"Cart and mare worth 13s 4d seized to use of John Thornton gentleman bailiff of duchy of Lancaster and servant of Sir Ambrose Cave, chancellor of the duchy, by hands of Roger Towell gentleman, under-bailiff ",,,, ,1566_2,G/740,9/1110/unnumbered,,Cambridgeshire,Soham,1565-08-24,"Amye, John",Lyles,Thomas,M,,,,,,1565-08-23,8,,,,In a marsh or pasture in Soham called 'Calffe Fenne' taking home some 'Foder or hey',"He climbed onto his cart (currus) and took the hay onto the cart until it was loaded, then moved to the left part of the cart and told his companion to bring as quickly as possible a 'carterope' to fix to 'a pynne of the Fyllshaft[es]' so that the hay should not fall off the cart. Having attached the rope he pulled it towards himself but it came off the pin and unexpectedly and through inexperience he fell down from the cart",Cart,,Fall from,,Died,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/741,9/1110/unnumbered,,Suffolk,Darsham,1565-11-20,"Lovell, Thomas",Clarke alias Webster,John,M,,,,,,1565-11-18,11,,,,Climbed a ladder with the intention of tying up the roof of his house,"His feet slipped from the ladder, he totally lost his hold and fell by misfortune against his will from the ladder to the ground",Ladder,,Fall from,,,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/742,9/1110/unnumbered,,Suffolk,Withersdale,1566-02-02,"Lovell, Thomas",Estowe,Richard,M,,,,24,,1566-01-31,1,,,,Climbed a tree at Withersdale intending to cut off branches,Stood on the tree cutting branches but lost his grip and fell by chance and misfortune and against his will to the ground,Tree,,Fall from,,,Languished until 1 February,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/743,9/1110/unnumbered,,Norfolk,Babingley,1565-10-20,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Barbor,John,M,Babingley,Labourer,,19,,1565-10-16,10,,15:00,,Carrying 'mucke' at Babingley in the cart (biga) of James Tyssett his master,Going out of JT's close one wheel ran over a 'blac thorne' so high that whole cart turned over and fell on him,Cart,,Fell on him,,Crushed,Instant,Rowland Smythe found the body,Cart and mare worth 10s in custody of John Brett deputy of William Ottey to use of queen,,,, ,1566_2,G/744,9/1110/unnumbered,,Norfolk,Godwick,1565-09-25,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Secker,John,M,,,,50,,1565-09-23,9,,11:00,,"In the chamber of Henry Canceler at Godwick standing on a ladder working with Richard Bircham, thatcher, turning a 'byndynge'",Fell head first off the ladder towards the chamber,Ladder,,Fall from,,,Died within an hour,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/745,9/1110/unnumbered,,Norfolk,Watton,1565-08-17,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Parker,Anne,F,,,,7,,1565-08-16,8,,15:00,,Went out of the house of John Parker her father at Watton to a pit in the garden nearby,She had in her right hand an apple (to wash?) in the water of the pit but in reaching out she fell in,Pit ,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/746,9/1110/unnumbered,,Norfolk,Ashill ,1565-08-18,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Munsawe,Thomas,M,Ashill,,,40,,1565-08-11,8,,08:00,,At Ashill taking hemp out of his cart (biga) to dry it ,"Suddenly his gelding, the thiller in the yoked pair, ran off and he followed it, took it and got it under control but meanwhile one wheel of the cart running over a whitethorn root made the cart turn over and 'the cart spote' gave him a wound in the large part of his leg",Cart,,Fell on him,,Wound to leg,Languished until 16 August,,Broken cart and gelding worth 16s in custody of John Brett deputy of William Ottey to use of queen ,,,, ,1566_2,G/747,9/1110/unnumbered,,Norfolk,Ashwicken,1566-02-28,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Marten,John,M,Ashwicken,Shepherd,,14,,1566-02-24,2,,18:00,,"At Ashwicken in the garden of John Loye his master, thinking to pull out 'certen Flagg[es] or turves' to burn","As he pulled them out, 'the stacke of Flagg[es]' fell on him",Stack of turves,,Fell on him,,Crushed,Instant,,Stack of turves worth 6d in custody of John Loye to use of queen,,,, ,1566_2,G/748,9/1110/unnumbered,,Norfolk,Wymondham,1566-01-25,"Chamberleyn, Francis",Cole,Edward,M,Wymondham,Miller,,,,1566-01-24,1,,,,Milling malt in the 'wyndmyll' at Wymondham,"He wanted to put malt in the hopper of the mill but his feet slipped and to save himslef he stretched out his hands to the 'tryndell', which violently pulled him under the 'cogwhele', which broke his neck and arm",Windmill machinery,,Pulled into ,,Broken neck and arm,Instant,,Moving parts of mill including sails worth 20s in hands of Henry Grenewod deputy of William Ottey general receiver of almoner of the queen,,,, ,1566_2,G/749,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,Bromley,1565-10-22,"Ricard, Richard",Butler,Edward,M,Bromley,Labourer,,,,1565-10-10,10,,,,"Driving a horse, some oxen and four bullocks pulling a sled loaded with 'a smythis trowgh'",By chance he fell to the ground and they drew one side of it rapidly over his right leg,Sled,,Run over by,,Broken and pressed right leg,Died on 19 October,,Team (and sled?) worth £10,,,, ,1566_2,G/750,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,Saint Mary Hoo ,1565-08-14,"Webbe, William",Ballard,John,M,,"Servant of John Smyth of Chatham, husbandman",,,,1565-08-13,8,,13:00,,"John Smyth, JB and other servants of JS were in queen's highway at SMH driving five horses of JS pulling a cart (biga) of JS loaded with hay of Robert Kelsham of Rochester, yeoman, from a marsh in SMH to Rochester","The road was muddy and at a place called 'clarkenhill' in SMH the horses stood still and were not able to pull the cart. JS released four of the five horses and attached them together with four other horses of Thomas Wykes of Chatham, husbandman, to the back of the cart and drove the eight horses to pull the cart backwards out of a ditch in the road as far as a bank. The cart stood on the bank and JS took all eight horses off the cart. Then the thiller attached to the front suddenly moved and turned the cart and made it go downwards so that the right wheel came down off the bank into a ditch. With the right wheel in the ditch the cart suddenly turned over onto JB, who was standing by chance next to the right wheel, so that the cart and the hay very gravely crushed his body.",Cart and hay,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Bay thiller horse and wheels worth 20s in custody of John Smyth and hay 5s sized to queen's use and in custody of {faded] Brodfeld of SMH, one of constables of Hoo hundred",,,, ,1566_2,G/751,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,Gillingham,1566-02-10,"Webbe, William",Wood,Thomas,M,Gillingham,Fisherman,,,,1566-02-05,2,,11:00,,"With Richard Wood of Gillingham, fisherman, his father, and Edward Wood, his brother, went out of RW's house at Gillingham to a salt stream of 'the water of Mydway' caled 'the bartlett creeke' in Gilligham [middle one of three creeks leading off Half Acre creek] and got into a small boat called a 'dredging cock in order 'to dredge oysters'","They filled the boat with oysters and went back towards the bank at a place called 'the sumpt' but a turbulent wind suddenly arose and made the water rise up in great streams and threw much water into the boat, throwing all of them out into the stream. RW and EW were in great danger but, with God's favour they got out with the help of Edward Geere and John Grygg fishermen of Gillingham, while TW by misfortune drowned",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Boat worth 10s 8d in custody of Richard Wood,,,, ,1566_2,G/752,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,Strood,1565-10-31,"Webbe, William",Taylour,Henry,M,,"Servant of Roger Braunche of Strood, fisherman",,,,1565-10-29,10,,17:00,,Went out of house of RB his master at Strood to 'a salt creeke' in Strood and got into 'an old Fyssherbote' of RB and drove it with an 'ore' in his hands towars 'the water of mydway' to fish,"He was standing on the 'thought' of the boat [OED 1721 thoughts = thwarts, rowers' seats in a boat] to use the oar and his feet slipped and he fell into the creek by chance and misfortune",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Boat worth 5s in custody of Richard Braunche,,,, ,1566_2,G/753,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,Yalding,1565-09-12,"Webbe, William",Rayner,Alice,F,,,"Daughter of John Rayner of Yalding, labourer",,,1565-09-11,9,,13:00,,"Went out of house of her father John Rayner to the pond of John Hubberd in a field caleed 'brammyngbery feld' in Yalding to wash various 'clowtes' in the water, beating them with 'a wasshe betyll'","By chance she dropped the washing beetle in the water and thinking to get it back, suddenly and by misfortune fell into the pond",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"John Rayner and Cecilia his wife, William Perfett (one of the jurors) and Elizabeth his wife, and Alice Homewood wife of Thomas Homewood (one of the jurors) found the body",,,,, ,1566_2,G/754,9/1110/unnumbered,,Essex,Bowers Gifford,1565-08-12,"Knott, Thomas",Keale,Margaret,F,,,,11,,1565-08-10,8,,18:00-19:00,,At a pond in Bwers Gifford called 'the blak pett',Fell in and drowned by misfortune and against her will,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/755,9/1110/unnumbered,,Essex,Writtle,1566-01-03,"Knott, Thomas and Bell, Edward",Wenden,John,M,Bures St Mary,Carter,,40,,1566-01-03,1,,13:00-15:00,,"With his servant Robert Becham of BStM, carter, driving six horses drawing a cart (caruca) loaded with wollen cloth of the goods of Barnaby Claydon of Bures, clothier, at Writtle on the queen's highway called 'thee Broke' leading from Widford to London",He called to his horses to stop pulling and they did but cart turned over and fell onto his body,Cart,,Fell on him,,Suffocated,,,Cart and cartload of woollen cloth worth £10 in custody of Sir William Petre to his own use by virtue of his letters patent from queen,,,, ,1566_2,G/756,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,Bapchild,1565-09-17,"Raynold, John",Byxe,David,M,Bapchild,Labourer,,,,1565-09-15,9,,09:00,,Driving three horses drawing a 'courte' (biga) of John Byxe of Bapchild in a field called 'myddylfeyld',"One horse, the thiller of 'ketehewyd' (flesh-coloured?) colour, thinking to run with the cart, DB suddenly and by misfortune stumbled and fell to the ground next to the left wheel, which the thiller drew over his back",Cart,,Run over by,,Back gravely crushed,Languished at Bapchild until 10 pm,,"Horse and cart worth 33s 4d in custody of JB yeoman, who agreed with Edmund, bishop of Rochester, queen's almoner, for 26s 8d which he has paid to the almoner",,,, ,1566_2,G/757,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,St Cosmus Blean,1565-08-27,"Brooke, John",Hall,Vincent,M,,,,13,,1565-08-26,8,,13:00-14:00,,"In an empty cart (biga) of Vincent Hall of Hackington, his father, with John Hall his brother, being drawn from Hackington (2 miles way) by six mares to a wood on St Cosmas Blean parish called 'Mynching wood'","They loaded the cart with wood and in loading one piece of wood fell on him and knocked him off the cart to the ground and fell on the right part of his head around the ear, the horses not being attached to the cart or moving",Wood,,Fell on him,,Wound to right part of head around ear,Instant,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/758,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,Ash,1565-09-24,"Brooke, John",Flawnsted,Henry,M,,,,15,,1565-09-23,9,,09:00,,Driving 'a dunge carte' of Richard Stuppell of Ash his master drawn by a gelding and a mare from RS's house toa field called 'Weddyngton feld' loaded with dung,"After the cart was emptied and returning from the field, HF ws in the cart and driving and fell by misfortune to the ground where left wheel went over his back and wounded it",Cart,,Run over by,,Wound to back,Languished until 12 o'clock at Ash (inquest taken at manor of 'Twytham hyll[es]',,"Cart, gelding and mare worth 20s in custody of Edmund bishop of Rochester queen's almoner",,,, ,1566_2,G/759,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,Great Mongeham,1566-03-08,"Brooke, John",Watson,John,M,,,,,,1566-03-06,3,,16:00-17:00,,Digging chalk in a chalk pit at Mongeham with Roger Stander of Mongeham,Suddenly a large piece of chalk fell on them and threw them to the ground and tormented their bodies,Chalk,,Fell on him,,Wounded body,Instant,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/760,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,Stockbury,1565-11-27,"Raynold, John",Popyll,Thomas,M,Detling,,,12,,1565-11-26,11,,12:00,,"Leading a bay horse between Detling and Stockbury with 'a halter', one end of it tied round his right arm, to a place called 'hylde' or 'churchhyll' in Stockbury where there was Thomas Alen, servant of Rihard Knyght, who was driving three horses drawing 'a courte' (biga) loaded with 'tyles'","At the sound of the cart the horse took fright and ran off, dragging him by the halter round his right arm over stones in the queen's highway and striking his head with its hooves",Horse,,Dragged and kicked by,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Horse worth 6s 8d to be levied to queen's use, in custody of Thomas Hott of Detling, yeoman, and sold for the same 6s 8d to Thomas Hott by John Johanson, deputy of queen's almoner (?)",,,, ,1566_2,G/761,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,Marden,1565-09-24,"Raynold, John",Wygsell,Agnes,F,Marden,,Daughter of Richard Wygsell of Marden labourer,8,,1565-09-23,9,,16:00,,"Walking by a pond called 'a server' (sic, for sewer?) of the house of RW her father",By chance and bad fortune she suddenly stumbled and fell into the sewer,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/762,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,Halstow,1565-09-30,"Raynold, John",Browne,Mary,F,Halstow,,,,,1565-09-29,9,,10:00,,Sent by her mother to the neighbour to sell butter in Halstow,"In the queen's highway she came across a furious and mad cow of 'blackhowyd' colour of John Cannon of Halstow, wich ran at her, attacked and gravely wounded her with its horn",Cow,,Struck by,,"Stomach wound, her innards flowed out",Languished until 5 pm on 30 September,,"Cow worth 10s in custody of John Cannon, to be levied to queen's use; apparently also sold to Thomas Hott by John Johanson, deputy almoner (?)",,,, ,1566_2,G/763,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,Goudhurst,1566-01-26,"Raynold, John",Kempe,Thomas,M,Goudhurst,Labourer,,,,1566-01-21,1,,15:00,,Pulling 'a beame' hanging in the ruinous house of Thomas Pattynden at Goudhurst,By misfortune the beam fell on his neck and gravely crushed it,Beam of house,,Fell on him,,Crushed neck,Languished from 3 pm until 3 pm (sic),,,,,, ,1566_2,G/764,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,Old Romney,1565-08-26,"Strogull, John",Mychell,Thomasine,F,Old Romney,,,4.5,,1565-08-25,8,,16:00,,"Walked to a pit of water called the 'server' (sic, for sewer) next to the back part of the house of her father Thomas Mychell to collect and bring back some roses called 'golles' (OED gale = bog-myrtle) growing there on the bank of the pit",By unfortunate chance she fell with her whole body into the depth of the pit,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,"Signed by coroner, up to 14 marks for jurors",, ,1566_2,G/765,9/1110/unnumbered,,Kent,Stockbury,1566-02-06,"Raynold, John",Dodd,Elizabeth,F,Stockbury,,"Daughter of George Dodd of Stockbury, husbandman",1,,1566-02-04,2,,15:00,,Playing in her father's house where there stood 'a payle' with water in it,She looked into the pail and by misfortune fell suddenly into it,Pail of water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/766,9/1110/unnumbered,,Surrey,Southwark (St Saviour's parish),1565-08-22,"Agar, Thomas",Johnson alias Harvie,James,M,,,,,Very drunk,1565-08-21,8,,20:00,,"Very drunk in alley or lane called 'Deadmans lane' going from borough of Southwark towards the Clink, lying on the ground asleep","When he had woken up and barely possessed of a healthy and calm mind from his great drunkenness, he went on along the alley between some posts and a ditch. Proposing to empty his bowels he undid and let down his breeches, but they fell to the ground about his feet. He bent over and looked down, still light-headed from his drunkenness, turned his face towards the ditch and by misfortune fell face-first into it, it being full of water, mud and filth, and he could not help himself out because of his breeches round his legs.",Ditch,,Fall into,,"Suffocated by water, mud and filth",,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/767,9/1110/unnumbered,,Hertfordshire,Ware,1565-06-10,"Laycock, John",Wattes,John,M,Ware,Husbandman,,,,1565-06-09,6,,17:00,,Driving a cart (caruca) loaded with firewood with five horses towards Ware,"The right wheel went into a breach in the ground, the horses stood still, JW tried to get the wheel out but the weight of the cart made it go in more and more [ends of lines lost] until the cart and wood 'leaning or stayng' pressed him against a rock of cliff",Cart and wood,,Pressed by,,Compressed,Languished for a quarter of an hour,,"Cart worth 8s, wood 16d, rope 8d in custody of Thomas [lost] husbandman",,,, ,1566_2,G/768,9/1110/unnumbered,,Hertfordshire,Sawbridgeworth,1565-08-01,"Laycock, John",Porter,John,M,Sawbridgeworth,"Labourer, servant of Thomas Bayford of Sawbridgeworth, husbandman",,,,1565-07-31,7,,,,"In 'a meade' at S driving a cart (caruca) loaded with hay, drawn by five horses, towards TB's house","Right wheel of cart fell into a little ditch and horses and cart stopped and were not moving, then he took the horses off the cart and aimed to attach them to the wheel with a rope he held in his hands so they coud pull the wheel out of the little ditch, but the weight of the cart and hay made the wheel fall deeper and deeper into the ground until the cart and hay fell on him and crushed his whole body",Cart and hay,,Fell on him,,Crushed whole body,Instant,,"Cart, hay and rope worth 16s, sum in hands of Christopher Wright, deputy almoner",,,, ,1566_2,G/769,9/1110/unnumbered,,Hertfordshire,Allen's Green in Sawbridgeworth,1566-01-16,"Laycock, John",Turner,George,M,,,"Son of Richard Turner of Allen's Green, labourer",3,,1566-01-15,1,,16:00,,Went out of his father's house at AG to a 'sawepytt' full of rainwater and played there looking into the water standing on the 'sawdust',Suddenly he slipped and fell into the pit by misfortune,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/770,9/1110/unnumbered,,Yorkshire,Skipwith,1565-10-06,"Foster, John",Serrott,William,M,Skipwith,Labourer and boy,,8,,1565-10-05,10,,13:00,,"Playing in 'a dong cart' at a place in Skipwith called 'harthowme' (?) to which four small oxen and two bullocks and two mares were yoked, all of Roland Serrott his father",In playing he fell off the cart in front of a wheel which ran over his head,Cart,,Run over by,,Crushed head around right ear,Instant,,"Cart, oxen, mares and tackle worth £4 in custody of Roland Serrott",,,, ,1566_2,G/771,9/1110/unnumbered,,York city,York (Bishopfields),1566-02-07,"Ayneley, Richard, and Grene, Laurence",Unknown,Unknown,M,,,,,Fever,1566-02-04,2,,14:00,,Unknown man suffering from a fever passed on his journey by banks of the Ouse at place called 'Brakken hill',He stumbled because of the debility of his body and fell into the Ouse,River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Robert Fyssher, young man, found the body on 7 February, it having remained in the water until then",,,,, ,1566_2,G/772,9/1110/unnumbered,,York city,York (Bedern or Hospice of the Succentor and Vicars of the Cathedral),1565-12-17,"Fale, Thomas",Gylfeld,Oswald,M,,Young man,,,,1565-12-17,12,,11:00,,In the kitchen of the Bedern doing the lawful and necessary work of his masters the succentor and vicars,Part of a brick chimney in the kitchen suddenly fell on him and crushed his body,Chimney,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Piece of chimney worth 6d, chimney remaining in hands of succentor and vicars of the Bedern",,,, ,1566_2,G/773,9/1110/unnumbered,,Yorkshire,Wortley,1565-11-11,"Levet, William",Bothe,Alice,F,Bolsterstone,Spinster,,,,1565-11-10,11,,13:00,,Jumped on the back of a mare at Bolsterstone intending to ride to a watermill at Wortley,"As she rode, at 'stregberne lane' two 'curre dogges' ran and barked at the mare and bit it on the leg, and the mare recoiled from the dogs and jumped and she fell off onto her head",Horse (mare) ,,Fall from,,Broken neck ,Instant,,Mare worth 20s in custody of John Cha[illegible] bailiff of Richard Corbet esquire of Wortley,,,, ,1566_2,G/774,9/1110/unnumbered,,Yorkshire,Leeds,1565-10-18,"Gascoigne, William",Waterhous alias Leayerd,George,M,Leeds,Labourer,,,,1565-10-18,10,,11:00,,"Carrying 'a tenter barre' (OED tenter = wooden framework on which cloth is stretched) from the house of Augustine Wilkynson of Leeds, gentleman, to 'the Tenter grene' in Leeds",By misfortune he stumbled and fell to the ground and the bar fell on his head,Tenter bar,,Fell on him,,Wound to head,Languished until 4 am on 18 October,,"Tenter bar worth 6d in custody of Augustine Wilkynson of Leeds, clothier (sic)",,,, ,1566_2,G/775,9/1110/unnumbered,,Yorkshire,Askrigg,1565-12-09,"Smelt, Leonard",Becke,John,M,"Hutton, Westmorland",Labourer,,,,1565-12-07,12,,06:00,,Walking on his journey at Bainbridge from Hardraw to Kendal across the Ure,He fell in and by weakness of his body and flooding of the water he was drowned,River Ure,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/776,9/1110/unnumbered,,Yorkshire,Sand Hutton,1566-02-20,"Smelt, Leonard",Nelson,Ralph,M,Sand Hutton,Labourer,,,,1566-02-18,2,,16:00,,Walking in the fields at SH about his special business,Went across a hedge ('sepem vivam') and the brambles growing in it caught around his legs so that he fell into a pit at the bottom of the hedge and could not get out because of the weakness of his body and being held back by the brambles,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/777,9/1110/unnumbered,,Yorkshire (now Lancashire),Slaidburn,1566-02-09,"Knowlles, Henry",Helme,Laurence,M,Bradford,Labourer,,,Old and weak,1566-02-05,2,,17:00,,Walking on queen's highway beween Bradford and Settle,Jumped on his staff to cross water called 'Tossett sike' but staff broke and he fell in and being old and weak could not get back on the banks,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Staff worth 1d,,,, ,1566_2,G/778,9/1110/unnumbered,,Yorkshire,Kirkby Overblow,1565-10-15,"Gascoigne, William",Snawdell,Catherine,F,Kirkby Overblow,Spinster,,,,1565-05-03,5,,03:00,,Walking to Sherburn (18 miles) on her own business by the River Wharfe,By misfortune and weakness of her body she fell in and drowned,River Wharfe,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/779,9/1110/unnumbered,,Yorkshire,Bolton Abbey,1566-01-21,"Knowlles, Henry",Foster,Alice,F,Beamsley,Spinster,,,,1566-02-19,2,,14:00,,In a close called Barden Park intending to cross the River Wharfe with 'a piece of lynnyn cloth',In crossing the river on a bridge she suddenly by misfortune and against her will fell in,River Wharfe,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/780,9/1110/unnumbered,,Yorkshire,Mirfield,1565-09-09,"Gascoigne, William",Shitilworth,James,M,Liversedge,Labourer,,,,1565-08-09,8,,19:00,,Riding on a mare towards Liversedge across River Calder at Stubforth ,By misfortune both he and the mare were drowned because of the force of the furious water running strongly and fast,River Calder,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/781,9/1110/unnumbered,,Yorkshire,Newby,1566-02-13,"Knowlles, Henry",Middelton,John,M,Newby,Labourer,,,"Old, weak and not of full sight",1566-02-13,2,,15:00,,Walking from a close called 'greneclose' to Newby across a small river called 'crookbek' at a small bridge called 'crookbek brigg',"Being old, weak and not fully sighted he suddenly fell by misfortune off the bridge into the water flowing below it",Crook Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/782,9/1110/unnumbered,,Yorkshire,Holtby,1565-12-17,"Foster, John",Allansone,Robert,M,Holtby,Miller,,,,1565-12-16,12,,17:00,,In the windmill at Holtby 'pykking his mylnestones' (OED pecking = ; striking one stone with another to create a pattern or design on its surface; latin bituminans = covering with pitch?),"Suddenly by misfortune the upper millstone fell on right side of his head, crushing and pressing it",Millstone,,Fell on him,,Crushed and pressed head,Instant,,Millstone worth 13s 4d in custody of Thomas Richardson and John Cook of Holtby,,,, ,1566_2,G/783,9/1110/unnumbered,,Yorkshire,Wigginton,1566-01-01,"Foster, John",Fenwyk,John,M,Haxby,Labourer,,,"Old, weak and poor",1565-12-23,12,,16:00,,"Walking between Sutton and Haxby in Forest of Galtres in a great tempest of snow, hail and rain","At a place called 'Pybus hyll' he froze, being old, weak and poor",Snow,,Tempest,,Froze to death,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/784,9/1110/unnumbered,,Yorkshire,Stillington,1566-01-03,"Foster, John",Bedforde,Jane,F,Stillington,Spinster,,,,1566-01-02,1,,11:00,,Walking on 'the Ice' in a wood at Stillington called 'Northskewhe' with a bundle of wood on her head,Suddenly and by misfortune she fell on the ice and wood fell on her head and crushed it against the ice,Wood,,Fell on her,,Crushed head,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/785,9/1110/unnumbered,,Wiltshire,Ramsbury,1565-10-03,"Brydges, William",Wylmotte,Robert,M,,Labourer,,,,1565-09-27,9,,,,Working on the house of William earl of Pembroke at Ramsbury,A 'rafter' from the front end of the house called the 'cabull ende' fell on him as he was assiduouly working under the house ,Rafter,,Fell on him,,Wound to front right part of head,Instant,,"Rafter worth 4d, money delivered to William Otye gentleman, deputy almoner",,,, ,1566_2,G/786,9/1110/unnumbered,,Hampshire,Sheet in Petersfield,1565-12-19,"Mather, Gilbert",Tolpott,Isarda,F,,,"Wife of William Tolpott of Sheet, miller",,,1565-12-17,12,,15:00-16:00,,"Next to watermill called 'Sheett Myll', working by the river",Her feet slipped and suddenly and by misfortune she fell in,River Rother,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/787,9/1110/unnumbered,,Northamptonshire,Cosgrove,1565-08-13,"Anne, John",Spencer,William,M,,,,,,1565-08-13,8,,,,In a meadow in the fields of Cosgrove on a cart (currus) loading it with hay,By misfortune and the motion of one mare attached to the cart he fell to the ground,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,"Mare, harness, cart and hay worth 5s in custody of constable of Cosgrove",,Signed by coroner,, ,1566_2,G/788,9/1110/unnumbered,,Northamptonshire,Plumpton,1566-01-11,"Anne, John",Homes,William,M,,,,,,1566-01-10,1,,,,In a close at Plumpton called 'Barne close' with Thomas Tucker cutting an ash tree,"By misfortune the ash tree fell on right part of his head, crushing his skull and brain",Ash tree,,Fell on him,,"Wound to right part of head, crushing his skull and brain",Instant,,Ash tree worth 2s delivered to James Chamberleyne,,Signed by coroner,, ,1566_2,G/789,9/1110/unnumbered,,Northamptonshire,Moulton,1565-10-12,"Fosbroke, John",Wattes,Richard,M,Moulton,Husbandman,,,,1565-09-06,9,,12:00,,Sitting in a cart (currus),Suddenly and by misfortune the cart was overturned and he fell to the ground and was gravely crushed into it by the fall,Cart,,Fall from,,Crushed,Languished until 8 October at Moulton,,"Cart worth 12s, which remain in hands of inhabitants of Moulton",,,, ,1566_2,G/790,9/1110/unnumbered,,Northamptonshire,Loddington,1565-10-26,"Fosbroke, John",Quynce,William,M,,,,,,1565-10-25,10,,17:00,,On the queen's highway in Loddington going along near a cart (currus) ,He suddenly slipped and fell to the ground under the cart and one wheel (biga) of the cart ran over his head and pressed it into the ground,Cart,,Run over by,,Wound to head,Instant,,"Wheel worth 5s, which remain in custody of inhabitants of Loddington ",,,, ,1566_2,G/791,9/1110/unnumbered,,Warwickshire,Snitterfield,1565-08-28,"Rogers, Henry",Pardye,Thomas,M,,Boy,,2,,1565-08-28,8,,,,Playing around a pit at Snitterfield,Suddenly and by misfortune fell backwards into the pit,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Henry Shakespere a juror,, ,1566_2,G/792,9/1110/unnumbered,,Warwickshire,Skilts in Studley,1565-10-07,"Hawes, Thomas",Spenser,John,M,Skilts,Labourer,,,,1565-10-06,10,,17:00,,Walking in the park of William Sheldon esquire at Skilts,"A wild 'stagge', being ferocious because it was 'the Rutt tyme', attacked him and with its horn called 'the borow antler' struck him in the right side",Stag,,Struck by,,"Wound to right side 5 in deep, 2 in wide",Died within 2 hours at Skilts,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/793,9/1110/unnumbered,,Warwickshire (now Staffordshire),Tamworth,1565-08-20,"Hawes, Thomas",Davye alias Powell,Agnes,F,Syerscote,Spinster,,,,1565-08-18,8,,18:00,,"Sitting on a black mare loaded with a sack with two pecks of wheat and barley of John Brytten of Syerscote, gentleman, her master",She moved and fell suddenly and unexpectedly off the top of the sack on the mare backwards to the ground onto her neck and shoulders,Horse (black mare),,Fall from,,Crushed neck and shoulders,Languished until 1 pm on 19 August,,"Mare worth 6s 8d, grain worth 2s, in custody of John Brytten to use of queen's almoner",,,, ,1566_2,G/794,9/1110/unnumbered,,Warwickshire (now Staffordshire),Tamworth,1565-08-15,"Hawes, Thomas",Merycokes,Thomas,M,Tamworth,Yeoman,,,,1565-08-13,8,,11:00,,At a park of John Ferrers esquire at Tamworth called the 'Wood',A dun gelding struck him in the lower part of his stomach,Hose (dun gelding),,Struck by,,Wound to lower part of stomach,Languished at Tamworth until 6 pm on 14 August,,Gelding worth 8s in custody of John Robertes of Tamworth yeoman to use of queen's almoner,,,, ,1566_2,G/795,9/1110/unnumbered,,Leicestershire,Willoughby Waterleys,1566-03-01,"Grene, Thomas",Pickard,Benjamin,M,,,,8,,1566-02-28,2,,,,In the house of his father John Pyckard,Fell by misfortune into a well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,His father John Pickerd found the body,,,,, ,1566_2,G/796,9/1110/unnumbered,,Leicestershire,Illston on the Hill ('Ilveston'),1565-12-15,"Pochin, George",Hamnan,Ralph,M,,Miller,,15,,1565-12-14,12,,,,In a windmill in fields of Ilveston ,As the wind was increasing he hurried 'to wrapp up the sealeclothes' of the mill and climbed on one rod (sail?) of the mill but was turned off by a sudden blow of wind and thrown to the ground onto a stone which broke and wounded the top of his head,Windmill,,Fall from,,"Broken top of head deep through to brain, 6 in wide ",,,Moving parts of mill worth 22s,,,, ,1566_2,G/797,9/1110/unnumbered,,Derbyshire,Staveley,1565-08-14,"Stephenson, Richard",Roodes,Robert,M,,,,,,1565-05-05,5,,11:00,,Walking from Mosborough to Chesterfield crossing the River Rother at a place called 'myrryons' (cf Merrians Farm),By misfortune fell in and drowned,River Rother,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/798,9/1110/unnumbered,,Derbyshire,Darley (presumably Darley Dale),1565-08-08,"Stephenson, Richard",Bullock,John,M,,,,,,1565-08-08,8,,,,Crossing a stile at Darley holding a knife in his hand,By misfortune stumbled and fell to the ground onto his knife,Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to left side, 1.5 in wide, 4 in deep",Instant,,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1566_2,G/799,9/1110/unnumbered,,Derbyshire,Killamarsh,1566-02-05,"Stephenson, Richard",Atkyn ,George,M,,,,,,1566-01-28,1,,,,At Killamarsh,A heifer struck him with its horn between his legs,Heifer,,Struck by,,"Wound between legs, 1.5 in deep, 2 in wide",Languished until 11 am on 31 January,,Heifer worth 10s,,,, ,1566_2,G/800,9/1110/unnumbered,,Lincolnshire,Navenby,1566-03-11,"Mounson, Robert",Tournebull,William,M,Navenby,,,16,,1566-03-10,3,,12:00,,Drawing water from 'a drawe well' at Navenby 40 feet deep,He reached out for 'the bucket' and in taking it its weight and that of the water in it pulled him into the well so he fell in by chance,Well,,Fall into,,"Drowned, but fall also gave him two head wounds, one in forehead 1 in long, 0.5 in deep, one in right part of head 4 in long, 1 in deep",,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/801,9/1110/unnumbered,,Lincolnshire,Hemingby,1565-12-16,"Crathorn, John",Page,Thomas,M,,,,,Demented with the stone,1565-12-15,12,,,,"Sick with disease called the 'stone' from 9 December to 12 December, when he became demented because of the strength and pressure of the disease, and continued without constant or perfect memory until 15 December","On 15 December at dawn he ran off and wandered about unadvisedly and as though demented and by misfortune and chance fell into a ditch or pit at Hemingby 12 feet wide and 6 feet deep, where he could not help himself out because of the weakness of his disease",Pit,,Fall into,,Perished,,,,,,, ,1566_2,G/802,9/1110/unnumbered,,Rutland,Stretton,1565-12-12,"Irelond, Edward and Chysellden, George",Jackson,Ambrose,M,Stretton,Husbandman,,72,Old,1565-12-12,12,,08:00-09:00,,Threshing peas in straw in a barn in his house,"A quantity of peas amounitng to 'a carte lodde' lying on top of 'a hay moughe' suddenly fell on him and knocked him to the ground, covered him and pressed and suffocated him",Peas,,Fell on him,,Pressed and suffocated,,,Peas worth 3s 4d in custody of Richard Jackeson deputy almoner,,Signed by both coroners,, ,1566_4,G/803,9/1013a/153,,York city,York,1565-12-13,"Fale, Thomas and Grene, Laurence",Johnson,Alice,F,,Spinster,,,, 1565-12-12,12,,08:00,,"In the house of Robert Staneburne, merchant, in Petergate in the parish of St Michael le Belfry","Katherine Aynley of York 'semystar' (seamstress), intending harm to one-one, entered RS's house to see AJ out of old familiarity, having formerly been a fellow-servant, having in her hands a 'lectuarie' (OED a medicinal conserve or paste) which she did not know was strongly mixed with poison. Eating the electuary, she gave part of it to AJ, and AJ took it in her hands and ate it, by reason of which AJ's body in a short time swelled up and she was intoxicated and poisoned by it",Medicinal preparation,,Poisoned by,,Poisoned,Languished until 6 pm,,,,"Signed by jurors, one signature and six marks including initials 'h l'",, ,1566_4,G/804,9/1013a/152,,York city,Castle Mills in the City of York,1566-03-04,"Fale, Thomas, Aynley, Richard and Grene, Laurence",Browne,James,M,Sledmere,Yeoman,,,,1566-03-21,3,,17:00,,Crossing a bridge next to the castle mills,A violent blast of wind suddenly knocked him over and threw him off the bridge into the river,River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,Body stayed in water until 24 March,,,,, ,1566_4,G/805,9/1013a/151,,Yorkshire,Bubwith,1566-07-03,"Pacoke, Thomas",Skynne,Jane,F,Bubwith,Spinster,,,,1566-07-02,7,,15:00,,Went to the River Derwent at [place name rubbed] to wash wool,By misfortune she slipped and fell into the water,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Wool worth 4d in custody of John Blanshered, constable there",,,, ,1566_4,G/806,9/1013a/150,,Yorkshire,Woodhouse in Leeds,1566-08-10,"Gascoigne, William",Brassay,Robert,M,Leeds Woodhouse,,,,,1566-08-09,8,,15:00,,Crossing a small river called 'Richeshay beke' to get to his house,By misfortune and weakness of his body he fell into the water 'grovelyng[es]' and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_4,G/807,9/1013a/149,,Yorkshire,Skipton in Craven,1566-05-12,"Knowlles, Henry",Catterson,Mabel,F,Skipton,Spinster,,,,1566-05-12,5,,06:00,,Coming from a chamber called 'the p[ar[sonage chamber' in Skipton,"In closing the door of the chamber she fell because of the movement of the door 'fro the height off chamb[er] greise' to the ground, crushing her head among the stones of the stairs",Steps,,Fall from,,Crushed head,Instant,,Door worth 16d in custody of [Marmaduke?] Hodshone of Skipton,,,, ,1566_4,G/808,9/1013a/148,,Westmorland,Tebay,1566-04-10,"Baynebrigge, Christopher",Wharton,Thomas,M,,,,,,,,,,,Riding in the River Lune at Tebay,By misfortune fell into the river and drowned,River Lune,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_4,G/809,9/1013a/147,,Westmorland,Musgrave,1566-06-28,"Baynebrigg, Christopher",Atkinson,Margaret,F,,,,12,,1566-06-28,6,,,,Walking at 'Knapp',Suddenly and by misfortune fell into River Eden,River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_4,G/810,9/1013a/146,,Cumberland,Ullesbye?,1565-10-16,"Alanby, John",Cowper,John,M,,,,,,1565-10-16,10,,,,Chasing away thieves in the night,By misfortune fell onto the sharp part of a spear he was holding in his hands which perforated his body so that he died instantly in the presence of divers of his neighbours who were following thieves who were taking away their goods,Spear,,Fall onto,,Perforated body,Instant,,,,Signed by coroner,, ,1566_4,G/811,9/1013a/145,,Newcastle ,Newcastle upon Tyne,1566-05-27,"Hall, Edward",Richardson,Alice,F,Newcastle upon Tyne,Spinster,,,,1566-05-20,5,,20:00,,Washing clothes at the 'Wyndes' in Newcastle upon Tyne,By misfortune fell into the Tyne,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' occupations,, ,1566_4,G/812,9/1013a/144,,Newcastle ,Newcastle upon Tyne,1566-07-26,"Hall, Edward",Hunter,George,M,Newcastle upon Tyne,Mariner,,,,1566-07-22,7,,21:00,,At the Wyndes,By misfortune fell into the Tyne,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' occupations,, ,1566_4,G/813,9/1013a/143,,Newcastle ,Newcastle upon Tyne,1566-09-22,"Mylborne, Michael",Feversam / Feverson,John,M,Newcastle upon Tyne,Mariner,,,,1566-09-15,9,,23:00,,At 'Newkey' in Newcastle,By misfortune fell into the Tyne,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' occupations,, ,1566_4,G/814,9/1013a/118,,Hertfordshire,Hemel Hempstead,1566-07-14,"Laycock, John",Foxe,Richard,M,,,"Son of Richard Foxe of Edmonton, Middlesex, yeoman",,,1566-07-13,7,,,,Walking and wandering in the common fields at Hemel Hempstead in the heat of the sun,"Seeking shade he went down into 'a gravell pytt' to shade himself, but 'twelve carte looodes' of earth fell on him by chance",Earth,,Fell on him,,Crushed whole body,Instant,,Earth of no value,,,, ,1566_4,G/815,9/1013a/117,,Hertfordshire,Broxbourne,1566-04-27,"Laycock, John",Clay,John,M,,,"Son of Reginald Clay of Broxbourne, labourer",4,,1566-04-25,4,,,,"Sitting alone in the garden of a neighbour, John Stanhoo, labourer, by the pond, having in his shands 'a stone cruesse or pott'","The cruse or pot fell out of his hands into the water, he stretched out for it and fell in",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Stone cruse of no value,,,, ,1566_4,G/816,9/1013a/116,,Hertfordshire,Cromer in Ardeley,1566-07-09,"Cocke, William",Whoode,Mary,F,,,"Daughter of John Whoode of Cromer in Ardeley, labourer",2,,1566-07-08,7,,15:00-17:00,,Sitting on the bank of a pond playing with other children,Intending to reach for the clay in the pond she fell in,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned?,,,Clay of no value,,,, ,1566_4,G/817,9/1013a/115,,Essex,Willingale Spain,1566-06-15,"Knotte, Thomas",Terrye,Clemency,F,Willingale,,"Wife of William Terrye of Willingale, yeoman",50,,1566-06-14,6,,08:00-09:00,,Busy near a pond in a field next to a tenement called Boundes at WS ,By misfortune and not by any malice against herself she drowned in the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1566_4,G/818,9/1013a/114,,Essex,Rochford,1566-06-04,"Knotte, Thomas",Gage,Richard,M,,,,14,,1566-04-08,4,,15:00-16:00,,Busy throwing water with a shovel out of a sawpit in the queen's highway there,"By chance he moved a 'roller' on which a 'timber logge' was resting over the sawpit, so that unexpectedly the log fell on his body on the sawpit",Log,,Fell on him,,"Body pressed to the ground, bruised and crushed",Instant,,"Log worth 3s 4d, money remains in hands of Richard Lord Rich as lord of manor of Rochford",,,, ,1566_4,G/819,9/1013a/113,,Essex,Castle Hedingham,1566-04-21,"Knotte, Thomas",Raye,William,M,,"Servant of John Makyn of CH, yeoman",,17,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1567_1,G/820,9/616/2,,Somerset,Cutcombe,1566-09-26,"Randell, Roger",Saffen,John junior,M,,,Son of John Saffen senior of Cutcombe husbandman,,,1566-09-23,9,,10:00,,In a close of JS senior at Cutcombe called 'the Slades' ,"Approached a brown bay mare of JS senior grazing in the close, which suddenly struck him in the stomach with its hind feet",Horse (brown bay mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to stomach,Died at Cutcombe on 25 September at 8 am,,Mare worth 26s 8d in custody of JS senior but taken away by Erasmus Pymme of Cannington esquire ,,Signed by coroner,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/1,9/628a/58,,Somerset,Stoke St Mary,1571-02-19,"Horne, Jerome",Jeffe,William,M,Stoke St Mary,Husbandman,,,,1571-02-18,2,,,,Crossing Broughton Brook on a horse carrying two baskets filled with apples,The girth ('Cingulum vocat[ur] a tynge [cingle]') to which the two baskets were attached broke and WJ fell into the water and drowned instantly,Broughton Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Horse worth 10s, baskets and apples worth 3s 4d remain in coroner's custody",,,, ,1571_2,H/2,9/628a/59,,Dorset,Sturminster Newton castle,1570-12-11,"Walton, Richard, gent.",Churchyns,Richard,M,,,,,,1570-12-10,12,,,,Passing along the bank of a certain river called 'Were',He fell into the river and died instantly,River ,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/3,9/628a/60,,Wiltshire,Malmesbury,1570-06-12,"Brydges, William",Davys,William,M,Westport,Husbandman,,,,1570-07-20,7,,,,Washing himself in the 'Staynes broke' in the place called 'Symons meade' in the tithing of Brokenborough,He jumped into the water and as he proceeded to wash himself he fell into deep water/whirlpool (''cecidit in quend[a]m voraginem') and drowned,Brook,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/4,9/628a/61,,Wiltshire,Amesbury,1570-12-01,"Hyll, Nicholas",Hedd,John,M,Boscombe,Carpenter,,,,1570-11-28,11,,,,Dismantling old timber at the site of the former abbey,He fell 30 feet from an old wall and then was struck by two large pieces of timber worth 4s property of Lord Hertford,Wall ,Timber (two large pieces),Fall from,Fell on him,Multiple wounds,Instant,,Two pieces of timber worth 4s property of Lord Hertford,,,, ,1571_2,H/5,9/628a/62,,Wiltshire,Bradford-on-Avon,1570-09-22,"Hyll, Nicholas",Abborde,Thomas,M,Bradford,Butcher,,,,1570-09-19,9,,,,Ringing a bell called the 'forebell' worth 40s property of the wardens and parishioners of Bradford parish church,"Suddenly, the bell rope worth 12d which he was holding in his hands, lifted him 9 feet into the air. He then fell to the ground breaking his neck and died instantly",Bell rope,Ground,Fall from,Fall onto,Broken neck,Instant,,Bell worth 40s and bell rope worth 12d,,,, ,1571_2,H/6,9/628a/63,,Hampshire ,Selborne,1570-07-08,"Mathew, Gilbert",Benett,William,M,,,,,,1570-06-26,6,,13:00,,"Driving a cart ('caruca') pulled by five horses and loaded with wood property of Thomas Pestodd of Newton Valence, gent., over Goleigh Hill ('Galowhyl')",The taylrypp of the thiller' in the back of the cart broke by reason of which the cart started descending the hill at great speed. WB was holding the shaft ('thylles') of the cart and it struck him in the left eye giving him a mortal wound from which he died instantly,Cart (shaft),,Struck by,,Wound to the left eye,Instant,,"Cart, timber and horses worth £3 6s 8d remain in custody of TP for the use of the Queen",,,, ,1571_2,H/7,9/628a/64,,Wiltshire,Stocke',1570-10-21,"Vaughan, Francis, gent.",Barryngton,Thomas,M,,Servant ('Groome'),,,,1570-10-16,10,,,,Passing through a gate,The gate collapsed and fell on the top of his head crushing his crown and killing him instantly,Gate,,Fell on him,,Crushed head,Instant,,"TB's clothes worth 12d and gate worth 12d which remain in custody of Anthony [obscured] of Stoke, gent.",,,, ,1571_2,H/8,9/628a/65,,Wiltshire,Corsham ('Cossham'),1570-12-18,"Keynes, William, bailiff and coroner of the liberty of Corsham",Hobbes,William,M,Corsham,Labourer,,,,1570-12-17,12,,,,Crossing a bridge over a certain river on his way from Corsham to Notton ('Netton') in the tithing of Thingley,"His feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/9,9/628a/66,,Wiltshire,Hinton Parva,1570-06-23,"Brydges, William",Shuff,John,M,"Ashbury, Berkshire",Labourer,,,,1570-06-20,6,,,,Driving a cart ('caruca') pulled by one horse and loaded with an oak tree,"They were descending a certain hill, the cart overturned and fell on JS. The front part of the cart called the 'thylles' struck him in the right side of the head killing him instantly",Shaft,,Struck by,,Wound to the right side of the head,Instant,,"Cart, horse and oak worth 26s 4d is in the hands of William Oty, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1571_2,H/10,9/628a/91,,Bedfordshire,Potton,1570-08-04,"Faldo, John",Bewyt,Edward,M,Potton,"Labourer, servant of John Haskyns of Potton",,20 and more,,1570-08-02,8,,,,"Driving a cart ('biga') loaded with hay and pulled by two horses property of his master, in a road called 'lyllys Byrdge' ","When he struck one of the horses called a 'bodyhorse' with his whip worth 1d, which he held in both hands, in the buttocks, the horse kicked back with its rear legs hitting him in the lower part of the abdomen",Horse,,Kicked by,,"Wound to the lower part of the abdomen, 10 in wide and 13 in long",Languished until 3 pm on 3 August,,Horse worth 8s which remain in the hands of JH,,,, ,1571_2,H/11,9/628a/102,,Nottinghamshire,Colston Bassett,1571-02-15,"Eyre, Richard, gent.",Byrde,Robert,M,Owthorpe,Miller,,,,1571-02-13,2,,10:00-11:00,,Crossing a ditch called 'lytell gutter' in a place called 'Stone pytt',He was overcome by severe pain to the head and fell into the ditch ,Ditch,,[Fall into],,Died,,,,,Classed as divine visitation,, ,1571_2,H/12,9/628a/106,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Gainsborough,1571-02-09,"Hartgrave, George, gent.",Kendall,Jane,F,,,,,,1571-02-08,2,,19:00,,Collecting wood floating in the River Trent,"She slipped on the bank of the river, fell into the water and drowned instantly",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/13,9/628a/107,,Derbyshire,Hope,1570-11-16,"Stevenson, Richard",Gylbathorpe,Henry,M,,,,,,1570-11-14,11,,08:00,,Passing by the River Derwent on a horse,The horse stumbled and he fell into the river where he drowned instantly,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,Thomas Johnson who found the body,Horse worth 10s is in custody of Robert Haghe,,,, ,1571_2,H/14,9/628a/108,,Derbyshire,Staveley,1570-08-25,"Stevenson, Richard",Turner,Francis,M,Staveley,,,,,1570-08-21,8,,11:00,,At a place called Crosfeelway he jumped out of his cart ('plaustrum') to the ground,He fell against a 'lyttle bancke' and fell backwards head first in a place worn hollow in the road and broke his neck ,Hole in the road,,Fall into,,Broken neck,Instant,William Littlewoode of Staveley who found the body,,,,, ,1571_2,H/15,9/628a/109,,"Lincolnshire, Holland",Freiston,1570-09-19,"Hartgrave, George, gent.",Kirkbye,John,M,,"Servant of John Pinchebecke of Freiston, husbandman",,,,1570-09-18,9,,13:00,,He was holding an iron bound cart wheel property of his master,The wheel slipped from his hands and fell on him striking his forehead and killing him instantly,Wheel,,Fell on him,,Struck forehead,Instant,,Wheel worth 6s,,,, ,1571_2,H/16,9/628a/110,,Nottinghamshire,Rempstone,1570-10-04,"Eyre, Richard, gent.",Weste,Brian,M,Rempstone,Labourer,,,,1570-10-03,10,,13:00-14:00,,Crossing a bridge called 'king[es] Brigg' on the 'Rempstone Brook' on a bay mare that he had taken from the close of William Spencer adjoining his house on the south,The mare stumbled and BW was thrown into the brook where he drowned,Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Mare worth 8s 6d remains in custody of deputy almoner,,,, ,1571_2,H/17,9/628a/111,,Northamptonshire,Moulton,1570-12-09,"Fosbroke, John, gent.",Sharpe,John,M,Moulton,Labourer,,,,1570-12-08,12,,11:00,,He climbed a haystack in a certain barn to throw down some hay,Approximately half a cartload of hay fell on him and pushed him against a certain beam with such violence that he was killed instantly,Haystack,Beam,Fell on him,Fall onto,,Instant,,Hay worth 20d which sum was delivered to deputy almoner,,,, ,1571_2,H/18,9/628a/112,,Northamptonshire,Rothwell,1570-08-11,"Fosbroke, John, gent.",Pye,Edward,M,Rothwell,Labourer,,,,1570-08-10,8,,12:00,,Sitting in a cart ('currus'),As he was getting off the cart he tripped and fell head first to the ground breaking his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Cart worth 10s which sum was delivered to deputy almoner,,,, ,1571_2,H/19,9/628a/113,,Northamptonshire,Maidwell,1570-10-04,"Fosbroke, John, gent.",Harryot,Euseby,M,Maidwell,Labourer,,,,1570-10-03,10,,11:00,,Crossing a certain river during a flooding,He fell into the water and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/20,9/628a/114,,Northamptonshire,Astcote ('Escote'),1570-07-18,"Anne, John, gent.",Pamplion,Ambrose,M,,,,,Debilitated and ill,1570-07-17,7,,13:00,,Returning home on horseback having spent the day working in the fields [mowing/collecting?] hay,"When he mounted the horse, which was half-wild ('semiferus') it bolted and threw him off",Horse,,Fall from,,,Died within two hours ,,Horse worth 26s 8d which remain in the hands of Stephen Harvy,,,, ,1571_2,H/21,9/628a/115,,Northamptonshire,Alderton,1571-01-12,"Anne, John, gent.",Clarkson,Richard,M,,,,,,1570-12-31,12,,At night,,Returning from Alderton to Stoke Bruerne,"A great snowstorm forced him to wait out the bad weather under a certain hedge. A he sat there all parts of his body became frozen, numbed and covered in ice due to great frost. He was them buried under the snow, covered with it and pressed and eventually died",Cold weather,,Overcome by,,Exposure,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/22,9/628a/116,,Northamptonshire,Easton Neston,1570-12-04,"Anne, John, gent.",Burt,Richard,M,,Servant,,,,1570-12-04,12,,01:00,,He was in a fulling mill busy on his master's business,"He was crossing a beam between the floodgate and the mill and fell into the water. The current swept him between the floodgate and the water wheel where his body was so ground, crushed and bruised that he died within one hour",Mill (wheel),,,,"Body ground, crushed and bruised",Died within one hour,,Floodgate and water wheel worth 5s remain in custody of the inhabitants of the village of Easton Neston,,,, ,1571_2,H/23,9/628a/117,,Leicestershire,Leicester,1570-11-19,"Mydleton, John, and Mylne, John",Chamb[er]lyn,Mary,F,,Servant of Thomas Chamb[er]lyn,,,,1570-11-19,11,,09:00,,Fetching water from the River Soar,She fell into the river and drowned,River Soar,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,"She had no goods, chattels, lands or holdings",,, ,1571_2,H/24,9/628a/118,,Northamptonshire,Snorscomb Mill ('Snoscombe Myll'),1570-09-24,"Anne, John, gent.",Taylor,Thomas,M,,,,,,1570-09-24,9,,03:00,,Boring through ('p[er]tundens') the upper millstone in Snorscomb Mill,"He used a hammer and a wooden wedge to support the stone. He foolishly ('puerliter agens') placed his head and arm between two millstones to adjust a certain iron piece called the 'myll Rynde'. Unfortunately, he moved the wedge with his shoulder blades ('scapula') so that the upper stone slid from the hammer and fell on his shoulder blades and his head pressing him to death instantly",Millstone,,Fell on him,,Pressed head and shoulders,Instant,,Millstone and wooden wedge worth 20s which remain in custody of Everton constables,,,, ,1571_2,H/25,9/628a/119,,Nottinghamshire,Besthorpe,1570-08-28,"Sanon, John, gent.",Challens,Thomas,M,,,,4,,1570-08-24,8,,19:00,,Playing at a horse mill,The sweep of the mill struck him on the left side of the body. He was knocked to the ground and died instantly,Mill (sweep),,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of the body,Instant,,Sweep worth 2s remains in custody of George Mylner of Besthorpe,,,, ,1571_2,H/26,9/628a/120,,Leicestershire,Wanlip,1570-11-01,"Pochyn, George, gent.",Seiston,Bernard,M,,Husbandman,,48,,1570-11-01,11,,08:00,,Erecting a wooden 'propp' in a 'barley hoffell',Strong wind knocked down the hovel and one part of it along with the prop fell on BS killing him,Hovel and piece of wood,,Fell on him,,,,,"Hovel and wood worth 8s remain in custody of Richard Pepper, deputy almoner",,,, ,1571_2,H/27,9/628a/121,,Leicestershire,Burbage,1570-11-15,"Pochyn, George, gent.",Mason,William,M,,,,11,Suffering from falling sickness,1570-11-24,11,,,,Crossing the River Soar on a mare,He fell from the horse and drowned,River Soar,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Hynd, aged 10, who found the body",Mare worth 3s 4d remains in custody of Richard Pepper,,,, ,1571_2,H/28,9/628a/122,,Warwickshire,Snitterfield,1570-10-11,"Ro[gers], Henry",P[er]cifall,Alice,F,,,,18 and more,,1570-08-07,8,,,,Sleeping in a certain house,An old and dilapidated wall fell on her suddenly crushing her head and body so that she died instantly,Wall,,Fell on her,,Crushed head and body,Instant,,"Wall worth 2s 6d which sum remains in the custody of William Osbaston, deputy almoner",,,, ,1571_2,H/29,9/628a/123,,Leicestershire,Groby,1570-10-29,"Grene, Thomas",Bradshaw,Elizabeth,F,,,,28,,1570-10-17,10,,10:00,,"Working at the house of Anthony Seckford, gent., called Groby Hall",A great stone fell from the house and onto her left leg breaking it,Stone,,Fell on her,,Broken left leg,Died seven days later,,,"She had no goods, chattels, lands or holdings",,, ,1571_2,H/30,9/628a/124,,Nottinghamshire,Ratcliffe-on-Soar,1571-01-03,"Eyre, Richard, gent.",Halley,Elizabeth,F,,Spinster,,,,1570-12-29,12,,08:00-09:00,,Fetching water from the River Soar with a 'Tankerd',She fell into the river due to her weight and weakness of ice,River Soar,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/31,9/628a/125,,Nottinghamshire,Gotham,1570-08-28,"Eyre, Richard, gent.",Tompson alias Barker,William,M,,Husbandman,,,,1570-07-19,7,,17:00-18:00,,"Riding his horse in the company of George Abbott riding a gelding, in a place called 'out gange'",GA's horse struck the right side of WT's horse and WT's right leg with great force,Horse,,Struck by,,Struck right leg,Languished until 28 October,,Horse worth 13s 4d remains in custody of George Smythe,,,, ,1571_2,H/32,9/628a/126,,Rutland,Caldecott,1571-03-02,"Chesyldyne, George, gent.",Sewell,Anne,F,,,"Wife of Robert Sewell of South Luffenham, husbandman",,,1570-12-25,12,,16:00,,"Crossing a certain river called the 'myll Fowrde' [possibly the Eye Brook] on horseback on her way from South Luffenham to Cottingham, Northamptonshire","She fell into the water and the current carried her to a certain pit called the 'myll banke' in the south of Caldecott, which was one cubit deep and 100 measures ('centum mensuris') from the ford. Half a quarter of an hour later she was pulled out by her husband and Thomas Slye",River,,Fall into,,,Languished until 7 pm,,Horse worth 13s 4d is in custody of RS,,,, ,1571_2,H/33,9/628b/151,,Yorkshire,East Tanfield,1570-08-15,"Smelt, John",Playne,Thomas,M,Stainforth,Labourer,,,,1570-08-12,8,,,,Passing by the River Ure,The river bank broke and he fell into the river where he drowned,River Ure,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/34,9/628b/152,,"Yorkshire, NR",Richmond,1570-10-28,"Smelt, John",Forster,Robert,M,Richmond,Yeoman,,,,1570-10-27,10,,,,Riding a white grey horse in the company of others,The horse was running very fast and tripped causing RF's fall. His head was crushed and he died instantly,Horse,,Fall from,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Horse worth 13s 4d is in custody of Thomas Wrey of Richmond, gent.",,,, ,1571_2,H/35,9/628b/153,,Yorkshire,Bilbrough,1571-02-01,"Grene, Lawrence",Pristone,Elizabeth,F,,,,,"Suffering from an illness called 'knigcough' (OED chincough, kinkcough = hooping-cough)",1570-12-31,12,,18:00,,Travelling alone from Stutton ('Stetone') to Bilbrough during a great snowstorm,She fell into an opening near the 'parke side' of Bilbrough covered with 'Snaw dryfte' and was suffocated by snow ,Snow,,Fall into,,Suffocated,,Arthur Richmond who found the body,,,,, ,1571_2,H/36,9/628b/154m,,"Yorkshire, WR",Tadcaster,1570-08-28,"Foster, John",Carter,John,M,Tadcaster,Miller,,,,1570-08-26,8,,,,"Repairing the fencing ('ffencio') of a mill pond [presumably the fascines or piling supporting the banks] from a 'little boat' with Richard Shutt of Tadcaster, miller",The boat capsized and they both drowned,Mill pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,RS who drowned with him,Boat worth 3s 4d remains in custody of Henry Cuthb[er]tson of Tadcaster,,,, ,1571_2,H/36,9/628b/154m,,"Yorkshire, WR",Tadcaster,1570-08-28,"Foster, John",Shutt,Richard,M,Tadcaster,Miller,,,,1570-08-26,8,,,,"Repairing the fencing ('ffencio') of a mill pond [presumably the fascines or piling supporting the banks] from a 'little boat' with John Carter of Tadcaster, miller",The boat capsized and they both drowned,Mill pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,JC who drowned with him,Boat worth 3s 4d remains in custody of Henry Cuthb[er]tson of Tadcaster,,,, ,1571_2,H/37,9/628b/155,,"Yorkshire, ER",Butterwick,1571-03-04,"Langdayle, Richard",Dobson,Stephen,M,,Servant of Anthony Dobson,,,,1571-01-18,1,,16:00,,Working in his master's barn,A haystack fell on him and its weight caused him to suffocate,Haystack,,Fell on him,,Suffocated,,,"Haystack worth 4s in custody of Anthony Thompson, constable of Butterwick",,,, ,1571_2,H/38,9/628b/156,,"Yorkshire, ER",Bridlington,1571-03-03,"Langdale, Richard",Thompson,John,M,,,,,,1571-02-20,2,,10:00,,Crossing the Wrang Beck on horseback on his way to the market in Bridlington,The horse tripped and he fell from its back and into the water. He could not pull himself out of the water because of the strength of the current and he drowned,Wrang Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Mare worth 5s is in custody of Francis Cale, Bridlington constable",,,, ,1571_2,H/39,9/628b/172,,Oxfordshire,Crowmarsh Gifford,1571-01-16,"Wilde, Edmund, gent.",Warde,William,M,,,,,,1571-01-15,1,,08:00,,"Going to Crowmarsh carrying on his shoulder a 'Sapilling oke', that is a small oke tree",He fell on ice and the oak gave him a mortal wound to the right side of the head,Oak,,Fell on him,,Wound to the right side of the head,Instant,,Oak remains in custody of the village,,,, ,1571_2,H/40,9/628b/173,,Worcestershire,Ombersley,1570-07-26,"Gower, Edmund, gent.",Glover,Richard,M,,"Servant of Agnes Tollye of 'Comerton' in the parish of Ombersley, widow",,,,1570-07-22,7,,10:00,,Building a 'Ryck of Rye' in the close of AT standing on a ladder,The ladder collapsed and he fell backwards on his left side,Ladder,,Fall from,,Wound to the left side of the body,Languished until 1 am on 25 July,,"Ladder worth 8d remains in custody of Thomas Cotterell, deputy almoner",,,, ,1571_2,H/41,9/628b/174m,,Oxfordshire,Cuddesdon ('Cudiston'),1570-12-08,"Vaghan, Maurice",Byrde,Jane,F,,,,,,1570-12-02,12,,,,She was in a boat on the River Thames with Alice Phillippis,They navigated the boat so carelessly that they fell into the river and drowned,River Thame,,Fall into,,Drowned,,AP who drowned with her,Boat worth 20s remains in custody of John Slade,,,, ,1571_2,H/41,9/628b/174m,,Oxfordshire,Cuddesdon ('Cudiston'),1570-12-08,"Vaghan, Maurice",Phillippis,Alice,F,,,,,,1570-12-02,12,,,,She was in a boat on the River Thames with Jane Byrd,They navigated the boat so carelessly that they fell into the river and drowned,River Thame,,Fall into,,Drowned,,JB who drowned with her,Boat worth 20s remains in custody of John Slade,,,, ,1571_2,H/42,9/628b/175,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1570-09-18,"Jeffres, Matthew, mayor of Hereford and coroner",ferch Owen,Agnes,F,,,Wife of David ap Rotheroghe,,,1570-09-18,9,,01:00,,Sleeping in a bed in her husband's house,"A wilde ('ferox') black bear in custody of David Northe broke the iron chain around its neck and came out into the street. It then broke violently into DR's house through the window and mauled AO: it mangled her violently and ferociously, tore apart her throat with its claws and dragged her into the street where she died from her wounds",Bear,,Mauled by,,"Mangled, throat torn apart",Instant,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/43,9/628b/176,,Herefordshire,Yarkhill,1571-02-26,"Ensell, Hugh",Phellip[es],Richard,M,Weston,,,,,1570-06-02,6,,,,Digging up stones in a place called 'Suckenhill' for the maintenance and repair of roads in the parish of Weston as per the statute,Approximately six cartloads of stones from the quarry fell on him giving him two mortal wounds and killing him instantly,Stones,,Fell on him,,Wounds to the face,Instant,,Stones worth 1s,,,, ,1571_2,H/44,9/628b/177,,Herefordshire,Bromyard,1571-02-20,"Jauncey, John",Pitte,William,M,Stoke Bliss,Gentleman,Husband of Catherine,,,1571-01-12,1,,,,Slaying a 'Baken hogge',The hog bit him in the right hand,Pig (bacon hog),,Bitten by,,Wound to the right hand,Languished until 24 January,,Hog worth 8s remains in his wife's custody,,,, ,1571_2,H/45,9/628b/220,,Hertfordshire,Buntingford,1570-11-10,"Laycock, John",Raynold,John,M,Buntingford,Labourer,,,,1570-10-21,10,,02:00,,Putting down fire in his barn,He got up from his bed at night to urinate and noticed great light coming from his barn. He ran to the barn and realizing there was a fire entered the barn to put out the blaze. He became overcome by smoke and fire and the blaze burnt his body so that he died instantly,Fire,,Burnt,,Burnt body,Instant,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/46,9/628b/221,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 70, p. 15",Sussex,East Guldeford,1570-10-08,"Playfere, William, gent.",N,N,M,,,,,Ill and languishing,1570-10-03,10,,,,He was seen lying on the bank of a certain ditch,"He fell into the ditch, which was three-feet-deep, and drowned instantly",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/47,9/628b/222,,Kent,Lewisham,1570-08-23,"Goodwyn, John, gent.",Johnson,Wilmet [!],M,,,,2 and more,,1570-08-21,8,,15:00,,,She fell into a pond ('stagnum') called the 'Common sewer' and drowned,Pond/Sewer,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Agnes Clemens who found the body,,,,, ,1571_2,H/48,9/628b/223,,Kent,Swanscombe,1570-11-11,"Goodwyn, John, gent.",Clement,William,M,,Servant of John Dere,,,,1570-11-01,11,,16:00,,Driving his master's sheep from Swanscombe marsh belonging to his master,"Suddenly, the Thames broke through the banks of the marsh and WC became overcome by water and wind, and was swept away and drowned",River Thames,,,,Drowned,,Roger Rowe who found the body,,,,, ,1571_2,H/49,9/628b/224,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 75, p. 16",Sussex,Petworth,1571-03-03,"Homfrey, John",Sewell,William,M,Petworth,Labourer,,,,1571-03-01,3,,13:00,,Carrying a piece of thick wood worth quarter of a penny on his right shoulder across a footbridge in the Firth,"He stumbled and fell on the bridge and, as he fell, the piece of wood by misadventure struck his head against the bridge and broke his scalp into small pieces causing instant death",Wood,,Struck by,,Broken head (to pieces),Instant,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/50,9/628b/225,,Surrey,Wallington ('Wallamton'),1570-10-10,"Ellyott, Robert, gent.",Kempsall,William,M,,,,,,1570-10-09,10,,,,He was in a cart ('plaustrum') called a 'dungpot' worth 3s pulled by a mare worth 10s,The cart overturned and fell on his head killing him,Cart,,Fell on him,,[Wound to] the head,,,Cart worth 3s and mare worth 10s remains in almoner's custody,,,, ,1571_2,H/51,9/628b/226,,Essex,Sandon,1571-02-08,"Knott, Thomas",Bead[es],Christopher,M,,,,24,,1571-02-06,2,,10:00-11:00,,,Drowned in a certain 'com[m]on River' near a bridge called 'plumton Brydge',River [possibly the River Chelmer or Sandon Brook],,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/52,9/628b/227,,Essex,Purleigh,1571-01-24,"Knott, Thomas",Somer,Robert,M,,Servant of Robert Jolly of Purleigh,,19,,1571-01-21,1,,05:00-06:00,,Carrying a large log on his shoulder in a 'yerde' near his master's messuage called 'Gybracke lodge',The log fell on his body crushing it so that he died later,Log,,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Languished until between 9 and 10 pm on 23 January,,Log worth 1d,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1571_2,H/53,9/628b/228m,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 69, p. 15",Sussex,Hooe,1570-10-01,"Playfere, William, gent.",Ashebye,Richard,M,,Labourer,,,,1570-09-16,9,,09:00,,"He and John Butler, labourer, were at Hooe in a road called 'Alande waie' leading to lands called 'Mispies' and 'le longe saltes' (which road was under water) riding on a bay mare towards Hooe market",They fell from the road into a large ditch by the side of it in which the water was six feet deep and were drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,JB who died with him,,,,, ,1571_2,H/53,9/628b/228m,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 69, p. 15",Sussex,Hooe,1570-10-01,"Playfere, William, gent.",Butler,John,M,,Labourer,,,,1570-09-16,9,,09:00,,"He and Richard Ashebye, labourer, were at Hooe in a road called 'Alande waie' leading to lands called 'Mispies' and 'le longe saltes' (which road was under water) riding on a bay mare towards Hooe market",They fell from the road into a large ditch by the side of it in which the water was six feet deep and were drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,JB who died with him,,,,, ,1571_2,H/54,9/628b/229,,Essex,Woodham Walter/Maldon,1570-09-08,"Vernon, William, gent.",Turgood,Richard,M,Woodham Walter,,Husband of Agnes Turgood,,,1570-08-25,8,,13:00-14:00,,Driving a cart pulled by three horses to Maldon,"He stopped the cart to let the horses rest before going up a hill. He was standing next to the thill horse when his feet slipped causing him to fall. Suddenly, the thill horse moved the cart and one of the wheel ran over RT's left leg breaking it. Diverse surgeons ('chirurgi') examined and tried to cure the wound. Eventually, on 7 September another surgeon, who called himself Anthony, amputated the leg having obtained RT's consent. RT languished for one hour and died.",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken left leg,Languished for one hour after an amputation on 7 September,Surgeon who amputated his leg,Horse worth 13s 4d and cart wheel worth 6s 8d remain in custody of his widow,,,, ,1571_2,H/55,9/628b/230,,Essex,[Great?] Braxted,1570-07-08,"Vernon, William, gent.",Coxe,Clemency,F,,"Servant of Brian Darcye of Tolleshunt [D'Arcy?], esq.",,,,1570-06-19,6,,16:00,,Pouring water from a vessel called a 'cowle' into another vessel called a 'Copp[er] to brew w[i]th' ,Her feet slipped and she fell backwards into a 'mashfat […] full of skaldinge water' worth 3s 4d so that her body was scalded except for her head and feet,Mash tub with boiling water,,Fall into,,Scalded body,Languished until noon on 30 June,,Mash tub worth 3s 4d remains in the hands and custody of Brian Darcie,,Two jury signatures,, ,1571_2,H/56,9/628b/231,,Essex,Chelmsford,1570-06-04,"Knott, Thomas",Shether,Edward,M,,,,11,,1570-06-04,6,,13:00-14:00,,Washing himself in the river flowing from 'Busshopp[es] Mille' to 'Spryngfild Mille' [presumably the River Chelmer] in the company of other boys,He drowned,River [presumably the River Chelmer],,,,Drowned,,Other boys who were with him,,,,, ,1571_2,H/57,9/628b/232,,Essex,Wimbish,1570-08-02,"Vernon, William, gent.",Holland,Robert,M,,"Husbandman, servant of Elizabeth Franklyn, widow",,35,,1570-07-24,7,,11:00-12:00,,Loading 'faggott[es] et faggott poles' onto EF's cart ('currus') in a woods called 'Thistle Fyeld Springe' with Robert Chalice,"RH was standing on the cart and RC on the ground. RH was holding in his hands the lighter end of a certain log and RC was holding the other end still on the ground. Suddenly, RH's feet slipped and he fell from the cart in such manner that the log struck him under the right ear",Log,,Struck by,,,Languished for 12 hours,RC who was working with him,Log worth 2d remains of custody of EF,,Jury signatures,, ,1571_2,H/58,9/628b/233,,Essex,Harwich,1570-09-18,"Vernon, William, gent.",Harryson,John,M,,Mariner,,20,,1570-09-08,9,,09:00-12:00,,He was in a ship called 'le primrose de harwyche' sailing to be moored on the River Orwell,The 'masters mate' ordered him to climb the 'mayne Top' to remove the 'mayne Topseyle' from the 'yerd'. He fell from the mast with the sail onto the ship's 'hatches' and died instantly.,Mast,,Fall from,,The coroner requested exhumation of JH's body buried in Harwich cemetery so that it can be viewed. The constables and other inhabitants of Harwich refused to 'uncover putrefied and foul body of the said John Harryson' for fear of death and plague that might spread among them,Instant,Other members of ship's crew,"Topsail and hatches worth 22s remain in the hands or custody of William Littlebury and John Browne of Dedham, and Thomas Greye of Harwich, the owners of the ship",," Body buried without coroner's consent, community refuse to exhume it",, ,1571_2,H/59,9/628b/234,,Essex,Hatfield Peverel,1570-07-21,"Vernon, William, gent.",Read,Giles,M,,"Servant of John Higham of Hatfield Peverel, yeoman",,15,,1570-07-21,7,Friday,07:00-08:00,,Climbing a 'margaretpeare tree' in the courtyard of Thomas Almond of Hatfield to collect pears,A weak branch on which he was standing broke and he fell from the top of the tree crushing his body,Tree (pear),,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,"Beatrice Almond, wife of TA, who found the body",Tree branch worth 1d remains in custody of TA,,,, ,1571_2,H/60,9/628b/235,,Essex,Great Burstead,1570-09-14,"Knott, Thomas",Bussheby,Robert,M,,,,20,,1570-09-06,9,,06:00-07:00,,Travelling in a cart ('currus') pulled by two horses and one mare from Great Burstead to 'Burlane' in the liberty of the manor of Burstead,The cart overturned and he was thrown out of the cart breaking his left leg,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken left leg,"Languished until 5 pm on 13 September at the house of Elizabeth Watt[es], widow",,"Cart and horses worth 20s which remain in the hands of James Harrys, bailiff of the liberty of Great Burstead",,,, ,1571_2,H/61,9/628b/236,,Hertfordshire,Standon,1570-11-22,"Laycock, John",Wennham,Thomas,M,Standon,Labourer,,,,1570-11-21,11,,16:00,,Going home from the house of Sir Ralph Sadler called 'plasshes',In a certain close called 'Cowe pasture' a bull property of RS charged and attacked TW with great force and ferocity giving him a wound two wounds with its horns,Bull,,Gored by,,Wounds under the ribs on the right side and under the stomach,Languished until 2 am,,Bull worth 20s remains in custody of RS,,,, ,1571_2,H/62,9/628b/237,,Kent,Chatham,1570-10-28,"Cootys, Martin",Dalton,Richard,M,,Labourer,,,,1570-06-09,6,,14:00-15:00,,"He was in a 'Barche' called 'a greate Lighter' property of the Queen, on the River Thames with many other sailors","He was in the back of the boat using his oar to navigate. When he tried to push the boat away from the bank with the oar, it slipped, fell into the water and drowned",River Thames,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,Other sailors who were with him in the boat,Oar worth 12d [which] remain in custody of officers of Queen's fleet,,,, ,1571_2,H/63,9/628b/238,,Kent,Leigh,1570-11-30,"Webbe, William",Glover,Bridget,F,,Servant of Michael Weston,,,,1570-11-27,11,,18:00,,Fetching water from a pond ('stagnum') near her master's house with two pails,"When she inclined to draw water from the pond, she fell into it and drowned instantly",Pond,,Fall into ,,Drowned,Instant,"Francis Lewknor of Leigh, gent., John Yong and Thomas Rychardson of Leigh who found the body",,,,, ,1571_2,H/64,9/628b/239,,Surrey,Stockwell,1571-02-09,"Agar, Thomas, gent.",Phillippes alias Davye,Robert,M,,,,2.5,,1571-02-07,2,,,,"He was alone in the house of William Casingars of Stockwell, labourer",Through the open door there came a hungry sow which 'dyd Ronne vppon' RP and gored him with its teeth,Pig (sow),,Gored by,,"Wounds to the head, neck and fingers [described in detail]",,,Pig worth 5s given to WC for safekeeping,,,, ,1571_2,H/65,9/628b/264,,Norfolk,Rushford ('Russheworth'),1571-01-22,"Brett, John, gent.",Eade,Peter,M,,"Servant of William Muryell of Brettenham, husbandman",,9,,1571-01-13,1,,,,He left his master without his knowledge and consent,"He was wandering for four days, during which time his master was looking for him, in cold weather and snow without any food. He died from weakness, debility, cold and lack of food some time between 13 and 19 of January [February in the document]","Cold weather, debility and lack of food",,Succumbed to,,[Exposure],,,,,Accident date 1571-02-13 in the document,, ,1571_2,H/66,9/628b/265,,Bedfordshire,Renhold ('Rouhall') ,1570-09-03,"Freeman, Edward",Flacke,Robert,M,"Ashdon, Essex",Labourer,,,,1570-09-03,9,,,,"Crossing a river called 'Westmeade Ree' in a place called layard[es] forde' on a 'Sorrelbald' gelding property of Robert Williams of Renhold, gent., on his way from Ashdon, Essex, to Howberry ('holberie') ",The river overflowed its banks and it ran so quickly that it swept RF with the horse and caused him to drown,River,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,Horse worth 10s which remain in the hands of RW,,,, ,1571_2,H/67,9/628b/266,,Dorset,hyllyngton',1570-07-29,"Topclyff, Edmund, gent.",Daye,Agnes,F,,Servant of Thomas Slege of ,,12,,1570-07-28,7,,15:00,,Collecting peasecods in the fields,She was struck by lightning ('p[er] violentiam cuiusdam magni flatus Tonitriu fuit p[er]cussa]' ,Lightning,,Struck by,,Struck head,Instant,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/68,9/628b/267,,Bedfordshire,Shillington ('Shytlyngton'),1570-09-15,"Sampson, Richard",Smythe alias Howson,Matthew,M,Shillington,Husbandman,,,,1570-09-15,9,,13:00,,"Climbing a pear tree growing in his close to collect fruit, using a ladder",The branch on which he was standing broke and he fell down breaking his neck,Tree (pear),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Branch worth nothing,,,, ,1571_2,H/69,9/628b/268,,Bedfordshire,Oakley,1570-09-12,"Sampson, Richard",Savege,John,M,Oakley,Labourer,,,,1570-09-11,9,,,,"Travelling in a cart ('quadriga') property of Robert Gale of Oakley, husbandman, pulled by three horses",One wheel of the cart went over a 'hye banke' and the cart overturned. The 'rave' and the cart's body fell on JS's chest crushing his body,Cart (body and rave),,Fell on him,,Crushed body,Instant,,Cart body and rave worth 3s remain in custody of RG,,,, ,1571_2,H/70,9/628b/269,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),St Neots,1570-07-17,"Payne, Edward",Bentley,Richard,M,,,,22,,1570-07-16,7,,22:00-23:00,,Washing himself in the [River Great Ouse],He drowned,[River Great Ouse],,,,Drowned,,,,He had no goods or chattels,Jury signatures,, ,1571_2,H/71,9/628b/270,,Suffolk,Metfield,1570-10-19,"Kene, John, gent.",Norton,Richard,M,,,,3,,1570-10-19,10,,,,,He fell from a bridge and into the water below. There he struggled but eventually drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/72,9/628b/271,,Suffolk,Old Newton,1570-11-04,"Kene, John, gent.",Jesop,Roger,M,,,Husband of Margaret Jesop of Old Newton,,,1570-11-02,11,,09:00,,Tying vetch called 'Toares' [presumably common vetch] to a cart ('biga') with a rope,The rope slipped and he fell backwards from the cart crushing/injuring his body greatly ('valde consess[us] fuit'),Cart,,Fall from,,Crushed/injured body,Languished until 11 pm,,"Vetch and rope worth 3s which remain in custody of MJ, his widow",,,, ,1571_2,H/73,9/628b/272,,Suffolk,Stratford [St Mary],1571-03-11,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Kyng,Robert,M,,,,40,,1571-01-14,1,,,,Passing through 'holton hall Woode',He fell into a 'Sawyng pytt' covered with snow and died two days later from cold and snow because there was nobody around to help him,Cold weather and snow,,[Succumbed to],,[Exposure],Died on 15 January,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/74,9/628b/273,,Norfolk,Castle Acre,1571-03-14,"Legate, Francis, gent.",N,N,M,,Vagrant/beggar ('homo pauper & simplex ac p[er]egrinatus'),,,,1571-03-14,3,Wednesday,,,,He drowned in a river [possibly the River Nar] because of his weakness and great flooding,River [possibly the River Nar],,,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1571_2,H/75,9/628b/274,,Norfolk,Cley [next the Sea?],1570-08-04,"Topclyff, Edmund, gent.",Fuller,Variana?,F,,,,13,,1570-08-22,8,,08:00,,She came out of the house of Thomas Shanke of Rollesby ('Rowlesbe') to play by a certain ditch ('fossa'),She fell into the ditch and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/76,9/628b/275,,Norfolk,Weasenham St Peter,1570-09-19,"Brett, John",Fryer,Thomas,M,Mill Hill,"Labourer, servant of Thomas Skyppon",,,,1570-09-19,9,,04:00,,Driving his master's cart ('biga') loaded with wood ,"As he drove the cart down one side of a certain slade or ravine the thill horse, fearing TF's whip, pulled the cart off the road so that one of the wheels was higher than the other wheel. TF tried to support the cart with the strength of his hands but the cart overturned and fell on his body breaking and injuring it",Cart,,Fell on him,,Broken and injured body,[Instant],,"Cart, mare and wood worth 46s 8d which remain in the hands and custody of John Brett, deputy almoner",,,, ,1571_2,H/77,9/628b/276,,Buckinghamshire,Addington,1570-11-02,"Eglyngton, Nicholas",Moreton,Robert,M,,,,,,1570-11-01,11,,,,Seeking shelter from great wind and rain under a certain 'ovell',"A piece of timber called a 'syde pece' and two 'rafters' broke, fell on RM and pressed him against the ground so that he died instantly",Timber (three pieces being part of a hovel),,Fell on him,,Pressed body,Instant,,"Timber worth 4s which remain in custody of Edmund Wyndesore, esq.",,,, ,1571_2,H/78,9/628b/277,,Norfolk,East Ruston,1570-06-20,"Topclyff, Edmund, gent.",Warde,John,M,[East Ruston],,Son of Thomas Warde of East Ruston,,,1570-06-19,6,,07:00,,He was in the cart ('biga') of Thomas Hurry of East Ruston at a certain gravel pit,The cart was overturned by an untamed 'thylmer' horse and fell on JW injuring him,Cart,,Fell on him,,Injured body,Instant,,Cart and mare worth 15s 4d which remain in custody of Edmund Alfyn of East Ruston,,,, ,1571_2,H/79,9/628b/278,,Bedfordshire,[Great?] Barford,1570-07-25,"Freeman, Edward",Hilles,Robert,M,Wilden,Labourer,Father of John Hilles,60 and more,,1570-07-24,7,,11:00,,Watching his son fell an elm tree in 'Westemead pitell' ,He was told by his son to take cover not to be struck and as he was running his feet became entangled in bushes. A gust of wind caused the tree to fall on him which killed him instantly,Tree (elm),,Fell on him,,Wound to the back and to the right leg,Instant,JH who was felling the tree,Tree worth 16d which remain in the hands of William Ridloe of Bedford,,,, ,1571_2,H/80,9/628b/279,,Buckinghamshire,Amersham ('Agmondesham'),1570-07-13,"Smyth, John",Machyn,William,M,,,,,,1570-07-13,7,,,,Crossing a 'fote bryge' in the eastern part of the village,He fell from the footbridge and drowned in the river below,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/81,9/628b/280m,,Norfolk,Great Witchingham,1571-02-08,"Legate, Francis, gent.",Howson,John,M,Norwich,,,,,1571-02-06,2,,,,Crossing a bridge called 'langwade [Lenwade] brydge' over a river [presumably the River Wensum] during a flood on the back of a mare with Robert Newton of London,They asked one John Curtyse to guide them but in the end did not follow him and tried to find a better crossing. In doing so they fell into deep water and could not get out,River [presumably the River Wensum],,Fall into ,,Drowned,RN who drowned with him and JC who guided them,,,,Not indented,, ,1571_2,H/81,9/628b/280m,,Norfolk,Great Witchingham,1571-02-08,"Legate, Francis, gent.",Newton,Robert,M,London,,,,,1571-02-06,2,,,,Crossing a bridge called 'langwade [Lenwade] brydge' over a river [presumably the River Wensum] during a flood on the back of a mare with John Howson of Norwich,They asked one John Curtyse to guide them but in the end did not follow him and tried to find a better crossing. In doing so they fell into deep water and could not get out,River [presumably the River Wensum],,Fall into ,,Drowned,JH who drowned with him and JC who guided them,,,,Not indented,, ,1571_2,H/82,9/628b/281,,Norfolk,Hapton,1570-11-02,"Legate, Francis, gent.",Kyng,Christopher,M,Hapton,Servant of John Allen,,15,,1570-10-31,10,,,,Driving his master's 'empty shodd Carte' from 'bromefeld' to Hapton,At the Corn[er] of a c[er]taine Rowe of thornes called brome rowe' the thill horse pulled the cart into it so that the cart overturned. The 'strake of t[he] Whele of t[he] said Cart' struck the back of CK's head and threw him to the ground killing him instantly,Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,Wound to the back of the head,Instant,,Horse worth 10s and cart worth 20s which goods remain in custody of JA,,Not indented,, ,1571_2,H/83,9/628b/282m,,Norfolk,Kirstead ('hamlet vocat[ur] langall in p[ar]ochia de kyrstede'],1570-09-07,"Topclyff, Edmund, gent.",Paterson,John,M,,,,,,1570-09-06,9,,12:00,,He and Agnes Dawkynge were in an empty cart ('biga') of John Copyng in a place called 'langgall myddow',"The 'thylhorse', which was lame and blind in one eye, overturned the cart. It struck JP and AD killing them instantly",Cart,,Struck by,,Struck,Instant,AD who died with him,Horse and cart worth 20s which remain in custody of JC,,,, ,1571_2,H/83,9/628b/282m,,Norfolk,Kirstead ('hamlet vocat[ur] langall in p[ar]ochia de kyrstede'],1570-09-07,"Topclyff, Edmund, gent.",Dawkynge,Agnes,F,,,,,,1570-09-06,9,,12:00,,She and John Paterson were in an empty cart ('biga') of John Copyng in a place called 'langgall myddow',"The 'thylhorse', which was lame and blind in one eye, overturned the cart. It struck JP and AD killing them instantly",Cart,,Struck by,,Struck,Instant,JP who died with her,Horse and cart worth 20s which remain in custody of JC,,,, ,1571_2,H/84,9/628b/283,,Buckinghamshire,Colnbrook,1570-12-13,"Smyth, John",Grene,Gilbert,M,,,,,,1570-12-14,12,,,,Cutting the branch of an ash tree in 'p[ar]lon p[ar]ke' [Parlount Park] in the parish of Langley,"The branch was leaning on another tree. Suddenly, the larger end of the branch fell to the ground and struck GG in the left side of his body killing him instantly",Tree (ash branch),,Struck by,,Struck left side of the body,Instant,,"Branch worth 10d which remain in custody of Edward Cary, esq.",,,, ,1571_2,H/85,9/628b/284,,Norfolk,Castle Rising,1570-09-24,"Topclyff, Edmund, gent.",Tergaston,Reynold,M,,,,,Drunk,1570-09-20,9,,18:00,,Driving his cart loaded with goods of certain inhabitants of King's Lynn in a place called 'Rysingchate',"The cart overturned because of RT's negligence and his condition, and a barrel with a hundredweight of goods and 'two littell hamper[es]' fell on his head ",Cart load,,Fell on him,,[Struck] head,[Instant],,"Cart and horse worth 13s 4d which remain in custody of William Losse of Castle Rising, two hampers worth 10s remain in coroner's custody, the barrel was carried away by Thomas Garret of King's Lynn, grocer",,,, ,1571_2,H/86,9/628b/285,,Cambridgeshire,Bourn,1571-02-12,"Amye, John",Warter,Richard,M,,Servant of John Warren,,,,1571-02-01,1,,,,Riding from Bourne as a guide to another boy passing through that town,"He fell into a certain pit covered with snow and ice, fell off the horse and drowned because of the lack of 'helpe or strengthe'",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/87,9/628b/286m,,Norfolk,Riddlesworth,1571-02-04,"Brett, John, gent.",Crane,Robert,M,Riddlesworth,Labourer,"Father of John Crane, aged 3",35,,1571-02-04,2,,04:00,,He was asleep in bed with his son in a room of his house,The room was much dilapidated and it collapsed under the weight of snow. One of the walls opposite the bed fell on RC and JC pressing and breaking their bodies so that they died within an hour and a half,Wall,,Fell on him,,Pressed and broken body,Died within an hour and a half,JC who died with him,,,,, ,1571_2,H/87,9/628b/286m,,Norfolk,Riddlesworth,1571-02-04,"Brett, John, gent.",Crane,John,M,Riddlesworth,,Son of Robert Crane,3,,1571-02-04,2,,04:00,,He was asleep in bed with his father in a room of his father's house,The room was much dilapidated and it collapsed under the weight of snow. One of the walls opposite the bed fell on RC and JC pressing and breaking their bodies so that they died within an hour and a half,Wall,,Fell on him,,Pressed and broken body,Died within an hour and a half,RC who died with him,,,,, ,1571_2,H/88,9/628b/287,,Cambridgeshire,Melbourn,1570-08-01,"Amye, John",Collopp,Robert,M,,Servant of Robert Collopp,,,,1571-08-01,8,,,,Travelling in a cart ('currus') during 'harvest tyme',"He was sitting in the 'Coppes of the Carte'. When a certain 'rake' fell from the cart, he jumped off the cart to pick it up. He fell onto a 'Rote of a tre' and struck his chest ",Tree (root),,Fall onto,,Struck chest,Instant,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/89,9/628b/288,,Cambridgeshire,Little Wilbraham ('p[ar]va Wylburh[a]m'),1570-09-10,"Amye, John",Browne,John,M,,"Servant of John Claydon of Great Thurlow, Suffolk, boy",,Boy,,1570-09-[09],9,,Around midnight,,Driving his master's cart loaded with wood from Great Thurlow to Cambridge,"Horses pulling the cart became tired and would not move without some 'p[ro]vender or haye'. As the horses were eating at the 'corner of a Quyck hedge' in Little Wilbraham, JB thought he would tie the cart and wood more tightly with a 'Carterope'. When he pulled the rope a four-feet-long piece of wood fell from the cart and struck him on the left side of the head giving him a mortal wound ",Wood,,Fell on him,,Wound to the left side of the head,,,Piece of wood worth 12 ,,,, ,1571_4,H/90,9/629a/106,,Buckinghamshire,Langley Marish ('Langley Marrys'),1570-11-14,"Smyth, John",Reyn[er],Richard,M,Upton,Yeoman,,,,1570-11-12,11,,Around midnight,,He was hare hunting with his friends in Langley Park using three ferrets and two dogs called a 'brase of greyhound[es]' and a hunting net,"Two sons of Thomas Hall, the park warden, saw unknown men coming towards the 'conyborowes' by the 'lower lodge', setting up a net, releasing their ferrets and tying up their dogs to a certain bush, and reported this to their father. All three then went to the house of William Raven living near the park, collected him and two of his servants and went to the place with burrows. As they approached the place and were some 20 steps away from it, they counted seven men. TH held in his hands a crossbow ('balista') loaded with a 'crossebowe arraw w[ith] a fforked hedd' and shot at RR. The bolt struck RR in the right side of the chest and came out at the back on the left side. RR fell to the ground and died instantly",Crossbow bolt,,Struck with,,Wound to the right side of the chest and an exit wound in the back,Instant,"Six other men who were hunting with him, and TH with his two sons, WR and his two servants",,,,, ,1571_2,H/91,9/629a/126,,Suffolk,Great Cornard,1571-08-03,"Andrewes, Thomas, esq.",Golding,Jane,F,,,,13,,1570-08-02,8,,11:00,,"Fetching water from a certain river near the house of Rober Lytton, gent.",She fell into the river and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/92,9/629a/127,,Suffolk,Lidgate,1571-06-27,"Andrewes, Thomas",Andrews,Alice,F,,,,,,1571-06-26,6,,10:00-11:00,,Playing on the bank of a pond in Lidgate,She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/93,9/629a/128,,Suffolk,"Balwell' in the parish of St James the Apostle, Bury St Edmund's",1571-08-21,"Andrewes, Thomas, esq.",Sharpe,Bridget,F,,,,4,,1571-08-20,8,,,,Playing by a river,She fell into the river and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/94,9/629a/129,,Suffolk,Barton Mills,1571-04-22,"Andrewes, Thomas, esq.",Cropley,Jane,F,,,Daughter of John Fookes,11,,1571-04-22,4,,10:00,,Washing her hands in a pond ('stagnum') near her father's house,She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/95,9/629a/138,,Northamptonshire,Warmington,1571-04-13,"Fosbroke, John, gent.",Boothe,Elizabeth,F,Warmington,Spinster,,,,1571-04-12,4,,,,Washing linen clothes in the River Nene,She slipped into the water and drowned,River Nene,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/96,9/629a/139,,Rutland,Ketton,1571-07-28,"Chesyldyne, George, gent.",Byllynge,William,M,Ketton,Labourer,,,,1571-07-09,7,,17:00-18:00,,Crossing a river in Ketton in a place called 'galles pytte',"He fell from an ash tree lying across the river [and used as footpath] and drowned in the river, which was nine feet deep in this spot",River,,Fall into,,Drowned; body found on 24 July,,"John Barton, Mabel Fletcher and Agnes Naylor who found the body",,,,, ,1571_2,H/97,9/629a/140,,Warwickshire,Arrow,1571-04-06,"Rogers, Henry",King[es],Henry,M,,,,,,1571-04-05,4,,,,Climbing an oak tree growing in the woods of Sir John Conway with the intention of tying a rope to it to pull it out of the ground,When he climbed to a height of about 30 feet the oak collapsed crushing him underneath,Tree (oak),,Fell on him,,Crushed body,,,"Oak worth 3s 4d and rope worth 12d remain in custody of Edward Gould, constable of Arrow",,,, ,1571_2,H/98,9/629a/141,,Northamptonshire,Weston Pinkney,1571-04-16,"Anne, John, gent.",Warwyke,Agnes,F,,Servant of Thomas Ward,,,,1571-04-14,4,,20:00,,Climbing a haystack in her master's close to collect some hay for her master's sheep,She fell head first from the haystack because of its movement and hit her head on a a certain tree trunk ,Haystack,Tree trunk,Fall from,Fall onto,Cracked/broken head,Died within three hours,,"Hay and trunk worth 6s 8d remain in custody of Stephen Harvye, deputy almoner",,,, ,1571_2,H/99,9/629a/142,,Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1571-06-15,"Samon, John, gent.",Keale,William,M,"Alkborough? ('Awborowe'), Lincolnshire",Husbandman,,,,1571-06-15,6,,,,,"A 'great blocke or peace of wood' fell on his chest from the left side and end of a cart ('plaustrum') heavily loaded with wood, in a place called 'the stayes' giving him a mortal wound to the chest",Wood (piece of),,Fell on him,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,"Cart and wood worth 5s remain in custody of Thomas Keale of Chaddington, Lincolnshire, miller",,,, ,1571_2,H/100,9/629a/143,,Nottinghamshire,Newark-on-Trent,1571-05-30,"Samon, John, gent.",Arnolde,Richard,M,"Laughton, Lincolnshire",Labourer,,,,1571-05-03,5,,,,He was in a place called 'myddlegat' ,A black bull charged him and gored him with its horn,Bull,,Gored by,,"Wound under the chin, 3 in wide and 2 in long",Instant,,"Bull's meat was worth nothing because of multiple wounds it received from many people, hide was valued and sold for 2s which remain in custody of Christopher Greaves of Newark",,,, ,1571_2,H/101,9/629a/144,,"Lincolnshire, Holland",Frampton,1571-06-13,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Langracke,Richard,M,Frampton,Yeoman,,,,1571-06-12,6,,10:00,,Travelling in an empty cart ('plaustrum'),"The horses pulling the cart ran very fast and suddenly turned into a certain lane. Fearing that they will fall into a ditch he jumped off the cart. Unfortunately, his feet became entangled in a rope called a 'Regwethye' and he fell from the cart. Before he could get up one of the wheels struck him in the right side of the face giving him a mortal wound",Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,"Wound to the right side of the face, 4 in wide and 4 in long",,,"Rope and wheel worth 4s remain in custody of Richard Conye and John Harryson, Frampton constables, the horses and cart remain in custody of RL's wife",,,, ,1571_2,H/102,9/629a/145,,Rutland,Manton,1571-07-30,"Chesyldyne, George, gent.",Burnbye,Hugh,M,Manton,Labourer,,,,1571-07-23,7,,16:00-17:00,,"Driving a cart ('biga') called a 'shodd carte' pulled by four horses and loaded with hay property of Nicholas Burnbye of Edmondthorpe, Lincolnshire, husbandman",The horses overturned the cart in a place called 'appultree hill' and one of the traces? ('epiredium') struck him in the left side of the head giving him a mortal wound ,Cart (trace?),,Struck by,,"Wound to the left side of the head, above the ear",,Thomas Gall and Edmund Walton who found the body,"Cart worth 10s remains in custody of Richard Jaxson, deputy almoner",,,, ,1571_2,H/103,9/629a/146,,Nottinghamshire,Edingley,1571-06-08,"Townerawe, Henry, deputy of Christopher Wrey, esq., coroner",Myddelfeld,Isabel,F,,,Daughter of Robert Myddelfeld,8 and more,,1571-06-08,6,,,,Taking her father's heifer to a certain brook to water her,She put one end of the lead rope around her. The cow broke into a run and ran so fast that IM fell and dragged her along the ground and stones in Queen's road. She struck the left side of her head and died instantly,Cow (heifer),Stone,Dragged along the ground,Struck,"Wound to the left side of the head, 2 in deep",Instant,,"Cow worth 7s remains in custody of William Ballard, bailiff of the liberty","She had no goods, chattels or lands",,, ,1571_2,H/104,9/629a/164,,Westmorland,Cliburn,1570-12-16,"Gowling, Alexander",Dawson,John,M,,,,,,1570-12-16,12,,,,Carrying on his shoulder a piece of wood in a place called 'meltenthrop style' in 'Whynfeld' Forest,He fell on ice and the piece of wood fell on him striking and breaking his neck so that blood came out through his ears,Wood (piece of),,Fell on him,,"Broken neck, blood came through his ears",,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/105,9/629a/165m,,Westmorland,Bowness-on-Windermere ('bulnes'),1571-04-03,"Robinson, Brian",Dickson,John,M,,,Father of Elizabeth Dikson,,,1571-04-03,4,,,,,He and his daughter drowned in Windermere because of a bad boat ('p[er] malam navicula[m]'),Windermere,,,,Drowned,,ED who drowned with her,Boat worth 12d,,,, ,1571_2,H/105,9/629a/165m,,Westmorland,Bowness-on-Windermere ('bulnes'),1571-04-03,"Robinson, Brian",Dickson,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of John Dikson,,,1571-04-03,4,,,,,She and her father drowned in Windermere because of a bad boat ('p[er] malam navicula[m]'),Windermere,,,,Drowned,,JD who drowned with her,Boat worth 12d,,,, ,1571_2,H/106,9/629a/166,,Westmorland,Knock,1570-11-13,"Gowling, Alexander",Lambe,Richard,M,,Servant of John Rayse of Clynt / Elynt?,,,,1570-11-13,11,,,,Coming from Weardale across the mountains to (account?) with his master,At Knock Stang a great storm arose and he was taken ill and died,Storm,Illness,Overcome by,,Died,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/107,9/629a/167,,Westmorland,Wet Sleddale ('weatsladdall'),1570-10-25,"Gowling, Alexander",Sockell,Margaret,F,,Spinster,,,,1570-10-25,10,,,,Crossing the Sleddale Beck on her way from Banton to Wet Sleddale,The wind pushed her off the 'steppe stones' and she drowned,Sleddale Beck,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/108,9/629a/168,,Cumberland,Salkeld,1570-08-08,"Alanby, John",Grey,John,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,"Crossing the River Eden near Salkeld on a grey horse peoperty of John Wetherel of Lazonby, yeoman",He fell from the horse and drowned,River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Horse worth 10s remains in custody of William Brothwaye of Penrith, yeoman, and JW",,,, ,1571_2,H/109,9/629a/168a,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1571-06-08,"Rookebye, Laurence",Yonger,Thomas,M,,Sailor,,,,1571-06-07,6,,17:00,,"Working on a ship called the 'marye rose' property of Thomas Clarke, sailor",The force of the 'foresayle shete' threw him into the river where he drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Sail worth 6s 8d,,Jury status,, ,1571_2,H/110,9/629a/169,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1570-12-17,"Rookebie, Laurence",Baxter,Robert,M,,,,,,1570-12-16,12,,15:00,,,He drowned in a 'drawewell' in Westgate,Well,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,,Jury status,, ,1571_2,H/111,9/629a/170m,,Westmorland,collynhead',1571-07-20,"Robynson, Brian",Sparke,Thomas,M,,,,,,1571-07-19,7,,,,Playing with two other boys in 'collynhead' water,They all drowned,Water,,,,Drowned,,Two other boys who drowned with him,,,,, ,1571_2,H/111,9/629a/170m,,Westmorland,collynhead',1571-07-20,"Robynson, Brian",Sparke,Richard,M,,,,,,1571-07-19,7,,,,Playing with two other boys in 'collynhead' water,They all drowned,Water,,,,Drowned,,Two other boys who drowned with him,,,,, ,1571_2,H/111,9/629a/170m,,Westmorland,collynhead',1571-07-20,"Robynson, Brian",Sparke,James,M,,,,,,1571-07-19,7,,,,Playing with two other boys in 'collynhead' water,They all drowned,Water,,,,Drowned,,Two other boys who drowned with him,,,,, ,1571_2,H/112,9/629a/171,,Cumberland,Drigg,1570-12-14,"Symson, Richard",Walker,Nicholas,M,[Drigg],,,80 and more,,1570-12-13,12,,,,Walking from Egremont to Drigg,"When he was in a certain close, his feet slipped and he fell face down into a pool of water ('lacus aque'). He could not get up due to his debility and suffocated",Pool,,Fall into,,Suffocated and drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/113,9/629a/172,,"Yorkshire, WR",Brierley,1571-07-31,"Brome, Stephen",Bell,Christopher,M,Brierley,Labourer,,,,1571-07-31,7,,,,"Loading hay into the hayloft of George Simpson of Brierley, husbandman",He fell from a window ('fenestra') and landed on a 'pikestaffe of a wayne' suffering a wound to his left leg,Pikestaff,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the left leg, 6 in deep and 2 in wide",Instant,,Cart worth 3s 4d is in custody of GS,,,, ,1571_2,H/114,9/629a/173,,Westmorland,Great Strickland,1570-09-25,"Gouling, Alexander",Relfe,Richard,M,,,,,,1570-09-25,9,,,,Going to Strickland mill,He was taken ill and suffering from a weakness of the spirit (?) he died,Illness,,Fell ill,,Died of illness,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/115,9/629a/174,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1571-04-03,"[Rookebye, Laurence]",Richardson,John,M,,Shipwright,,,,1571-03-31,3,,,,He was in a boat on the River Tyne pulling up an anchor,He fell into the river and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jury status,, ,1571_2,H/116,9/629a/175,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,"Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Quayside",1571-06-09,"Rookebye, Laurence",Jacson,Agnes,F,,,,,,1571-06-09,6,,11:00,,,She fell into a barrel containing four gallons of 'bryne',Barrel with brine,,Fall into,,Brine,Instant,,,,Jury status,, ,1571_2,H/117,9/629a/173a,,"Yorkshire, NR",Sowerby,1571-03-05,"Smelt, John",Wilson,James,M,Thirsk,Labourer,,,,1571-02-06,2,,,,Crossing the Cod Beck on a bay mare,He fell from the mare and drowned,Cod Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Mare worth 10s is in custody of Thomas Carter of Upsall, yeoman",,,, ,1571_2,H/118,9/629a/174am,,"Yorkshire, NR",Morton-on-Swale,1571-03-12,"Smelt, John",Hamonds,John,M,,,,,,1570-12-01,12,,,,"He and Laurence Richerdson of Morton-on-Swale, labourer were in a 'lyttill fisher boote' on the River Swale",The boat capsized and sank because of stormy wind and they drowned,River Swale,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,LR who drowned with him,"Boat worth 10s 6d is in custody of Giles M[ar]shall of Morton, gent.",,,, ,1571_2,H/118,9/629a/174am,,"Yorkshire, NR",Morton-on-Swale,1571-03-12,"Smelt, John",Richerdson,Laurence,M,Scroton,Labourer,,,,1570-12-01,12,,,,He and John Hamonds were in a 'lyttill fisher boote' on the River Swale,The boat capsized and sank because of stormy wind and they drowned,River Swale,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,JH who drowned with him,"Boat worth 10s 6d is in custody of Giles M[ar]shall of Morton, gent.",,,, ,1571_2,H/119,9/629a/176,,"Yorkshire, ER",Holme-on-Spalding Moor,1571-06-26,"Langdaill, Richard",Madderson,Alice,F,Holme-on-Spalding Moor,"Spinster, servant of John Welshe",,,,1571-06-25,6,,17:00,,"Getting turf from a certain cart ('carecta sive plaustrum') loaded with peat parked in her master's garden, to make fire",The cart overturned crushing her body,Cart and load,,Fell on her,,Crushed body,Instant,,Cart worth 5s remains in custody of JW,,,, ,1571_2,H/120,9/629a/176,,Yorkshire,"York, Bishop Hill",1571-07-24,"Grene, Laurence",Sherewyne,John,M,Copmanthorpe,Cleric/clerk ('clericus'),,,,1571-07-23,7,,18:00,,Riding on a bay mare in a street at Bishop Hill,He fell from the horse breaking his neck,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Mare worth 20s remains in custody of Henry May of York, gent., for the use of the mayor of York",,,, ,1571_2,H/121,9/629a/177,,Yorkshire,Tadcaster,1571-04-03,"Grene, Laurence",Gray,John,M,,Beggar,,,Old,1571-04-01,4,,21:00,,Walking alone from Tadcaster to Bilbrough,He tripped on a stone and fell into a ditch where he drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned; body found on 3 April,,,,,,, ,1571_2,H/122,9/629a/178,,York city,"York, Common Hall Lane",1571-04-16,"Ayneley, Richard",Goodburne,Isabel,F,,,Wife of Richard Goodbarne of Linton-on-Ouse,,,1571-01-12,1,,,,Crossing the River Ouse in a 'lytle bote',A large piece of ice overturned the boat so that IG drowned,River Ouse,,[Fall into],,Drowned; body found on 16 April,,"Brian Wharton, aged about 18, who found the body",Boat was not found,,,, ,1571_4,H/123,9/629b/206,,Cornwall,Launceston ('launston doune'),1571-07-23,"Cavell, John, gent.",Avery,John,M,Werrington,,,,,not given,,,,,Crossing the River Ottery on horseback,He was thrown from the horse's back by the strength of the current and drowned,River Ottery,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/124,9/629b/207,,Somerset,Wellington,1571-05-20,"Randoll, Roger",Locke,Richard,M,Wellington,Servant ('grome'),,,,1570-10-25,10,,,,,"He was gored by a bull property of John Brock of Wellington, butcher and worth 20s. The bull was tied to a 'Bulstake' but the rope broke when the bull was agitated by dogs. It struck RL in the chest and body with its horns crushing it",Bull,,Gored by,,Languished until 22 November,,,Bull worth 20s remains in custody of John Brock,,,, ,1571_4,H/125,9/629b/208,,Somerset,Martock/Coat,1571-05-22,"Sandes, Francis, gent.",Parker,John,M,Martock,Labourer,,,,1571-05-18,5,,,,Working at the house of Thomas Hillary in Coat,He fell from a ladder and struck the left side of his head against the ground suffering a mortal wound,Ladder,,Fall from,,"Wound to the left side of the head, 2 in wide",Languished until 20 May,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/126,9/629b/209,,Somerset,Ash ('pyke Ayshe' in the parish of Martock),1571-08-06,"Sandes, Francis, gent.",Jeanes,Richard,M,,,"Brother of John Jeanes, aged 4, and son of Christopher Jeanes",7 months,,1571-08-04,8,,14:00,,JJ was passing between the table and a certain bench in the hall ('aula') of his father's house,By misfortune he knocked over the bench which fell striking the front of RJ's head giving him a mortal wound,Bench,,Struck with,,"Wound to the forehead, 0.5 in wide",Languished until 6 August,JJ who knocked over the bench,Bench worth 8d,,,, ,1571_4,H/127,9/629b/210,,Hampshire ,Ride,1572-01-03,"Horsey, Edward, esq., coroner and Vice-Admiral of the Isle of Wight",Gimlett,Thomas,M,,,,,,1572-01-02,1,,,,He and other men were onboard a certain four-tun ('on[er]is iiijor dolior[um]') boat called 'Le John de Buckland' traveling between Ride and Portsmouth,There came a great storm and when TG and other crew were pulling up the main sail the wind threw him into the sea,Sea,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Other crew members who were in the boat,"Boat worth £10 with full tackle remains in custody of the coroner for the use of Edward Fiennes, Earl of Lincoln and Lord High Admiral",,,, ,1571_4,H/128,9/629b/211,,Wiltshire,Norton,1571-04-01,"Hyll, Nicholas",Collyns,Stephen,M,,,,,,1571-03-31,3,,,,"Riding on a gray horse property of Henry Harkye, gent.",He fell from the horse and it trampled him giving him a mortal wound through to the brain,Horse (gelding),,Trampled by,,"Wound to the left side of the head, 3 in wide, 4 in long and brain-deep",Instant,,Horse worth 10s,,,, ,1571_4,H/129,9/629b/230,,Essex,Westham,1571-06-08,"Knott, Thomas",Woodlande,John,M,,,,20,,1571-06-07,7,,14:00-15:00,,Washing himself in a river flowing between 'Charles Brydge' and the 'Abby Mille',He drowned by misfortune,River,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/130,9/629b/231,,Kent,Maidstone,1571-05-20,"Fremlyn, John, gent.",Gerrarde,John,M,[Maidstone],,"Son of Robert Gerrarde of Maidstone, fuller",6,,1571-05-16,5,,11:00,,"He and James Crosse, aged 9, son of Thomas Crosse of Maidstone, bladesmith, went to a 'gryndestone myll' held by TC to deliver a meal prepared for William Hunte, TC's servant, who was working at the mill.","When they arrived at the mill, JG jumped on the 'dame' and by misfortune fell into the stream flowing through the mill. The current carried him under the water wheel, from where he was thrown against a bank on the other side of the mill. He suffered a great mortal wound to the back of his head",Mill (water wheel),,Struck by,,"Wound to the forehead, 6 in long, 4 in wide through to the crown, and crushed back",Languished until 1 pm on 19 May,JC who was with him,Water wheel and other parts of the wheel worth 10s remain in custody of TC,,,, ,1571_4,H/131,9/629b/232,,Essex,Lawford,1571-05-23,"Knott, Thomas",Mascall,John,M,,,,17,,1571-05-19,5,,14:00-15:00,,Washing himself in a 'creke' between 'dowland[es] m[ar]sshe' and 'Gallowsde Marsshe',He drowned by misfortune,Creek,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/132,9/629b/233,,Kent,Ottinge,1571-07-04,"Brooke, John, gent.",Rolfe,Michael,M,[Elham],,Son of William Rolfe of Elham,7,,1571-07-03,7,,12:00,,He was with his father who was driving a cart ('biga') loaded with wood from Elam Park to Elham,When they were in a place called 'Tyckell hill' his feet slipped and he fell on his head breaking his neck,Ground,,Fall onto,,Broken neck,,WR who was with him,,,,, ,1571_4,H/133,9/629b/234,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 77, p. 17",Sussex,Wartling,1571-04-28,"Playfere, William, gent.",Sone,Edward,M,,,,,,1571-04-16,4,,17:00,,Taking Robert Ponte's gelding to water,"He was trying to mount the horse and struck it with a stick/twig ('virga'). The horse ran and pulled ES, who had the lead tied around his [faded, presumably arm] dragging him along the ground and kicking him",Horse (gelding),,Dragged by,Kicked by,Wounds,Languished until 18 April,,Horse worth 30s remains in custody of RP for the use of Henry earl of [Huntingdon],,,, ,1571_4,H/134,9/629b/235,,Essex,St Lawrence,1571-03-15,"Vernon, William, gent.",Hamsted,Agnes,F,,,Daughter of Robert Hamsted,4,,1571-03-12,3,,,,Following her father who went to a certain pit ('puteus') to wash his hands and then returned home leaving her by the said pit expecting she would go home too,She fell into the pond. Seeing her floating in the pond her father ran and pulled her out but she was not breathing and died,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,RH who tried to save her,,,,, ,1571_4,H/135,9/629b/236,,Hertfordshire,Hatfield,1571-06-18,"Vanse, Richard",Wilkinson,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of William Wilkinson,4,,1571-06-17,6,,19:00-20:00,,She was sent to take water to one William Waters alias Ostelers,She went to a certain pond/lake ('lacum') to wash a drinking cup ('poculum'). As she was kneeling she fell into the pond and drowned,Pond/lake,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,She had no goods or chattels,,, ,1571_4,H/136,9/629b/237,,Surrey,Long Ditton,1571-05-14,"Hunt, Thomas and Bowres, Henry",Butler,Giles,M,Long Ditton,Labourer,,,,1571-05-14,5,,06:00,,"Yoking a bay horse to the cart ('carecta') of Richard [blank], brickmaker, alongside other horses, in a field called 'Westfield'",The horse struck him in the chest with its rear legs furnished with horseshoes,Horse,,Struck by,,Wound to the chest,Languished until 10 pm,,Horse worth 10s,"He had no goods, chattels or lands",,, ,1571_4,H/137,9/629b/238,,Essex,Hatfield Broad Oak,1571-05-09,"Knott, Thomas",Goldyng,Walter,M,,"Servant of Thomas Barryngton, esq.",,26,,1571-05-08,5,,08:00-09:00,,He was on his master's business riding a horse in a field stretching between Barrington Hall and [Hatfield] Forest,The horse threw him off and he died instantly,Horse,,Fall from,,,Instant,,Horse worth 8s which sum remains in custody of Philip Kent for the use of queen's almoner,,,, ,1571_4,H/138,9/629b/239,,Hertfordshire,Cheshunt,1571-05-17,"Laycock, John",Paycock,John,M,Chesthunt,Labourer,,,,1571-05-15,5,,,,"He went to a certain pond ('stagnum') near the house of George Dakers [Dacres], esq., to swim",He fell into the pond and drowned before he could get out,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/139,9/629b/240,,Surrey,East Horsley,1571-06-17,"Ellyott, Robert, gent.",Hubbard,Thomas,M,,,,,,1571-06-14,6,,,,"John West of West Horsley, yeoman, was trying to fire a 'handgonne' worth 6s and 'chargyd w[ith] powder & browne paper'","He stood in position and applied fire [a match or a fuse] to powder on the pane ('ignem ad pulverem […] in patellula eiusdem Tormenti […] apposuit'). However, the powder was damp and the gun did not discharge but the match was still burning. TH who was standing next to JW looked down the barrel without any fear of danger. At this moment the gun fired and TH received a wound to the forehead through to the brain and died instantly",Gun,,Shot with,,"Wound to the forehead, the size of the barrel in diameter and brain-deep",Instant,JW who shot him by accident,Gun worth 6s remains in coroner's hands,,,, ,1571_4,H/140,9/629b/241,,Hertfordshire,Hoddesdon,1571-05-14,"Laycock, John",Hedger,Richard,M,Hoddesdon,Labourer,,,,1571-05-11,5,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by horses and loaded with wood ,"Suddenly, he was struck in the loins ('sup[er] lumbos') by a piece of wood 'shutinge over the thill horse'. He was taken to the house of Thomas Fuller of Hoddesdon where he died within one hour",Wood,,Struck by,,Wound to the loins,Languished for one hour,,Piece of wood worth 3s 4d remains in the hands of Jane Saringe of Hoddesdon,,,, ,1571_4,H/141,9/629b/242,,Hertfordshire,Stondon,1571-06-03,"Laycock, John",Raynold,John,M,Wadesmill,Labourer,,,,1571-06-02,6,,,,Traveling to Wadesmill,"On the road called 'cony crowche way' he encountered a servant of the bishop of Ely, who was on his way to London with bishop's horses. JR persuaded him to let him ride on the back of a black gelding with a 'blackmayne' and a 'blacktayle'. When he mounted the horse it reared up and fell over backwards. It fell on JR's body and head crushing them",Horse (gelding),,Fell on him,,Crushed head and body,Instant,"Unknown servant of the bishop of Ely, who was driving bishop's horses",Horse worth £5 remains in bishop's hands,,,, ,1571_4,H/142,9/629b/243,,Kent,Tonbridge,1571-05-02,"Webbe, William",Nele,John,M,,"Servant of Richard Collens of Tunbridge of Tunbridge, cutler",,13,,1571-04-26,4,,16:00,,"Playing and wrestling with JN, Christopher Gardener of Tunbridge, shoemaker, and a boy aged 13 in a place called 'howseland'",JN and CG were wrestling standing opposite each other holding each other by their arms and necks. JN leant backwards and kicked CG's legs with his right foot to trip him up. They fell to the ground with CG landing on top of JN. CG's knife with a broken sheath hanging at his belt penetrated JN's stomach giving him a mortal wound,Knife,,Struck with,,"Wound to the stomach, 2 in deep, 1 in wide",Languished until 11 am on 28 April,CG who stabbed him by accident and a boy present,Knife worth 1d,,Jury signatures,, ,1571_4,H/143,9/629b/244,,Kent,Appledore,1571-06-08,"Webbe, William",Wyborne,Nicholas,M,Appledore,Labourer,,,,1571-06-05,6,,18:00,,"John Bedford of Appledore, labourer and others were at 'the church lease' shooting between two targets or 'pryckes' while certain men stood by watching them, including NW who was lying on the ground by one of the targets","When JB saw that his arrow had been taken by a sudden gust of wind towards NW he shouted to him to look out, get up and run away ('cave, surge, effuge'), but NW took no notice and stayed laying on the ground until arrow by misfortune hit him in the chest",Arrow,,Struck by,,"Wound to the chest, 0.5 in wide, 6 in deep",Instant,,"Bow and arrow worth 16s in custody of John Bedford, sold by coroner for that price to use of queen's almoner","JB had no goods, chattels and tenements at time of NW's death",Signed by jurors with three names and up to 14 marks,, ,1571_4,H/144,9/629b/244a,,Hertfordshire,Bushey,1571-02-03,"Laycock, John",Hayly,Robert,M,,Labourer,,,,not given,,,,,"William Kynge, servant of William Bothe of Bushey, weaver, and William Bysshopp, servant of William Fynche of Watford, yeoman, were driving a cart ('biga') pulled by horses and loaded with 'three grosse stick[es] or pece of wodd' in a road called 'Chalkhill' on their way to Bushey","When they realised they could not drive uphill safely because of ice, they decided to take a route through WF's field believing they could easily cross it. Despite being told several times not to follow them RH did just that. Suddenly, one of the wheels became stuck in mud and the horses could not pull it out. RH and WK struggled to 'lyft owte of the grounde or myer the said whele'. Seeing that the cart was about to collapse William Bothe shouted and told RH and WK to run. WK listened to his master but not RH. The cart overturned because of 'the holownes' of the ground and because of the movement of one of the horses, and part of the wheel and some wood fell on RH's head crushing it so that he died instantly",Cart (wheel) and load,,Fell on him ,,Crushed head,Instant,Three other men who were present,"Wood worth 18d which sum remains in the hands of John Laycock; cart and thill horse were led away to Watford on WF's request, could not be valued and remained in his hands",,,, ,1571_4,H/145,9/629b/245,,Surrey,Southwark,1571-06-06,"Agar, Thomas, gent.",Wakering,William,M,Southwark,"Leather dresser, servant of William Fletcher of Bermondsey Street in the parish of St Olave",,,,1571-06-04,6,,04:00-05:00,,"Henry Thomas of Southwark, leather seller, had two 'mastyffe dogg[es]' kept in a small piece of land in the 'backsyde' of his house in the parish of St Olave. The dogs would enter the land of William Fletcher, HT's neighbour, and bit both him and his servants [presumably on more than one occassion judging by the tense used ''frequentabant [...] et momordebant']. WF admonished HT before their neighbours to make sure the dogs stay on HT's land and to repair his dilapidated 'pale' separating WF's and HT's lands. ","On one early morning some time after, WW was passing through WF's land. One of HT's dogs spotted him, broke the 'staple' to which it was chained, squeezed through the fence and attacked WW in which he was joined by the other dog. They bit his throat, head, neck, legs and other parts of his body giving him multiple wounds. He languished at his master's house until 6 June",Dogs,,Mauled by,,Wounds to the body,Languished until 6 June,,Dogs worth 2s remain with HT for the use of the mayor of London,,,, ,1571_4,H/146,9/629b/266,,Cambridgeshire,Histon,1571-04-10,"Amye, John",Ranowe,William,M,,"Servant of [blank] Hobson of Cambridge, widow",,,,1571-04-09,4,,18:00,,Climbing into the cart belonging to his mistress in 'the streate nere or nexte vnto the howse of the said [blank] hobson wydowe',When he tried to grasp a certain sack his right foot slipped and he fell over backwards,Cart,,Fall from,,,Languished until 10 April,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/147,9/629b/267,,Bedfordshire,Shillington ('Shitlyngton'),1571-04-17,"Freeman, Edward",Coleman,Elizabeth,F,,,,5,,1571-04-16,4,,14:00,,"Drinking water from a pond ('stagnum') of Lawrence Coleman of Shillington, tailor",She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/148,9/629b/268,,Bedfordshire,Lidlington ('lyttelyngton'),1571-06-08,"Sampson, Richard",Hanscombe alias Morrys,John,M,Marston,,,7 and more,,1571-06-06,6,,16:00,,Reaching for a goose chick in a certain 'pytt of Water',He fell into the pit/pond ('stagnum') and drowned,Pit/pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/149,9/629b/269,,Bedfordshire,Clifton,1571-06-23,"Freeman, Edward",Freeke,Edward,M,"Caldecote, Hertfordshire",Labourer,,,,1571-06-23,6,,,,Working in a certain pit called 'Lambe pitte al[ia]s Claye pitt' digging up pit with a shovel,A large mass of earth hanging over his head broke off and fell on him striking his body and breaking his neck,Earth,,Fell on him ,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Earth worth 2d which remain in the hands of James Fage of Clifton, husbandman",,,, ,1571_4,H/150,9/629b/271,,Norfolk,Ashill,1571-06-09,"Legatt, Francis, gent.",Barker,Henry,M,Ashill,Servant of John Daynes,,18 and more,,1571-06-08,6,,09:00-10:00,,Driving a cart ('currus') in queen's road at Ashill,The cart overturned due to poor driving and 'the reame of one of the wheles' struck him in the right side of the head killing him instantly,Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,Struck right side of the head,Instant,,Cart and wheel worth 3s 4d remain in custody of John Daynes,,Not indented,, ,1571_4,H/151,9/629b/272,,Norfolk,Bittering,1571-05-22,"Brett, John, gent.",Crowe,Elizabeth,F,[Bittering],,"Daughter of Nicholas Crowe of Bittering, husbandman",4,,1571-05-20,5,,15:00,,Collecting flowers on the bank of a certain fenced off pond/pit ('puteus') in her father's garden,Her feet slipped and she fell into the pit where she drowned,Pit/pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/152,9/629b/273,,Norfolk,Ranworth,1571-07-08,"Topclyff, Edmund, gent.",Goodwin,Roger,M,,,,60,,1571-07-07,7,,,,He was on his way to hear vespers / evensong ('oratio[n]es vespertine'),He fell from a narrow footbridge between his house and Ranworth church and drowned in the water below,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1571_4,H/153,9/629b/274,,Norfolk,Walpole St Peter,1571-06-22,"Legatt, Francis, gent.",Chemney,William,M,Walpole St Peter,,,About 40,,1571-06-20,6,,18:00-19:00,,Traveling in 'an empti shod cart' pulled by a mare and two geldings in a queen's road at Walpole,The horses pulled the cart onto a 'bancke syde' and it overturned. 'lez Round[es]' of the cart struck WC's chest knocking him to the ground and killing him instantly,Cart,,Struck by,,Struck chest,Instant,,Cart and one of the geldings worth 10s remain in custody of Richard Goodday,,,, ,1571_4,H/154,9/629b/275,,Norfolk,Honingham,1571-07-16,"Legatt, Francis, gent.",Laythrope,Agnes,F,,,,,,1571-07-14,7,,,,"Milking a cow property of Francis Southwell, esquire",There came a dun bull of FS and gave her a wound to the left side of the body,Bull,,[Struck by],,"Wound to the left side of the body, 4 in long and 3 in deep ",Languished until 7 July,,"Bull worth 13s 4d remains in custody of FS, esq.",,,, ,1571_4,H/155,9/629b/276,,Norfolk,Castle Rising,1571-04-10,"Topclyff, Edmund, gent.",Brymble,Thomas,M,,,,7,,1571-04-08,4,,16:00,,Playing with other children near a pond ,"He was jumping around the pond, fell into it and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/156,9/629b/277,,Norfolk,Walpole ('Walputt'),1571-04-11,"Topclyff, Edmund, gent.",Norys,Frances,F,,,Daughter of Thomas Norrysse,12,,1571-04-09,4,,14:00,,Fishing out a piece of wood from a pond at the gate of TN's house using a mattock ('Rastrum'),She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/157,9/629b/278,,Norfolk,Necton,1571-06-21,"Brett, John, gent.",Haughfen,George,M,Oxborough,Labourer,,30,,1571-06-20,6,,09:00,,"Driving the cart ('biga') of Henry Bedingfield, knight, loaded with wood and pulled by [at least one] gelding",The gelding pulled the cart onto the side of a certain hill ('collis') so that one wheel of the cart was suddenly higher than the other. The cart toppled over breaking and pressing his body,Cart,,Fell on him ,,Broken and pressed head,,,Cart and horse worth 30s remain in custody of John Brett,,,, ,1571_4,H/158,9/629b/279,,Suffolk,Halesworth,1571-05-28,"Kene, John, gent.",Clarke,Thomas,M,,,,56,,1571-05-27,5,,23:00,,He was in his bed,"Having felt the urge to empty his bowels he got up from the bed, came out of his room and made his way to the bank of a certain river. He came too close to the river and fell into it. He stayed afloat for a while but eventually drowned",River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/159,9/629b/280,,Suffolk,Wickam Skeith,1571-04-22,"Kene, John, gent.",Goddard,Anne,F,[Wickham Skeith],,Daughter of John Goddard,8,,1571-04-21,4,,,,Fetching water from a pond ('stagnum') with a pail,When she came close to the pond her feet slipped and she fell into the water where she drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/160,9/629b/281,,Norfolk,Salthouse,1571-07-16,"Legatt, Francis, gent.",Coper,Jane,F,Salthouse,Single woman,Single woman,24,,1571-07-13,7,,08:00,,Cathich fish called 'Sandling[es]' in the Main Salthouse Channel,She was caught in the tide and having nowhere to run she was overcome by the force of water,Main Salthouse Channel,,Overcome by,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/161,9/629b/282,,Cambridgeshire,Grantchester,1571-04-15,"Stokys, Matthew",Haddon,Clerus,M,,"Gentleman, member of King's College",,About 18 and more,,1571-04-14,4,,,,Washing himself in the River Cam in a place called 'Calfholme' within the liberty of King's College,He entered the river and soon fell into a 'depehole or whorlepole' and drowned,River Cam,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/162,9/629b/283,,Buckinghamshire,Olney/Cold Brayfield,1571-05-19,"Eglyngton, Nicholas",Grene,Robert,M,,,,,,1571-05-17,5,,,,"Ploughing the field of William Benson of Cold Brayfield, husbandman, in Cold Brayfield","He was adjusting the 'plow harnes' of a grey mare. Suddenly, the mare kicked him in the right side of the head with its left foot",Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Kicked the right side of the head,,,Mare worth 26s 8d which remain in custody of WB,,,, ,1571_4,H/163,9/629b/284,,Suffolk,Occold,1571-06-14,"Kene, John, gent.",Towneygood,Cecily,F,,,,9,,1571-06-02,6,,11:00,,Collecting fruit from a certain apple tree growing near a pond ('stagnum'),"She stood on a 'block' lying by the tree, her feet slipped and she fell into the pond whee she drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/164,9/629b/285,,Buckinghamshire,Worminghall ('Wornehall'),1571-07-04,"Eglyngton, Nicholas",Evans,Thomas,M,,,,,,1571-06-30,6,,,,Driving a 'carte of wood' in a road,When one wheel of the cart ran over a bump/mound ('mons') the cart overturned pressing him to death,Cart,,[Fell on him],,Pressed,,,"Cart and wood worth 13s 4d which remain in custody of Thomas Wright, deputy almoner",,,, ,1571_4,H/165,9/629b/297(1),,Monmouthshire,Monmouth,1571-06-10,"Williams, Richard",Lyan,Gwen,F,,"Spinster, servant of Walter Coxe",,,,1571-06-11,6,,,,,She fell into the River Monnow and drowned,River Monnow,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,She had no goods or chattels,,, ,1571_4,H/166,9/629b/297(2),,Monmouthshire,Monmouth,1571-03-22,"Williams, Richard",Sare,Hugh,M,,,,,,1571-03-01,3,,,,He was in a boat? ('a Crocke') on the River Wye,He fell ouf of the boat and drowned,River Wye,,[Fall into],,Drowned,,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1571_4,H/167,9/629b/297(3),,Gloucestershire,Minsterworth,1570-06-05,"Street, Henry, gent.",Phelpes/Weste,John,M,Minsterworth,Yeoman,,,,1570-06-05,6,,,,Riding a horse and taking it to water in the River Severn,The horse fell into the river. JW fell from its back and drowned in the river,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Horse worth 40s remains in custody of Richard Patez, esq.",,Not indented,, ,1571_4,H/168,9/629b/298,,Herefordshire,Ashperton/Pixley,1571-06-15,"Jauncey, John",Sanford,Margaret,F,,,Daughter of Robert Sanford of the parish of Pixley,,,1571-06-10,6,,,,Washing 'hir lynnyn apparell' in a 'Wasshyng pole' ,She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/169,9/629b/299,,Oxfordshire,Bampton,1571-06-06,"Huckvale, Christopher",Rede,Margery,F,,Widow,Widow,60 and more,,1571-06-05,6,,,,Riding from Bampton to Burford on a white mare worth 20s,"The mare became frightened at the sight of a certain gate opposite the pasture of William More, esq. It turned around and ran and in running threw MR off its back. She fell backwards breaking her neck",Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Mare worth 20s released to Andrew Dotyn of Bampton,,,, ,1571_4,H/170,9/629b/300,,Herefordshire,Allensmore/Fownhope,1571-07-10,"Greene, Thomas",Davyes,Henry,M,Holme Lacy,Weaver,,,,1571-07-07,7,,,,Crossing the River Wye in a boat,The boat capsized because of the force of water and he was thrown into the river. He was weighed down by his 'great breches' and drowned,River Wye,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat with an 'Iron chayne' worth 6s and remains in custody of John Smyth and James hill of Holme Lacy, and breeches worth 2s remain in custody of Louis Davyes of Holme Lacy",,,, ,1571_4,H/171,9/629b/301,,Herefordshire,Weobley/Ledicot,1571-06-28,"Greene, Thomas",Robyns,Jane,F,Ledicot in the parish of Shobdon,,,,Blind,1571-01-04,1,,14:00,,Sitting by the fire at the house of Richard Robyns,She was trying to get up using for support a 'brasse panne' filled with hot water and standing over the fire on a tripod called a 'brandyron'. The pan collapsed on her arms and shoulders scalding/skinning ('deglabravit') her,Vat with boiling water,,Fell on her,,Scalded arms and shoulders,Languished until 6 January,,Pan worth 12s and tripod worth 16d remain in custody of RL of Ledicot,,,, ,1571_4,H/172,9/629b/302,,Staffordshire,Pattingham,1571-04-23,"Gervys, John, gent.",N,N,not given,,,,,,1571-04-18,4,,,,,"Joyce Devyes of Albrighton in Shropshire, spinster, fell onto a stone in a field called 'brodwall fylde' crushing her body. She was pregnant at the time and the child was born dead",Stone,,Fall onto,,,,,,,,, ,1571_4,H/173,9/629b/303,,Shropshire,Batchcott,1571-04-28,"Broke, Francis",Maunde,Thomas,M,,,,,,1571-04-27,4,,08:00,,"Driving a cart ('plaustrum') loaded with 'Sawyd bure[es]' [timber] and pulled by a team of six oxen from Norbache Park to Ludlow, with Richard Stevens",He 'dyd slypp' and fell in front of the cart. One of the wheels went over his stomach breaking the internal part of it,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wound to the stomach,Languished until 1 pm,,"Cart, oxen and load remain in custody of William Poughnell of Ludlow, gent.",,,, ,1571_4,H/174,9/629b/304,,Shropshire,Easthope ('Estop'),1571-04-28,"Broke, Francis",Fernolls,Edward,M,,,,,,1571-04-27,4,,11:00,,Sawyng of' branches of an oak tree,The branch he was cutting 'dyd tombull downe' and struck EF in the heart giving him a mortal wound,Tree (oak branch),,Fell on him ,,Wound to the heart,Instant,,Branch worth 6d,,Jury status,, ,1571_4,H/175,9/629b/317,,Middlesex,St Giles in the Fields,1571-08-16,"Vale, Richard, gent.",Gryffyn,Anne,F,London,Spinster,,,,1571-08-04,8,,08:00-09:00,King's road,Riding from Knightsbridge to London on a bay gelding carrying a sack with peas ,"Walter Rogers of London, yeoman, was driving a cart ('carecta') called a 'Wayne' pulled by six oxen, from London. They met near a certain field called the 'churche ffelde' and AG rode into a certain narrow ditch to get out of the cart's way. The gelding stumbled and fell over so that AG was thrown off its back and greatly crushed",Horse (gelding),,Fall from,,Crushed body,Died within two hours,,"Gelding and sack worth 20s remain in custody of John Fullar of Knightsbridge, gent.",,,, ,1572_2,H/176,9/631a/83,,Nottinghamshire,Clifton,1572-02-19,"Eyre, Richard, gent.",Dammes,Richard,M,"Rempstone? ('Rawnson'), Leicestershire",Yeoman,,,,1572-02-19,2,,,,"Walking from Wilford to Rempstone, Leicestershire",He fell into snow and died from cold air and large amount of snow,Snow and cold air,,,,[Exposure],,Robert Hall who found him,,,,, ,1572_2,H/177,9/631a/87,,Lincolnshire,Newton by Toft,1571-08-20,"Barde, Christopher",Karye,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1571-08-18,8,,,,,She came close to a certain ox which gave her a mortal wound to the lower part of the body with its horn,Ox,,Gored by,,Wound to the lower part of the body,Languished until 19 August,,Ox worth 6s 8d remains in custody of Thomas South of Great Coates,,,, ,1572_2,H/178,9/631a/88,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Hameringham,1571-12-18,"Ogle, Nicholas, esq.",Goodnepe,William,M,Scrafield,Cleric and rector of Scrafield,,64,,1571-12-18,12,,06:00-07:00,,,Drowned in a ditch in a place called 'luk[es] croft',Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/179,9/631a/89,,Northamptonshire,King's Cliffe,1571-12-12,"Brudenell, Thomas, esq.",Gawnte,Richard,M,King's Cliffe,Labourer,,,,1571-12-10,12,,14:00,,Sourcing stones in a quarry,A mass of earth from the verge of the quarry fell on him killing him instantly,Earth,,Fell on him,,Pressed,Instant,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/180,9/631a/90,,Nottinghamshire,Rempstone,1572-02-18,"Eyre, Richard, gent.",Pott,Jane,F,Rempstone,Spinster,,,,1572-02-12,2,,,,,She fell into snow and died from cold air and deep snow,Cold air and snow,,,,[Exposure],,John Chapman who found the body,,,,, ,1572_2,H/181,9/631a/91,,Derbyshire,Glossop,1571-12-19,"Aleyn, 'Ottnello'",Folowe,Elizabeth,F,,,Wife of John Folowe,,,1571-11-28,11,,16:00,,Climbing dow a ladder from a 'Chamber' at her husband's house,She fell from the ladder and was killed,Ladder,,Fall from,,Killed,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/182,9/631a/92,,Derbyshire,Beighton,1572-03-08,"Allen, 'Otnello'",Judson,Richard,M,,,,,,1572-02-08,2,,Collier/miner ('carbonarius'),,Working in a coalpit,The ground broke and water from a higher pit came down so that he drowned,Coal pit,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/183,9/631a/93,,Leicestershire,Kilby,1571-08-14,"Grene, Thomas",Langham,Mary,F,,,,3,,1571-08-13,8,,,,She was in common road at Kilby,She was trampled by a running horse,Horse,,Trampled,,Trampled body,,,"Horse worth 20s which sum was released to Thomas Otey, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1572_2,H/184,9/631a/94,,Warwickshire,Old Stratford ,1572-02-20,"Rogers, Henry",Ley,Frances,F,,,,15,,1572-02-14,2,,,,Crossing a footbridge over the River Avon,"Her feet slipped, she fell into the river and drowned",River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/185,9/631a/95,,Northamptonshire,Irchester,1571-09-18,"Colton, Thomas",Rawson,John,M,Irchester,Labourer,,,,1571-09-18,9,,13:00,,Closing the floodgate of a mill on the River Nene,He fell into the river and the current swept him under the watermill and suffered heavy injuries from which he died instantly,Mill (waterwheel),,,,,Instant,,Wheel worth 5s which remains in custody of Irchester inhabitants,,,, ,1572_2,H/186,9/631a/96,,Nottinghamshire,Arnold ('Arnall'),1571-07-27,"Samon, John, gent.",Kynder,William,M,,Husbandman,,,,1571-07-27,7,,,,,He fell over and was run over by the 'narr whele' of a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by two horses,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wound to the face,Instant,,Cart worth 3s 4d and horses worth 10s remain in custody of Henry Kynder of Caythorpe ('ketherapp'),,,, ,1572_2,H/187,9/631a/97,,Derbyshire,Bakewell,1572-02-16,"Aleyn, 'Otnello'",Sutton,Alan,M,,,,,,1572-02-13,2,,,,Riding from Nether Haddon to Edensor,He get off the horse because of cold and storm. As he was walking he fell into a pit called 'miryleys' and full of snow. He was unable to climb out of the pit and suffocated instantly,Pit (filled with snow),,Fall into,,Suffocated,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/188,9/631a/98,,Nottinghamshire,Kelham,1572-01-26,"Samon, John, gent.",P[ar]sons,Robert,M,"Greenwich, Kent",,,,,1572-01-26,1,,,,Riding a 'bey nagge',He rode into a certain water called 'Grendich' and drowned,Ditch,,,,Drowned,,Miles Robothom who found the body,Horse worth 13s 4d remains in custody of John Kelstarne of Newark-on-Trent,,,, ,1572_2,H/189,9/631a/99,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Heckington,1572-02-27,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Wylson,George,M,Heckington,Labourer,,,,1571-11-25,11,,14:00,,Driving a brown cow in the fields of Orby,The cow struck him with its horns giving him a wound between his right thigh and and the stomach,Cow,,Gored by,,"Wound between the right thigh and the stomach, 2 in and more long and 2 in deep",Languished until 27 February,,"Cow worth 13s remains in custody of William Cockett, Lincoln innholder",,,, ,1572_2,H/190,9/631a/100,,Rutland,Bisbrooke,1572-02-11,"Chesyldyne, George, gent.",Ferren,Richard,M,Bisbrooke,Yeoman,,,,1572-02-02,2,,17:00,,"He went from Bisbrooke to Uppingham where he stayed at the house Thomas Browne, pastry cook ('cupidinarius'), where he ate and drank. At about 4 pm he came to the house of Simon Lacye, mercer, and bought some 'arsnecke ali[as] rotten bane' worth 1d from SL's wife. He put the poison wrapped in paper ('carta') in his pocket? ('bracca caliga[rum]') and went home. The paper was torn and the poison became mixed with some nuts he had in his pocket. ","When he arrived home he sat in front of the fire and not remembering the poison ate some nuts. Then he called for his wife to bring him something to drink and once she brought it, he drunk it and became ill",Poison ,,,,Poisoned,Languished until 8 pm,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/191,9/631a/118,,Devon,Ilsington,1571-05-02,"Bylfford, Alexander, coroner and stannator at the Ashburton stannary court",Taylor,Ewen,M,,Tin miner ,,,,1571-05-02,5,,,,,He was struck in the stomach by an 'Iron barre' receiving a mortal wound,Iron bar,,Struck with,,Wound to the stomach,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/192,9/631a/119,,Devon,Ashburton,1571-05-15,"Bylfford, Alexander, coroner and stannator at the Ashburton stannary court",Hannaford,Oliver,M,,,,,,1571-05-15,5,,,,Working in tin workings digging with a 'tynhoke',He was struck [apparently with his own tin hook?],Tin hook,,Struck by,,Wounded,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/193,9/631a/120,,Devon,Tavistock,1571-08-01,"Lan[er]s, Richard, coroner and stannator at the Tavistock stannary court",Goodyng,Patience,F,,,,,,1571-08-01,8,,,,,She fell into a certain water and died instantly,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,[Drowned],,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/194,9/631a/121,,Wiltshire,Staverton,1571-03-04,"Chever, Roger",Michael,John,M,Oxford,"Servant of John Baylyffe of Oxford, doctor of medicine",,,,1571-02-17,2,,09:00,,He was on his master's business,He was riding in king's road in a place called 'the lytle bridge'. He fell into the River Avon because of flooding and drowned,River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Horse worth 53s 4d remains in custody of Walter Baylye of Oxford, doctor of medicine","JM had 6s in goods, a cloak and a sword worth 10d which remain in the hands of Christopher Michell, his brother",,, ,1572_2,H/195,9/631a/122,,Somerset,Stogumber,1571-08-29,"Randoll, Roger",Lewse,Robert,M,,,,4,,1571-08-14,8,,,,He was in the king's road at Stogumber,"He was charged and gored by a boar property of Thomas Carew, esq.",Boar,,Gored by,,"Wound to the chest, 1 in wide and heart-deep",Languished until 26 August,,"Boar worth 13s 4d remains in custody of John Newton of Withycombe, gent.",,,, ,1572_2,H/196,9/631a/123,,Somerset,Chiselborough,1571-12-20,"Drap[er], Thomas",Burges,Mary,F,,,,,,1571-12-19,12,,16:00,,,"She fell between the 'cogg[es] and Rung[es]' of a horse mill property of Edward Burges, and received a wound to the face from which she died instantly",Horse mill (cogs and rungs),,,,"Wound to the face, 3 in deep",,,Mill parts remain in custody of EB,,,, ,1572_2,H/197,9/631a/124,,Somerset,Hinton St George,1571-08-26,"Draper, Thomas",Baker,Anthony,M,,,,,,1571-08-25,8,,16:00,,Cutting bread with a knife,He was holding the knife in the right hand and the bread in the left and against his stomach. When he tried to cut a piece he pushed the knife so hard against the hard bread that the tip of the knife penetrated his chest hiving him a mortal wound,Knife,,Struck with,,"Wound to the chest, 2 in deep",Languished until 10 pm,,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1572_2,H/198,9/631b/136,,Yorkshire,Pontefract Castle,1571-08-16,"Calverde, John",Gregson,Robert,M,Pontefract,,,,,1571-11-13,11,,10:00,,Working with his neighbours near a 'backhouse' at the castle,"Suddenly, a piece of wood called a 'sparre' fell from the upper part of the building and fell on the left side of his head killing him instantly",Rafter,,Fell on him,,Wound to the left side of the head,Instant,,Spar worth 4d,,,, ,1572_2,H/199,9/631b/137,,York city,"York, Micklegate",1571-10-11,"Bell, Leonard and Ayneley, Richard",Clayton,William,M,,Tailor,Husband of Elizabeth Claton of York,,,1571-10-10,10,,09:00,,Riding on a black bay 'stoned horse' through 'trynytie Garth' on his way out of the city,The horse bolted and threw WC who landed on stone pavement suffering a wound to the back of his head,Horse (gelding),Pavement,Fall from,Fall onto,"Wound to the back of the head through to the brain, 6 in wide and 0.5 in deep",Languished until 10 pm,,Horse worth 26s 8d remains in custody of EC,,,, ,1572_2,H/200,9/631b/138,,York city,"York, Skeldergate",1571-10-18,"Grene, Laurence",Bowes,Marmaduke,M,,,,,,1571-08-17,8,,,,Working in the 'Commune Crayne' moving a pack of cloth through the crane's door,He was using a 'lever or stange' to lift the pack when suddenly he slipped and fell to his knees. One end of the lever pushed him into the River Ouse where he drowned.,River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned; body found on 8 August,,"Peter Gyll, fishmonger, who found the body",Lever worth halfpenny remains in custody of Walter Brighouse,,,, ,1572_2,H/201,9/631b/151,,Worcestershire,Trottyswell' [Trotshill?],1571-11-27,"Gower, Edmund, gent.",Hoodde,Richard,M,,,,,,1571-11-26,11,,15:00,,Felling an oak tree in a place called 'Brodefylde',The tree fell on his back killing him instantly,Tree (oak),,Fell on him,,Wound to the back,Instant,,"Oak worth 10d is in custody of Thomas Cotterell, deputy almoner",,,, ,1572_2,H/202,9/631b/152,,Worcestershire,Powick,1571-08-01,"Gower, Edmund, gent.",Hornyolde,Dorothy,F,,"Servant of Michael Lygon of Powick, gent.",,,,1571-07-13,7,,10:00,,Washing a 'pece of lynen clothe' in the River Severn in a place called 'Washinge place' near a pasture belonging to ML called 'the oxe leasowe',She fell into the river and drowned,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/203,9/631b/153,,Worcestershire,Droitwich,1571-08-15,"Gower, Edmund, gent.",Hardyng alias Myllard,William,M,,,,60 and more,,1571-08-14,8,,12:00,,Crossing a tree laying across the River Salwarpe on his way to Ombersley,He fell from the tree and drowned in the river,River Salwarpe,,Fall from,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/204,9/631b/154,,Staffordshire,Longdon,1572-02-26,"Gervys, John, gent.",Webster,Alice,F,,,Wife of John Webster of Longdon. Labourer,,,1572-02-23,2,,,,Fetching water from a 'dray well',"Her feet slipped, she fell into the water and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/205,9/631b/155,,Berkshire,Reading,1571-07-07,"Tusser, James, gent.",Phyllypps,Bartholomew,M,,Servant of Richard Sulham,,,,1571-06-13,6,,13:00,,Driving his master's cart loaded with two pieces of timber and pulled by two geldings and four oxen,As they descended a hill in a street called 'Castle Streate' the 'ridgti' of the cart broke and the cart ran over the left side of his body injuring him gravely,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wound to the left side of the body,Died within two hours,,Cart and timber worth 20s remain in custody of RS,,,, ,1572_2,H/206,9/631b/156,,Worcestershire,Great Malvern,1571-11-02,"Pope, Thomas",Robyns alias Wheler,Richard,M,Great Malvern,,,,,1571-09-29,9,,,,William Gybbyns and others were in a certain field adjoining the parish church shooting arrows at a certain target called a 'prick marke',"WG shouted to those standing by the target to move away and take cover ('discedite, Cavete, cavete') but his arrow struck RR under the chin in the throat killing him instantly",Arrow,,Struck with,,"Wound to the throat, 1 in deep and 0.5 in wide ('latitudinis semipollicis voc[atur] half an Inche')",Instant,WG who killed him by accident and others present,"Bow and arrow worth 2d and half penny respectively remain in custody of William Rydler of Newland, yeoman",WG had no other goods or chattels,,, ,1572_2,H/207,9/631b/157,,Herefordshire,Leominster/Easthampton,1572-02-24,"Jauncey, John",Bull,John,M,Easthampton,Husbandman,Husband of Anne Bull,,,1572-01-31,1,,13:00,,Felling an ash tree worth 20d,He was not careful enough and the tree fell on his back killing him instantly,Tree (ash),,Fell on him,,Wound to the back,Instant,,Tree worth 20d remains in custody of AB,,,, ,1572_2,H/208,9/631b/157,,Herefordshire,Leominster/Luston,1572-02-24,"Jauncey, John",Kent,John,M,Luston,Labourer and servant of Richard Wunde and John Wall living together,,,,1572-02-07,2,,,,Extinguising fire of a 'kyllyn' in the house of his masters,As he was climbing the kiln he struck his left leg against a device called a 'hurdell' worth 8d. He suffered a wound which was bleeding so profusely that he died instantly,Hurdle,,Struck by,,"Wound to the left leg, profuse bleeding leading to death",Instant,,Hurdle worth 8d remains in custody of RW and JW,,Unrelated accident on the same membrane,, ,1572_2,H/209,9/631b/158,,Staffordshire,Keele/Leycett,1572-01-11,"Gervys, John",Caryer,Andrew,M,,Labourer,,,,1572-01-10,1,,,,Digging up coal in a 'coyle pytt' in Leycett,A piece of coal from the upper part of the pit fell on his head crushing it,Coal,,Fell on him,,Crushed head,Instant,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/210,9/631b/159,,Monmouthshire,Monmouth,1571-12-06,"Buntyng, William, gent.",Wakeman,Jane,F,Monmouth,,Wife of Edward Wakeman,,,1571-12-06,12,,07:00,,She was at the 'Ruffe of a Chapell' in Monmouth parish chapel called the 'knyght[es] chapel',She fell to the ground breaking her neck,Chapel roof,,Fall from ,,Broken neck,,,,She had no goods or chattels,Jury signatures,, ,1572_2,H/211,9/631b/166,,Gloucestershire,Quedgeley ('Queddisley'),1571-08-03,"Street, Henry",Aston,Edmund,M,Hardwicke,"Labourer, living with James anf John Barrowe of Hardwicke, gentlemen",,,,1571-04-23,4,,,,"Assaulting James Tailor of Hardwicke, yeoman","JB and JB devised a plan to beat up JT and made EA part of it. JB and lured JT to a place called 'marlepitt[es]' in Hardwicke, where JB and EA were hiding in ambush under hedges and in ditches on pretence of friendly conversation. All three set upon JT and beat him with a quarterstaff, a 'pickforcke' and a 'pronge'. They inflicted numerous wounds and knocked JT to the ground and he could not get up. When EA was about to finish him off by shattering his head JT managed to raise his 'paddle staffe' worth 6d to push him away. EA was in such fury that he ran onto JT's staff that he gave himself a wound to the forehead",Staff,,Run onto,,Wound to the forehead,Languished until 3 pm on 25 April,"JB and JB - the other two attackers, and JT - the victim",,He had six sheep,Classed as misfortune,, ,1572_2,H/212,9/631b/176,,Suffolk,Coddenham,1571-07-29,"Keene, John, gent.",Boughton,Edward,M,,,Son of Robert Boughton of Coddenham,,,1571-07-25,7,,05:00,,"Fetching water from a certain pond 'stagnum' in his father's meadow, with a 'Boorehooke'",His feet failed him and he fell into the pond where he eventually drowned because of lack of help,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/213,9/631b/177,,Norfolk,Bawdeswell ('Baddeswell'),1571-11-16,"Legget, Francis, gent.",Bee,Thomas,M,Bawdeswell,Servant of John Edward[es],,12 and more,,1571-11-12,11,,,,Fetching water from a well/spring ('fons') in his master's garden,He fell into the well and drowned,Well/spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/214,9/631b/178,,Cambridgeshire,Barton,1572-02-21,"Leete, Thomas",Birde,Richard,M,,Servant of Matthew fanne,,,,1572-01-07,1,,,,He was at his master's house,He was attacked and bitten in the left hand by a rabid dog ,Dog,,Bitten by,,Wound to the left hand,Languished from 17 until 20 February,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/215,9/631b/179,,Norfolk,Middleton,1571-10-14,"Legget, Francis, gent.",Norres,Agnes,F,Middleton,,,30 and more,,1571-10-12,10,,,,Crossing a 'com[m]on drayne or Ryver' on her way from Middleton to Wormegay ('Wrongga'),She fell into the river and drowned,Drain/river,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,She had no goods or chattels,,, ,1572_2,H/216,9/631b/180,,Norfolk,East Winch,1571-10-04,"Legget, Francis, gent.",Plowman,William,M,East Winch,Labourer,,30 and more,,1571-09-23,9,,,,Lodyng a Lode of Lorak[es]' onto a cart ('currus') in a common pasture,As he was tying the cart with a rope he pulled so hard on it that it broke causing him to fall from the cart,Cart,,Fall from,,,,,Cart rope worth 12,,,, ,1572_2,H/217,9/631b/181,,Norfolk,West Dereham,1571-10-05,"Legget, Francis, gent.",Feld,Edmund,M,,Servant of John Carter,,10 and more,,1571-09-07,9,,,,Eating dinner,He rose from the table to bring some bread. As he was returning to the table with bread in his left hand and a knife in his right hand he fell onto the knife giving himself a mortal wound to the left side of the body,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the left side of the body,Languished until 3 October,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/218,9/631b/182,,Suffolk,Cotton,1571-10-11,"Kene, John, gent.",Morwell,John,M,,,,,,1571-10-09,10,,,,Climbing a sorb (service) tree growing in a close called 'Nactons Close' to collect (service-)apples,He stood on a putrefied branch which broke causing him to fall,Tree (apple sorb tree),,Fall from,,Struck shoulders and body,Died on 10 October,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/219,9/631b/183,,Norfolk,Smallburgh,1571-10-18,"Topcliff, Edmund",Maps,Mary,M,,,Daughter of Robert Maps of Smallburgh,4,,1571-10-17,10,,16:00,,Playing by a pond ('stagnum') ,"Her feet slipped, she fell into the water and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/220,9/631b/184,,Norfolk,Topcroft,1571-12-28,"Topclyff, Edmund, gent.",Carter,William,M,,,,,,1571-12-26,12,,,,Driving an empty cart pulled by one mare in a close called 'barnwoode crose',The cart ('biga') went over a 'white thorne stabbe' and overturned. It struck WC so that he died,Cart,,Struck by,,Killed,,,Cart and mare worth 20s which remain in custody of inhabitants of Topcroft,,,, ,1572_2,H/221,9/631b/185,,Norfolk,Griston,1571-09-13,"Topclyff, Edmund, gent.",Yong[es],Thomas,M,,,,18,,1571-09-11,9,,13:00,,Climbing a pear tree in the orchand of William Donthorne of Griston,The branch he stood on broke and he fell to the ground,Tree (pear),,Fall from,,,Languished until 7 am on 12 September,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/222,9/631b/186,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Great Paxton,1571-08-10,"Payne, Edward",Arsdecon,John,M,Great Paxton,,,,,1571-08-09,8,,19:00,,Riding a brown horse of Thomas Andro,When they entered the River Ouse the horse threw him off and he drowned ,River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 16s,He had no goods or chattels,Jury signatures,, ,1572_2,H/223,9/631b/187,,Cambridgeshire,Comberton,1572-01-20,"Leete, Thomas",Slegge,"Edward, junior",M,,,"Son of Edward Slegge of Comberton, gent.",,,1572-01-19,1,,,,Playing on a stack of peas in a close called 'Reeke yarde',"Suddenly, a cartload of peas from the upper part of the stack fell on ES crushing him",Stack of peas,,Fell on him,,Crushed,,,Peas worth 3s 4d remain in custody of the village,,,, ,1572_2,H/224,9/631b/188,,Cambridgeshire,Balsham,1571-11-11,"Amye, John",Dymock,Matthew,M,,Servant of William Tassell of Balsham,,,,1571-11-10,11,,,,Digging up chalk in a 'Chawkepyt',A large amount of 'chawke earth' fell on his body shattering it completely,Chalk,,Fell on him,,Broken body,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/225,9/631b/189,,Norfolk,Cranworth,1571-11-16,"Legget, Francis, gent.",Alyson,Cecily,F,Cranworth,Servant of John Walter,,16,,1571-11-16,11,,,,Fetching water from a 'mylle dame',She fell into the water and drowned,Mill pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Not indented,, ,1572_2,H/226,9/631b/190,,Buckinghamshire,Wraysbury ('Wyrardisburie'),1571-06-15,"Michell, Humphrey, esq.",Hobbes,Hugh,M,,,,,,1571-06-15,6,,10:00,,He was in the cart of Richard Baldwins in a road leading from 'Coltney more' [Colnbrook?] to a bridge at Wraysbury,He climbed the 'shaft[es]' of the cart and fell to the ground near one of the iron-bound wheels. The 'further whele' rolled down a small hill/molehil ('parva mons') and went over his head giving him a mortal wound through to the brain,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wound to the head through to the brain,,,Wheel worth 8s,,,, ,1572_2,H/227,9/631b/191,,Bedfordshire,Cranfield,1572-01-16,"Sampson, Richard",Cooke,Mary ('Mariona'),F,,Spinster,"Daughter of Richard Cooke of Cranfield, husbandman",22,,1572-01-15,1,,09:00,,Fetching water from a pond ('stagnum') in her father's close with a pail,She slipped and fell into the water where she drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/228,9/631b/192,,Bedfordshire,Ravensden,1571-12-03,"Sampson, Richard",Kynge,Robert,M,Ravensden,,,12,,1571-12-01,12,,14:00,,"Climbing a ladder in the barn of Thomas Ryseley of Ravensden, husbandman",He slipped and fell from the ladder,Ladder,,Fall from,,,,,Ladder worth 4d which remain in custody of TR,,,, ,1572_2,H/229,9/631b/193,,Suffolk,Mendlesham,1571-08-01,"Keene, John, gent.",Man,Susan,F,,,,21,,1571-07-31,7,,18:00,,Drawing water from a ditch ('fovea') with a pail of no value,"When she approached the ditch her feet failed her, she fell into the water and drowned",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/230,9/631b/194,,Suffolk,Occold,1571-08-10,"Kene, John, gent.",Woode,Thomas,M,,,Son of John Woode,16,,1571-08-10,8,,,,He was in his father's cart ('biga') pulled by three geldings,The thill horse ran and pulled the cart over a certain hill causing it to overturn. The upper part of the cart called a 'Rave' struck him between the shoulders with such violence that he died instantly,Cart ,,Struck by,,Struck between shoulders,Instant,,Cart and horse worth 13s 4d which remain in custody of John Wood of Occold,,,, ,1572_2,H/231,9/631b/195,,Suffolk,Worlingworth,1571-08-18,"Keene, John, gent.",Watlyn,Agnes,F,,,Wife of Reginald Watlyn,60,,1571-08-17,8,,15:00,,Climbing a pear tree in her husband's orchard to collect fruit,She slipped from the ladder she was using and fell down injuring her body gravely,Ladder,,Fall from,,Injured body,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/232,9/631b/196,,Buckinghamshire,Beaconsfield,1571-07-27,"Smythe, John",Sebyn,George,M,,,,,,1571-07-26,7,,,,Travelling from a place called 'pages Warfe' in a cart ('carecta') pulled by four horses,"He was sitting on the right side of the cart called the 'Rathes of t[he] Carte'. Suddenly, he fell backwards and struck the ground breaking his neck",Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,"Cart and horses worth £4 which remain in custody of Henry Babam, gent.",,,, ,1572_2,H/233,9/631b/197,,Buckinghamshire,Barton Hartshorn,1571-09-08,"Eglyngton, Nicholas",Shrote,John,M,,,,,,1571-07-7,7,,,,Coming from a mill called 'Barton Wyndemyll' leading a bay gelding property of Joh Robyns of Barton Hartshorn,The horse knocked him to the ground and trampled him giving him multiple wounds to the head and body,Horse (gelding),,Trampled,,Wounds to the head and body,,,"Horse worth 20s remains in custody of Thomas Wryght of Foscott, deputy almoner",,,, ,1572_2,H/234,9/631b/198,,Suffolk,Pakefield,1571-11-13,"Kene, John, gent.",Craske,John,M,,,,16,,1571-11-07,11,,,,Helping a thatcher laying a thatched roof on a certain barn,He was standing on the 'Wyndbemes' of the barn when his feet slipped causing him to fall to the ground,Roof (of a barn),,Fall from,,Injured body,Instant,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/235,9/631b/215,,Hertfordshire,New Bridge (near Westmill),1571-12-12,"Laycock, John",Monshawe,Jane,F,,,"Daughter of Robert Monshawe of Buntigford Westmill, labourer",6,,1571-12-12,12,,,,,"She went into a river near New Bridge [presumably the River Rib], fell into the water and drowned",River [possibly the River Rib],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/236,9/631b/216,,Kent,Lower Halstow ('Hawstoo'),1572-01-18,"Cootys, Martin",Sherryn,William,M,,,,,,1572-01-15,1,,15:00-16:00,Road,Walking from Hastow to Upchurch along the road called 'ham' near a certain ditch ('fossa'),"Suddenly, he became gravely ill with the 'fallinge Sycknes', suffered a seizure, collapsed and then fell backwards into the ditch where he drowned unable to get out because of the illness",Ditch ,Epilepsy,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/237,9/631b/217,,Surrey,Kingston-upon-Thames,1571-08-29,"Bowrer, Henry",Philippes,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1571-08-29,8,,09:00,,,She fell into a 'tubbe' filled with water and drowned,Tub,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Augustin Philippes of Kingston-upon-Thames, yeoman who found the body",,,,, ,1572_2,H/238,9/631b/218,,Hertfordshire,Tring,1571-07-21,"Vawse, Richard",Atkyns,Adrian,M,,,,,,1571-07-20,7,,,Chalk pit,Digging up chalk in a chalk pit in a certain field called 'Dunseley felde',A large mass of earth from the top of the pit fell on him crushing his body and killing him instantly,Earth,,Fell on him,,Crushed,Instant,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/239,9/631b/219,,Kent,Ruckinge,1571-08-19,"Fremlyn, John, gent.",Wood,Jane,F,,,"Daughter of Agnes Farnan, wife of Richard Farnan of Ruckinge, husbandman",10,,1571-08-16,8,,10:00,Close,She was sent by her mother to wash mud off a certain spade in a pond ('stagnum') in the close around RF's house,"As she was cleaning the spade a pear, which she was eating, fell out of her hand and into the pond. When she tried to retrieve it she fell into the water and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"RF and Elizabeth Fawlette, wife of William Fawlette, who found the body",,,,, ,1572_2,H/240,9/631b/220,,Kent,Buckland,1571-10-12,"Brooke, John, gent.",Cocke,William,M,,,,,,not given,,,,Queen's road,Driving the cart ('biga') of Richard Austen of Adsham loaded with malt from Adsham to Devon,He was in queen's road which was slippery and muddy. His feet slipped and he fell over landing on a 'meate knyfe' worth 2d which he had in his hoses ('caligae'). He suffered a wound to the left thigh and died from blood loss,Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the left thigh, 2 in deep and 1 in wide; profuse bleeding",Instant,,Knife worth 2d,,,, ,1572_2,H/241,9/631b/221,,Hertfordshire (now Bedfordshire),Kensworth,1571-07-15,"Vawse, Richard",Warde,Isabel,F,,,,,,1571-07-14,7,,,Queen's road,Riding from Dunstable to 'margaret Rydyng' [Markyate? Margaret Roding?] on a black mare,The horse threw her and she fell onto stones in the queen's road crushing her head and breaking her shoulder bone,Stones,Horse,Fall onto,,Fall from,Instant,,"Mare worth 14s which remain in custody of Thomas Bryckes, bailiff of Dunstable",,,, ,1572_2,H/242,9/631b/222,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 83, p. 18.",Sussex,Beckley,1571-07-24,"Playfere, William, gent.",Morfote,Robert,M,,,,5,,1571-07-23,7,,06:00,,He was in bed with another boy in Thomas Glyddes's house at Beckley,"He got up and went from the room in which he was lying into an old privy or latrine ('cloaca sive latrina') near the room and, as he stood in the privy on a 'borde' which was decayed, the board broke under his weight and by misadventure he fell into the privy to a depth of nine feet, from which fall and resulting injury he languished until noon",Latrine,,Fall into,,Injured,Languished until noon,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/243,9/631b/223,,Surrey,Croydon/Woodside,1571-11-16,"Ellyott, Robert, gent.",Downyng,Catherine,F,,,,,,1571-01-01,10,,,Road,Walking along a road holding a chisel in her hands,She tripped and fell onto the chisel suffering a wound to the forehead,Chisel,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the forehead, 1 in long and brain-deep",Instant,,Chisel worth 2d,,,, ,1572_2,H/244,9/631b/224,,Essex,Kelvedon,1571-08-29,"Vernon, William, gent.",Wright,John,M,[Kelvedon],,"Son of John Wright of Kelvedon, carpenter",7,,1571-08-28,8,Tuesday,,,Fetching water from the town's river [presumably the River Blackwater] with an earthen pot ('Olla terrena'),He fell into the river in a place called 'le Comon dipping place' and drowned,River Blackwater,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Richard Robertson of Kelvedon, glover, who found the body",Pot worth halfpenny,,,, ,1572_2,H/245,9/631b/225,,Essex,Witham,1572-02-06,"Vernon, William, gent.",Seriante,Robert,M,,"Servant of Henry Fortescue of Faulkbourne, esq.",,,,1572-02-07,2,Thursday,19:00,,Entering the stables at the house of John Brooke called 'le Spred Egle' to check on his horse,He stumbled over 'A plank to lye in A Stable' and fell onto its corner suffering a mortal wound between the eyes,Plank,,Fall onto,,"Wound [to the head] between the eyes, 1 in long and 1 in deep",Languished until 11 am on 15 February,,Plank worth 8d which remain in custody of JB ,,,, ,1572_2,H/246,9/631b/226,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 87, p. 19",Sussex,Arundel,1572-01-06,"Homfrey, John",Colden,Robert,M,Grinstead,Labourer,,,,1572-01-05,1,,15:00,,Felling a beech tree in the part of the forest called 'Rewell' in the parish of Arundel which abuts on 'le xxx acres' on the east and the palings of the great park of Arundel on the south,The beech had a branch hanging over the top of another beech which was growing next to it and from the great force of the felling the branch burst through the second beech and fell backwards upon RC's head and crushed his brains killing him instantly,Tree (beech branch),,Fell on him,,Crushed brain,Instant,,"Beech worth 20d and remains with William Peter sen. of Arundel, yeoman, for the use of John Lumley, Lord Lumley, lord of the liberty",,,, ,1572_2,H/247,9/631b/227,,Essex,Moulsham,1571-08-09,"Knott, Thomas",Vanwestergam,Marcus,M,,,,,Ill and bedridden,1571-08-09,8,,03:00-04:00,,Walking from Moulsham to Maldon,He was ill and bedridden. He got up from the bed and told his carers that he wanted to see John Vane in Maldon. He was walking along queen's road called the 'Cawsey' and because of his illness fell into a muddy ditch between Moulsham and Moulsham Mill,Ditch,,Fall into,,,,,,,,, ,1572_2,H/248,9/631b/228,,Kent,Tunbridge,1571-10-19,"Fremlyn, John, gent.",Stace,John,M,,"Servant of John Rolfe of Tunbridge, collier",,19,,1571-10-08,10,,00:00,,Asleep in a hut/cottage ('cotagium') built of 'poles' and 'turfes' by a stack of wood he prepared to burn into charcoal,"There came a great storm and the hut collapsed crushing, pressing and suffocating him instantly",Hut/hovel,,Fell on him,,"Crushed, pressed and suffocated",Instant,"JR, Christopher Sand[es] and Mary ('Mariona') Dabbette, who found the body",Hut worth nothing,,,, ,1572_2,H/249,9/631b/229,,Hertfordshire,St Ippolyts,1570-07-13,"Laycock, John",Mekes,John,M,,"Servant of John Andrewe of Hitchin, yeoman",,,,1570-07-12,7,,,,Driving a cart ('biga') loaded with 'herdwodd' and pulled by horses from Datchworth to Hitchin,As the cart descended a hill called 'Smalebrokhill' it overturned and a piece of wood from the cart struck JM on the head crushing it,Wood,,Fell on him,,Crushed head,Instant,,Cart and wood worth 13s 4d remain in the hands of JA,,,, ,1572_2,H/250,9/631b/230,,Kent,Smarden,1571-09-22,"Webbe, William",Tong,George,M,Smarden,,,,,1571-09-20,9,,11:00,,Washing his clothes (muddy from fishing) in a pond ('stagnum') of Richard Well[es],He fell into a deep spot in the pond and drowned,Pond,,,,Drowned,,"John Sharpp of Little Biddenden, yeoman, John Saunders, Richard Well[es] and John Chartt who found the body",,,,, ,1572_2,H/251,9/631b/231,,Kent,Borden,1571-10-19,"Webbe, William",Bromefeld,Norton,M,,,"Son of William Bromefeld of Borden, yeoman",1.5,,1571-10-17,10,,11:00,,Playing by the fire at his father's house,"He was standing next the fire supporting himself on a certain 'Brandyron'. Suddenly, the iron collapsed and fell onto a 'brasse pan' filled with boiling water hanging over the fire. NB fell backwards into the fire and water from the pan poured on his head and face burning scalding him severely",Boling water,,Fell on him,,Scalded head and face,Languished until 10 pm,,Pot and iron worth 3s remain in custody of WB,,,, ,1572_2,H/252,9/631b/232,,Kent,Milton (near Gravesend),1572-02-14,"Cootys, Martin",Coxe,William,M,,,,,Blind,1571-05-22,5,,09:00-10:00,,Walking down queen's road in the back of Milton near a certain ditch ('fossa'),"Nicholas Forwoodd, servant of John Fryer of Milton was taking his master's geldings to pasture. Seeing that horse going towards WC and knowing that he was blind, NF shouted to WC to move out of the way. WC wanted to move back ('volens gressus suos retrosum Dirigere') but not knowing about the ditch fell into it crushing his whole body",Ditch,,Fall into,,Crushed body,Languished until between 9 and 10 pm on 24 May,NF who was driving horses,,,,, ,1572_2,H/253,9/631b/233,,Kent,Milton [Regis] (near Sittingbourne'),1572-01-05,"Cattys, Martin",Whytehedd,Alice,F,,,"Wife of Richard Whytehedd of Milton, labourer",,Suffering from illness for 14 days,1571-11-20,11,,10:00-13:00,,Relieving herself near a ditch ('fovea') in the back of her husband's house filled with five or six feet of fetid water,"When she tried to get up using a certain wooden frame/structure ('fabrica plancar[um]'), the putrefied wood broke causing her to fall backwards into the ditch where she was suffocated and drowned",Ditch (sewer),,Fall into,,Suffocated and drowned,,Alice Lockyer and Catherine Caseman who found the body,,,,, ,1572_2,H/254,9/631b/235,,Kent,Addington,1572-01-19,"Webbe, William",Roydon,John,M,Addington,"Labourer, servant of James Godden of Addington, yeoman",,,,1572-01-17,1,,15:00,,"Driving a cart ('biga') pulled by a 'Cupple of steers' loaded with 'faggott[es]', in queen's highway","He was walking alongside the cart and in a place called the 'Crosse at oke', on the slope of a certain hill, when he fell over when the frozen ground under his feet broke. He fell near the cart's left wheel and he was run over",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Pressed and crushed back,Languished until 5 pm on 18 January,,"Steers, cart, wheels and wood worth only 26s 8d (because of their small size in the case of oxen and age in the case of cart) remain in custody of JG",,,, ,1572_2,H/255,9/631b/236,,Kent,Ebony ('Ebney'),1572-02-10,"Webbe, William",Sawyer alias Morrys,George,M,Ebony,Boatman ('lyghterman'),"Brother of Thomas Sawyer alias Morres of Newenden, boatman ('lyghterman')",,,1571-12-19,12,,01:00,,"He was in a boat called 'lyghter' loaded with a thousand 'byllett[es]' of firewood, on a river commonly called 'The Channell', and was traveling from Reading to Oxney Ferry","He was standing in the back of the boat, on the 'Sterne' and was using a long staff/pole called a 'Bumkyn' for navigation. Peter Johnson was on the bank of the river helping to push the boat onwards by pulling on a rope attached to it. The end of the bumkin became stuck in mud. GS could not pull it out and fell into the water because of the movement of the boat and weight of the bumkin",River,,Fall into,,"Drowned; body found on 6 February; Bernard Fynche of Ebony, gent., who found the body",Instant,PJ who was pulling the boat ,Boat worth £5 and wood worth 20s respectively remain in custody of TS and William Marden of Tenterden,,,, ,1572_4,H/256,9/633a/55,,Suffolk,Shelley,1572-07-28,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Sturgen,William,M,,,,60,,1572-07-27,7,,08:00,,Crossing a bridge in Shelley on a 'Sorreld baye' horse,The horse slipped and WS was thrown off its back and into the water where he eventually drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Gelding worth 13d 4d remains in custody of John Holmes of Shelley, yeoman",,,, ,1572_4,H/257,9/633b/128,,Westmorland,Wet Sleddale ('weatsladdall'),1571-11-08,"Gowling, Alexander",Sladdall,Richard,M,,,,,,not given,,,,,Crossing the Sleddale Beck on horseback,He fell into the river with the horse because of a great storm and drowned,Sleddale Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 5s remains in custody of Robert Beame of Cumberland,,,, ,1572_4,H/258,9/633b/129,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1572-01-20,"Barkee, Robert, and Rawe, Roger",Eden,Henry,M,,,,,,1571-11-19,11,,06:00,,,He fell from the 'ballest shore' and drowned in the River Tyne,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/259,9/633b/130,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1572-07-26,"Rawe, Roger",Thompson,Richard,M,,,,,,1572-07-26,7,,08:00,,"Working in a certain keel [OED: 'A flat-bottomed vessel, esp. of the kind used on the Tyne and Wear for the loading of colliers; a lighter'] loading coal onto a ship moored on the River Tyne",He fell into the river and drowned instantly,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/260,9/633b/131,,Cumberland,Egremont,1572-06-08,"Symson, Richard, gent.",Halyland,John,M,,,,10,,1572-06-07,6,,,,Washing himself in the River Ehen,He fell into a deep spot and drowned,River Ehen,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/261,9/633b/132,,Cumberland,Salkeld,1572-05-12,"Alanby, John",Storoy,Richard,M,,,,,,1572-05-11,5,,,,,He was thrown by one of the sails of a certain windmill and fell to the ground suffering heavy injuries to his body,Mill (wind mill),,Fall from,,Injured body,,,"Sail worth 2s remains in custody of John Midleton of Farlam Hall, gent.",,,, ,1572_4,H/262,9/633b/133,,"Yorkshire, NR",Rawensthorpe [Manor],1572-03-30,"Smelt, John",Best,John,M,Over Silton,Yeoman,,,,1572-02-04,2,,20:00,,He was in king's road leading from Old Byland to Thriston and across a moor called Black Hambleton,He came off the road because of snowstorm and fell from a ridge called a 'skarr' crushing his head,Ridge,,Fall from,,Crushed head,Instant,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/263,9/633b/134m,,Cumberland,Newbiggin,1571-04-28,"Allebye, John",Bawmer,John,M,,,Son of Edward Bawmer of Newbiggin,7,,1571-04-28,4,,,,Went with three other children to their father's barn to burn peas to eat with a pin (?) ('prenum / pronum') red-hot with fire,The barn caught fire and they all died,Fire,,Burnt,,Burnt,,Three other children also died,,,,, ,1572_4,H/263,9/633b/134m,,Cumberland,Newbiggin,1571-04-28,"Allebye, John",Bawmer,Anthony,M,,,,4,,1571-04-28,4,,,,Went with three other children to their father's barn to burn peas to eat with a pin (?) ('prenum / pronum') red-hot with fire,The barn caught fire and they all died,Fire,,Burnt,,Burnt,,Three other children also died,,,,, ,1572_4,H/263,9/633b/134m,,Cumberland,Newbiggin,1571-04-28,"Allebye, John",Bawmer,Mary,F,,,,4,,1571-04-28,4,,,,Went with three other children to their father's barn to burn peas to eat with a pin (?) ('prenum / pronum') red-hot with fire,The barn caught fire and they all died,Fire,,Burnt,,Burnt,,Three other children also died,,,,, ,1572_4,H/263,9/633b/134m,,Cumberland,Newbiggin,1571-04-28,"Allebye, John",Goodhayll,Elizabeth,F,,,,7,,1571-04-28,4,,,,Went with three other children to their father's barn to burn peas to eat with a pin (?) ('prenum / pronum') red-hot with fire,The barn caught fire and they all died,Fire,,Burnt,,Burnt,,Three other children also died,,,,, ,1572_4,H/264,9/633b/135,,Cumberland,Bothel,1572-06-18,"Symson, Richard, gent.",Hogeson,Simon,M,,,,,,1572-04-20,4,,,,Playing football with his neighbours,He was pushed to the ground and fell on a stone suffering a wound to the right side of his body. It is uncertain who pushed him,Stone,,Fall onto,,Wound to the right side of the body,Languished until 17 June,His neighbours who were playing with him,,,,, ,1572_4,H/265,9/633b/136,,Cumberland,Bolton,1572-05-13,"Symson, Richard, gent.",Archer,John,M,,,,,,1572-05-12,5,,,,Digging up coal,A certain board/bench ('mensa') he was standing on broke and he fell down the mine breaking his neck and bones,Mine,,Fall into,,Broken neck and bones,,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/266,9/633b/137m,,Cumberland,Branthwaite,1572-03-02,"Symson, Richard, gent.",[Fysher],Isabel,F,,,Wife of Richard Fysher,,,1572-03-01,3,,,,"Crossing the frozen River Derwent with Agnes Fysher, spinster",The ice broke and they drowned,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,AF who drowned with her,,,,, ,1572_4,H/266,9/633b/137m,,Cumberland,Branthwaite,1572-03-02,"Symson, Richard, gent.",Fysher,Agnes,F,,Spinster,,,,1572-03-01,3,,,,Crossing the frozen River Derwent with Isabel [Fysher],The ice broke and they drowned,River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,IF who drowned with her,,,,, ,1572_4,H/267,9/633b/138m,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1572-06-11,"Rawe, Roger",Somfeld,Robert,M,Den?[faded] in Northumberland,Yeoman,,,,1572-06-11,6,,15:00,,He and two other men were in a boat on the River Tyne,The boat capsized and they were all thrown into the water where they drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Two other men who were with him,,,,, ,1572_4,H/267,9/633b/138m,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1572-06-11,"Rawe, Roger",Shipperd,Thomas,M,Carlisle,Yeoman,,,,1572-06-11,6,,15:00,,He and two other men were in a boat on the River Tyne,The boat capsized and they were all thrown into the water where they drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Two other men who were with him,,,,, ,1572_4,H/267,9/633b/138m,,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1572-06-11,"Rawe, Roger",Hornbie,John,M,"Newburn, Northumberland",Yeoman,,,,1572-06-11,6,,15:00,,He and two other men were in a boat on the River Tyne,The boat capsized and they were all thrown into the water where they drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Two other men who were with him,,,,, ,1572_4,H/268,9/633b/167,,Oxfordshire,Henley-on-Thames,1572-06-06,"Wilde, Edmund, gent.",Whytton,Thomas,M,,Gentleman,,,Suffering from an old illness for some time before the accident,1572-06-05,6,,16:00,,"Pursuing a horse with the intention of catching it and taking it back to the close and stables of Jane Stevyns, widow",In running he fell over and died due to a certain old illness ('antiqua infirmitas') which he had carried in his body for a long time,Ground,Illness,Fall onto,,Illness,Instant,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/269,9/633b/168,,Herefordshire,Hereford,1572-07-31,"Greene, Thomas",ap Thomas,Roger,M,Welshe bache',Labourer,,,,1572-03-02,3,,,,Putting certain poles called 'carr pynnes vel carr staves' in a cart ('currus') called 'carr',He fell backwards onto one of the staves and suffered a wound to the back,Cart (stave),,Fall onto,,"Wound to the back, 1 in wide, 3 in deep",Languished until 16 March,,Cart worth 16d remains in custody of Walter ('Watkin') a Parry,,,, ,1572_4,H/270,9/633b/169,,Herefordshire,Madley,1572-05-12,"Greene, Thomas",Moris,Henry,M,Michaelchurch Escley,,,,,1572-02-21,2,,,,"Transporting 'peces of tymbr' property of David Thomas of Michaelchurch Escley, gent., from a certain hill in Michaelchurch to the house of DT, with many of his neighours and other nearby parishes","As they were sliding and rolling the timber across the snow, one of the pieces struck HM in the right leg giving him a mortal wound",Timber,,Struck by,,Wound to the right leg,Languished until 28 February,,Timber worth 8d remains in custody of DT,,,, ,1572_4,H/271,9/633b/170,,Staffordshire,Eccleshall/Croxton,1572-06-06,"Gervys, John",Aspley,John,M,,,,,,1572-06-04,6,,,,,His body was crushed by a falling 'smal oyke' worth 14d growing in a place called 'bloyre p[ar]ke' in Croxton,Tree (oak),,Fell on him,,Crushed body,,,"Tree worth 14d which sum remains in custody of Thomas Cragge alias Underwood of Horsley, gent.",,,, ,1572_4,H/272,9/633b/171,,Staffordshire,High Offley,1572-06-01,"Gervys, John, gent.",Saunders,Humphrey,M,,,,,,1572-05-31,5,,,,He was in the 'backe syde of Nycolao Saunders howse',Certain pieces of timber joined together and called a 'tomrell body' fell on his head crushing it and killing him instantly,Timber,,Fell on him,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Timber worth 6s remain in custody of Thomas Cragge alias Underwood of Horsley, gent.",,,, ,1572_4,H/273,9/633b/172,,Berkshire,Wargrave,1572-06-11,"Tusser, James, gent.",Jenyne,Richard,M,,"Servant of Richard Clyterbourgh of Remenham, yeoman",,,,1572-06-11,6,,09:00,,"Driving his master's cart ('carrucata') loaded with a piece of timber and pulled by horses, in a grove called 'yeldhall[es]' ",He drove so aggressively and carelessly that the cart overturned on the roots of a certain oak. The timber fell on his head and neck and killed him instantly,Timber,,Fell on him,,[Struck] head and neck,Instant,,Cart and timber worth 20s remain in custody of RC,,,, ,1572_4,H/274,9/633b/173,,Monmouthshire,Rumney,1572-06-09,"Morys, Louis John, gent.",Gebon,Louis,M,Rumney,,,,,1572-05-29,5,,,,Moving the boat ('batilda') of Thomas ap Rees of Rumney along the ground with his neighbours to launch it on the Rhymney River,He used a piece of wood called a 'leve[r]' to move the boat the easier and faster. He threw the lever onto the ground [under/in front of the boat] but it struck him in the left leg breaking it,Wood (piece of used as a lever),,Struck by,,Broken left leg,Languished until 2 June,His neighbours who were moving the boat with him,,,,, ,1572_4,H/275,9/633b/173a,,Gloucestershire,Leonard Stanley,1572-06-11,"Davis, Richard",Elles,Edward,M,Leonard Stanley,Miller,,,,1572-06-11,6,,18:00,,Swimming in a certain pond ('Stagnum') ,He drowned,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/276,9/633b/174,,Monmouthshire,Monmouth,1572-04-02,"Bontyng, William, gent.",[faded],Alice,F,,,,,,1572-04-02,4,,17:00,,,She fell into a certain [water] and drowned,[Water],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,She had no lands or holdings,,, ,1572_4,H/277,9/633b/176,,Oxfordshire,Henley-on-Thames,1572-05-22,"Wilde, Edmund, gent.",Foxe,Edward,M,,Servant of George Maynard,,,,1572-05-21,5,,21:00,,He came out of his master's house to wash himself in the River Thames flowing nearby to keep his body healthy ('p[ro] sanitate corporis sui'),"He took his clothes off, went straight into the water and was washing his body. His feet slipped and he fell into a 'hurle poole', from which he could not get out",River Thames,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/278,9/633b/177,,Herefordshire,Ross-on-Wye ('Rosse')/Ryeford ('Ryver') in the parish of Weston under Penyard,1572-07-15,"Jauncy, John",Smythe,John,M,,,,,,1572-06-01,6,,,,Playing in a road,A certain vat called a 'hoggeshed' filled with water 'did Roll' over him crushing his body and head and killing him instantly,Vat filled with water,,Fell on him,,Crushed body and head,Instant,,Vat worth 6d,,,, ,1572_4,H/279,9/633b/177,,Herefordshire,Ross-on-Wye ('Rosse')/Ryeford ('Ryver') in the parish of Weston under Penyard,1572-07-15,"Jauncy, John",Badley,Abraham,M,,,Son of [not given],1.5,,1572-06-01,6,,,,Playing near his father's house,He fell into a 'tanne pitt' and drowned,Tanning pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Unrelated accident on the same membrane,, ,1572_4,H/280,9/633b/178,,Worcestershire,Cleeve Prior,1572-06-09,"Gower, Edmund, gent.",Jenck[es],Nicholas,M,,Servant of William Charlett of Cleeve Prior,,,,1572-06-05,6,,09:00,,"Sitting in his master's cart ('carrecta') driven by John Jackett[es], pulled by four horses and loaded with two pieces of timber property of Henry Dorlynge of Bidford[-on-Avon], travelling towards HD's house. He had a bottle which he was holding between his knees ('tenens utrem voc[atur] a Bottell int[er] genua sua')","When they crossed the River Arrow and came to a 'litle Bancke' on the other side of 'Oseley brydge' JJ made a stop. However, the 'furth[er] whele' was standing on a higher ground than the other wheel and caused it to fall apart ('dilabat[ur]'). As a result the cart overturned and fell on NJ. The bottle was squashed against his genitals giving him a mortal wound",Cart,Bottle,Fell on him,Pressed against,Wound to his genitals,Languished until 4 pm on 8 June,,"Cart worth 10s which remain in custody of Thomas Cotterell, deputy almoner, wood and bottle worth 3s 4d and are in custody of HD",,,, ,1572_4,H/281,9/633b/198,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Brampton,1572-05-22,"Lodyngton, Thomas",Hart,John,M,Knaith,Labourer,,,,1572-05-19,5,,02:00,,He was in the road leading to Newark[-on-Trent],He fell into a 'Brige pytt' due to darkness and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/282,9/633b/199,,Derbyshire,Glossop/Simmondley,1572-06-20,"Allen, Otwell",Jackeson,Roger,M,,,,,,1572-06-16,6,,11:00,,Digging up marl in a certain pit,[A mass of] earth fell on him burying him underneath,Earth,,Fell on him,,Buried,Instant,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/283,9/633b/200,,Derbyshire,Hartington/Heathcote,1572-07-29,"Allen, Otwell",Walker alias Sclater,John,M,,,,,,1572-07-16,7,,,,,He put a ladder against the back end of a window [at the house] of John Homylton of Heathcote and fell from it landing on stones beneath,Ladder,Stones,Fall from,Fall onto,,,,Ladder worth 2d is in custody of John Homilton,,,, ,1572_4,H/284,9/633b/201,,Derbyshire,Glossop/Ludworth,1572-07-03,"Allen, Otwell",Beley,Reginald,M,,,,,,1572-06-26,6,,15:00,,Digging up marl in a certain pit,[A mass of] earth fell on him burying him underneath,Earth,,Fell on him,,Buried,Instant,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/285,9/633b/202,,Derbyshire,Chesterfield,1572-07-02,"Allen, Otwell",Bamford,George,M,,,,,,1572-05-31,5,,16:00,,Washing himself in the River Rother,He fell into deep water and drowned,River Rother,,,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/286,9/633b/203,,Rutland,Manton,1572-04-21,"Cheselden, George, and Smithe, Clement",Rutkey,Richard,M,Manton,,,4 and more,,1572-04-15,4,,13:00-14:00,,Travelling in a cart ('biga') pulled by horses,The cart overturned on a hill called the 'Sevenscore holl[es]' and part of the cart called a 'rave' struck him on the right side of the head just under the ear giving him a mortal wound,Cart (rave),,Struck by,,"Wound to the right side of the head, just under the ear",,RR and Jane Willes who found the body,"Cart worth 6s 8d remains in custody of Thomas Browne and Hugh Bournebie, Manton constables",,,, ,1572_4,H/287,9/633b/204,,Northamptonshire,Irthlingborough,1572-05-27,"Warnar, George, gent.",Large,John,M,Irthlingborough,Labourer,,,,1572-05-26,5,,15:00,,Washing himself in the River Nene,He fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River Nene,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/288,9/633b/205,,Warwickshire,Bidford-on-Avon,1572-06-06,"Rogers, Henry",Tayler,Margaret,F,,,,,,1572-06-02,6,,,,Crossing a footpath over a river between the lordship of Bidford and Cleeve Prior [possibly the River Tyne],"Her feet slipped, she fell into the river and drowned",[River Avon],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/289,9/633b/206,,Warwickshire,Warwick,1572-04-07,"Woddall, Thomas",Younge,William,M,Warwick,Labourer,,,,1572-03-31,3,,,,"Riding on a grey gelding property of Henry Compton, knight, taking it to water",The gelding tripped and WY fell into the River Avon and drowned,River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Gelding worth 10s remains in custody of HC,,,, ,1572_4,H/290,9/633b/207,,Warwickshire,Middleton,1572-04-24,"Hawes, Thomas",Hyggynbotome,Thomas,M,Middleton,Labourer,,,,1572-04-24,4,,15:00,,"Pruning an oak property of Francis Wylloughby, esq.",The main branch of the tree fell on TH and struck him in the lower part of his abdomen. He received a mortal wound and fell from the tree ,Tree (oak branch),,Struck by,,Wound to the lower part of the stomach,Instant,,"Branch worth 8d which are held by William Osbaston, deputy almoner",,,, ,1572_4,H/291,9/633b/208,,Northamptonshire,Earls Barton,1572-05-24,"Fosbroke, John, gent.",Fletcher,Roger,M,Earls Barton,Labourer,,,,1572-05-23,5,,12:00,,Leading a foal to water,"He carelessly ('puerilit[er] agens') put the lead rope around his body. The foal broke into a run, he was thrown to the ground and pulled behind the running animal over the distance of 60 feet ",Horse (foal),,Dragged along the ground,,Crushed head and body,Instant,,Horse worth 3s 4d which were delivered to deputy almoner,,,, ,1572_4,H/292,9/633b/209,,Northamptonshire,Kettering,1572-03-14,"Fosbroke, John, gent.",Molde,Agnes,F,Kettering,Spinster,,,,1572-03-12,3,,21:00,,Climbing a ladder at her house,"She fell with the ladder, crushed her body and died instantly",Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,Ladder worth 3d which are in the hands of deputy almoner,,,, ,1572_4,H/293,9/633b/210,,Northamptonshire,Warkworth,1572-03-05,"Fosbroke, John, gent.",Polton,John,M,Warkworth,Husbandman,,,,1572-03-02,3,,06:00,,Climbing a stack of peas using a ladder with the intention of moving part of the stack,"The ladder slipped, he fell to the ground suffering a wound to the back of his head",Ladder,,Fall from,,Wound to the back of the head,Languished until 2 pm,,Ladder worth 312d which are in the hands of deputy almoner,,,, ,1572_4,H/294,9/633b/211,,Northamptonshire,Old,1572-07-12,"Fosbroke, John, gent.",Rowell,Jane,F,Old,Spinster,,,,1572-07-11,7,,08:00,,,"She disturbed a cow, which turned on her, charged her and gave her a grave wound to the lower part of the body",Cow,,Mauled by,,Wound to the lower part of the body,Instant,,Cow worth 6s,,,, ,1572_4,H/295,9/633b/212,,Northamptonshire,Wilbarston,1572-06-14,"Warn[er], George, gent.",Ashebee,Henry,M,Stoke Albany,Labourer,,,,1572-06-11,6,,20:00,,Leading a mare across a field in Wilbarston,The mare kicked him with its hind leg in the right side of the body giving him a mortal wound,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to the right side of the body,Instant,,Mare worth 7s which were delivered to deputy almoner,,,, ,1572_4,H/296,9/633b/213,,Northamptonshire,Great Billing,1572-04-20,"Anne, John, gent.",Marryat,William,M,,,,,,1572-04-18,4,,14:00,,Riding from Hackleton to Billing,As he was passing through the fields of Brafield-on-the-Green ('brayfyld') he was killed by lightning ,Lightning,,Struck by,,,,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/297,9/633b/214,,Northamptonshire,Great Houghton,1572-07-04,"Anne, John, gent.",Awsten,William,M,,Servant ,,,,1572-07-02,7,,,,Returning to his master's house having finished ploughing a field with Francis Chadde,He mounted the middle one of the horses used for ploughing but he fell into such deep sleep that he slipped from the horse's back breaking his neck,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,FC who was working in the fields with him,"Horse worth 13s 8d which remain in custody of Stephen Harvye, deputy almoner",,,, ,1572_4,H/298,9/633b/215,,Warwickshire,Wellesbourne Mountford,1572-03-10,"Woddall, Thomas",Benet,Clement,M,Wellesbourne Mountford,Husbandman,,,,1572-03-07,3,,,,Crossing a bridge on a river between the lordship of Wellesbourne Mountford and Wellesbourne Hastings [the River Dene] on his bay gelding,The horse slipped and they both fell into the river and drowned,River Dene,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Horse's hide and tack worth 20d which sum remains in custody of William Osbaston, deputy almoner",,,, ,1572_4,H/299,9/633b/216,,Warwickshire,Old Milverton,1572-06-04,"Holbache, John",Scote,John,M,Milverton,Shepard,,,,1572-06-03,6,,,,Washing himself in the River Avon,He drowned,River Avon,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/300,9/633b/217,,Leicestershire,Rearsby,1572-06-01,"Pochyn, George, gent.",Bonye/Bonney,John,M,,Vagrant,,,,1572-06-01,6,,13:00,,Washing himself in the River Wreake,He drowned,River Wreake,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/301,9/633b/218,,Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1572-06-21,"Ball, William, gent.and Gelsthorpe, William",Gybson,Isabel,F,Nottingham,Spinster,"Daughter of John Gybson of Nottingham, cordwainer ('cordyner')",9,,1572-06-21,6,,10:00,,She was at her father's house in the Friars Row,"Reaching out to take a dish full of water and mixed grain out of a wooden tub, she extended her hand so far that she fell into the tub and drowned",Tub filled with water mixed with grains,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Beatrice Mede, wife of JG, who found the body",,"She had no goods, chattels or lands",,, ,1572_4,H/302,9/633b/219,,Warwickshire,Lillington,1572-05-21,"Holbache, John",Nicols,William,M,Lillington,Husbandman,,,,1572-05-19,5,,11:00,,"Driving a cart ('plaustrum') loaded with wood and pulled by six oxen and one gelding, with John Shortegreve, his servant, in king's road in Ashow","They stopped the cart, which started to collapse. WN grasped the 'waynrope' and tried to prevent the cart from toppling over. The rope pulled him onto the wood in the cart so that his body wa greatly crushed",Cart and load,,Crushed against,,Crushed body,Languished until 6 pm,JS who was driving the car with him,"Cart, wood and rope worth 13s 4d which remain in custody of William Osbastone of Warwick",,,, ,1572_4,H/303,9/633b/220,,Nottinghamshire,Southwell,1572-03-30,"Townerawe, Henry",Woode,Mary,F,,Servant of William Wright,,,,1572-03-26,3,,,,Driving her master's grey mare pulling a harrow in a place called 'Falwesycke' in a field to the west of the village,,,,,,,,,,,Jury status,, ,1572_4,H/304,9/633b/239,,Surrey,Horsley,1572-06-13,"Ellyott, Robert, gent.",Stynte,Thomas,M,,,,,,1572-06-12,6,,,,Washing himself in a pond ('stagnum'),He drowned because he did not know how deep the pond was and due to misfortune,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/305,9/633b/240,,Surrey,Chertsey,1572-06-21,"Ellyott, Robert, gent.",Layton,Richard,M,,,,9,,1572-06-19,6,,,,Washing himself in a river called the 'Way',He drowned,River,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/306,9/633b/241,,Surrey,Bramley,1572-07-14,"Ellyott, Robert, gent.",Nelles,John,M,,,,,,1572-07-10,7,,,,Filling a certain vat with boiling water,He fell into the vat and died due to great heat,Vat with hot water,,Fall into,,Died because of great heat of the water,,,,,,, ,1572_4,H/307,9/633b/242,,Essex,Writtle,1572-06-16,"Knott, Thomas",Deterell,Anne,F,,,,5,,1572-06-15,6,,08:00-09:00,,Collecting roses growing by a certain spring/well ('fons') ,She fell into the well and drowned,Well/spring,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1591_1,J/1,9/677/99,,Devon,Weare Giffard,1590-09-13,"Cortrier, John, gent.",Uprichard,William,M,,,,,,1590-09-04,9,,,,"Crossing the River Torridge on a grey gelding property of John Forlestus, gent.","The horse tripped, he fell into the river and drowned along with the horse",River Torridge,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horsehide worth 2s 6d,,,, ,1591_2,J/2,9/678a/68,,Essex,Navestock,1590-03-14,"Moore, Thomas, gent.",Lymod,Henry,M,Navestock,Yeoman,,,,1590-03-13,3,,,,Drawing water from a well ('fons') with 'a paille',His feet slipped and he fell into the water,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_2,J/3,9/678a/67,,Kent,Bromley,1590-08-22,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Deathe,Robert,M,Bromley,Husbandman,,,,1590-08-17,8,,20:00,,"Driving the cart ('caruca') of Thomas Clerke of Bromley, collier",Received a blow ('colaphus') to the face from a grey horse ,Horse,,Kicked by,,Struck face,Languished until 2 am on 19 August,,Horse worth 13s 4d which remain in custody of Thomas Clerke,,,, ,1591_2,J/4,9/678a/66,,Kent,Yalding,1590-12-01,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Furner,Stephen,M,Yalding,Husbandman,,,,1590-11-27,11,,15:00,,Loading a gun called 'gynne' onto his cart,The gun fell on his left leg breaking it,Gun,,Fell on him,,Broken leg,Languished until 8 pm on 30 November,"William Somer and Alexander Warde of Yalding, who witnessed the accident","Gun worth 40s which remain in custody of Thomas Jonson of Hartfield, Sussex, 'forgemaster'",,,, ,1591_2,J/5,9/678a/65,,Kent,Milton Regis ('Mylton alias Myddleton'),1590-08-09,"Kybbet, Humphrey, gent.",Weston,Ralph,M,,,"Son of Abraham Weston of Milton Regis, tanner",4,,1590-08-07,8,Friday,13:00,,"Playing in a close called 'Tanne yarde' pertaining to the messuage of Abraham Weston, his father",Thrown into a water-filled vessel called 'Tannfatt' by a strong gust of wind,Vat,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Vat worth 4d remains in custody of Abraham Weston,,,, ,1591_2,J/6,9/678a/64,,Kent,East Farleigh,1590-02-10,"Fremlyn, John, esq.",Christian,Richard,M,Maidstone,Thatcher,,,,1590-02-09,2,,15:00,,Standing on a ladder thatching the roof on the house of Thomas Chadwycke of East Farleigh with straw. ,"When he moved, moving the ladder with him, he fell off it, landed on the curb of the well adjacent to the the house and then fell into the well. Seeing this Thomas Chadwycke and his servants rushed to save him but he drowned.",Ladder,,Fall from,,Drowned,Instant,"Thomas Chadwycke and his servants, who were trying to help him",,,,, ,1591_2,J/7,9/678a/63,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 407, p. 102",Sussex,Mayfield,1590-11-31,"Fowle, Magnus",Newnam,John,M,Mayfield,Husbandman,,,,1590-11-28,11,,,,Climbing on a staff to replace straw on a house in Mayfield,The staff broke and he fell breaking and abrading his body greatly,Staff,,Fall from,,Broken and abraded ('frangitur & detritus'),Languished for 18 hours,,Staff worth 1d,,,, ,1591_2,J/8,9/678a/62,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 403, p. 101",Sussex,Rotherfield,1590-08-27,"Fowle, Magnus",Ovenden,Thomas,M,Rotherfield,Labourer,,,,1590-08-26,8,,,,"Driving the cart ('dunge court') of Richard Longly of Rotherfield, husbandman, drawn by four oxen in a narrow road in Rotherfield","When they met another cart, TO jumped out of RL's cart and was crushed to death between the wheels of the two carts",Cart (wheel),Cart (wheel),Crushed between,,Crushed,,"Richard Longly, who was in the cart with him",Cart and oxen worth £6 and they remain with Richard Longly,,,, ,1591_2,J/9,9/678a/61,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 406, p. 102",Sussex,Ringmer,1590-10-04,"Fowle, Magnus",Holland,Henry,M,Ringmer,Brickmaker,,,,1590-09-27,9,,,,He captured a bay mare in the Queen's forest called Broyle in Ringmer,"He held the mare by a halter with both hands, and the mare, struggling to escape, dragged him towards and over some pieces of wood, giving him several wounds",Mare,,Dragged,,Wounds,Languished until 28 September,,"Mare worth 30s and halter worth 1d; John Saxpes of Southover, yeoman, has them",,,, ,1591_2,J/10,9/678a/60,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 404, p. 101",Sussex,Willingdon,1590-09-17,"Woodgate, Thomas, gent., duchy of Lancaster coroner in Pevensey rape",Dyggons,John,M,Willingdon,Labourer,,,,1590-09-15,9,,,,Playing at a windmill at Willingdon,le rounde beame of the myll' seized him by the arm and broke his head into several parts,Mill ,,,,Broken head,Instant,,,,,, ,1591_2,J/11,9/678a/17,,Oxfordshire,Witney,1591-02-28,"Norwood, Roger, gent.",Butler,George,M,Witney,,,,,1591-02-27,2,,,,Walking in a certain close near a certain gun 'charged w[ith] pouwder and shott',Shot with a gun ('tormentum') in the neck or throat ('guttur'),Gun,,Shot with,,Shot with bullets ('glandes') in the neck/throat,Instant,,Gun worth 4s,,Half of document missing,, ,1591_2,J/12,9/678a/16,,Oxfordshire,Headington,1590-11-14,"Norwood, Roger, gent.",Francklen,William,M,,,,,,1590-11-13,11,,,,Climbing ,Fell from ,,,Fall from,,Wound to the head,,,,,Half of document missing,, ,1591_2,J/13,9/678b/173,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",Ropsley,1590-12-05,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Russill,Thomas,M,Ropsley,Labourer,,,,1590-12-02,12,,,,"Leading the foal ('pullus') of John Turnebull by a halter, which was tied around his arm","The foal ran, dragged TR across the ground and struck on the right side of the head",Horse (foal),,Dragged,Struck by,"Wound to the right side of head 2 in long, 1 in wide and 1/4 inch deep",,,Foal worth 6s which remain in the hands of John Turnebull,,,, ,1591_2,J/14,9/678b/172,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",Pointon,1590-11-02,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Tompson,Thomas,M,Pointon,Labourer,,,,1590-11-29,11,,,,,Standing behind a white gelding which kicked him giving him 'one mortall bruse',Horse (gelding),,Kicked by,,Wound ('one mortall bruse'),Instant,,"Gelding worth 26s 8d which remain in the hands of Edward Morrison of Beesby, esq. ",,,, ,1591_2,J/15,9/678b/171,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",Dembleby,1590-07-24,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Townsend,Clement,M,Dembleby,Labourer,,,,1590-07-21,7,,,,Standing behind a bay mare property of Robert Clare," He struck the mare, which 'kicked backe' hitting him in the stomach and giving him 'one mortall bruse'",Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound ('one mortall bruse'),Languished until 24 July,,"Mare worth 13s 4d, which sum remains in the hands of Edward Greene of London, gent.",,,, ,1591_2,J/16,9/678b/170,,Lincolnshire,Toft/Wildmore,1590-09-05,"Hartgrave, George, gent.",Thacker,Theophilus,M,,,,,,1590-09-04,9,,11:00,,Riding a 'whyte graye' mare property of Simon Turptyne,"Fell asleep and fell off injuring his face, neck and the right upper arm",Horse (mare),,Fall from,,"Wound to the faces, neck and the right arm ('lesit et obtrudebat')",Languished until 5 pm on 5 September,,Mare worth 10s,,,, ,1591_2,J/17,9/678b/169m,,Northamptonshire,Yarwell,1591-02-23,"Sculthorpe, Robert",Robinson,Thomas,M,Yarwell,Miller,,,,1591-02-16,2,,18:00,,Trying to cross the River Nene in a boat to reach the watermill,Fell into the water due to strong wind and force of the stream,River Nene,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Nicholas Reilton of Yarwell, gent., who found their bodies",Boat worth 4s remains in the hand of the inhabitants of Yarwell,,,, ,1591_2,J/17,9/678b/169m,,Northamptonshire,Yarwell,1591-02-23,"Sculthorpe, Robert",Robinson,Gerard,M,Yarwell,Miller,,,,1591-02-16,2,,18:00,,Trying to cross the River Nene in a boat to reach the watermill,Fell into the water due to strong wind and force of the stream,River Nene,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Nicholas Reilton of Yarwell, gent., who found their bodies",Boat worth 4s remains in the hand of the inhabitants of Yarwell,,,, ,1591_2,J/18,9/678b/168,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Owersby? (Howsbie),1590-11-27,"Cartwright, John",Wilton,Edward,M,Howsbie,,,15,,1590-11-26,11,,,,Looking for his master's horses in the fields of Howsbie,Mounting a small mare ('equula') his foot slipped through certain fetters tied around her neck. The mare leapt forth ('exilivit') and killed him accidentally,Horse (mare),,,,,,,Mare worth 10s in custody of Thomas Hammon,,,, ,1591_2,J/19,9/678b/167,,Rutland,Cottesmore,1591-03-04,"Smyth, Clement, gent.",Feareman/Fearman,John,M,Cottesmore,,,,,1591-02-09,2,,09:00,,,"Kicked in the back by the mare of Matthew Farnam, gent. in a place called 'wenten croft'",Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,"Struck in the back, which caused accumulation of blood in the belly and stomach",Instant,,"Mare worth 13s 4d remains in custody of John Jackeson, deputy almoner",,,, ,1591_2,J/20,9/678b/166,,Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1590-12-21,"Bell, Michael and Greavat..?, Willliam",Smithe,John,M,,,,,,1590-12-21,12,,,,"Pulling incautiously on a 'Belrope' worth 2d attached to 'the middle Bell' in the parish church of St Mary, and playing childishly ('purilite[r] culludens') by climbing ('anglice swarmed') the said rope",Fell from the rope injuring himself gravely,Bell rope,,Fall from,,Injured and bruised,Languished for three days and died at 3 pm,,Rope worth 2d in the hands of the deputy coroner of the town,,Date: inquest or death date wrong,, ,1591_2,J/21,9/678b/165,,Lincolnshire,Hagworthingham,1591-01-31,"Hartgrave, George, gent.",Andrews,Adam,M,,,,,,1591-01-30,1,,14:00,,Climbing an oak tree growing in the pasture called 'Rynges close' ,"As he was climbing down, having attached a 'cartrope' to the tree, he fell to the ground",Tree (oak),,Fall from,,,Languished until 3 pm,,Oak worth 3s 4d,,,, ,1591_2,J/22,9/678b/139,,York city,"York, All Saints parish",1590-11-23,"Saxton, John and Killingbeck, Francis",Knype,John,M,,,,,,1590-11-23,11,,15:00-16:00,,"He was in the upper chamber of the multi-storey house of Robert Paycok, merchant, busy about RP's business","Suddenly, the floors of 'the highe chamber', 'the mydle chamber' and 'the lowest chamber' collapsed to and fell to the ground along with 16 quarters of wheat and two cartloads of firewood",House,,Fell on top of him,,"Pressed and broken body, suffocation and wound to the middle of the back ('de quibus quidem depressione, confracc[i]o[n]e & suffocac[i]o[n]e ... et plaga instanter obiit') ",Instant,,"Wheat worth £16, floors worth 6s and two cartloads of firewood worth 5s in the custody of William Calome and John Yodale, almoners of York for the use of the mayor and the city of York",,,, ,1591_2,J/23,9/678b/138,,York city,"Hornington in Bolton Percy parish, in a place called 'East feilde'",1591-01-15,"Saxton, John and Killingbeck, Francis",Mawde,George,M,,,Son of Robert Mawde,Adolescent,,1590-11-06,11,,08:00,,"Leading a gray mare property of Robert Mawde, his father, in the close called 'the oxe close' near the bank of the River Wharfe at Clifford, with the intention of mounting and riding it","When he tried to mount the mare, it leapt forward and ran dragging GM behind and eventually throwing him into the river where he drowned. Body remained in the river until 14 Janury 1591 and was discovered near a place called 'the East Felde' at Hornington",River Wharfe,Horse (mare),Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Margaret Styon, who discovered the body",Mare worth 6s remains in the hands of Robert Mawde,,,, ,1591_2,J/24,9/678b/137,,York city,Moor Monkton,1590-08-??,"Saxton, John",Pyllie,John,M,Moor Monkton,Husbandman,,,,1590-08-18,8,,17:00-18:00,,Riding a two-year-old bay colt in a road at Moor Monkton,"The colt leapt ('p[er]sultans)' and ran, throwing JP to the ground and giving him a mortal wound",Horse (colt),,Fall from,,Wound and fall,Instant,,Colt worth 20s remains in the hands of Guy Pyllye at More Monkton for the use of the mayor and the city of York,,,, ,1591_2,J/25,9/678b/123,,Cornwall,Polgooth mine ('worke') in the St Mewan parish,1591-02-19,"Trenance, Thomas, esq.",Hicke,Thomas,M,St Stephen's in Braunell,Tinner,,,,1591-02-18,2,,,,,Fell into 'the Tymworke poole or pitt' which was caused by a certain device called 'wynder wyndinge rope' worth 6s 8d,Pit,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,"Device called 'wynder wyndinge rope' worth 6s 8d, which sum remains in the custody of Richard Fletcher, bishop of Bristow",,,, ,1591_2,J/26,9/678b/122,,Devon,Buckland Monachorum,1590-10-15,"Corindon/Coryndon, Henry, gent.",Courtyer,John,M,Buckland Monachorum,Yeoman,,,,1590-10-11,11,,14:00,,,"Shot in the knee in the hall of his house with the gun loaded 'with powder & shote', which fired when a spark/fire ('ignis') fell on it",Gun,,Shot with,,Wound to the knee 1 in long and 5 in deep,Languished until 14 October,,Bullet/shot worth 1 1/2d ('obol'),,,, ,1591_2,J/27,9/678b/121,,Somerset,Dulverton,1590-11-20,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Upcotte,Alice,F,Dulverton,Widow,Widow,80,,1590-11-17,11,,16:00,,"Walking home across a bridge on the River Barle, carrying brushwood ('burthen of broome') ","Her feet slipped and she fell into the river, which carried her some one quarter of a mile",River Barle,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Jane Anstey of Dulverton, widow, who walked with her",,,,, ,1591_2,J/28,9/678b/120,,Somerset,Seaborough,1590-11-23,"Sandes, Francis, gent.",Crewkerne,Thomas,M,,Cleric ('Clericus'),,,,1590-11-21,11,,11:00,,Drawing water from a certain pond by his house,"Leaning over the pond, holding out a rope, which he intended to use for drawing water, he fell into the pond and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_2,J/29,9/678c/296,,Shropshire,English Frankton,1590-09-12,"Warde, Richard, gent.",Parbot,William,M,,,"Son of John Parbot of Francton, yeoman",2,,1590-09-11,9,,15:00,,"In preparation for repairing the axle of his cart JP, WP's father, removed the left wheel","WP came out of the house, approached the right wheel of the cart, at which point it fell on his head crushing it",Cart (wheel),,Fell on top of him,,Crushed head,Languished until noon,"William Parvot, his father, who was fixing the cart","Wheel worth 12d remains in custody of Ralph Amerye, deputy of Father Richard, bishop of Bristol ",,,, ,1591_2,J/30,9/678c/295,,Shropshire,Whettleton Pool in the parish of Stokesay,1590-10-08,"Broke, Edward",Morgan,Roger,M,,Labourer,,,,1590-10-01,10,,09:00,,,Found and ate a certain poison called 'Ratten brede' not knowing it was poison,Poison,,,,Poisoned,Languished until 8 October,,,,Jurors' status,, ,1591_2,J/31,9/678c/294,,Staffordshire,Stafford,1590-06-25,"Dorringtone, Robert",Hollowaye,William,M,,,,,,1590-06-25,6,,,,"Drawing water from a 'drawe welle' in Stafford gaol, where he was held on suspicion of comitting a felony",Fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_2,J/32,9/678c/293,,Shropshire,Shawbury,1590-11-30,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Jones alias Mercer,Richard,M,,,,,,1590-11-18,11,,09:00,,Riding a horse across the bridge at Shawbury,The horse tripped and and fell from the bridge and to the ground,Bridge,Horse,Fall from,,Injured body ('gravite lesus fuit in corpore suo'),Languished until 4 am on 19 November,,"Horse worth 13s 4d which remain in custody of Ralph Amerye of Whitchurch, husbandman",,,, ,1591_2,J/33,9/678c/292,,Shropshire,Wrockwardine,1590-09-07,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Davies,Robert,M,,,,,,1590-09-07,9,,06:00,,Riding a mare in the queen's highway in a place called 'brickton fyld' ,"The mare 'dyd sturte aside wout of the waye' and in jumping so caused RD to fall to the ground. In his falling RD struck himself with a knife/dagger, which he had and carried in 'his lefte sleve'",Horse (mare),Knife,Fall from,Fall onto,(no mentions of wounds caused by the knife),Instant,,"Mare worth 10s 4d remains in custody of Ralph Aimerye of Whitchurch, husbandman",,,, ,1591_2,J/34,9/678c/291,,Gloucestershire,Thornbury,1590-07-27,"Tyler, William, gent.",Dreycote,Richard,M,,,,,,1590-07-16,6,,11:00-12:00,,Riding the bright grey mare of Thomas Ledyat of Thornbury in the queen's highway at Rangeworthy,The mare was struggling and jumping a lot as a result of which RD was thrown to the ground. The mare then fell on him crushing his body,Horse,,Fall from,Fell on top of him,Crushed and bruised body ('de casu quassac[i]o[n]e et contusione corporis sui [...] obiit),Languished until 19 July,,Mare worth 33s 4d remains in custody of Thomas Ledyate of Thornbury,,,, ,1591_2,J/35,9/678c/290,,Herefordshire,Kingstone,1591-02-11,"Greene, Thomas",Baker,Richard,M,Blackmoor,,,,,1591-01-21,1,,,,Oiling the 'trestle' of a certain small water-mill located on a certain pond,"The 'cogge whele' caught his jacket ('tunicella') and pulled him into the mill. Trying to free himself RB put his right hand on wheel, which bruised and broke his arm and bones in many places",Mill ,,Pulled into,,Bruised and crushed right hand and arm,Languished until 10 February,,"Wheel worth 3s 4d remains in custody of Thomas Morgan of Blackmoor, gent.",,,, ,1591_2,J/36,9/678c/265,,Buckinghamshire,Chesham,1590-11-14,"Eglinton, Nicholas",Lewys,John,M,Chesham,Labourer,,,,1590-11-13,11,,13:00,,Walking in a certain croft call 'wardentry crofte',Struck in the back of the head by a falling elm tree,Tree (elm),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the back of the head 1 in ling and 0.5 in deep,,,"Elm worth 6s 8d remains in custody of William Smyth, bailiff of Miles Sandys, esq.",,,, ,1591_2,J/37,9/678c/264,,Bedfordshire,Willington,1590-03-05,"Bedells, William, gent.",Holden,Henry,M,Barford,Labourer,,,,1590-01-11,1,,,,"Riding the horse of Henry Fitzhugh of Barford, gent., his master, from Barford towards Willington","He rode into the flood water of the River Great Ouse, where the horse fell ",River Great Ouse (flood water overflowing its banks),Horse,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 6s 8d which remain in the hands of Henry Fitzhugh,,,, ,1591_2,J/38,9/678c/263,,Bedfordshire,Billington ('Byllyngdon'),1590-12-05,"Sampson, Richard",Tawbot,John,M,Billington,,"Son of John Tawbot of Billington, labourer",1,,1590-12-04,12,,10:00,,,Went of of the house of his father and fell into a pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_2,J/39,9/678c/262,,Bedfordshire,Bletsoe,1591-02-04,"Bedells, William, gent.",Walter,Christopher,M,Bletsoe,Miller,,,,1590-12-15,12,,20:00,,Opening the 'flow de gate' at a certain mill on the River Great Ouse,He tripped and fell into the river,River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/40,9/1037a/177,,Bedfordshire,Shefford,1591-05-13,"Sampson, Richard",Andro,John,M,Henlow,,,,,1591-05-12,5,,15:00,,Digging up clay in 'putea argillaria vocat[ur] clay pytt',A piece of earth above him fell on him,Earth ,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,Earth worth nothing,,,, ,1591_4,J/41,9/1037a/176,,Bedfordshire,Houghton Park in the Houghton Conquest parish,1591-04-09,"Sampson, Richard",Marborowe,Elizabeth,F,Houghton Park,Widow,Widow,,Ill,1591-04-07,4,,06:00,,"Went out of the house of George Conquest of Houghton Park, gent. to drink some water from a pond near the house in order to 'quench the heat of her body' ('ad mitigandum calorem corporis sui')","She extended her right hand to reach the water but she fell into it headlong so that her face, arms and chest were in the water and the rest of her body remained on the bank",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/42,9/1037a/175,,Bedfordshire,Houghton Conquest,1591-05-15,"Sampson, Richard",Edwardes,Thomas,M,Houghton Conquest,,"Son of Richard Edwardes of Houghton Conquest, husbandman",3,,1591-05-14,5,,20:00,,"Walking freely and alone in 'the yarde' of Richard Edwardes of Houghton Conquest, husbandman, his father, and along 'the banke of the ponde beynge not fenced or hedged' ",Fell into the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/43,9/1037a/171,,Bedfordshire,Thurleigh,1591-06-07,"Bedells, William, gent.",Brown,Thomas,M,,,"Son of Thomas Brown of Thurleigh, husbandman",5,,1591-06-06,6,,20:00,,Playing alone by a 'ditche of water' in a certain green called 'Parkend Grene' at Thurleigh,Fell into the ditch,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/44,9/1037a/168,,Cambridgeshire,Chesterton,1591-07-01,"Wood, John, gent.",Pigge,William,M,,,,,,1591-06-30,6,,,,"Driving his cart ('caruca') drawn by four horses and laden with various pieces of timber and 'hardles', from Cambridge towards Histon","Suddenly, the cart overturned and one piece of timber struck WP in the neck killing him instantly",Timber,Cart,Fell on top of him,,Struck in the neck,Instant,,"Cart, timber and hurdles worth £4, which remain in the hands of William Wickes, Histon constable",,,, ,1591_4,J/45,9/1037a/167,,Suffolk,Bramfield,1591-05-25,"Barker, Edmund",Chrispe,Primus,M,Chediston,Labourer,,,,1591-05-25,5,,13:00,,Riding the bay mare of William Calver to break it ,The mare threw him to the ground and kicked him in the lowest part of his stomach or his genitals ('intima p[ar]te ventris sui') with her hind legs,Horse (mare),,Fall from,Kicked,Wound to the lowest part of his stomach or his genitals ('intima p[ar]te ventris sui'),Languished until 2 pm on 24 May,,"Mare worth 33s 4d, which remain in custody of Matthew Chrispe, gent., bailiff of the Blything hundred",,,, ,1591_4,J/46,9/1037a/164,,Suffolk,Combs,1591-05-29,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Humfrey,Philip,M,,,Son of William Humfrey,31,,1591-05-27,5,,12:00,,Loading wood onto his father's cart ('biga'),"When he 'dyd stoope' to lift some wood, a log standing against the pile of wood, fell down from the pile and struck PH in the right temple",Log,,Fell on top of him,,Struck in the right temple,Languished until 10 pm,,"Log worth 1d and halfpenny, which remain in custody of Henry Humfrey of Combs, husbandman",,,, ,1591_4,J/47,9/1037a/163,,Suffolk,Coddenham,1591-07-03,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Style,Rose,F,,,,9,,1591-07-02,7,,15:00,,Drawing water from a certain pond in her father's garden with a wooden bowl or plate ('cum disculo anglice a treen dyshe') of no value,She was standing on a plank or step ('gradu anglice a stayer') and suddenly her feet gave way/failed her and she fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/48,9/1037a/137,,Kent,Chart-Sutton,1591-04-20,"Fremlyn, John, esq.",Sargente,William,M,,"Servant of Edward Moore of Chart-Sutton, knight",,,,1591-04-19,4,,13:00,,"Sitting at the table in the hall of the house of George Wood of Chart-Sutton, innkeeper ('tabernarius'), eating in the company of George Frankeleys of Chart-Sutton and other persons","When his knife started falling from the table, WS quickly moved both of his legs as a result of which the sharp knife pierced the upper part of his left thigh on the inner side",Knife,,Cut with,,"Wound to the upper part of his left thigh on the inner side, 0.5 in long and 4 in deep",Instant,,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1591_4,J/49,9/1037a/136,,Surrey,Wimbledon,1591-03-17,"Bromley, Richard",Mansell,Edward,M,,,,,,1591-03-16,3,,15:00,,Driving a cart drawn by four horses in the queen's highway at Wimbledon,"His feet slipped, he fell under the cart and the iron-bound 'nere whele' ran over his arm and head",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,"Crushed left arm, left side of head below the ear and the brain",Languished for one hour,,Wheel worth 20s remains in custody of Sir Thomas Cecil,,,, ,1591_4,J/50,9/1037a/135,,Surrey,Elstead,1591-05-04,"Derrick, John, gent.",Southe,William,M,Godalming,Brickmaker,,,,1591-03-15,3,,,," Travelling between Farnham and his home in Tuesley, crossing the 'Tylforde bridge' ",His feet slipped and he fell from the bridge and into the water,River Wey (presumably),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/51,9/1037a/127,,Essex,Dagenham,1591-05-25,"Moore, Thomas, gent.",Skoggyn,John,M,Dagenham,,,,,1591-05-23,5,,,,Shooting with bows and arrows with John Cartnayle of Dageham and others in the place called 'Bentry heathe' ,"Having shot at the 'm[ar]ke', JS started walking towards it. At this moment JC, who was shooting at the same target, released his arrow and seeing JS approach it, he 'dyd crye' to him to move away from the target to avoid the arrow. But JS ignored the danger, did not withdraw nor 'dyd not go asyde' and the arrow struck and penetrated the lower part of the head, near the left ear",Arrow,,Struck by,,"Wound to the lower part of the head, near the left ear, 1 in deep and 1/4 in wide",Languished until 6 am on 24 May,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/52,9/1037a/120,,"Yorkshire, NR",East Tanfield,1590-11-09,"Smelt, John",Nicholson,Roland,M,Sutton (possibly S. Howgrave which is the closest),Labourer,,,,1590-11-08,11,,,,"Riding a 'dyrke gray' mare between Sutton and Stainley, busy about his business","Trying to cross the River Ure, he rode into it but fell from the horse",River Ure,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Mare worth 33s 4d in custody of George Fyrbancke of Sutton, yeoman",,,, ,1591_4,J/53,9/1037a/119,,"Yorkshire, NR",Stillington,1591-02-17,"Hurdwycke, Thomas",Willson,Thomas,M,Stillington,Miller,,,,1591-02-13,2,,,,Working in the Stillington mill,"Received a mortal wound from the moving 'rota scarioballa anglice the cogge whele'. The movement of the wheel was cause by the movement of the waterwheel ('rota aquosa'), 'rota interiora anglice the myll rynde', and the axletree.",Mill (cogwheel),,Struck by?,,Wound to the left arm,Instant,,Wheels and the axletree worth 20s,,,, ,1591_4,J/54,9/1037a/118,,"Yorkshire, NR",Great Fencote ('Fencott'),1590-11-22,"Smelt, John",Staynes,Thomas,M,Great Fencote,Labourer,,,,1590-11-19,11,,,,Riding on a black mare between the Fencote village and the common pasture on his business,He fell from the mare and she gave him a mortal wound to the back with her hooves,Horse (mare),Fall from,Kicked by,,Wound to the back,Instant,,"Mare worth 16s 8d in custody of James Powlson of Ainderby, yeoman",,,, ,1591_4,J/55,9/1037a/117,,Yorkshire,Walton,1591-05-07,"Saxton, John and Killingbeck, Francis",Francis,Reginald,M,Wilsthorpe ('Willestroppe'),Carpenter,,,,1591-05-06,5,,15:00-16:00,,Lifting and dragging a heavy stone with the intention of erecting it and positioning it for work to be carried out by a mason,The stone fell on his face and body due to its great weight,Stone,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the face,Instant,,"Stone worth 6d in custody of William Fairfax, knight to the use of the mayor and the city of York",,,, ,1591_4,J/56,9/1037a/116,,Newcastle upon Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1591-07-04,"Liddel, Thomas, merchant and coroner",Earsdon,Richard,M,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Keelman,,,,1591-06-30,6,,10:00,,,Fell out of a boat on the River Tyne due to his own negligence and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' status,, ,1591_4,J/57,9/1037a/115,,Newcastle upon Tyne,"Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Quayside",1590-10-12,"Graye, John, draper and coroner",Armstrone,Janet ('Jennet'),F,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Spinster,,,,1591-10-10,10,,21:00,,Walking in Quayside,Fell into the River Tyne due to her negligence and drowned ,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' status,, ,1591_4,J/58,9/1037a/114,,Cumberland,Carlisle,1590-12-18,"Robinson, Henry and Bacon, Robert",Parker,Thomas,M,,,,,,1590-12-18,12,,06:00,,Working near the internal wheel in the watermill called 'Castlemylne',"The wheel moved by the force of water, lifted TP up and broke and injured his chest",Mill (wheel),,,,Broken chest,Instant,,"Wheel worth 10s remains in custody of Henry Scroope, the owner",,,, ,1591_4,J/59,9/1037a/113,,Westmorland,Grasmere,1591-05-31,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Walker,Robert,M,,,,,,1591-05-31,5,,,,Travelling between Grasmere and Loughrigg on the 'gresmer watt[er]' in 'an old boote' with household items ('cu[m] rebus domesticis'),The boat broke ('fregit') and he drowned,Water ('gresmer watt[er]'),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,1591-08-12 in the margin,, ,1591_4,J/60,9/1037a/112,,Westmorland,Bolton,1591-02-04,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Dente,Janet ('Janete'),F,King's Meaburn,Spinster,,,,1591-02-03,2,,,,Walking from Bolton,Overcome by unforeseen cold and a storm in a place called 'Losterraunce',Cold,,Overcome,,Exposure,,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/61,9/1037a/111,,Westmorland,"Brownhow ('Browham') [in Clifton in West Ward, EPNS, xliii, 187-88]",1591-04-03,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Addison,John,M,Kirkby Stephen,Labourer,,,,1591-04-03,4,,,,Crossing the 'Browham becke' on horseback,Fell from the horse due to a great storm,Browham becke',,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Mare worth 12s remains in the hands of William Huttone, general almoner's deputy",,,, ,1591_4,J/62,9/1037a/79,,Gloucestershire,St Briavels ('Saincte Brevell'),1591-05-17,"Tyler, William, gent.",Aysam,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1591-05-14,5,,,,,Fell into a well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/63,9/1037a/64,,Berkshire,Boxford,1591-08-20,"Garrard, John",Dore,Thomas,M,Boxford,Yeoman,,,,1591-08-10,8,,15:00,,,"Attacked by a grey horse, which kicked him on the right side of the chest, thus killing him feloniously",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the right side of chest,Instant,,"Horse worth 16 s remains in the hands of John Smyth, deputy almoner ",,Jury signatures,, ,1591_4,J/64,9/1037a/63m,,Shropshire,Wrockwardine,1591-04-30,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Roe,Jane,F,,,,,,1591-04-25,4,,15:00,,Sitting and playing on a piece of timber in 'the yard' of Roger Roe with Margaret Beards and other girls,"Suddenly, the timber 'rowled from und[er] the chyldren' and fell on JR and Margaret Beards",Timber,,Fell on top of her,,Pressed ('tymber [...] comprimebat'),Instant,,"Timber worth 3s remains in the hands of Ralph Amerye, deputy almoner",,,, ,1591_4,J/64,9/1037a/63m,,Shropshire,Wrockwardine,1591-04-30,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Beards,Margaret,F,,,,,,1591-04-25,4,,15:00,,Sitting and playing on a piece of timber in 'the yard' of Roger Roe with Jane Roe and other girls,"Suddenly, the timber 'rowled from und[er] the chyldren' and fell on JR and Margaret Beards",Timber,,Fell on top of her,,Pressed ('tymber [...] comprimebat'),Instant,,"Timber worth 3s remains in the hands of Ralph Amerye, deputy almoner",,,, ,1591_4,J/65,9/1037a/62,,Berkshire,Reading,1591-05-21,"Sharpe, John",Baylie,Geoffrey,M,,,,,,1591-05-20,5,,19:00,,Standing near a fulling mill ('voc[atur] A thickinge mill'),Fell into a well called 'knee pitt' and was crushed by a piece of timber called 'the knee of the same myll',Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and pressed,Instant,,Timber worth 2d remains in possession of Francis [illegible],,Jury signatures,, ,1591_4,J/66,9/1037a/61,,Berkshire,Reading,1591-08-08,"Sharpe, John",Chamberlayne,Robert,M,,,,,,1591-08-06,8,,,,Riding a black gelding,The horse rose and reared ('surrexit et sup[er]stetit') and fell backwards on RC's chest crushing it,Horse (gelding),,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and pressed chest,Languished until 7 August,,"Gelding worth 13s 4d remains in custody of John Collis of Reading, yeoman",,Jury signatures,, ,1591_4,J/67,9/1037a/60,,Berkshire,Beech Hill ('Bechill' in the Stratfield parish),1591-06-29,"Sharpe, John",Hulse,Henry,M,,,,,,1591-06-15,6,,,,Drivinge one carte',"A mare drawing the cart ran quickly and suddenly over a certain mound or elevation ('mons'). HH could not stop her and being week and debilitated ('impotens et debilis'), he fell from the cart and was ran over by the further wheel ('ulterior')",Cart (wheel) ,,Run over,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Mare worth 13s 4d and cart worth 5s remain in the custody of [blank] Harrison of Stratfield, esq.",,,, ,1591_4,J/68,9/1037a/59,,Herefordshire,Kingstone,1591-05-20,"Greene, Thomas",Morgan,Louis,M,Clodock,Labourer,,,,1591-05-10,5,,,,Felling an oak tree in the grove called 'coyede? coome' in St Margarets,"The falling oak struck and broke a branch of another oak, which fell on the left side of LM's head",Tree (oak branch),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the left side of head,Instant,,"Oak and branch worth 12d remain in custody of Rowland Vaughan of Newcourt, esq. ",,,, ,1591_4,J/69,9/1037a/58,,Worcestershire,Woodcote,1591-07-21,"Chaunce, William",Broke,Roger,M,Woodcote,Labourer,,,,1591-07-20,7,,16:00,,,Found dead in a place called 'Agsytche meadowe' with 'Iron bounde wayne' ('plaustrum') on his neck and shoulders,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the right shoulder 1 in deep and 3 in deep,,,Cart worth 23s 4d remains in custody of Thomas Bache of Woodcote,,,, ,1591_4,J/70,9/1037a/57,,Worcestershire,Kempsey ('Kemsey'),1591-04-21,"Bowrne, Walter, gent.",Mort,John,M,Hanley Castle,Yeoman,,,,1591-04-18,4,,,,"Running away from Henry Turbervile and William Lawton, bailiffs appointed by the sheriff of Worcestershire to apprehend him on a warrant ",Entered the River Severn to escape but was overcome by force of the water in mid-river and went to the bottom although a boat was sent to rescue him,River Severn,,Overcome by force of water,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/71,9/1037a/56,,Gloucestershire,Badgeworth ,1591-08-03,"Hande, Richard, gent.",Lawys,Thomas,M,Badgeworth,,,,,1591-07-31,7,,11:00-12:00,,Thatching the roof in the house of Nicholas Tommes,"He went up a ladder all the way to the top and when he tried to reach the top of the roof, one of the ladder rungs broke under his weight causing him to fall to the ground.",Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken body,Languished until between 2 and 3 pm on 3 August,,,,Jury signatures,, ,1591_4,J/72,9/1037a/55,,Gloucestershire,Newland,1591-03-30,"Warde, Richard, gent.",Eyer,Jane,F,,,Wife of George Eyer of Newland,,,1591-03-30,3,,17:00,,Drawing water from a 'pitt of water or well' ('puteus') near the house of George Eyer,"Having drawn the water, she fell into the well and drowned",Pit/well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury signatures,, ,1591_4,J/73,9/1037a/54,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1591-06-28,"Warde, Richard, gent.",Launset,George,M,Gloucester,Brasier,,,,1591-06-27,6,,,,Washing himself in the River Severn in a place called 'Lanthony Key' ,"Having entered the river, he was knocked off his feet by the violence of water and the strength of a whirlpool. He was then swept into midstream where he drowned",River Severn,,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,,,,,Jury signatures,, ,1591_4,J/74,9/1037a/53,,Oxfordshire,Stratton Audeley,1591-07-08,"Dingley, Edulphus, gent",Mathewe,Agnes,F,,,,,,1591-07-07,7,,14:00,,,Fell into a pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/75,9/1037a/52,,Oxfordshire,South Leigh ('Southly'),1591-06-14,"Norwood, Roger, gent.",Land,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1591-06-13,6,,21:00,,Drawing water from a 'poole' ('stagnum'),Fell into the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/76,9/1037b/267,,Devon,Northlew,1591-10-10,"Courtier, John, gent.",Downe,John,M,,,,Child,,1591-10-08,10,,17:00,,,Fell between 'cogges & trendell' of a grain mill ('molendinu[m] granaticu[m]') at 'Camplye' in the parish of Northlew,Mill,,Fall into,,"Wound to the left side of head, 4 in wide and 2 in deep",Instant,,Cogs and trundle worth 8d,,,, ,1591_4,J/77,9/1037b/265m,,Oxfordshire,Whitchurch-on-Thames,1591-04-14,"Cope, Edward, gent.",Mytchill,Anthony,M,,,,,,1591-04-09,4,Friday,,,Travelling in a boat on a certain river at Goring with William Woolford,The boat capsized because of a whirlpool in a place called Goring Lock,River Thames (presumably),,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 33s 4d remains in custody of Goring villagers,,,, ,1591_4,J/77,9/1037b/265m,,Oxfordshire,Whitchurch-on-Thames,1591-04-14,"Cope, Edward, gent.",Woolford,William,M,,,,,,1591-04-09,4,Friday,,,Travelling in a boat on a certain river at Goring with Anthony Mytchill,The boat capsized because of a whirlpool in a place called Goring Lock,River Thames (presumably),,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 33s 4d remains in custody of Goring villagers,,,, ,1591_4,J/78,9/1037b/259,,Essex,Wickford,1591-09-07,"Drywood, Thomas, gent.",Ramsey,Thomas,M,,Servant of Thomas Jeffrey of Wickford,,About 26,,1591-09-06,9,,,,"Driving his master's cart drawn by two horses and loaded with pieces of pewter ('electrum') property of David Sympson, gent., worth 13s 4d, from Wickford towards Runwell",The horses ran quickly startled by the movement and clanking of two pieces of pewter. TR ran along the cart to stop them but the cart overturned and fell on him giving him a mortal wound to 'the lyst of hys ryght eare',Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head under the right ear,Instant,,"Horses, their harness and the cart worth [blank] were seized by Lord Hunsdon because of the liberty and franchise of the said lord in the village of Wickford and by virtue of other patents of the said lord",,,, ,1591_4,J/79,9/1037b/255,,Essex,Ramsey Island,1591-01-08,"Drywood, Thomas, gent.",Smythe,Jane,F,,,,,,1591-01-04,1,,,,Went to a windmill in the parish of Asheldham,One of the sails of the mill moved by force of wind and struck JS in the right side of her head,Mill (sails),,Struck by,,Wound to the right side of head,Languished until 8 January,,Sail and upper millstone worth 40s remain in the hands of John Waterhowse of Asheldham,,,, ,1591_4,J/80,9/1037b/244,,Devon,Knowstone,1591-07-04,"Mawry, George, gent.",Byckner,Amicius,M,,,,6,,1591-07-02,7,,,,"Robert Woode of Knowstone, weaver was practising throwing an 'Iron sledge'.","Holding the hammer in his right hand, RW threw it over a certain house standing near the Queen's highway. AB stood under the wall of the house out of RW's sight and without him noticing, and was struck in the back of his head by the hammer falling from the house.",Sledge hammer,,Struck by,,"Wound to the back of the head, 1 in long and 0.5 in wide",Languished until 3 July,"Robert Woode of Knowstone, weaver who threw the sledge hammer",Sledge hammer worth 8d,,,, ,1591_4,J/81,9/1037b/243,,Dorset,Park in the Broadwindsor parish,1591-06-05,"Hoskins, John, gent.",Dammett,Mary,F,,Spinster,Daughter of Thomas Dammet,7,,1591-06-04,6,,,,Thomas Dammett and Henry Chicke were sawing a 'logge or peece of timber' in a certain close called 'parke',"MD came to the close but after a while her father told her to return home. MD secretly lay under the log to sleep. When TD and HC sawed off a small part of the log (1.5 foot long and 4.5 in wide), the main part of the log weighting a tun ('dolium') and more (approximately a ton) lost the support and fell on MD's head ",Timber,,Fell on top of her,,Wound to the head,Instant,,Log worth 3s 4d,,,, ,1591_4,J/82,9/1037b/193,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Wrawby ('Wrawbie'),1591-07-08,"Cartwrighte, John, gent.",Hannay,Catherine,F,Wrawby,,,,,1591-07-06,7,,09:00,Fields,Travelling in a cart ('plaustrum') drawn by two bullocks ('juvenci') and two oxen in the fields of Wrawby,One of the bullocks broke loose and the other one caused the cart to overturn on a downward slope of a hill ,Cart,,Fall from,,,,,Bullock and cart worth 16s remains in the custody of John Robbinson of Wrawby,,,, ,1591_4,J/83,9/1037b/192,,Lincolnshire,Waddington,1591-05-21,"Tonge, Roger, alderman of Lincoln and coroner",Rollandson,Roger,M,,,,,,1591-05-21,5,,,,"Working alone in a place called 'the hall garthe' in Weddington, removing a 'great free stone' from a certain high stone wall ",The wall ('murus lapidosus') collapsed on him ,Wall,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/84,9/1037b/191,,Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1591-06-25,"Bell, Michael and Greaves, William",Kinge,Robert,M,Bridgford,Labourer,,,,1591-06-24,6,,,River bank,Getting ready to wash himself in the River Trent,His foot slipped and he fell headlong into the river,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/85,9/1037b/190,,Warwickshire,Thurlaston,1591-06-20,"Holbache, John",Hersale,Margaret,F,Thurlaston,,,,,1591-06-20,6,,,Garden,Drawing water from a well in the garden of Richard Lytley in Thurlaston,Fell into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1591_4,J/86,9/1037b/189,,Northamptonshire,Drayton ('Draighton'),1591-05-11,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Burbage,Timothy,M,,,,,,1591-05-09,5,,09:00,Close,"Climbing an ash tree in a place called 'the kylhowse close' near the house of Lewis Lord Mordaunt, with the intention of picking some 'yonge rookes' ('corvuli')",,Tree (ash),,Fall from,,Injured heavily,Instant,,,,,, ,1592_1,J/87,9/680a/64,,Essex,Hatfield Broad Oak,1591-07-28,"Moore, Thomas, gent.",Fester,Grace ('Gracia'),F,,,,,,1591-07-27,7,,11:00,Messuage,,Fell into a water-filled pit near the house of Thomas Alyn of Hatfield Broad Oak,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_1,J/88,9/680a/65,,Essex,Dagenham,1591-08-02,"Moore, Thomas, gent.",Bonde,John,M,Barking,Labourer,,,,1591-08-02,8,,,Bridge,Walking across a certain bridge on the land of Henry Clarke with other parishioners of Dagenham,"Suddenly, his feet 'dyd slyppe' ('dilabant[ur]') and he fell on a certain part of the bridge called a 'snagge' [OED: snag - A sharp, angular, or jagged projection]",Bridge,,Fall onto,,Crushed left side of body,Languished for one hour,,,,,, ,1592_1,J/89,9/680a/66,,Essex,Great Hallingbury ('hallyngbury morley'),1591-06-18,"Moore, Thomas, gent.",Rockell,Francis,M,,,"Son of William Rockell of Great Hallingbury, yeoman",,,1591-06-14,6,,,,Driving a cart ('caruca'),"When FR went between 'the body horse' and 'the thylhorse' to set right the harness, the former horse lifted his hind hooves and kicked him above the left ear and in the chest",Horse,,Kicked by,,Crushed left side of head and chest,Instant,,Horse worth 33s 4d remains in custody of William Rockell,,,, ,1592_1,J/90,9/680a/123,,Surrey,Ewhurst,1591-09-19,"Derrick, John, gent.",Smythe,Thomas,M,"Ridgwick, Sussex",Husbandman,,,,1591-09-12,9,,15:00,,"Having exchanged some abusive and insulting words ('nonulla verba approbriosa et contumeliosa') William Allyn of Ewhurst, tailor and Richard Cowper alias Bocher of Ridgwick, husbandman engaged in a fist-fight",RC threw a stone and accidentally struck TS on the right side of his head,Stone,,Struck with,,Wound to the head ('a drie blowe'),Languished until 16 September, Richard Cowper who threw a stone and accidentally struck TS,,,,, ,1592_2,J/91,9/1038/234,,Northamptonshire,Deene,1591-09-16,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Boulton/Bowlton,Jane,F,,,,,,1591-09-08,9,,11:00,Fields,Travelling in a certain cart ('currus') near a place called 'lockoe',Suffered a sudden epileptic seizure ('subito[...] laborans ex morbo quondam anglice voc[atur] the fawlinge evell') and fell between the spokes of one of the wheels,Cart (wheel) ,,,,Broken and wounded body on the right side,Instant,,"Horses and cart worth 20s seized by Nicholas Desborowe, bailiff of John Brudenell of Deen, esquire",,,, ,1592_2,J/92,9/1038/233,,Northamptonshire,Stoke Doyle,1591-09-13,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Lavoroke,William,M,,,,,,1591-09-08,9,,18:00-19:00,Barn,"Climbing down a pile of beans ('acervus fabarum') in the barn ('horreum') of Anthony Palmer, using a wooden ladder",One of the ladder rungs became detached from the ladder (slipped out of the socket) and WL fell down to the ground,Ladder,,Fall from,,Wound to the left side of body,Languished until 13 September,,Ladder worth 6d which remain in custody of the inhabitants of Stoke Doyle,,,, ,1592_2,J/93,9/1038/232,,Northamptonshire,Desborough,1591-11-13,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Howre,George,M,,,,,,1591-11-08,11,,19:00-20:00,,"Riding a 'whighte grey geldinge' near a place called 'willowes close', trying to cross the Ise River (presumably) in a place called 'Bannerde bathe' ",Fell from the horse and drowned,River Ise,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Horse, harness and saddle worth 6s 8d seized by Henry Selbie of Desborough, bailiff of the Rowell hundred",,,, ,1592_2,J/94,9/1038/231,,Coventry city,Coventry,1591-12-09,"Beale, John, gent.",Taylor,John,M,,Weaver,,,,1591-12-02,12,,20:00,,Walking alone along the bank of a certain millpond called 'Priorie mille',Fell into the water due to darkness,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_2,J/95,9/1038/230,,Warwickshire,Willoughby,1591-11-14,"Holbache, John",Draper,Michael,M,Willoughby,Labourer,,,,1591-11-14,11,,,Fields,Went to a certain field called 'Willoughby comon field',"He found a horse lying on its back in a furrow between two 'fellion tre[s]' unable to get up. When he tried to help the horse, it kicked him in the stomach with its hind legs",Horse,,Kicked by,,Struck and shaken ('quatiebat ventru[m][sic]'),Instant,,"Horse worth 20s remains in custody of William Powell, deputy almoner",,,, ,1592_2,J/96,9/1038/229,,Warwickshire,Bedworth,1591-02-21,"Holbache, Amilionus?",Langdon,Valentine,M,,,,,,1592-01-14,1,,,,Working in a coal pit,"Suddenly, a 'certaine peece of earthe' fell on him crushing his body",Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1592_2,J/97,9/1038/207,,Somerset,Brompton Regis,1591-11-29 or 30 [faded] ,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Ven alias Hurscombe,Thomas,M,Brompton Regis,Husbandman,,80,,1591-11-25,11,,08:00,,Pruning an oak tree in a certain grove in Byrrey in the Brampton Regis parish,"Having climbed up the tree to the height of 14 feet using a ladder, he began cutting on of the branches above him with an axe. At one point one end of the branch knocked him to the ground giving him a number of mortal wounds",Tree (oak),,Fall from,,"Broken left leg, flesh ripped off the bone between knee and ankle and from the left clavicle ('the cannel bone'), crushed and broken body ('the bulck of his body')",Languished until 29 November,,"Branch worth 2d seized by John Greenslade of Brompton Regin for the use of John Stewkley of Dunster, esq. ",,,, ,1592_2,J/98,9/1038/206,,Somerset,Ashill ('Ayshehill'),1591-09-13,"Sandys, Francis, gent.",Norman,Jane,F,,,,,,1591-09-13,9,,09:00,,"Standing by an elm tree in the close of a certain Alexander in Jordans in the parish of Ashill, talking to John Multleberye, gent.",The tree fell down and in falling caused another elm tree or branch of that tree to hit JN's head,Tree (elm),,Fell on top of her,,Struck head,Instant,,Tree worth 8d remains in custody of the inhabitants of Ashill,,,, ,1592_2,J/99,9/1038/205,,Somerset,Langport,1591-10-25,"Sandes, Francis, gent.",Gaylarde,John,M,,"Servant of Richard Phelipps, gent.",,,,1591-10-22,10,,14:00,House,"Standing by the fire in his master's kitchen, intending to clean a 'fowlinge pece'",Unknowingly to him the gun was loaded and fired when a spark ('scintilla') from the fire landed on it,Gun,,Shot with,,Wound to the stomach 2 in long and 6 in deep,Instant,,Gun worth 3s 4d remains in the custody of Richard Phelipps,,,, ,1592_2,J/100,9/1038/204,,Dorset,Sydling St Nicholas,1591-09-01,"Hoskins, John, gent.",Webber,Avice,F,Sydling St Nicholas,Spinster,Daughter of John Webber,,,1591-09-01,9,,09:00,Barn,"Went to a place called 'Bakeside' where she found a loaded dung cart called 'a dongpot', that had been parked there for one day","When she placed both of her hands on the lower part of the cart, the cart and its contents rolled onto her ",Cart and load (dung),,Fell on top of her,,Pressed,,,Cart worth 3s and 4d remains in custody of John Webber,,,, ,1592_2,J/101,9/1038/203,,Hampshire ,Ibsley,1592-01-23,"Serle, Francis, gent.",Gilberte,Richard,M,,Labourer,,,,1592-01-17,1,,,,,Fell into a stream called 'huckbroke',Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_2,J/102,9/1038/175,,Bedfordshire,Kempston,1592-01-24,"Beadells, William",Smythe,Robert,M,Dean,Gentleman,,,,1592-01-21,1,,20:00,Highway,Riding his white gelding in the Queen's highway leading from Bedford to Kempston,The gelding broke the bridle and 'did carie away' RS into the River Great Ouse,River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Gelding worth 26s 8d remains in the hands of Humphrey Fitzwilliams of Kempton, esq.",,,, ,1592_2,J/103,9/1038/174,,Bedfordshire,Stratton/Biggleswade,1592-02-02,"Beadells, William",Thomson,George,M,Edworth,Weaver,,,,1592-01-21,1,,22:00,Fields,Going home to Edworth from Biggleswade through commons at about 7 pm,He was caught up in a great storm and died from the great force of snow and cold ('magno vigore nivis et frigoris'),Cold and snow,,Overcome,,Exposure,,,,,KB clerk: misfortune and visitation,, ,1592_2,J/104,9/1038/173,,Bedfordshire,Wrestlingworth,1591-08-13,"Beadells, William",Clare,John,M,Wrestlingworth,,,,,1591-08-12,8,,15:00,,"Driving an empty cart (quadriga') drawn by four horses at 'the entringe out of the yard' of Thomas Sheppard of Wrestlingworth, husbandman",The filhorse' pushed the cart against the gatepost as a result of which the cart struck JC against the post crushing him,Cart,,Struck by,,Crushed chest and body,Instant,,Cart and horse worth 15s which remain in the hands of Thomas Sheppard,,,, ,1592_2,J/105,9/1038/172,,Bedfordshire,Little Barford,1591-09-22,"Sampson, Richard",Stewarde,Thomas,M,Tempsford,Carpenter,,,,1591-09-28 ,9,,21:00,,Walking home along the path leading from Eynesbury to Great Barford,He 'dyd stumble' in a 'lyttle dytche' merging into the River Great Ouse and fell into the river,River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Date: wrong date of death,, ,1592_2,J/106,9/1038/171,,Bedfordshire,Houghton Conquest,1591-06-29,"Sampson, Richard",Savege,Mary,F,,,"Daughter of Thomas Savege of Houghton Conquest, blacksmith",10 and more,,1591-06-28,6,,15:00,,"Throwing roses into the pond of Gerard Sperry of Houghton Conquest, labourer",Fell into the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_2,J/107,9/1038/170,,Cambridgeshire,"Grantchester, within the liberty of King's College, Cantab",1591-07-02,"Power, John",Woodall,Daniel,M,,,Son of James Woodall of Grantchester,Around 3,,1591-07-01,7,,,,"Playing near his father's cart laden with dung and supported on a 'crutche', standing on the land of Nicholas Burde","Suddenly, the support collapsed and the cart fell on DW knocking him to the ground and burying him under the dung",Dung,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated,,,"Cart and dung worth 5s which remain in the hands and custody of William Mann, Grantchester constable",,,, ,1592_2,J/108,9/1038/169,,Suffolk,Semer,1592-03-12,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Everard,John,M,,,,20 and more,,1592-01-26,1,,17:00-18:00,,Crossing the bridge on the river separating the villages of Semer and Nedging (River Brett),Fell into the river,River Brett,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_2,J/109,9/1038/167,,Cambridgeshire,Histon,1591-06-30,"Woode, John, gent.",Pigge,William,M,,,,,,1591-06-30,6,,,,Driving his cart ('caruca') drawn by four horses and laden with timber and 'hardelles' from Cambridge towards Histon,"Suddenly, the cart overturned on a causeway and one piece of timber worth 2s fell on WP",Timber,,Fell on top of him,,,,,"Cart, horses, timber and hurdles worth £4, which are in the hands of Edward Greene, gent., general almoner's deputy ",,,, ,1592_2,J/110,9/1038/166,,Cambridgeshire,Swaffham Bulbeck,1592-02-05,"Amye, John",Grange,Mary,F,,,"Daughter of John Grange of Swaffham Bulbeck, gent.",,,1592-02-04,2,,,,Went to a close adjoining her father's house,Fell into a pond ('stagnu[m] aque ibidem anglice a mote'),Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_2,J/111,9/1038/165,,Cambridgeshire,Comberton,1591-09-10,"Woode, John, gent.",Munshawe,Sarah,F,,,,,,1591-09-10,9,,,Fields,"Thomas Turner, servant of Robert Thurrowgood of Tadlow, yeoman, was driving his master's cart drawn by four horses from Tadlow towards Cambridge",In the fields of Comberton one of the wheels called 'offerde whele' ran into a 'stepe bancke' and the cart overturned. It fell on SM so that she was thrown into a certain water with the cart landing on top of her.,Cart,Water,Fell on top of her,Fall into,Suffocated,,"Thomas Turner, the cart driver","Cart and horses worth £6 which are released into the hands of Edward Grene, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1592_2,J/112,9/1038/164,,Suffolk,Somersham,1591-09-14,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Brugge,John,M,,,,50,,1591-09-13,9,,,,"Climbing a 'nutt tree' in the close of Alice Bugge, widow with the intention of collecting nuts",The branch on which he stood broke and he fell to the ground breaking his neck,Tree (nut),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Branch of no value,,,, ,1592_2,J/113,9/1038/163,,Suffolk,Campsea Ash in the liberty of St Etheldreda's ('Caunpessey'),1592-02-21,"Mawe, Simon, gent.",Clarke,Thomas,M,,,,,,1592-02-03,2,,15:00,,"Digging up earth in a certain pit in the garden of Roger Barker, building a well","Suddenly, a mass of earth and various stones fell on him",Earth and stones,,Fell on top of him,,Suffocated and struck ('suffocat[us] & concussus'),Instant,,Earth and stones worth nothing,,,, ,1592_2,J/114,9/1038/162,,Suffolk,Gisleham ('Gislam'),1592-01-30,"Barber, Edmund, gent.",Mawlte,James,M,Gisleham,Labourer,,,,1592-01-26,1,,15:00,,"Driving the cart ('currus')of Robert Lece, his master, drawn by one mare to the pasture of William Berie of Gisleham, gent.","Suddenly, the cart overturned and the middle part called 'the carte rave' struck JM in the chest",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Struck chest,Instant,,"Mare and cart worth 8s 8d remain in custody of Henry Jerningham, esq.",,,, ,1592_2,J/115,9/1038/161,,Norfolk,Easton,1591-11-24,"Chamberleyn, Edward, gent.",Smythe,Robert,M,,,,,,1591-11-18,11,,,,Drawing water from a certain well ,He fell into the well and hit his head on a wooden vessel called a 'fatt or keler' which was in the wekk,Vessel,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the left side of head, 4 in long ",,,,,,, ,1592_2,J/116,9/1038/160,,Suffolk,Hadleigh,1592-03-12,"Harvy, Thomas, gent.",Kembold,William,M,,,,6,,1592-03-09,3,,,,Drawing water from a river (presumably the River Brett) between Hadleigh and Kersey using a pot ('olla'),Fell into the water,River Brett,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_2,J/117,9/1038/112,,Berkshire,Bisham,1591-12-04,"Sharpe, John",Fludd,David,M,,,,,,1591-12-02,12,,,,Fishing in the Thames with an 'anglinge' ,Fell into the river and drowned due to the force of a whirlpool,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury signatures,, ,1592_2,J/118,9/1038/111,,Berkshire,Greenham,1592-02-10,"Garrard, John, gent.",Younge,John,M,,,,,,1592-02-10,2,,13:00,,,Killed by a cart ('currus') laden with 'faggots' that fell on him. 'Currus [...] vi et armis [...] cadebat et [...] murderavit et necavit',Cart and load,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,"Cart worth 12s, firewood worth 2s remain in the hands of Thomas Masone of Greenham",,Jury signatures; cart 'murderavit' the victim,, ,1592_2,J/119,9/1038/110,,Shropshire,Kinnerley,1591-10-28,"[Higgons, Richard, gent.]",Plymley,Catherine,F,,,,,,1591-10-[missing],10,,10:00,,She was in or near a watermill,Unspecified person 'pulled out the pegge of a certen fludyate' and CP slipped into the water near or under 'the water whele' and drowned. The 'water whele and the cogge whele [...] spyndell and trindle & instrumentum' also mentioned,Millpond?,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Part of mill machinery ('instrumentum') worth 6s 8d remains in the hands of [missing] of Kinnerley,,Part of document missing,, ,1592_2,J/120,9/1038/109,,Shropshire,Lilleshall ('Lylshill'),1592-01-30,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Welshman,Jevan,M,,,,,,1591-12-17,12,,14:00,,Digging up roots of an ash tree with a mattock,"Suddenly, the tree fell on him",Tree (ash),,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,"Ash tree worth 6d remains in custody of Ralph Amerye of Whitchurch, yeoman",,,, ,1592_2,J/121,9/1038/108,,Shropshire,Alberbury,1591-11-20,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Plume,Henry,M,,,,,,1591-11-12,11,,11:00,,Setting up ('locabat') the upper millstone at a certain windmill,"Suddenly, the stone fell on him",Millstone,,Fell on top of him,,,,,"Millstone worth 13s 4d remains in the hands and custody of Edward Leighton of Wattlesborough, knight",,,, ,1592_2,J/122,9/1038/107,,Staffordshire,Audley/Halmer End,1591-12-27,"Gervys, John, gent",Hassall,John,M,,Labourer,,,,1591-12-26,12,,,,Standing on a 'ladder swapyng a chymney' in the house of Roger Bolton,He fell from the ladder and crushed his body on a stone,Ladder,Stone,Fall from,Fall onto,Crushed body,Instant,,Stone worth nothing,,,, ,1592_2,J/123,9/1038/106,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester/Maisemore,1590-08-05,"Walkeley, Robert, gent.",Mylton,Robert,M,Tewksebury ('Tewxsbury'),Yeoman,,,,1590-08-04,8,,,,"Riding on a gelding 'amounge a troupe of horsmen' including Henry Shepherde of Berkeley, yeoman, on a white horse in a place called 'Maisemoores home'",HS's horse threw him violently and with great force ('magno vi et impetu [...] ruebat') against RM and his gelding knocking them both to the ground,Horse,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Languished until 5 August," Henry Shepherde of Berkeley, yeoman, who crashed into him",HS's horse worth £2 remains in his custody,,Jury signatures,, ,1592_2,J/124,9/1038/105,,Worcestershire,Northfield,1591-12-02,"Chaunce, William, gent.",Lowe,Alice,F,Northfield,Spinster,,,,1591-12-01,12,,10:00,,,Struck by a falling oak tree in the pasture called 'the dewces' ,Tree (oak),,Fell on top of her,,Struck and wounded body in many places ,Instant,,"Oak worth 16d property of John Lowe of Northfield, husbandman, remains in his custody",,,, ,1592_2,J/125,9/1038/101,,Gloucestershire (now in Wiltshire),Minety,1592-01-12,"Harbert, William, gent.",Kene,Anne,F,Minety,Spinster,Wife of Edward Kene,,,1592-01-02,1,,14:00,,,"Accidentally shot in the right side of her neck with a 'Gunne' by Thomas Hall of Somerford Keynes, Wiltshire, labourer at the house of Richard Barnard of Minety",Gun,,Shot with,,"Wound to the right side of the neck, 2 in wide and 4 in deep",Instant,"Thomas Hall of Somerford Keynes, Wiltshire, labourer, who shot her accidentally",,TH run from the scene,KB clerk: manslaughter and accident,, ,1592_2,J/126,9/1038/83,,York city,Acaster Selby,1591-11-19,"Killingbeck, Francis",Laycock,Richard,M,,,,,,1591-09-18,9,,13:00-14:00,,"Riding on a mare in a place called 'the over Scacwoste', holding in his hands 'a fewlinge pece [...] effertam et suppletam cu[m] combardico and glandibus plumbi, anglice charged and stuffed w[i]th goon powther and haile shott'","Suddenly, he dropped the gun which fell to the ground and 'did loose and shoote of' giving him a wound to the left side of his body",Gun,,Shot with,,"Wound to the left side of the body, 6 in deep, 1 in wide and 1 in long",Instant,,Gun ('bomberda') worth 2s remains in custody of Thomas Jorden and John Hodgson for the use of the mayor and citizens of York,,,, ,1592_2,J/127,9/1038/82,,York city,Bolton Percy/Appleton,1591-09-13,"Saxton, John and Killingbeck, Francis",Morley,James,M,,"Servant of James Mayser, esq.",,,Suffering from falling sickness,1591-09-12,9,,06:00-07:00,,Washing his hands and face in a pit with a certain amount of water in the Queen's highway called 'beckwell' ,Leant down to reach the water and fell into the pit,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,John Burton who found the body,,"At the request of James Moyser, his master, JM's body was taken to Bolton and buried there without being seen by either of the coroners and against the law and custom",,, ,1592_2,J/128,9/1038/49,,Kent,Sandhurst,1592-03-06,"[faded], gent.",Bate,Ingram,M,Sandhurst,,,,,1592-03-01,3,,,,"Was in a certain marsh called 'marston', in a 'litle bote' laden with 'a hundred reede shef[es]' which he and his son Stephen had cut and piled on the Sea Wall, intending to cross to the other bank where his house stood by a lane; father and son were in the front and back of the boat, each propelling it with a staff called a 'bumkyn'.",Sudden tempest of wind from the South shook and turned the boat and IB fell out,Marsh,,Fall into,,Suffocated by large amount of water entering his body and drowned,Instant,Stephen Bate his son working with him,Boat worth 6s 8d remains in the hands of son Stephen Bate,,,, ,1592_2,J/129,9/1038/48,,Kent,Capel,1591-08-22,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Myles,Robert,M,,,"Son of Thomas Myles of Capel, yeoman",4,,1591-08-16,8,,13:00,,Was in grain cart ('plaustrum frumenti'),"Suddenly, he fell to the ground and the startled 'juvencus voc[atur] anglice a steere' drawing the cart caused one wheel of the cart to run over RM's head",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed head with brains extracted ('cerebrum currebat e cranio suo'),Instant,"Robert Bassock of Capel, husbandman, who witnessed the accident","Steer worth 30s and cart with the wheel and grain worth 6s 8d, which remain in custody of Thomas Myles",,,, ,1592_2,J/130,9/1038/47,,Kent,Bayhall ('Bayehawle') in the parish of Pembury,1591-12-24,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Vynten,Mary,F,Pembury,"Servant of William Wyborn, gent.",,,,1591-12-23,12,,19:00,,Went out of her master's kitchen and sat on a certain bridge over a ditch called 'le mote' to relieve herself ('ad mingendo'),Fell into the water and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Richard Maye and Ruth Reve, who found the body",,,,, ,1592_2,J/131,9/1038/46,,Kent,Penshurst,1592-02-06,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Fletcher,Roger,M,,Servant of Abraham Bere,,,,1592-01-30,1,,17:00-18:00,Fields,Went to the fields look after his master's cattle ,"As he walked through a certain common waterway ('riva communis'), he fell into a deep water and drowned",Waterway,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,William Cotcheforde and Abraham Bere who found the body,,,,, ,1592_2,J/132,9/1038/45,,Kent,Brenchley,1591-11-15,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Potter,Walter,M,Brenchley,Servant of John Skootheforde,,14,,1591-11-03,11,,,,Climbing a ladder in his master's barn to bring some tare (OED: the seed of vetch'),Fell to the ground ,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken body,Instant,"John Skootheford and Martin Burden, who found the body",,,,, ,1592_2,J/133,9/1038/44,,Kent,Swanscombe,1591-08-11,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Chypman,William,M,Swanscombe,"Husbandman, servant of Ralph Weldon, esq.",,,,1591-08-07,8,,16:00-17:00,,Driving his master's cart ('biga') laden with peas in his master's close,The cart collapsed ('cadebat sup[er] humu[m]') and ejected WC who broke his left leg,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken left leg,Languished until 6 am on 10 August,,"Horse worth 20s, cart and peas worth 20s, which remain in custody of Ralph Weldon",,,, ,1592_2,J/134,9/1038/43,,Kent,Rugmer Hill,1592-01-04,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Hatche,John,M,,,"Son of Thomas Hatche of Yalding, yeoman",4,,1592-01-02,1,,12:00-13:00,,Playing with other children in his father's close,"Trying to cross a certain plank over a ditch ('fossa') adjacent to the Queen's highway, he fell down and drowned",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Susan Mower and Mary Ongly of Yalding, who found the body",,,,, ,1592_2,J/135,9/1038/42,,Kent,Wickham,1591-07-09,"Kybbet, Humphrey, gent.",Forstall,Robert,M,,,"Son of William Forstall of Wickham, tailor",5,,1591-07-05,7,,13:00,,"Mark Jorden of the Old Wymering parish ('Wym[er]yngolde'), yeoman was driving 'hys wagon' laden with hay and drawn by four horses in a certain street in the parish of Wickham called 'Wyckeham streete' ","RF ran down a 'bancke' towards the back side of the cart to pull down some hay. Suddenly, he tripped and fell under the cart's left back wheel. At that moment the cart backed up down the side of the road bank because of the movement of one of the horses called 'the vyllyer' crushing RF",Cart,,Run over,,Crushed and broken neck and head,Instant,"Mark Jorden, the cart driver","The cart with four wheels, horses and hay worth 26s 8d remain in custody of Mark Jorden",,,, ,1592_2,J/136,9/1038/41,,Kent,Gillingham,1592-01-08,"Cotes, Martin, sen.",Knolles,Zacheus?,M,,,,,,1592-01-06,1,,13:00-15:00,,Gathering up ('fuit [...] in convocando et congregando') sheep in a salt marsh called 'westmershe',"He lost his way leading by a certain 'Creke' due to the River Medway and the creek flooding the marsh, and fell into the creek where he drowned",Creek,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"William Foster who at the time of the accident was at the nearby marsh, and Richard Frydaye, William Appeslen and Nicholas Lorkyn, who found the body",,,,, ,1592_2,J/137,9/1038/40,,Kent,Cliffe,1591-08-23,"Cotes, Martin, sen.",Rootes,Philip,M,,,,,,1592-08-20,8,,11:00-12:00,,Climbing a ladder ('schala') in the orchard of Roger Boyden of Cliffe to collect apples,"When he was at the top of the ladder, a certain rotten branch broke and the ladder turned in such way that he fell to the ground onto his head and shoulders",Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed head and shoulders,Languished until between 9 and 10 pm,"Thomas Bricklay, Thomas Starre, Peter Wall and William Teaye who worked on other threes nearby","Ladder worth 4s remains in custody of Patrick Garret of London, fruiterer",,,, ,1592_2,J/138,9/1038/39,,Surrey,Mitcham,1591-09-22,"Patchinge, James, gent.",Canterbury,Helen,F,,,,,,1591-09-20,9,,14:00,,Travelling in a cart ('currus') laden with five empty baskets and drawn by a blind horse,"Fell from the cart and then the cart, horse and baskets fell on top of her","Cart, load and horse",,Fell on top of her,,,Instant,,"Cart, horse and baskets worth 15s and remain in custody of Richard Blackett of Croydon",,,, ,1592_2,J/139,9/1038/38,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 421, p. 105",Sussex,Beache furnance in the Belmont parish in the rape of Hastings,1591-09-17,"Playfere, William, gent.",Gobbet,Peter,M,Battle,,,,,1591-09-16,9,,13:00,,Digging soil under a cliff at Beech Furnace,"A piece of soil fell on his body, knocking him to the ground and killing him",Earth,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1592_2,J/140,9/1038/37,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 428, p. 106",Sussex,Worthing,1592-01-28,"Playfere, William, gent.",Hemsley,William,M,Worthing,,Son of William Hemsley of Wartling,Over 2,,1592-01-27,1,,15:00,,He was alone in a close near his father's house,He fell into a pit ('puteus') containing over two feet of water and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_2,J/141,9/1038/36,,Hertfordshire,Hemel Hempstead,1591-09-20,"Mayne, Henry, gent.",Payne,Robert,M,Hemel Hempstead,Husbandman,,23,,1591-09-18,9,,,,,"The upper part of the cart ('carecta') belonging to Richard Payne of Hemel Hempsted, yeoman 'did stricke the sayde Robert Payne uppon the left side of his heade' because of the movements of a certain horse drawing the cart",Cart,,Struck by,,Wound to the left side of head,Instant,,"Cart and horse worth 20s remain in custody of Richard Payne of Hemel Hempsted, yeoman",,,, ,1592_2,J/142,9/1038/35m,,Essex,Epping,1591-09-13,"Moore, Thomas, gent.",Belvys,John,M,,,,,,1591-09-10,9,,,,Repairing a piece of timber in the well of John Hynde located near his house,Became overcome by a certain vapour in the well ,Vapour,,Overcome by,,Suffocated ('halitus [...] p[re]textu cuiusd[e]m vaporis [...] extra corpus [...] penit[us] extract[us] & arrept[us] fuit'),Instant,,,,,, ,1592_2,J/142,9/1038/35m,,Essex,Epping,1591-09-13,"Moore, Thomas, gent.",Hathway,Richard,M,,,,,,1591-09-10,9,,,,,"Seeing JB fall, he quickly descended into the well, not knowing about the vapour, and became overcome by it",Vapour,,Overcome by,,Suffocated ,Instant,,,,,, ,1592_2,J/142,9/1038/35m,,Essex,Epping,1591-09-13,"Moore, Thomas, gent.",Johnson,Henry,M,,,,,,1591-09-10,9,,,,,"Seeing RH fall and being his close friend ('familiaris amicus'), he quickly descended into the well, not knowing about the vapour, and became overcome by it",Vapour,,Overcome by,,Suffocated ,Instant,,,,,, ,1592_2,J/143,9/1038/34,,Hertfordshire,Markyate,1591-08-26,"Mayne, Henry, gent.",Newell,Anne,F,,,"Daughter of William Newell of Markyate, yeoman",3,,1591-08-25,8,,,,,"Blind horse drawing the cart ('carecta') of Thomas Androe of Markyate, yeoman 'did drawe the further wheele of the same carte uppon the backe of the sayde Anne' inflicting a mortal wound",Cart,,Run over,,Wound to the back,Instant,"Thomas Androe of Markyate, yeoman, the cart driver",Horse and cart worth 13s and 4d remains in custody of Thomas Androe,,,, ,1592_2,J/144,9/1038/22,,Kent,Cobham,1592-11-19,"Cotes, Martin, sen.",Robinson,John,M,,,,,,1592-11-17,11,,20:00-21:00,Church,Ringing bells in the parish church of Cobham in the company of others on the anniversary of Elizabeth's reign ('in comemoracio[n]e gaudij pro felici regno [...] Elizabeth[e] regine'),"Because of the shortness of the bell rope, he stood on a certain bench. Suddenly, the rope became entangled round one end of the bench and due to the bell's weight and movement lifted the bench and JR more than 6 feet into the air. JR was then thrown to the ground and onto the paved floor, landing on the left side of his body and his head. ",Bell rope,Paved floor,,Fall onto,Crushed left side of head and body,Languished until between 12 am and 1 pm on 18 November,,"Bell and bench worth £3 that remain in custody of William Waighte and Robert Parker, churchwardens",,,, ,1592_4,J/145,9/682a/45,,Newcastle upon Tyne,Newcastle upon Tyne,1592-05-28,"Graye, John, draper and coroner",Randall,William,M,"Korckame (= Corckam, Norfolk?)",,,,,1592-05-24,5,,15:00,River,Swimming in the 'southe balleste shore' in the River Tyne,Drowned due to misfortune and his own negligence,River Tyne,,,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1592_4,J/146,9/682a/46,,Newcastle upon Tyne,Newcastle upon Tyne,1592-05-15,"Liddel, Thomas and Graye, John, draper and coroner",Jacobs,John,M,"Corckam?, Norfolk",Sailor,,,,1592-05-15,5,,14:00,,"Standing on the 'chyneholles' or 'Bynde' of the ship called 'Sisula' of Sould (Southwold) in Suffolk, master Richard Gentleman, moored on the River Tyne between 'Hebborne steathes' and 'Javell tre' [Javel Groope]. ","Another ship called 'Swallowe' from Leistoff [Lowestoft] , master Thomas Meldrome, was also moored there, and was pushed against JJs ship by the force and current of the River Tyne 'wyndenig up cum le floude'",Ship,,,,Pressed (in English 'brused'),Instant,,,,,, ,1592_4,J/147,9/682a/47,,Westmorland,Mallerstang,1591-08-14,"Futhergill, Thomas, bailiff and coroner of George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland",Knewstus,Peter,M,,,,8,,1591-08-14,8,,16:00,,Looking down a well called a 'new well' located a stone's throw away ('iactus unius lapidis') from his father's house,Fell into the well,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_4,J/148,9/682a/48,,Westmorland,Great Ormside,1592-06-03,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Outhwhat,William,M,Little Ormside,,Father of Peter Outhwhat,,"Old, debilitated and not agile",1592-06-03,6,,,,Fishing in the River Eden using a 'podde nett' to catch fish for his ill son Peter,"Bending down with the net, he fell into the water ",River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_4,J/149,9/682a/68,,Somerset,Cutcombe,1591-06-19,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Gune,Thomas,M,,,Son of Robert Gune of Cutcombe,About 3,,1591-06-18,6,,08:00,,Went into the hall of his father's house and near a vat 'full of whote wat[er] or warte' ,Fell backwards into the vat and 'was scalded',Vat with hot water,,Fall into,,"Scalded back, chest, arms and head",Languished until dawn the next day,,Vat worth 3s 4d which remain in custody of Robert Gune,,,, ,1592_4,J/150,9/682a/73,,Somerset,Stogumber,1592-07-13,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Davie,Thomas,M,West Quantoxhead,"Yeoman and servant of Richard Mallett of West Quantoxhead, esq.",,26,,1592-05-02,5,,11:00,Woods,He was in his master's woods holding a loaded 'fowlinge pece' in his right hand and intending to shoot at a kite sitting in an oak tree,"When he tried to get closer to the kite, a twig or branch from a bramble bush caught the gun which fired into TD's stomach",Gun,,Shot with,,Wound to the stomach,Languished until 4 May,,Gun worth 5s which remain in the hands and custody of the West Quantoxhead village,,,, ,1592_4,J/151,9/682a/78m,,Warwickshire,"Offord in the parish of Wootton Waven (lost, near Pennyford, EPNS, xiii, 244)",1592-05-08,"Rogers, Henry, gent.",Quintaine,Jane,F,Lapworth,Spinster,,,,1592-05-02,5,,,,Crossing a bridge over certain river between Wootton Waven and Offord with her daughter Isabel on her back,Her feet slipped and she fell into the water along with her daughter,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Isabel Quintaine, whom she carried on her back",,,,, ,1592_4,J/151,9/682a/78m,,Warwickshire,"Offord in the parish of Wootton Waven (lost, near Pennyford, EPNS, xiii, 244)",1592-05-08,"Rogers, Henry, gent.",Quintaine,Isabel,F,,Spinster,Daughter of Jane Quintaine of Lapworth,,,1592-05-02,5,,,,Crossing a bridge over certain river between Wootton Waven and Offord on her mother's back,JQ's feet slipped and they both fell into the water,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Jane Quintaine, who carried her",,,,, ,1592_4,J/152,9/682a/79,,Northamptonshire,Oundle,1592-06-25,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Houghton,Tobias,M,Oundle,Gentleman,,11,,1592-06-24,6,,16:00,,Washing himself in a river [presumably the River Nene] in a place called 'Sandylls forthe',"He began swimming near a 'whorlepitt' in the river, not thinking about the danger ('nec tamen secum p[ro] videns p[er]iculum evenire posset'). He fell into the whirlpit and drowned",River,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_4,J/153,9/682a/80,,Northamptonshire,Polebrook,1592-06-01,"Fosbrooke, John, gent.",Ball,Richard,M,Polebrook,Yeoman,,,,1592-05-31,5,,11:00,,Walking along a cart ('currus') laden with brushwood ('subboscum') moving at speed over a certain hill,The cart overturned and fell on RB's head injuring him gravely,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,,Cart with brushwood worth 20s which remain in custody of Polebrook inhabitants,,,, ,1592_4,J/154,9/682b/128,,Hampshire ,Shanklin (Isle of Wight),1592-06-18,"Carey, George, knight, marshall of the household and captain of the Isle of Wight, and coroner",Kempe,Thomas,M,Shanklin,"Servant ('grome') of James Hollond of Shanklin, glover",,14,,1592-06-17,6,,20:00-21:00,Close,Catching his master's gray mare in the latter's close,"Suddenly, the mare kicked him in the stomach",Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to the stomach,Instant,,Mare worth 10s remains in custody of James Hollond,,,, ,1592_4,J/155,9/682b/129,,Hampshire ,Farlington,1592-06-15,"Serle, Francis, gent.",Symondes,Thomas,M,,,,,,1592-06-13,6,,,,"Travelling in an empty cart ('carecta') drawn by three horses property of Mary Seyma[n] of Farlington, widow",Fell from the cart and under the left wheel which then gave him a mortal wound. He died in a place called 'harforde brydge',Cart,Fall from,Run over,,,Languished for three hours,,Cart and horses worth 30s and remain in custody of John Pygion and Ralph Hoker of Farlington,,,, ,1592_4,J/156,9/682b/130,,Somerset,Martock,1592-05-25,"Sandys, Francis, gent.",Rice,Thomas,M,,,Son of Charles Rice,2.5,,1592-05-25,5,,09:00,,Walking and playing alone near a ditch in the close near his father's house,Fell into the ditch and drowned due to large amount of water there,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_4,J/157,9/682b/131,,Dorset,"Elwell ('Stottingwaie alias Elwaie', EPNS, lii, 246-47)",1591-08-31,"Savage, William, gent. ",Harvis,Francis,M,Stottingway,Yeoman,,,,1591-08-28,8,,18:00,,Shooting at an owl ('bubo') in a place called 'Northehole' ,The 'breech pynn' ('clavus') of the gun burst out ('clavus [...] retrorsu[m] eru[m]pit') and struck FH in the left eye,Gun (breech pin),,Struck by,,"Wound to the right eye, 3 in deep and 1 in wide",Languished until 10 am on 29 August,,Gun worth 5s in custody of Humphrey Olyver,,Jury signatures,, ,1592_4,J/158,9/682b/165,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Yaxley,1592-03-03,"Milsent, Robert, gent.",Dugdale,Henry,M,"King's Lynn, Norfolk",,,,,1592-03-02,3,,,,Sailing on Whittlesea Mere in a boat heavily laden with fish and other goods ,The boat 'did Sinke to the Bottome' due to the force of wind,Mere,,Fall into,,Drowned ,,,"A number of items from the boat and HD's personal possessions (including cash) were recovered and are in custody of William Caryer, gent., bailiff of the royal manor of Yaxley",,,, ,1592_4,J/159,9/682b/166,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Holme,1592-03-07,"Milsent, Robert, gent.",Salmon,William,M,"King's Lynn, Norfolk",Waterman,,,,1592-03-03,3,,,,Sailing on Whittlesea Mere in a boat heavily laden with fish and other goods ,The boat sank due to the force of wind in a place between 'Alberhorde et ffollrette[s] coote pointe' ,Mere,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat with sailing gear worth 53s 4d, 15s (further down 15d) found in WS's purse, and tools ('apparatus') worth 6s are in the hands and custody of Robert Castell, gent., bailiff of the royal manor of Glatton. 15 barrels of fish worth £3 4s property of Thomas Pigge of Wisbech are held by the said TP",,,, ,1592_4,J/160,9/682b/167,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Somersham,1592-03-04,"Awder, Thomas, gent.",Glascocke alias Fuller,Robert,M,Somersham,,,40 or about,,1592-02-27,2,,,,,He tried to throw John Hittam (context unclear) but broke his own leg,Fight?,,Struck,,Broken leg-bone,Languished until 2 March,,,,,, ,1592_4,J/161,9/682b/168,,Suffolk,Easton,1592-05-11,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Tonge,Richard,M,,,"Son of Roger Tonge, clerk",3,,1592-05-08,5,,19:00,Garden,Looking down a certain draw well ('fons haurabilis') in his father's garden,He 'ov[er]reche hymself' and fell into the well. In falling he hit his forehead on a bucket ,Bucket,,Fall onto,,Wound to the forehead,Instant,,Bucket and rope worth 2s remain in custody of Roger Tonge,,,, ,1592_4,J/162,9/682b/170,,Suffolk,Clare (in the Duchy of Lancaster),1592-03-29,"Turnor, Ralph, gent.",Gosse,John,M,,,Son of John Gosse of Clare,7 or about,,1592-03-29,3,,,Garden,"Went into his father's garden where Margery Gosse, WG's wife, had been digging up an apple tree with a mattock","When he was under the tree, it fell on the left side of his head",Tree (apple),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the left side of head,,,Tree worth 12d,,Jury signatures,, ,1592_4,J/163,9/682b/172,,Suffolk,Polstead,1592-05-20,"Harvy, Thomas, gent.",Woode,Thomas,M,,,,30 or more,,1592-04-24,4,,09:00-10:00,,"Building a well (8 ft wide and 3 yards deep) on the piece of land belonging to John Davy of Stoke-by-Nayland, butcher",When he was digging in the well a / some rubbish? ('surdus') hanging above fell on him,,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed,,,,,Coroner emphasized that there was no malice between TW and JD,, ,1592_4,J/164,9/682b/177,,Norfolk,Shropham,1592-06-25,"Chamberleyn, Edward, gent.",Hunte,Edmund,M,,,,,,1592-06-16,6,,,Common,Herding cattle in the Shropham common,He was playing near a certain pit or well ('puteus') and fell into it,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_4,J/165,9/682b/190,,Herefordshire,Llanwarne,1592-08-28,"Greene, Thomas",Sargeant,John,M,Weston,Husbandman,,,,1592-08-02,8,,21:00,,Driving a 'wayne' ('plaustrum') drawn by four black oxen,He fell under the left wheel which ran over his head and neck,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed head and neck ('caput et collum [...] contusit'),Instant,,"Wheel worth 3s and 4d remains in custody of Sibyl Sargeant, his widow",,,, ,1592_4,J/166,9/682b/191,,Gloucestershire,Hartpury,1592-06-18,"Taylor, John, gent.",Jelfe,Elizabeth,F,,,"Daughter of Thomas Jelfe of Hartbury, husbandman",About 26,,1592-06-16,6,,19:00,,Went out of her father's house alone,"As she walked near the edge of a certain 'pitt of water' close to the house, she fell into the water and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_4,J/167,9/682b/192,,Gloucestershire,Gloucester,1592-08-05,"Wood, Richard, gent.",Johnson,Thomas,M,,,"Son of Richard Johnson of Gloucester, weaver",About 8,,1592-06-28,6,,18:00-19:00,,"John a Thomas of Gloucester, labourer, climbed 'the preaching place or crosse' in the upper part of Gloucester cathedral churchyard to watch a play, while TJ was standing under the cross with other boys also watching the said play.",The weight of his body put a strain on the upper part of the cross and a certain stone 'beinge loose' broke off and fell on the back of TJ's head crushing him and knocking him to the ground.,Stone,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed back of head,Languished until 2 July,"John a Thomas of Gloucester, labourer, who accidentally knocked down the stone that killed him",Stone worth 2d remains in custody of the dean and chapter of the Gloucester cathedral. ,"TJ had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements.",,, ,1592_4,J/168,9/682b/193,,Herefordshire,Leominster,1592-09-02,"Thomas, Philip ap",Hacklutt,Edward,M,Leominster,Child,"Son of Miles Hacklutt, gent.",Child,,1592-06-19,6,,15:00,,,Fell into a 'pane full of seethinge wheye' in a place called 'Etnames Strete' ,Pan with hot whey,,Fall into,,Scalded ('ambustus'),,,,He had no goods or chattels,Jury signatures,, ,1592_4,J/169,9/682b/194,,Herefordshire,Hereford/Burghope,1592-03-18,"Greene, Thomas",Prichard,Margaret,F,,,,,,1592-12-09,12,,07:00,,Trying to milk a certain black brown 'heifer' ('iuvenca'),"Suddenly, the cow turned around and stuck MP in the stomach with her horn",Cow,,Struck by,,Wound to the stomach,Languished until 10 December,,Heifer worth 16s in custody of James Haworth of Burghope,,,, ,1592_4,J/170,9/682b/195,,Berkshire,Peasemore,1592-05-24,"Garrard, John, gent.",Baker,John,M,Peasemore,Baker,,,,1592-05-24,5,,16:00,,,"A certain roan horse attacked him, knocked him down and struck the right side of his head with its legs",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the right side of head,Instant,,"Horse worth £3 8d and remains in the hands of William Lyford of Peasemore, clerk",,Jury signatures,, ,1592_4,J/171,9/682b/196,,Berkshire,Hoe Benham ('Benham'),1592-07-12,"Garrard, John, gent.",Weste,Walter,M,,,,,,1592-07-12,7,,,,,Died as a result of the fall of a 'Rowler' and a piece of timber,Timber,,,,,,,"Timber remains in the hands of John Baptiste, esq.",,Jury signatures,, ,1592_4,J/172,9/682b/197,,Shropshire,Tilstock,1592-03-30,"Warde, Richard, gent.",Momford,William,M,,,,2,,1592-03-30,3,,,,Playing near a water-filled ditch in the Queen's highway leading to Whitchurch,He fell into the ditch and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1592_4,J/173,9/682b/198,,Shropshire,Wem,1592-02-26,"Warde, Richard, gent.",Conutis/Comitis,John,M,,,,,,1592-02-26,2,,,,Playing in a working windmill in a place called 'Allies hill' ,He stood close to 'the cogge wheele' and suddenly he was pulled between 'the trundell & spyndell' so that his neck and chest were crushed,Windmill,,Pulled into,,Crushed neck and chest,Instant,,"Parts of mill ('Instrumen[n]t[a] & utensilia', 'satillus Anglice [...] the Runninge Stone, Rota [...], molucrum cum fuso Anglice [...] the trundell & spindell & vela Anglice [...] the sayles') worth 13s 4d remain in custody of Ralph Amerye of Whitchurch , deputy of Rev. Richard Fletcher, bishop and great almoner",,,, ,1592_4,J/174,9/682b/199,,Shropshire,Whittington,1592-05-07,"Warde, Richard, gent.",ap Thomas,Peter,M,,,,,,1592-05-03,5,,,,Walking in the Queen's highway carrying a scythe ('falx') on his right shoulder,"Suddenly, the scythe fell on his left leg giving him a mortal wound",Scythe,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left leg, 3 in long and 1 in deep",Languished until 6 May,,"Scythe worth 6d remains in custody of Ralph Amerye of Whitchurch , deputy of Rev. Richard Fletcher, bishop and great almoner",,,, ,1592_4,J/175,9/682b/200,,Shropshire,Bishop's Castle,1592-05-18,"Colbach, Richard, gent., bailiff of Bishop's Castle and coroner",Robynson,Thomas,M,,,,,,1592-05-12,5,,08:00-9:00,,He 'did charge [...] a handgone [...]' with powder and 'pilis plumbeis Anglice hayleshote',"When he fired the gun, it burst into several pieces and one of them struck him in the forehead and the back of his head",Gun (burst piece),,Struck by,,"Wound to the front and back of head, 6 in long, 5 in wide and 3 in deep",Languished until 11 am,,Gun worth 16s,,,, ,1593_1,J/176,9/681a/7,,Newcastle upon Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1593-06-05,"Still, George and Liddel, George",Cooke,Thomas,M,Southwold,Sailor,,,,1593-06-04,6,,10:00,,,Fell out of a boat on the River Tyne due to negligence,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jurors' status,, ,1593_1,J/177,9/681a/8,,Newcastle upon Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1593-06-13,"Still, George and Liddel, George",Wylson,John,M,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Yeoman,,,,1593-06-06,6,,23:00,,,Fell out of a boat on the River Tyne due to negligence,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jurors' status,, ,1593_1,J/178,9/681a/9,,Westmorland,Rowell ('Rowle'),1593-08-05,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Parker,William,M,,Labourer,,,,1593-08-03,8,,,,Leading a certain 'whitte grey' mare by the halter to water it in a certain river,"Suddenly, the mare kicked him on the left side of his head",Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to the head,Instant,,"Mare worth 10s remains in custody of Robert Doddinge, almoner's deputy",,,, ,1593_1,J/179,9/681a/10,,Westmorland,Dufton,1593-07-10,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Churden,Catherine,F,,Spinster,,,,1593-07-10,7,,,,Crossing a certain river called 'foulsike',Her feet slipped due to the slipperiness of stones and force of water,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_1,J/180,9/681a/11,,Westmorland,Staveley,1593-06-24,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Birkhead,Margaret,F,,,Wife of Humphrey Birkheade,,,1593-01-10,1,,,,Going to bed at her husband's house in 'Grisgarth' in Staveley,She fell from a ladder or a step stool ('scala') due to debility,Ladder,,Fall from,,"Wound to the left side of head, 0.5 in long and 0.5 in deep",Languished until 13 January,,,,,, ,1593_1,J/181,9/681a/12,,Westmorland,Nateby (Naitbie'),1592-09-13,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Rawe,Agnes,F,,Spinster,,,,1592-09-13,9,,,,Crossing the River Eden,Her feet slipped due to the slipperiness of stones and force of water,River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_1,J/182,9/681a/13,,Westmorland,Langton,1592-08-03,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Martone,Winifred,F,,Spinster,,,,1592-08-03,8,,,,Walking to Langton across certain river [possibly Hilton Beck],She fell from stepping stones due to the force of wind during storm and fell into the water,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_1,J/183,9/681a/29,,Northamptonshire,Faxton,1593-06-11,"Fosbroke, John, gent.",Ferdingworth,William,M,Walgrave,Labourer,,,,1592-06-10,6,,21:00,,Sitting in a cart going over a certain hill at speed,"Suddenly, the cart overturned and fell on WF injuring him gravely",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wounded gravely,Instant,,Cart worth 10s 4d which remain in custody of Walgrave inhabitants,,,, ,1593_1,J/184,9/681a/30,,Warwickshire,Whitley,1593-06-19,"Rogers, Henry, gent.",Clowghe,John,M,,,,,,1593-06-15,6,,,,Walking along or driving ('iens cu[m]') a cart ('carruca') laden with wood ,"The cart broke down ('diripiens') in a certain hollow place called a 'carte roote'. The driver ordered the horses to stop and they all obeyed except one mare called a 'thiller'. Suddenly, the cart fell on JC crushing his body.",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Cart worth 2s 8d, wood worth 8d and horse worth 6s 8d remain in custody of William Powell, deputy almoner",,,, ,1593_1,J/185,9/681a/43,,Kent,Chislehurst,1592-06-14,"Webbe, John, gent.",Nicholas,Ellys,M,Chislehurst,Husbandman,,,,1592-06-12,6,,10:00,,Leading by the halter a small brown gelding drawing a cart (biga') in the Queen's highway between Chislehurst and Bromley,"As the cart descended the 'Chislehurst hill', it gained speed ('rote bige [...] violencia & celeritate circumferebant[ur] & torquebant') so that the horse was being pushed onwards and could not stop it. One of the wheels struck EN on the back and knocked him to the ground where he lay on his back. The wheel ran over him crushing his stomach and entrails.",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed stomach and entrails,Languished until midnight,,"Cart , gelding, cart with all 'appendices' worth 26s remain in custody of Agnes Ellys",,,, ,1593_1,J/186,9/681a/45,,Derbyshire,Castle Gresley ,1592-09-04,"Whithall, William, gent.",Wright,Thomas,M,"Atherstone on Stour ('Aderson'), Warwickshire",Husbandman,,,,1592-09-02,9,,07:00,,Driving his cart ('plaustrum') drawn by one horse and laden with stones,"TW stopped the cart and seeing that one wheel stood precariously on the stood precariously on the side of a certain hill, he tried with all his strength to move the other wheel to a different place. Due to his movement the cart fell on him ",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wound,Instant,,"Mare worth 13s, cart worth 13s and stones worth 8d remain in custody of John Wakefield of Castle Gresley",,,, ,1593_1,J/187,9/681b/121,,Essex,Danbury,1592-03-31,"Drywood, Thomas, gent.",Marshall,Nicholas,M,Danbury,Carpenter,,,,1592-03-29,3,,,,"Riding his horse, busy on his business",The horse threw him to the ground,Horse,,Fall from,,Crushed body ('quassat[ur] fuit valde anglice was brused'),Instant,,"Horse worth 20s remains in the hands of Edward Grene, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1593_1,J/188,9/681b/122,,Essex,Ramsey,1592-09-22,"Drywood, Thomas, gent.",Heckman,John,M,,"Servant of Jane Aldust of Ramsey, widow",,,,1592-03-01,3,,,,"Driving a cart ('caruca') drawn by three horses, sitting in the front part of the cart",The thill horse ran fast causing other horses to run too. JH tried to stop the cart and jumped out of the cart. He was run over by one of the wheels and gravely injured,Cart,,Run over,,Crushed body,,,"Horses and cart worth £3 6s 8d in custody of Jane Aldust of Ramsey, widow",,,, ,1593_1,J/189,9/681b/123,,Essex,Burnham-on-Crouch ('Burenh[a]m'),1592-03-19,"Drywood, Thomas, gent.",Browne,Jasper,M,,Servant of Jane Leper,,About 14,,1592-03-13,3,,,,Riding the mare of his mistress wearing 'harnes & trayces',"The mare 'dyd stomble' and fell to the ground. JB fell with the mare but his legs became entangled in the traces, so that he could not move away from the horse in time. The mare got up and in doing so crushed and trampled ('depressit & inculcavit') JB's body and chest.",Horse (mare),,Fall from,Trampled by,Pressed and trampled body and chest ,Instant,,"Mare with tackle worth 40s which are released by the said JL to Edward Grene, gent., almoner's deputy",,,, ,1593_1,J/190,9/681b/124,,Essex,Billerricay,1592-05-26,"Drywood, Thomas, gent.",Surbutt,Rose,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1592-05-18,5,,,,,"Struck with a horn by a mad cow property of John Hamper jun. of Billericay, yeoman",Cow,,Gored by,,"Wound above the stomach, 1 in deep, 5 in deep",Languished until 25 May,,Cow worth 33s 4d remains in the hands of John Hamper,,,, ,1593_1,J/191,9/681b/125,,Essex,Leigh-on-Sea ('Leyghe'),1592-06-02,"Drywood, Thomas, gent.",Baker,Richard,M,,Husbandman and servant of William Maggott of Leigh,,,,1592-05-30,5,,,,"John Warner and John Makyn were driving the cart ('caruca') of John Haftley of Leigh, their master, drawn by horses and laden with wood property of Richard Ryche of Leigh, esq. ",The cart was in danger of overturning in a certain muddy place and both JW and JM tried to support it. RB came to help them and suddenly the cart 'dyd ov[er]throwe'. One wheel struck RB and pressed him into the ground,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Struck and pressed,,,Cart worth 13s 4d remains in the hands of John Haftley and wood worth 3s remains in the hands of Richard Ryche,,,, ,1593_1,J/192,9/681b/126,,Essex,Great Wakering,[1592]-05-20,"Drywood, Thomas, gent.",Cerbe,William,M,Little Wakering,,,18,,[1592]-04-30,4,,,,Going by cart ('caruca') drawn by two horses to bring a certain tree called a 'maypole' to Wakering,The cart overturned and certain part of the cart struck WC on 'the nape of the necke' giving him a mortal wound,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the back of the neck, 1 in deep",,,Horses with harness worth 40s 4d remain in the hands of William Brydge of North Shoebury,,,, ,1593_1,J/193,9/681b/151,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 435, p. 108",Sussex,Cuckfield,1592-06-17,"Fowle, Magnus",Stanfforde,Thomas,M,Cuckfield,Husbandman,,,,1592-06-14,6,,,,Digging with a 'peecke',A piece of earth with a piece of pitchfork ('merga') fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,,,,Pick worth 2d,,,, ,1593_1,J/194,9/681b/152,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 433, p. 107",Sussex,Poynings,1592-05-26,"Fowle, Magnus",Harte,George,M,,,,Boy,,1592-05-21,5,,,,"Pricking a certain post in a pond/pit ('puteus'), located in a meadow, with a hedging bill",He fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Hedging bill worth 2d,,,, ,1593_1,J/195,9/681b/153,,Kent,Dartford,1592-03-25,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Cooper,Judith,F,,,"Daughter of Paul Cooper of Dartford, butcher",12,,1592-03-22,3,,18:00,,Went to her father's close and approached a steer there,"When she touched the steer near the stomach, it struck her with its horn",Steer,,Gored by,,"Wound to the stomach, 4 in deep and 2 in long",Languished until 7 pm,,Steer worth 46s 8s which remain in custody of Paul Cooper,,,, ,1593_1,J/196,9/681b/154,,Kent,Horsmonden,1592-05-25,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Jerrat,John,M,,,"Son of Nicholas Jerrat of Horsmonden, founder",3 and more,,1592-03-23,3,,14:00-15:00,,,Fell from the 'baye' of a 'furnace pond' and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"William Whumber, Humphrey Belye and John Potter who found the body",,,,, ,1593_1,J/197,9/681b/155,,Kent,Lullingstone,1592-05-14,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Smythe,Henry,M,Lullingstone,Labourer,,,,1592-05-12,5,,16:00,Mill,Helping to put in place a millstone in the Lullingstone mill,"Suddenly, the stone fell on HS crushing him",Millstone,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,Languished until 11 am on 13 May,,"Millstone worth 10s which remain in the hands of Percival Hart of Lullingstone, esq.",,,, ,1593_1,J/198,9/681b/156,,Kent,Aylesford,1592-05-07,"Fremlyn, John, esq.",Poore,Abraham,M,East Malling,Shearman,,,,1592-05-06,5,,06:00,,"Unloading his household goods from a boat called a 'cockeboate' moored on the River Medway, in the wharf of a house called 'the yvye howse' ","When AP was unloading a 'peece of a plancke', the boat moved away from the wharf and he fell into the river (with water level being at its highest) which was witnessed by many villagers ",River Medway,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat worth 5s remains in custody John Branche of East Malling, the owner",,,, ,1593_1,J/199,9/681b/157,,Surrey,Egham,1591-11-03,"Derrick, John, gent.",Maborne,Thomas,M,"Reading, Berkshire",Bargeman,,,,1591-10-31,10,,08:00,,"Was in the barge of John Ellis of Reading, Barks, yeoman, travelling between Windsor and Egham",The mast fell on his forehead due to a strong wind,Mast,,Fell on top of him,,Struck forehead,,,Mast worth 5s in custody of John Ellys,,,, ,1593_1,J/200,9/681b/158,,Surrey,Effingham,1592-04-25,"Derrick, John, gent.",Bicknolde,Agnes,F,Effingham,Spinster,,,,1592-04-24,4,,10:00,,Fetching water from a pond with a bucket,Fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_1,J/201,9/681b/159,,Kent,Otford,1592-04-25,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Wyborne,Robert,M,Otford,,,,,1592-04-20,4,,07:00,,"Went to the house of Thomas Digge, esq. in Chevening, with Thomas Warde to discuss annual rent for a certain messuage that he held from TD ","When an argument arose, RW enraged TD by saying that TD 'myght put what he lyst in the wryting w[hich] was in his owne handes'. TD drew his sword called a 'rappyer' with the intention of striking RW, who tried to defend himself with a 'hedging byll' ('falx'), which he held in the right hand. He lifted it up quickly and gave himself a wound just above the right eye with the pointed end.",Hedging bill ,,Struck with,,Wound to the forehead just above the right eye ('paululum supra dexterum oculum suu[m]'),Languished until 6 am on 14 April,"Thomas Digge, esq., with whom he argued and Thomas Warde, who accompanied him",Hedging bill worth 8d,,,, ,1593_2,J/202,9/683a/56,,Suffolk,Henstead,1592-10-19,"Barker, Edmund gent.",Lestling,John,M,Henstead,Husbandman,,,,1592-10-17,10,,06:00,,Herding cattle in his pasture,Fell into a deep well ('fons'),Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/203,9/683a/57,,Norfolk,Ashwellthorpe,1592-09-01,"Dixon, Ralph",Ponyett,Elizabeth,F,,,"Wife of John Ponyett of Ashwellthorpe, labourer",About 30,,1592-08-31,8,,,,Washing linen in a certain pit ('puteus') filled with water ,"When the linen fell into the water, she leant down to recover it but fell and drowned in 5 ft of water",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/204,9/683a/58,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Godmanchester,1592-08-10,"[faded] Maille and Smythe, William",Toppin,Alice,F,Godmanchester,,,,,1592-08-10,8,,07:00-08:00,,Washing canvas and her clothes in the River Great Ouse near the Brampton watermill,Having washed the canvas she laid it out on the ground and went into the water to wash her clothes. She fell into a whirl and drowned unable to get out.,River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/205,9/683a/59,,Bedfordshire,Wilden,1592-07-16,"Bedells, William, gent.",Norfeild,Roger,M,Wilden,Labourer,,,,1592-07-15,7,,15:00,Highway,"Driving the cart ('quadriga') of of Thomas Pete of Wilden, yeoman, drawn by three horses in the Queen's highway","The horses running in and onto a 'Banke', the cart 'did overthrowe' and fell on RH crushing him",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Horses and cart worth 30s which remain in the hands of Edward Greene, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1593_2,J/206,9/683a/60,,Bedfordshire,Arlesey,1592-05-27,"Bedells, William, gent.",Collop,Margaret,F,Arlesey,Spinster,,,,1592-05-26,5,,17:00,Close,,Fell into a pond in a place called 'the ponde close' ,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/207,9/683a/61,,Bedfordshire,Luton,1592-11-17,"Sampson, Richard",Braddyn/Bradwyn,William,M,"Flamstead, Hertfordshire",Labourer,,15,,1592-11-15,11,,10:00,,Loading marl onto a dung cart in a pit at 'Annesley' in the Luton parish,Piece of earth fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,Instant,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/208,9/683a/62,,Bedfordshire,Wakes (in the parish of Eversholt),1593-03-31,"Sampson, Richard",Jarvys,Silvester,M,Wakes,,,15,,1593-03-28,3,,09:00,,"Loading clay onto the dung cart Thomas Hynton of Wakes, gent. drawn by two horses and two oxen",The cart rolled down a certain hill at speed (without either the horses or the oxen moving it) until it reach a house standing nearby. There SJ was crushed between the corner post and the right wheel and 'nere shaft' of the cart,Cart,House,Crushed between,,Wound to the right side of body,Languished until 5 pm on 30 March,,Wheel and shaft worth 3s 4d which remain in the hands of Thomas Hynton of Wakes for the use of the Queen,,,, ,1593_2,J/209,9/683a/63,,Bedfordshire,Eaton Bray,1593-02-04,"Sampson, Richard",Clarke,Percival,M,Eaton Bray,Miller,,,,1593-02-23,2,,07:00,Mill,grecyng of the cogges of the watermyll wheele' ('in ponendo pinuedinem sup[er] le cogges rote aquatice'),The cogwheel moved by force of water and caught his right arm and head ,Mill (cogwheel),,Crushed,,"Wound to the right side of head, 3 in long and 1.5 in wide",Instant,,"Wheel, cogs and 'Rownd[es]' worth 3s 4d which remain in the hands of John Buckmaster of Eaton Bray, miller",,"The Buckmaster family were owners of Doolittle Mill in Eaton Bray, http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/EatonBray/EarlyEducationInEatonBray.aspx",, ,1593_2,J/210,9/683a/64,,Buckinghamshire (now Oxfordshire),Caversfield,1592-07-05,"Eglenton, Nicholas, gent.",Hardon,Ralph,M,,Gentleman,,,,1592-07-03,7,,,,Walking in a place called Caversfield close,Struck by a falling elm tree being felled by William Tanner,Tree (elm),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,"William Tanner, who was felling the tree",Elm worth 5s which sum remains in the hands of Francis Ewer of Caversfield,,,, ,1593_2,J/211,9/683a/65,,Buckinghamshire,not given,1592-10-29,"Eglenton, Nicholas, gent.",Morris,William,M,Calverton,Labourer,,,,1592-10-26,10,,15:00,,"Walking across 'Parsnam feild' [Passenham?], Northamptonshire",Fell and broke his left leg,,,Fall,,Broken left leg,Languished until 11 or 23 on 26 October,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/212,9/683a/66,,Buckinghamshire,East Claydon,1593-01-06,"Eglenton, Nicholas, gent.",Deverell,Thomas,M,,,,5,,1593-01-05,1,,,,,Struck by a falling ash tree being felled by Edward Francklin and Ellis Colsell of East Claydon ,Tree (ash),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,Edward Francklin and Ellis Colsell of East Claydon who were felling the tree,Ash worth 20d which sum remains in the hands of Richard Francklin of East Claydon,,,, ,1593_2,J/213,9/683a/67,,Buckinghamshire,Ankerwycke,1592-10-16,"Smythe, John, gent.",Gates,Bridget,F,,,,,,1592-10-14,10,,,,Bending over a pond to draw water,Her feet fell into the water and she was drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/214,9/683a/68,,Buckinghamshire,Beaconsfield,1592-08-18,"Smythe, John, gent.",Chersley,Thomas,M,,,,,,1592-08-17,8,,,,"Leading a horse outside the barn/stables ('orreum') of Richard Tredway, esq. ",He stumbled and struck the horse [presumably accidentally] upon which the horse ran forward smashing TS's head and brain against a stone wall,Wall,,Crushed against,,Crushed head and brain,,,Horse worth 10s remains in the hands of Richard Tradwey,,,, ,1593_2,J/215,9/683a/69,,Buckinghamshire,High Wycombe (formerly Chipping Wycombe),1592-06-28,"Welles, John, gent.",Nelson,Jane,F,,,Daughter of William Nelson,4,,not given,,,,,,Fell into a 'Tubb of water' and drowned,Tub,,Fall into,,Suffocated and drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/216,9/683a/93,,Rutland,Teigh,1593-04-02,"Smythe, Clement, gent.",Brighton,Robert,M,,,,,,1593-03-30,3,,08:00,,,Kicked in the private parts by a bay mare of John Mandes in the latter's close ,Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Struck private parts. Blood remained inside causing death,Languished until 31 March,,"Mare worth 30s remains in custody of John Jackeson, deputy almoner",,,, ,1593_2,J/217,9/683a/94,,Rutland,Barrowden,1593-02-20,"Smithe, Clement and Cheselden, Kenelm, gent.",Turvill,John,M,Barrowden,,,,,1593-02-12,2,,03:00,,Travelling in a cart ('biga') called a 'shod carte' from the northern part of the village,The cart overturned in a place called 'Katherns yardes end' and fell on his mouth,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the mouth,,Henry Brokes and Simon White who found the body,"Cart worth 20s remains in custody of Thomas Clarke and Richard Welles, village constables",,,, ,1593_2,J/218,9/683a/95,,Rutland,Langham,1593-03-23,"Smithe, Clement, gent.",Browne,William,M,Langham,,,8,,1593-03-13,3,,12:00,,,Fell into a well in his father's close and drowned in 4 yards of water,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/219,9/683a/96,,Rutland,Empingham,1593-01-22,"Smithe, Clement and Cheselden, Kenelm, gent.",Redinele,Robert,M,Empingham,,,,,1592-12-24,12,,19:00,,Going to the church,His feet slipped and he fell into a five-feet-deep stream in a place called 'benethe the Towne' in the southern part of the village,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/220,9/683a/97,,Nottinghamshire,Headon,1592-08-02,"Leake, William, gent.",Thorpe,Robert,M,,,,,,1592-08-01,8,,10:00,Fields,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') drawn by oxen in the fields of Headon,"Going over a small hill, the cart fell on RT breaking his neck",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Cart worth 8s remains in custody of George Norsley of Headon, yeoman",,,, ,1593_2,J/221,9/683a/98,,Lincolnshire,Folkingham ('Fockingham'),1592-08-02,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Satarafatt,Thomas,M,,,,,,1592-07-31,7,,,,,"Shot in the stomach by Thomas Hardye of Folkingham, yeoman, whose 'handgonne' for shooting birds, 'charged cu[m] pulvere tormentari voc[atur] gunpowder & glandinib[us] plumbeis voc[atur] hayleshott' fired accidentally",Gun,,Shot with,,"Wound to the stomach, 4 in long, 4 in wide, 6 in long",Instant,"Thomas Hardye of Folkingham, yeoman, who shot him by accident",Gun worth 6s 8d,,,, ,1593_2,J/222,9/683a/99,,Nottinghamshire,Hickling,1592-12-11,"Gonaston, Luke, gent.",Mallerye,Anthony,M,Hickling,Gentleman,,,,1592-12-10,12,,15:00-16:00,,He 'did prime and dresse [...] a dagge or pistoll [...] charged w[i]th a bullett quartered',"The pistol 'discharged' giving him three wounds to the front of his body, 'betweene the thighe and the privie p[ar]te' ",Pistol,,Shot with,,"Wounds between the thigh and genitals, 6 in deep and 1/4 in wide or long [faded] ",Instant,"Margaret Rage of Hickling, spinster, who found the body","Pistol worth 2s remains in custody of Margaret Mallerye of Hickling, widow",,,, ,1593_2,J/223,9/683a/100,,Nottinghamshire,"Nottingham, city gaol",1593-03-23,"Gonaston, Luke, gent.",Boothe alias Boodhead,John,M,,Prisoner,,,,1593-03-23,3,,13:00-14:00,,Leaping in a place called 'the sporting place' at the Nottingham gaol,"He moved a few steps back to jump the further, fell over a 'lowe hedge' and then into a pit behind it, breaking his neck",Pit,,Fall into,,Broken neck,Instant,"Robert Wyllson, who found the body",,,,, ,1593_2,J/224,9/683a/101,,Nottinghamshire,Dunham,1592-10-06,"Leake, William, gent.",Kirke,William,M,,,,,,1592-09-25,9,,,,,Fell out of a boat on the River Trent,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,KB clerk: felo de se crossed out,, ,1593_2,J/225,9/683a/102,,Derbyshire,Pentrich ('Pentridge'),1592-07-08,"Whithall, Robert, gent.",Robinson,Edmund,M,Yeldersley,Labourer,,,,1592-06-27,6,,09:00,,"Driving the cart ('plaustrum') of John Starkey of Yeldersley laden with coal and drawn by six oxen, with John Hambleton","The cart fell on the right side of ER's body because of the movement of two oxen, breaking his right leg and three ribs on the right side of his body",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Broken right leg and three ribs on the right side of body,Languished until 7 July,"John Hambleton, who drove the cart with him",Oxen worth £6 13s 4d and coal worth 30s remain in custody of John Starkey,,,, ,1593_2,J/226,9/683a/103,,Coventry city,Coventry,1592-08-18,"Beale, John, gent.",Cooke,Richard,M,Coventry,Weaver,,,,1592-08-18,8,,15:00,,Standing on the verge/brim of a well in the Bishop Street,He slipped and fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/227,9/683a/104,,Coventry city,Coventry,1593-01-21,"Beale, John, gent.",Birde,Emma,F,Coventry,Spinster,,,,1593-01-20,1,,16:00,,Walking over the verge of a dyeing well ('fons tinctor[is]') of Thomas Smallwoodde in the Spon Street,She slipped and fell into the well and drowned,Well (for dyeing),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/228,9/683a/105,,Northamptonshire,Wakerley,1592-12-13,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Pepper,Edward,M,,,,,,1592-12-05,12,,09:00,,"Trying to cross a certain watercourse/river ('rivu[s] aquenda' [sic, in acc. in the text]) called 'well and water' in the field called 'wakerlye great hollowe', using a tree trunk",He fell from the trunk and drowned,Watercourse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/229,9/683a/106,,Warwickshire,Bridge End,1592-09-16,"Rogers, Henry, gent.",Johnson,Matthew,M,,,,16 and more,,1592-09-14,9,,,,Washing himself in the River Avon near the Bridge End,Drowned in the lower part of the river,River Avon,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/230,9/683a/142,,Shropshire,Diddlebury,1592-10-20,"Hayle, John, gent.",Phentrell,William,M,,Schoolboy,,Schoolboy,,1592-10-20,10,,,,Playing with his schoolmate ('condiscipulus') John Hamond in the parish graveyard,He ran up ('incursione faciens') to JH and fell on JH's knife,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the inner thigh,Languished for one hour,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/231,9/683a/143,,Shropshire,All Stretton,1593-02-20,"Hayle, John, gent.",Wilkes,Richard,M,,,,,,1593-02-20,2,,,,Pruning an oak tree,"Fell down, breaking his neck",Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/232,9/683b/177,,Cornwall,Bodmin,1593-02-28,"Trenance, Thomas, esq.",John,John,M,St Kew,Servant ('groome'),,,,1593-02-19,2,,,,,Struck on the right side of head and the upper forehead by the gelding of William Mathew of St Kew,Horse (gelding),,Struck by,,"Wound to the right side of head and the upper forehead, 4 in long and more",Languished until 27 February,,"Gelding worth 30s remains in custody of William Mathew and Richard Mathew, his son",,,, ,1593_2,J/233,9/683b/178,,Devon,Shilstone ('Chylston'),1592-09-06,"Hele, Hugh, gent., sen.",Reade,Gabriel,M,,,,,,1592-09-01,9,,,,,"He was attacked by the boar ('aper') of Thomas Came of Shilstone, yeoman, which struck him in the lower part of the body with its tusk",Boar,,Struck by,,"Wound to the lower part of the body, 4 in long",,,Boar worth 10s ,,,, ,1593_2,J/234,9/683b/179,,Devon,Stokenham,1592-07-23,"Hele, Hugh, sen.",Godyer,John,M,Beeston ('Beyston'),,Son of Michael Godyer,,,1592-07-22,7,,12:00-13:00,,Mounted his father's black mare and rode it into a the sea or a salt pool ('mare salsum') at Beechsands,,Sea / salt pool,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/235,9/683b/180,,Lincolnshire,West Allington,1592-10-12,"Newton, William, gent.",Hyngeston,John,M,,,,,,1592-10-06,10,,,,,"Kicked in the left side of his forehead by the gelding of Nicholas Webber, gent.",Horse (gelding),,Kicked by,,"Wound to the left side of his forehead, 1.5 in long and 1 in deep",Languished until 12 October,,Gelding worth 26s 8d remains in the hands of Nicholas Webber,,,, ,1593_2,J/236,9/683b/181,,Somerset,Tintinhull,1593-01-13,"Napper, Thomas, gent.",Lorymer,John,M,,Cleric,,,,1593-01-10,1,,15:00,,Was in a small house called a 'lynnage howse' being part of the Tintinhull vicarage building,"Suddenly, the house fell on JL due to its derelict state. A piece of timber struck him in the right eye",Timber,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to right eye, 2 in deep and across the whole width of the eye ('latitudine tocius spacie d[i]c[t]i occuli')",Died at night,,House worth 2s remains in custody of Tintinhull villages,,,, ,1593_2,J/237,9/683b/182,,Somerset,South Petherton,1592-08-23,"Sandes, Francis, gent.",Russell,William,M,,,,,,1592-08-22,8,,19:00,,"Trying to move the cart of William Gifford, gent., standing in WG's curtilage at Bridge in the parish of South Petherton","Suddenly, the cart rolled fast towards WR and struck him in the chest",Cart,,Struck by,,Bruised chest ('magna brisura'),,,Cart with wheels worth 26s 8d remain in custody of William Gifford,,,, ,1593_2,J/238,9/683b/183,,Somerset,Ilton,1592-11-16,"Sandes, Francis, gent.",Chapell,Robert,M,,,,,,1592-11-16,11,,14:00,,"Standing by a certain old wall, tying a piglet which he bought from Sampson Baker","When he bend down, a great part of the wall collapsed on his body",Wall,,Fell on top of him,,Bruised and pressed body ('de quibusquidam depressione et bruisura Idem Robertus [...] obijt),Instant,,Wall worth nothing,,,, ,1593_2,J/239,9/683b/184,,Somerset,Babcary,1592-11-25,"Napper, Thomas, gent.",Tyllye,Lucy,F,,,,,,1592-11-25,11,,,,Drawing water from a pond with a 'duble Jugg',"She leant forward over the pond, her feet slipped and she fell into the water",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/240,9/683b/185,,Somerset,Chilton Cantelo,1592-12-06,"Napper, Thomas, gent.",Parker,Agnes,F,,,,,,1592-12-10,12,,,,"Crossing a bridge over a certain stream or ditch ('trans [...] rivulum sive fossatum aque') between certain pasture closes called 'hayes et hoclyham', with a measure of hay on her head and a pot for milking ('olla') in her hand","Sharp gusts of wind rocked the hay, which caused AP to fall from the bridge and into the water",Stream or ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Hay worth 3d remains in custody of Chilton Cantelo villagers,,,, ,1593_2,J/241,9/683b/186,,Somerset,Barlynch in the Brompton Regis parish,1593-11-16,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Norman,Edward,M,Brompton Regis,,,About 28,,1592-12-14,12,,11:00,,Climbed an ash tree growing in the Barlynch Grove or Wood to cut some branches,"When he was in the upper part of the tree, the branch he was standing on broke and he fell 20 feet to the ground",Tree (ash),,Fall from,,Crushed body,Languished until 15 December in the house of William Weere,,Branch and ash worth 16d remain in custody of Brampton Regis villagers,,,, ,1593_2,J/242,9/683b/187,,Dorset,Sturminster Newton castle,1592-11-28,"Walton, Richard, gent. ",Eyres,Thomas,M,Sturminster Newton castle,Carpenter,,,,1592-11-28,11,,,,,Fell from the house of Richard Coloborne,House,,Fall from,,,,,,,Jury signatures,, ,1593_2,J/243,9/683b/188,,Dorset,Frome Vauchurch,1592-08-11,"Hoskins, John, gent.",Bridell,Eleanor,F,,,,2,,1592-08-11,8,,17:00,,Playing with other children in the street,She walked away from others and went alone between a hedge called 'Bongers Thornes' and a stream and further to a place called 'Bongers Poole'. She was on a very narrow path from which she fell and drowned in three feet of water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/244,9/683b/189,,Dorset,Gillingham,1592-07-14,"Will[iam]s, John",Metyard,John,M,Motcombe,,,,,1592-07-14,7,,,,Mowing with a scythe,Wounded himself in the leg,Scythe,,,,"Wound to the leg, 1 finger ('digitus') long and 1/4 finger deep",,,Scythe worth 2d,,,, ,1593_2,J/245,9/683b/190,,Wiltshire,Boreham/Sutton Veny,1592-10-27,"Jones, William, gent.",Pyttes,William,M,Maiden Bradley,Gentleman,,,,1592-10-23,10,,,,"24-years-old Humphrey Bryant of Trowbridge, fletcher and others were shooting at targets called 'Twelvescore Prick[es]' at Sutton Veny. WP was standing at the western target 'to geve Ayme'.",HB warned WB that he was about to shoot and WB declared he was ready. He watched the arrow fly and through his own negligence was struck in the forehead,Arrow,,Struck by,,"Wound to the forehead, 4 in deep and 1 in in circumference ('circuitu unius pollicis')",Languished until 24 October,"Humphrey Bryant, who shot him by accident",Arrow worth 2d remains in custody of Humphrey Bryant,,,, ,1593_2,J/246,9/683b/191,,Wiltshire,Westbury,1593-03-16,"Jones, William, gent.",Fennell,Edith,F,Westbury Leigh marsh,,"Wife of Nicholas Fennell of Westbury Leigh Marsh, weaver",,Suffering from falling sickness,1593-03-13,3,,15:00,,,Fell into a well in NF's garden due to her epilepsy,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Nicholas Fennell, who found the body",,,,, ,1593_2,J/247,9/683b/192,,Hampshire ,Newport (Isle of Wight),1592-11-04,"Carey, George, knight, marshall of the household and captain of the Isle of Wight, and coroner",Badd,Thomas,M,,,Son of Emmanuel Badd,7 and more,,1592-11-04,11,,14:00-15:00,,,Struck in the back of his head by three pieces of wood ('three firr bordes') that fell on him in his father's 'storehowse' ,Wood,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the back of his head,Instant,,Three pieces of wood worth 2s 6d remain in custody of Emmanuel Badd,,,, ,1593_2,J/248,9/683b/193,,Hampshire ,Appley,1592-08-25,"Carey, George, knight, marshall of the household and captain of the Isle of Wight, and coroner",Coren,Margery,F,,,,,,1592-08-24,8,,,,,"Accidentally shot in the chest with a 'pistoll charged w[i]th shott & powder' by Richard Ward of Appley, sailor ",Pistol,,Shot with,,Wound to the right side of chest,Languished until 25 August,"Richard Ward of Appley, sailor, who shot her by accident","Pistol worth 6s 8d and diverse other listed goods, chattels and cash belonging to RW remain in custody of [faded]","Diverse other listed goods, chattels and cash belonging to RW remain in custody of [faded]",,, ,1593_2,J/249,9/683b/207,,York city,"York, in the parish of St Mary Castlegate",1593-03-18,"Saxton, George and Killingbeck, Francis",Dodd,George,M,,,,,,1593-03-17,3,,20:00-21:00,,"Returning home to the suburb outside Skeldergate from the house of John Jackson, 'inholder' located in the street called 'Cargate'","Trying to catch a boat ('inclinans corpus eius ad capiendo lintrem') to travel across the River Ouse, he inclined his body and fell into the water where he drowned",River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"William Jenkyns, who found the body at 8 am on the next day",,,,, ,1593_2,J/250,9/683b/208,,York city,York,1592-10-04,"Saxton, George and Killingbeck, Francis",Thompson,John,M,,Labourer,,,,1592-10-03,10,,17:00,,"Walking down Cargate at the end of a bridge on the River Ouse in the parish of St Michael, busy about his business","Pieces of wood lying on the street collapsed on him, knocking him to the ground and crushing his body",Wood,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Languished until 9 pm,,Pieces of wood worth 8d remain in the hands of the mayor and citizens of York,,,, ,1593_2,J/251,9/683b/258m,,Essex,[faded]edington,1592-07-06,"Moore, Thomas, gent.",Towesend,Thomas,M,,,,,,1592-06-28,6,,,,Washing himself in a certain pit filled with water,His feet slipped and he fell into the water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"John Adams, who drowned with him",,,,, ,1593_2,J/251,9/683b/258m,,Essex,[faded]edington,1592-07-06,"Moore, Thomas, gent.",Adams,John,M,,,,,,1592-06-28,6,,,,Washing himself in a certain pit filled with water,His feet slipped and he fell into the water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Towesend, who drowned with him",,,,, ,1593_2,J/252,9/683b/259,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 439, pp. 108-9",Sussex,Lewes,1592-08-15,"Fowle, Magnus",Acton,Edward,M,,Locksmith,,,,1592-08-14,8,,,Meadow,"He jumped ('insiluit') onto the back of a grey mare property of Robert Howell, sen., of Kingston near Lewes, in a meadow called 'Pulber' in the parish of Kingston","The mare jumped into a river, where EA drowned",River,Horse (mare),Fall into,,Drowned,,,Mare worth 13s 4d remains in custody of Edward Acton junior of the St Mary parish outside Westgate near Lewes,,,, ,1593_2,J/253,9/683b/260m,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 440, p. 109",Sussex,Mountfield,1592-08-27,"Playfere, William, gent.",Strete,John,M,Battle,Labourer,,,,1592-08-24,8,,,,"Washing naked in a pond in the company of John Jerret of Mountfield, labourer",He went into such deep water that he drowned,Pond,,,,Drowned,,"John Jerret of Mountfield, labourer, who was with him",,,,, ,1593_2,J/253,9/683b/260m,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 440, p. 109",Sussex,Mountfield,1592-08-27,"Playfere, William, gent.",Jerret,John,M,Mountfield,Labourer,,,,1592-08-24,8,,,,"Washing naked in a pond in the company of John Strete of Battle, labourer",He went into such deep water that he drowned,Pond,,,,Drowned,,"John Strete of Battle, labourer, who was with him",,,,, ,1593_2,J/254,9/683b/261,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 447, p. 110",Sussex,Wadhurst,1592-10-31,"Playfere, William, gent.",Watle,Simon,M,Battle,Labourer,,,,1592-10-26,10,,16:00-17:00,,He was at 'Paylersfurnace' with two other young men,"SW and another man were on the arms of the wheel of the furnace which was turning around. The wheel carried and violently crushed his head between the wheel and a piece of timber, so that bloof flowed copiously from his ears and nose",Furnace (wheel),Timber,Crushed between,,Crushed head,Instant,"Two other men, who were with him",Wheel worth 2s,,,, ,1593_2,J/255,9/683b/262,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 449, p. 111",Sussex,Bodiam ('Bodyham'),1592-12-15,"Playfere, William, gent.",Crowcher,Robert,M,Bodiam,Husbandman,,,Suffering from falling sickness,1592-12-14,12,,11:00,,,"He fell to the ground in a place full of mud, so that his face was fully covered by mud and water, and was smothered",Puddle,,Fall into,,Smothered ('ingulatus erat'),Instant,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/256,9/683b/263,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 444, p. 110",Sussex,Heathfield,1592-10-08,"Playfere, William, gent.",Salter,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1592-09-20,9,,20:00,,"She was in the house of Thomas Welshe, gent., with Edward Putland of Heathfield, husbandman","EP found 'a burdinge peice' loaded with gun powder and lead pellets, and not knowing it was loaded, he touched the 'fyrelock' of the gun so that it fired striking and piercing ES's right shoulder",Gun,,Shot with,,Wound to the right shoulder,Languished until 6 October,"Edward Putland of Heathfield, husbandman, who shot her accidentally","Gun worth 6s 8d and EP's goods and chattels worth 30s, which sums were paid to the liberty bailiff for the use of Thomas Pelham, esq., lord of the liberty"," EP's goods and chattels worth 30s, which sums were paid to the liberty bailiff for the use of Thomas Pelham, esq., lord of the liberty",,, ,1593_2,J/257,9/683b/264,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 441, p. 109",Sussex,Salehurst,1592-08-29,"Playfere, William, gent.",Foster,Deborah,F,Salehurst,Spinster,,,,1592-08-28,8,,08:00,,She was in in a windmill with 0.5 bushel of 'malte' to grind,"She placed her right hand on the 'trendle' [trundle, the lantern-wheel'] of the mill and by misadventure and her great negligence she was drawn between the trundle and the cog wheel, so that her right hand and arm were broken and her head crushed",Mill (trundle),Mill (cog wheel),Crushed between,,"Broken right hand and arm in three places, head crushed",Instant,,Trundle and cog wheel worth 10s,,,, ,1593_2,J/258,9/683b/265,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 437, p. 108",Sussex,Ewhurst,1592-07-20,"Playfere, William, gent.",Panckeherst,Mercy,F,,,Daughter of of Simon Panckeherst,Over 2,,1592-07-18,7,,13:00,,She was alone in a close near her father's house,She fell into a pit/pond ('puteus') with three feet of water and drowned,Pit,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/259,9/683b/266,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 442, p. 109",Sussex,Selsey,1592-09-03,"Lane, Richard, gent.",Kempe,John,M,,,,,,1592-08-30,8,,,,,"A gelding, which JK held with one hand, struck him with its heels, giving him a wound to the right arm",Horse (gelding),,Struck by,,Wound to the right arm,Languished until 3 September,,"Gelding worth 26s 8d, which sum remains with Walter Coverlie of Birdham",,,, ,1593_2,J/260,9/683b/267,,Kent,Penshurst,1592-07-16,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Shirewood,Thomas,M,,,"Son of William Shirewood, husbandman",2,,1592-07-16,7,,11:00,,Went out of the house of Thomas Hawford at the 'fullyngmyll' near the Chafford bridge,He fell into a pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Thomas Hawys, who found the body",,,,, ,1593_2,J/261,9/683b/268,,Kent,East Peckham,1592-10-23,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Sybly/Syblye,Thomas,M,East Peckham,Husbandman,,,,1592-10-21,10,,07:00,,Climbed up a ladder in the barn of John Onglye to throw down some grain for threshing,"He fell to the ground from the upper storey of the barn, crushing his body gravely",Barn (upper storey),,Fall from,,Crushed,Languished until 2 am on 22 October,,,,,, ,1593_2,J/262,9/683b/269,,Kent,East Sutton,1592-12-09,"Fremlyn, John, esq.",Gyllam,John,M,,"Servant of Richard Goreham of Ulcombe, weaver",,,,1592-12-08,12,,,Queen's highway,Riding a small bay mare drawing two small and old 'waggen wheeles' from the house of Thomas Rydgeman in East Sutton to the house of Richard Goreham in Ulcombe,The mare stumbled and both she and the wheels overturned and fell on JG's abdomen and stomach,Horse (mare),wheels,Fell on top of him,,Crushed abdomen and stomach,Instant,"John Huggyns, servant of Edward Fylmer of East Sutton, esq., who found the body","Mare and wheels worth 26s 8d, which remain in custody of Thomas Argold?, esquire",,,, ,1593_2,J/263,9/683b/270,,Kent,Cuxton,1592-07-24,"Cotes, Martin, sen.",Saxpes,Elizabeth,F,,"Wife of William Saxpes of Saint Mary, tailor",,,,1592-07-24,7,,08:00-09:00,Queen's highway,Riding on a gelding with her husband in the Queen's highway at Cuxton,"They encountered William Nubye driving the cart of Nicholas Neave of Addington, yeoman, laden with lime ('calx') and roof tiles. They moved to the side of the road but the gelding kept retreating backwards as WN pushed onwards whipping his horses. Eventually, the gelding fell to the ground due to the sudden movement of the cart and his moving back. ES fell on her head and broke her neck.",Horse (gelding),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,"William Nubye, the cart driver and ES's husband","Gelding worth 20s and cart with load and horses with harness worth 53s 8d remain in custody of William Simkins, deputy almoner",,,, ,1593_2,J/264,9/683b/271,,Kent,Shorne,1592-08-24,"Cotes, Martin, sen.",Reynolds,Michael,M,,,Son of David Reignolds,,,1592-03-22,3,,12:00-14:00,Common,Loading barley onto a cart on his father's land in the common field called 'westshorne' in the parish of Chalk,"As he tried to adjust one of the sheaves of barley which he had put on the cart in a disorderly way, he fell to the ground landing on his head and shoulders",Cart and load,,Fall from,,Crushed ,Languished until between 2 and 4 am on 23 August,,"Barley worth 10s remains in the hands of William Symkins, deputy of Richard Fletcher, bishop of Bristol and high almoner",,,, ,1593_2,J/265,9/683b/272,,Kent,Snodland,1592-06-22,"Cotes, Martin, sen.",Tixsall,Emmeline ('Emlena'),F,,"Spinster and servant of John Dittye, miller",,,,1592-06-21,6,,17:00-19:00,,"Walking to her master's house through a footbridge at the end of the 'Tyde mill', carrying in her arms 'a suckinge Childe' (female) of her master. ","She stumbled by misfortune (that is divine providence) at the further end of the footbridge and fell into the mill race where she drowned. She managed, however to throw the child onto the grassy bank of the pond, thus saving it.",Mill race by the River Medway,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Agnes Harte, wife of Simon Harte and Mercy ('M[er]cea)? Oliff, spinster, who found the body","Inhabitants of Snodland are charged under penalty of 40s to amend and repair the road and passage on the eastern side of the mill so that they are safe for the queen's people and to check that they remain safe in future, also under penalty of 40s",,,, ,1593_2,J/266,9/683b/273,,Kent,Doddington/Newnham,1592-08-04,"Kybbet,Humphrey, gent.",Stacye,William,M,Teynham,Labourer,,,,1592-08-03,8,,,,"Driving a cart laden with 'Fyfte Brushe Faggott[es]' drawn by one castrated horse [sic], two geldings and two mares property of William Lucas of Tenham, husbandman, in the lane called 'Kings Acre Forstall' at Newnham","Walking by the cart, he fell backwards under the left wheel. At this moment the cart rolled down the road bank (and not due to horses' movement) and ran over WS's right arm and chest",Cart and load,,Run over,,Run over right arm and chest,,,Cart with two wheels and 50 bundles of brushwood worth 10s remain in custody of William Lucas of Tenham,,,, ,1593_2,J/267,9/683b/310,,[Buckinghamshire],Wendover,[faded],"Eglenton, Nicholas, gent.",Palmer,Jane,F,,,,,,1592?-08-22,8,,,,Travelling in a cart ('caruca') drawn by two blind mares in the Queen's highway called 'London hie waye',The cart overturned on the road bank and part of the cart fell on the right side of JP's head,Cart,,Fell on top of her,,"Wound to the right side of head, brain deep",Instant,,"Mares, cart and wheels worth 20s which sum remains in the hands of Francis Harrys of Wendover",,Faded,, ,1593_4,J/268,9/684A/20,,Hertfordshire,Ware,1592-06-27,"Drywood, Thomas, gent.",Taylor,Richard,M,,,,,,1592-06-25,6,,,,Driving a cart laden with eight measures of malt and drawn by one horse,Pressed and crushed between the cart and a gate post due to the sudden movement of the horse,Cart,Gate post,Crush between,,Pressed and crushed,Instant,,"Cart, horse and eight measures of malt worth 24s 8d which remain in custody of Walter Osborne of Broxbourne, gent., bailiff of Lord Treasurer of England",,,, ,1593_4,J/269,9/684A/19,,Surrey,Farnham,1593-02-27,"Derrick, John, gent.",Haywarde,Richard,M,Runfold,Husbandman,,,,1593-02-24,2,,15:00,,Driving a cart ('biga') drawn by four horses and laden with brushwood called 'rice sive Frith' in the place called 'pray close' ,"Suddenly, the cart overturned due to the depth ('profunditas') of the road while the horses stood still. The wood fell on RH killing him ",Cart,Load,Fell on top of him,,,,,"Cart and wood worth 8s remain in custody of Anthony Harwarde of Badshott, gent.",,,, ,1593_4,J/270,9/684A/18,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 460, p. 114",Sussex,Lewes,1593-06-20,"Fowle, Magnus",Brooke,George,M,,,,,,1593-06-17,6,,,,Riding a mare by a common stream ('communis amnis'),He fell asleep and the thirsty mare entered the stream to drink. GB fell into the water and drowned,Stream,Horse (mare),Fall into,,Drowned,,,Mare worth 10s remains in the hands of the coroner,,,, ,1593_4,J/271,9/684A/17,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 459, pp. 113-14",Sussex,Rotherfield,1593-06-11,"Fowle, Magnus",Gardener,Nicholas,M,Rotherfield,Labourer,,,,1593-06-11,6,,,,Digging with a mattock in a marl pit,A piece of earth from the pit fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,,,,"Mattock worth 4d, earth worth 1d",,,, ,1593_4,J/272,9/684A/16,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 461, p. 114",Sussex,West Hoathly,1593-06-20,"Fowle, Magnus",Whyttur,Thomas,M,,,,11,,1593-06-19,6,,,,Driving a cart drawn by four steers ('boviculi'),He fell under the wheels of the cart and one of them ran over his body,Cart,,Run over,,Wound 12 in long and 7 in wide ,Languished for two hours,,Steers worth 49s and cart worth 12d which remain in the hands of Alice Tye,,,, ,1593_4,J/273,9/684A/15,,Kent,Linton,1593-06-06,"Fremlyn, John, esq.",Myles,John,M,Teston,Husbandman,,,,1593-06-06,6,,05:00,,"Driving an old cart drawn by an old gelding and laden with 10 sacks filled with five quarters of wheat, from Linton to Crambrook with Francis Hancock, his servant","Going down a high hill JM and FH tried to restrain the horse to prevent a rapid descent. JM fell onto the road, at which point FH jumped off the cart, and was run over by the right wheel of the cart, suffering grave injuries",Cart,,Run over,,Crushed body,Languished for two hours,,"Cart, sacks and wheat worth £5 which remain in custody of John Myles of Teston, husbandman, JM's kin for the use of bishop of Worcester ",,,, ,1593_4,J/274,9/684A/14,,Kent,Halling,1593-04-03,"Cotes, Martin, sen.",Thurston,Dorothy,F,,,"Daughter of John Thurstone of Halling, labourer",,,1593-04-02,4,,13:00-17:00,,"Edward Skott of Halling, labourer, was cutting tree branches in the 'hedgerowe' in the eastern part of the 'fulians Fylde' and DT, unknowingly to him, was collecting dead pieces of the fallen wood ",An oak tree branch cut by ES fell to the ground and the greater end of it struck DT on the left side of her head,Tree (oak branch),,Fell on to of her,,"Wound to the left side of head, 1.5 in wide and 1/2 in deep",Instant,"Edward Skott of Halling, labourer, who was cutting tree branches",Branch worth 2d,,The jury found ES not guilty of DT's death,, ,1593_4,J/275,9/684A/13,,Kent,Wateringbury,1593-02-11,"Tuttesham, Thomas, gent.",Strynger,Henry,M,,,"Son of William Strynger of Wateringbury, husbandman",,,1593-02-10,2,,15:00,,Was on the curb of a certain well near the house of William Caryll,He fell headlong into the well cracking his head,Well,,Fall into,,Broken/cracked head ('frangebat caput') with brain leaking out of the skull,Instant,"William Woodcock and John Davyes, both seven-years-old, who witnessed the accident",,,,, ,1594_2,J/276,9/684C/70,,Cornwall,Millbrook,1591-02-18,"Trenance, Thomas, esq.",Whetford,John,M,,Yeoman,,,,1591-02-15,2,,,,Walking on 'steares' holding a knife in his right hand,Fell?,Knife,,Struck with,,"Wound, 3 in and more long and 1 in deep",Languished until 16 February,,Knife worth 2d,,,, ,1594_2,J/277,9/684C/69,,Hampshire ,Crondall,1593-11-03,"Scullerd, John, gent.",Ewes,Richard,M,,,,,,1593-11-02,11,,,,Working in a 'marle pytte' ,Large amount or mass of earth fell on his head and body,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1594_2,J/278,9/684C/68,,Somerset,Crowcombe,1598-09-[faded],"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Grevill,John,M,,Gentleman,,About 7,,1593-08-31,8,,16:00-17:00,,"Riding behind Elizabeth Carewe, servant of Thomas Carewe esquire on a roan horse to 'Lye mylle', carrying a pack saddle and something illegible to value of 33s 4d of the goods of Thomas Carewe","Rode over a bridge six feet wide at the mill tail. Horse, having an eye problem, started and went backwards on the bridge. JG slipped and fell off back part of horse into mill stream. Horse fell on him and gave him a blow on the head so that his brains came out of his ears",Horse,,Fell on top of him,,crushed head so that his brains came out of his ears,Instant,,,,,, ,1594_2,J/279,9/684C/67,,Somerset,Birchen Wood ('Burching woode' in the parish of Luxborough),1593-12-18,"Hurforde, Richard, gent.",Hancocke,Bartholomew,M,Luxborough,Husbandman,,About 46,,1593-12-17,12,,14:00,,Pruning an oak tree growing in the 'burchinge woode' in the parish of Luxborough with an axe,"Sitting on a branch 18 ft from the ground, he cut off the upper part of the tree. In falling it knocked him to the ground injuring him and crushing his body",Tree (oak branch),,Fall from,Struck by,"Wound under the left ear, which caused bleeding, and crushed body",,,Tree worth 12d and axe worth 4d remain in the hands and custody of Luxborough village,,,, ,1594_2,J/280,9/684C/66,,Somerset,Horner Wood ('hornewoode' in the parish of Luccombe),1593-11-15,"Hurforde, Richard, gent.",Jordaine,Jane,F,,,"Wife of William Jordaine of Luccombe, 'Iren man'",,,1593-11-14,11,,10:00,,"Washing her muslin clothes ('sindones vestementes') 'at a certaine Iren mill poonde of water' at Horner Wood, as she used to do often","She was 'standynge vppon the brinke of the said poonde of water' when a gust of wind caused her feet to slip. She fell into the pond, which was 10 ft deep and 40ft wide, and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1594_2,J/281,9/684C/64,,Somerset,Cheddar/Draycott,1592-06-10,"Godwin, Anthony, gent.",Ducket,Richard,M,,,,,,1593-06-04,6,,,,Holding a colt by the bridle,"The colt pulled RD to the ground and dragged along and against a certain stick ('virga'), which struck RD in the left eye, piercing it to the brain",Horse,Stick,Dragged,Struck by,Wound to the left eye through to the brain,Languished until 9 June,,Colt worth 16s remains in custody of William Colston of Draycott,,,, ,1594_2,J/282,9/684C/61,,Dorset,Rodden,1593-12-06,"Hodder, John, gent.",Fourde,Agnes,F,,,"Wife of Richard Fourde of Rodden, husbandman",,Suffering from falling sickness,1593-12-04,12,,13:00,,Washing 'certen lynnen clothes' in a stream near the 'halles crosse' at Rodden,"She had a sudden seizure caused by 'falling sicknes', which had caused her much suffering on several occassions, and fell into the water",Stream,Falling sickness,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Faded,, ,1594_2,J/283,9/684C/60,,Dorset,Loders,1593-11-27,"Helly, John",Mynson,Stephen,M,Bridport,Labourer,,,,1593-11-27,11,,,,,Ash tree fell on him,Tree (ash),,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,Date: Inquest dated 1594-01-10; jury signatures,, ,1594_2,J/284,9/684C/59,,Dorset,Weymouth,1593-08-06,"Barfoote, Thomas, mayor and coroner of Weymouth",Bayly,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1593-08-05,8,,,,Swimming in a certain water within the town of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis,The current carried him into the deep where he drowned,Water (unspecified),,Overcome by current,,Drowned,,,,"No clothes, shoes or goods were found on his body",,, ,1594_2,J/285,9/684C/58,,Dorset,Winterbourne Steepleton,1593-06-17,"Savage, William, gent. ",Lawrence,Elizabeth,F,Winterbourne Steepleton,,,Child,,1593-06-15,6,,07:00-08:00,,Crossing a stone bridge,Fell from the bridge and into the water,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1594_2,J/286,9/684C/56,,,Huish,1594-02-17,"[faded], William",Russell,Richard,M,,Yeoman,,,,,2,,[faded] before noon,,Riding a horse in a place called 'Grene Barrowe' ,The horse threw him or fell breaking his body,Horse,,,,Broken body,Died within one hour,,"Horse remains in custody of Mary Russell, his widow",,Jury signatures; faded,, ,1594_2,J/287,9/684C/55,,Wiltshire,Hindon,1594-02-25,"Stock[illegible], John, esq.",Baylie/Bailie,Agnes,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1593-12-24,12,,13:00-14:00,,She was in the barn of Reginald Coward,Part of the wall and the door fall on her due to strong wind,Wall and door,,Fell on top of her,,,,,,,,, ,1594_2,J/288,9/684C/31,,Rutland,Braunston,1593-11-19,"Smite, Clement, gent.",Adcocke,Richard,M,Braunston,,,,,1593-08-22,8,,15:00,,"Standing on a ladder in the close of Augustine Swafeild of Braunston, gent.",A white mare property of AS knocked the ladder causing RA's fall,Ladder,Horse (mare),Fall from,,,Languished until 25 August,,"Mare worth 4s 6d remains in custody of John Jackson, deputy almoner",,,, ,1594_2,J/289,9/684C/30,,"Lincolnshire, Holland",Whaplode,1593-09-05,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Clarke,William,M,Whaplode,Labourer,,,,1593-07-16,7,,,,"Driving the cart ('carruga') of Edward Lawson of Whaplode, yeoman, drawn by three horses over the bridge called 'Ropar Bridge' at Whaplode",The cart overturned and he was struck in the neck and spine by a piece of cart called 'the farr raith',Cart,,Struck by,,,Languished until 10 August,,"Part of cart and a black mare worth [illegible, part of document missing] in the hands of Edward Lawson",,,, ,1594_2,J/290,9/684C/29,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",New Sleaford ('New Sleforth'),1593-08-29,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Chambers,Thomas,M,New Sleaford,Labourer,,,Old and weak,1593-08-27,8,,,,Crossing a footbridge on the stream ('amunis') called 'the Olde E[illegible]',Fell into the water and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Footbridge worth 6d,,,, ,1594_2,J/291,9/684C/28,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",Ingoldsby,1593-12-21,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Catwood/Cawood,Richard,M,Ingoldsby,Freemason,,,,1593-12-19,9,,,Church,Standing on a scaffold in the Ingoldsby church,Fell down due to the 'fawling sickness' and because of a certain thing called a 'Fleake' (a wattled hurdle?),Scaffold,Falling sickness,Fall from,,,Languished for four hours,,Fleake' worth 2d in the hands of William Thonge,,,, ,1594_2,J/292,9/684C/27,,Norfolk,Wymondham,1593-08-11,"P[illegible], George, gent.",Nicholl,George,M,Wymondham,Weaver,,60,,1593-08-10,8,,,,Was in a cart ('currus') drawn by one horse,The cart overturned because of the violent movement of the horse. GN was ejected from the cart onto the ground,Cart,Horse,Fall from,,,Instant,,"Horse worth 10s remains in custody of Richard Newe, deputy almoner",,,, ,1594_2,J/293,9/684C/26,,Northamptonshire,Brigstock/Stanion ('Stanyerne'),1593-11-02,"Fosbroke, John, gent.",Todde,William,M,Brigstock,Labourer,,,,1593-10-25,10,,,,Coming near a certain cart ('currus') at Stanion,"The cart drove over a bump on the road or hill ('mons') at speed, overturned and fell on WT's right leg, injuring him gravely",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the right leg,Languished until 10 pm on 1 November,,Cart worth 10s which remain in the hands of Brigstock villagers ,,,, ,1594_2,J/294,9/684C/25,,Northamptonshire,Deene,1594-01-01,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Yorke,John,M,Deene,,Husband of Isabel Yorke,,,[faded],[faded],,23:00,House,Sleeping at home,Part of the stone wall fell on him ,Wall,,Fell on top of him,,[illegible],,,[faded] worth 4d remains in custody of Deene inhabitants,,,, ,1594_2,J/294,9/684C/25,,Northamptonshire,Deene,1594-01-01,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Yorke,Isabel,F,Deene,,Wife of John Yorke,,,[faded],[faded],,23:00,House,Sleeping at home,Part of the stone wall fell on her,Wall,,Fell on top of her,,[illegible],,,[faded] worth 4d remains in custody of Deene inhabitants,,,, ,1594_2,J/295,9/684C/20,,Lincolnshire,Bracebridge,1594-03-02,"Redferne. John and Hollingworth, Leonard",Nicholson,William,M,Lincoln,Brewer ('bearbreuer'),,,,1594-03-01,3,,17:00,House,"Brewing beer at the house of Henry Sapcott, esq.","Holding in his hands a 'scoupe', he fell into boiling water and 'was scalded'",Boiling water,,Fall into,,Scalded back and legs,Languished until 8 am on 2 March,,Scoop or ladle worth 1d,,,, ,1594_2,J/296,9/684C/19,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",Tattershall,1593-09-07,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Billton,William,M,Tattershall,Yeoman,,,,1593-09-06,9,,,Highway,Riding a bay mare in the Queen's highway near Tattershall,"The mare threw him to the ground, injuring his chest and face",Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Wounded chest and face,Instant,,"Mare, saddle and bridle worth 40s remains in the hands of Henry [Clinton], Earl of Lincoln",,,, ,1594_2,J/297,9/684C/13,,Shropshire,Chilton,1593-10-18,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Bradley,Ralph,M,,,,,,1593-10-19,10,,16:00,Highway,Riding a mare in the 'Quens heyghe waye' by the River Severn,The mare tripped and RB fell into the river where he drowned,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Mare worth 10s remains in the hands and custody of Chilton inhabitants,,,, ,1594_2,J/298,9/684C/12,,Shropshire,Eyton on Severn,1593-10-29,"Gybbons, Nicholas",N,N,M,,,,,,1593-10-28,10,,,,Walking along the River Severn,He fell into the water and drowned,River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1594_2,J/299,9/684C/11,,Worcestershire,Hallow,1593-09-08,"Bourne, Walter, gent.",Careles,Eleanor,F,,,"Wife of Augustine Careles of Fladbury, husbandman",,,1593-09-06,9,,,Highway,Riding a gelding in the Queen's highway,The gelding threw her to the ground as a resuly of which she sustained numerous mortal injuries,Horse (gelding),,Fall from,,Wounds to the body,Instant,,"Gelding worth 20s captured by Peter Gardman of Hallow, smith for the use of the bishop of Worcester, lord of the manor; remains in custody of Augustin Careles of Fladbury, husbandman, EC's husband",,,, ,1594_2,J/300,9/684C/10,,Worcestershire,Leigh Sinton,1593-08-23,"Bourne, Walter, gent.",Hollyman,"Thomas, jr.",M,Leigh Sinton,Husbandman,,,,1593-08-08,8,,,Fields,"Tying [line missing] in a cart ('plaustrum') in order to deliver it to the house of Thomas Hollyman, sr. of Leigh Sinton, husbandman","The 'waynerope' broke and he fell from the cart, breaking his neck",Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,"Rope worth 12d remains in custody of Thomas Hollyman, sr. of Leigh Sinton, husbandman",,Lines omitted/missing from the inquest,, ,1594_2,J/301,9/684C/9,,Worcestershire,Great Malvern,1593-09-10,"Bourne, Walter, gent.",Shrief,Henry,M,Great Malvern,Husbandman,,,,[faded],,,,,Standing in a pear tree to collect pears,The tree branch on which he was standing broke and he fell down suffering multiple mortal wounds,Tree (pear),,Fall from,,Wounds to the body,Instant,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/302,9/686a/122,,Rutland,Thorpe by Water,1594-06-24,"Cheselden, Kenelm, gent.",Waterfeild,Isabel,F,Thorpe by Water,,,14,,1594-06-08,6,,14:00,,Collecting wool in a place called 'Thorpe watermilne' at the west end of the village,She fell into a ditch ('fovea') filled with water to a depth of about seven feet,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Robert Worteley who found the body,,,,, ,1594_4,J/303,9/686a/123,,Northamptonshire,Loddington,1594-04-07,"Fosbroke, John, gent.",Goodfellowe,John,M,Orton,,,Boy,,1594-04-06,4,,16:00,,Travelling in a cart ('currus'),"Descending a certain hill at speed, the cart overturned and fell on JG's head, severely wounding and crushing it",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and wounded head,Instant,,Cart worth 10s remains in custody of Stephen Symmes of Orton,,,, ,1594_4,J/304,9/686a/124,,Northamptonshire,Fotheringhay,1594-06-05,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Heylie,Jane,F,Fotheringhay,Spinster,,,,1594-06-05,6,,09:00,,Washing four 'chese clout[es]' ('panniculi casiarii') in a 'wasshing plate' located in the south part of the Fotheringhay castle adjacent to the River Nene,Fell into the river and drowned,River Nene,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/305,9/686a/125m,,Derbyshire,Derby,1594-04-25,"Jackson, John",Ashecraft,John,M,,,,,,1594-04-25,4,,07:00,,Driving a cart ('carecta') drawn by four geldings in the pasture called 'holmes' and across the River Derwent with John Underwood,"As they tried to cross the river, with JU sitting on the back of one of the horses and JA remaining in the cart, JU realised that the water was too deep and too violent. They tried to turn back but the cart overturned and the horses fell into deep water followed by JU and JA.",River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Cart and horses property of Robert Baynebrigge and worth £6 13s 4d remain in his custody,,,, ,1594_4,J/305,9/686a/125m,,Derbyshire,Derby,1594-04-25,"Jackson, John",Underwood,John,M,,,,,,1594-04-25,4,,07:00,,Driving a cart ('carecta') drawn by four geldings in the pasture called 'holmes' and across the River Derwent with John Ashecraft,"As they tried to cross the river, with JU sitting on the back of one of the horses and JA remaining in the cart, JU realised that the water was too deep and too violent. They tried to turn back but the cart overturned and the horses fell into deep water followed by JU and JA.",River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Cart and horses property of Robert Baynebrigge and worth £6 13s 4d remain in his custody,,,, ,1594_4,J/306,9/686b/143,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 473, p. 117",Sussex,Broadwater,1594-06-18,"Lane, Richard, gent., coroner of the feofees of Thomas late duke of Norfolk",Duke,Thomas,M,,,,,,1594-06-16,6,,20:00,,"Taking his master's colt to water, leading it on a rope","He tied one end of the rope around his waist and the colt by misadventure dragged him for at least 100 perches over the ground, wherby the colt through his ferocity and speed broke his neck and destroyed the whole of his body ",Horse (colt),,Dragged,,Broken neck and destroyed body ('pullus [...] ferocitate et agilitate sua collu[m] [...] Thome Duke tu[n]c et ibi[de]m fregit at totu[m] illius corpus demolivit'),,,"Colt and rope worth 10s which sum remains in the hands of Richard Lane, gent., coroner",,,, ,1594_4,J/307,9/686b/144,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 475, pp. 117-18",Sussex,Bersted,1594-07-26,"Lane, Richard, gent.",Stammer,Richard,M,,,,,,1594-07-15,7,,,,Riding a horse to conduct his father's business ,Fell from the horse crushing his body,Horse,,Fall from,,Destroyed body ('totu[m] eius corpus domolivit'),Instant,,"Horse worth 20s which sum remains in the hands of John Hende, gent. for the Queen's use",,,, ,1594_4,J/308,9/686b/145,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 469, pp. 115-16",Sussex,Hollington,1594-04-11,"Playfere, William, gent.",Sawman,Nicholas,M,Crowhurst,Smith,,,Drunk,1592-04-04,4,,20:00,,"He became drunk in the house of James Baylie, alehouse keeper, at Hollington, and was on his way to Crowhurst with Agnes wife of James Raynoldes of Hollington. They lay down on the ground together near a pit near the road to Crowhurst, where Agnes left Sawman lying asleep",During the night he fell by misadventure into the pit with about 5 feet of water and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Agnes wife of James Raynoldes of Hollington, who was with him for part of the night",,,,, ,1594_4,J/309,9/686b/146,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 467, p. 115",Sussex,Barcombe,1594-03-31,"Fowle, Magnus",Goringe,George,M,,Esquire,,,,1594-03-28,3,,,,Walking on his land,He collapsed by divine intervention ('ex operac[i]o[n]e divina') and died,,,,,,,,,,KB classification - misadventure,, ,1594_4,J/310,9/686b/147,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 474, p. 117",Sussex,Wivelsfield,1594-06-23,"Fowle, Magnus",Button,Eve,F,,,Wife of John Button of Wivelsfield,,,1594-06-21,6,,,,Fetching water from a well,She fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/311,9/686b/148,,Kent,Whitstable,1594-06-28,"Kybbett, Humphrey, gent.",Collye,Richard,M,,"Servant of James Russell of Whitstable, tailor",,16,,1594-06-27,6,,10:00,,"Driving a 'wagon with ffower wheeles' ('currus') drawn by a black gelding and three mares (grey, roan and bay) in 'their harneis' ('apparatus') property of Thomas Lyttlewood of Sesalter, in the Queen's highway at the place called 'Clappham hyll' in the parish of Whitstable","Jumping over the front shafts of the cart, he fell down and the rear left wheel crushed the left side of his head",Cart,,Run over,,Crushed left side of head,,,"Horses with harness worth 26s 8d and cart with four wheels worth 20s remain in the hands of John Harker of Whitstable, yeoman, bailiff of Simon Smythe, esq., lord of the Whitstable manor, to whom the said goods and chattels belong by law",,,, ,1594_4,J/312,9/686b/149,,Kent,Shottenden,1594-05-15,"Kybbett, Humphrey, gent.",Kenwarde,Margaret,F,,,"Daughter of William Kenward of Chilham, yeoman",,,1594-04-24,4,,13:00,,She was alone in a close pertaining to the messuage of her father called 'Blaunters' in Shottenden,"Walking by a pond, she tripped and fell into the water and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/313,9/686b/150,,Kent,East Malling/New Hythe,1594-07-03,"Fremlyn, John, esq.",Barefleete,Edward,M,,,,,,1594-06-26,6,,22:00,,"Trying to reach a lighter [OED: a flat-bottomed barge] on the Medway River, using a small boat property of James Maylam ",His feet slipped and he fell into the water,River Medway,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"William Barefleete, his son, who found the body on 1 July","Boat worth 12d which remain in custody of James Maylam of East Malling, shipwright",,,, ,1594_4,J/314,9/686b/159,,Buckinghamshire,Calverton/Stony Stratford,1594-06-12,"Eglyngton, Nicholas, gent.",Mylborne,Thomas,M,,,,,,1594-06-11,6,,,,Driving a cart ('currus') drawn by four horses in the street in Stony Stratford,"Suddenly, the horses turned towards a certain house called 'Signe of [the] bell'. TH tried to steer the horses into another direction but he was crushed by the front part of the cart called 'Shaftes of [the] carte]'",Cart,,Struck by,,Crushed,Instant,,Horses and cart remain in the hands of high almoner,,,, ,1594_4,J/315,9/686b/160,,Buckinghamshire,Chesham,1594-03-21,"Eglenton, Nicholas, gent.",Frier,Richard,M,,,,4,,1594-03-17,3,,,,Collecting flowers by the pond called 'tyle pond',He slipped and fell into the pond where he drowned due to high water level,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/316,9/686b/161,,Bedfordshire (now Cambridgeshire),Eaton Socon,1594-06-13,"Hooke, Samuel",Catlyn,Thomas,M,Eaton Socon,"Labourer and servant of Thomas Jarvis of Eaton Socon, husbandman",,,,1594-06-12,6,,15:00,,Washing in the River Great Ouse,The current pushed him into a whirlpool and he drowned,River Great Ouse,,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/317,9/686b/162,,Bedfordshire,Wilstead/West Cotton End,1594-04-07,"Johnson, Richard, gent.",Fulfayre,Margaret,F,Wilstead,,,,,1594-03-21,3,,,,Walking down the street in West Cotton End,She was struck in the head by a tree branch that fell from an elm tree due to strong wind,Tree (elm branch),,Fell on top of her,,"Wound to the top of the head, 2 in long and 3 in wide",Languished for one hour,,Elm branch worth 6d remains in the hands of Wilstead villagers,,,, ,1594_4,J/318,9/686b/163,,Bedfordshire,Shillington,1594-04-29,"Johnson, Richard, gent.",Clinton,Nicholas,M,,,,2,,1594-04-28,4,,09:00,,Playing by a pond near the house of John Walter alias Poulter,He fell into the pond and drowned,Drowned,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/319,9/686b/164,,Bedfordshire,Ampthill,1594-04-29,"Johnson, Richard, gent.",Geffe,Elizabeth,F,,,Wife of John Geffe,,Weak and ill,1594-04-29,4,,05:00,,"Keeping watch of the furnance called 'the kylle house' used for making malt at the house held in freehold by Thomas Spicer alias Helders, gent.","She accidentally, 'did kindle fyer in the mouth of the said kylle' when sparks from the fire [torch?] she held in her hand fell on the hay filling the furnance. The fire spread to her back and being unable to put it down due to weakness and illness, she was overcome by the flames",Fire,,,,Burnt,,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/320,9/686b/165,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Godmanchester,1594-06-09,"Nailour, Richard and Swinsco, gent.",Armbrowghe,Thomas,M,Godmanchester,Shepherd,,,,1594-06-09,6,,22:00-23:00,,Returning from Huntingdon across the bridge called 'poole Bridge' [existing Old Bridge on the River Great Ouse built in the 1330s?],He fell from the bridge due to darkness and his old age and drowned,River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/321,9/686b/166,,Suffolk,Troston,1594-04-07,"Mawe, Robert, gent.",Bradstret,John,M,,,Son of William Bradstret,2 and more,,1594-03-29,3,,,,He was by a pond in the close of his father,He tripped and fell into the pond where he drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/322,9/686b/167,,Suffolk,Brockley,1594-05-02,"Mawe, Robert, gent.",Clarke,William,M,,,,,,1594-05-01,5,,,,Riding a mare,The mare tripped and WC fell into a 'drye diche' with the mare on top of him. He died due to the weight of the mare.,Horse (mare),,Fell on top of him,,Pressed body ('compress[us]' fuit'),,,Mare worth 2s remains in custody of Thomas Clarke of Brockley,,,, ,1594_4,J/323,9/686b/168,,Suffolk,Icklingham,1594-05-10,"Mawe, Robert, gent.",Gibson,Helen,F,,,,7,,1594-05-09,5,,,,"She was on the bank of a millpond at the mill property of Henry Caple, esq.","She fell into the pond and force of water swept her onto the water wheel, which crushed her",Mill (water wheel),,,,Crushed ('compressa fuit'),,,Water wheel worth 8s remains in custody of John Eippes of Icklingham,,,, ,1594_4,J/324,9/686b/169,,Suffolk,Tuddenham/Cavenham,1594-05-10,"Mawe, Robert, gent.",Galte,William,M,,,,,,1594-04-26,4,,,,Working on top of the house of Henry Tussen in Cavenham,He fell down from a certain beam ('trabs') crushing his body and entrails,House,,Fall from,,Crushed body and entrails ('corpus & int[er]iores partes maxime quassa fuerunt'),Languished until 29 April,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/325,9/686b/170,,Suffolk,Thorington,1594-05-21,"Barker, Edmund, gent.",Chaplinge,Ralph,M,Bramfield,Husbandman,,,,1594-05-17,5,,16:00,,"Driving a cart ('biga') drawn by one mare and laden with faggots, or bundles of firewood",The cart overturned and the wood struck RC on the left side of his head,Wood,,Fell on top of him,,Struck left side of head,Instant,,"Mare, cart and wood worth 18s which remain in custody of Mathew Crispe, gent.",,,, ,1594_4,J/326,9/686b/171,,Cambridgeshire,Over,1594-05-10,"Wood, John, gent.",Tawyer,Hasellus?,M,,,Son of Hugh Tawyer,7,,1594-05-09,5,,14:00,,Playing on the bank of a pond in his father's yard,He fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/327,9/686b/172,,Cambridgeshire,Horningsea,1594-06-09,"Shute, Christopher, gent",Steward,Thomas,M,,,,,,1594-06-09,6,,13:00-14:00,,Washing in a river in Horningsea,He went into the deep water and drowned unable to get out,River,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/328,9/686b/173,,Suffolk,Whatfield,1594-01-16,"Mawe, Robert, gent.",Wildes,George,M,,,Son of Robert Wildes,12,,1594-01-09,1,,,,,"Accidentally shot in the front part of the left thigh with a 'birdinge pece' loaded with iron and steel ('ferri & chalybis oneratum') and 'Gunpowder & papire', by William Woodheade of Whatfield, yeoman, in GW's father's house",Gun,,Shot with,,"Wound to 'the fore parte of the left thighe', 1/2 in deep and 1/4 wide",Languished until 11 January,"William Woodheade of Whatfield, yeoman, who shot him accidentally","Gun worth 2s 6d is in custody of John Beamont, S.T.D",,,, ,1594_4,J/329,9/686b/189,,Westmorland,Hoff,1594-04-28,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Pelter,Elizabeth,F,,Spinster,,,,1594-04-28,4,,,,Crossing the Hoff Beck,She fell into the water due to slippery stones and force of water,Hoff Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/330,9/686b/190,,Newcastle upon Tyne,Newcastle upon Tyne,1594-06-10,"Hedworthe, Adrian, merchant and coroner",Cornelyson,James,M,Dordrecht ('Dortt'),,,,,1594-06-05,6,,12:00,,Was in a boat on the River Tyne,He fell out of the boat due to misfortune and his own negligence and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' status,, ,1594_4,J/331,9/686b/191,,Newcastle upon Tyne,Newcastle upon Tyne,1594-05-28,"Hedworthe, Adrian, merchant and coroner",N,N,M,,,,,,1594-05-20,5,,08:00,,Walking on the 'balliste shore' ,Fell into the river due to misfortune and his own negligence,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jurors' status,, ,1594_4,J/332,9/686b/203m,,Shropshire,Heath Mills near Oswestry,1594-06-16,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",ap John,David,M,,,,,,1594-06-15,6,,11:00,,Playing in the 'heathe mills' stream with Jane ap John,Fell into the water and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/332,9/686b/203m,,Shropshire,Heath Mills near Oswestry,1594-06-16,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",ap John,Jane ('Jana'),M,,,,,,1594-06-15,6,,11:00,,Playing in the 'heathe mills' stream with David ap John,Fell into the water and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1594_4,J/333,9/686b/204,,Shropshire,Broomhill (near Caus Castle),1594-08-13,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Bowdler,Thomas,M,,,,,,1594-08-12,8,,08:00,,Riding a mare in the Queen's highway,He fell from the horse injuring his head,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Wound to the head,Languished until 11 am,,"Mare worth 13s 4d remains in the hands of Joyce ('Jocosa') Bowdler of Broomhill, TB's wife",,,, ,1594_4,J/334,9/686b/205,,Monmouthshire,Monmouth,1594-04-24,"Griffithe, David, gent.",Powell alias Welshman,Louis,M,,,,,,1594-04-23,4,,,,"Felling a beech tree ('fagus') growing in ''Sayers Grove', with a 'coallinge bille' ('falx') ",He fell from a large stone ('petra') he was standing on and broke his neck,Stone,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Bill worth 6d ,,Jury signatures,, ,1594_4,J/335,9/686b/206,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Abingdon,1594-06-12,"Orpwood, Paul, gent., mayor of Abingdon and coroner",Westbrooke,John,M,,,,,Insane and suffering from falling sickness,1594-06-12,6,,11:00,,,Fell into a well ('puteum') on 'Ocke streate' in Abingdon due to his sickness and misfortune,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Thomas Jenkins who found the body,,,,, ,1594_4,J/336,9/686b/207,,Berkshire,Bucklebury,1594-05-30,"Garrard, John, gent.",Tovey,Helen,F,,,,,,1594-05-10,5,,,,,Slipped and fell into a well where she suffocated and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned and suffocated,,,,,Jury signatures,, ,1594_4,J/337,9/686b/208,,Shropshire,"Watling Street (near Wellington, lost)",1594-06-05,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Brooke,William,M,,,,,,1594-06-05,6,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') drawn by four oxen in the place called 'Stery weye' ,The oxen ran and and drove the cart into a 'bancke'. WB was ejected from the cart and as he lay on his chest the cart fell on his back,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,Cart worth 6s 8d remains in custody of Richard Jones of Arleston,,,, ,1594_4,J/338,9/686b/233,,Hampshire ,Sopley,1594-03-21,"Simpson, Nicholas, gent.",Hopkins,Michael,M,Sopley,Husbandman,,,,1594-03-21,3,,10:00,,,A cart ('caruca vel plaustratum') laden with wood collapsed on him due to the strength of wind,Cart and load,,Fell on top of him,,,,,"Cart and wood worth 13s 4d, which remain in custody of Henry, earl of Huntingdon, lord of the liberty of Christchurch",,,, ,1594_4,J/339,9/686b/234,,Hampshire ,Ringwood,1594-06-16,"Simpson, Nicholas, gent.",Lyne,"Richard, jr.",M,,,"Son of Richard Lyne of Ringwood, husbandman",3,,1594-06-15,6,,10:00,,,"Fell into the two-feet-deep muddy water in the curtilage of John Bemister of Ringwood, yeoman",Water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury signatures,, ,1594_4,J/340,9/686b/235,,Hampshire ,Cosham,1593-10-12,"Snellinge, William, baliff and coroner of the liberty of Cosham",Bremble,Thomas,M,Cosham,,,,,1593-09-28,9,,,,,"Struck in the lower part of the stomach by the wheel of the cart laden with stones and belonging to Thomas Butler of Cosham, yeoman",Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,Wound or 'bruse' to the lower part of the stomach,Languished until 7 October,,Cart and stones worth 26s 8d,,,, ,1594_4,J/341,9/686b/236,,Dorset,Wyke ('Weeke' in the liberty of Sherborne),1594-06-23,"Moore, John, gent.",Voell,John,M,Cerne Abbas,Tiler,,,,1594-06-22,6,Saturday,07:00,,"Repairing roof tiles in the house of George Sidenham, knight, standing on a ladder 30 feet from the ground",Fell down due to the movement of the ladder ,Ladder,,Fall from,,Injury and wound to the body and head ('in corpore et capite suo lesus et vulneratus fuit'),Languished until 4 am on 23 June,,Ladder worth 12d,,,, ,1594_4,J/342,9/686b/237 (later copy 9/702a/12),,Dorset,"Loders Matravers ('Loders matravas', lost)",1594-06-21,"Hodder, John, gent.",Knight,Henry,M,Loders Matravers,Husbandman,,,,1594-06-04,6,,09:00-10:00,,Driving 'his plowghe loden w[ith] furzes' [shrubs] pulled by six oxen in the place called 'Baithaines water' near Baunton in the Loders parish,"One of the wheales of the wayne' fell into an 'holowe deepe hole of [the] way', as a result of which HK was ejected from the cart ('plaustrum') with part of the load falling on his right leg",Cart,Firewood,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the right leg, from the lower part of the knee to 'the greate tooe'",Languished until 11 am on 20 June,,"Oxen worth 40s each remain in custody of Juliana Knight, his widow, John Matthewe and John Moores; cart and firewood worth 40s, the former in custody of JK and the later in custody of Robert Moore, gent.",,,, ,1594_4,J/343,9/686b/238,,Dorset,Westworth,1594-03-07,"Savage, William, gent. ",Prince,Thomas,M,,Miller,,,,1594-03-04,3,,08:00,,Repairing 'the lydger or understone of a myll' at 'Holwell myll' ,"The upper stone called 'the runner' ('catillum') fell on TP, breaking his right shoulder ('humerus')",Millstone,,Fell on top of him,,Broken right shoulder,Instant,,"Upper millstone worth £4 remains in custody of Oliver Mullinax of Holwell, esq. ",,Jury signatures,, ,1594_4,J/344,9/686b/239,,Somerset,Stocklinch Ottersey,1594-03-22,"Sandys, Francis, gent.",White,George,M,,,Son of Richard White,4,,1594-03-21,3,,14:00,,He was in his father's barn with George Maundrey,An 'olde earthenwalle' in the north end of the barn collapsed on them due to the force of wind,Wall,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed by the great weight of the wall,Instant,,Wall of no value,,,, ,1594_4,J/345,9/686b/239,,Somerset,Stocklinch Ottersey,1594-03-22,"Sandys, Francis, gent.",Maundrey,George,M,,,,12,,1594-03-21,3,,14:00,,He was in the barn of Richard White with George White,An 'olde earthenwalle' in the north end of the barn collapsed on them due to the force of wind,Wall,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed by the great weight of the wall,Instant,,Wall of no value,,,, ,1594_4,J/346,9/686b/240,,Somerset,Bath ('Bathon'),1594-05-06,"Chepman, William",Richardson,John,M,,Joiner,,,,1594-05-05,5,,20:00,,,Struck in the head and shoulder by a falling 'maye poll or somer Lugge' being lifted and erected in Abbey Green by many different people unknown to jurors,Maypole,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head and shoulder,Instant,Numerous persons erecting the maypole,Maypole worth 3s 4d,,,, ,1594_4,J/347,9/686b/241,,Somerset,Bathealton ('Baddeallton'),1594-04-30,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Pearce,Thomas,M,,,"Son of Richard Pearce and brother of John Pearce, husbandmen",12,,1594-04-29,4,,14:00-15:00,,Working in a 'certaine oute howse' called the 'wringe house' with his father and brother,"They were taking down about a wain-load of timber consisting of a large beam or 'sumner' from a press or 'appell wringe' , which stood in the 'wringe house' with the 'vizees of the same wringe'. Richard and John held 'ii barrs ore levers' which they turned and 'unawares aginst ther wills' they turned the vices and the sumner 'did fall of from the hed of the said vizees' and struck Thomas, who was seven feet above the ground, on the head.",Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Wounds to the head and skull shattered into many pieces with blood gushing through ears and mouth,Languished for 15 minutes,RP and JP who were working with him,Piece of timber worth 5s remains in custody of Richard Pearce,,,, ,1594_4,J/348,9/686b/242,,Somerset,North Petherton,1594-02-25,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Leightfote,George,M,,,,14,,1594-02-21,2,,17:00-18:00,,"Pouring water into the 'spillfote [...] of one of the wheelles' in the water mill of John Blewite of North Petherton, gent. ","As he extended his right arm, the 'cogg[es]' of the mill caught his right arm crushing it",Mill (cogwheel),,,,"Broken right arm, to 'peeces or shevers'",Languished until 25 February,,"Cog of one of the wheels, 'spille and juke' and the upper millstone worth 13s 4d which remain in the hands and custody of John Blewit",,,, ,1594_4,J/349,9/686b/258,,Essex,Widdington,1594-07-06,"Moore, Thomas, gent.",Adams,John,M,,,,,,1594-06-28,6,,15:00,,Washing himself in a certain pit filled with water,He fell into the water and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Thomas Towesend who was with him,,,,, ,1594_4,J/350,9/686b/258,,Essex,Widdington,1594-07-06,"Moore, Thomas, gent.",Towesend/Towensend,Thomas,M,,,,,,1594-06-28,6,,15:00,,Washing himself in a certain pit filled with water,He fell into the water and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,John Adams who was with him,,,,, ,1594_4,J/351,9/686b/259,,Essex,Great Bromley,1594-08-09,"Moore, Thomas, gent.",Wanley,John,M,,"Servant of John Stone, sen. of Great Bromley",,,,1594-08-07,8,,,,Driving his master's cart ('caruca') drawn by two geldings and two mares,"As he was exiting his master's courtyard, the cart pressed him against a certain post fixed in the ground",Cart,Post,Pressed,,Pressed and crushed so that his breath was pushed out of the body ('ventus [...] extra corpus suu[m] sufflat[us] fuit'),Instant,,Cart and horses with their harness worth £4 4s remain in the hands of high almoner,,,, ,1594_4,J/352,9/686b/260,,Essex,Stapleford Tawney,1593-05-20,"Moore, Thomas, gent.",Waylett,Thomas,M,,,,,,1593-05-13,5,,,,Driving a cart ('caruca') pulled by three horses and one gelding and laden with wood,"When one of the wheels drove over an uneven ground, the weigh of the load shifted causing the cart to overturn. The wood then fell on TW injuring and crushing him gravely ('graviter opprimabat et quassabat') ",Wood,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,Languished until 16 May,,"Wood worth 2s 8d remains in the hands of John Waylet of Stapleford Tawney, and cart worth 8s 8d remains in the hands of Jane Luter of Stapleford Tawney, widow",,,, ,1595_3,J/353,9/688/97,,Essex,Harlow,1595-05-[on or after 16],"Nashe, [John], gent.",Hull,Giles ('Egidius'),M,,Husbandman,,,,1595-05-15,5,,,,"Playing football in the meadow of Edward Bugge, esq. ","John Waylett threw the ball towards the goal with his hands. GH ran fast to recover the ball but fell down, smashing his body againt the ground violently",Ground,,Fall onto,,Crushed body,Languished until 16 May,,,,large part missing,, ,1596_1,J/354,9/689/102,,"Yorkshire, NR",Northallerton,1595-09-09,"Smelt, John",Clarke,James,M,Northallerton,Labourer,,,,1595-09-08,9,,17:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by four oxen in the place called 'Baldwyn crofft' ,Fell from the cart and the right wheel ran over the left side of his head,Cart,,Run over,,"Wound to the head, 3 in long, 2 in wide and 2 in deep",Instant,,"Cart and oxen worth £4 are in custody of William Wellfoote of Northallerton, yeoman",,,, ,1596_1,J/355,9/689/103,,"Yorkshire, NR",Upleatham/Skelton,1595-10-11,"Smelt, John",Chapman,John,M,,Yeoman,,,,1595-09-29,9,,15:00,,Watching archers shooting in the place called 'Skelton Lawnde' in the company of others,Robert Allandbie of Glaphowe shot his arrow at the northern target and accidentally hit JC in the front part of the head,Arrow,,Struck by,,"Wound to the front part of head, 1/2 in long, 1/2 in wide and 1 in deep",Languished until 5 October,,Arrow worth 1d,"At the time of the inquest RA had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1596_1,J/356,9/689/149,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Eaton (in the parish of Appleton),1595-01-16,"Curteyn, John, gent.",Bullock,Edmund,M,Eaton,Labourer,,,,1595-01-06,1,,14:00,,"Thatching a stack of beans and peas ('thatching quamdam metam sive tassam faba[rum] & piso[rum]), standing on a ladder","One of the Rowndes' of the ladder broke and EB fell down and onto a pitchfork or a 'pronge', standing by a hedge near the stack, and injured himself gravely",Stack of peas and beans,Pitchfork,Fall from,Fall onto,Injured seriously,Languished until the next day,,Ladder and pitchfork worth 2s 2d remain in the hands of William Stevyns,,,, ,1596_2,J/357,9/690a/104,,Rutland,Whissendine,1596-01-13,"Smythe, Clement, gent.",Fletcher,Anne,F,Whissendine,,,4,,1595-11-07,11,,10:00,,Entering the 'Tighe' field through a footbridge ('planca') ,Her feet slipped and she fell into a yard-deep water,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,William Thomlin and John Wildma[n] who found the body,,,,, ,1596_2,J/358,9/690a/110,,Coventry city,Coventry,1595-08-09,"Beale, John, gent.",Loftis,Henry,M,Coventry,"Yeoman, servant of Robert Bonde, innkeeper",,,,1595-08-09,8,,,,Walking upstairs to his bedchamber ('cubiculum') in his master's house,"In the middle of the stairs he fell backwards, while looking back, crushing his head",Stairs,,Fall from,,Crushed head,Languished for 10 hours,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/359,9/690a/111,,Warwickshire,Kingshurst,1595-11-12,"Higginson, Robert",Charleton,Richard,M,Kingshurst,,,,,1595-11-11,11,,,,Cutting a tree branch,The branch feel on him due to the strength of wind,Tree branch,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Instant,,Branch of no value,,,, ,1596_2,J/360,9/690a/112,,Coventry city,Coventry,1596-02-29,"Beale, John, gent.",Willson,Ralph,M,Coventry,Weaver,,,,1596-02-28,2,,15:00,,"Went to the 'cockpitte house', newly built in the lower part of the house of Ralph Donington of Coventry, mercer, to see a cockfight ('certamen gallor[um]')",The building fell on him and a piece of timber called a 'hobell poste' crushed his body,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Timber worth 8d remains in the custody of Ralph Donington of Coventry, mercer",,,, ,1596_2,J/361,9/690a/113,,Coventry city,Coventry,1595-12-02,"Beale, John, gent.",Myners,Elizabeth,F,Coventry,Spinster,,11,,1595-11-25,11,,19:00,,Passing by the pond called the 'horspole' outside the 'graye frier gate',Fell into the pond due to darkness,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/362,9/690a/114,,Leicestershire,Stapleton,1595-09-15,"Bent, John, gent.",Bruwood,Thomas,M,Stapleton,Husbandman,Son of Robert Bruwood,24,,1595-09-13,9,,,,Driving a cart ('carecta') pulled by three geldings and a mare property of his father,He fell under one of the wheels and was run over and crushed,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Horses and cart worth £3 13s 4d remain in custody of Francis Jones deputy feodary of Henry, earl of Huntingdon",,,, ,1596_2,J/363,9/690a/115,,Derbyshire,Breadsall,1595-11-04,"Abell, Edward, gent.",Beeley,John,M,,,,,,1595-11-02,11,,,,"Joking and playing with Alice Higgot of Breadsall, spinster, on a 'galleria at the head of A Staire' in the house of Patrick ('Patricius') Lowe, esquire",They both fell from the gallery and JB was 'bruised' very badly and died,Stairs,,Fall from,,Bruised body ('quassatus') ,Instant,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/364,9/690a/116,,Nottinghamshire,Nottingham,1595-10-29,"Bell, Michael and Greyves, William",Drewry,Richard,M,,,Son of Thomas Drewry,About 3,,1595-10-28,10,,18:00,,,He fell into a 'brasse panne of hott stething growte' [grout] in his father's house,Cauldron of hot grout,,Fall into,,,Languished until 29 October,,Cauldron and grout worth 2s and remain in custody of Thomas Drewrye,,,, ,1596_2,J/365,9/690a/117,,Nottinghamshire,Hoveringham/Langar,1596-03-04,"Leeke, William",Pagett,Abraham,M,,,,,,1596-02-20,2,,,,Crossing the River Trent on a mare near Langar,He fell into the water and drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/366,9/690a/143,,Staffordshire,Trentham,1596-01-23,"Worswicke, Thomas",Myles,George,M,,,,,,1596-01-18,1,,,,,He fell from a bridge over a certain gutter/ditch ('guttura') called a 'smythie fleame',Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/367,9/690a/144,,Staffordshire (now Warwickshire),Handsworth,1595-11-27,"Worswicke, Thomas, gent.",Baker,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1595-11-25,11,,,,Washing linen clothes in the River Thames,She fell into the water,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned and suffocated,,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/368,9/690a/145,,Herefordshire,Allensmore,1596-02-20,"Greene, Thomas",Thomas-John,John,M,Dewsall,,,,,1596-02-15,2,,13:00,,"Driving a cart ('currus') pulled by a team of six oxen and laden with a tree trunk ('truncus'), or a 'blocke'","When the cart reached the top of a certain hillock ('tumulus sive monticulus') near the house of Richard Perle of Dewsall, gent., it fell on JTJ (without any of the oxen making a move), who stood below. JTJ tried to push back the cart with the force of his body but his feet slipped and he fell on his face. The cart with the tree trunk in it then fell on his head giving him a mortal wound",Cart and load,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,,"Cart worth 20d and trunk worth 4d remain in custody of Richard Perle of Dewsall, gent.",,,, ,1596_2,J/369,9/690a/176,,Cornwall,Bodmin,1595-09-08,"Michell, Richard, mayor and coroner of Bodmin",Knyght,Walter,M,Warleggan,,,,,1595-09-08,9,,,,"Waiting in a large crowd of 5,000 and more people, some on foot and some mounted, for the arrival of Gervase [Babington], bishop of Exeter, in the place called 'Bodmyndowne' near St. Leonard's [Chapel] ","Suddenly, the black bay gelding of John at Stile charged, knocked WK to the ground and then trampled ('conculcavit') his chest with his ironshod hooves",Horse (gelding),,Trampled,,"Wound to the chest, close to nipples, 3 in wide",Languished for 15 minutes,,Gelding worth 40s ,,,, ,1596_2,J/370,9/690b/177,,Devon,Brixham,1595-10-16,"Newton, William, gent.",Vittie,Jane,F,,,,,,1595-10-15,10,,09:00,,She was in a vehicle called a 'butt' ,The cart overturned and JV hit her head on a stone,Cart,Stone,Fall from,Struck,"Wound to the right side of head, 2 in long and 3 in wide",Instant,,"Cart worth 7s remains in custody of Thomas Preter of Brixham, husbandman",,,, ,1596_2,J/371,9/690b/178,,Somerset,Donyatt,1595-12-12,"Sandys, Francis, gent.",Perye,John,M,,,,12,,1595-12-10,12,,13:00,,Riding an old and very debilitated grey horse,The horse fell into a ditch pressing JP against the side of the ditch,Horse,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed body,Instant,,Horse worth 20d also died and the hide remains in custody of inhabitants of Horten in the parish of Ilminster,,,, ,1596_2,J/372,9/690b/179m,,Somerset,Crewkerne,1595-12-11,"Sandys, Francis, gent.",Palmer,Nicholas,M,,,"Son of John Palmer, brother of Alice",,,1595-12-10,12,,13:00,,"Sitting by the fire with Alice Palmer in the house of John Palmer, their father","A large piece of clay wall, which collapsed due to strong wind and the movement of a certain elm tree growing by the house, fell on him",Wall,,Fell on top of him,,Injured seriously,,,"Ulm tree worth 6d remains in custody of John Lawrence, bailiff of the manor of Crewkerne",,,, ,1596_2,J/372,9/690b/179m,,Somerset,Crewkerne,1595-12-11,"Sandys, Francis, gent.",Palmer,Alice,M,,,"Daughter of John Palmer, sister of Nicholas",,,1595-12-10,12,,13:00,,"Sitting by the fire with Nicholas Palmer in the house of John Palmer, their father","A large piece of clay wall, which collapsed due to strong wind and the movement of a certain elm tree growing by the house, fell on her",Wall,,Fell on top of her,,Injured seriously,,,"Ulm tree worth 6d remains in custody of John Lawrence, bailiff of the manor of Crewkerne",,,, ,1596_2,J/373,9/690b/180,,Somerset,Hewish,1595-08-11,"Sandys, Francis, gent.",Gotham,David,M,,,,,,1595-08-10,8,,15:00,,Digging up marl with a pickaxe,A large piece of marl fell on him crushing him with its weight,Marl,,Fell on top of him,,,,,Marl of no value,,,, ,1596_2,J/374,9/690b/181,,Somerset,Holford,1596-02-02,"Hurford, Richard",Eemes,Richard,M,,,,About 50,,1596-01-31,1,,13:00-14:00,,Loading furze [OED: a spiny evergreen shrub with yellow flowers] onto a cart ('plaustrum') in the place called Holford Hill,"He dropped the rope, which he was holding in his hands, and when he reached out to recover it, he fell from the cart injuring his forehead",Cart,,Fall from,,Broken forehead through to the brain,Languished until 1 February,,"Rope worth 2d remains in the hands of Jane Eemes, his wife",,,, ,1596_2,J/375,9/690b/182,,Somerset,Milverton,1595-01-18,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Hawkins,Mark,M,Milverton,,,About 18,,1595-01-17,1,,02:00,,Got up from the bed in his room to urinate,He fell into an eight-feet-deep opening five feet away from his bed. The left side of his body hit a certain piece of timber called the 'stayer of wool cloth lumbes,Timber,,Fall onto,,Wound to the left side of the body,Languished for two hours,,Timber worth 2d remains in the hands and custody of the village,,,, ,1596_2,J/376,9/690b/183,,Somerset,Leighland Chapel ('Lee Chappel' in the parish of Old Cleeve),1595-08-26,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Hurford,Edward,M,,,,About 9,,1595-08-24,8,,15:00,,Playing with a rope attached to a small bell in the porch of the chapel. He 'did swinge himselfe w[i]th the said rope from one side of the wall to the other of the said porche',He hit his forehead against one of the walls and lost consciousness ('corpus suum spiritu deprivabatur'). The rope caught his chin and being alone he remained thus suspended until he died,Rope,,Hanging,,Hanged,,,Rope and bell worth respectively 3d and 13s 4d ,,,, ,1596_2,J/377,9/690b/184,,Somerset,Dulverton,1596-01-30,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Tucker alias Weare,Thomas,M,,,,About 40,,1596-01-28,1,,13:00,,Sawing an oak tree with William Hurley at Stertwood in the parish of Dulverton,When they had sawed throughe the said oke' the end of the tree struck TT in the forehead causing his brains to fall out onto the ground,Tree (oak),,Struck by,,Wound to the forehead through to the brain so that the brains fall out onto the ground ('cerebrum suu[m] in humu[m] efundebat'),Instant,"William Hurley, who was working with him",Oak worth 5s remains in custody of the village of Dulverton,,,, ,1596_2,J/378,9/690b/185,,Somerset,Mark,1595-09-03,"Godwin, Anthony, gent.",Williams,Thomas,M,,,,,,1595-08-17,8,,,,Taking down a 'hackeny saddle' of a cart ('plaustrum') in a place between Cote and 'quakinge burge',The leads or stirrups of the saddle ('Cingule aut stapedes') became entangled in some part of the cart causing TW to fall. He fell on the ground and against one of the wheels of the cart,Cart (wheel),,Fall onto,,Crushed body,Languished until 1 September,,"Saddle with leads and stirrups, and the wheel worth 16s 8d remain in custody of Mark village",,,, ,1596_2,J/379,9/690b/187,,Dorset,Milton (cleared in 1770s),1595-09-29,"Savage, George, gent.",Frowde,John,M,Milton,,,,,1595-09-27,9,,13:00,,"Entering the house of William Bishoppe through the back yard, holding a knife in his right hand",He stumbled and fell onto his knife stabbing himself in the corner of the left eye,Knife,,Fall onto,,Stabbed left eye,Languished for two hours,,Knife worth 3d delivered to Walter Dybben of Milton,,Jury signatures,, ,1596_2,J/380,9/690b/188,,Dorset,Tarrant Launceston ('Launston' in the Pimperne hundred),1595-07-25,"Daccombe, Henry, gent.",Marten,Richard,M,,,,,,1595-07-25,7,,,,"Thomas Howchens of Tarrant Launceston, husbandman was leading a stallion",The stallion kicked RM in the left side of the body,Horse (stallion),,Kicked by,,Wound to the left side of the body,Instant,,Stallion worth 40s remains in possession of Richard Egers and Henry Daccombe,,,, ,1596_2,J/381,9/690b/189,,Dorset,Weymouth and Melcombe Regis,1595-12-21,"Jordayne, Richard, mayor or Weymouth and Melcombe Regis and coroner",Combes,Thomas,M,,,,,,1595-12-20,12,,,,Sailing in a boat in the harbour,Fell off the boat due to negligence,Sea,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,His clothes were of no value,,,, ,1596_2,J/382,9/690b/190,,Dorset,Bridport,1595-08-02,"Hodder, John, gent.",Singleman alias Tucker,Peter,M,Bridport,Sailor,,,,1595-08-18,8,,10:00-11:00,,"Watching the bull of Humphrey Busshoppe, gent. fight dogs, and waiting for his mastiff's turn to take part alongside the dog of Nicholas Warren","When the two dogs were released, the mastiff bit the bull's legs. PS stepped in to pull the dog back and encourage it to attack the bull from the front. At this point the bull turned around and struck PS in the thigh with his right horn",Bull,,Gored,,Wound to the 'inner p[ar]t of his right thighe' just below the groin,Languished until 1 pm,,Bull worth 33s 4d remains in custody of John May of Bridport,,,, ,1596_2,J/383,9/690b/227,,Bedfordshire,Turvey,1595-09-01,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Strengths,Edward,M,Turvey,Miller,,,,1595-08-31,8,,07:00,,Catching pigeons in the dovecote of John Dabington of Turvey,He 'did clyme the nest[es]' but slipped and fell down violently ,Dovecote,,Fall from,,Wounded gravely,Instant,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/384,9/690b/228,,Bedfordshire,Melchbourne,1596-02-01,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Yerwell,Walter,M,,Labourer,Son of George Yerwell of Melchbourne,,,1595-12-29,12,,16:00,,"Went to the house of George Brome, sen.",He stood 'behinde the hinder feete of a horse' belonging to GB and it struck him in the head with its right leg,Horse,,Kicked by,,"Wound to the head, 2 in long, 1 in deep",Instant,,"Horse worth 5s remains in custody of Charles Harbart, gent. bailiff of Edward [Russell], earl of Bedford",,,, ,1596_2,J/385,9/690b/230,,Norfolk,Foulden,1595-10-03,"Athow, John, gent., coroner of Edward Cooke, esq., in the liberty and hundred of South Greenhoe",Moll,Robert,M,Foulden,Husbandman,,,,1595-10-01,10,,18:00,,Climbing an apple tree growing in his garden to collect apples,He fell down,Tree (apple),,Fall from,,,Languished until 2 October,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/386,9/690b/231,,Bedfordshire,Northill,1595-09-04,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Stringer,Elizabeth,F,Northill,Spinster,,,,1595-09-01,9,,13:00,,"treadinge a mowe of barley' in the barn of Robert Barnardiston, gent. ","Trying to climb down the stack of barley, she slipped and fell to the ground, receiving a 'bruise'",Stack of barley,,Fall from,,Wound,Languished until 2 September,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/387,9/690b/232,,Bedfordshire,Stagsden,1595-08-09,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Birde,Robert,M,Stagsden,"Labourer and servant of John Hemmyngton of Stagsden, yeoman",,,,1595-08-07,8,,10:00,,Washing a 'payre of netherstock[es]' in the 'ponde or moate' in his master's 'yarde' ('hortus'),He fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/388,9/690b/233,,Suffolk,Bungay,1595-12-30,"Shirland, [Paul]",Apleton,Henry,M,,,,10,,1595-12-10,12,,,,Trying to run away from his master Nicholas Girling,He fell into a ditch in the yard of Robert Pricket,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/389,9/690b/234,,Suffolk,Edwardstone,1595-12-01,"Harvie, Thomas, gent.",Usher,Peter,M,,,Son of Thomas Usher,2,,1595-11-20,11,,,,Walking in his father's yard ('ortus'),"He went onto the 'banke' of a certain pond, his feet failed him and he fell into the water",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/390,9/690b/235,,Suffolk,Ashbocking,1595-09-04,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Goodwyn,Bata (Beata?),F,,,,,,1595-09-03,9,,16:00,,"Apparently making a pig house or 'hoggesvate' of Agnes Garnam, widow, by 'thrustyng' wood, brushwood and straw next to a pond and a willow tree","The willow fell knocking her into the pond, where she drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Willow, wood, bushes and hay worth 12d which remain in custody of the village of Ashbocking",,,, ,1596_2,J/391,9/690b/236,,Suffolk,East Bergholt,1595-07-15,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Boone,Edward,M,,,,19,,1595-07-03,7,,,,Driving an empty cart ('biga') pulled by three geldings through the piece of land called 'Bargholt heathe' ,The horses ran causing the cart to overturn. EB fell out of the cart breaking his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Cart and geldings worth 20s which remain in custody of Thomas Allyn, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1596_2,J/392,9/690b/237,,Suffolk,Horham,1595-08-30,"Barber, Edmund, gent.",Clarke,William,M,Horham,Labourer,,,,1595-08-22,8,,10:00,,"Standing on a 'heape of hay' stacked on a cart (biga'), pulling a a rope attached to a 'naile'",The rope broke and he fell down crushing/injuring ('concusio') his neck and shoulders,Haystack,,Fall from,,Crushed neck and shoulders,Instant,,"Cart, hay and rope worth 10s which remain in custody of the village of Horham",,,, ,1596_2,J/393,9/690b/238,,Norfolk,Arminghall ('Am[er]yngale'),1594-05-02,"Chamberleyn, Edward, gent.",Toftewoode,Edmund,M,,,,,,1594-05-01,5,,,,Washing himself and swimming in a river in Caistor [presumably River Tas],"He was overcome by a whirlpool, where water was two yards deep",River Tas,,Overcome by a whirlpool,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/394,9/690b/239,,Norfolk,Hackford,1594-06-06,"Chamberleyn, Edward, gent.","Palmer alias Mu,mery",John,M,Hackford,Labourer,Son of George Palmer alias Mummery,,,1594-06-04,6,,21:00-22:00,,Going to bed in his father's house,He fell from 'the topp of the stayres' hitting his head,Stairs,,Fall from,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/395,9/690b/240,,Norfolk,Oby,1594-06-04,"Chamberleyn, Edward, gent.",Spanton,Andrew,M,Oby,Labourer and servant,,,,1594-06-03,6,,,,Washing himself in a certain seven-feet-deep 'water pitt' in the place called 'Sixtenn acr[e] furlong',He drowned,Pit,,Overcome by water,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/396,9/690b/241,,Norfolk,Stokesby,1594-09-19,"Chamberlyn, Edward, gent.",Blydes,John,M,Stokesby,Labourer,,20,,1594-09-19,9,,,,Driving a cart ('currus') drawn by three horses and laden with wheat to the Stokesby ferry,The cart overturned due to his careless driving ,Cart,,,,Wound to the head,Instant,,"Horses, cart and wheat worth £4 remain in custody of Thomas Allen of Huntingfield, Suffolk",,,, ,1596_2,J/397,9/690b/242,,Norfolk,Thurning,1594-09-17,"Chamberlyn, Edward, gent.",Browne,James,M,Thurning,Labourer,,,,1594-09-10,9,,,,,A cart ('currus') drawn by one horse overturned in a place called 'Coffers Closse' and struck JB on the head ,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,,"Cart and horse worth 10s which remain in custody of Thomas Allen of Huntingfield, Suffolk, gent.",,,, ,1596_2,J/398,9/690b/243,,Norfolk,Freethorpe,1594-09-14,"Chamberlyn, Edward, gent.",Burrydge,Edward,M,Freethorpe,Labourer,,,,1594-09-14,9,,,,,A cart ('currus') drawn by one horse overturned in a place called 'Bargrave Closse' and struck EB on the head ,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,,"Cart and horse worth 13s 4d which sum remains in custody of Thomas Allen of Huntingfield, Suffolk, gent.",,,, ,1596_2,J/399,9/690b/244,,Norfolk,Thurton/Seething,1595-12-17,"Chamberleyn, Edward, gent.",Barnes,John,M,Thurton,,,,,1595-12-10,12,,At night,,Travelling from Harleston to Thurston in a cart ('biga') ,The cart overturned in Seething green and one of the wheels struck JB in the neck with great force ,Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,Wound to the neck,Instant,,Wheel worth 6s 8d which remain in the hands of Thomas Allen of Huntingfield,,,, ,1596_2,J/400,9/690b/245,,Norfolk,Thurton? ('Thursson'),1595-10-16,"Chamberleyn, Edward, gent.",Newman,Thomasina ('Thomazina'),F,,,,,,1595-10-13,10,,,,Washing pieces of linen cloth in a river near her father's house,She fell into the river and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/401,9/690b/246,,Norfolk,Ashwellthorpe,1595-07-29,"Chamberleyn, Edward, gent.",Newman,Margaret,F,,,,,,1595-07-29,7,,,,Riding on a mare to Norwich carrying two 'peddes' [OED: a wicker pannier] of butter,"A derelict gate in the close of Thomas Knyvett of Ashwellthorpe, knight, collapsed due to strong wind and fell on the mare's legs. The mare ran fast, MN fell off it and hit the ground",Horse (mare),,Fall from,,,Instant,,"Mare worth 10s which remain in the hands of Thomas Allen of Huntingfield, Suffolk, gent.",,,, ,1596_2,J/402,9/690b/247,,Suffolk,Bungay,1595-10-13,"Shirland, Paul, deputy of Edward Coke, attorney general",Jaye,Anna,F,,,,4,,1595-10-12,10,,,,,She jumped into a well in the yard of John Cooke of Bungay and drowned,Well,,,,Drowned,,,,,Misfortune and suicide,, ,1596_2,J/403,9/690b/300,,Essex,Little Braxted,1595-12-20,"Shaa, Thomas, gent.",Mynytt,Mary,F,,Spinster,,,,1595-12-15,12,,,,,She fell down stairs in the house of [left blank] ,Stairs,,Fall from,,Crushed,Languished until 20 December,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/404,9/690b/301,,Essex,Tiptree,1595-08-10,"Shaa, Thomas, gent.",Blond,Thomas,M,Tiptree,Husbandman,,,,1595-08-09,8,,,,"Driving the cart ('plaustrum') of John Darcy, gent., pulled by one horse in a barn at Tiptree Hall",The horse moved suddenly and the cart struck TB in the head,Cart,,,,"Wound to the head, 3 in deep and 1 in long",Instant,,Horse worth 6s 8d and cart worth 10s which remain in the hands of John Darcy,,,, ,1596_2,J/405,9/690b/302,,Essex,South Benfleet,1595-11-29,"Nashe, John, gent.",Pare,John,M,Lockley,Millwright,,,,1595-11-05,11,,05:00,,"Walking downstaires from a chamber on the top storey of an outhouse near the house of Henry Appleton, esq., where he had been sleeping",Fell down stairs and hit his head,Stairs,,Fall from,,"Wound to the left side of the forehead, 1 in deep and 3 in wide",Instant,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/406,9/690b/303,,Essex,Manningtree ('Manytre'),1595-08-11,"Nashe, John, gent.",Wilshire,Henry,M,Manningtree,Brewer,,,,1595-08-09,8,,,,He was in the brewhouse of John Osborne ,"When he tried to pull towards him a basket ('skypp', or 'sporta'), it fell on his chest and he was pushed backwards into a wooden vessel called a 'meshtonne' full of 'scaldinge water & mault together'",Vessel with boiling water and malt,,Fall into,,Scalded,Instant,,"Basket worth 10d, water and malt worth 2s 8d, which remain in the hands of John Osborne",,,, ,1596_2,J/407,9/690b/304,,Kent,Ospringe,1595-07-21,"Kybbett, Humphrey, gent.",Baxster,William,M,,,"Son of William Baxster of Ospringe, labourer",2.5,,1595-07-19,7,,20:00,,Playing in the messuage of his father,His feet slipped and he fell into a 'brasse keetell [...] ffylled w[i]th hott scaldinge water' ,Vessel with boiling water,,Fall into,,"Burnt ('torrentus fuit') left arm, shoulder and stomach as far as the navel",languished until 20 July,,"Pot worth 16d seized by Richard Thornehill, esq., lord of the liberty of Ospringe",,,, ,1596_2,J/408,9/690b/305,,Kent,Kennington,1596-02-16,"Kybbett, Humphrey, gent.",Chapman,Thomas,M,,,"Son of james Chapman of Kennington, yeoman",17,,1596-23-01,1,,18:00,,Hunting birds with a musket 'charged with Gonnpowder & hayleshote' in a water-flooded meadow called 'Frydmeade' ,"Having shot a bird, he put his musket aside in a hedge and went into the water to retrieve his kill. He fell into a river flowing through the meadow and drowned",River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_2,J/409,9/690b/306,,Kent,Marden,1595-10-08,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Steer,Wareborow?,F,,"Servant of Richard Gawdre of Marden, clothier",,,,1595-10-06,10,,15:00,,Washing linen clothes in a pond,"Seeing a piece of clothing called a 'brestclothe' flowing in the water, she tried to retrieve it but her feet slipped and she fell into the water",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Richard Gawdre, clothier and William Dellman of Marden, yeoman, who found the body",,,,, ,1596_2,J/410,9/690b/307,,Kent,Alkham,1595-08-11,"Gaunt, Richard, gent.",Collye,William,M,,,,,,1595-08-09,8,,,,"Meanyng to have lett fallen' a beech tree, that had collapsed onto a maple tree', by cutting branches of the latter","Standing on one of the branches of the maple tree, he cut the beech tree free. In falling, it struck and shook the maple, so that WC fell down and broke his neck",Tree,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Trees worth 8s which remain in custody of William Bagiant, leaseholder of the St Radegund Abbey",,,, ,1596_2,J/411,9/690b/308,,Surrey,Southwark St Olave,1595-08-04,"Wilbraham, Thomas",Browne,Thomas,M,Southwark,"Yeoman, servant of William Browne, cooper",,,,1595-08-02,8,,21:00-22:00,,Washing himself in a certain stream near his master's house,Overcome by the violence and strength of the water,Stream,,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1596_3,J/412,9/691/4,,Bedfordshire,Tingrith,1595-12-12,"Johnson, Richard, gent.",Holland,William,M,Tingrith,,,,,1595-12-11,12,,,,"Standing next to Edmund Bredima[n] of Tingrith, esq., who was holding in his right hand a gun called a 'dagge' loaded with gunpowder and lead pellets",ED touched 'the sear of the same dagge unawares' causing it to fire and thus shooting WH in the throat on the left side,Gun,,Shot with,,"Wound to the left side of the throat through to the other side, 2 in and more wide and 5 in deep",Instant,,Gun worth 2s,"EB found to have no goods, chattels or lands",,, ,1596_4,J/413,9/1039a/109,,Suffolk,Athelington,1596-06-08,"Hodder, John, gent.",Ostler,Richard,M,Hinton ('Bothing Hinton'),,,,,1596-06-08,6,,15:00-16:00,,Standing under a tree in a piece of land called 'gretuppes',Struck by lightning,Lightning,,Struck by,,,,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/414,9/1039a/108,,Cornwall,Glynn Mill (in Cardingham parish),1596-06-18,"Trenance, Littleton, gent.",Sweete,Thomas,M,Cardingham,Groom,,,,1596-06-17,6,,,,,Fell into a river [presumably Cardingham Water] at Glynford ('Glynefoorde') and drowned,Cardingham Water [presumably],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/415,9/1039a/107,,Devon,Plymouth,1596-06-17,"Baron, George, gent.",Humfrie,Edmund,M,[left blank],Sailor,,,Drunk,1596-06-17,6,,01:00,,Walking along the wharf called the 'south kaye',He slipped and fell crushing his body,Wharf,,Fall from,,Crushed body ('compressit corpus'),Languished for a while,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/416,9/1039a/106,,Somerset,Middlezoy,1596-04-20,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Otewaie,Marmaduke,M,,,,,,1596-04-17,4,,15:00,,"Was 'lodeinge of a certaine waine with haie from a stacke or rike of haie there' in the yard of Thomas Pare, husbandman, using a pike ","He was standing on the haystack, which suddenly collapsed causing him to fall from the height of 10 feet",Haystack,,Fall from,,Crushed and broken face and forehead through to the brain,Languished until 18 April,,Pike worth 2d remains in the hands of the village of Middlezoy,,,, ,1596_4,J/417,9/1039a/105,,Somerset,Martock,1596-04-12,"Sandys, Francis, gent.",Okram,Robert,M,,,,2 and more,,1596-04-11,4,,11:00,,"Playing with his brother Henry, aged 9, near a pond at Hurst in the parish of Martock",Fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/418,9/1039a/104,,Dorset,Longham,1596-03-27,"Savage, George, gent.",More,John,M,Longham,Thatcher,,,,1596-03-26,3,,06:00-07:00,,"Thatching the barn of William Dore, standing on a ladder","A 'rounde pinne or rou[n]ge of a ladder' broke and another fell off, causing JM to fall down backwards and onto his shoulders",Ladder,,Fall from,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/419,9/1039a/76,,Buckinghamshire,Shipton Lee ('Lee' in the Quainton parish),1596-04-29,"Egleton, Francis, gent.",Radwell,Mary,F,,,,,,1596-04-28,4,,,,Drawing water from the pond called 'Beachams Pond',She fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/420,9/1039a/75,,Buckinghamshire,Newton Longville,1596-05-18,"Egle[n]ton, Francis, gent.",Wilson,Richard,M,,,Son of Edward Wilson,4,,1596-05-18,5,,,,Playing with other children with a rope 'knit aboute A Beame' at his father's house,As they were playing RW put his head in the rope and suffocated,Rope,,Strangled with,,Suffocated,,,Rope worth 1d,,,, ,1596_4,J/421,9/1039a/74,,Bedfordshire,Shefford,1596-05-26,"Johnson, Richard, gent.",Sampson,Elizabeth,F,Shefford,Spinster,,,Ill and debilitated,1596-05-25,5,,,,Walking by a pond in the yard of John Sampson of Shefford,She [tripped] on a stone and fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/422,9/1039a/73,,Bedfordshire,Tempsford ('Temesford'),1596-03-22,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Erigs,William,M,,"Labourer and servant of John Bayes of Tempsford, husbandman",,,,1596-02-21,2,,07:00,,"He 'did ryde over the ryver of Owse' in the place called Tempsford Ford, sitting on the back of 'the forehorse of the teame of horses' drawing his master's carts ('vehiculi') [sic] ",He fell from the horse due to the strength of the current and 'the turninge' of the horse and its 'geeres' [OED: harness] and was swept by the river,River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse and harness worth 25s remain in custody of Michael Bayes of Tempsford,,,, ,1596_4,J/423,9/1039a/72,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Godmanchester,1596-07-13,"Tryce, Jasper and Swinsco, Christopher",Sabys,Alice,F,Godmanchester,,"Daughter of William Sabye of Brampton, weaver",,,1596-07-08,7,,14:00-17:00,,"Walking from Godmanchester, where she lived with Lawrence Barmwell, Brampton clerk, to her father in Brampton through the 'west meddow'","She took off her hoses and shoes, entered the water in the meadow and drowned",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/424,9/1039a/71,,Norfolk,Stibbard,1596-05-31,"Bunting, Richard, gent.",N,N,not given,,,"Child of Anne Blacke, wife of Roger Blacke of Stibbard, husbandman",,,1596-05-[on or before 31],5,,,,,AB delivered a stillborn baby having suffered a fall,,,Fall,,,,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/425,9/1039a/70,,Norfolk,Stody,1596-02-07,"Tylney, Henry, gent.",Fild,Mary,F,,Spinster,,,,1596-02-05,2,,,,"Griding of corn' in the watermill of Denis ('Dionisius') Sheringham, gent.","When she tried to oil the 'tryndle staves' and cogwheel cogs, which were moving quickly, the cogs caught her hand and pulled her body and head into the machinery",Mill (cogwheel),,Pulled into,,Crushed ('contusio'),Instant,,Spindle axis and wheels worth 10s remain in possession and custody of Dennis Sheringham,,,, ,1596_4,J/426,9/1039a/69,,Suffolk,Woolpit/Bury St Edmunds,1596-06-18,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Rumsey,William,M,,,,,,1596-06-14,6,,,,He tried to put a basket in the front part of a cart ('caruca') drawn by the mare of John Catton,The mare became overcome by panic ('pavore obstupat[a]') and 'did draw forwarde' the cart. WR was knocked to the ground by the cart and one of the wheels ran over his stomach crushing his body,Cart,,Run over,,Crushed stomach and body,Languished until 17 June,,"Mare, cart and wheels worth 11s 8d and remain in the hands and possession of John Catton and inhabitants of Woolpit",,,, ,1596_4,J/427,9/1039a/68,,Suffolk,Hartest,1596-04-08,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Bayly,Dorothy,F,,,Daughter of Christopher Bayly,5,,not given,,,,,Walking by a pond in the close called 'melfylde',She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/428,9/1039a/67,,Suffolk,Tostock,1596-03-12,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Bensted,William,M,,,Son of William Bensted,4,,1596-03-16,3,,,,Walking by a pond in his father's orchard ('pomarium') ,Fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Date: wrong dates,, ,1596_4,J/429,9/1039a/66,,Suffolk,Boxford,1596-06-16,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Mathye,Robert,M,,,,20 and more,,1596-06-15,6,,,,Walking upstair to the room in which he slept,His feet failed him and he fell down,Stairs,,Fall from,,Wounds and bruises to different part of his body,Instant,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/430,9/1039a/65,,Suffolk,Baylham,1596-06-10,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Moore,Christopher,M,,,Son of Thomas Moore,5 and more,,1596-06-09,6,,16:00,,Drawing water from a pond in his father's garden with a small pan/dish ('disculus'),"When he put the pan in the water, he fell into the pond and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/431,9/1039a/64,,Suffolk,Stutton,1596-04-27,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Hunt,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of Thomas Hunt,6,,1596-04-06,4,,14:00,,Standing near a water-filled pit ('puteus') situated close the the Queen's highway nest to her father's garden/yard,"Her legs failed her, she staggered and fell into the water",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/432,9/1039a/63,,Suffolk,Stowmarket,1595-10-17,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Salmon,John,M,,,,21,,1596-10-09,10,,16:00,,"Watching Walter Merrell of Gipps, yeoman shooting at two targets called 'prickes' ('metae') separated by the distance of 240 yards, or 'Twelve skore yardes' in a place called Thorney Green",WM's hand 'swarve[d]' and he accidentally hit JS standing six feet from the target,Arrow,,Struck by,,"Wound to the left side of head, 1.5 in deep and 0.5 in wide",Languished until 8 pm,"Walter Merrell of Gipps, yeoman, who shot him by accident",Bow and arrow worth 2s 4d which remain in custody of Walter Merell,,,, ,1596_4,J/433,9/1039a/45,,Berkshire,Buckhold Row,1596-06-11,"Garrard, John, gent.",Knyghte,George,M,,Husbandman,,,,1596-06-11,6,,,,Driving his father's cart ('plaustrum') pulled by horses,He fell down and the right wheel ran over his body,Cart,,Run over,,Suffocated,,,Wheel worth 12s remains in custody of [left blank] Knyght of [left blank],,,, ,1596_4,J/434,9/1039a/44m,,Shropshire,Rowton,1596-07-12,"Ward, Richard, gent.",Jones,Hugh,M,,,,,,1596-07-11,7,,,,Washing himself in the River Tern in the company of William Wood,He fell into the deep part and drowned,River Tern,,,,Drowned,Instant,William Wood who was with him,,,,, ,1596_4,J/434,9/1039a/44m,,Shropshire,Rowton,1596-07-12,"Ward, Richard, gent.",Wood,William,M,,,,,,1596-07-11,7,,,,Washing himself in the River Tern in the company of Hugh Jones,He fell into the deep part and drowned,River Tern,,,,Drowned,Instant,Hugh Jones who was with him,,,,, ,1596_4,J/435,9/1039b/194,,Westmorland,Appleby/Ormside,1596-05-03,"Smithe, John",Atkinsone,John,M,Smardale,Yeoman,,,,1596-05-03,5,,,,Crossing the River Eden with a horse at 'Ormside wath',Fell with the horse into the water due to a great storm,River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Horse worth 5s remains in custody of John Dalstone of Smardale, esq.",,,, ,1596_4,J/436,9/1039b/193,,Cumberland,Carlisle,1595-12-31,"Gudshon, George and Vicars, William",Sewell,Anne,F,,,,,,1595-12-04,12,Thursday,,,,"Struck in the right eyebrow by a black cow property of Christopher Wilkinson of Carlisle, musician, in the place called 'Blackefriers'. Before she injured AS, the cow struck Christobella Bowlie, daughter of Edward Bowlie. EB told CW to take care of the cow lest she hurt somebody.",Cow,,Gored,,"Wound to the right eyebrow, 9 in long and 4 in wide",Languished until 24 December,"Christobella Bowlie, who was attacked by the cow before the accident",Cow worth 26s 8d,,,, ,1596_4,J/437,9/1039b/192,,Newcastle upon Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1596-05-11,"Lidde, Francis and Chapman Matthew",Bell,Robert,M,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Yeoman,,,,1596-05-01,5,,14:00,,Unloading a measure of rye from the ship called 'le Lyon de Harlam' moored in a place called 'le windowes',He fell from the gangway due to misfortune and his own negligence and drowned in the river,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/438,9/1039b/191,,Newcastle upon Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1596-06-29,"Lidde, Francis and Chapman Matthew",[left blank],Thomas,M,"Burnham, Norfolk",Sailor,,,,1596-06-23,6,,09:00,Boat,He was in a boat on the River Tyne,He fell out of the boat due to misfortune and his own negligence and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/439,9/1039b/190,,Newcastle upon Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1596-07-08,"Lidde, Francis and Chapman Matthew",Watson,Agnes,F,,,"Wife of James Watson of Newcastle, sailor",,,1596-07-08,7,,04:00,,Walking on the 'Ballest shore' ,Fell into the river due to misfortune and her own negligence,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/440,9/1039b/189,,York city,York,1596-02-02,"Saxton, John",Thompson,John,M,,,,4,,1596-02-01,2,,13:00-14:00,House,He was in the house of Martin Thompson in Walmgate in St Margaret's parish,"Suddenly, a piece of the brick fireplace or chimney ('caminus') and two pieces of timber called 'spar[es]' fell on JT crushing his body, pressing it into the ground and giving him a mortal wound",Fireplace,Timber,Fell on top of him,,"Crushed, pressed and wounded body",Instant,,Piece of fireplace worth 8d and two pieces of timber worth 4d remain in the hands of George Watson and George Elwick for the use of the mayor and citizens of York,,,, ,1596_4,J/441,9/1039b/166,,Essex,Wakes Colne,1596-07-18,"Shaa, Thomas, gent.",Bucke,John,M,,,,,,1596-07-16,7,,,Mill,"He was at the Wakes Colne mill with John Lyes of Little Tey, yeoman and other people","JL took in his hands the fowling gun of Richard Pare, and being completely ignorant of the fact that it was loaded, 'did discharge & shote' hitting JB on the right side of the head",Gun,,Shot with,,Wound to the right side of head,Instant,"John Lyes of Little Tey, yeoman, who shot him accidentally and other men present",Gun worth 10s remains in custody of Richard Pare of Wakes Colne,,,, ,1596_4,J/442,9/1039b/139,,Essex,Waltham Abbey (formerly Waltham Holy Cross),1595-08-20,"Nashe, John, gent.",Cressey,William,M,Epping,Labourer,,,,1595-08-13,8,,,Queen's highway,"Driving a cart ('currus') of Thomas Heneage, knight, laden with wood and pulled by two geldings and four oxen, in the Queen's highway at Waltham Cross",The cart overturned and fell on WC crushing and pressing him,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and pressed body,Instant,,"Cart with [illegible] and harness worth 20s, wood worth 3s 4d, geldings worth £[illegible] 6s 8d, oxen worth £6 [illegible]s were seized and retained by Edward Denny, knight, lord of the liberty of Waltham Holy Cross [...] descendant of Anthony Denny, knight",,,, ,1596_4,J/443,9/1039b/138,,Essex,Sandon,1596-03-28,"Shaa, Thomas, gent.",Hayes,"William, jun.",M,,,,,,1596-03-27,3,,,,Sitting in a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by two horses in the Queen's hignway at Sandon,The cart overturned and he was gravely crushed,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed,Instant,,"Horses worth 20s and cart worth 6s 8d which remain in the hands of William Hayes, sen. de Sandon, yeoman",,,, ,1596_4,J/444,9/1039b/137m,,Essex,Terling,1596-04-09,"Shaa, Thomas, gent.",Turner,Robert,M,,,,,,1596-04-08,4,,,,Washing himself in a river next to the close called 'Bromewelleas' in the company of James Hownell,,River,,,,Drowned,,James Hownell who was with him,,,,, ,1596_4,J/444,9/1039b/137m,,Essex,Terling,1596-04-09,"Shaa, Thomas, gent.",Hownell,James,M,,,,,,1596-04-08,4,,,,Washing himself in a river next to the close called 'Bromewelleas' in the company of Robert Turner,,River,,,,Drowned,,Robert Turner who was with him,,,,, ,1596_4,J/445,9/1039b/136m,,Essex,High Easter,1596-06-29,"Shaa, Thomas, gent.",Preston,Thomas,M,,,,,,1596-06-29,6,,,,Washing himself in 'a great ponde' in the company of Richard Kempe,,Pond,,,,Drowned,,Richard Kempe who was with him,,,,, ,1596_4,J/445,9/1039b/136m,,Essex,High Easter,1596-06-29,"Shaa, Thomas, gent.",Kempe,Richard,M,,,,,,1596-06-29,6,,,,Washing himself in 'a great ponde' in the company of Thomas Preston,,Pond,,,,Drowned,,Thomas Preston who was with him,,,,, ,1596_4,J/446,9/1039b/135,,Essex,Little Clacton,1596-06-03,"Shaa, Thomas, gent.",Ley,Thomas,M,,,,,,1596-05-23,5,,,,Riding across a bridge called 'Fann Bridge',His horse's legs slipped on a flooded bank and he fell into the water and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 10s which remain in the hands of Henry Lyns of Heybridge,,,, ,1596_4,J/447,9/1039b/134,,Essex,Willingale Spain,1596-05-13,"Nashe, John, gent.",Pole,Geoffrey,M,,,Son of John Pole of Willingale Spain,3 and more,,1596-05-11,5,,,,,Unaccompanied went out of his father's house and fell into a pond/pit/well ('puteus') in the garden adjoining the said house,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/448,9/1039b/133,,Kent,"Stelling ('Stelling', now S. Minnis)",1596-05-09,"Gaunt, Richard, gent.",Keyte,Sybil,F,,,,About 3,,1596-05-06,5,,,,,Fell into a pond ('in [...] puteo voc[atur] a ponde') and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/449,9/1039b/132,,Kent,"Hougham ('Huffham', now Church Hougham)",1596-03-22,"Gaunt, Richard, gent.",N,N,M,,Vagrant ('pauper viator'),,,,1596-03-06,3,,,,Walking by or down 'the side of the lower clyffe' ,He fell down the cliff all the way to the beach crushing his body,Cliff,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/450,9/1039b/131,,Kent,Higham,1596-06-20,"Cotes, Martin, sen.",Dobbe,William,M,,"Servant of Anthony Fyssher of Higham, yeoman",,16 and more,,1596-06-17,6,Thursday,09:00-10:00,,Driving his master's cart ('currus') drawn by horses in the Chalk parish,"He was riding on a 'pynne horse' in a womanly manner ('muliebriter') when a sudden movement of the horses caused him to fall under the cart. The nearer wheel ran over his face and head, killing him instantly",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed face and head,Instant,,"Wheel worth 13s 4d remaining in custody of William Broke, knight, Lord Cobham, lord of the Chalk manor",,,, ,1596_4,J/451,9/1039c/224,,Northamptonshire,Cotton End,1596-07-07,[left blank],Harrison,James,M,,,,,,1596-07-07,7,,18:00,,,Drowned in a river at 'Blackford' in the parish of Hardingstone,River,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/452,9/1039c/223,,Nottinghamshire,Nottingham/Barton,1596-05-01,"Bell, Michael and Greyves, William",Sheppard,John,M,Nottingham,Carpenter,,,,1596-04-20,4,,,,Doing some repairs at the church in Barton,He stood on 'a rotten borde' and fell the height of about 25 feet ,Scaffolding,,Fall from,,Broken body,Languished until 1 May,,,,,, ,1596_4,J/453,9/1039c/222,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Kingerby,1596-07-27,"Cartwright, John, gent.",Danbye,Thomas,M,,,,,,1596-07-27,7,,14:00,Field,Travelling in a cart ('caruca') drawn by four oxen and one horse in the southern field of Kingersby,"He fell asleep, fell from the cart and was run over by one of the wheels ",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed ('bruised') head,Instant,,"Cart, oxen and mare worth 46s 8d which sum remains in the hands of Thomas Hamond of Mattersey, yeoman",,,, ,1597_1,J/454,9/693a/83,,Somerset,Cudworth,1596-12-06,"Sandys, Francis, gent.",Jenynges,William,M,,,,,,1596-12-05,12,,19:00,,Riding a small debilitated white nag in the Queen's highway near 'Stattford bridge',He fell into the water due to its abundance and drowned,Water [possibly Stretford Water],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Nag worth 2s remains in custody of Roger Jenynges of Cudworth, labourer",,,, ,1597_2,J/455,9/693a/84,,Somerset,Huish [Episcopi]/Long Sutton,1597-01-04,"Napper, Thomas, gent.",Howse,Roger,M,,,Son of Nicholas Howse,,,1596-11-12,11,,At night,,"Returning home to Long Load from Horningsham, Wiltshire, where he was sent by his father to see Daniel Baylye","When he tried to cross a certain moor between Kings Moor and 'Loadd brydg' in the parish of Long Sutton, his feet slipped and he fell into the river flowing through the moor [presumably the River Yeo]",River [presumably Yeo],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/456,9/693a/96,,Kent,Sevenoaks,1596-09-21,"Walker, John, gent.",Lambe,Thomas,M,Sevenoaks,Yeoman,,,,1596-09-20,9,,15:00,,He was in in the field called 'Colles' ,"He put his head between one of the wheels and the middle post called 'the middle cutt' of the cart ('plaustrum') of John Lambe of Sevenoaks, yeoman, laden with a 'coppe and a halfe of a coppe of ottes'. One of the wheels stood on a higher ground and when it slipped down, the post forced TL's head against another wheel, thus squeezing it ",Cart ,Post,Crush between,,Pressed head,Instant,,"Cart and oats worth 10s 6d which sum remains in custody of Edward Greene, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1597_2,J/457,9/693a/97,,Kent,North Cray,1596-06-06,"Walker, John, gent.",Bowes,William,M,North Cray,Labourer,,,,1596-06-04,6,,10:00,,"Driving the cart ('caruca') of Richard Harvyll of North Cray, yeoman, pulled by four geldings and laden with bundles of brushwood, in the field called 'Jaydons'",The cart ran over an 'oken stubbe' and was about to overturn. WB rushed to prevent this but the cart and load fell on him pushing him againt a tree trunk,Cart and load,,Fell on top of him,,"Struck breastplate ('thorax'), 4 in long, 4 in wide and 6 in deep",Instant,,"Cart and brushwood worth 10s remain in custody of Edward Greene, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1597_2,J/458,9/693a/98,,Kent,Beckenham ('Backnam') ,1596-08-27,"Walker, John, gent.",Wattes,Edward,M,Hayes ('Hease'),Labourer,,,,1596-08-25,8,,16:00,,"Driving the cart ('caruca') of William Frenche of Hayes, yeoman, drawn by four horses and laden with 'tenne bundell[es] of broome', together with Thomas Thornton of Hayes, labourer, in the Queen's highway","One wheel of the cart slipped from a certain stone bridge and the cart was in danger of collapsing. TT and EW tried to prevent this but as they were lifting the wheel, three bundles fell from the cart and onto EW",Broom bundles,,Fell on top of him,,Struck,Instant,Thomas Thornton who was driving the cart with him,Three bundles worth 6d remain in custody of William Frenche,,,, ,1597_2,J/459,9/693a/99,,Kent,West Wickham,1596-11-29,"Walker, John, gent.",Cawstyn,Nicholas,M,West Wickham,Yeoman,,,,1596-11-24,11,,09:00,,Preparing to shoot a musket loaded with gunpowder and paper,When lighting a slow match some sparkles fell on the pan and the musket fired hitting NC in the stomach,Musket,,Shot with,,"Wound to the stomach, 0.5 in long, 0.5 in wide and 10 in deep",Instant,,"Musket worth 15s remains in custody of Edward Greene, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1597_2,J/460,9/693b/125,,Lincolnshire,Gokwell,1596-12-05,"Rutter, Henry, gent.",Smale,Margaret,F,,,Wife of John Smale of Gokwell,,,1596-12-04,12,,01:00,,Coming to the rescue of her husband tackling a madman brandishing a sword. ,"On 1 December John Sheffield of Gokwell, gent., became seriously ill and his condition continued to aggravate causing insanity and madness ('insan[us] et lunatic[us]'). On 3 December he rose up from his bed, left his room and went into the adjoining room, where he found a sword ('gladius'). Risking his life, JS grabbed and held him to prevent him from hurting someone, and cried for help. MS came to the rescue and received a mortal wound to the chest. Whether she was struck by John Sheffield or ran onto the blade remains uncertain, especially that there was no light in the room at the time of accident. John Sheffield died from his illness on the same night.",Sword,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left breast, 0.5 in wide, 1 in deep",Instant,"John Sheffield, who killed her, and her husband, who was tackling him",Sword worth 2s 6d,,KB clerk - divine visitation,, ,1597_2,J/461,9/693b/128,,Northamptonshire,Ecton,1597-02-13,"Fosbroke, John, gent.",Jones,William,M,Ecton,Husbandman,,,,1597-02-12,2,,09:00,,Crossing a river near Abington Mill,Fell into the water and drowned,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/462,9/693b/129,,Northamptonshire,Yarwell,1596-11-23,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Hamlyn,John,M,Yarwell,Labourer,,,,1597-11-22,11,,13:00-14:00,,Pruning an oak tree growing in a grove called 'oulde sewlyn'' near 'darnel nooke',He put his right foot on a rotten branch which broke causing him to fall down,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Oak worth 12d which remain in custody of Yarwell inhabitants,,,, ,1597_2,J/463,9/693b/130,,Rutland,Uppingham,1596-10-19,"Smithe, Clement, gent.",Welles,William,M,Uppingham,,,,,1596-09-18,9,,15:00,,"Riding a bay horse property of Margaret Welles of Uppingham, widow, in the place called 'gadwell sick' in the eastern field of Uppingham",The horse 'ex tomicibus suis exivit' (shook off its reins?) and he was thrown to the ground,Horse,,Fall from,,,,,"Horse worth 13s 4d remains in custody of John Jackeson, deputy almoner",,,, ,1597_2,J/464,9/693b/131,,Rutland,Empingham,1596-10-18,"Smithe, Clement, gent.",Banes,Robert,M,Empingham,,Son of Anne Banes,3,,1596-10-03,10,,16:00,,,Fell into a five-feet-deep well in 'le stret de Empinhga[m]' and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Anne Banes, who found the body",,,,, ,1597_2,J/465,9/693b/132,,Rutland,Tinwell,1596-11-02,"Smithe, Clement, gent.",Scateley,Anne,F,Tinwell,,Daughter of Margaret Scatley,,,1596-10-20,10,,,,Walking from the Tinwell mill to Easton,Her feet slipped on a footbridge and she fell into a six-feet-deep water,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Margaret Scatley, who found the body",,,,, ,1597_2,J/466,9/693b/133,,Rutland,Ketton,1596-05-03,"Smythe, Clement, gent.",Culpin,Thomas,M,Ketton,Labourer,,,,1596-03-04,3,,13:00,,Digging up stones in a place called 'Bell[es] acre' in the southern field in Ketton,A stone and some earth fell on his head ,Stone and earth,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the head, 2 in wide, 0.5 in deep",Languished until 1 am on 8 March,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/467,9/693b/134,,Derbyshire,Stanton by Bridge,1596-09-12,"Abell, Edward, gent.",Dickenson,Thomas,M,Stanton by Bridge,Yeoman,,,,1596-08-20,8,,,Orchand,"Climbing a plum tree growing in the orchard of Ralph [illegible], esq.",Fell down,Tree (plum),,Fall from,,Crushed body ('corpus [...] quassat[us] fuit anglice Brused'),Languished until 11 September,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/468,9/693b/135,,Warwickshire,Wormleighton,1596-07-20,"Rogers, Alexander",Hodle,Richard,M,,,,,,1596-07-12,7,,,,Walking on the bank of a certain pond,Slipped and fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/469,9/693b/136,,Leicestershire,Seagrave,1596-10-11,"Pochin, George, gent.",Milner,Robert,M,,Servant of Thomas Wi[illegible]de,,16,,1596-10-07,10,,,Field,Ploughing in the field called 'Melbridge furlonge' using his master's plough team,"The 'hinder horse' wrenched out the plough from the hands of Lawrence Warren with a sudden movement, and the coulter struck RM in the left leg",Plough,,Struck by,,"Wound to the left leg, 5 in deep, 1 in deep",Languished until 10 October,"Lawrence Warren, who was ploughing with him","Horse, coulter and ploughshare worth 40s remain in the hands of Richard Pepper, deputy almoner",,,, ,1597_2,J/470,9/693b/197,,Cornwall,Saint Dominick,1597-01-12,"Bligh, William, gent.",Cornishe,Richard,M,,,,,,1595-10-18,10,,,,He was in a 'passing Bote' on the River Tamar below Halton in the liberty of the town of Saltashe,by the movinge of one Oxe [...] then and there in the said Bote beinge & leavinge out of the said Bote was tyed by his hynder legges & the rest of his bodie fallinge out the said Bote into the said River of Tamer by means whereof the said Bote [...] did syncke' as a result of which RC drowned,River Tamar,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Ox worth 45s 8d remains in custody of Peter Wills, mayor of Saltashe",,,, ,1597_2,J/471,9/693b/198,,Devon,Parracombe,1597-02-17,"Cortier, John, gent.",Ward,James,M,,,,,,1597-02-12,2,,13:00,,Busy about his business in a place called 'Bowdley',A piece of 'cobwall' fell on his head crushing it,Cobwall ,,Fell on top of him,,Cracked head,Instant,,Piece of wall of no value,,,, ,1597_2,J/472,9/693b/199,,Dorset,Bedchester,1596-09-07,"Savage, George, gent.",Skynner,Crispiania,F,,,Wife of Richard Skynner of Bedchester,,,1596-09-06,9,,04:00-06:00,,Intending to draw water from a well/pit ('puteus') in 'the backsyde ofthe said Richard Skynner' ,She kneeled and with both hands tried to push open the covering of the well. She fell headlong into the water and drowned,Well/pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/473,9/693b/200m,,Dorset,Cerne Abbas,1596-09-11,"Savage, George, gent.",Gannawaye,William,M,Cerne Abbas,Labourer,,,,1596-09-10,9,,16:00-17:00,,"Working with William Grygge of Cerne Abbas, labourer, in 'the quarries of chaulke' in a place called 'Cerne fielde'",Great amount of stones and earth fell on them crushing and suffocating them,Stones and earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and suffocated,Instant,"William Grygge of Cerne Abbas, labourer, who was working with him",,,,, ,1597_2,J/473,9/693b/200m,,Dorset,Cerne Abbas,1596-09-11,"Savage, George, gent.",Grygge,William,M,Cerne Abbas,Labourer,,,,1596-09-10,9,,16:00-17:00,,"Working with William Gannawaye of Cerne Abbas, labourer, in 'the quarries of chaulke' in a place called 'Cerne fielde'",Great amount of stones and earth fell on them crushing and suffocating them,Stones and earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and suffocated,Instant,"William Gannawaye of Cerne Abbas, labourer, who was working with him",,,,, ,1597_2,J/474,9/693b/201,,Dorset,Bere Regis,1597-01-02,"Savage, George, gent.",Hussee,Isabel,F,Bere Regis,Spinster,,,,1596-12-22,12,,15:00-17:00,,Crossing a river [presumably the River Piddle or Trent] in a place called 'Chamberlaines',She was overcome by the strength of water (due to her weakness) and and violently swept away,River Piddle or Trent,,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/475,9/693b/202,,Dorset,Marshwood ('Marshood'),1597-02-15,"Lye, John, gent.",Rawe,Peter,M,,,,13,,1597-01-22,1,,,,Crossing the 'Lugeshaies brooke',Fell into the water and drowned,'Lugeshaies brooke',,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/476,9/693b/203,,Hampshire ,Sopley,1596-08-30,"Simpson, Nicholas, gent.",Coyte,John,M,,Servant of William Walleston,,,,1596-08-29,8,,14:00,,He 'did clyme up into A Plumme tree' growing in his master's curtilage,He fell down onto his head breaking his neck,Tree (plum),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,Tree worth 4d,"He had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1597_2,J/477,9/693b/204,,Hampshire ,Monxton,1596-07-07,"Irton, George, gent., coroner of Roger Goad, STP and Provost of King's College, Cambridge",Smythe,Robert,M,Monxton,Labourer,,,,1596-07-05,7,,,,Digging up marl in a marlpit,"Suddenly, about ten cartloads of marl fell on him breaking his neck",Marl,,Fell on top of him,,Broken neck,Instant,,,"He had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1597_2,J/478,9/693c/295,,Surrey,Southwark St Olave,1596-08-26,"Wilbraham, Thomas",Hart,Elizabeth,F,Southwark,"Spinster, servant of Richard Pittes",,,,1596-08-25,8,,18:00-19:00,,Washing an apron in a water-filled ditch near her master's house,She fell into the water because of a slippery bank,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned and suffocated,Instant,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/479,9/693c/297,,Kent,Husham,1596-08-05,"Gaunt, Richard, gent.",Unknone,Robert,M,,,,,,1596-07-24,7,,,,Climbing down a cliff,"Having climbed down 20 rods, he fell to the bottom",Cliff,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/480,9/693c/298,,Kent,Horsmonden,1596-09-20,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Meriall,Thomas,M,Horsmonden,Miller,,,,1596-09-[7 or 17: illegible],9,,18:00,,Supervising his servants ('famuli sui') working and digging in a marlpit,Large mass of earth fell on him,Earth,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and pressed,Instant,"John Underell and Robert Whiteman, who found the body",,,,, ,1597_2,J/481,9/693c/299,,Kent,Knights Place (in the Cobham parish),1596-10-14,"Cotes, Martin, sen.",Franke,Servatius,M,,Yeoman,,,,1596-09-25,9,,09:00-10:00,,Descending a 'stacke of Otes' using a ladder,One of the rungs in the upper part of the ladder broke when SF stood on it. SF clung firmly to the ladder which fell onto a nearby elm tree. An end of a broken branch struck him on the left side of his head knocking him to the ground.,Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Languished until 9 pm on 28 September,"Margaret Bracken, William Franke and Ralph Franke who were standing on top of the stack at the time of accident","Ladder and elm tree worth 10s remaining in custody of Thomas Franke, SF's son",,,, ,1597_2,J/482,9/693c/300,,Kent,Hoo (in the Hoo hundred),1596-12-06,"Cotes, Martin, sen.",Pyle,John,M,,,,16,,1596-11-07,11,,14:00-15:00,,"He was sent by John East of Hoo, yeoman to collect straw ('anglice stubble') in the piece of land called 'vpperfylde'","In the adjacent field Thomas Lambe of Hoo, yeoman was harrowing the soil using two harrows pulled by two mares. JP approached the mares and with his right hand grabbed the trace with which mares were yoked to the harrows. One of the animals became frightened ('territa erat') and bolted forward violently so that JP fell down in front of the moving harrows. The iron pins gave him a great wound in the back of the head.",Harrow,,Run over,,"Wound to the back of the head, 1.5 in wide and 1 in deep",Languished until between midnight and 1 am on 23 November,Thomas Lambe and his wife who were harrowing their land,"Mares, harrows and harness worth 13s 4d remaining in custody of Thomas Lambe and John East",,,, ,1597_2,J/483,9/693c/301,,Kent,Throwley,1596-12-21,"Kybbett, Humphrey, gent.",Frideswide ('Friswida'),Sandes,F,,,,76,,1596-12-20,12,Monday,15:00,,"Sitting in a chair by the fireplace in her bedchamber at the house of Michael Sandes, esq.","She lost consciousness ('p[er] dissolucionem sue mentis'), fell from the chair and into the fire, burning the right side of her head and her shoulder ",Fire,,Fall into,,Burnt right side of the head and shoulder,Instant,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/484,9/693c/302,,Kent,Newington,1596-10-12,"Kybbett, Humphrey, gent.",Bowle,Thomas,M,Newington,Labourer,,,,1596-10-04,10,,19:00,,"Driving a four-wheeled 'olde wagon' drawn by three mares and an old gelding and laden with 36 'peac[es] of yron', from 'hoolestreete' in the Hartlip parish to Chesley",The cart ran over a 'bancke' and overturned crushing him,Cart and load,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed head and body,Instant,,"Cart worth 13s 4d, gelding with harness worth 16s 8d remain in custody of Hugh Grevell of Hartlip, labourer, and 36 pieces of iron worth 33s 4d remain in custody of Christopher Turner of Newington",,,, ,1597_2,J/485,9/693c/303,,Kent,"Minster on Sea, Isle of Sheppey",1596-10-10,"Kybbett, Humphrey, gent.",Garfeilde,Catherine,F,,,"Daughter of Thomas Garfeilde of Minster on Sea, husbandman",3,,1596-10-08,10,,17:00,,Playing in a tub filled with three inches of water in the yard ('atrium') of her father's house,She fell into the water and drowned,Tub,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,Tub worth 10d remains in custody of Thomas Garfeild,,,, ,1597_2,J/486,9/693c/304,,Kent,"Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey",1596-07-16,"Kybbett, Humphrey, gent.",James,George,M,,,"Son of William James of Eastchurch, labourer",2,,1596-07-01,7,Wednesday,11:00,,Playing around a pond in the piece of land adjoining and belonging to the rectory,He fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/487,9/693c/305,,Essex,Great Waltham,1597-01-15,"Nashe, John, gent.",Goodeve,"John, jr",M,Great Waltham,Husbandman,,,,1597-01-11,1,,,,Pruning an elm tree,"Having climbed the tree, he cut off one of its branches. After hitting the ground one end of the branch 'did Rebound' and the other struck JG in the stomach, which took away his breath",Tree branch (elm),,Struck,,Struck stomach and loss of breath ('ventus ex ventre ip[s]ius Joh[ann]is adtunc et ib[id]em p[er]cussus fuit'),Instant,,"Elm branch worth 6d which sum remains in the hands of John Nashe, gent., coroner",,,, ,1597_2,J/488,9/693c/306,,Essex,Orsett ('Orzed'),1596-06-04,"Nashe, John, gent.",Gryffyn,Thomas,M,Orsett,Labourer,,,,1596-06-01,6,,,Road,"Arrested and put in stocks by William Garreth, parish constable and William Bright, churchwarden (and others assisting them) for disturbing by force evening prayers and supplications conducted on Whitsun Tuesday (as prescribed by laws of the kingdom) by John Adams, curate and minister at the Orsett parish church","With his right leg in the stocks TG continued to resist and with all his strength struggled furiously and violently against the stocks throwing and rolling it in the public road, so that he was striking and injuring himself (being already injured and ailing from a fall he had suffered), causing damage and strain to his internal organs",Stocks,,Struck,,Damaged and strained internal organs ('interiores p[ar]tes corpor[is] [...] in tantu[m] conquassavit et defatigavit anglice did bruse and surfett'),Languished until 3 pm on 2 June,"William Garreth, parish constable and William Bright, churchwarden (and others assisting them), who arrested him",,,,, ,1597_2,J/489,9/693c/331,,Shropshire,Ash Magna,1596-08-27,"Warde, Richard, gent.",Carrier/Carryer,William,M,,,,,,1596-08-27,8,,,,Washing his hands in a pit ('puteus') full of water in the pasture called 'Blackwater',Fell into the water and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/490,9/693c/332,,Shropshire,Westbury,1596-11-20,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Wolstanrrose,Richard,M,,,,,,1596-11-19,11,,17:00,,Drawing a large net in which to catch game birds (woodcock?) called a 'cockeshut nette',Because of his inexperience he ran under a large rock on which the net caught and he hit his head on the rock,Stone,,Struck,,Struck head,Instant,,"Net and stone worth 18d which remain in the hands and custody of John Dydle, constable of ",,,, ,1597_2,J/491,9/693c/333,,Shropshire,New Woodhouses,1596-08-25,"Warde, Richard, gent.",Barnet,George,M,,,,,,1596-08-25,8,,,,"Standing on top of a cart ('plaustrum') with oxen yoked to it and laden with hay, tying hay to the cart, in a meadow called 'Ladyes moore'",The rope he was using broke and he fell down breaking his neck. At the time of accident oxen stood still and were not moving,Cart and hay,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Hay and rope worth 6s 8d remain in custody of Robert Cotton of Saighton, Cheshire, yeoman, high almoner's deputy",,,, ,1597_2,J/492,9/693c/334,,Shropshire,Kinnerley,1596-10-15,"Gybbons, Nicholas",Rogers,Edward,M,,,,,,1596-10-09,10,,13:00,,Working in the field called 'kaye owen' ,"Suddenly, his mare kicked him with 'the hinder foote' in 'the bottom of his belley' giving him a mortal wound",Horse (mare),,Kicked by,,Wound to the lower part of the belly,Languished until 12 October ,,"Mare worth 33s 4d which remain in the hands and custody of Roger ap Edward of Argoed, yeoman",,,, ,1597_2,J/493,9/693c/359,,Buckinghamshire,Water Eaton ('Eton' in the Bletchley parish),1596-12-06,"Egle[n]ton, Francis, gent.",Chivall,William,M,"[Brickhill, see 9/693c/361]",,"Father of Elizabeth Chivall [spinster, see 9/693c/361]",,,1596-11-30,11,,,,"Trying to save his daugher Elizabeth, who fell into the River Lovat ('Loven') [aka Ouzel] at the 'Eaton mill' ","He jumped into the water and drowned due to high water [Elizabeth also drowned, see 9/693c/361]",River Ouzel,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/494,9/693c/360,,Buckinghamshire,Twyford,1596-12-20,"Eglenton, Francis, gent.",Thonger,Jane,F,,Spinster,,,,1596-12-19,12,,,,Drawing water from a pond in a certain croft,Her feet slipped and she fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/495,9/693c/361,,Buckinghamshire,Water Eaton ('Eton' in the Bletchley parish),1596-12-06,"Eglenton, Francis, gent.",Chivall,Elizabeth,F,,Spinster,Daughter of William Chivall of Brickhill,,,1596-11-30,11,,,,Crossing the River Lovat ('Loven') [aka Ouzel] in a boat at the 'Eaton mill' ,"Disembarking the boat she begun 'totteringe to and fro' and fell into the water [despite her father's attempt's to save her, see 9/693c/359]",River Ouzel,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat worth 2s which sum remains in the hands of Thomas Searle, bailiff of Francis Fortescue of three [royal] hundreds of Newport, esq.",,,, ,1597_2,J/496,9/693c/362,,Bedfordshire,Harrold,1596-07-14,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Wharton,William,M,"Strixton, Northamptonshire",Tailor,,,,1596-07-09,7,,16:00,,Washing himself in the River Great Ouse,He was overcome by the strength of the current ,River Great Ouse,,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/497,9/693c/363,,Bedfordshire,Tempsford ('Temesford'),1596-09-14,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Sawnders,John,M,Tempsford,Labourer,,,,1596-09-12,9,,10:00,,Collecting pears from a pear tree growing in the garden of Michael Bayes of Tempsford,The 'bough' on which he stood broke and he fell to the ground,Tree (pear tree),,Fall from,,Injury ('bruse'),Languished until 13 September,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/498,9/693c/364,,Bedfordshire,Radwell,1596-12-02,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",N,N,M,,,,About 12,,1596-11-30,11,,06:00,,Walking by the River Great Ouse,He fell into the water and drowned,River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/499,9/693c/365,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Godmanchester,1597-02-19,"Dysney, Thomas and Croftes",Cox,John,M,"Eaton, Bedfordshire",,,,,1596-12-17,12,,,,Crossing the River Great Ouse in a dangerous place,He fell into the water and drowned. The river carried his body to the place called 'hudpowle walle' within Godmanchester,River Great Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/500,9/693c/366,,Suffolk,Great Saxham,1596-11-03,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Spenser,John,M,,,Son of Anne Stewarde,7,,1596-11-02,11,,,,Walking alogng the bank of a certain pond in the field called 'mylfylde',His feet failed him and he fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/501,9/693c/367,,Suffolk,Nayland,1596-11-09,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Garrarde,"John, jr",M,,,"Son of John Garrard, sr",4,,1596-11-07,11,,,,Walking along the banks of 'the Comon Ryver',His feet failed him and he fell into the water,River,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/502,9/693c/368,,Suffolk,Kelsale ('Kelshall'),1596-07-16,"Shirland, Paul, deputy of Edward Coke, attorney general",Reve,Jane,F,,,Daughter of Christopher Reve of Kelsale,About 5,,1596-07-15,7,,,,Washing a 'lether bottell' in a water-filled ditch ('fovea'),She jumped into the water ('seipsam iactavit') ,Ditch,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/503,9/693c/369,,Suffolk,Tuddenham (in the liberty of Ely),1596-08-08,"Mawe, Simon, gent.",Wolferston,Philippa,M,,,,11,,1596-08-07,8,,,,"Washing linen clothes in a water-filled pond ('puteus') near the house of Sampson Wolferston of Tuddenham, gent.",Her feet failed her and she fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/504,9/693c/370,,Suffolk (now Norfolk),Bradwell,1597-01-07,"Barker, Edmund, gent.",Budd,Thomas,M,Bradwell,Husbandman,,,Debilitated,1597-01-04,1,,22:00,,He left the house of Robert Marsham and went to a pond to attend to his business,Fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/505,9/693c/371,,Norfolk,Banham,1596-10-29,"Athow, John, gent., coroner of Edward Cooke, esq., in the liberty and hundred of Guiltcross",Gille,Margaret,F,Banham,Spinster,,,,1596-10-27,10,,08:00,,Sitting in the cart ('biga') of Thomas Gille parked in his yard,"The horse pulling the cart moved suddenly and with one of the wheels being higher than the other, the cart overturned and fell on MG",Cart,,Fell on top of her,,,,,Horse worth 10s and cart remain in the hands of Edward Coke,,,, ,1597_2,J/506,9/693c/372,,Norfolk,Beeston,1596-07-24,"Athow, John, gent., coroner of Edward Cooke, esq., in the liberty and hundred of Laundich",Atkynson,Nicholas,M,,Servant of Erasmus Corye of West Acre,,,,1596-07-23,7,,18:00,,"Driving his master's cart ('biga') pulled by one gelding and laden with wood, from Beeston to West Acre",The cart overturned due to one wheel being higher than the other and fell on NA,Cart and load,,Fell on top of him,,,,,Cart worth 12s and gelding worth 10s remain in the hands of Edward Coke,,,, ,1597_2,J/507,9/693c/373,,Suffolk,Little Stonham,1596-10-28,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Blomfylde,Susan,F,,,,7,,1596-10-27,10,,12:00,,"Dryvyng [...] the myll horse' pulling the 'cogge Whele' in a mill at the house of Caleb Blomfylde of Little Stonham, yeoman","The wheel caught SB's petticoat and she was pulled between the wheel and a certain beam, injuring the lower part of her belly",Mill wheel,Beam,Crushed between,,Injured lower part of the belly,Languished until 6 pm,,"Gelding, petticoat, wheel and 'the trundle' worth 6s 8d remain in custody of Caleb Blomfylde of Little Stonham, yeoman",,,, ,1597_2,J/508,9/693c/374,,Bedfordshire,Harrold,1596-12-01,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Franckelyn,Eleanor,F,Harrold,Widow,Mother of Thomas Franckelyn,,,1596-11-30,11,,03:00,,Emptying her bowels by a pond ('puteus anglice A ponde') in the yard near the house of Thomas Franckelyn,She slipped and fell into the pond where she drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_2,J/509,9/693c/375,,Bedfordshire,Great Barford ('Barford'),1596-06-17,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Abbot,John,M,Renhold,Labourer,,,,1596-06-14,6,,11:00,,"Washing a 'wether sheepe' of Thomas Gale of Renhold, husbandman, in the River Great Ouse, near the Barford mill",He was swept by the current into the 'myll pytt' where he drowned,Millpond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Sheep worth 5s remains in custody of Thomas Gale of Renhold,,,, ,1597_3,J/510,9/694/18,,Staffordshire,Stafford/Kings Bromley,1597-06-04,"Whorwood, Thomas, esq.",Stockleys,John,M,Yoxhall,,,,,1595-09-29,9,,,,,He was run over by one wheel of a loaded cart ('plaustrum') pulled by two mares and four oxen,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,,,,"Horses, oxen and cart worth [illegible]",,,, ,1597_3,J/511,9/694/52,,Essex,Stratford Langthorne,1597-02-06,"Nashe, John, gent.",Horseley,Agnes,M,Walthamstow,Spinster,,,,1597-02-03,2,,,,Riding a black mare in the Queen's highway flooded with rain water,She was swept of the horse by the strength and violence of water and drowned,Flood water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Mare worth 10s in custody of Thomas Garnett of Walthamstow, moneylender ('monyer')",,,, ,1597_3,J/512,9/694/53,,Essex,Springfield,1596-09-11,"Shaa, Thomas and Nashe, John",Caggbreade,George,M,Springfield,Husbandman,,,,1596-09-10,9,,,,"Driving a cart ('currus') laden with hay and pulled by two geldings and and two horses, in the close of Thomas Meyldman of Barnes, esq., called 'mylldamme' bordering on and adjoining the parishes of Springfield and Great Baddow",The cart overturned due to the movements of the bay 'thill mare' and fell on GC pressing and crushing his body,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and pressed body,Instant,,"Cart worth 20s, mare worth 13s 4d remain in the hands of Elizabeth Caggbreade of Great Baddow; hay worthless having been destroyed by rain storm and water",,,, ,1597_4,J/513,9/1040a/59,,Buckinghamshire,Hartwell,1597-04-10,"Egle[n]ton, Francis, gent.",Preston,Richard,M,,,,,,1597-04-10,4,,05:00,,Climinge vp a certen ladder' in his barn,He fell from the ladder crushing and injuring his head,Ladder,,Fall from,,Crushed and injured head,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/514,9/1040a/58,,Bedfordshire,Barton-le-Clay ('Barton'),1597-05-16,"Johnson, Richard, gent.",Prior,Elizabeth,F,Barton,,Wife of Luke Prior of Barton-le-Clay,,,1597-05-14,5,,,,Crossing a bridge over a certain water-filled ditch,She tripped and fell into the water,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/515,9/1040a/57,,Bedfordshire,Hockliffe,1597-05-16,"Johnson, Richard, gent.",Strayne,Isabel,F,Hockliffe,,,,Very debilitated due to old age and illness,1597-05-14,5,,07:00,,"Fetching water from a ditch in the freehold of Thomas Shepperd, gent.",She fell into the water and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/516,9/1040a/56,,Bedfordshire,Little Staughton,1597-05-09,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Fysher,Alice,F,Little Staughton,Widow,Widow,,,1597-05-07,5,,16:00,,Fetching water from a pond ,She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/517,9/1040a/55,,Bedfordshire,Yielden,1597-06-09,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Bruse,Thomas,M,,"Servant of Richard Fielden of Yielden, husbandman",,,,1597-06-07,6,,19:00,,Herding his master's animals,Washing himself in a certain 'pytt of water' in the place called 'lyslade' in the Yielden fields. He fell into deep water and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/518,9/1040a/54,,Norfolk,Bunwell,1597-04-07,"Lavyle, John, gent.",Harryson,Richard,M,Bunwell,,,About 3,,1597-04-06,4,,,,Playing with other children in the Queen's highway near a pond/pit ('puteus aque') filled with water to the depth of one yard ('virgata'),Fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/519,9/1040a/53,,Norfolk,Thorpe St Andrew ('Bysshops Thorpe'),1597-04-30,"Lavyle, John, gent.",Haddon,Elizabeth,F,,,Wife of Thomas Haddon of Thorpe St Andrew,,,1597-04-29,4,,,,Digging up chalk in the chalk pit of William Naught,A great lumpe of Chalke' fell on her crushing her completely,Chalk,,Fell on top of her,,Crushed,Instant,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/520,9/1040a/52,,Norfolk,Beighton ('Beyton'),1597-04-08,"Lavyle, John, gent.",Baskarde,Edward,M,Beighton,,Son of William Baskarde,About 3,,1597-04-08,4,,,,Playing by 'puteus aque anglic[e] a pitt with water [...] half a yard depe' in a certain close,He fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/521,9/1040a/51,,Norfolk,Barrowe',1597-04-17,"Lavyle, John, gent.",Mower,John,M,Barrowe',Labourer,,,,1597-04-16,4,,,,"Driving a small old cart ('curriculum') pulled by one horse, in the close of Catherine Turner of Barrow, widow",He was driving so carelessly ('imprudenter') that the cart overturned and fell on his head,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wound and injury to the head,Instant,,"Horse and cart worth 6s 8d which remain in the hands of John Lavyle, gent., coroner",,,, ,1597_4,J/522,9/1040a/50,,Norfolk,Ingleborough ('Vickleborowe'),1597-02-02,"Lavyle, John, gent.",Hollington,Mary,F,Ingleborough,"Spinster, servant of William Whipple",,About 14,,1597-01-31,1,,19:00,,Returning to her master's house from an 'owt howse' being part of the said house,She fell into a six-feet-deep water-filled pit/pond ('puteus') between the two buildings,Pit/Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/523,9/1040a/49,,Suffolk,Cockfield,1597-05-30,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Webb,Jane,F,,,Daughter of Henry Webb,,,1597-05-29,5,,,,Walking along the bank of a certain pond,Her feet failed her and she fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/524,9/1040a/48,,Suffolk,Yaxley,1597-04-16,"Colvile, Thomas, gent.",Elliott,William,M,Yaxley,,Son of George Elliott,,,1597-04-13,4,,17:00,,Walking down a certain road near a water-filled ditch by his father's house,His feet failed him and he fell into the water,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/525,9/1040a/47,,Suffolk,Uggeshall ('Owchall'),1597-04-17,"Colvile, Thomas, gent.",Pace,John,M,Frostenden ('Frosstington'),Husbandman,,,,1597-04-15,4,,,,Cutting a branch of a certain oak tree,He fell from the tree with the branch which struck him in the neck,Tree branch,,Fell on top of him,,Struck neck,Instant,,"Branch worth 1d which remains in custody of Anthony Morse of Uggeshall, yeoman",,,, ,1597_4,J/526,9/1040a/46,,Suffolk,Cratfield,1597-05-23,"Colvile, Thomas, gent.",Hartley,William,M,Cratfield,Labourer,,,,1597-05-22,5,,,,Washing himself in a pond,"His strength deserted him, he staggered and eventually drowned due to lack of help",Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/527,9/1040a/45,,Suffolk,Ubbeston,1597-06-14,"Colvile, Thomas, gent.",Rushe,Arthur,M,Ubbeston,,Son of Reginald Rushe,,,1597-06-07,6,,,,Walking 'over a narrowe bredge' in his father's close,His feet failed him and he fell into the water-filled ditch below where he drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/528,9/1040a/44,,Suffolk,Laxfield,1597-06-09,"Colvile, Thomas, gent.",Chamberleyne,Margaret,F,,,,,,1597-06-07,7,,,,She left the house of Simon Tailor alias Gurney to fetch water from a pond,"As she stretched to reach the water, her feet failed her and she fell into the pond and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/529,9/1040a/43,,Suffolk,Heveningham,1597-06-13,"Colvile, Thomas, gent.",Huchinge,John,M,Heveningham,Husbandman,,,,1597-06-12,6,,08:00,,Driving an empty cart ('biga') pulled by one gelding ,The cart overturned and struck him in the upper part of his chest,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Blow to the upper part of the chest,Instant,,"Gelding and cart worth 30s which remain in custody of William Alexander of Heveningham, husbandman",,,, ,1597_4,J/530,9/1040b/195,,Staffordshire,Drayton Bassett,1597-03-24,"Grene, William, gent.",Cooke,Elizabeth,F,,Spinster,,,,1597-02-02,2,,,,Crossing a footbridge on the Bourne Brook,Fell from the bridge and drowned in the brook,Bourne Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/531,9/1040b/194,,Staffordshire,Fradswell,1597-04-06,"Worswicke, Thomas",Prichard,Margaret,F,,,,,Suffering from falling sickness,1597-04-04,4,,,,,Fell into a water and drowned,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/532,9/1040b/193,,Staffordshire,Stafford/King's Bromley,1597-08-19,"Grene, William, gent.",Stockley,John,M,,,,,,1595-09-19,9,,,,"Getting onto a cart ('caruca') pulled by four oxen and two horses and laden with coal, in a place called Bromley Meadow at 'Trent Water Gate'",He fell from the cart and was run over by one of the wheels,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Jury could not estimate the value oxen, horses, cart and coal because they had not seen them. All goods were seized by William Weykoe, gent., bailiff and officer of Henry Gryffyth, esq., lord of the liberty of Alrewas Hayes ('Alderwas Hay')",,,, ,1597_4,J/533,9/1040b/192,,Staffordshire,Wombourne/Baggeridge,1597-07-27,"Grene, William, gent.",Bach,Robert,M,,,Son of Thomas Bach,,,1597-07-26,7,,,,"Travelling in an empty cart ('caruca') pulled by six oxen, descending a certain slope ('clivus') in Baggeridge near 'Fundsley Smythie' ","The cart 'was overthrowen three tymes'. On the second turn the oxen 'were vnshutt from the wayne', and on the third turn one of the wheels crushed BB's head",Cart (wheel),,Fell on top of him,,Crushed head,,,Cart and wheels worth 21s remain in custody of Thomas Bach,,,, ,1597_4,J/534,9/1040b/191,,Staffordshire,Thickbroom,1597-07-27,"Grene, William, gent.",Thickbroome,Margery,F,,,"Wife of Thomas Thickbroome, gent.",,,1597-07-25,7,,,,Entering a dilapidated 'old kichen' adjoining TT's house,Two posts fell on her striking and crushing her body,Posts,,Fell on top of her,,Struck and crushed body,Instant,,"Posts and other pieces of wood that collapsed with them are worth 3s 4d which sum remains in custody of Thomas Thickbroome, gent.",,,, ,1597_4,J/535,9/1040b/190,,Staffordshire,Woolverhampton,1597-08-17,"Grene, William, gent.",Clempson,Richard,M,,Servant of Thomas Pytt of Heath Town ('Le Heath'),,,,1594-09-14,9,,,,"Driving an empty cart ('caruca') pulled by two oxen, in a barn",As the cart was leaving the barn one of the wheels pushed and crushed RC against a gatepost,Cart (wheel),Gatepost,Crushed between,,Crushed body,Languished 20 September,,"Oxen, cart and wheels worth £3 3s 4d which are in possession of Thomas Pytt of Heath Town",,,, ,1597_4,J/536,9/1040b/189,,Staffordshire,Wombourne,1597-03-27,"Grene, William, gent.",Nicolls,Richard,M,Wombourne,,Grandson of Henry Muchall,About 13,,1597-03-22,3,,,,"He was in the Wombourne watermill, standing near 'the cogge wheele' and 'the Round[es]'",He was crushed between the cog wheel and the rounds,Watermill,,Crushed,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Water wheel, cog wheel , spindle, rounds and the upper millstone worth 6s 8d remain in custody of Henry Muchall",,,, ,1597_4,J/537,9/1040b/188,,Staffordshire,Wolverhampton/Upper Penn,1597-08-17,"Grene, William, gent.",Deeley,William,M,,,,14,,1594-06-01,6,,,,"Driving a cart ('caruca') laden with stones and pulled by six oxen in Upper Pen ('Overpen'), with a servant of Humphrey Perrye of Bilson, yeoman",He fell under the cart and one of the wheels ran over his body crushing it,Cart,,Run over,,Crushed body,Instant,"Servant of Humphrey Perrye, who was driving the cart with him","Six oxen, wheels and cart worth 40s which remain in possession of Humphrey Perrye of Bilson",,,, ,1597_4,J/538,9/1040b/122,,Kent,Sutton Valence,1597-05-31,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Smithe,"John, jr",M,,,"Son of Thomas Smithe of Sutton Valence, labourer",9,,1597-05-29,5,,15:00,,Collecting twigs ('rami') growing near a pond in the piece of land property of his father,Both his feet slipped and he fell into the pond,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Smith, his father, who found the body",,,,, ,1597_4,J/539,9/1040b/121,,Kent,Warehorne,1597-05-17,"Kibbett, Humphrey, gent.",White/Whyete,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of Creator [sic!] White of Bethersden,6,,1597-04-22,4,,16:00,,She was in the 'hovell or Cartlodge' in the messuage of John Blacke,The building 'did ffier' and EW was burnt inside it,Fire,,Burnt,,Burnt,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/540,9/1040b/120 (earlier copy at 9/693c/296),,Surrey,Chobham,1596-12-02,"Derrick, John, gent.",Duke,John,M,,"Gentleman, one of the grooms of the chamber",,,,1596-11-14,11,,15:00,,Riding his mare down 'watery lane' between Ham Moor and 'waibridge bridge' in the parish of Chertsey,He was swept off the horse by a great stream of water. He stayed afloat until the current carried him for more than 20 rods ,Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Mare worth 13s 4d which remain in the hands of Kingston bailiffs,, More detailed copy,, ,1597_4,J/541,9/1040b/119,,Surrey,Reigate,1596-09-22,"Patchinge, James",Brimsted,Thomas,M,,,,,,1596-09-21,9,,,,,"Kicked in the left side of his body by the untamed ('indomitus') two-year-old colt of Edward Saunders of Reigate, esq.",Horse (colt),,Kicked by,,Wound to the self side of his body,Instant,,"Colt worth 20s remains in custody and possession of Edward Saunders, esq.",,,, ,1597_4,J/542,9/1040b/118,,Essex,West Horndon,1595-07-01,"Nashe, John, gent.",Mekyn,William,M,West Horndon,Servant of Sir John Petre,,,,1595-06-29,6,,,,Riding JP's grey gelding on his master's business,"The horse bolted and ran into a small grove in JP's close, where he threw WM against an oak tree with great violence and strength",Horse (gelding),,Fall from,,Crushed right side of the body,Languished until 30 June,,Gelding worth 40s delivered into the hands of John Petre,,,, ,1597_4,J/543,9/1040b/117,,Essex,Great Waltham,1595-06-09,"Nashe, John, gent.",Salmon,Thomas,M,Great Waltham,Husbandman,,,,1595-06-06,6,,,,"Disentangling a beech twig from the tail of a bay horse belonging to Thomas Luckyn of Magna Waltham, yeoman","When he put one hand on the horse's leg and extended another to reach for the twig, the horse kicked him in the right side of the forehead with his right hind leg",Horse ,,Kicked by,,"Wound to the right side of forehead, 2 in wide and 0.5 in deep",,,Horse worth 26s 8d delivered into the hands of Thomas Luckyn,,,, ,1597_4,J/544,9/1040b/116,,Essex,Colne Engaine,1597-02-23,"Shaa, Thomas, gent.",Browne,Ellen,F,,,,,,1597-01-10,1,,,,,She fell into a 'great ponde' and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/545,9/1040b/115m,,Essex,Latton/Harlow,1597-07-10,"Nashe, John, gent.",Booker ,Roger,M,,Servant of Dame Mary Judd,,,,1597-06-08,6,,,,Washing himself in a certain public waterway in Harlow (having left his mistress's house),He fell into a steep hole ('proclivus foramen') and drowned unable to get out,Waterway,,,,Drowned,,"Kenelm Fitzhewes of Latton, yeoman, who was accompanying him and drown",,,,, ,1597_4,J/545,9/1040b/116m,,Essex,Latton/Harlow,1597-07-10,"Nashe, John, gent.",Fitzhewes,Kenelm,M,Latton,"Yeoman, servant of Dame Mary Judd",,,,1597-06-08,6,,,,Washing himself in a certain public waterway in Harlow (having left his mistress's house),He fell into a steep hole ('proclivus foramen') and drowned unable to get out,Waterway,,,,Drowned,,"Roger Booker, who was accompanying him and drown",,,,, ,1597_4,J/546,9/1040b/117,,Westmorland,Troutbeck,1597-02-06,"Bethome, Thomas",Ayrey,Thomas,M,,,,,,1597-02-05,2,,15:00,,Felling a holm oak in the place called 'Abbott holme' in the Troutbeck Wood,The tree fell on him,Tree (holm oak),,Fell on top of him,,Pressed,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/547,9/1040b/118,,Westmorland,Preston Patrick,1596-09-28,"Bethome, Thomas",Skerin,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1596-09-28,9,,,,Crossing the 'Peaseybrigge',Fell from the bridge due to fog or darkness ('caligo') and old age and drowned,Peasey Beck [presumably],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/548,9/1040b/119,,Westmorland,Kendal,1597-07-09,"Bethome, Thomas",Harryson,George,M,,,Son of Miles Harryson of Patton and Margaret Harryson,3,,1597-07-06,7,,14:00,,"Crossing 'Whinffell beck' in Whinfell, carrying GH on her shoulder",She tripped on slippery stones and dropped GH into the water where he drowned,Whinfell Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/549,9/1040b/120,,Cumberland,Hubbersty Head ('Hubberbye'),1597-06-08,"Myers, Thomas, gent.",Sewell,John,M,Hubbersty Head,,,,,1597-06-07,6,,,,Walking along the road leading from Hubbersby Head to 'Bleckets hall',In the place called 'Caricke poole' he became tired from walking and intended to lean on his 'walkinge staffe' and rest. The staff slipped away from him and he fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/550,9/1040b/121,,Westmorland,Pooley Bridge ('Powlaie'),1597-02-24,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Dawsone,Jane ('Janet'),F,Martindale,Spinster,,,,1597-02-24,2,,,,Crossing the River Eamont,Her feet slipped on slippery stones and because of the strength of the current. She fell into the water and drowned,River Eamont,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/551,9/1040b/122,,Westmorland,Clifton ('Clefton'),1597-06-25,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Insone,Thomas/John,M,Clifton,Yeoman,,10,,1597-06-25,6,,,,Crossing the stream called 'Cleftone mill dam',"He slipped on a slippery stones and because of the strength of the water, he fell into the water and was swept onto the water wheel, where he was lacerated",Mill (water wheel),,Swept onto,,Lacerated ('laceratus') ,,,"Water wheel and the upper millstone worth 6s 8d and remain in the hands of Cuthbert Sisson, deputy of the high almoner",,,, ,1597_4,J/552,9/1040b/123,,Westmorland,Bampton,1597-05-16,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Wilson,Jane ('Janet'),F,,,,,,1597-05-16,5,,,,"She was in her room, sitting by the fire, when she was struck by paralysis called a palsy",She fell into the fireplace and died instantly,Fire,,Fall into,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/553,9/1040b/124,,Westmorland,Great Strickland,1596-12-30,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Fallowfeld,Robert,M,Great Strickland,Gentleman,,,,1596-12-30,12,,,,"Cutting oak branches in the woods called 'mikle gill', using an axe","One of the branches fell down and bounced back, striking RF on the right side of the body",Tree branch (oak),,Struck by,,"Wound to the right side of body, 5 in long and 4 in deep",Instant,,"Axe, branches and oak worth 8d remain in the hands of Cuthbert Sisson, deputy of the high almoner",,,, ,1597_4,J/554,9/1040b/125,,Westmorland,Bongate,1596-09-26,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Harrisonne,John,M,Bongate,Husbandman,,,,1596-09-26,9,,,,Crossing the River Eden on his way from Southfield to Bongate,"He was knocked off the 'steppinstones' by a great storm and force of wind, fell into the water and drowned",River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/555,9/1040b/126,,Westmorland,Kirkby Stephen,1596-08-18,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Dente,Agnes,F,Nateby,Spinster,,,,1596-08-18,8,,,,Crossing the River Eden,"Her feet slipped on slippery stones and because of the strength of the water, she fell into the water and drowned",River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/556,9/1040b/127,,Westmorland,Swindale,1596-11-19,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Chapplehowe,James,M,Swindale,Labourer,,,,1596-11-19,11,,,,Playing and wrestling with his brother John,"John's knife slipped out of the scabbard and when he and James fell to the ground, the latter landed on the said knife",Knife,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right side of body, 2 in wide and 3 in deep",,"John Chappelhowe, who was wrestling with him",Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1597_4,J/557,9/1040b/128,,Westmorland,Stainmore,1595-12-03,"Brunskell, Michael, bailiff and coroner of George Clifford, earl of Cumberland",Johnson,Thomas,M,Stainmore,Labourer,,,,1595-12-03,12,,,,Walking by a coal mine,His feet slipped and he fell down the mine. He landed on his head and broke his neck.,Coal mine,,Fall into,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/558,9/1040b/129,,York city,Acaster Malbis,1597-06-03,"Killingbeck, Francis and Grene, Thomas",Threshe,William,M,,,,,,1597-06-06,6,,15:00,,Leading the mare of Edmund Walker of Acaster Malbis to pasture in the place called 'Lordingbank[es]',"He led the mare by the halter ('capistrum') with one end tied around his right hand. The mare bolted, knocked him to the ground and dragged along the Queen's highway",Horse (mare),,Dragged,,"Wounds to the head: on the right side, 6 in long, 6 in wide and 0.5 in deep; on the left side, 4 in wide, 4 in long and 0.5 in deep ",Instant,"John Tailor, who found the body",Mare and halter worth 26s 8d and 1d respectively remain in the hands of Edmund Walker for the use of the mayor and citizens of York,,,, ,1597_4,J/559,9/1040b/130,,Somerset,Stoke Saint Gregory ('Gregorystocke'),[illegible]-16,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Pocoke,John,M,Stoke Saint Gregory,Butcher,"Son of Dorothy Pococke of Stoke Saint Gregory, widow",About 30,,1596-11-15,11,,14:00,,,He rode his grey mare into the 16-feet-deep stream called 'stathe' and was overcome and thrown into the water by the strength of the current,Stream,,,,Drowned,,,"Mare worth £3 6s 8d remains in the hands of Dorothy Pococke, widow and JP's mother",,,, ,1597_4,J/560,9/1040b/131,,Northamptonshire,East Carlton ('Carelton'),1597-08-09,"Fosbroke, John, gent.",Wyldman,Christopher,M,East Carlton,Labourer,,,,1597-08-08,8,,03:00,,Working near a lime kiln,He fell into the kiln and his body was consumed by fire,Lime kiln,,Fall into,,Burnt,Instant,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/561,9/1040b/132,,Northamptonshire,Benefield,1597-08-11,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Sisson,Henry,M,Benefield,Shepard,,,,1597-08-09,8,,01:00,,Trying to steal fruit from the orchand of John Johnson,He fell into a pond due to his poor sight and darkness and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/562,9/1040b/133,,Northamptonshire,Slipton,1597-05-23,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Lane,William,M,Slipton,,,16,,1597-05-21,5,,14:00,,Intending to wash himself in the pond called 'Plumbewell ponde' ,"When he arrived at the pond, he suddenly fell into the water and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/563,9/1040b/134,,Warwickshire,Offchurch,1597-07-12,"Rogers, Alexander, gent.",Power,John,M,,,,,,1597-07-11,7,,,,Walking by a cart called a 'tumbrell' ,"The cart fell apart having been driven into a certain 'hallowe', all the horses apart from the thill horse standing still at the driver's command, and collapsed on JP crushing his head",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Cart worth 8s and horse worth 12s remain in custody of William Powell of Wolston, yeoman, almoner's deputy",,,, ,1597_4,J/564,9/1040b/135,,Leicestershire,Hungarton,1597-06-25,"Ward, Thomas, gent.",Bate,Nicholas,M,,"Servant of George Ashby, esq.",,23,,1597-06-22,6,,20:00,,Washing himself and swimming in a pond at Quenby ,He became tired from swimming and his feet were caught and entangled in underwater plants,Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/565,9/1040b/136,,Leicestershire,Osgathorpe,1597-05-19,"Warde, Thomas, gent.",Debell,Robert,M,,,,24,,1597-05-18,5,,,,,He was struck in the chest by a piece of timber property of Bartholomew Fillingham,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,"Timber worth 5s remains in custody of Christopher, almoner's deputy",,,, ,1597_4,J/566,9/1040b/137,,Lincolnshire,Bigby,1597-08-06,"Morer, Leonard, gent.",Whippam,Thomas,M,,,,,,1597-08-06,8,,,,Standing in a cart ('plaustrum') loading hay onto it in the place called 'Lowe Westram Close',The cart collapsed due to a broken staple causing TW to fall headlong to the ground,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,"George Emerson and Margaret Jone, who found the body",Cart and hay worth 2s 8d which remain in custody of the coroner,,,, ,1597_4,J/567,9/1040b/138,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Aby,1597-06-19,"Cartwright, John",Margrave,Nicholas,M,,Servant of William Huylt,,,,1597-06-19,6,,09:00,,Working in his master's mill called a 'Walkmylne',He fell between the axle and the post of the said mill,Mill (axle),Post,Fall between,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/568,9/1040b/139,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Barton-upon-Humber ('Barton'),1597-06-07,"Morer, Leonard, gent.",Sawer,Robert,M,,,,,,1597-06-07,6,,,,Driving 'plaustru[m] anglice a wayne' down a certain hill,The cart overturned due to misfortune and his carelessness,Cart,,,,,,,Cart and wheels worth 20s,,,, ,1597_4,J/569,9/1040b/140,,"Lincolnshire, Lindsey",Amcotts,1597-05-04,"Morer, Leonard, gent.",Pearson,Mary,F,,,,14,,1597-05-04,5,,13:00,,Drawing water from a well in the close of Thomas Palmer,She fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/570,9/1040b/141,,Somerset,Tintinhull,1597-03-06,"Napper, Thomas, gent.",Frenche,John,M,,,,,,1597-03-02,3,,,,Returning home to Ash ('Ayshe al[ia]s Pyke Ayshe') after work in the close called 'Okey leaze' ,"He slipped on a wooden bridge over a certain ditch between the place called 'Bewley' and road called 'Bewley drove' in the parish of Tintinhull, and fell into the water",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1597_4,J/571,9/1040b/142,,Somerset,Clapton,1597-04-23,"Godwyn, Anthony, gent.",Russell,Walter,M,,,,,,1597-04-13,4,,,,Doing his lawful work driving 'a dung put' carying dung,Cart body broke off the wheels and axle-beam and fell onto his right leg,Cart (body),,Fell on him,,Wounded and crushed right leg,Languished until 16 April,,Cart body and dung worth 4s 4d remain in custody of the village,,,, ,1597_4,J/572,9/1040b/143,,Somerset,Brislington ('Bustleton'),1597-05-16,"Godwyn, Anthony, gent.",Danyell,Nathaniel,M,,,,11,,1597-05-14,5,,07:00-08:00,,Playing by climbing onto two harrows ('a pair of dragges') supported on two tree trunks called a 'draye',"One of the trunks became loose, or 'unpinned' at one end, and the whole weight of ND's body rested on one end of the harrow. As a result it 'did ov[er]torne' and struck ND on the right side of his head and in the middle of his back",Harrow,,Struck by,,Struck and crushed left side of the head and back,Instant,,Harrows and tree trunk worth 10s remains in custody of the village of Brislington,,,, ,1597_4,J/573,9/1040b/144,,Somerset,Kingston Seymour,1596-10-08,"Godwyn, Anthony, gent.",Ellys,John,M,,,,66 and more,Weak and old,1596-09-23,9,,,,Driving 'a ploughe of oxen' with empty cart,"Crossing to the right side of the cart, he fell to the ground due to misfortune and his feebleness ('ratione imbecilitat[e] sui') and his right leg was run over by the cart",Cart,,Run over,,Crushed and wounded right leg,Languished until 5 October,,"Wheel worth 10s remains in custody of Thomas Bulbeck, esq., bailiff in the honour of Lancaster",,,, ,1597_4,J/574,9/1040b/145,,Somerset,Banwell,1597-07-02,"Godwyn, Anthony, gent.",Willis,Agnes,F,,,,About 12,,1597-06-30,6,,,,Playing with other children in a 'dunge pott',"The cart overturned and fell on her, breaking her neck",Cart,,Fell on top of her,,Broken neck,,,"Cart worth 20d remains in custody of George Marshall, gent., bailiff of the hundred and liberty of Wintersoke",,,, ,1597_4,J/575,9/1040b/146,,Somerset,Hilmarton,1597-06-23,"Woodroffe, Thomas, gent.",Hort,Eleanor,F,,,One of the daughters of William Hort of Hilmarton,,,1597-06-08,6,,06:00,,"Drawing water from a pond in the close called the 'home close' belonging to Matilda Hort, widow",She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Jury signatures,, ,1597_4,J/576,9/1040b/147,,Wiltshire,Keevil,1597-04-13,"Jones, William, gent.",Cowlye,John,M,Keevil,Labourer,,,,1597-04-06,4,,,,Felling an elm tree in the place called 'the crofte' with an axe,"The falling elm turned and struck JC's body against another elm, giving him a mortal wound, or a 'bruse'",Tree (elm),,Struck by,,Wound to the body,Instant,,Elm worth 10s remains in custody of Robert Wakeley of Keevil,,,, ,1597_4,J/577,9/1040b/148,,Dorset,Lytchett Matravers,1597-05-07,"Savage, George, gent.",Randall,Peter,M,Lytchett Martravers,Husbandman,,,,1597-05-06,5,,09:00-11:00,,"Trying to stop a cart ('carruca') laden with wood, descending violently a certain lane near the 'hawkkes pond Greene'",The cart continued to move due to its weight and the 'steepenesse & downfall of the said place' (without draft animals pulling it) and eventually overturned and fell on PR,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,"Broken neck and the right leg, abraded head and body",Languished for three hours,,"Cart, wood and a certain rope pertaining to the cart are worth 33s and 4d and remain in custody of Richard Randall of Lytchett Matravers",,,, ,1597_4,J/578,9/1040b/149,,Dorset,"Melcombe Regis, Weymouth",1597-03-16,"Waltham, William, gent. ",Grout/Gravat,"John, jr",M,,,,,,1597-03-16,3,,,,Digging under a ship stranded in the Weymouth harbour,"Suddenly, the ship fell on him crushing him",Ship,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,Instant,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1597_4,J/579,9/1040b/150,,Berkshire,Swallowfield,1597-03-22,"Sharpe, John",Breach,George,M,,,,,,1597-03-21,3,,,,He was in a 'sawpitt' in Swallowfield,"A piece of timber fell on him, crushing his body",Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,,,"Timber worth 3s 4d remains in custody of Samuel Backhowse, esq.",,,, ,1597_4,J/580,9/1040b/151,,Berkshire,Easthampstead,1596-09-07,"Sharpe, John",Fletcher,Thomas,M,,,,,,1596-09-06,9,,,,Travelling in a cart ('caruca') pulled by a brown mare over a certain hill near Easthampstead,The mare ran so fact that the cart overturned on a bank. TF fell out of the cart and the further wheel struck him in the head crushing it,Cart ('wheel'),,Fell on top of him,,Crushed head through to the brain,Instant,,"Cart and mare worth 26s 8d remain in custody of William Gorwer of Easthampstead, yeoman",,,, ,1597_4,J/581,9/1040b/152,,Staffordshire,Alrewas,1597-03-25,"Grene, William, gent.",Danyell,John,M,,,,,,1596-10-30,10,,20:00,,"He was in the 'belhowse' of the parish church with other persons, his neighbours 'ringing a peale for curfure' as per the ancient custom","The 'clapper' of the main bell fell 'vppon a bourd of the nether lofte of the steeple'. The board, or beam, broke and fell on the front of JD's head, giving him a mortal wound",Bell (clapper),Beam,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the front of the head,Instant,,Clapper and beam worth 3s 4d which remain in parish custody,,,, ,1597_4,J/582,9/1040b/153,,"Yorkshire, WR",Purston Jaglin,1597-08-03,"Wodcroft?, Percival",Smyth,Luke,M,,Servant of John Bode[illegible] of Purston Jaglin,,,,1597-08-03,8,,11:00,,Driving his master's cart ('plaustrum') pulled by six oxen outside the field called the 'Woodfield',He rode into 'a steepe gappe' and the 'fare wheele' went too high over a bank causing 'the Axtree pynnes w[hi]ch pynned the Axtree & the body together' to brake. As a result 'the wayne body' (with LN in it) became separated and 'flee from the wheeles & the wayne' hitting the ground.,Cart,,Struck by,,Wound to the head through to the brain,Instant,,"Cart worth 3s 4d is in custody of Lawrence Woodall, constable of Purston Jaglin",,,, ,1597_4,J/583,9/1040b/154,,Devon,Fernhill,1597-09-10,"Cortier, John, gent.",Bayly,William,M,,,,13,,1597-09-10,9,,08:00,,Driving six oxen pulling a 'peare of whiles' laden with hay towards the close called 'the furse p[ar]ke',He stopped the cart and because of the collapse of one of the wheels the cart and the 'but' of hay fell on him ,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the chest,Instant,,Cart and 'but' worth 5s were in custody of William Ca[illegible] of Clawton,,,, ,1597_4,J/584,9/1040b/155,,Derbyshire,Whitwell,1596-09-02,"Abell, Edward, gent.",Burton,Thomas,M,,,,,,1596-08-31,8,,15:00,,"Driving the cart ('plaustrum') of Brian Asheton of Bole, Nottinghamshire, yeoman","His feet slipped, he fell and the nearer wheel ran over his head",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,"Crushed and broken the right side of head, wound 1 in long and 1/2 in deep",Instant,,Wheel remains in custody of Brian Asheton,,,, ,1598_2,J/585,9/1040b/156,,Essex,Marks Tey,1598-01-30,"Shaa, Thomas, gent.",Clemens,William,M,Marks Tey,Husbandman,,,,1598-01-30,1,,,,Cutting branches of an elm tree that lay on the ground,The tree turned suddenly injuring him gravely,Tree (elm),,Struck by,,Struck body,Instant,,"Elm worth 3s 4d which remains in the hands of Margaret Clemens of Mark Tay, widow",,,, ,1598_2,J/586,9/1040b/157,,Essex,Lamarsh,1597-07-14,"Shaa, Thomas, gent.",Goymer,John,M,Lamarsh,Husbandman,,,,1597-07-07,7,,,,"Driving the cart ('caruca') of John Clarke drawn by four horses and laden with one piece of timber, in the queen's highway at Alphamstone Green ('Alverstone grene')",The cart overturned and struck him in the right side of the face,Cart,,Struck by,,Wound to the right side of face,Languished until 8 am on 10 July,,"Cart and timber worth 20s and horses worth £3 which remains in the hands of John Clarke of Marsham, yeoman",,,, ,1598_2,J/587,9/1040b/158,,Essex,Pitsea ('Pitsey'),1597-03-08,"Nashe, John, gent.",Smythe,John,M,Pitsea,"Labourer, servant of William Bastwick",,,,1597-08-01,8,,,,He rode his master's black gelding called a 'nagge' into a pit to wash it,He fell from the gelding due to its movements and fell into the water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Gelding worth 20s released to John Trotter of Pitsea, yeoman",,,, ,1598_2,J/588,9/1040b/159,,Essex,Messing,1597-09-25,"Nashe, John, gent.",Warde,Humphrey,M,Messing,Husbandman,,,,1597-09-22,9,,,,"Loading bundles of [left blank, possibly firewood] onto a cart ('currus') drawn by one gelding called a 'nagge' and a mare","One of the bundles broke and HW fell to the ground, breaking and crushing his body. Neither the gelding nor the mare moved and so they were not the cause of accident",Cart,,Fall from,,Broken and crushed body,Languished until 23 September,,"Cart worth 3s 4d and bundles worth 8d released to Eliezer Ardley of Messing, husbandman",,,, ,1598_2,J/589,9/1040b/160,,Essex,Ingatestone,1597-08-25,"Nashe, John, gent.",Convine,Mary,F,Dedham,Spinster,,,,1597-08-23,8,,,,"Sitting in the cart ('currus') driven by Thomas Holder, laden with 20 measures of lime and pulled by three geldings called 'nagg[es]' and one mare belonging to George Seymor of Woodham Ferrers, yeoman, in the Queen's highway",She fell from the cart and the rear wheel drove over her 'loynes' ,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Broken and crushed loins,Languished until 24 August,,"Cart worth 13s 4d, lime worth 6s 8d and horses with harness worth £4 which goods and chattels are released to William Pechey of Mountnessing, yeoman",,,, ,1598_2,J/590,9/1040b/161,,Essex,Navestock,1597-08-27,"Nashe, John, gent.",Convers,Thomas,M,Navestock,Husbandman,,,,1597-08-25,8,,,,"Driving a 'dungcart' laden with dung pulled by three mares, in the Queen's highway",The cart struck TC knocking him to the ground and the 'neere whele' ran over his body,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Pressed and gravely crushed body,Instant,,"Cart worth 5s and mares worth 40s, which money was released to Edward Greene, gent., deputy receiver of John [sic], bishop of Chichester, high almoner",,,, ,1598_2,J/591,9/1040b/162,,Kent,Grafty Green ('Grafted green' in the Lenham 'Layneham' parish),1597-09-13,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Spice,Richard,M,Lenham,Yeoman,,,,1597-09-22,9,,09:00,,He took his gun called a 'demy hake' loaded with powder and lead pellets and entered a certain piece of land called 'the old ochard' intending to shoot pheasants ('passeies'),"He was in a convenient position to shoot but could not fire the gun due to humidity of the gunpowder (as assumed by the jury, because the gun had been loaded a month ago). He put one end of the gun on the ground and started inspecting it by looking down the barrel. In doing so he incautiously released the burning 'suscitabulum called a 'tatchwood' in the 'priminge pan' causing a discharge. ",Gun,,Shot with,,"Wound to the right side of the body, 1 in wide and through the body",Instant,,"Gun worth 3s 4d, which remain in custody of Thomas Willoughbe, coroner",,,, ,1598_2,J/592,9/1040b/163,,Kent,Alkham,1597-07-28,"Gaunt, Richard, gent.",Stace,Richard,M,,,,,,1597-07-23,7,,,,"Standing near the top of a 'chalk pytt' in Alkham, while John, Richard and Adam Hamon were digging below.",A piece of soil and chalk fell on him imjuring his left thigh and crushing his entrails,Soil,,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the left thigh and crushed entrails,Languished until 28 July,"John, Richard and Adam Hamon, who were in the pit with him",,,,, ,1598_2,J/593,9/1040b/164,,Kent,Bromley Green,1597-03-26,"Kybbett, Humphrey, gent.",Poope,Jane,F,,,"Daughter of John Poope of Ruckinge, labourer",30 and more,,1597-07-23,7,,15:00,,Drawing water from a pond with a 'payele' ,She fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/594,9/1040b/165,,Kent,Stoke parish,1597-09-12,"Cotes, Martin, sen.",London,John,M,,"Servant of Ralph Copinger of Stoke, gent.",,,,1597-08-10,8,,17:00-18:00,,Riding his master's horse over a bridge called 'Greanebridge' on a 'Creake' [possibly the Stoke Creek] ,He could not see the bridge because of the River Medway [overflowing] and in his attempt to cross it he and the horse fell into the water. They were then overcome by the violence of water and drowned,River Medway,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Wright, who was on the shore and had no part in his death",,,,, ,1598_2,J/595,9/1040b/166,,Kent,Lympne ('Lyme'),1597-08-22,"Kybbett, Humphrey, gent.",Stephanson,Henry,N,Aldington,"Labourer, servant of John Whypete of Alington, yeoman",,,,1597-08-20,8,,16:00,,"Driving 'An olde waggon' ('auriga') laden with 'Seaven shockes of wheate' and pulled by four 'Steeres' ('iuvencus') and an old horse and an old mare, in the Queen's highway called and known as 'Mayewoodlane'","The animals became frightened by the noise made by two pigs, ran and drove the cart over HS, whose head and body were crushed by the front left wheel",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed head and body,Instant,,"Cart, wheat, steers and horses worth £6 13s remain in custody of John Whypete of Alington, yeoman",,,, ,1598_2,J/596,9/1040b/167,,"Yorkshire, NR",Welbury,1597-10-01,"Best, William",Preston,Averelda,F,Welbury,,,,,1597-08-31,8,,14:00,,Drawing water from a well,She tripped on a stone near the well and fell into the water. She was unable to get out due to debility and old age and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/597,9/1040b/168,,"Yorkshire, NR",Scruton,1597-09-06,"Best, William",Cowlin,John,M,,,,,,1597-09-01,9,,15:00,,"Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by two oxen and one mare to bring the grain of Thomas Orton, his uncle, from a certain field called 'Ridge acre' in the Scruton parish","As he was passing near a drinking brown ox, it struck him with its hind legs against a 'gate stompe'",Ox,,Kicked by,,Wound to the left side of the body,,,"Ox worth 15s is in custody of Thomas Orton of Scruton, yeoman",,,, ,1598_2,J/598,9/1040b/169,,"Yorkshire, NR",Askrigg,1597-07-05,"Best, William",Seale,Richard,M,Bainbridge,Labourer,,,,1597-07-03,7,,16:00,,Riding a black horse along the road leading from Bainbridge to Hardraw,"Trying to cross the River Ure in the place called 'Coallwarth', RS's horse stumbled and fell into the water. He fell from the horse and drowned",River Ure,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Horse worth 13s 4d is in custody of Thomas Husband,,,, ,1598_2,J/599,9/1040b/170,,Yorkshire,Poppleton,1597-07-16,"Killingbeck, Francis and Grene, Thomas",Norton,John,M,,,,,,1597-07-16,7,,06:00-07:00,,Sitting in a cart ('plaustrum') drawn by four oxen and two horses in the place called Poppleton Field,"The cart overturned, JN was thrown to the ground and pressed by the cart ",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the chest, 2 in deep, 1 in wide and 1 in long ",Languished for half an hour,William Shipperd who found the body,"Cart worth 20s, two oxen worth £4 and yoke worth 6d remain in custody of Henry Mayson for the use of the mayor and citizens of York",,,, ,1598_2,J/600,9/1040b/171,,Yorkshire,Steeton,1598-02-02,"Killingbeck, Francis and Grene, Thomas",Burnand,Thomas,M,Cowton,Labourer,,,,1598-02-01,2,,,,"Repairing the ceiling in the old house belonging to William Fairfax, esq.","He was standing on a ladder and trying to pull out one of the rafters ('a spar'). Suddenly, he fell from the ladder and hit his head on a stone lying on the ground",Ladder,,Fall from,,"Wound to the left side of the head, 3 in long and 1 in wide",Languished until 6 pm,,"Ladder and stone worth 1d each remain in the hands of Michael Laycock and Geoffrey ('Galfridus') Bratherick, bailiffs of the Ainsty wapentake for the use of the mayor and citizens of York",,,, ,1598_2,J/601,9/1040b/172,,Suffolk,Bentley,1598-02-15,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Blosse,"William, jr",M,,,,40 and more,,1598-02-15,2,,07:00,,Pruning an ash tree growing on the land of Joseph Pratt,One end of a falling branch struck him on the left side of his face ,Tree branch (ash),,Struck by,,"Wound to the left side of the face, 1 in deep and 3 in long",Instant,,"Branch worth 6d which remain in custody of Joseph Pratt of Bentley, husbandman",,,, ,1598_2,J/602,9/1040b/173,,Suffolk,Woolverstone,1597-12-27,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Payne,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of John Payne,7,,1597-12-26,12,,10:00,,Drawing water from a well with two cups/beakers ('pocula'),She fell into the well and drowned instantly because no one was around to help her,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Beakers worth 2d which remain in custody of John Payne,,,, ,1598_2,J/603,9/1040b/174,,Suffolk,Capel St Mary ('Capell') ,1597-09-22,"Scryvener, Ralph, gent.",Edwardes,George,M,,,"Son of George Edwardes sr of Capel St Mary, yeoman ",3 and more,,1597-09-21,9,,17:00,,He was near a broken gate ('Ryven gate') in his father's yard ('ortus') ,The gate fell on him breaking his neck,Gate,,Fell on top of him,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Gate worth 2s which remain in custody of George Edwardes, sr",,,, ,1598_2,J/604,9/1040b/175,,Suffolk,Bungay,1597-12-01,"Shirland, Paul, deputy of Edward Coke, attorney general",Collen,Robert,M,,,,,Very drunk,1597-11-24,11,,00:00,,"Returning home drunk from the house of Edmund Pricket in Ditchingham, Norfolk","When crossing a bridge at Bungay, he became very sick and intending to empty his stomach into the river below, he fell into the water ('casualit[er] seipsum in flum[e]n p[re]dictum iactavit a ponte') and drowned",River Waveney [presumably],,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/605,9/1040b/176,,Suffolk,Sudbury,1597-06-30,"Buckstone, William",Podd,Thomas,M,Sudbury,Lime burner,,,,1597-06-27,6,,,,Digging up chalk ('creta') in a pit near 'the Lyme kell' to put in the said kiln,"Suddenly, a large piece of soil over his head fell down violently, burying him ",Soil,,Fell on top of him,,Buried ('obrutus fuit'),,"John Grove of Sudbury, labourer, who found the body",,,,, ,1598_2,J/606,9/1040b/177,,Suffolk,Hopton,1597-07-26,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Astye,Francis,M,,,Son of Francis Astye,10,,1597-07-25,7,,,,Jumping into the cart ('caruca') of Roger Burton,The cart 'was ov[er]throwen' and a piece of cart called the 'fforestooles' fell on his stomach,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed and wounded stomach,Instant,,Cart worth 10s remains in the hands and custody of Roger Burton,,,, ,1598_2,J/607,9/1040b/178,,Suffolk,Barrow,1597-11-04,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Brewster,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of Eustace Brewster,4,,1697-11-02,11,,,,She approached a windmill without due causion,The 'sayles' struck her in the right side of the head,Windmill (sails),,Struck by,,Pressed and wounded head on the right side,Instant,,Sails worth 2s remain in custody of Barrow inhabitants,,,, ,1598_2,J/608,9/1040b/179,,Suffolk,Stoke-by-Nayland,1598-01-19,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Elsynge,John,M,,,,20 and more,,1598-01-15,1,,,,Crossing the 'higham brydge' on the river flowing from Layham to Stratford [presumably the River Brett] ,His feet failed him and he fell into the water where he drowned due to the lack of help,River Brett,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/609,9/1040b/180,,Suffolk,Elmsett,1597-06-20,"Hyegatt, Francis",Steggolde,William,M,,,,,,1597-06-18,6,Saturday,,,"Driving a cart ('carectata') laden with wood and pulled by two geldings and three horses, from the grove called 'heighlye Grove' ","The cart overturned, fell on his head, neck and shoulders and knocked him to the ground",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Struck by,Languished until 10am on 19 June,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/610,9/1040b/181,,Norfolk,Tottenhill? ('Totnell'),1597-08-15,"Tylney, Henry, gent.",Geale,Roger,M,Totnell,Labourer,,,,1597-08-13,8,,,,Driving a cart ('curru[m] anglic[e] A cart') pulled by four horses in the field called 'burnwood fyld' ,The cart was 'overthrowne' and 'brused' RG in the head giving him a mortal wound,Cart,,Struck by,,"Wound to the head, 1 in long and 1 in deep",Instant,,Horses and cart worth 20s remain in the hands of the coroner for the use of the Queen,,,, ,1598_2,J/611,9/1040b/182,,Norfolk,Wymondham,1597-11-04,"Lavyle, John, gent.",Syers,Mary,F,,,Daughter of Margaret Snyers,3,,not given,,,,,"Travelling to London in the cart ('A wagon') of Edmund Webbe of Norwich, carrier, drawn by one horse",MS was sitting in 'the seate on the fore' with Mary on her lap. They both fell from the cart and one wheel ran over Mary's head ,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,"Wound to the head , 1 in long and 1 in deep",Instant,,"Horse, wheel and cart worth £3 6s 8d which remain in possession of Edmund Webbe ",,,, ,1598_2,J/612,9/1040b/183,,Norfolk,Wood Dalling,1597-09-04,"Tylney, Henry, gent.",Wygott,Peter,M,Wood Dalling,Husbandman,,,,1597-09-03,9,,,,Driving a cart pulled by three horses and laden with 'clove boarde' in the road called 'luce lane',"The cart overturned and fell on him, injuring his head",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the head, 2 in long and 1 in deep",Instant,,"Horse, cart and load worth 40s, which remain in custody of Henry Tylney, gent., coroner ",,,, ,1598_2,J/613,9/1040b/184,,Norfolk,Howe,1597-07-14,"Lavyle, John, gent.",Lyncolne,Mary,F,,,Daughter of John Magg[es] ,About 8,,1597-07-13,7,,,,Drawing water from a five-foot-deep pit ('puteus') in the yard adjoining her father's house with a spoon/ladle ('cochlear'),"When she stretched to draw some water, she fell into the pit and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/614,9/1040b/185,,Cambridgeshire,Wimpole ('Wimple),1598-01-20,"Wood, John, gent.",Towers,John,M,,Servant of William Hawarde,,,,1598-01-20,1,,,,"Driving his master's cart ('currus') laden with wood and pulled by horses, from the close called 'Eversden wood' to his master's house in Wimpole",The cart overturned and fell on him,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,,,"Horses, cart with parts ('armatura') and wood worth £4 10s which were delivered into the hands of Edward Greene, gent., deputy of high almoner ",,,, ,1598_2,J/615,9/1040b/186,,Cambridgeshire,Kirtling,1598-01-20,"Amye, John",Genne,Thomas,M,Kirtling,,,,,1598-01-20,1,,,,Drawing water from a pit ('puteus') using two pails,"When he put the pails in the water, his feet slipped and he fell into the pit",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/616,9/1040b/187,,Buckinghamshire,Amersham ('Agmondesham'),1597-09-03,"Egleton, Francis, gent.",Numan/Newman,Roger,M,Amersham,Yeoman,,,,1597-08-03,8,,,,Endevoringe to drive certen horses out of standing corn' in the close called 'lyttl[faded]',"He was attacked violently by a white grey horse of John Sutton of Amersham, which bit his right arm",Horse,,Bitten by,,"Wound to the right arm, 6 in wide and 1 in deep",Languished until 9 am on 1 September,,Horse worth 40s remains in the hands of John Sutton of Amersham,,,, ,1598_2,J/617,9/1040b/188,,Bedfordshire,Bedford,1597-12-31,"Myghton, John, gent.",Dymmock,Elizabeth,F,,Spinster,,,,1597-12-10,12,,15:00,,Riding Henry Bruer's horse from Bedford to Ravensden,The horse 'did stumble' and 'cast downe' ED who broke her neck,Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Horse worth 6s 8d which remain in the hands of Thomas Awdley, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1598_2,J/618,9/1040b/189,,Bedfordshire,Blunham,1597-02-24,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Broughton,John,M,Blunham,Miller,,,,1597-02-23,2,,21:00,,He was at the watermill of Nathaniel Gilbte? called 'Southe milles' ,"He grasped the 'coggwhele' with his right hand. Suddenly, his hand was caught by the cogs and the 'trundle wheele' and he was killed du to their movement and that of other parts of the mill, namely the 'Water Whele, supremus lapis anglice the overstone & Axis anglice the Exultree & pecia ferri [...] anglice the Iron Spindle')",Mill (cog wheel and trundle),,,,,,,Parts of the mill worth 40s remain in custody of Nathaniel Gilbte of Blunham,,,, ,1598_2,J/619,9/1040b/190,,Bedfordshire,Biddenham,1597-07-30,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Poole,Michael,M,Biddenham,Yeoman,,,,1597-07-26,7,,17:00,,Washing in the River Great Ouse,He was swept by the strength of the current into deep water and drowned,River Great Ouse,,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/620,9/1040b/191,,Wiltshire,Marten,1597-07-04,"Staples, William, gent.",Kent,Thomas,M,,Servant of John Lanam,,,,1597-07-02,7,,12:00,,Driving his master's cart ('caruca') pulled by six horses,Descending 'harnam hyll' the horses ran. The 'further Whele' of the cart ran over TK crushing him,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed body,Languished until 6 pm ,,Thill horse and wheel worth 26s 8d which remain in custody of John Lanam,,,, ,1598_2,J/621,9/1040b/192,,Northamptonshire,Oundle ('Oundell'),1598-03-18,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Peare,Agnes,F,,,,,,1598-02-15,2,,,,"William Morton of Old Weston, Huntingdonshire, husbandman was riding from Oundle towards Barnwell, leading another horse tied to the first one","One the Barnwell Bridge the encountered AP. When she approached, the spare horse kicked her in the left leg so that she fell from the bridge and drowned in the river below",Horse,River Nene [presumably],Kicked by,Fall into,Drowned,,William Morton who was leading the horse,"Horse worth 13s 4d which remain in the hands of William Morton of Old Weston, Huntingdonshire",,,, ,1598_2,J/622,9/1040b/193,,Warwickshire,Grandborough,1597-11-20,"Rogers, Alexander, gent.",Ferrers,John,M,,,,,,1597-11-18,11,,,,He rode a mare into the River Leam,The mare fell and he was ejected into the water where he drowned,River Leam,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Mare worth 5s 4d remains in custody of Alice Knightley of Grandborough, widow",,,, ,1598_2,J/623,9/1040b/194,,Warwickshire,Kingsbury,1597-10-16,"Holbache, Thomas, gent.",Danyell,Jane,F,Kingsbury,Spinster,,,,1597-10-11,10,,,,Bringing cows from the 'mitchell meadowe' to the Kingsbury hall ('le halle de Kingsbury') across the River Tame,She rode into the river but fell from her mare and drowned,River Tame,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Mare worth 5s remains in custody of Margaret Knowles,,,, ,1598_2,J/624,9/1040b/195,,Warwickshire,Woolscott ('Woscott'),1597-10-10,"Holbache, Thomas, gent.",Radborne,John,M,Woolscott,Husbandman,Son of Thomas Radborne,,,1597-10-07,10,,,,Riding his father's horse from a plough-field towards the father's house in Woolscott ,He was thrown from the horse and dragged along the ground,Horse,,Dragged,,"Wound to the head, 2 in deep and 2 in wide",Languished until 10 October,,Horse worth 10s which remains in custody of William Powell,,,, ,1598_2,J/625,9/1040b/196,,Warwickshire,Napton on the Hill,1597-11-09,"Rogers, Alexander, gent.",Horley,John,M,,,,,,1597-10-10,10,,,,Driving a cart ('caruca') laden with underwood ('arbuscul[um] voc[atur] fursers'),"The cart drove into a 'hallowe' and fell on JH (with all horses pulling the cart not moving, except for the 'thyller')",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Languished for four days,,"Cart, horse and underwood worth 33s and remain in custody of William Powell of Wolston",,,, ,1598_2,J/626,9/1040b/197,,Warwickshire,Moreton Hill ('hill moreton'),1598-01-21,"Rogers, Alexander, gent.",Wolfe,Richard,M,,,,,,1598-01-19,1,,,,Riding a horse in the queen's highway at Moreton Hill,The horse stumbled and RW was thrown to the ground,Horse,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Horse worth 40s remains in custody of William Powell of Wolston, yeoman, deputy almoner",,,, ,1598_2,J/627,9/1040b/198,,Warwickshire,Leamington Hastings (East leymyngton'),1597-10-02,"Rogers, Alexander, gent.",Brodgate,Grace,F,,,,,,1597-08-30,8,,10:00,,"She was in the house of Thomas Brodgatt, gent. with Richard Brodgatt of Leamington Hastings, gent. who was holding in his hands a gun called a 'birdinge peece [...] on[er]at[um] pulvere tormentorio et glandinib[us] plumbeis anglice charged W[i]th haile shott', not knowing that it was loaded","Suddenly, the gun fired hitting GB in the left thigh",Gun,,Shot with,,"Wound to the left thigh, 4 in deep and 3 in wide",Languished until 2 September,"Richard Brodgatt of Leamington Hastings, gent. who shot her accidentally",Gun worth 3s 4d,"RB had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements, and he did no flee",,, ,1598_2,J/628,9/1040b/199,,Warwickshire,Bubbenhall ('Bubbenhill),1598-01-31,"Rogers, Alexander, gent.",More,Lawrence,M,,,,,,1598-01-29,1,,,,Crossing the River Avon on horseback,His mare stumbled and he was thrown into the river where he drowned,River Avon,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Mare worth 20s remains in custody of William Powell of Wolston, yeoman, deputy almoner",,,, ,1598_2,J/629,9/1040b/200,,Leicestershire,Cosby,1598-02-08,"Savile, William, gent.",Nedam,Zachary,M,,,Son of Thomas Nedam,,,1598-02-08,2,,07:00,,Going to the Cosby fields to look after his father's sheep,"Crossing a stream in the place called 'colelane bankes', he fell into 'puteu[m] anglice a pytt' in the said stream and drowned",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/630,9/1040b/201,,Leicestershire,Lubenham ('Lubnam'),1597-12-23,"Warde, Thomas, gent.",Hall,Humphrey,M,,,,50,,1597-12-22,12,,13:00,,Riding a gelding with with a 'packclothe' and a 'packsadle' in the place called 'Landesgate' in the fields of Lubenham,"He fell asleep and the horse walked into the River Welland, where it fell into a ditch (apparently for turning carts?) covered with water, thus throwing HH into the river",River Welland,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Gelding, saddle and packloth worth 35s remain in the hands of Edward Griffin, esq.",,,, ,1598_2,J/631,9/1040b/202,,Leicestershire,East Langton,1597-09-14,"Warde, Thomas, gent.",Barker,Jane,F,,,,21,,1597-09-22,9,,18:00,,"Riding a bright bay mare carrying four 'tanned hydes' property of Peter Faireman of Peterborough, Northamptonshire, tanner, in the meadow called 'Southe hill'",She fell from the mare due to the movement of the horse and the hides,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Broken and injured neck,Languished until 9 pm,,Mare worth 25s 8d and hides worth 20s remain in the hands of Peter Faireman,,,, ,1598_2,J/632,9/1040b/203,,Leicestershire,Syston ('Sieston'),1598-01-16,"Warde, Thomas and Sayvill, William",Gilbert,Barbara,F,,,"Wife of Blaise Gilbert of Syston, labourer",50,,1597-01-13,1,,,,Preparing a good and healthy meal for her family ('bonum et salubre nutrimentum anglice vocat[ur] floure meate') made from flour and milk,"She mistook rat poison ('rattesbane') for flour and mixed it with milk. Once the meal was ready, she ate a piece and poisoned herself",Poison,,,,Intoxicated,Languished until 2 am on 14 January,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/633,9/1040b/204,,Nottinghamshire,Elston,1597-10-07,"Leeke, William, gent.",Warde,Richard,M,,,,,,1597-10-05,10,,,,Drawing water from a well in the close near his house,He fell into the well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/634,9/1040b/205,,Derbyshire,Elvaston,1598-02-10,"Abell, Edward, gent.",Reines,William,M,,,,,,1598-02-09,2,,,,Watering his horse in the River Derwent,"When he rode into the river, the horse was swept into a deep pit by the force and speed of the current. WR fell from its back and drowned",River Derwent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/635,9/1040b/206,,Shropshire,Market Drayton ('Dreaton') ,1597-09-21,"Ward, Richard, gent.",Cheswise,Roger,M,,,,,,1597-09-20,9,,,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') laden with barley and pulled by six oxen down a certain steep slope called 'Wa[faded]' ,"One of the oxen broke free from the yoke and as a result another ox collapsed and fell under the cart. Trying to release the animal, RC lifted the front of the cart but could not hold it because of its weight and the steepness of the slope. The cart rolled downhill (due to its weight and the steepness of the slope), knocked him to the ground and the right wheel crushed his head",Cart,,Run over,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Cart and barley worth 20s remain in custody of Arthur Kinaston of Shrewsbury, Merchant of the Staple, deputy almoner of bishop [Anthony] Watson, high almoner",,,, ,1598_2,J/636,9/1040b/207,,Devon,Broadwoodwidger,1598-02-05,"Coryndon, Henry, gent.",Pomerye,Philippa,F,,,"Wife of John Pomery of Broadwoodwidger, husbandman",,,1598-02-03,2,,15:00,,"Riding a grey mare in the close called 'calacott ley', carrying 'thre pick[es] of grete' [three measures of oats] ",The mare stumbled and PP fell to the ground ,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Wound to the neck and shoulders,Languished until 4 pm on 4 February,,"Mare, oats, saddle and girth belt worth 5s were in the hands of John Courtier, gent., deputy almoner",,,, ,1598_2,J/637,9/1040b/208,,Dorset,Tolpuddle,1597-07-11,"Savage, George, gent.",Holmes,John,M,Tolpuddle,Labourer,,,,1597-07-09,7,,14:00-18:00,,Working in a chalk quarry in the place called Tolpuddle Field,A large mass of soil from the upper part of the quarry fell on JH crushing his body,Soil,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Instant,,,,Jury signatures,, ,1598_2,J/638,9/1040b/209,,Wiltshire,Winterbourne Earls,1597-04-07,"Staples, William, gent.",Broxwell,Richard,M,,,,,,1597-02-12,2,,,,,"His feet slipped as he walked by the cart ('caruca') of Roger Martyn of Winterbourne Earls, yeoman, and the right wheel ran over his neck and head",Cart,,Run over,,,Instant,,Wheel worth 13s 4d which remain in custody of Roger Martyn for the use of the queen,,,, ,1598_2,J/639,9/1040b/210,,Dorset,Wildstoke,1597-11-20,"Hodder, John, gent.",Bagge,Alice,F,Wildstoke,,,,,1597-11-18,11,,12:00-17:00,,Walking home having received alms to support herself,"Trying to cross the 'Stoke bridge' quickly, she fell from it struck her head against a 'gate' suspended from the bridge ('ianuam anglice a gate pendentem in eadem ponte'). The 'skin of her forehed' was broken causing a wound 3 in long and 1 in wide, and knocking her out. She lay unconscious in the four-feet-deep stream and eventually drowned.",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/640,9/1040b/211,,Dorset,Puddletown,1597-07-07,"Savage, George, gent.",Stile,Jane,F,Puddletown,,,2,,1597-07-06,7,,18:00-19:00,,"She was in the back yard of Margery Trenchfield, widow, near a certain stream","When she tried to reach the water with her hands, she moved her body beyond the bank of the stream so much that she could not recover and fell into the water, where she drowned",Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/641,9/1040b/212,,Dorset,Donyatt ('Donyet'),1597-09-03,"Sandys, Francis, gent.",Nurton,Dina',F,,,,3,,1597-09-01,9,,19:00,,Playing in a close near the stream called 'le warredge poole' ,She fell into the stream and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/642,9/1040b/213,,Somerset,Stapleton,1598-01-06,"Napper, Thomas, gent.",Dylayne,Leonard,M,,,,,Old and weak,1598-01-05,1,,,,Relieving himself on the verge of a ditch in the curtilage adjacent to his house,When he crouched (with 'his breches' around his ankles - 'circa tibias suas pendentes') his feet slipped and he fell backwards into the water,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/643,9/1040b/214,,Somerset,Low Ham,1597-10-24,"Napper, Thomas, gent.",Hayward,William,M,,Child,Son of Richard Hayward,Child,,1597-10-23,10,,09:00,,Strolling and playing on the bank of a pond in the close adjacent to his father's house,His feet slipped and he fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_2,J/644,9/1040b/215,,Somerset,Hewish,1598-01-07,"Napper, Thomas, gent.",Trott,Richard,M,,,,,,1598-01-04,1,,15:00,,Jumping from the top of a haystack property of Grace Marshall and Mary Marshall in the close called 'le west parke' ,He intended to land on a bale of hay below the stack but his feet slipped (due to the shaking/instability of the stack) and he fell to the ground suffering injuries to the whole body,Haystack,,Fall from,,Abraded body,Languished until 5 pm on 5 January,,Haystack worth 26s 8d remains in custody of the inhabitants of Hewish,,,, ,1598_2,J/645,9/1040b/216,,Somerset,Chard,1597-08-25,"Sandys, Francis, gent.",Hyet,Philip,M,,,,,,1597-08-23,8,,16:00,,Crossing the River Axe ('Axwater') on on a grey gelding,He fell from the horse due to the abundance of water and drowned,River Axe,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Gelding worth 40s remains in custody of Thomas Pears of Lyme Regis in Dorset, merchant",,,, ,1598_3,J/646,9/1040b/217,,Wiltshire,Hilmarton,1597-12-07,"Woodroffe, Thomas, gent.",Hayes,William,M,Hilmarton,Labourer,,,,1597-12-05,12,,,,"Sawing a piece of timber in a sawpit with Edward Tiler of Hilmarton, labourer",Piece of timber fell on his body,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,,,,"Piece of timber worth 2s remains in the hands and custody of Robert Tiler of Hilmerton, husbandman",,,, ,1598_3,J/647,9/1040b/218,,Wiltshire,Tidworth,1598-01-07,"Staples, William, gent.",Parrock,John,M,,,,,,1598-01-03,1,,,,Lying on a 'pitching of strawe' in the old house of Richard Sewar,"Suddenly, a 'payer of Syles' fell on his head killing him instantly",Timber ceiling,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,Piece of timber ceiling worth 6s 8d remains in the hands Richard Sewar of Tidworth,,,, ,1598_4,J/648,9/1040b/219,,Berkshire (now Oxfordshire),Moulsford,1597-08-07,"Buckner, John, gent.",N,N,M,,,,,,1597-08-04,8,,16:00,,Travelling in a boat on the River Thames with a grey mare,He fell out of the boat due to disturbance caused by the horse,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Mare worth 20s and boat remain in custody of Thomas Trewlock of Woodcote, Oxfordshire",,,, ,1598_4,J/649,9/1040b/220,,Northamptonshire,Braunston,1598-07-07,"Salter, Nicholas, gent.",Lee,Dorothy,F,Kilsby ('Kyllesbye'),Spinster,,,,1597-07-06,7,,,,"Travelling in the cart ('carecta') of John Brown of Kilsby, husbandman","When one wheel of the cart drove over 'a bancke', the cart collapsed [presumably overturned] and fell on DL's head crushing and pressing her head",Cart,,Fell on top of her,,"Crushed, pressed and injured head",Instant,,"Cart worth 18s which remain in the hands of Edward Greene, deputy almoner",,,, ,1598_4,J/650,9/1040b/221,,Northamptonshire,Nethercote',1598-09-04,"Salter, Nicholas, gent.",Greene,John,M,Nethercote',Husbandman,,,,1598-09-03,9,,,,"Standing in a cart ('carecta') laden with 'Wyntercorne', binding the cart with a rope",The rope broke and he fell from the top of the cart crusing his body gravely,Cart,,Fall from,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Rope worth 20d which remain in the hands of William Samon, deputy almoner",,,, ,1598_4,J/651,9/1040b/222m,,Devon,Bideford ('Bediford'),1598-08-08,"Wadlande, Richard, merchant and coroner",Hilman,Henry,M,Littleham,Husbandman,,,,1598-08-08,8,,,,,Drowned with Andrew Beare in a whirlpool in 'Le Foorde' [presumably on the River Torridge] in the parish of Bideford,River Torridge [presumably],,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/651,9/1040b/223m,,Devon,Bideford ('Bediford'),1598-08-08,"Wadlande, Richard, merchant and coroner",Beare,Andrew,M,Bideford,Labourer,,,,1598-08-08,8,,,,,Drowned with Henry Hilman in a whirlpool in 'Le Foorde' [presumably on the River Torridge] in the parish of Bideford,River Torridge [presumably],,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/652,9/1040b/224,,Yorkshire,Stainburn ('Staneburne'),1597-06-10,"Breakes, William",Dunwell,Richard,M,,,,,,1597-06-09,6,,22:00,,Driving a cart ('currus') pulled by a horse in the queen's highway,The cart overturned and fell on RW injuring his breast,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the chest, 4 in wide and 6 in long",Instant,,"Cart worth 2s and horse worth 8s (which horse was caught by Thomas Cavell, gent., deputy almoner) remain at Stainburn to be forfeited in custody of George Hardestye, constable",,,, ,1598_4,J/653,9/1040b/225,,York city,"York, St John's parish",1598-08-01,"Killingbeck, Francis",Abraham,Christopher,M,,,,,,1598-06-26,6,,,,"Trying to escape from the custody of George Rosse and Percival Levet, sheriffs of York and custodians of York gaol called 'lez kidcotes', in the house of John Jackson near the said gaol",He went through the window and began to abseil down. His rope broke and he fell on the bank of the River Ouse ,House,,Fall from,,"Wound to the back, 12 in long and 6 in wide",Languished until between 12 and 1 pm on 1 August,,Rope was worth 1d and the jury do not know where or in whose hands it remains,,,, ,1598_4,J/654,9/1040b/226,,York city,Acaster Selby,1598-07-05,"Killingbeck, Francis",Rawson,John,M,,,,,,1598-07-01,7,,,,Sailing in a small boat on the River Ouse in the place called 'the mylne mouth',The boat crashed into a fence/hedge on the river bank opposite Kelfield due to the violence of the weather and stormy wind ('violencia celi et ventu[m] tempestatu[m]) and ran aground and sank. JR fell into the water and drowned,River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,"Boat worth 13s 4d remains in the river, it has not been found nor remains in someone's hands",,,, ,1598_4,J/655,9/1040b/227,,York city,"York, house of John Stephenson in Coney Street in St Martin's parish",1598-04-11,"Killingbeck, Francis and Grene, Thomas",Staveley,William,M,,Esquire,,,,1598-03-27,3,,,,Riding on his horse in the queen's road,"Suddenly, the horse of William Vavasour, esq., who accompanied him, kicked WS in the right leg",Horse,,Kicked by,,"Wound to the right leg, 4 in long, 2 in wide and 3 in deep",Languished until between 12 and 1 pm on 11 April,"William Vavasour, esq., who accompanied him","Horse worth 40s remains in custody of George Rosse and Percival Levet, sheriffs of York for the use of the mayor and citizens of York",,,, ,1598_4,J/656,9/1040b/228,,York city,Long Martson ('M[ar]ston'),1598-08-21,"Killingbeck, Francis",Dighton,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1598-08-18,8,,,,Travelling in a cart ('plaustrum') drawn by four oxen and two horses in Hutton [presumably Hutton Wandesley],The cart overturned and fell on ED injuring her arm,Cart,,Fell on top of her,,"Wound to the left arm near the armpit and the breast, 4 in long, 1 in deep and 3 in wide",Languished until 9 pm on 20 August,,"Two horses, four oxen, cart, two yokes, two 'torques ferri vocat[ur] Iron teames', and four ropes called 'trases' worth £6 13s 4d remain in custody George Rosse and Percival Levet, sheriffs of York for the use of the mayor and citizens of York",,,, ,1598_4,J/657,9/1040b/229,,York city,"York, in St John's parish to the end of the bridge on the River Ouse ('ad finem pont[is] Owse)",1598-06-01,"Killingbeck, Francis",Marshall,Thomas,M,Warley Town ('Warley') in the Halifax parish,Clothier,,,,1598-06-01,6,,10:00-11:00,,"Taking a sack containing a half of a quarter of wheat from the house of Francis Bayne of York, merchant",He fell downstairs due to the weight of the sack suffering a wound to the back of his head,Stairs,,Fall from,,"Wound to the back of the head, 2 in long, 4 in wide",Languished until between 1 and 2 pm,,"Sack of wheat worth 8s remain in custody George Rosse and Percival Levet, sheriffs of York for the use of the mayor and citizens of York",,,, ,1598_4,J/658,9/1040b/230,,York city,"York, in St John's parish to the end of the bridge on the River Ouse ('ad finem pont[is] Owse)",1598-07-08,"Killingbeck, Francis and Grene, Thomas",Haxup,Christopher,M,,,,,,1598-06-28,6,,,,"Walking down the street called 'Stanegate' Anthony Knighte of York, shoemaker ('cordyner') ","He was shot in the left arm by Anthony Knighte of York, shoemaker ('cordyner'), when AK accidentally fired his gun called a 'calyver'",Gun,,Shot with,,"Wound to the left arm, 4 in long, 6 in wide and 1 in deep",Languished until between 7 and 8 am on 8 July,"Anthony Knighte of York, shoemaker ('cordyner'), who shot him accidentally",Gun worth 2s,"AK had no goods, chattels, lands or tenements",,, ,1598_4,J/659,9/1040b/231,,Derbyshire (now Yorkshire),Beighton,1598-06-23,"Parker, William, gent.",Streete,John,M,,,,,,1598-06-20,6,,,,"Standing next to a 'plaustrum anglice vocat[ur] a Weyne' laden with stones belonging to Richard Wortley, esq.","The cart overturned unexpectedly on a mound ('sup[er] monticulum anglice a banke') and fell on JS crushing, pressing and injuring him gravely",Cart,Load (stones),Fell on top of him,,Wounded body ('John streete graviter et lethaliter[sic!] in corpore suo Lesus fuit'),Languished until 22 June,,Cart worth 40s which remain in the hands of Richard Wortley,,,, ,1598_4,J/660,9/1040b/232,,Leicestershire,Bishop's Fee [incorporated into Lincon in the 19th century]/Leicester,1598-06-28,"Savile, William, gent.",Brasden,John,M,,,,60,,1598-06-27,6,,07:00,,,Fell into the River Soar ('Sover') and drowned,River Soar,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/661,9/1040b/233,,Warwickshire,Over Whitacre,1598-06-08,"Holbech, Thomas, gent.",Lunkeslowe,Edward,M,,,,7,,1598-05-18,5,,,,Playing with Anthony Dyvett of Over Whitacre (a boy of 11),"AD struck EL with a 'leather Sachell', which he held in the right hand. The bag contained a knife with no sheath, which 'thrust throughe the said Sachell' and injured EL in the stomach",Knife,,Struck with,,"Wound to the stomach, 1 in long and 3 in deep",Languished until 19 May,"Anthony Dyvett of Over Whitacre, who stabbed him accidentally",,AD had no goods or chattels,,, ,1598_4,J/662,9/1040b/234,,Northamptonshire,Brixworth,1598-08-07,"Cradock, Edward, gent. ",Allen,Valentine,M,,,"Son of Robert Allen of Brixworth, yeoman",,,1598-08-06,8,,14:00-15:00,,"Jumping into a stream called 'a litle Brooke' near the 'Redshawe fourde' in the fields between Brixworth and Moulton, to swim and wash himself",He drowned instantly,Stream,,,,Drowned,Instant,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1598_4,J/663,9/1040b/235,,Northamptonshire,Lilford,1598-06-05,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Paddy,Thomas,M,Lilford,Yeoman,,,,1598-06-04,6,,19:00,,"He left the house of Edmund Elmes of Lilford, esq., and went 'northe East' to the place called 'willow holme' with the intention of healing his body from a certain unknown illness ('vt expelleret quandam infirmitatem corporis incognitum')","Feeling tired he rested with his back against a willow tree. However, his illness and debility caused him to fall into 'Rivum de lilforde' [presumably the River Nene], where he drowned",River Nene,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/664,9/1040b/236,,Nottinghamshire,Sutton on Trent,1598-05-14,"Leeke, William, gent.",Graye,Robert,M,,Yeoman,,,"Insane, mad and demented ('non existens compos mentis sed Lunaticus et demens')",1598-05-12,5,,,,Walking along the bank of the River Trent in the company of Elizabeth Graye,"Suddenly, he ran madly into the part of the River Trent called 'Lame holme Water', and then into the 'Southolme Water' where he eventually drowned in a certain 'deepe place' ",River Trent,,,,Drowned,,"Elizabeth Graye, who accompanied him",,,Classified as misfortune and as suicide by another clerk,, ,1598_4,J/665,9/1040b/237,,Hampshire ,Ashley,1598-05-06,"Sympson, Nicholas",Cobb,William,M,,Boy,,14,,1598-05-05,5,,05:00,,"Crossing a bridge close to and above the 'Asheley Myll', near 'the fludhatches' ","He fell from the bridge and the force of water carried him away into and through the floodgates and into a net for catching eels, where he drowned",Millpond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Net is worth nothing because it 'was cutt in peec[es]' to free the body,,,, ,1598_4,J/666,9/1040b/238,,Cornwall,St Leonards,1598-07-10,"Blighe, William",Bylande,Jane,F,,Spinster,,,,1598-07-08,7,,16:00,,,"Fell into and drowned in the River Tamar, in the close of Walter Vigtes called 'kensbye'",River Tamar,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/667,9/1040b/239,,Devon,Monkleigh/Frithelstock,1598-06-05,"Cortier, John",Taylor,Philip,M,,,,,,1598-06-01,6,,09:00,,simull Joco et in amicicia luctantes anglice wreslinge in sporte' with William Gibbins in the 'Trencharde dye house' at Frithelstock,"By misfortune they fell into 'a certen Furnas' filled with 'aqua calida anglice hote licour', 12 inches deep, which scalded PT's face, lips and back",Vat with hot water,,Fall into,,"Scalded face, lips and back",Languished until 5 June,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/668,9/1040b/240,,Devon,Heanton Satchville,1598-07-14,"Cortier, John, gent.",Waterman,Richard,M,,,,,,1598-07-10,7,,06:00,,,He was attacked by a young bull which struck him with his horns,Bullock,,Gored by,,"Wound to the right side of the head, 3 in wide",Languished until 13 July,,"Bullock worth 16s remains in the hands of John Cortier [coroner], high almoner's deputy",,,, ,1598_4,J/669,9/1040b/241,,Wiltshire,Charlton,1598-04-12,"Woodroffe, Thomas, gent.",Robertes,Thomas,M,,,,,Debilitated,1598-04-10,4,,14:00,,Walking from Hankerton to Charlton,He fell into a ditch called 'Pirrin yate' due to his debility and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/670,9/1040b/242,,Dorset,Alcester (in the St James parish near Shaftesbury),1598-06-20,"Savage, George, gent.",Pytman,Leonard,M,Alcester,Miller,,,,1598-06-18,6,,15:00-17:00,,Greasing 'the pinns of the cogge wheele' at the mill called 'Ancketies myll' ,"One of the cogs caught the right sleeve of his shirt so that his arm, shoulder and neck were pulled in between the cogs and 'the trendle of the myll' ",Mill (cogwheel),,Mangled,,"Broken right arm (in three places), crushed shoulder and shattered neck ('brachiu[m] [...] in trib[us] locis [...] fractum fuit, humerusq[ue] [...] gravissime compressus et collum [...] penitus dilaceratu[m])",Instant,,"Wheels and trundle worth 6s 8d remain in the hands of John Mayne, bailiff of Alcester",,,, ,1598_4,J/671,9/1040b/243,,Dorset,Coombe Keynes,1598-07-14,"Savage, George, gent.",Meader alias Shydl,John,M,Stocke near Bindon,Labourer,,,,1598-07-13,7,,17:00-19:00,,He was in the chalk pit called 'Snelling[es] pytt',Large piece of chalk and soil from the upper part of the pit fell on him and abraded his body,Chalk and soil,,Fell on top of him,,,Languished for one hour,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/672,9/1040b/244,,Dorset,Weymouth,1598-05-20,"Pytt, John, mayor of Weymouth and coroner",Hawte,Agnes,F,,,Daughter of Richard Hawte of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis,,,1598-05-19,5,,15:00,,,She fell into the harbour and drowned,Harbour,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/673,9/1040b/245,,Somerset,Charlton Adam,1598-06-10,"Napper, Thomas, gent.",Ball,James,M,,Child,Son of Anthony Ball,Child,,1598-06-09,6,,,,He was in a cradle in the kitchen of his father's house,"His father's pig came into the kitchen through the open door, pulled JB out of the cradle and bit his face, giving him a mortal wound",Pig,,Bitten by,,"Wound to the face, 4 in long, 2 in wide and 1/2 in deep",Instant,,Pig worth 10s remains in custody of the inhabitants of Chartlon Adam,,,, ,1598_4,J/674,9/1040b/246,,Somerset,Hewish/Huish,1598-03-28,"Napper, Thomas, gent.",Dabb,Alexander,M,,,,,,1598-03-27,3,,,,"Returning home on a mare from ploughing, through 'the nether feld'","The mare was startled by the noise made by a chain (being part of the harness) and bolted, throwing AD off her back. In falling his leg became entangled in a rope of trace and he was dragged along the ground receiving a mortal wound to the head",Horse (mare),,Dragged by,,"Wound to the top of the head ('calvaria'), 6 in long and [illegible] in deep",Instant,,Mare and harness worth 26s 8d remain in custody of the inhabitants of Huish,,,, ,1598_4,J/675,9/1040b/247,,Somerset,Ditcheat,1598-05-26,"Godwyn, Anthony, gent.",Norton,Richard,M,,,,,,1598-05-20,5,,,,Riding a mare with 'a hackney saddell' ,"When he tried to open a gate in the place called 'Wyke somerlease', the mare reared, or 'stod an end', and collapsed backwards crushing RN underneath",Horse (mare),,Crushed by,,Crushed body,Languished until 25 May,,Mareworth 40s remains in custody of Hornblotton village,,,, ,1598_4,J/676,9/1040b/248,,Somerset,Bishop's Hull ('Hilbishoppes'),1598-05-19,"Harvey, William, gent.",Singleton,Agnes,F,,,"Wife of Thomas Singleton of Bishop's Hull, husbandman",,,1598-05-16,5,,12:00,,,Drowned in the River Tone,River Tone,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/677,9/1040b/249,,Somerset,Hornblotton,1598-03-21,"Napper, Thomas, gent.",Browne alias Baker,Thomas,M,,,,,,1598-03-20,3,,11:00,,Pruning branches and top of an oak tree growing in the grove called 'Stone Wood',The top of the said oak broke and TB fell down breaking his neck,Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Oak worth 2s remains in custody of the inhabitants of Hornblotton,,,, ,1598_4,J/678,9/1040b/250,,Essex,Mountnessing ('Monesinge'),1598-07-11,"Nashe, John, gent.",Rayneberd,James,M,,,Son of late Leonard Rayneberd,3,,1598-07-10,7,,,,"Passing by a pond near the Queen's highway, having left his father's house",Fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/679,9/1040b/251,,Essex,Great Hallingbury,1598-04-26,"Nashe, John, gent.",Fynche,Geoffrey,M,Great Hallingbury,Yeoman,,,,1598-04-24,4,,,,"Driving his cart ('currus') laden with wood pulled by three naggs, in the Queen's highway at Great Hallingbury",The cart overturned due to the movement of one of the horses (white 'thilnage') and fell on GF,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed and crushed body,,,"Cart worth 3s 4d, wood worth 12d and the thill horse worth 6s 8d are released to Robert Fynche of Hallingbury, yeoman for safe keeping",,,, ,1598_4,J/680,9/1040b/252,,Essex,Harlow,1598-05-31,"Nashe, John, gent.",Parker,William,M,Harlow,Miller,,,,1598-05-29,5,,,,Opening 'one of the fludgates' of the watermill belonging to Thomas Somner,He fell into a waterway and drowned,Waterway,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/681,9/1040b/253m,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 508, p. 126",Sussex,Henfield,1598-03-08,"Lane, Thomas, gent., coroner of the bishop of Chichester",Lacke,Ralph,M,,,,,,1598-03-05,3,,,,Crossing the River Adur by a trow boat with Richard Patching,The boat suddenly drowned them ('scapha submersit [...] predictios) by misadventure,River Adur,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Richard Patching, who was with him","Boat worth 3s 4d and remains with Stephen Woolgare, William Honye and others",,,, ,1598_4,J/681,9/1040b/254m,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 508, p. 126",Sussex,Henfield,1598-03-08,"Lane, Thomas, gent., coroner of the bishop of Chichester",Patching,Richard,M,,,,,,1598-03-05,3,,,,Crossing the River Adur by a trow boat with Ralph Lacke,The boat suddenly drowned them ('scapha submersit [...] predictios) by misadventure,River Adur,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Ralph Lacke, who was with him","Boat worth 3s 4d and remains with Stephen Woolgare, William Honye and others",,,, ,1598_4,J/682,9/1040b/255,,Kent,Teynham ('Tenham'),1598-04-20,"Kybbett, Humphrey, gent.",Smithe,Alice,F,,,,6,,1598-04-18,4,,11:00,,Crossing a footbridge on the water called 'Le pondes dyecke' ,She fell into the water due to misfortune and a great gust of wind,Ditch/canal,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/683,9/1040b/256,,Kent,Horsmonden,1598-03-15,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Stormey,Roger,M,,,Son of Margaret Stormey,4,,1598-03-14,3,,11:00,,Collecting flowers by the pond ('stagnum') called 'Workhouse pett' on a piece of land close to his mother's house,He tripped on the bank of the pond and fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"MS, his mother, who found the body",,,,, ,1598_4,J/684,9/1040b/257,,Kent,Headcorn,1598-04-23,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Claggett,James,M,,"Servant of Henry Hammon of Headcorn, yeoman",,,,1598-04-21,4,,10:00,,"Driving an old empty cart ('vetera[m] carectam voc[atur] a waine') pullled by two small steers or oxen from near his master's house to the house called 'Thorneden' occupied by Nicholas Crumps of Thornden, yeoman, to collect hay, which his master had bought from NC",He fell asleep and the oxen pulled the cart along the Queen's highway and up a certain hill called 'Redd hill'. The cart was near the top of the hill but the oxen could not pull it any higher. As a result of this 'the vpper lades of the weane' broke and the body of the cart fell from the wheels and overturned striking and crushing JC's head and body,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Struck and crushed head and body,Instant,,"Cart worth 5s, which sum remains in custody of Henry Hammon of Headcorn",,,, ,1598_4,J/685,9/1040b/258,,Kent,Norton,1598-07-05,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Snoade,Agnes,F,,"Servant of George Effield of Norton, yeoman",,,,1598-07-03,7,,06:00,,Sent by her master to fetch water from a nearby well,"Having filled her bowl ('craterra') with water, she tried to cover the well. Both her feet slipped and she fell into the well and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"GE, her master, who found the body",,,,, ,1598_4,J/686,9/1040b/259,,Kent,Rolvenden,1598-05-20,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Siesly,Henry,M,Rolvenden,Butcher,,,,1598-04-24,4,,09:00,,"Sitting in Rolvenden parish church listening to William Reade, vicar ('p[ar]ochus sive curatus') at Rolvenden, preach the gospel to his parishioners from the pulpit ('in suggesto [...] existens [...] evangeliu[m] parochianib[us] suis p[re]dicans)'",A book called Opera Bullingerij fell from the pulpit and struck HS on the right side of the head giving him a wound ,Book,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the right side of the head, which in the opinion of all physicians and surgeons was in no way life-threatening or mortal ('nulla ex parte p[er]iculosa [aut] mortalis fuit') ",Languished until 3 pm on 20 May,WR who dropped the book on him,"Book worth 2s 6d remains in custody of William Reade, vicar of Rolvenden",,,, ,1598_4,J/687,9/1040b/260,,Kent,Wittersham,1598-05-09,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Blacke,James,M,Benenden,Carpenter,,,,1598-05-08,5,,14:00,,Working with another unknown man dismantling and pulling down a barn,"A brace of Tymber' fell on him, knocked him to the ground, crushing and pressing his body",Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and pressed body,Languished until 24:00,Unknown man who was working with him and found the body,"Timber worth 12d, which remains in custody of Thomas Willoughbe, coroner",,,, ,1598_4,J/688,9/1040b/261,,Kent,Goudhurst ('Gowdherst'),1598-06-22,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Timson,John,M,West Barnfield,Labourer,,,,1598-06-20,6,,11:00,,"Digging up marl in the 'marlepett' on the land of William Beswick, esq., with other persons",A large piece of soil fell on JT knocking him to the ground and crushing and pressing his body,Soil,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and pressed body,Instant,"John Mason and Thomas Timson, who found the body",,,,, ,1598_4,J/689,9/1040b/262,,Wiltshire,Bulford,1598-07-11,"Staples, William, gent.",Stoven,Robert,M,,,,,,1598-07-10,7,,,,Standing in the lower part of a certain cart ('caruca') laden with hay and pulled by one horse,He fell from the horse due to the movement of the draught horse and broke his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Horse worth 13s 4d and cart with hay worth 20 s remain in the hands of Henry Moore,,,, ,1598_4,J/690,9/1040b/263,,Gloucestershire,Yate,1598-08-08,"Tyler, William, gent.",Webb,Alderstus,M,,,,,,1598-08-07,8,,,,,Fell into a well and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/691,9/1040b/264,,Gloucestershire,Wickwar,1598-09-02,"Tyler, William, gent.",Figgins,Thomas,M,,,,,,1598-08-31,8,,,,,Fell into a well ('puteus voc[atur] a well') and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/692,9/1040b/265,,Gloucestershire,Compton Greenfield,1598-05-29,"Tyler, William, gent.",Reede,Jane,F,,,,,,1598-05-28,5,,,,,Fell into a well ('puteus voc[atur] a well') and drowned,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/693,9/1040b/266,,Gloucestershire,Bitton,1598-06-17,"Tyler, William, gent.",Long,Peter,M,,,,,,1598-07-17,7,,,,Swimming in the River Avon,,River Avon,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/694,9/1040b/267,,Herefordshire,Bredwardine,1598-07-03,"Tyler, William, gent.",David,Eustace,M,Clifford,"Badger [OED: a pedlar, trader]",,,,1598-06-25,6,,,,Crossing the River Wye on horseback,He fell into the water in the middle of the river due to the strength of the current ,River Wye,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Horse worth 10s is in possession of Margaret, his wife",,,, ,1598_4,J/695,9/1040b/268,,Shropshire,Priorslee,1598-08-08,"Gybbons, Nicholas, gent.",Hochekys,Anne,F,,Spinster,,,,1598-07-26,7,,13:00,,Washing 'lynnen clothes' in 'quodam puteo aque Anglice voc[atur] a pytt of Water',She fell into the pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/696,9/1040b/269,,Shropshire,The Leasowes ('lordes lessowes') near Upton Cressett,1598-03-29,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Vaghan,Anne,F,,Widow,Widow,,,1598-03-28,3,,13:00,,,She leant on a pitchfork that was supporting a covering where hay was stored. It broke and struck her in 'the fore parte of the head',Pitchfork,,Struck,,Wound to the forehead,Instant,,Pitchfork and hay worth 3s 4d remain in custody of Thomas Gyttyns of Shrewsbury,,,, ,1598_4,J/697,9/1040b/270,,Shropshire,Abercynllaith near Bryn ('Ablerlannett iuxta brynne'),1598-05-16,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",ap Richard,Edward,M,,,,,,,5,,14:00,,Crossing the Cynllaith River,He tripped and fell into the water,River Cynllaith,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/698,9/1040b/271,,Shropshire,Coton,1598-06-29,"Ward, Richard, gent.",ap Edward,John,M,,,,,,1598-06-22,6,,,,Digging up marl in a marlpit at Longford ('Lomford'),Soil of great weight from the highest part of the pit fell on him crushing his body,Soil,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Languished until 29 June,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/699,9/1040b/272m,,Shropshire,Leighton ('Leyghton'),1598-06-01,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Egell,Robert,M,,,,,,1598-06-01,6,,07:00,,Travelling with John Slyllas in a small boat on the River Severn,"Suddenly, they fell into the water and drowned",River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat worth 3s 4d remains in custody of Thomas Gyttyns of Shrewsbury, deputy almoner",,,, ,1598_4,J/699,9/1040b/273m,,Shropshire,Leighton ('Leyghton'),1598-06-01,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Stylle,John,M,,,,,,1598-06-01,6,,07:00,,Travelling with Rogert Egeld in a small boat on the River Severn,"Suddenly, they fell into the water and drowned",River Severn,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat worth 3s 4d remains in custody of Thomas Gyttyns of Shrewsbury, deputy almoner",,,, ,1598_4,J/700,9/1040b/274,,Shropshire,Red Wood near Acton,1598-05-24,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Crosse,Robert,M,,,,,,1598-05-23,5,,14:00,,"Travelling in a cart ('plaustrum Anglice vocat[ur] A horse carte') pulled by one horse, towards Red Wood","The cart went over a mound, overturned and fell on RC",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,"Cart and horse worth 33s 4d remain in the hands and custody of Richard Clun of Clun, gent.",,,, ,1598_4,J/701,9/1040b/275,,Shropshire,Shrawardine,1598-08-15,"Gybbons, Nicholas, gent.",Shelvock,John,M,,,,9,,1598-08-14,8,,21:00,,Sleeping in the barn of Henry Shelvock,"The cart of David Shelvock of Shrawardine, husbandman, laden with 72 sheaves of wheat, slipped from a certain raised place ('clivus') adjacent to the barn and the right wheel struck JS on the back of the head",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Struck back of the head,Instant,,Cart and wheat worth 18s are in custody of David Shelvock,,,, ,1598_4,J/702,9/1040b/276,,Cambridgeshire,Over,1598-07-12,"Pepys, John, gent.",Wylliamson,Catherine,F,,,,,,1598-07-10,7,,,,"Travelling in the cart ('carecta') of Reuben Bonde of Over laden with fodder ('foragium'), from the marsh called 'Ouse Fenn' ","As she was trying to get off the cart (the cart driver being unaware of this), she fell to the ground injuring the left side of her head gravely",Cart,,Fall from,,Contused head,Languished until 11 July,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/703,9/1040b/277,,Suffolk,Huntingfield,1598-05-03,"Colvyle, Thomas, gent.",Shepparde,John,M,,,,,,1598-04-30,4,,10:00,,Cutting the branch of a certain oak tree,"The branch fell down, struck JS on the left side of the neck and knocked him to the ground",Tree (oak),,Fall from,,Contused body,,,"Branch worth 2d which remain in custody of William Stubberd of Huntingfield, yeoman",,,, ,1598_4,J/704,9/1040b/278,,Suffolk,Rickinghall Superior ('Over Rickingall'),1598-08-12,"Bull, Anthony, gent.",Woode,Anne,F,Rickinghall,Spinster,,,,1598-08-08,8,,17:00,,Washing her hands in a pond ('stagnum') in the allotment ('pictellum') of Thomas Syllett,She fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/705,9/1040b/279,,Suffolk,Combs,1598-06-23,"Bull, Anthony, gent.",Gardiner,Dorothy,F,,,Wife of Robert Gardiner of Combs,,Suffering from falling sickness,1598-06-22,6,,11:00,,Washing 'a Chesecloth' in a pond,She fell into the pond and drowned due to misfortune and lack of help,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Cloth worth nothing,,,, ,1598_4,J/706,9/1040b/280,,Suffolk,Blythburgh ('Blyborowe',1598-06-25,"Colvyle, Thomas, gent.",Squyrrell,Michael,M,Blythburgh,"Labourer, servant of Reginald Chapman",,,,1598-06-23,6,,,,"Driving his master's cart ('biga') pulled by a mare, sitting on 'the Fore stooles' of the said cart","As the cart descended a certain hill, MS fell from the cart and hit the right side of the head suffering a concussion",Cart,,Fall from,,Concussed head,Instant,,"Mare and cart worth 15s which remain in custody Reginald Chapman of Blythburgh, yeoman",,,, ,1598_4,J/707,9/1040b/281,,Suffolk,Brandon (in the liberty of Bury St Edmunds),1598-08-03,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Man,William,M,,,,20 and more,,1598-08-02,8,,,,Sailing on the river flowing from Brandon to Thetford [the River Little Ouse],"Tired from working and sailing, he leant down and fell asleep. Suddenly, he fell into the water and drowned",River Little Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/708,9/1040b/282,,Suffolk,Kedington (in the liberty of Bury St Edmunds),1598-08-03,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Sheldrake,Mark,M,,,Son of Francis Sheldrake,2.5,,1598-07-15,7,,,,He went to the pond ('stagnum') in 'the backside' of his father's house,As he walked along the bank of the pond his feet failed him and he fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/709,9/1040b/283,,Suffolk,Cockfield (in the liberty of Bury St Edmunds),1598-06-16,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Waters,John,M,,,Son of Nicholas Waters,3,,1598-06-10,6,,,,He went to the pond ('stagnum') in 'the backside' of his father's house,As he walked along the bank of the pond his feet failed him and he fell into the water,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/710,9/1040b/284,,Suffolk,Stoke-by-Nayland (in the liberty of Bury St Edmunds),1598-04-13,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Lane,Edmund,M,,,,8,,1598-04-13,4,,,,He was 'clymbynge upp' a certain 'ffall gate' not very well fixed near/to a wall ('minime fixat[am] p[ro]pe quendam murum'),"The gate collapsed under EL's weight, fell on his back and other parts of his body and 'did gravely Bruise' him",Gate,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed back and other parts of the body,Instant,,Gate worth 2s remains in custody of Stoke inhabitants,,,, ,1598_4,J/711,9/1040b/285,,Suffolk,Walsham le Willows,1598-03-23,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Page,Mary ('Mariana'),F,,,Daughter of Thomas Page,About 6,,1598-03-23,3,,16:00-17:00,,She was in the 'mylhowse' near her father's house,"She came too close to 'the Sweape tree' of a 'horsemyll', being pulled by a mare, and it struck and 'did bruse' the right side of the head",Mill (sweep pole),,Struck by,,Struck right side of the head,Languished until between 17:00 and 18:00,,"Mare worth 13s 4d and sweep pole worth 2d remain in the hands and custody of Nicholas Sharpe, gent., bailiff of Nicholas Bacon, knight",,,, ,1598_4,J/712,9/1040b/286,,Suffolk,Depden ('Dobden' in the liberty of Bury St Edmunds),1598-08-15,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Granger,John,M,,,,16 and more,,1598-08-11,8,,14:00-15:00,,Dryvynge' his father's cart ('carecta') pulled by a mare at Read,The 'ffylsharde' of the cart struck him with great force and 'did bruse' the right side of his abdomen ,Cart (thill),,Struck by,,Struck right side of the abdomen,Languished until midnight,,"Horse worth 20s and cart worth 10s which remain in the hands and custody of Nicholas Sharpe, gent., bailiff of Nicholas Bacon, knight",,,, ,1598_4,J/713,9/1040b/287,,Suffolk,Rickinghall Inferior (in the liberty of Bury St Edmunds),1598-05-14,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Harvye,John,M,,,,11,,1598-05-13,5,,,,He was at a windmill in Rickinghall Inferior,He put his right hand in the trundle being 'dryven about' by 'the myll Wheele' and 'the Sayles' moved by the force of wind. His head was caught between the trundle and the wheel which caused grave injury,Mill (trundle and wheel),,Crushed between,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Trundle worth 12d, wheel worth 4s and sails worth 2s which remain in the hands and custody of the inhabitants of Rickinghall Inferior",,,, ,1598_4,J/714,9/1040b/288,,Suffolk,Bradley (in the liberty of Bury St Edmunds),1598-05-13,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Gipps,Robert,M,,,,40,,1597-09-09,9,,,,Climbing onto a cart ('carecta') laden with timber to get his cheeses ('ad capiend[um] Caseos'),"The 'fill horse' pulling the cart moved, RG fell to the ground and the 'Nere whele' ran over his abdomen",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Run over stomach,,,"Horse and cart worth 26s 8d, which remain in the hands and custody of Robert Gipps, RG's kin",,,, ,1598_4,J/715,9/1040b/289,,Suffolk,Hadleigh (in the liberty of Bury St Edmunds)/Raydon ('Roydon'),1598-07-12,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Gardyner,Alice,F,,,,4 and more,,1598-07-11,7,,,,She was in the house of William Pascall of Raydon,"As she walked by a 'kettle' with 'scaldynge water', her feet failed her ('se defecerunt') and she fell into the kettle and was 'sore scalded'",Kettle with boiling water,,Fall into,,"Scalded, with great sores all over the body ('cu[m] magnis vlcerib[us] impleta fuit & egrota devenit') from which she died ",Languished until 12 July,,Kettle worth 12d which remain in the hands of William Pascall,,,, ,1598_4,J/716,9/1040b/290,,Buckinghamshire,Edlesborough,1598-07-10,"Egleton, Francis, gent.",Pigott,Alice,F,,Gentlewoman,,,,1598-07-09,7,,,,Transiens sup[er] ripam cuiusdam stagui Anglice passaige vppon the bancke of a certeine motte' ,"Part of the bank collapsed, AP fell into the pond and drowned due to the amount of water there",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/717,9/1040b/291,,Buckinghamshire,Bierton,1598-03-11,"Egleton, Francis, gent.",Smythe,Richard,M,,,,,,1598-03-09,3,,,,Loppinge [trimming] a certen Elme tree' in the close called 'Blackstons close' ,A 'Boughe' of the said elm tree broke and RS fell headlong to the ground breaking and crushing his body,Tree (elm),,Fall from,,Broken and crushed body,Instant,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/718,9/1040b/292,,Buckinghamshire,Wendover,1598-03-07,"Eglinton Francis., gent.",Gardener,Agnes,F,,"Servant of William Kellie, clerk",,,,1598-03-04,3,,15:00,,Carrying out tasks for her master,Her feet slipped and she fell into a well near her master's house ,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/719,9/1040b/293,,Bedfordshire,Colesden (in the parish of Roxton),1598-06-21,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Stafford,Michael,M,Roxton,Husbandman,,,,1598-06-20,6,,11:00,,"Travelling in the cart of John Shotbolt of Roxton, gent.",The cart overturned because of 'the turnynge' of 'the forehorse of the teame of horses' pulling it. MS was violently 'throwne downe' to the ground receiving several wounds from the cart,Cart,,Struck by,,Wounds to the body,Instant,,"Horse with harness worth 26s 8d and cart worth 15s, that is in total 41s 8d, and remain in custody of John Shotbolt of Roxton",,,, ,1598_4,J/720,9/1040b/294,,Bedfordshire,Renhold,1598-02-03,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Watford,Jane,F,Renhold,Spinster,"Daughter of William Watford of Renhold, husbandman",,,1598-01-21,1,,11:00,,Fetching water from a 'pytt' ('puteus') near her father's house,"She slipped, fell into the pit and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/721,9/1040b/295,,Bedfordshire,Clophill,1598-04-04,"Hillerstone, Thomas, gent.",Jellys,Richard,M,Silsoe,Labourer,,,,1598-04-03,4,,13:00-15:00,,Twistinge [...] [the] carte rope' to secure wood in his cart in the place called 'Gutters lee',"As he stood on top of the cart, the rope broke and he fell to the ground braking his neck",Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Rope worth 4d which remains in the hands of Robert Smale of Clophill, yeoman",,,, ,1598_4,J/722,9/1040b/296,,Bedfordshire (now Cambridgeshire),Tilbrook,1598-07-11,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Nicolles,Elizabeth,F,Tilbrook,Spinster,,,,1598-07-10,7,,11:00,,Carrying out tasks,"As she was passing by 'quoddam puteu[m] Anglice a ponde'] in her master's 'hortum Anglice the yarde', she slipped and fell into the water where she drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1598_4,J/723,9/1040b/297,,Norfolk,Stow Bardolph ('Stowebardolf'),1598-08-12,"Tylney, Henry, gent.",Munson,Jane,F,Stowe Bardolph,Spinster,,,,1598-08-03,8,,,,Rydinge in [...] a Cart' pulled by four mares in the place called 'Heye dicke',"She encountered another cart and when she tried 'to passe bye the other carte', the horses pulling her cart 'did Run[n]e betwene' the other cart and certain water called 'rightforch' Load' so fast that JM 'was cast' in the said water",Water,,Fall into,,,Languished and suffered until 7 August,,Horses and cart worth 33s 4d remain in the hands of William Harwicke of Stow Bardolph,,,, ,1598_4,J/724,9/1040b/298,,Norfolk,Scarning ('Skarnynge'),1598-02-23,"Athon, John, gent., coroner of Edward Coke, esq, attorney general",Bache,Robert,M,East Dereham,"Husbandman, servant of Michael Levingston",,40,,1598-02-22,2,,13:00,,Driving his master's cart towards East Dereham,"When one of the wheels was higher than the other, the gelding pulling the cart caused it to overturn because of his sudden movement. The cart then fell on RB ",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,,,Cart worth 6s 8d and cart worth 33s 4d,,,, ,1598_4,J/725,9/1040b/299,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Conington,1598-05-25,"Milcont, Robert, gent.",Abbott,William,M,Conington,,,16,,1598-05-24,5,,19:00,,Playing with 'a payer of carte wheles unshed' with other boys from Conington,He pushed the wheels and by misfortune they went downe a banck' with a force too great for WA to control. The 'exe of [the] Wheles aforeseid [...] quassavit angl[ice] did bruse' and 'did thruste' him against a willow tree,Cart (axle-tree),Tree (willow),Struck by,,Crushed chest,Languished until 25 May,,"Wheels and axle-tree worth 13s 4d remain in the hands of Humphrey Benbowe of Conington, willow worth 2d remains at Conington",,,, ,1599_1,J/726,9/1040b/300,,Leicestershire,Swithland,1598-07-08,"Warde, Thomas, gent.",Lynsey,Richard,M,,"Servant of Richard Palmer of Rothley, husbandman",,,,1598-07-06,7,,22:00,,dryvinge Jugum anglice the teame scil[ice]t currum anglice a Carte' pulled by four horses and mares and belonging to his master,He fell from the cart and his head was run over by one of the wheels,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wound to the head,Instant,,,,,, ,1599_1,J/727,9/1040b/301,,Oxfordshire,Clifton (in the parish of Deddington),1598-10-03,"Blynco, George, gent.",Jackeman,John,M,Clifton,Husbandman,,,,1598-10-02,10,,17:00,,Travelling in a cart ('caruca') pulled by two horses,"The cart 'dyd overturne' due to the horses' movement, fell on JJ and a certain part of it gave him a wound to the left side of the head",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the left side of the head, 6 in long",Instant,,"Horses worth 20s and cart worth 10s remain in the hands of Gilbert Tarleson of Clifton, husbandman",,,, ,1599_1,J/728,9/1040b/302,,Oxfordshire,"New Pool ('Newe Poole heade' in the parish of Great Tew. New Pool field, EPNS, xxiv, 290)",1598-07-19,"Blinco, George, gent.",Leywarde,Robert,M,Swerford,Husbandman,,,,1598-07-17,7,,21:00,,Washing himself in the 'Newe Poole' in the Great Tew parish,His feet slipped to the current and depth of the pond. He fell and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1599_1,J/729,9/1040b/303,,Oxfordshire,Neithrop,1596-09-07,"Blynco, George, gent.",Mowle,Richard,M,Drayton (''Dragghton'),Labourer,,,,1596-09-04,9,,13:00,,Standing on the binding of two ladders ('sup[er] ligament[um] dua[rum] Scala[rum]') in the east side of a stack of barley property of Margaret Churchill,He fell to the ground due to 'the slipp[er]nesse of the same ladders',Ladder,,Fall from,,,Languished until 5 September,,Ladders worth 12d and remain in the hand of Margaret Churchill,,,, ,1599_1,J/730,9/1040b/304,,Oxfordshire,Milcombe,1595-09-17,"Blyncoe, George, gent.",Tey,William,M,Milcombe,Husbandman,,,,1595-09-08,9,,14:00,,Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by a mare and a horse and laden with peas,"Having left the cart was at the gate in the eastern part of his house, WT ran to call his servants for help. In running he fell 'agaynst a certen logge or peece of tymber', breaking two ribs on the left side of his body",Timber,,Fall onto,,Broken two ribs on the left side,Languished until 15 September,,Timber worth 12d remains in the hand of Thomas Tey of Milcombe ,,,, ,1599_1,J/731,9/1040b/305,,Oxfordshire,Wardington ('Wardenton'),1595-04-01,"Blyncoe, George, gent.",Evesham,George,M,Wardington,Husbandman,,,,1595-01-03,1,,14:00,,"Felling an elm tree standing on the southern side of the house of John Butler of Wardington, gent.","He climbed the elm with the intention of tying it to the tree top so that it could be pulled away from JB's house. Suddenly, the tree fell down breaking GE's left thigh",Tree (elm),,Fell on top of him,,Broken left thigh,Languished until 6 pm,,Elm worth 5s remains in the hand of John Butler,,,, ,1599_1,J/732,9/1040b/306,,Oxfordshire,Great Tew ('Michell Tew'),1594-08-12,"Blyncoe, George, gent.",Williams alias Vincent,Robert,M,,Gardener,,,,1594-08-09,8,,16:00,,Descending or ascending ('ascendebat sive incendebat') a ladder on the northern side of a haystack ,He fell from the ladder due to its slipperiness and broke his neck,Ladder,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Ladder worth 16d remains in the hands of Hercules Raynsford of 'Michell Tew', esq.",,,, ,1599_1,J/733,9/1040b/307,,Somerset,Hillfarrance ('hillfarence'),1598-01-31,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Tailer,Edward,M,Hillfarrance,,,About 13,,1598-01-30,1,,14:00,,"Thomas Shorland of Hillfarrance, husbandman, was felling an ash tree belonging to ET's mother",The tree fell suddenly due to a gust of wind striking ET in the left side of the head,Tree (ash),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the right side of the head through to the brain,Instant,"Thomas Shorland of Hillfarrance, husbandman, who was felling the tree",Ash remains in the hands of Hillfarrance village,,,, ,1599_2,J/734,9/1040b/308,,Somerset,Thorngrove,1598-08-16,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Christopher,Parsons,M,,,"Son of John Parsons of Thorngrove, husbandman",[illegible] and a half,,1598-08-15,8,,,,Playing and jesting/frolicking ('ludens et nugas agens') around a certain wooden vat near his father's house,He fell into the vat filled with [illegible] gallons of cold water and drowned due to his weakness and [illegible],Vat with cold water,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Vat worth 8d remains in the hands of John Parsons,,,, ,1599_2,J/735,9/1040b/309,,Somerset,Hedging ('haging' in the North Petherton parish),1598-10-06,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Barstable,George,M,Hedging,,"Son of George Barnstable of North Petherton, husbandman",About 2,,1598-10-03,10,,13:00,,"GB senior and Edith [illegible]dere, spinster, his servant were fixing, or 'backinge the wheeles' in GB senior's orchand","GB crawled on his hands and knees towards his father. Suddenly, the wheel nearer to GB senior, on which they were not working on at the moment, fell on GB's head shattering his brains",Wheel,,Fell on top of him,,Shattered brains,Instant,"George Barstable senior and Edith [illegible]dere, who were repairing cart wheels",Wheel worth 10s which remains in the hands of George Barstable sr,,,, ,1599_2,J/736,9/1040b/310,,Dorset,Lyme Regis,1598-10-10,"Hassard, John sr, gent.",Alford,John,M,Lyme Regis,Servant ('groome'),,,,1598-10-09,10,,17:00,,He was in the ship called 'the Gallyon of Lyme' moored in the Lyme Regis harbour alongside another ship called 'the handmayd of Lyme',"When JA released a rope called a 'haulser' stretching from the other ship to the 'Gallyon' and tied to its foremast, the rope hit him in the forehead due to the violent strength of the wind",Rope,,Struck by,,"Wound to the forehead, 1/2 in deep and 2 in long",Languished until 8 pm,,Rope worth 20s,,Jury signatures,, ,1599_2,J/737,9/1040b/311,,Dorset (now Devon),Dalwood,1598-10-16,"Hodder, John, gent.",Saper,Jane,F,,,"Daughter of George Saper of Dalwood, husbandman",3,,1598-10-13,10,,16:00-17:00,,,She fell into the river called 'Dalwood River' [presumably Corry Brook] near Dalwood mill and drowned,Corry Brook [presumably],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/738,9/1040b/312,,Cornwall,Bolenowe ('Bokennowe'),1598-10-04,"Tubb, John, gent.",Knight alias Frost,John,M,,Labourer,,,,1598-10-04,10,,,,,He injured himself in the left side of his body with a knife hanging at his belt (a 'Leather girdle'),Knife,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left side of the body, 1 grain deep and 1 grain long",Instant,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/739,9/1040b/313,,Somerset,West Coker,"1598-03-[illegible, on or after 3 March]","Napper, Thomas, gent.",More,Jane,F,,,Wife of Thomas More,,,1598-03-02,3,,15:00,,"She was in the granary of her husband's house, adjoining the fireplace in the kitchen, and in which there was a malt kiln, with her servants Mary Hayward and Christiana Osmond","MH, who was standing on the wall of the malt kiln, passed to JM a sieve with oat malt ('scribru[m] brasij avena[rum], voc[atur] Anglice a seve full of ote malte'). As she carried the sieve to empty it in the granary, JM's feet slipped due to the weight of the sieve and she fell at the feet of the kiln",,,,,"Wound to the [illegible], 1/2 in deep and broken neck",Died at 3 pm,,,,Large part faded,, ,1599_2,J/740,9/1040b/314,,"Lincolnshire, Holland",Gedney,1597-08-16,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Preise,Richard,M,Gedney,Yeoman,,,,1597-08-13,8,,,,Hunting birds on the bank of a certain pit/pond ('puteus aque') at Holbeach,His right foot slipped and he fell into the water where he drowned,Pit/Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/741,9/1040b/315,,"Lincolnshire, Holland",Crowland,1598-12-28,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Jellowes,William,M,,,Husband of Elizabeth Jellowes,,,1598-12-21,12,,,,He was in a boat on the River Welland,"Suddenly, he fell out of the boat and drowned",River Welland,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,"Boat worth 20d remains in custody of Elizabeth Jellowes, his wife",,,, ,1599_2,J/742,9/1040b/316,,"Lincolnshire, Holland",Gedney,1598-09-10,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Wigfall,John,M,,,,,,1598-09-08,9,,,,Travelling in 'an empty carte' in the street called 'Ravens dyke',"He leapt down from the cart, fell flat on the ground and one wheel of the cart ran over his back giving him a 'mortall bruyse'",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wound to the back,Instant,,"Cart, wheel and mare worth 23s 4d which sum remains in the hands of Thomas Greantham, coroner",,,, ,1599_2,J/743,9/1040b/317,,"Lincolnshire, Holland",Frampton,1598-07-13,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Dickenson,John,M,,Servant of Francis Brande of Frampton,,,,1598-06-25,6,,,,Riding his master's bay mare,He was thrown from the mare due to the mare's movement and his left foot became entangled in 'the stirroppe'. The mare ran dragging him along the ground and causing multiple lesions and wounds to different parts of his body,Mare,,Dragged,,Wound and lesions to different parts of the body,Languished until 26 June,,"Mare, stirrup and saddle worth 6s 8d remain in the hands of Francis Brande of Frampton",,,, ,1599_2,J/744,9/1040b/318,,Cambridgeshire,Histon,1599-02-14,"Pepis, John, gent.",Page,Abraham,M,,,,,,1599-02-13,2,,,,,He was killed in 'an old lodge' property of Margaret Bowyer when it collapsed due to very strong wind,House,,Fell on top of him,,,,,Lodge worth 6s 8d which remain in the hands of John [illegible]pen[illegible] of Histon,,,, ,1599_2,J/745,9/1040b/319,,Suffolk,Mildenhall (in the liberty of Bury St Edmunds),1598-12-07,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Dyer,Robert,M,,,,2,,1598-12-06,12,,,,Carelessly ('in defectu descreconis [sic]') approaching and walking along the bank of a certain pond ('stagnum'),His feet failed him and he fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/746,9/1040b/320,,Suffolk,Hartest,1598-12-20,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Salmon,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1598-12-19,12,,,,"Riding a gelding of Thomas Grigges, gent., across a certain stream flowing towards Melford [presumably the River Glem or its tributary]","The gelding 'was ov[er]throwne' by the force of the river, increasing due to the volume of water that had been replenishing it, and ES fell into the water and drowned",Stream [presumably the River Glem or its tributary],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/747,9/1040b/321,,Suffolk,Kenton ('Ketton' in the liberty of Bury St Edmunds),1599-11-04,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Ostler,John,M,,,,,,not given,11,,,,Opening 'the fludd gates' of a certain mill on the stream called 'Ketton Ryver',His feet failed him and he fell into the river and drowned,Stream ('Ketton Ryver',,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/748,9/1040b/322,,Suffolk,Hessett (in the liberty of Bury St Edmunds),1598-12-07,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Brett,John,M,,,Son of John Brett,3,,1598-12-06,12,,,,Carelessly approaching and walking along the bank of a certain river flowing near his father's house,His feet failed him and he fell into the water and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/749,9/1040b/323,,Suffolk,Ilketshall St Lawrence (in the liberty of Bungay),1598-08-29,"Shirland, Paul, deputy of Edward Coke, attorney general",Flatman,Ursula,F,,,,12,,1598-08-28,8,,,,Fetching water from a ditch ('fovea'),She threw herself into the water and drowned,Ditch,,,,Drowned,,,,,Possible suicide classified by KB clerk as misfortune,, ,1599_2,J/750,9/1040b/324,,Bedfordshire,Kempston,1598-12-16,"Hillersdon, Thomas, gent.",Warner,Robert,M,,,,,,1598-12-14,12,,08:00-09:00,,Driving a cart laden with dung and pulled by three horses,The horses and cart stopped and he stood on the 'felle' or rim of the near wheel. 'The near wheele' fell on his head killing him instantly.,Cart (wheel),,Fell on top of him,,Struck on head,Instant,,"Wheel worth 3s 4d which remain in the hands of Richard Pearson senior of Kempston, husbandman",,,, ,1599_2,J/751,9/1040b/325,,Yorkshire,Halifax/Skircoat,1598-12-05,"Heyworthe, Robert, gent.",N,N,M,,,,Boy,,1598-11-28,11,,,,Going to a certain village to collect alms,"When crossing the stream called 'Woodhouse scare' at Skircoat, he was suffocated and drowned due to the force of the stream",Stream,,Overcome by the current,,Suffocated and drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/752,9/1040b/326,,"Yorkshire, WR",Outlane (in the parish of Huddersfield 'Hutherfield'),1598-11-06,"Heyworth, Robert, gent.",Redioughe,William,M,Outlane,Servant,,,,1598-11-05,11,,09:00,,"Working for his master, extracting ash or potash ('cineres') from a certain place with a great stone standing there",The stone fell on him and he was killed by its force and weight,Stone,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed,,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/753,9/1040b/327,,"Yorkshire, WR",Dalton,1598-12-11,"Heyworthe, Robert, gent.",Brooke,John,M,Dalton,,,8,,1598-12-10,12,,15:00,,,"He was struck [presumably] by a stone with an opening in it, set on a piece of wood, which fell down when the wood broke",Stone,,Fell on top of him,,,,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/754,9/1040b/328,,York city,"York, St John's parish",1599-03-16,"Killingbeck, Francis and Grene, Thomas",Holgate,Edward,M,Sowerby,Clothier,,,,1599-03-15,3,,07:00-08:00,,"Going upstairs from the hall ('aula') to a room in the house of Michael Skar, innkeeper",He tripped on a spur on his right leg and fell down the stairs receiving a wound to the left side of the head,Stairs,,Fall from,,"Wound to the left side of the head, 2 in long, 1 in wide",Languished until 4 am on 16 March,"Jane Crosland, who found the body","Spur worth 1d remains in the hands of Lawrence Wade and William Brearey, sheriffs of York for the use of the mayor and citizens of York",,,, ,1599_2,J/755,9/1040b/329,,Wiltshire,Mildenhall,1598-08-05,"Hitchcock, Roger, gent.",Smyth,Richard,M,"Bucklebury, Berkshire",Charcoal maker? ('collier'),,,,1598-07-27,7,,,,"Pushing downhill the cart ('caruca') of Thomas Goddard of Harts Hill, Berkshire, laden with coal, standing almost at the top of the hill called 'Redhill' ",He put his hands on the back part of the cart and began pulling as much as he could. Thus moved the cart crushed RS's body and head between its rear part and a great 'bancke' breaking his neck,Cart,Bank,Crushed between,,"Crushed body and head, broken neck",Instant,,"Cart worth 20s which remain in custody of Thomas Goddard of Harts Hill, coal worth 11s 6d which remains in custody of John Person of Newtown",,,, ,1599_2,J/756,9/1040b/330,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 520, p. 129",Sussex,Lewes,1598-08-21,"Aylwin, John, gent., coroner of the feoffees of Thomas late duke of Norfolk",Phillipes,Elizabeth,F,,,,3,,1598-08-21,8,,,,"Walking by the cart ('biga') of Roger Alderton, gent., in the road at Lewes","She suddenly stumbled and fell under the cart's right wheel, which went over her body so that she died from its weight",Cart,,Run over,,,Instant,,Wheel worth 6s 8d remains with Roger Alderton,,,, ,1599_2,J/757,9/1040b/331,,Kent,"Dudmyll' in the parish of Wingham in the liberty of John [Whitgift], Archbishop of Canterbury",1598-08-07,"Boys, John, esq.",Rogers,Richard,M,,,,,Ill and with his body's strength debilitated and weak ('egrotus et in potestate corporis debilis & infirmus'),1598-08-05,5,,,,Crossing a bridge over a certain river [possibly the River Wingham],"He fell from the bridge because it was 'slyppery', fell into the water and drowned",River [possibly the River Wingham],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/758,9/1040b/332,,Kent,Addington Green,1598-09-11,"Cotes, Martin, sen.",Borman,William,M,Ryarsh,Yeoman,,,Stupefied by excessive drinking ('potac[i]o[n]e sua [...]suppressus'),1598-09-10,9,,19:00-21:00,,Returning from a wedding at Kemsing on a white flea-bitten gray gelding,"As he rode through a narrow lane called 'Spurches Lane', the gelding stumbled and fell. WB, who was drunk, hit the back of his head on 'le cartetrade', breaking his neck. ",Horse,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Languished for a while ('paulisper'),"Richard Hurte, who accompanied WB before the accident, and who had no part in it","Gelding worth 53s 4d, saddle and reins and WD's cloths, all worth in total £4 remaining in the hands of John Cheseman of West Malling ('Townmallinge'), bailiff",,,, ,1599_2,J/759,9/1040b/333,,Kent,Smarden,1599-09-24,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",May,Thomas,M,,,"Son of John May of Smardon, labourer, and Agnes May",2,,1599-09-23,9,,14:00,,He went out of his father's house to a certain pond ('stagnum') adjacent to the house,"As he tried to reach and collect certain large and small plants ('gramina') growing there, he fell into the water and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Agnes Maye, who found the body",,,,, ,1599_2,J/760,9/1040b/334,,Kent,Cranbrook,1599-01-17,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Egleffyeld,Andrew,M,Cranbrook,Labourer,,,,1599-01-16,1,,04:00,,"Walking from the house of Thomas Robertes of Glassenbury, esq., to Cranbrook","As he was crossing a small bridge over a ditch/moat ('fossa'), both his feet slipped and he fell into the water and drowned",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Margaret Fenner of Glassenbury, who found the body",,,,, ,1599_2,J/761,9/1040b/335,,Kent,High Halden,1599-02-15,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Jervis,John,M,High Halden,Miller,,,Weak in the body and very debilitated due to a fall he suffered three weeks before,1599-02-12,2,,08:00,,He went out of his house to a bakery/pantry ('pistorium') next to the house to release a 'Mastyf dogge' that he had locked there for the night,"Having opened the door, he went back to the house. As he walked by a certain pond, the dog jumped on him violently and pushed him into the pond. He fell into the water and could not get out due to his weakness and eventually drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Jane Jervis, his wife, who found the body",,,,, ,1599_2,J/762,9/1040b/336,,Kent,Churchill' in the parish of Whitstable,1599-03-22,"Gaunt, Richard, gent.",Broke,Richard,M,,,,6,,1599-03-20,3,,,,Fetching water from a certain pond ('puteus') with a 'kettle',He fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/763,9/1040b/337,,Essex,Mucking,1599-03-20,"Freeman, Richard, gent.",Folly,Thomas,M,Mucking,Miller,,,,1599-03-18,3,,,,Working 'to w[ith]drawe the sailes' of a windmill in a tempestuous wind,"He carelessly ('securitat[em] suam minime curans') forgot to secure 'the gripe' of the mill properly, before going outside 'to w[ith]drawe the sailes'. He then climbed up one of the sails to pull down a rope, which the sail 'did spred'. Because 'the gripe' was 'not fastined', the sail turned due to the violence of the wind throwing TF to the ground",Windmill (sails),,Fall from,,,Instant,,"Sails, wheels and upper millstone (all of which were moving at the time of TF's fall) worth 20s which remain in the hands of Thomas Gyll, esquire [Keeper of the Lions in the Tower of London]",,,, ,1599_2,J/764,9/1040b/338,,Hertfordshire,Shenley,1599-02-19,"Mayne, Henry, gent.",Harper,Christopher,M,Shenley,Labourer,,,,1599-02-16,2,,,,,A p[ar]cell of wolle' fell on him and 'brused and killed' him,Wool parcel,,Fell in top of him,,,,,"Wool worth 10s remains in custody of John Shareman of Shenley, yeoman",,,, ,1599_2,J/765,9/1040b/339,,Essex,Bures Hamlet,1598-08-22,"Shaa, Thomas, gent.",Wallis,Thomas,M,,,,,,1598-08-19,8,,,,"Driving the cart ('plaustrum') of Daniel Sydan pulled by one horse, in the queen's highway at Bures Hamlet","Suddenly, the cart overturned and pressed TW to the ground",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Pressed,Instant,,"Horse worth £3 and cart worth 20s which remains in the hands of Daniel Syday of Bures Hamlet, gent.",,,, ,1599_2,J/766,9/1040b/340,,Warwickshire,Shottery,1598-08-16,"Jeffes, William",Richardson,John,M,Shottery,Labourer,,,,1598-08-11,8,,14:00,,,"Accidentally struck in the left thigh with the scythe carried by Richard Rogers of Shottery, labourer",Scythe,,Struck with,,"Wound to the left thigh, 4 in wide and 1 in deep",Languished until 13 August,"Richard Rogers of Shottery, labourer, who struck him with a scythe by accident",Scythe worth 12d,"RR had no goods or chattels, he did not escape or withdraw",,, ,1599_2,J/767,9/1040b/341,,Warwickshire,Shustoke,1599-01-15,"Holbech, Thomas, gent.",Pedley,William,M,,,,60,,1599-01-13,1,,,,Walking from the house of Thomas Chessham in Shustoke,He fell into a saw pit filled with water and drowned,Saw pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1599_2,J/768,9/1040b/342,,Warwickshire,Walsgrave-on-Sowe,1599-01-25,"Clayton, Benjamin, gent.",Magott,Richard,M,Walsgrave-on-Sowe,Labourer,,,,1599-01-22,1,,,,Standing 'vpon the top of a hey Rick' ,"Suddenly, he fell from the haystack and onto the tip of a pitchfork",Pitchfork,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the head, near the eye, 6 in deep, 1 in long and 1/2 in wide",Languished until 24 January,,Pitchfork worth 6d,,,, ,1599_2,J/769,9/1040b/343,,Coventry city,Coventry,1598-09-02,"Clayton, Benjamin, gent.",Seyney,Thomas,M,,,,Child of 13,,1598-08-30,8,,,Barn,He was in the barn ('horreum') of Robert Bedford in Coundon in Urchin Field,"He was kicked in the right side of the body by a bay gelding called 'a nagg' property of John Bedford of Coventry, baker",Horse (nag),,Kicked by,,"Wound to the right side of the body, 1 in wide, 4 in long and 1 in deep",Languished until 2 September,,Nag worth 25s 8d released to John Bedford,,,, ,1599_2,J/770,9/1040b/344,,Leicestershire,Wanlip ('Onelipp'),1598-09-16,"Warde, Thomas and Sayvill, William, gent.",Burbage,Nicholas,M,,"Servant of Hugh Winsor of Hungarton, husbandman",,,,1598-09-14,9,,09:00,,Riding his master's grey gelding,"He rode into the water called 'the longe washe forde' at Wanlip [presumably on the River Soar], where he fell from the horse and drowned",Water [presumably the River Soar],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Gelding worth 30s remains in custody of deputy almoner,,,, ,1599_2,J/771,9/1040b/345,,Leicestershire,Old Hays ('Oldhay' in the parish of Ratby),1598-09-19,"Warde, Thomas, gent.",Tillie,Catherine,F,,,,,,1598-09-17,9,,16:00,,Washing a broken glass vessel ('vitrum') in 'stagnu[m] anglice the mott' near 'le oldhay house',"When the vessel slipped from her hands, she reached for it with her hand and fell into the water",Ditch /pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/772,9/1040b/346,,Leicestershire,West Laughton (lost),1599-01-11,"Warde, Thomas and Sayville, William, gent.",Stallan,Henry,M,,,,,,1598-12-01,12,,,Barn,"Climbing a stack of barley in the barn of Thomas Staveley, esq., to thrown down some barley for threshing","With his leg on the front of the stack, he supported himself by holding on to 'a forke leg' of the barn. Suddenly and by misfortune he fell on the upper part of the open gates of the barn, crushing his genitals ('virilia')",Gates,,Fall onto,,Crushed genitals,Languished until 8 December,,"Barley worth £4 10s, 'fork leg' of the barn worth 2s 6d and gate worth 12d remain in custody of Thomas Staveley, esq.",,,, ,1599_2,J/773,9/1040b/347,,Leicestershire,Donington/Freat Wilne ferry,1598-09-04,"Warde, Thomas, gent.",Bower alias Boyer,Lawrence,M,,,,,,1598-08-29,8,,16:00,,Crossing the River Trent on his gelding,"He attempted to cross the river near 'wilne ferrie' in the parish of Donington, convinced that he was crossing over a ford, where in reality there was none ('cogitans etiam fuisse vadu[m] angl[ice] a ford in aqua p[re]d[i]c[t]a vbi re vera fuit nullu[m]'. He fell from the horse and drowned",River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Gelding remains in custody of Henry, earl of Huntingdon ",,,, ,1599_2,J/774,9/1040b/348,,Leicestershire,Kibworth Beauchamp ('Kibworthe Bewchampe'),1598-08-11,"Warde, Thomas and Sayville, William, gent.",Haukin,Robert,M,,Gentleman,Brother of William Haukin,,,1598-08-09,8,,,,Climbing onto his brother's cart ('curru[m] anglice a Carte') laden with hay secured with a rope,He fell from the cart injuring his back,Cart,,Fall from,,Wound to the back,Languished until 10 August,,"Cart, hay and rope worth 40s remain in custody of William Haukin of Kibworth Beauchamp",,,, ,1599_2,J/775,9/1040b/349,,Leicestershire,Loughborough,1598-10-10,"Smalley, John, gent., coroner and steward of Katherine [Hastings], countess of Huntingdon",Nycholles,Thomas,M,Loughborough,Tailor,,,,1598-10-03,10,,17:00,,"Robert Wilson of Loughborough, joiner was punishing ('castigans') Thomas Wilson, his son with 'the haft [OED: handle] of an handsowe' ",RW raised his right hand to strike TW who bent down his body to avoid being hit. TN came between RW and TW in an attempt to calm them down and accidentally received a blow from RW in the forehead and eyebrow on the left side of his face ,Saw (handle),,Struck with,,Wound to the forehead and eyebrow on the left side of his face,Languished until 4 pm on 10 October,,Saw worth 6d,RW had no goods or chattels,,, ,1599_2,J/776,9/1040b/350,,"Leicestershire, Lindsey",Scotton,1598-07-07,"Cartwright, John, gent.",Hill,Jane ('Jenet'),F,,,,,,1598-07-06,7,,,,Travelling in a 'biga anglice a Wayne',She fell and the ox pulling the cart caused it to ran over her head,Cart,,Run over,,Obtruded head,Instant,,"Ox worth 22s which remain in custody of Thomas Hammon, deputy almoner",,,, ,1599_2,J/777,9/1040b/351,,Northamptonshire,Nassington,1598-09-04,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Dickons,Bridget,F,,"Spinster, servant of Thomas Peake",,,,1598-09-04,9,,07:00,,"Leaving her master's house, she discovered a cart ('currus') with a mare tied to the gate by the halter","When she tried to release the mare, it moved so vehemently that the 'thilles of the carte' violently pressed, struck and injured BD against the gate post",Cart,Gate post,,,"Pressed, struck and wounded the left side of the face ('una pars currus [....] sinistram p[ar]tem faciei [...] depessit, collusit ac vulneravit')",Instant,,Cart and mare worth 53s and 4d which remain in custody of Nassington inhabitants,,,, ,1599_2,J/778,9/1040b/352,,Northamptonshire,Deene,1598-08-23,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Goodrige,Thomas jr,M,,,,,,1598-08-22,8,,13:00,,Leading a cart ('currus') laden with hay and pulled by a horse down the 'Whitwell hill' ,The horse stumbled and fell as a result of which TG fell too and was run over by one of the wheels,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,"Pressed, struck and wounded back",Instant,,"Horse, cart and hay worth 40s were seized by John Brudenell of Deene, esq., on the grounds of the liberty of his manor of Deene",,,, ,1599_2,J/779,9/1040b/353,,Northamptonshire,Dallington,1599-02-09,"Cradock, Edward, gent. ",Phipp,John,M,,,Son of John Phipp,10,,1599-02-09,2,,,River bank,Herding his father's sheep and playing by the stream between the fields of Dallington and the land of the former priory of St Andrew,He fell into the stream in the place called 'hollywell hooke' and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/780,9/1040b/354,,Northamptonshire,Boughton ('Boughton underwood'),1599-01-18,"Cradock, Edward, gent. ",Dassett,Richard,M,Chapel Brampton,Labourer,,,,1599-01-18,1,,,Bridge,Crossing the 'Brampton Bridge' towards Northampton,His feet slipped and he fell into a stream [possibly the River Naseby Nene] in the place in the fields of Boughton called 'the second Arche from the great bridge of Brampton aforesaid toward[es] Boughton aforesaid',Stream [possibly the River Naseby Nene],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/781,9/1040b/355,,Surrey,Southwark/Marshalsea prison,1599-04-30,"Waterhous, David, esq., coroner and queen's attorney",Saxton,Robert,M,St Bride parish in the Farringdon Ward Without,"Haberdasher, prisoner ",,,,1599-04-08,4,,,Gaol,Rising from his bed ('descendens a lectulo suo anglice his Cabyn' in cell/room ('camera'),He tripped and fell onto 'the edge' of a certain 'borde' crushing his private parts ('secreta membra') ,Board/plank,,Fall onto,,Crushed genitals,Languished until 29 April,,,,,, ,1599_2,J/782,9/1040b/356,,Derbyshire,Allestree,1599-01-10,"Jacksonne, John, gent.",Smythe,John,M,,,,,,1599-01-10,1,,09:00,Bridge,Leading a gelding across the 'Allestrye Brydge' on the River Derwent,He urged the gelding onward and it pushed him from the bridge and into the water where he drowned,River Derwent,Horse (gelding),Fall into,,Drowned,,,Gelding worth 46s 8d remains in custody of John Oldham of Allenstree,,,, ,1599_2,J/783,9/1040b/357,,Yorkshire,Tickhill,1598-10-23,"Woderoffe, Percival",Shent,John,M,,Miller,,70,,1598-10-23,10,,07:00,Mill,Greazing the Milne Tryndell [...] as the milne was going',His left arm was caught between the moving trundle and 'the cogge wheele' and he was crushed,Mill (trundle and cog-wheel),,Crushed between,,Crushed,,"Margaret Gledhill of Tickhill, who found the body","Waterwheel, trundle, cog-wheel and the upper millstone are deodands worth 40s in custody of Henry Sibery, Tickhill constable",,,, ,1599_4,J/784,9/1040b/358,,Leicestershire,Knossington ('Knosson'),1599-03-28,"Warde, Thomas, gent.",Sampson,Stephen,M,,,,4,,1599-03-26,3,,,,,Crushed and injured in the head by a falling willow tree,Tree (willow),,Fell on top of him,,Crushed ('Stephn[an]u[m] ad terram compressit') and wound to the head,Languished for 1/2 hour,,"Willow is a deodand worth 6d and remains in custody of Christopher Awstin, deputy almoner",,,, ,1599_4,J/785,9/1040b/359,,Leicestershire,Fleckney,1599-05-03,"Warde, Thomas and Sayville, William, gent.",Morton,William,M,,Servant of William Allin,,15,,1599-05-02,5,,15:00,,"Maneuvering 'the Iron bounde carte' in 'atrio anglice the back yarde' of his master's house, to load it with dung",The cart slid down a 'bancke' and the back of the cart crushed WM's stomach,Cart,,Crushed by,,Crushed stomach,Languished for 1/2 hour,,"Cart worth 16s remains in custody of Christopher Awsten, deputy almoner",,,, ,1599_4,J/786,9/1040b/360,,Leicestershire,Slawston ('Slauson'),1599-04-18,"Savile, William, gent.",Reenes,Henry,M,,,,80,,1599-04-10,4,,02:00,,He went out of his house at night,He fell into a pond ('stagnum') in 'the backe yarde' of his house,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/787,9/1040b/361,,Leicestershire,Loughborough,1599-06-29,"Smalley, John, gent., coroner and steward of Katherine [Hastings], countess of Huntingdon",Morecroft,Robert,M,,,,10,,1599-06-28,6,,15:00,,Went to 'the hermitage poole' in the company of other boys 'to bathe theire bodies',He went into deep water but despite being a proficient swimmer ('artis natandi expers') he was overcome by the strength of the water and drowned,Pond,,,,Drowned,,Other boys who were with him,,,,, ,1599_4,J/788,9/1040b/362,,Warwickshire,Warwick,1599-06-13,"Rogers, Alexander, gent.",Weale,Nathaniel,M,,,,,,1599-06-13,6,,15:00,,Washing in the River Avon with Joseph Weale,They walked into a deep place in the river and drowned,River Avon,,,,Drowned,,"Joseph Weale, who was with him",,,,, ,1599_4,J/788,9/1040b/363,,Warwickshire,Warwick,1599-06-13,"Rogers, Alexander, gent.",Weale,Joseph,M,,,,,,1599-06-13,6,,15:00,,Washing in the River Avon with Nathaniel Weale,They walked into a deep place in the river and drowned,River Avon,,,,Drowned,,"Nathaniel Weale, who was with him",,,,, ,1599_4,J/789,9/1040b/364,,Coventry city,Coventry,1599-04-24,"Clayton, Benjamin, gent.",Sant,Thomas,M,,,,,,1599-04-23,4,,,Town,Walking down Smithford Street,He fell into the water-filled cellar being part of John Fenton's house,Cellar,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/790,9/1040b/365,,Coventry city,Coventry,1599-07-24,"Clayton, Benjamin, gent.",Olyver,Ralph,M,,,,,,1599-07-13,7,,,,,"He found some poison called 'Ratten bane' lying on the table in the house of Thomas Potter. Not realising it was poison, he ate a piece of it",Poison,,,,Poisoned,Languished until 24 July,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/791,9/1040b/366,,Northamptonshire,Deene,1599-05-18,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Freeman,Agnes,F,Deene,Spinster,,,,1599-05-17,5,,13:00,,"Drawing water from a pond ('stagnum') in the garden near the house of John Brudnell, esq., with a 'bowle'",She put her right foot on the bank of the pond and suddenly fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/792,9/1040b/367,,Rutland,Barrowden ('Baroden'),1599-04-27,"Butler, John, gent.",Thimbleby,Thomas,M,,,,,,1599-04-17,4,,,,Crossing the River Welland,He fell into the river and drowned,River Welland,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Brytton and Richard Dumnowe?, who found the body",,,,, ,1599_4,J/793,9/1040b/368,,Rutland,Ridlington,1599-06-04,"Smythe, Clement, gent.",Gibson,Zachary,M,Ridlington,,Brother of James Gibson,7,,1599-05-28,5,,,,Angling in the 'liefeild' stream near the 'sheipe brige',His feet slipped and he fell into the water and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"James Gibson, who found the body",,,,, ,1599_4,J/794,9/1040b/369,,Derbyshire,Kedleston,1599-05-05,"Jacksonne, John, gent.",Smythe,William,M,Quarndon ('Quorne'),,,,,1599-05-04,5,,13:00,,"Watching Robert Robynson of Quarndon and Richard Kynder of Quarndon, labourers fell an oak in the Kedleston Park, having hired them to do so with Henry Fysher of Derby, baker",He stood near RR and RK and when they cut the tree it fell on him and 'infringit corpus suu[m] Anglice did crushe his bodye' giving him a mortal wound,Tree (oak),,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Instant,"Robert Robynson of Quarndon and Richard Kynder of Quarndon, labourers, who fell the oak and killed him accidentally",Oak property of Henry Fisher and worth 2s 6d remains in custody of HF,,,, ,1599_4,J/795,9/1040b/370,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",South Witham,1598-10-26,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Chamberleyne,Francis,M,South Witham,Labourer,,,,1598-10-25,10,,,,"Exercising for recreation, fighting with staffs called 'wasters' with William Hand of South Witham, labourer","He was hit in the back of the head, below the left ear",Staff,,Struck with,,"Wound to the back of the head, below the left ear",Instant,,Staff worth 1d,,,, ,1599_4,J/796,9/1040b/371,,Northamptonshire,Woodnewton,1599-07-05,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Furnys,John,M,,,,,,1599-07-05,7,,,,Mowing grass in the 'middle meadowe' at Woodnewtown with Thomas Jackson,"John Richardson came from another meadow to watch them and seeing JF follow TJ at a much slower pace, he asked TJ to hand him his scythe. With the first sway JR accidentally struck TJ, who was standing near JR's 'swathe')",Scythe,,Struck with,,"Wound to the 'smale' of the right leg, 1/2 in deep and 1 and 1/2 in wide",Languished until 11 am,"Thomas Jackson, who was mowing with him and John Richardson, who struck him accidentally with his scythe",Scythe worth 12d which remain in custody of Woodnewton inhabitants,"JR had goods and chattels worth £4 17s 10d which were seized by Thomas Bell, bailiff of Anthony Mildmay, knight",,, ,1599_4,J/797,9/1040b/372,,Wiltshire,West Crudwell,1599-03-07,"Woodroffe, Thomas, gent.",Earle,Jane,F,,,"Daughter of John Earle of West Crudwell, yeoman",,,1599-03-06,3,,,,She was under a long staff/rod called a 'pearche' with 36 pieces of timber stacked up next to it,The staff and timber collapsed due to a strong gust of wing and fell on JE,Timber,,Fell on top of her,,,,,Timber worth 6s 8d remains in custody of John Earle,,,, ,1599_4,J/798,9/1040b/373,,Wiltshire,Sutton Benger/Ashley,1599-07-13,"Woodroffe, Thomas, gent.",Palmer,John,M,Sutton Benger,Husbandman,,21,,1599-03-20,3,,,,"Riding a young gelding of Thomas Batten of Christian Malford, yeoman, at Ashley",The gelding threw him off ,Horse (gelding),,Fall from,,Crushed chest and upper back,"Languished until 15 June, recovered partly and then languished until 10 July",,Gelding worth 36s 8d and remains in custody of Thomas Batten,,,, ,1599_4,J/799,9/1040b/374,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",Deeping St James ('Est Depinge'),1599-07-10,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Wayters,Grace,F,Deeping St James,,,,,1599-07-08,7,,,,Playing by a pond,"As she tried to draw some water from the pond with a kettle, she fell into the water and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/800,9/1040b/375,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",Thurlby,1599-05-26,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Dawson,Robert,M,Thurlby,Labourer,,,,1599-02-14,2,,,,Rowinge' in a boat on the water called 'basson ewe' ,The boat was 'overwhelmed' and he drowned,Water,,,,Drowned,Instant,,"Boat worth 6s 8d remains in the hands of Tristram Barrowe of Pinchbeck, 'victuler'",,,, ,1599_4,J/801,9/1040b/376,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",Aslackby,1599-09-02,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Ramare,Richard,M,,,,,,1599-09-29,9,,,,Riding a red horse in the place called 'Aslackbye drove',The horse threw him off and his body was gravely injured,Horse,,Fall from,,Injured body,Languished until 30 August,,"Horse worth 10s remains in the hands of Richard Marshall of Langhton, gent",,,, ,1599_4,J/802,9/1040b/377,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",Uffington,1599-09-06,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Welkengson/Wilkynson,Edward,M,Uffington,,,4,,1599-09-04,9,,,,,"He fell into the water flowing towards a watermill at Uffington and the force of the water pushed him under the waterwheel, where he was crushed",Mill (water wheel),,Fall under,,Crushed,Instant,,Wheel worth 3s 4d remaining in custody of Thomas Hedon of Uffington,,,, ,1599_4,J/803,9/1040b/378,,"Lincolnshire, Kesteven",Welby,1599-07-01,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Everett,Elizabeth,F,Welby,Spinster,"Daughter of John Wright of Welby, husbandman",,,1599-06-21,6,,,,She went to the fields of Welby to tend to her father's grey horse,"When she approached the horse, it kicked her in the left side of her body with one of its hind legs",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the left side of the body,Languished until 30 June,,"Horse worth 10s and remains in custody of John Wright of Welby, husbandman",,,, ,1599_4,J/804,9/1040b/379,,Lincolnshire. Kesteven,Thurlby,1599-05-05,"Grantham, Thomas, gent.",Deckenes,Edward,M,Thurlby,Labourer,,,,1599-04-25,4,,,,"Driving a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by two oxen, a red bay horse and a brown mare",The cart drove over a 'tree roote' and was 'overthrowne'. ED was struck on the right side of the body by 'one of the rayles' of the cart ,Cart (rail),,Struck by,,Wound to the right side of the body,Instant,,"Cart worth 6s 8d, two oxen worth 20s, a red bay horse worth 6s 8d and a brown mare worth 6s 8d remain in the hands of William Trolloppe of Corne, yeoman, their former owner",,"The coroner informs that certain Dennis ('Dionisius') Wharton of Langtoft, yeoman, presumed the coroner's office and empanelled a jury to view the body, after which viewing, the body was buried contrary to statute. Next, the coroner states that certain William Waterfall, constable of Langtoft, refused to carry out the coroner's warrant and completely disregarded it.",, ,1599_4,J/805,9/1040b/380,,Suffolk,"Homersfield (in South Elmham in the liberty of Roger North, knight, Baron North)",1599-07-05,"Bowler, James, gent.",Kinge,Robert,M,,"Servant of Bartholomew Skeete of the St Andrew parish in Ilkeltshall, yeoman",,,,1599-07-05,7,,10:00,,"Driving a cart ('currus') from Mendham to a meadow in Homersfield to collect hay from Thomas Neeche senior of Mendham, yeoman, on his master's request","The cart overturned near the house of Robert Skepper in Homersfield, and the axle and wheels of the cart fell with great force on RK's back",Cart (axle and wheels),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the back,Instant,,"Axle, wheels and mare (called 'the leader') worth 30s which are in the hands of James Bowler",,,, ,1599_4,J/806,9/1040b/381,,Wiltshire,Preshute,1599-05-26,"Hitchcock, Roger, gent.",[illegible]cott,Richard,M,,,,,,1599-05-26,5,,,,"Passing by the gelding of Giles Wroughton, esq.","The gelding struck him, killing him instantly",Horse (gelding),,Kicked by,,,Instant,,"Gelding worth 33s 4d remains in custody of Robert Inge, bailiff of the Selkley hundred",,,, ,1599_4,J/807,9/1040b/382,,Cambridgeshire,Isleham ('Islam'),1599-04-28,"Amye, John",Preston,William,M,"Mildenhall, Suffolk",Waterman',,,,1599-04-26,4,,,River,Travelling from Mildenhall to Isleham in a boat laden with 'sheves or boltes of Reede' with Edward Franke,WP fell out of the boat and drowned,[River Lark presumably],,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Edmund Franke of Mildenhall, who was travelling with him",Boat and reeds worth 13s 4d remain in the hands of Edmund Franke of Mildenhall,,,, ,1599_4,J/808,9/1040b/383,,Suffolk,St Margaret South Elmham,1599-04-24,"Bowler, James, gent.",Morlande,Margaret,F,,,"Wife of John Morlande of St Margaret South Elmham, clerk",,,1599-04-20,4,Friday,About midnight,,She 'did rise without light to help her husbond a lame man as she was accustomed at other tymes and she had made before that tyme a water to kill lyce w[i]th ratte bane & runynge water',She poured the mixture 'into a dryncking pott and beeinge then desyerens to drynck she ignorantlie tooke the same pott w[i]th the water therein made as aforesaide in steade of another potte w[i]th beere w[hi]ch stood thereby [...] & so was poysoned by mysadventure',Poison,,,,Poisoned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/809,9/1040b/384,,Suffolk,Lavenham,1599-05-02,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Cole,Richard,M,,,,4,,1599-04-31,4,,,,Walking on the bank of a certain pond ('stagnum') near his father's house,His feet failed him and he fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/810,9/1040b/385,,Suffolk,Chevington,1599-03-04,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Rushe,John,M,,,,7,,1599-03-04,3,,,Pond,He was in 'an old cogg boate' trying to reach the middle of a pond called a 'moate',"The boat broke due to its decayed and weak state, water rushed inside and the weight of the water and JR caused it to sink. JR went down with it and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Boat worth 4d which remain in the hands of inhabitants of Chevington,,,, ,1599_4,J/811,9/1040b/386,,Suffolk,Brandon,1599-06-14,"Harvye, Thomas, gent.",Parke,Joseph,M,,,,,,1599-06-13,6,,,River,Travelling in a rowing boat on the river flowing from Brandon to Thetford [River Little Ouse],"His feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",[River Little Ouse],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/812,9/1040b/387,,Suffolk,Stonham Aspal,1599-06-12,"Bull, Anthony, gent.",Tynckler,George,M,,,Son of George Tynckler,3,,1599-06-11,6,,19:00,Garden,Playing with 'a yonge crowe' near a pond ('stagnum') in his father's garden,He fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/813,9/1040b/388,,Norfolk,"Norwich Castle, 'Sherehowse'",1599-06-02,"Tylney, Henry, gent.",Segens,Roger,M,Great Yarmouth ('Magna Jernemutcha'),"Husbandman, prisoner in the Norwich Castle gaol",,,,1599-05-29,5,,,Gaol,Trying to escape from the gaol by abseiling down a wall,He used a rope called a 'twyned thrid' but it broke and he fell to the ground,Wall,,Fall from,,,Languished until 2 June,,Rope worth 1d,,,, ,1599_4,J/814,9/1040b/389,,Norfolk,Sporle,1599-03-27,"Athon, John, gent., coroner of Edward Coke, esq, attorney general, in the liberty of the South Greenhoe hundred",Williamson,Thomas,M,Sporle,Labourer,,30,,1599-03-26,3,,13:00,,"Washing his hands in a pond/pit/ ('puteus') in the yard of John Cheston's house, which was more than one-yard-deep",His feet slipped and he fell into the water and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/815,9/1040b/390,,Norfolk,Hilborough ('Hilborughe'),1599-07-03,"Athon, John, gent., coroner Edward Coke, esq, attorney general, in the liberty of the South Greenhoe hundred",Shrimplyn,William,M,Hilborough,Labourer,,,,1599-07-02,7,,10:00,,Digging up clay in a clay-pit,One of the sides of the pit collapsed on him,Clay,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/816,9/1040b/391,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Washingley,1599-03-08,"Milsent, Robert, gent.",Chateridge,John,M,Lutton,Husbandman,,,,1599-03-08,3,,10:00,,"Driving a cart ('currus') pulled by four horses and laden with wood property of Agnes Moones of Morborne, in the place called 'Northclose'","As he walked along the cart, one wheel of the cart went over higher ground. The cart overturned and fell on JC",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,"Horses and cart with furnishings worth £3, 4s 4d remain in the hands of Mary ('Mariana') Chateridge, wife of JC; wood worth 16d remains in the hands of Agnes Moones",,,, ,1599_4,J/817,9/1040b/392,,Buckinghamshire,Great Marlow,1599-05-26,"Atkinson, Ralph",Dapwell,George,M,,,,,,1599-05-09,5,Wednesday,01:00-04:00,,"Relieving himself standing on 'Le wale' of 'a westerne Barge' known as 'le Thomas de Readinge' moored on the River Thames, under a 'Lee or Tylbe' near the place called 'Le wynche' in the parish of Bisham ",He fell into the river and drowned,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/818,9/1040b/393,,Suffolk,Eye,1599-06-29,"Thrower, John and Barnes, Thomas",Manby,George,M,,,"Son of Henry Manby of Eye, pedler",,,1599-03-22,3,,,,Taking his father's two geldings from the pasture in the garden or orchard to the stable,"One of the geldings struck him violently on the right side of the head, knocking him down and giving him a mortal wound",Horse (gelding),,Struck by,,"Wound to the right side of the head, 4 in long and 1 and 1/2 in deep",Languished until between 6 and 7 am on 29 June,,"Gelding worth 26s which remain in the hands of Henry Manby of Eye, yeoman",,,, ,1599_4,J/819,9/1040b/394,,"Yorkshire, WR",Pontefract Castle,1599-06-22,"Woderoffe, Percival",Walton,Alan,M,,,,,,1599-06-21,6,,18:00,,Catching 'a litle bird calld a martyn' for his daughter Ellen at the 'Treasure howse' next to the castle gate ,"He fell 'from [the] Turne of the Portcullys' onto a decayed piece of wood called 'A rotten borde'. The board/plank broke and AW fell down to the ground, where the said portcullis used to be lowered, breaking his neck",Portcullis,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Piece of wood worth 5d is in custody of Thomas Walton of Tanshelf,,,, ,1599_4,J/820,9/1040b/395,,"Yorkshire, WR","Ledsham, Newton Ings",1599-07-29,"Woderoffe, Percival",Gelstropp,Matthew,M,,,,,,1599-07-23,7,,16:00,,"Crossing the River Aire near Wheldale on his way to Ledston, riding a mare",He fell from the horse and drowned in the river,River Aire,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,"Mare worth 13s 4d is in custody of William Gascoign of Birkin, esq.",,,, ,1599_4,J/821,9/1040b/396,,"Yorkshire, WR",Worsbrough,1599-07-22,"Woderoffe, Percival",Wilcock,Elizabeth,F,,,,About 80,Very old ('admodum vetula'),1599-07-21,7,,16:00,,,"She tripped at the door of her house, fell down and struck the front part of her head againt a stone",Stone,,Fall onto,,Contused front part of the head,Instant,,Stone was thrown into a pit,,,, ,1599_4,J/822,9/1040b/397,,"Yorkshire, WR",Stainforth,1599-08-18,"Woderoffe, Percival",Parkin,William,M,,,,,,1599-08-16,8,,13:00,,,He fell from the top of a ladder in his barn,Ladder,,Fall from,,Bleeding from the ears ('sanguis abundanter ex aurib[us] [...] emanavit'),Languished for one hour,,"Ladder worth 12d is in custody of John Gracew, constable of Stainforth",,,, ,1599_4,J/823,9/1040b/398,,Westmorland,Ravenstonedale,1599-07-30,"Chamberlaine, Michael",Tailer,John,M,,,,,,1599-07-29,7,,,,,He fell into a vessel of 'hott wourte' in the house of Richard Tailer and struck his right side and arm,Vessel,,Fall into,,,Languished until 31 July,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/824,9/1040b/399,,"Yorkshire, WR",Skelmanthorpe,1599-04-31 [sic],"Hepworth, Robert",Brooke,Anna,F,Skelmanthorpe,,,About 5,,not given,,,[11:00],Stable,Travelling with other children in a cart ('plaustrum') pulled by oxen,The cart was driven into a stable or fold held by John Marshall where it overturned because of a sudden event. The oxen and other children managed to escape but AB was struck by the cart in the head and face,Cart,,Struck by,,"Wound to the head and face, 10 in wide and 3 in deep",Languished until 2 pm,,"Cart worth 40s which remains in the hands of Richard Bunny of Newland, esq.",,,, ,1599_4,J/825,9/1040b/400,,Westmorland,Middleton,1599-01-03,"Bethome, Thomas",Pearson,Agnes,F,,Spinster,,,,1599-01-02,1,,,,,She fell from a 'stone greece or steer' outside the house of John Baliff and struck her head against a stone breaking her neck,Stairs,,Fall onto,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/826,9/1040b/401,,Westmorland,Middleton/Orton,1596-09-15,"Bethome, Thomas",Bateman,Roger,M,Old Hutton,Carrier,,,,1596-09-06,9,,09:00,,"Crossing the Birk Beck in the place called 'Overscatestepps' [High Scales and Steps] in the Orton parish, on horseback",He was swept from the horse by the force of water and drowned. His body was carried into the River Lune and was eventually found 'about xij miles' away in the place called 'Buerley wraye',Birk Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/827,9/1040b/402,,Westmorland,Brigsteer Park,1598-04-05,"[Bethome, Thomas]",Woodburne,George,M,,,,,,1598-04-04,4,,,,"Collecting leaves, standing in an ash tree","He was holding on to a 'great boughe', which was cut off from the tree and hanging among other branches. The branch moved due to a strong gust of wind and with its weight pushed his neck against another branch, thus suspending and suffocating him",Tree (ash),,Pressed,,Strangled and suffocated,,,Branch worth 1d remains in the woods,,,, ,1599_4,J/828,9/1040b/403,,Westmorland,Natland Park,1599-04-04,"Bethome, Thomas",Grenebanck,John,M,,,Son of Walter Grenebanck,,,1599-04-03,4,,,,Sawing a log ('magnu[m] Tignu[m] anglice a great balke') with his father and Miles Watson,"The log turned and struck JG's head against another log, breaking it and causing bleeding from mouth and ears",Tree trunk,Tree trunk,Struck against,,Broken head and bleeding from mouth and ears,Instant,,Log worth 2s 6d remains in the park,,,, ,1599_4,J/829,9/1040b/404,,Westmorland,Grigg in Underbarrow,1598-05-20,"Bethome, Thomas",Hodgson,Richard,M,Bowness-on-Windermere,,,,Half blind,not given,,,,,Crossing an old bridge on the '[faded]terbeck',He fell into the water and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/830,9/1040b/405,,Westmorland,Middleton,1598-11-26,"Bethome, Thomas",Robinson,John,M,,,,,,1598-11-25,11,,,,Felling an ash tree in the close called 'le Kilnebanck',"One of the branches of the falling tree struck him in 'the crowne of his head', breaking the skull",Tree (ash),,Fell on top of him,,Cracked head,Instant,,Ash worth 6d,,,, ,1599_4,J/831,9/1040b/406,,Westmorland,Winton,1598-04-22,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Waller,Robert,M,Kaber,Labourer,,,,1599-04-21,4,,,,"Working on top of an old barn property of Bartholomew Smith of Winton, carrying beams/logs","As he was climbing down one of the beams, the beam broke and RW received a wound to the forehead from a wooden nail/peg ('clavus') ",Wood (peg),,,,"Wound to the forehead, 3 in wide and 1/2 in long",Instant,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/832,9/1040b/407,,Westmorland,Crosby Ravensworth,1598-02-28,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Sanderson,Richard,M,Crosby Ravensworth,Yeoman,,,Ill shortly before the accident and still weakened,1598-02-27,2,,,,Looking for a black 'sheppe hogge' in the field of Crosby Ravensworth,"As he walked along the bank of the 'daile becke' [Dalebanks Beck], his feet slipped and fell into the water, from where he could not get out due to his weakness (recently ill), force of water and stormy weather ('(paulo ante informus et Jam debilis) vi aque et tempestate aeris')",[Dalebanks Beck],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/833,9/1040b/408,,Westmorland,Winton,1598-02-13,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Blakelin,Alexander,M,Winton,Labourer,,,,1598-02-13,2,,,,Crossing the River Eden,"His feet slipped on slippery stones, he fell into the water and drowned",River Eden,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/834,9/1040b/409,,Northumb,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1596-12-12,"Chapman, Matthew and Warmouth, William",Johnson,Isabel,F,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Widow,Widow,,,1596-12-11,12,,18:00,,Walking at 'Newkey' ,She fell into the River Tyne due to misfortune and her own negligence,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/835,9/1040b/410,,Northumb,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1599-07-01,"Claveringe, James and Tempest, Roland, merchants and coroners",Mytford,Henry,M,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Merchant,,,,1599-07-01,7,,19:00-20:00,,Swimming for recreation in the River Tyne,He had a small fall ('mero casu') and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' status,, ,1599_4,J/836,9/1040b/411,,Northumb,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1598-04-28,"Chapman, Matthew and Cock, Ralph, merchants and coroners",Anderson,Alexander,M,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Labourer,,,,1598-04-28,4,,08:00,,"Drawing water from the River Tyne at a certain quay in the Close Street, with a bucket",He fell into the water due to misfortune and his own negligence and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' status,, ,1599_4,J/837,9/1040b/412,,Northumb,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1599-07-22,"Claveringe, James and Tempest, Roland, merchants and coroners",Godfreye,Jacques alias James,M,Rouen in the kingdom of France,,,,,1599-07-19,7,Thursday,13:00,,Swimming in the River Tyne,He drowned due to misfortune and his own negligence,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' status,, ,1599_4,J/838,9/1040b/413,,Northumb,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1596-08-01,"Lyddell, Francis and Chapman Matthew, merchants and coroners",Stoko,Richard,M,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Yeoman,,,,1596-07-27,7,,15:00,,He was in a 'keele' on the River Tyne,He fell out of the boat and into the river due to misfortune and his own negligence,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' status,, ,1599_4,J/839,9/1040b/414,,Northumb,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1596-09-13,"Lyddell, Francis and Chapman Matthew, merchants and coroners",Gibson,Margaret,M,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,,"Wife of George Gibson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchant",,,1596-09-13,9,,09:00,,Walking in the street called 'Cooke Rawe',A five-feet-long 'peece of oke tymber [...] fallinge forthe at A lefte dore of the house of John Butler merchant [...] did lighte vpon the righte syde of the heade of the said Margareth',Timber,,Fell on top of her,,"Wound to the head, 2 in deep and 3 in long",Languished 2 pm,,Timber worth 1d,,Jurors' status,, ,1599_4,J/840,9/1040b/415,,Northumb,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1599-07-02,"Clavering, James and Tempest, Roland, merchants and coroners",Lylborne,Hilary,M,,,,,,1599-06-28,6,Thursday,13:00,,He was in a boat on the River Tyne,"Having attached the boat to the ship called [left blank] moored on the river, using a rope, he fell out of the boat due to misfortune and his own negligence and drowned",River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/841,9/1040b/416,,York city,"York, parish of St Mary in Castlegate",1599-04-30,"Killingbeck, Francis",Berry,Thomas,M,,"Servant of John Robinson, innkeeper",,,,1599-04-29,4,,23:00,,"Returning to his master's house, having left at 9 pm to do some work elsewhere","When he returned, he 'dyd crepe' in the space between two posts of a wall in a 'kylne house' with the intention of entering it. He 'did stick fast' unable to crawl out and suffocated within quarter of an hour",Wall,,Stuck,,Suffocated,Languished for 15 minutes,Lawrence Thorpe who found the body,,,,, ,1599_4,J/842,9/1040b/417,,York city,"York, parish of St George in Walmgate/parish of St Dennis",1599-05-17,"Killingbeck, Francis",Foster,Catherine,F,,,,,,1599-05-16,5,,15:00,,Working in a garth near the River Foss in the parish of St Dennis,She fell into the river and drowned. Body stayed in the river until 2 pm on 17 May when it was found in the parish of St George in Walmgate,River Foss,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,Robert Chapman who found the body,,,,, ,1599_4,J/843,9/1040b/418,,York city,"York, parish of All Saints in North Street",1599-07-19,"Killingbeck, Francis",Blackbourne,Richard,M,,,,,,1599-07-18,7,,21:00-22:00,,Washing himself in the River Ouse,He fell into a pit in the river and drowned,River Ouse,,,,Drowned,Instant,Richard Lobley who found the body,,,,, ,1599_4,J/844,9/1040b/419,,Yorkshire,"Kingston-upon-Hull, High Street",1598-09-26,"Burnselt, Anthony",Estoft,John,M,Kingston-upon-Hull,Tailor,,About 26,,1598-09-25,9,Monday,19:00-20:00,,"Passing by a group of young men 'shoeting in small gun[n]s or peeces as caliv[er]s & such like [...] charged onely w[ith] Gunpowder', at the time when it was getting dark ('in [...] crepusculo ['twilight' in the superscript], sev potius in nocte'), ('cælo aliquantulu[m] tenebroso tu[m] existente')","William Braie of Kingston-upon-Hull, sailor, loaded his 'bastard muskett' with a double charge of powder to make the greater noise ('maioris edendi soni causa'). He fired the musket the moment JE walked past (without due caution) to attend to his busniess, shooting him in the left side of the body, near the hip",Gun,,Shot with,,"Wound to the left side of the body, one palm wide and deep through to the intestines, with part of it coming out through the hole, side charred, hip bone shattered and flesh blackened as when burned by fire. ('in sinistra parte corporis sui (iuxta coxendicem ['huckle bone' in superscript] latitudine vnius palme man[us] hominis et profunditate vsque ad viscera sua faciendo forame[n] p[er] quod pars de viscere suo exivit, latus ib[ide]m adustu[m], Os coxendicis in p[ar]tes confractu[m] et caro nigri facta veluti igne combusta'",Instant,"William Braie of Kingston-upon-Hull, sailor, who shot him by accident. ",Musket worth 3s 4d,"WB fled the scene and remains in hiding; he had no lands, tenements, goods or chattels at the time of the accident",Jury proceedings,, ,1599_4,J/845,9/1040b/420,,Westmorland,Askham,1597-12-19,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Judson,John,M,Askham,Labourer,,,,1597-12-18,12,,13:00,,"Trying unsuccesfully to fire a gun charged with 'puder & pellet', first alone and then with the help of Edward Lancaster of Sockbridge, yeoman","Eventually, they gave up and were on their way to JJ's house, when the gun, which JL carried under his arm, discharged hitting JJ in the stomach",Gun,,Shot with,,"Wound to the stomach, 3 in long and 6 in deep",Languished until 4 pm,"Edward Lancaster of Sockbridge, yeoman, who shot him accidentally","Gun worth 5s remains in custody of Anthony Saunderson of Askham, yeoman",,,, ,1599_4,J/846,9/1040b/421,,Somerset,Shurton (in the parish of Stogursey),1599-07-04,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Everett,Richard,M,,,,About 16,,1599-06-18,6,,18:00,,"Riding a black gelding of James Burland of Bridgewater, yeoman",The gelding 'stumbled' when running fast and RE was thrown off its back crushing his head on a stone,Horse (gelding),,Fall from,,"Wound to the right side of the head, 6 in wide and 18 in in circumference",Languished until 2 July,,"Gelding worth 53s 4d seized by Edward Rogers of Cannington, esq.",,,, ,1599_4,J/847,9/1040b/422,,Shropshire,Highley,1598-07-30,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Palmer,Thomas,M,,,,,,1598-07-21,7,,14:00,,"Detaching his plough from the team of six oxen, which he used to plough fields on this day ","Suddenly, the oxen became frightened and ran. TP was knocked down to the ground and then, when the plough caught his clothes, dragged along the ground through 'the space of twelve scoores'",Oxen,,Dragged ,,Battered ('allisus') head and body,Languished until 29 July,,"Six oxen and plough are worth £10 and remain in the hands and custody of Thomas Powlney of Highley, yeoman",,,, ,1599_4,J/848,9/1040b/423,,Herefordshire,Wilton,1599-06-15,"Gilbert, Louis, gent.",Meyricke,James,M,Wilton,,,,,1599-06-13,6,,17:00,,Crossing the River Wye in a small boat called 'Cruckle bote',He fell out of the boat and drowned,River Wye,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Boat worth 3s 4d remains in custody of John Dorley, bailiff of Wilton manor",,,, ,1599_4,J/849,9/1040b/424,,Herefordshire,Norton/Lyonshall Park,1599-07-03,"Gilberte, Louis, gent.",Watkyns,John,M,Lyonshall ('Lionalls'),,,,,1599-05-14,5,,10:00-13:00,,He was in the Lyonshall Park near some men felling an oak tree,"The men told him to move away from danger, which he did. Assuming he was safe, he glanced backwards and was struck in the head by one of the branches of the falling tree",Tree (oak),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the upper part of the head,Languished for 1/2 hour,Men who were felling the tree that fell on him,"Oak worth 4s remains in custody of Richard Deykins of Lyonshall, yeoman",,,, ,1599_4,J/850,9/1040b/425,,Monmouthshire,Llangua,1599-08-08,"Morgan, Charles, gent.",Waythen,Richard,M,Llangua,,,,,1599-07-10,7,,,,Washing in the River Monnow,He drowned,River Monnow,,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/851,9/1040b/426,,Monmouthshire,Llantilio Crossenny/Grosmont,1599-04-20,"Morgan, Charles, gent.",Williams,James,M,,,,,,1599-04-16,4,,,,"Assaulting Richard Howell, having forcibly broken into the house of Gwenllian Pedley, widow, in Grosmont",He accidentally struck himself in the upper part of his left eye with the knife he was wielding,Knife,,Struck with,,"Wound to the upper part of the left eye, 2 in deep and 1/4 in wide",Languished 18 April,Richard Howell whom he assaulted,Knife worth 6d,,,, ,1599_4,J/852,9/1040b/427,,Gloucestershire,Lechlade,1599-05-17,"Herbert, William, gent.",Warde,Richard,M,Lechlade,Labourer,,,Drunk,1599-05-17,5,,,,Driving 'a carte with horses [...] through a gate [...] beynge dronke',He ran 'betweene the Wheele of the carte & the post of the gate' and 'was quasht & brused',Cart,Gate post,Crushed between,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Cart worth 13s 4d remains in the hands of Richard Evans of Lechlade, yeoman",,,, ,1599_4,J/853,9/1040b/428,,Somerset,Aller,1599-04-24,"Napper, Thomas, gent.",Fawne,Thomas,M,Lyng,,,,,1599-04-21,4,,15:00,,Returning home from the market at Langport Eastover,"As he was crossing a stone bridge on the stream called 'brodwaies cleves', his feet slipped and he hit hit his head against the wall of the said bridge, before falling into the water",Bridge,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the head, 2 in long and skull-deep",Instant,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/854,9/1040b/429,,Cornwall,Probus,1599-06-27,"Trenance, Littleton, esq.",Tompkyn,Jane,F,Probus,Widow,Widow,,,1599-06-25,6,,,,,"Run down and injured under the right ear by a grey gelding of Charles Trevanyon of Probus, esq.",Horse (gelding),,Struck by,,"Wound to the head, below the right ear",Instant,,Gelding worth 40s ,,,, ,1599_4,J/855,9/1040b/430,,Somerset,Street,1599-03-03,"Godwin, Anthony, gent.",Knapp,Crispina,F,,,,,,1599-02-27,2,,,,Milking a cow,,Cow,,Gored by,,"Wound to the stomach, 2 in wide and 3 in deep",Languished until 1 March,,"Cow worth 26s 8d remains in custody of Francis Whittington of Ivythorn, esq.",,,, ,1599_4,J/856,9/1040b/431,,Somerset,Stoke-sub-Hamdon,1599-05-13,"Napper, Thomas, gent.",Balch,Christina,F,,,,Child,,1599-05-12,5,,13:00-14:00,,Playing with two other children near and on the table in the kitchen of William Dalwod's house,The table was not attached properly to its base ('fulcra mensuaria') and fell on CB knocking her to the ground and giving her a mortal wound to the head,Table,,Fell on top of her,,"Wound to the head, 1 in long and 1/2 in deep",Instant,,Table worth 12d remains in custody of Stoke inhabitants,,,, ,1599_4,J/857,9/1040b/432,,Somerset,Hewish,1599-06-12,"Napper, Thomas, gent.",Gyllet,Blaise,M,,,,,,1599-06-10,6,,16:00-17:00,,Swimming and washing in a certain river at Hewish with William Crocomb,"He entered the river and lay flat on his back as he was used to doing. The speed of the current was such that the water covered his head, causing him to drown",River (unspecified),,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,,"William Crocombe, who was with him",,,,, ,1599_4,J/858,9/1040b/433,,Somerset,Crewkerne ('Crukerne') ,1599-07-11,"Sandys, Francis, gent.",Martyne,Adam,M,Pupil (at Crewkerne school),Gentleman,,11,,1599-07-10,7,,13:00,,Washing in a marl-pit with other schoolboys ,"Seeing John Olford and Robert Hodges in danger, he quickly entered the pond to help them but drowned due to high water level",Pit,,Overcome by water,,Drowned,,Other schoolboys who were with him,,,,, ,1599_4,J/859,9/1040b/434,,Dorset,Weymouth and Melcombe Regis,1599-06-10,"Mokett, John, mayor of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, coroner",Loveridge,Wolfram,M,Weymouth and Melcombe Regis,Husbandman,,,,1599-06--09,6,,21:00,,,Drowned in the Weymouth harbour,Harbour,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/860,9/1040b/435,,Dorset,Mannington,1599-05-04,"Savage, George, gent.",Hayne,William,M,Holt (in the parish of Wimborne Minster),Sawyer,,,,1599-05-03,5,,11:00,,Sawing an oak log with Robert Davye in the place called 'Morey closse' ,"WH was working below the log in a pit and RD was on top. When they tried to move the log using 'the hindermost roller' to gain better access to the log, they destablized it so that the foremost end dislodged the rollers and fell on WH crushing his head and body",Log,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed head and body,Instant,"Robert Davye, who was working with him","Log, rollers and board worth 5s remain in custody of William Brenton, bailiff of Badbury hundred, part of the Duchy of Lancaster",,,, ,1599_4,J/861,9/1040b/436,,Dorset,Bloxworth,1599-05-25,"Savage, George, gent.",Melmouth,Thomas,M,Bloxworth,Servant ('groome'),Son of Edward Melmouth,,,1599-05-04,5,,19:00-21:00,,Playing with a ball in the backyard of his father's house,"The ball fell into a pit/pond ('puteus') and when he tried to recover it, he fell into the water and drowned",Pit/pond,,Fall onto,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/862,9/1040b/437,,Dorset,Owermoigne,1599-06-17,"Savage, George, gent.",Wyllys,Abigail ('Rabigia'),F,Owermoigne,,"Wife of Thomas Wyllys, husbandman",,,1599-06-16,6,,06:00-07:00,,She was in a clay pit in the place called 'Chilbarrowe hill' ,A large mass of clay fell on her crushing her head,Clay,,Fell on top of her,,Crushed head,Languished for 1/2 hour,,,,Jury signatures,, ,1599_4,J/863,9/1040b/438,,Wiltshire,Corsham ('Cosham'),1599-04-09,"Ihoanes, William, bailiff of the liberty of Corsham and coroner",Snellinge,Elizabeth,F,,,Daughter of William Snellinge of Corsham,About 4,,1599-03-24,3,,,,,She fell into a pit ('puteus') trying to reach for water,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/864,9/1040b/439,,Hampshire ,Sparkford (in the parish of St Faith),1599-05-23,"Tutt, Robert, gent.",Shoveler,Thomas,M,Ampfield ('Anvielde'),,,,,1599-05-23,5,,,,standinge by a carte ladden w[ith] faggott[es],He put his hands on the cart and 'by the Swervinge of the same carte [...] towardes a banke' the firewood fell on him so that he 'was beaten towardes the banke',Firewood,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,,,"20 faggots worth 10d which remain in custody of William Davies of the parish of St Faith, yeoman",,,, ,1599_4,J/865,9/1040b/440,,Kent,Churchill in the parish of Whitstable,1599-03-22,"Gaunt, Richard, gent.",Brooke,Richard,M,,,,6,,1599-03-20,3,,,,Fetching water from a certain pond ('puteus') with a 'kettle',He fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1599_4,J/866,9/1040b/441,,Kent,Maidstone,1599-05-18,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Boothe,Arthur,M,Pupil (at Maidstone grammar school 'unius scolasticoru[m] gramatice scole de Maydstone'),Pupil,,,,1599-05-07,5,,16:00,,"Washing in the River Medway with companions and fellow students, having set out from the house of his master, John Simonson called 'the Brethren hall'",He then attempted to cross the river but both his feet failed him and he fell into deep water,River Medway,,,,Drowned,Instant,"Gervase ('Jarvis') Maplesden of Maidstone, who found the body",,,,, ,1599_4,J/867,9/1040b/442,,Kent,Marden,1599-05-22,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Robertes,Stephen,M,Marden,Labourer,Son of Richard Robertes,,,1599-05-21,5,,14:00,,"Returning to the house of Edward Maplesden of Marden, tanner, driving 'le dungcart' pulled by two small steers bullocks ('Juvencos sive bucullos'), having unloaded dung in the piece of land called 'the Wallfield' held and used by EM",He tripped and fell and the right wheel of the cart crushed his body,Cart,,Run over,,Crushed body,Instant,"Richard Robertes, his father, who found the body","Oxen and cart worth 36s 8d which remain in custody of Edward Maplesden of Marden, tanner",,,, ,1599_4,J/868,9/1040b/443,,Kent,Teynham ('Tenham'),1599-06-28,"Kibbett, Humphrey, gent.",Brigges,John,M,,,"Son of Jane Brigges of Teynham, spinster; but fostered and brought up by Nicholas and Elizabeth Tobye",2,,1599-05-09,5,,12:00,,"He was in the care of Isabel Tobye, daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth Tobye at their house",IT negliently allowed JB to go out and play near the bank of a certain ditch. He fell into the water and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,Isabel Tobye who was looking after him,,,,, ,1599_4,J/869,9/1040b/444,,Kent,Norwood manor (in the parish of Milton Regis) [aka Norwood-without-Sheppey and Norwood Chasteners],1599-03-23,"Cotes, Martin, sen.",Norton,John,M,,Esquire,Son of Elizabeth Norton,,,1599-03-22,3,Thursday,15:00-16:00,,"Intending to shoot a pigeon for his hawk from the window in his chamber at the manor house, with a 'Small birdinge peece' charged with 'Gunpowd[er] et hayleshott', as he had done before","He positioned the great end of the gun in the window to put 'Skowringe Sticke in Le Stocke' of the gun. Suddenly, 'le wyer' in the window, which was keeping 'le Casemente' [OED: window frame] in place, touched 'le Seare de la Springe' of the said gun causing an unexpected discharge. ",Gun,,Shot with,,"Wound to the left side of the chest exiting through the right shoulder, 1 in radius",Instant,,"Gun worth 10s remaining in custody of Elizabeth Norton, widow, JN's mother",,,, ,1599_4,J/870,9/1040b/445,,Hertfordshire,Wheathampstead,1599-07-03,"Addams, John, gent.",Gronewyn,John,M,,,Son of Solomon Gronewyn of Wheathampstead,9,,1599-06-27,6,,,,Riding his father's horse 'harnessed w[i]th carte harnes' ,"When he was dismounting the horse, his left foot became 'intangled' in the harness so that his head struck violently against a stone",Horse,,Fall from,,Crushed head,Instant,,Harness worth 2s remains in custody of Salomon Gronewyn of Wheathampstead,,,, ,1599_4,J/871,9/1040b/446,,Hertfordshire,Flamstead,1599-06-02,"Addams, John",Sherife,Robert,M,,Servant of William Bigge of Markyate ('Markett street'),,,,1599-06-01,6,,,,Driving a cart ('caruca') laden with fagots ('fasces') and pulled by three horses and one gelding property of his master,"The nearer wheel of the cart fell into a pothole ('lacuna concava'), the cart overturned and collapsed onto RS crushing him",Cart and load,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Thill-horse worth 20s, cart and fagots and ropes worth 15s all of which remain in custody of William Bigge",,,, ,1599_4,J/872,9/1040b/447,,Hertfordshire,Broxbourne,1599-06-06,"Hynde, Denis, gent.",Wright,John,M,Cheshunt,Meal / flour dealer ('mealman'),,20,,1599-06-04,6,,19:00,,Washing in a river next to the meadow called 'mylne holme',When he tried to get out of the water 'agreate pece of the bancke' fell on him causing his drowning,River (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/873,9/1040b/448,,Hertfordshire,Staffordes Feilde' in the parish of Digswell ('Diggonswell'),1599-05-07,"Hynde, Denis, gent.",Lamberd,Thomas,M,Welwyn,Labourer,,,,1599-05-07,5,,,,digginge of Chawlke',one pece or p[ar]cell of earth chawlke & stones' fell on his body and 'brused & killed the said Thomas Lamberd',"Earth, chalk and stones",,Fell on top of him,,Injured body,,,,,,, ,1599_4,J/874,9/1040b/449,,Surrey,"Southwark, parish of St George the Martyr",1599-07-07,"Wilbraham, Thomas",Tylman,Samuel,M,,,Son of John Tylman of Southwark,2,,1599-07-06,7,,08:00-09:00,,Walking from St George's Fields to Blackman Street [Borough High Street south of the church of St George the Martyr],"John Smith of Lambeth Marsh, yeoman was driving a cart ('plaustrum') laden with dung and pulled by three horses of different colours property of Thomas Watson and Richard Reeve of Southwark, yeomen, to unload the dung in St George's Fields. When JS 'was chayneing' the end of the street, the horses moved onwards against his will and the right wheel of the cart knocked ST to the ground and crushed his head",Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Crushed head,Instant,"John Smith, who was driving the cart","Cart and horses with their harness worth 20s which remain in custody of Mary Cubitt of Southwark, widow",,,, ,1600_1,J/875,9/1040b/450,,"Yorkshire, WR",Notton,1599-11-24,"Woderoffe, Percival, gent.",Crowder,Robert,M,,,,,,1599-09-11,9,,15:00,,Collecting pears from a pear tree in the croft of William Brodhead of Notton,He fell from the tree injuring his buttocks,Tree (pear),,Fall from,,"Wounded, injured and contused",Languished until 4 pm on 22 November,,"Tree worth 2s 6d is in custody of William Brasley, Notton constable",,,, ,1600_1,J/876,9/1040b/451,,"Yorkshire, WR",Barwick in Elmet,1599-10-08,"Woderoffe, Percival, gent.",Banes,Christopher,M,,,,,,1599-09-20,9,,At night,,Crossing the moor or piece of land called 'Cattell more' close to West Garforth,He fell into a 'pytt full of water' and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1600_1,J/877,9/1040b/452,,"Yorkshire, WR",Barkisland ('Barsland'),1599-07-07,"Hepworth, Robert",Whitley,Richard,M,Rishworth,Husbandman,,,,1599-07-04,7,Wednesday,14:00,,Riding towards Rishworth,"He was thrown from the back of his horse due to sudden event in the road or some noise heard by the horse, suffering a great fracture",Horse,,Fall from,,Fracture,,,Horse and saddle worth 20s,,,, ,1600_1,J/878,9/1040b/453,,"Yorkshire, WR",Kelfield,1599-08-02,"Hepworth, Robert",Oxpring,Anne,F,,,,,Ill and weak,1599-08-01,8,Sunday,00:00,,She went out of the house to revive her weakened spirit with some fresh air ('recreare animu[m] suu[m] languidu[m] aere salubra'),She fell into an eight-cubits-deep well on the western side of the her house,Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/879,9/1040b/454,,Suffolk,"Flixton (in South Elmham in the liberty of Roger North, knight, Baron North and Treasurer of the Household)",1600-01-03,"Bowler, James, gent.",Heiward,Jeremy,M,,,"Son of Margaret Heiward of Flixton, widow",Boy of about 14,,1600-01-02,1,,22:00-23:00,,"He was going home with his mother from the house of John Taisburgh, esq.","The night was stormy and JH's candle went out. In the darkness he left the road and fell into a pit full of water, where he drowned",Pit,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,"Margaret Heiward of Flixton, his mother, who was with him",,,,, ,1600_2,J/880,9/1040b/455,,Derbyshire,Barlborough,1599-06-23,"Jackson, John, gent.",Wylson,Francis,M,,,,,,1599-06-20,6,,,,Driving a cart laden with 'plaste stones' and pulled by oxen,Descending a certain hill the oxen ran at great speed due to the weight of the load. The cart ran over FW's thigh giving him a mortal wound,Cart (wheel),,Run over,,Wound to the thigh,,,Cart laden with stones worth 15s remains in custody of William Wylson of Barleborough,,,, ,1600_2,J/881,9/1040b/456,,Oxfordshire,Eynsham,1597-11-29,"Dingley, Edulph, gent.",Arden,Henry,M,,,,,,1597-11-25 [sic],11,,,,"Felling an elm tree standing on the southern side of the house of Thomas Kekewood of Eynsham, husbandman",He climbed the tree to attach a cart rope to its top to fell it the easier. He fell down and died instantly,Tree (elm),,Fall from,,,Instant,,"Elm worth 4s remains in the hands of Thomas Trewlocke of Wolvercote, yeoman",,,, ,1600_2,J/882,9/1040b/457,,Oxfordshire,Begbroke ('Bagbrooke'),1594-09-11,"Dingley, Edulph, gent.",Thoms/Toms,Peter,M,,,,,,1594-09-10,9,,,,Driving a cart ('caruca') laden with barley ,"As the cart descended a hill in the close of Richard Hall, 'one of Thill[es] of the same carte' struck PT's head against a hovel in the said cart, crushing it and giving him a mortal wound",Cart,Hovel,Crushed between,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Cart and barley are worth 21s; cart remains in custody of Thomas Kent senior of Kidlington ('Kidlington sup[er] le greene'), husbandman",,,, ,1600_2,J/883,9/1040b/458,,Oxfordshire,Bampton,1595-07-21,"Dingley, Edulph, gent.",Orpwood,Thomas,M,,,,,,1595-07-19,7,,,,Driving a cart ('caruca') laden with hay and pulled by four oxen in the place called 'le comon meade',He fell and the nearer wheel ran over his back at speed,Cart (wheel) ,,Run over,,,Instant,,"Wheel worth 13s 4d remains in custody of Edward Jones, bailiff of the liberty of the Bampton hundred",,,, ,1600_2,J/884,9/1040b/459,,Oxfordshire,Middle Aston,1594-04-19,"Dingley, Edulph, gent.",Styles,Robert,M,,,,,,1594-04-17,4,,,,Driving a cart ('caruca') laden with a piece of timber and pulled by four horses,"As he descended a hill in 'the yarde' of Hohn Tredwell, 'one of the Thill[es] of the same carte' struck RS's head against a hovel in the said close (due to the pulling by the thill-horse), crushing it and giving him a mortal wound",Cart,Hovel,Crushed between,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Horse, cart and piece of timber valued at 33s 4d, which sum remains in the hands of Thomas Bradshawe of New Woodstock, innkeeper, servant of Henry Lee, knight, who claims the right to deodands in the hundred of Wootton by virtue of letters patent to him granted",,,, ,1600_2,J/885,9/1040b/460,,Dorset,Gussage St Michael,1599-12-09,"G[illegible]rey, John, gent., deputy of Thomas Dowce, esq., coroner of the Duchy of Lancaster",Northeyest,Edmund,M,,,,,,1599-12-07,12,,,,,"the bodye of A Carte' fell on EN due to his weight, striking the right side of his shoulder and neck",Cart,,Fell on top of him,,Injured right shoulder and neck,Languished until 8 December,,"Cart worth 3s 4d which sum was delivered to Edward Greene, deputy almoner",,,, ,1600_2,J/886,9/1040b/461,,Suffolk,Tuddenham,1599-12-17,"Mawe, Simon, gent.",Carver,Francis,M,,,Son of John Carver,9,,1599-12-15,12,,16:00,,Drawing water from a water-filled pit ('puteus') in his father's yard,"When he stretched to draw some water with a cup, his feet failed him and he fell into the water and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/887,9/1040b/462,,Suffolk,Bungay,1600-02-15,"Shirland, Paul, deputy of Edward Coke, attorney general",Bagget,William,M,,"Servant of Robert Gooche of Bungay, gent.",,,Very ill,1600-02-15,2,,,,Lying in his bed standing next to the stairs,He arose from the bed in great pain and due to his great weakness fell from the stairs and killed himself,Stairs,,Fall from,,,,,,,Classed as accident by KB clerk but possible suicide,, ,1600_2,J/888,9/1040b/463,,Suffolk,Worlingworth,1599-09-15,"Colvyle, Thomas, gent.",Adam,Elizabeth,F,Worlingworth,,"Daughter of Margaret Adam of Worlingworth, widow",6,,1599-09-14,9,,,,She was at her mother's house,"As she walked from 'the hall dore' towards 'the chymney', she stumbled and fell stabbing herself in the chest with the point of the knife she carried in the pocket",Knife,,Struck with,,"Wound to the chest, 1 in deep and 1/2 in wide",Instant,,Knife worth 1d,,,, ,1600_2,J/889,9/1040b/464,,Suffolk,Pakefield,1599-12-24,"Colvyle, Thomas, gent.",Byswyck,Margaret,F,,,,80,,1599-12-20,12,,16:00,,Fetching water from a well in the yard of Richard Daye,"When she reached for the well rope, she fell into the well and drowned",Well,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/890,9/1040b/465,,Suffolk,Worlingworth,1599-10-03,"Colvyle, Thomas, gent.",Momforde,John,M,Worlingworth,Painter,,,,1599-10-01,10,,,,"He was in the 'bell loft' of the Worlingworth parish church steeple, intending 'sonare anglice to chyme' the bells","The 'bourde' he was standing on did 'slyde awaye' so he was knocked of his feet and fell down, breaking his neck in the fall",Steeple,,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Board/plank worth 1d which remains in custody of Worlingworth village,,,, ,1600_2,J/891,9/1040b/466,,Suffolk,Sotterley,1599-10-24,"Colvyle, Thomas, gent.",Baselye,Thomas,M,Sotterley,Cleric,,,,1599-10-17,10,,,,dressyng' his roned horse,The horse kicked TB in the stomach with his rear hoof ,Horse,,Kicked by,,Struck stomach,Languished about 5 am on 19 October,,Horse worth 10s which remain in the custody of Robert Grosse of Sotterley,,,, ,1600_2,J/892,9/1040b/467,,Suffolk,Theberton,1599-10-02,"Colvyle, Thomas, gent.",Ryxe,John,M,Theberton,Yeoman,Son of John Ryxe senior,,,1599-09-30,9,,,,Fetching water from a pond ('stagnum') in his father's yard,His feet failed him and he fell into the water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/893,9/1040b/468m,,Bedfordshire,Wilden,1599-12-24,"Woodd, Richard, gent.",Haske,Thomas,M,Wilden,Labourer,Husband of Margaret Haske,,,1599-12-23,12,,19:00,,He was in his house with his wife and son ,A great tempest caused the house to collapse and the falling timber crushed him and his family,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,,"Margaret Haske and Sampson Haske, who were with him",Timber worth 20s remains in the hands of Wilden inhabitants,,,, ,1600_2,J/893,9/1040b/469m,,Bedfordshire,Wilden,1599-12-24,"Woodd, Richard, gent.",Haske,Margaret,M,Wilden,Labourer,Wife of Thomas Haske,,,1599-12-23,12,,19:00,,She was in her husband's house with her husband and son,A great tempest caused the house to collapse and the falling timber crushed her and her family,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,,"Thomas Haske and Sampson Haske, who were with her",Timber worth 20s remains in the hands of Wilden inhabitants,,,, ,1600_2,J/893,9/1040b/470m,,Bedfordshire,Wilden,1599-12-24,"Woodd, Richard, gent.",Haske,Sampson,M,Wilden,Labourer,Son of Thomas and Margaret Haske,7,,1599-12-23,12,,19:00,,He was in his father's house with his parents,A great tempest caused the house to collapse and the falling timber crushed him and his parents,Timber,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,,"Margaret Haske and Thomas Haske, who were with him",Timber worth 20s remains in the hands of Wilden inhabitants,,,, ,1600_2,J/894,9/1040b/471,,Cambridgeshire,Orwell,1599-10-13,"Pepis, John, gent.",Nottroppe,Edward,M,,,,,,1599-10-12,10,,,,Digging in a quarry in the fields of Orwell,A large mass of earth hanging above fell on him and crushed him,Soil,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed,,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/895,9/1040b/472,,Buckinghamshire,Iver,1600-02-26,"Atkinson, Ralph, gent.",Holmes,Jane,F,Iver,Spinster,Daughter of Alice Holmes,,,1600-02-24,2,,14:00,,Fetching water from a well or pit ('fontem vel puteu[m]') in the yard of her mother's house,She kneeled by the well and suddenly fell into the water and drowned,Well or pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/896,9/1040b/473,,Buckinghamshire,Wendover,1599-06-18,"Eylington, Francis, gent.",Androwe,Henry,M,Aylesbury,Labourer,,About 12,,1599-06-17,6,,,,"Travelling to Wendover in the cart ('caruca') of John Cockman of Aylesbury, yeoman",The cart 'was overthrowne' after hitting a roadside post in the Queen's road. HA was killed by 'the further whele of the said carte',Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,,,,Wheel and post worth 10s 4d remain in custody and possession of John Cockman,,,, ,1600_2,J/897,9/1040b/474,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Huntingdon,1599-09-24,"Rogg[faded], Charles",Harbard,Jane,F,Huntingdon,Spinster,,,,1599-09-23,9,,00:00,,She was sleeping in her bed at her house,"Suddenly, a 'certen wood &Turffe' fell on her and 'dyd kyll smother & presse her to death'",Timber and turf,,Fell on top of her,,Pressed to death,,,Timber and turf worth 5s,,,, ,1600_2,J/898,9/1040b/475,,Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire),Ellington Thorpe (formerly Sibthorpe),1599-06-08,"Milsent, Robert, gent.",Smythe,Henry,M,Ellington Thorpe,Husbandman,,,,1599-05-03,5,,14:00,,,He fell into a pit ('fovea') in the close of John Morley of Ellington and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/899,9/1040b/476,,Dorset,Milton (cleared in 1770s),1599-12-24,"Savage, George, gent.",Barnard,John,M,,,,About 10,,1599-12-23,12,,,,"He was in the back yard of the house of Margaret Adlington, widow",Faded account of accident in which he was crushed between a post and a wicker hurdle but precise cause unclear,Post and wicker hurdle,,Crushed between,,Crushed,,,Post and wicker hurdle worth 12 in custody of Margaret Adlington,,,, ,1600_2,J/900,9/1040b/477,,Hampshire (now Dorset),Christchurch,1599-10-26,"Moone, Eustace, gent.",Borden,Richard,M,Christchurch,Labourer,,,,not given,,,,,,He died when the 'Doungcarte' of Robert Samborowe of Christchurch overturned,Cart,,,,,,,Cart worth 12s 4d remains in the hands of Robert Samborowe,,,, ,1600_2,J/901,9/1040b/478,,Somerset,Chard,1599-07-18,"Sandys, Francis, gent.",Wright,Nicholas,M,,,,6,,1599-07-04,7,,10:00,,"He climbed the wheel of the cart ('plaustrum') of John Wolmyngton of Wambrook, butcher, pulled by eight oxen in the close called 'hawle'",He stood on the wheel's hub ('sup[er] umbonem sive centrum Rote') between the hub and the 'standerde' (axle?). The oxen pulled the cart over a distance of 18 feet and he was left hanging between the spokes of the wheel and the 'standerde' and then struck in the right side of the head by the wheel and the 'standerde'.,Cart (wheel),,Struck by,,Wound to the right side of the head through to the brain,Languished until 16 July,,"Oxen, cart, wheels, standard with yokes, arches / bows, iron chains worth in total £17 remain in custody of John Wolmyngton of Wambrook",,,, ,1600_2,J/902,9/1040b/479,,Hampshire,Lymington,1599-07-11,"Tutt, Robert, gent.",Bowker,Anthony,M,Lymington,Servant of Henry Elliott,,,,not given,,,,,Driving his master's cart ('caruca') pulled by one horse down 'pemforde hill' in Battramsley,The horse ran quickly and the cart struck AB's body and pressed it against the ground,Cart,,Struck by,Crushed,Pressed and crushed body,Instant,,Horse and cart worth 20s which remain in custody of Anthony Balche. Richard Smith and William Atwood,,,, ,1600_2,J/903,9/1040b/480,,Hampshire ,Broughton/Battramsley,1599-12-16,"Tutt, Robert, gent.",Reaves,Elizabeth,F,,,Wife of Edward Reaves of Broughton,,,not given,,,,,Descending 'a paiere of staires' leading from a high chamber ('alta camera'),Her feet slipped and she fell down the stairs and died,Stairs,,Fall from,,,,,Stairs worth 2s which remains in custody of Edward Reaves,,,, ,1600_2,J/904,9/1040b/481,,Hampshire,Eling,1599-09-30,"Tutt, Robert, gent.",Browne,Abraham,M,,Gentleman,,,,1599-09-30,9,,,,Riding a horse on a road close to Red Bridge and 'nere a litle arme of the sea' ,The inlet became quickly flooded drowning AB and his horse,Inlet,,Overcome by water,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/905,9/1040b/482,,Dorset,Pimperne,1599-08-23,"Dackombe, Henry, gent.",Lowe,William,M,,,,,,1599-08-23,8,,,,Swimming in the River Stour,He drowned,River Stour,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/906,9/1040b/483,,Dorset,Lyme Regis,1599-11-08,"Hassard, John, gent.",Palmer,Elizabeth,F,Lyme Regis,Spinster,,,,1599-11-07,11,,21:00,,,"In the dark of the night she fell from the harbour wall outside the 'Cob gate' onto a pile of stones called 'the Chessell', crushing and breaking her forehead",Stones,,Fall onto,,Crushed and broken forehead,Languished for some time,,,,Jury signatures,, ,1600_2,J/907,9/1040b/484,,Dorset,Corfe Mullen,1599-10-28,"Savage, George, gent.",Sommer,Nicholas,M,Corfe Mullen,,,3,,1599-10-27,10,,16:00-17:00,,Playing at the Corfe mill near a stream ('amnis'),He fell into the water and drowned,Stream,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/908,9/1040b/485,,Cornwall,Bodmin,1599-08-03,"Tankerd, Richard, mayor of Bodmin and coroner",Ward,Baldwin,M,,,,,,1599-07-22,7,,,,"Riding fast on a bay horse of Samson Manaton, gent., in 'le poolestrete'","Fell from the horse and struck his head on a stone, breaking his skull",Horse,,Fall from,,"Broken skull on the right side, wound 1 in long",Languished until 2 August,,Horse worth 40s,,,, ,1600_2,J/909,9/1040b/486,,Leicestershire,Frisby on the Wreake,1600-02-19,"Ward, Thomas, gent.",Cursam,Margaret,F,,Widow,Widow,70,Languising since 20 January,1600-02-18,2,,,,Walking by a pond called 'standinge poole' in the back yard of Richard Walker,She fell into the water due to sudden loss of strength,Pond,Illness,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,Classified as divine visitation by the coroner and KB clerks,, ,1600_2,J/910,9/1040b/487,,Nottinghamshire,Darlton,1599-08-25,"Leake, William, gent.",Collier alias Homes,Richard,M,,,,,,1599-08-24,8,,,,He was at a windmill,He was caught between 'the wheele cogg[es] & round[es]' and his body was seriously injured due to the movement of sails,Windmill (cog wheel),,Crushed between,,Injured body,Instant,,"Sails, cogs and wheels are valued at 20s and remain in the hands of Martin Smyth of Darlton",,,, ,1600_2,J/911,9/1040b/488,,Nottinghamshire,Bunny ('Bunney') ,1599-07-21,"Leake, William, gent.",Wright,William,M,,,,,,1599-07-15,7,,,,Trying to halter a horse,"The horse kicked him in the right side of the body with one of its rear hooves, giving him a mortal wound",Horse,,Kicked by,,Wound to the right side of the body,Languished until 17 July,,"Horse worth 26s 8d remains in the hands of Christopher Austen, deputy almoner",,,, ,1600_2,J/912,9/1040b/489,,Rutland,Great Casterton ('Brigecasterton'),1600-01-30,"Smythe, Clement, gent.",Daie,Elizabeth,F,Great Casterton,,,,,1599-12-17,12,,06:00,,Going from the Great Casterton mill ,"Her feet slipped and she fell into a water, which was about four yards deep, on the eastern side of the village",Water (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Thomas Skelton, who found the body",,,,, ,1600_2,J/913,9/1040b/490,,Rutland,Thorpe by Water ('Thorpe'),1600-01-17,"Smythe, Clement, gent.",Nebone,Thomas,M,Thorpe by Water,,,,,1599-12-17,12,,06:00,,"Riding on a dun horse of Michael Clipsam of Thorpe by Water, yeoman, with Robert Okem","He fell from the horse [presumably while riding across a bridge ('planca') over a river - possibly the River Welland] in the southern part of the village, and drowned",River [presumably],,Fall into [presumably],,Submerged and drowned [presumably],,"Edmund Colpit alias Walker, who found the body",,,,, ,1600_2,J/914,9/1040b/491,,Rutland,Thorpe by Water ('Thorpe'),1600-01-07,"Butler, John, gent.",Kem[m]e,Robert,M,,,,,,1600-01-07,1,,,,Riding on a bay gelding across a bridge on the River Welland,The gelding fell from the bridge and RK was thrown into the river where he drowned,River Welland,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Edmund Kokpit, who found the body","Gelding worth 16s remains in custody of John Jackson, deputy almoner",,,, ,1600_2,J/915,9/1040b/492,,Northamptonshire,Clipston,1599-12-24,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Elwarde,John,M,,,,,,1599-12-11,12,,06:00,,"He went to the 'hey barne' next to the house of Timothy Rafte, clerk, to tend to a red cow having a bull calf","JE's dog, which followed him into the barn, was attacked by the cow and frightened, hid behind JE. The cow turned on JE, charged him with ferocity and struck and pierced his left thigh with its right horn",Cow,,Gored by,,"Wound to the left thigh, 2 in long and 3 in deep",Instant,,Cow worth 33s 4d which remain in custody of Clipston inhabitants,,,, ,1600_2,J/916,9/1040b/493,,Northamptonshire,King's Cliffe,1599-09-03,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Cranwell,Catherine,F,,,,,,1599-08-08,8,,,,"Travelling with other people in 'an emtye wayne' ('plaustrum') pulled by two oxen and two horses, not driven by anyone",The cart overturned on a hill and part of it have KC two mortal wounds,Cart,,Struck by,,"Wound to the right side of the head, 3 in long and 1/2 of 1/4 in deep; wound to the left thigh , 1 and 1/2 in long and 1/4 in deep",Languished until 3 September,,"Cart, oxen and horses worth £4 which remain in custody of inhabitants of King's Cliffe",,,, ,1600_2,J/917,9/1040b/494,,Leicestershire,"Orton Quartermarsh ('Overton Quaterm[ar]she', lost)",1599-08-22,"Ward, Thomas, gent.",Hall,Robert,M,,,,80,Half-blind due to old age,1599-08-12,8,,,,Busy on his business ,He fell into a coal pit due to his poor vision and died from his injuries,Coal pit,,Fall into,,,Languished for two hours,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/918,9/1040b/495,,Leicestershire,Hungerton,1600-02-11,"Ward, Thomas, gent.",Jannell,William,M,,,Son of Thomas Jannell,6,,1600-02-08,2,,,,,Struck in the right side of the lower part of his stomach by his father's cow ,Cow,,Gored by,,"Wound to the right side of the lower part of his stomach, 1/2 in wide and 3 in deep",Languished until 9 August,,"Cow worth 10s remains in custody of Christopher Awsten, deputy almoner",,,, ,1600_2,J/919,9/1040b/496,,Leicestershire,Tilton on the Hill ('Tilton'),1600-02-07,"Ward, Thomas, gent.",Tompson,William,M,,,,37,,1600-02-06,2,,06:00,,Croppinge' an ash tree growing on the land of Christopher Helie,He fell from the branch he was standing on and onto another branch already cut off and lying on the ground,Tree (ash),,Fall from,,Wound under the left side of the body,Languished for seven hours,,Ash worth 5s and branches worth 5 and 2d respectively remain in custody of Christopher Heley,,,, ,1600_2,J/920,9/1040b/497,,Leicestershire,"Orton Quartermarsh ('Overton Quaterm[ar]she', lost)",1599-11-22,"Ward, Thomas, gent.",Cutler,Edward,M,,,,15,,1599-11-09,11,,,,Working near a coal pit,He fell into the pit due to lack of caution and negligence and injured his head,Coal pit,,Fall into,,Injured head ('dequatio'),Languished until 11 November,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/921,9/1040b/498,,Kent,Wouldham,1599-09-18,"Cotes, Martin, senior",Baker,John,M,Wouldham,Husbandman,,,,1599-09-10,9,Monday,07:00-10:00,,"Putting two 'cartewheeles' into a small boat on the River Medway, intending to carry them to Rochester",The boat came apart ('divulsus fuit') due to the excessive weight of the wheels and sank along with JB,River Medway,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,Wheels and bot worth 13s 4d remaining in custody of the mayor and citizens of Rochester,,,, ,1600_2,J/922,9/1040b/499,,Kent,Kingston,1599-07-13,"Gaunt, Richard, gent.",Rugley,Agnes,F,,,Daughter of Richard Rugley,Child,,1599-06-21,6,,,,"Travelling with three other children in the cart ('biga') of William Denn pulled by one mare and two geldings, in the road called 'Kyngstone Rede' ","They came up behind 'currus voc[atur] a waggon' of Robert Dunkyn of Lydden, yeoman, laden with firewood and pulled by one gelding and three horses, and intended to 'Run bye' it. But the road was too narrow and one wheel of WD's cart ran into 'one side of the hedge'. The cart was overturned and AR fell out near the back of the cart. The 'waggyner' stopped his horses, but the road sloped downhill and the back wheels of the wagon were higher than the front wheels, so the wagon ran downhill by itself and the rear nearside wheel ran over AR's head.",Wagon ,,Run over,,Injured head ,,,"RD's wagon with wood worth 8s 8d remains in his hands, and WD's cart and horse worth 15s remain in his hands",,,, ,1600_2,J/923,9/1040b/500,,Kent,Hernhill,1599-08-21,"Boys, John, esq., steward of the liberty of John (Whitgift], Archbishop of Canterbury",Elett,John,M,,,,,,1599-08-21,8,,,,"Lying on 'syxetyne sheeves of barly' of Richard Colffe, clerk, stacked in a small cart of Thomas Clarke pulled by a black mare property of JE and a whire mare belonging to William Byng",He fell from the cart and broke his neck,Cart,,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,"16 sheaves of barley worth 20d, cart worth 10d and two mares worth 13s 4d and 6s 8d belong to the archbishop as per Edward VI's letters patent",,,, ,1600_2,J/924,9/1040b/501,,Kent,West Malling ('Townmaling'),1599-07-16,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Kippen,William,M,West Malling,Locksmith,Son of Richard Kippen,,,1599-07-15,7,,13:00,,Swimming and washing in the 'Abby ponde',He fell into deep water and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"John Pittel of West Malling, labourer, who found the body",,,,, ,1600_2,J/925,9/1040b/502,,Kent,Birling,1599-07-12,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Wellard,Alan,M,,"Servant of Edward Godden of Paddelsworth, yeoman",,,,1599-07-11,7,,10:00,,"Riding on a horse, leading four gelings pulling a cart ('carecta') toward the place called 'Wrangredes lane' in the parish of Birling","The horses stood still while one of them urinated. Dismounting his horse, AW's feet slippped and he fell down. The horse trampled his head, crushing it gravely",Horse,,Trampled by,,Crushed head,Instant,,Horse worth 40s which sum remains in custody of Edward Godden of Paddelsworth,,,, ,1600_2,J/926,9/1040b/503,,Kent,Bobbing,1599-12-28,"Willoughbe, Thomas, gent.",Ongly,Matthew,M,Bobbing,Labourer,,,,1599-12-19,12,,15:00,,Hunting birds with a gun charged with gunpowder and lead pellets in the place called 'the lower marshes',"When he fired the gun at some birds, it burst into several pieces (being charged with too great amount of gunpowder) and the 'breeth' entered WO's head, killing him instantly",Gun,,Struck by explosion,,"Wound to the head, 4 in long, 3 in wide deep enough to reach the skull",Instant,,Gun is worthless being broken into several pieces,,,, ,1600_2,J/927,9/1040b/504,,Surrey,Southwark St Olave,1599-10-26,"Wilbraham, Thomas",Norman,Aaron,M,,,"Son of Peter Aron of Southwark, stranger",3,,1599-10-25,10,,11:00-12:00,,Playing with another boy in St Olave Street,"The horse of Thomas Nevett of Southwark, carman, pulling a cart ('carrum') laden with leather, 'did treade' with his hind leg on the front part of AN's head, crushing it through to the brain",Horse,,Trampled by,,Crushed head through to the brain,Instant,"Thomas Nevett of Southwark, who was driving the cart","Horse worth 40s which remain in the hands of and custody of John Parle, innkeeper",,,, ,1600_2,J/928,9/1040b/505,,Essex,Ingatestone,1599-07-08,"Freman, Richard, gent.",Gilbert,Stephen,M,Ingatestone,Husbandman,,,,1599-05-28,5,,15:00-16:00,Fields,Throwing an 'Iron wayte' over his head in the field called 'Stone feild' ,"The 'heavynes' of the iron caused an 'inwarde bruse', which turned mortal",Iron weight,,Struck with,,Wound to the head,Languished until 7 July,,,He had no goods or chattels,,, ,1600_2,J/929,9/1040b/506,,Essex,St Osyth ('Chithe St Osith'),1599-12-10,"Nashe, John, gent.",Orum,William,M,Wakes Colne,Joiner,,,,1599-12-08,12,,,,"Greasing 'le Cogewhele' in the lower part of the water mill of Thomas, Baron Darcy of Chiche",His right hand and then his body was pulled between the cog-wheel and the trundle and crushed,Watermill,,Crushed,,Crushed body,Instant,,"Cog-wheel worth 10s and trundle worth 3s 4d released to John Tyffyn of Wakes Colne, gent., for safekeeping",,,, ,1600_2,J/930,9/1040b/507,,Essex,Great Braxted,1599-07-12,"Nashe, John, gent.",Sansonne,George,M,Great Braxted,"Husbandman, servant of Leonard Aylett",,,,1599-07-11,7,,,,Washing himself in a pit in his master's close,"His feet slipped, he fell into the pit, sank to the bottom and drowned",Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/931,9/1040b/508,,Hertfordshire,Baldock,1599-09-14,"Addams, John",Hare,John,M,,,,2.5,,1599-09-14,9,,,,Playing alone near a pit ('lacuna') in 'le highe strete',He fell into the pit and drowned,Pit,,Fall into,,Drowned and suffocated,,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/932,9/1040b/509,,Hertfordshire,Hare Street (in the parish of Great Hormead'),1599-09-08,"Hynd, Denis, gent.",More,Michael,M,Hormead,Wheelwright,,,,1599-09-07,9,,,,Climbing a pear tree to collect pears,He fell from the tree and broke his neck,Tree (pear),,Fall from,,Broken neck,,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/933,9/1040b/510,,Hertfordshire,Hertford Castle,1600-01-07,"Hynde, Denis, gent.",Grene,Catherine,F,Hertford,,,About 80 and 10,,1600-01-05,1,,,,,"She fell into a fireplace ('ignis') due to her imbecility, burnt her right arm and died",Fireplace,,Fall into,,Burnt ('combusta') right arm,Instant,,,,,, ,1600_2,J/934,9/1040b/511,,Kent,Herne,1599-07-25,"Boys, John, esq., steward of the liberty of John [Whitgift], Archbishop of Canterbury",Ryder,John,M,Herne,,,10,,1599-05-25,5,,,,"Helping Michael Nottyngham junior, aged about 8, son of Michael Nottyngham senior of Herne, yeoman, in 'cleanyng [...] a hogg[es]stye', that is in removing manure from the pighouse next to MN's house","He moved some manure with a spade and when he turned back to get another shovelful of dung, MN accidentally struck him with a pitchfork he was using to clear the dung. One of 'the greynes or prong[es]' of the pitchfork became lodged in JR's head",Pitchfork,,Struck with,,"Wound to the head, 1 in deep",Languished until 9 June,"Michael Nottyngham junior, who struck him with a pitchfork by accident",Pitchfork worth 6d,MN had no goods or chattels,,, ,1600_2,J/935,9/1040b/512,,Shropshire,Cardeston ('Carston'),1599-11-22,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Massey,John,M,,,,,,1599-11-23,11,,22:00,,Leaning with his back against a great stone,"Suddenly, he fell from the stone and the stone fell on him",Stone,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,Stone worth 2s 6d remains in custody of Cardeston villages,,,, ,1600_2,J/936,9/1040b/513,,Shropshire,Worthen,1599-10-24,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Denkyn,Richard,M,,,,,,1599-10-23,10,,10:00,,Riding a gelding in the queen's road between Worthen and Walton,"The gelding 'dyd slyppe', RD fell from it breaking his neck",Horse (gelding),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Gelding worth 13s 4d remains in the hands of Nicholas Colfoxe of Walton,,,, ,1600_2,J/937,9/1040b/514,,Oxfordshire,"Bix ('Byx Gybbon', lost)",1599-09-08,"Cope, Edward, gent.",Golder,Jane,F,,,Wife of John Golder,,,not given,,,,,Walking home along the queen's road called 'le Flowre myll',"As she walked, she found herself between three carts ('caruce') passing by. She was brushed and knocked to the ground by a sorrel horse with a 'Flaxen meane' and then struck by the further wheel of one of the carts",Cart,Horse,Struck by,,,Languished for a while,"Drivers of carts, who ran her down",Horse worth 40s and wheel worth 6s 8d remain in custody of John White of Aston Upthorpe and henry Slade of Aston Tirrold respectively,,,, ,1600_2,J/938,9/1040b/515,,Yorkshire,Grinton,1599-11-07,"Jackson, Thomas, gent.",Alderson,Alison,F,,,,,,1599-09-28,9,,,,Walking down a queen's highway,A black bull charged her giving her a mortal wound to the left side of her right thigh,Bull,,Gored by,,"Wound to the left side of her right thigh, 6 in long and 6 in deep",Languished until 29 October,,Bull worth 26s 8d remains in the hands of George Alderson,,,, ,1600_2,J/939,9/1040b/516,,York city,"York, parish of St Helen in Stonegate",1599-11-18,"Killingbeck, Francis",Grymstone,Robert,M,,,,,,1599-11-17,11,,,,Ringing the 'Willia[m] bell al[ia]s the firste bell' at the St Peter's Cathedral,"Suddenly, the bell-rope, which was between RG's legs, lifted him from the ground and the weight and movement of the bell, bell yoke and wheel hurled him violently against the stone floor causing head injury",Floor,,Fall onto,,"Wound to the right side of the head, 1 in wide, 1 in long and 1 in deep",Languished until between 1 and 2 am on 18 November,,"Bell, bell rope, bell yoke and wheel worth 40s in total (30, 2, 5 and 3s respectively) remain in custody of the cathedral dean and chapter for the use of the mayor and citizens of York",,,, ,1600_4,J/940,9/1040b/517,,Oxfordshire,South Newington ('South Newton'),1598-10-14,"Dingley, Edulph, gent.",Chew,Thomas,M,,,,,,1598-10-12,10,,,,Driving an empty cart ('caruca') pulled by one mare,"Descending a hill or a heap of manure ('discendens A [...] monte sive sterquilinu[m]') in the close of John Chew, 'one of the Thill[es] of the same cart' struck and crushed his head against the enclosing wall ",Cart ,Wall,Crushed between,,Crushed head,Instant,,"Cart worth 6s 8d which remain in custody of John Chewe of South Newington, husbandman",,,, ,1600_4,J/941,9/1040b/518,,Leicestershire,Market Bosworth,1599-11-23,"Warde, Thomas and Savile, William, gent.",Eames,Henry,M,,,,14,,1599-11-20,11,,,,He was at the 'maulte mill' of Abraham Syddone of Market Bosworth,"Suddenly, he fell between 'the beame & the draught' and was crushed and killed",Malt mill,,Crushed,,Crushed,,,"Beam and draught worth 7s remain in custody of Christopher Austen, deputy almoner",,,, ,1600_4,J/942,9/1040b/519,,Leicestershire,"Belgrave (in the jurisdiction of the hounour of Leicester, parcel of the Duchy of Lancaster)",1599-12-07,"Savile, William, gent.",Tallet,Roger,M,,,,55,,1599-12-02,12,,,,"Crossing the flooded Belgrave Bridge over the River Soar with his bay gelding carrying 'a packe of kersies [OED: kersey - coarse, narrow cloth]' belonging to Robert Greenewoode of Halifax, [left blank]","He was helping the gelding and supporting the pack on its back, but due to the horse's and its load's movement he fell in to the water at 'the Southe ende of the Cawsey' ",River Soar,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,"Gelding worth 6s 4d and pack worth 20s remain in custody of George [Hastings], earl of Huntingdon, deputy feodary of the honour of Leicester",,,, ,1600_4,J/943,9/1040b/520,,Somerset,Duddlestone (in the parish of Pitminster),1600-05-01,"Harvy, Thomas, gent.",Weylond,Philip,M,,,"Son of Robert Weylond of Pitminster, husbandman",,,1600-04-30,4,,14:00,,He was in a 'dicke of Water or Water course' called 'Furse grove' [Fosgrove],He fell into the water and drowned,Watercourse,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/944,9/1040b/521,,Devon,Bondleigh ('Bunley'),1600-05-06,"Coryndon, Henry, gent.",Ratenbury,Edward,M,Exbourne,Labourer,,,,1600-05-04,5,,16:00,,Playing football,He fell receiving injuries to the whole body,Ground,,Fall onto,,Injured body ('lesus et plagat[us] fuit angl[ice] hurte & brused in toto corpor[e] suo'),Languished until 5 May,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/945,9/1040b/522,,Dorset,Damory (in the parish of Blandon Forum),1600-06-02,"Hodder, John, gent.",Angell,Henry,M,Stourpaine,"Husbandman, servant of Richard Kennell",,,,1600-06-02,6,,18:00-19:00,,Intending to cross the River Stour in the place called 'damery meade' (the river being seven-feet-deep and 36-feet-wide) to obtain a certain amount of barley from his master's barn,"Having washed himself in the river, he spotted a boat, which he intended to use to carry barley. He held on to the boat but was overcome by the speed and violence of the current. He tried to reach the river bank but became tired and there was no one around to help",River Stour,,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/946,9/1040b/523,,Dorset,"Bredy ('Bridye' in the parish of Burton [Bradstock]', lost)",1600-06-15,"Hodder, John, gent.",Smithe,Edith,F,Burton Bradstock,Spinster,,,,1600-06-15,6,,16:00-17:00,,Playing and climbing into a wheelbarrow for carrying manure in the 'Barton [OED: yard]' of the main house ('domus principalis') in Bredy,"As she tried to alight on the other end of the wheelbarrow, it moved up so that she fell headlong onto a stone receiving a mortal wound above the left eye. Additionally, the falling wheelbarrow struck her in 'the hinde p[ar]te of the head' cracking her skull",Wheelbarrow,,Fall from,Fell on top of her,"Wounds to the head: above the left eye through to the brain, 2 in long and 3 in deep; cracked skull at the back of the head",Instant,,Wheelbarrow worth 6d,,,, ,1600_4,J/947,9/1040b/524,,Dorset,Bradpole,1600-06-02,"Hodder, John, gent.",Jones,Stephen,M,"Bodmin, Cornwall",Surgeon ('chirurgianus'),,,,1600-06-02,6,,15:00-16:00,,Playing a bowling game ('ludens [...] ad certamen mittendoru[m] globoru[m]') with others in the meadow called 'p[ar]sons meade' in the parish of Allington,"Suddenly, there was shouting from people standing by the river called 'weste meade water', who saw two boys struggling with the current. Seeing this SJ went into the water, which was [left blank] deep and [left blank] wide, to rescue them. He managed to pull out one boy and then the other but drowned due to exhaustion and because of large amount of mud in the said river",Water (unspecified),,Overcome by exhaustion and mud,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/948,9/1040b/525,,Devon,Tavistock,1600-07-28,"Coryndon, Henry, gent.",Glanvile,John,M,Tavistock,Judge,,,,1600-07-27,7,,20:00,,Riding a bay gelding equipped with a saddle and other necessart tack,The horse threw him in a highway next to 'Charells Mills' due to its temerity. JG struck his head on a stone and received a mortal wound to the back of it on the right side,Horse (gelding),,Fall from,,Wound to the right side of the back of the head,Instant,,"Gelding and tack worth £4 were seized and delivered to the almoner. Of which £4, 14s 4d 'to the cor[oner] for his fee', 2s 'to the bayly for warninge the Jury' and 12 d 'to a messeng[er] for the coron[er]'",,,, ,1600_4,J/949,9/1040b/526,,Somerset,Spaxton,1600-05-27,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Hodges,Ursula,F,,,"Daughter of Robert Hodges of Spaxton, husbandman",1.5,,1600-05-27,5,,19:00,,"Playing and jesting ('ludebat et nugas agebat') on a bench near the end of a table at her father's house, holding a knife in her right hand",She fell onto the knife giving herself a mortal wound to the left side of the neck,Knife,,Fall onto,,Wound to the left side of the neck,Instant,,Knife worth 1d remains in the hands of Robert Hodges,,,, ,1600_4,J/950,9/1040b/527,,Somerset,Stogursey,1600-03-06,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Decker,John,M,Stogursey,Tanner,Father of David Decker,88,,1600-03-05,3,,14:00,,"Intending to empty his bowels into a cesspit, which was six-feet-wide and filled with water to the depth of one feet, in the 'backside' of his house, 12 feet from the house",He struck his shoes [sic] against a stone close to the pit and fell into it,Cesspit,,Fall into,,Died,,,Shoes worth 8d remain in the hands of David Deker,,,, ,1600_4,J/951,9/1040b/528,,Somerset,Williton ('Willington' in the parish of St Decuman'),1600-06-16,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Dawe,Jane,F,,,"Daughter of William Dawe of Willinton, blacksmith",2,,1600-06-15,6,,,,"Playing and jesting in the house of Elizabeth Hurford, widow",She pulled onto her a small vessel ('vassiculus') filled with boiling milk and scalded her arms and feet,Vessel with hot milk,,Fell on top of her,,Scalded arms and feet,Instant,,Vessel worth 2s remains in the hands of the village,,,, ,1600_4,J/952,9/1040b/529,,Somerset,Over Stowey,1600-06-23,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Moore,John,M,Over Stowey,Labourer,,,,1600-06-21,6,,09:00,,"Working in the quarry of Mark Lukar, gent., in the close called 'barehill close'",He struck a great stone with an iron bar trying to break it. As a result a great amount of soil fell on JM's back pushing his forehead against the iron bar and causing a wound through which his brains fell out on the ground,Soil,Iron bar,Fell on top of him,Struck by,"Wound to the forehead through to the brain, which came out and fell onto the ground",Instant,,"Iron bar worth 3s 4d remains in the hands of Jane Luker, widow of Marc Luker",,,, ,1600_4,J/953,9/1040b/530,,Somerset,Stolford ('Stoverd' in the parish of Stougursey),1600-03-18,"Hurford, Richard, gent.",Dowdinge,William,M,,,"Son of John Dowdinge of Stougursey, husbandman, and brother of Bartholomew Dowdinge",About 11,,1600-03-06,3,,,,"Taking his father's team of oxen to plough the close called 'scopington', with his brother ","Riding on a grey mare, WD intended to lead the oxen and the plough across the five-feet-deep Stolford Pill, withing tidal area. When he rode into the water, the mare went off the track due to strong current and tried to reach and climb a nearby bank. As it struggled violently uphill, WD fell from it and drowned",Stream and tidal wave,,Fall into,,Drowned,,"Bartholomew Dowdinge, who was with him",Mare worth 20s remains in custody of John Dowdinge of Stogursey,,,, ,1600_4,J/954,9/1040b/531,,Oxfordshire,Rousham,1599-04-29,"Dingley, Edulph, gent.",Walker,John,M,,,,,,1599-04-29,4,,08:00,,,"Shot accidentally in the throat by John Dewe of Rousham, labourer",Gun,,Shot with,,"Wound to the throat, 6 in deep and 4 in wide",Instant,"John Dewe of Rousham, who shot him by accident",Gun worth 5s remains in the hands of John Walker of Rousham senior,,,, ,1600_4,J/955,9/1040b/532,,Worcestershire,Hanbury,1600-05-30,"Chaunce, William, gent.",Richardes,Thomas,M,,Husbandman,,,,1600-05-29,5,,,,,A cart ('plaustrum') fell on him due to the movement of a gelding,Cart,,Fell on top of him,,,Instant,,"Gelding worth 13s 4d remains in custody of Francis Anbury of Hanbury, esq., and cart worth 23s 4d remains in custody of Robert Tymes, constable of Hanbury",,,, ,1600_4,J/956,9/1040b/533,,Gloucestershire,Tortworth,1600-07-05,"Tyler, William, gent.",Williams,Elizabeth,F,,,,,,1600-07-04,4,,,,Crossing 'a litell narrowe bridge of wood' on the water called 'dam brooke',She fell from the bridge and drowned ,Brook,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/957,9/1040b/534,,Herefordshire,Godway,1600-04-28,"Gilbert, Louis, gent.",Thomas,John,M,Dorstone,Labourer,,,,1600-04-28,4,,10:00,,Croppinge' an oak,He was struck in the head by a falling branch,Tree (oak branch),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,,"Branch worth 3d remains in custody of Robert Smythe of Godway, gent.",,,, ,1600_4,J/958,9/1040b/535,,Herefordshire,Ross-on-Wye ('Rose'),1600-07-17,"Gilbert, Louis, gent.",Kidden,Thomas,M,Linton,,,,,1600-06-04,6,,10:00,,"He was in the Penyard Park, standing near the place where Thomas Bennett of the parish of Linton, labourer was felling an oak","The oak fell on another oak standing next to it, which fell on TK's head killing him instantly",Tree (oak),,Fell on top of him,,Wound to the head,Instant,"Thomas Bennett of the parish of Linton, labourer, who was felling the tree","Oaks worth 5s remain in Penyard Park, in custody of Gilbert Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury",,,, ,1600_4,J/959,9/1040b/536,,Shropshire,Kinlet,1600-03-24,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Jellye,George,M,,,,,,1600-03-23,3,,07:00,,Riding a mare between Kinlet and Earnwood ('Yearnwood'),The mare stumbled and he fell from it and against a road bank breaking his neck,Horse (mare),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,"Mare worth 10s remains in custody of George Drap[er] of Earnwood, yeoman",,,, ,1600_4,J/960,9/1040b/537,,Shropshire,Langley,1600-05-08,"Higgons, Richard, gent.",Yappe,Richard,M,,,,,,1600-05-07,5,,10:00,,Closing a gate of a certain close,The gate fell on his chest killing him instantly,Gate,,Struck by,,Struck chest,Instant,,Gate worth [faded] 4d remains in custody of Ruckley village,,,, ,1600_4,J/961,9/1040b/538,,Staffordshire,Morfe,1600-07-03,"Grene, William, gent.",Dese,Hugh,M,Morfe,Yeoman,,,,1600-07-02,7,,,,Walking down 'Woodclose lane' on his business,"He encountered a 'twinter [OED: two-year-old] bull calfe' of Edward Simcox alias Christ[er] of Morfe, yeoman, which struck him 'under his nether Jawe bone' with its horn",Bull,,Gored by,,"Wound 'under his nether Jawe bone', 1 in deep and 1/2 in wide",Instant,,Bull worth 13s 4d remains in custody of Edward Symcox,,,, ,1600_4,J/962,9/1040b/539,,Westmorland,Barton,1600-01-27,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Noble,Jane ('Janet'),F,Lang Sleddale,Spinster,,,,1600-01-26,1,,,,Going from Lang Sleddale to Low Knipe,Succumbed to frost and storm in the place called 'mosdall fell',Cold and wind,,Overcome by,,Exposure ('vi tempestatis et frigoris obrutus est'),,,,,KB clerk classified as divine visitation,, ,1600_4,J/963,9/1040b/540,,Yorkshire,Nun Appleton,1600-05-23,"Grene, Thomas",Sugden,Richard,M,,Miller,,,,1600-05-22,5,,16:00-17:00,,"Milling grain at the windmill called 'Lee Nun milne' in the field called 'damefeild', when a great rainstorm with thunder and lightning broke out",A lightning bolt struck the mill breaking a large beam/piece of timber (which fell on RS?) and causing a fire in the mill. RS was struck by the flame and suffocated [sic],Fire,,Burnt and suffocated,,"Struck and suffocated (the jury found no wound on his body, hence a verdict of divine visitation)",Instant,George Ward who found the body,,,Coroner and KB clerk classified as divine visitation,, ,1600_4,J/964,9/1040b/541,,Westmorland,Preston Richard,1599-04-15,"Bethome, Thomas, gent.",Grenehead,Miles,M,,,,,,1599-04-14,4,,,,Walking across the wooden beam called the 'broken bowe stange' over a stream known as 'gaitbeck',Fell from the footbridge and drowned in the stream,Beck,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/965,9/1040b/542,,Westmorland,Windermere,1600-06-11,"Bethome, Thomas, gent.",Mackerrithe,William,M,,,,,,1600-04-24,4,,11:00,Lake,Travelling with James Lee on the Lake Windermere in a boat laden with 'peat[es]',The overloaded boat sank and WM and JL drowned,Lake Windermere,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"James Lee, who was with him and drowned too","Boat worth 13s remains in possession of George Dickson and John Phillipson, and 7d in coins and equipment [remain] in the hands of Christopher Jackson, constable of Ambleside",,Jury signatures,, ,1600_4,J/966,9/1040b/543,,Westmorland,Windermere,1600-06-07,"Bethome, Thomas, gent.",Lee,James,M,,,,,,1600-04-24,4,,11:00,Lake,Travelling with William Mackerrithe on the Lake Windermere in a boat laden with 'peat[es]',The overloaded boat sank and JL and WM drowned,Lake Windermere,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"William Mackerrithe, who was with him and drowned too","Boat worth 13s remains in possession of George Dickson and John Phillipson, and 7d in coins and equipment [remain] in the hands of Christopher Jackson, constable of Ambleside",,Jury signatures,, ,1600_4,J/967,9/1040b/544,,Westmorland,Low Levens ('Netherlevins'),1599-10-10,"Bethome, Thomas, gent.",Compston,John,M,,,,,,1599-10-09,10,,16:00,,"Retrieving the cap ('galerum') of George Braban, who was riding across a stone bridge at Levens ('overlevins') over the River Kent and lost his cap due to a strong gust of wind","JC entered the river in the place called 'le prett' where he was knocked down by the current, which then carried him as far as Low Levens",River Kent,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/968,9/1040b/545,,Westmorland,Barton ('Berton'),1599-09-13,"Gowlinge, Alexander",Wilson,Matthew,M,Barton,Labourer,,,,1599-09-13,9,,,,Riding from 'Powlie mill' [possibly at Pooley Bridge] ,"As he rode through 'le penfold yeate', he fell with his mare, which fell with great force on his neck and head",Horse (mare),,Fell on top of him,,Broken neck and bleeding from ears,Instant,,"Mare worth 6s 8d remains in custody of Henry Clerke of Thorpe, husbandman",,,, ,1600_4,J/969,9/1040b/546,,Cumberland,"Rogerside (lost, in the Above Derwent parish, EPNS, xxi, 371)",1600-04-15,"Lamplughe, John, gent.",Bowes,Robert,M,,Gentleman,,,,1600-04-14,4,,,Mine,Inspecting royal mines in Newlands in the parish of Crosthwaite,"As he was climbing up the mine shaft using ladders linked with iron chains, on of the chains broke and RB fell down the mine onto one of the chains",Mine,,Fall into,,"Wound to the left side, 2 in deep and 1 in wide",Instant,,Chain worth 6d,,,, ,1600_4,J/970,9/1040b/547,,Cumberland,Carlisle,1600-04-20,"Pattison, Thomas and Cape, Matthew, merchants and coroners",Watson,Thomas,M,,Clerk,,,,1600-04-15,4,,14:00,Urban,,"Struck in the forehead with an arrow by Robert Barne of Carlisle, who was shooting at 'les prickes' in the place called 'Sawcerie'",Arrow,,Shot with,,"Wound to the forehead, 1/2 in wide, 1/2 in long and 3 in deep",Languished until 20 April,"Robert Barne of Carlisle, who shot him by accident",Arrow worth 4d,,Jurors' status and signatures,, ,1600_4,J/971,9/1040b/548,,Newcastle upon Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1600-04-27,"Chapman, Matthew and Tempest, Roland, merchants and coroners",Hyndmers,William,M,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Yeoman,,,,1600-02-10,2,,09:00,River,He was in a boat on the River Tyne ,He fell out of the boat due to misfortune and his own negligence and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' status,, ,1600_4,J/972,9/1040b/549,,Newcastle upon Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1600-03-09,"Chapman, Matthew and Tempest, Roland, merchants and coroners",Cooper,Nicholas,M,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Keelman,,,,1599-12-29,12,,21:00,,He was in a boat on the River Tyne ,He fell out of the boat due to misfortune and his own negligence and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Jurors' status,, ,1600_4,J/973,9/1040b/550,,Newcastle upon Tyne,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1600-03-08,"Chapman, Matthew and Tempest, Roland, merchants and coroners",Lyne,Hector,M,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Yeoman,,,,1600-03-07,3,,10:00,,He was in a 'keele' on the River Tyne,He fell out of the boat due to misfortune and his own negligence and drowned,River Tyne,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,Juror's status,, ,1600_4,J/974,9/1040b/551,,Yorkshire,South Otterington ('Little Ottrington'),1600-05-01,"Jackson, Thomas, gent.",Rawson,Robert,M,,,,,,1600-04-27,4,,,,"Playing football ('fuer[unt] in ludendo apud quendam lusum vocat[ur] pilem pedalem anglice Footeball' with William Burnett of Thornton-le-Moor, yeoman ","As they were fighting for the ball, without malice aforethought, WB in 'strickeinge at the football' gave RR a mortal wound near his navel",Man,,Kicked by,,"Wound to the body, near the navel",Languished until 30 April,"William Burnett of Thornton-le-Moor, yeoman, who kicked him accidentally",,"WB fled the scene and remains in hiding; he had no goods, lands or tenements",,, ,1600_4,J/975,9/1040b/552,,"Yorkshire, WR",Catcliffe,1600-05-20,"Woderoffe, Percival, gent.",Badger,Margaret,F,,,,About 6,,1599-10-28,10,,,,,She fell into the River Rother and drowned,River Rother,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/976,9/1040b/553,,"Yorkshire, WR",Beal ('Beghall'),1600-07-15,"Woderoffe, Percival, gent.",Pearson,William,M,,,,,,1600-07-09,7,,17:00,,Washing in thr River Aire,He drowned,River Aire,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/977,9/1040b/554,,York city,Este Ingg[es]' in Scagglethorpe ('Skagillthorpe'),1600-05-07,"Killingbeck, Francis",Wrighte,John,M,Scagglethorpe,Wool weaver,,,,1600-05-06,5,,19:00,,Travelling on the River Ouse in boat pulled by a mare,"He was above the bridge on the northern side, approaching the house called 'the Redhouse, when the boat sank ",River Ouse,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"George Howe, who found the body","Boat worth 5s, mare worth 6s 8d and rope worth 6d remain in custody of Henry Slyngesbie, esq. for the use of the mayor and citizens of York",,,, ,1600_4,J/978,9/1040b/555,,Oxfordshire,Wootton/Ludwell,1599-07-[faded],"Dingley, Edulph, gent.",Parker,Alice,F,,,,,,1599-07-[faded],7,,,,She was in the close called 'honie close' in Ludwell,"A bull struck her with its horns and legs, and hurled and thrust ('obiciebat et obtrudebat') her body so that she died instantly",Bull,,Gored by,,"Struck, hurled and thrust body",Instant,,"Bull worth 33s 4d remains in the hands of Thomas Rawlyns, servant of Henry Lee, knight who claims the right to deodands in the hundred of Wootton by virtue of letters patent to him granted",,,, ,1600_4,J/979,9/1040b/556,,Northamptonshire,Kingsthorpe,1600-04-12,"Wickens, John, gent.",Skott,Thomas,M,,Servant of William Ward,,,,1600-04-11,4,,,,Riding his master's bay horse,He was thrown to the ground by the horse's movement crushing and receiving wounds and bruised to the whole body,Horse,,Fall from,,"Crushed, wounded and bruised body",Instant,,Horse worth 26s 8d and remains in the hands of William Ward,,,, ,1600_4,J/980,9/1040b/557,,Northamptonshire,Nassington,1600-06-16,"Sculthorpe, Robert, gent.",Bowles,Francis,M,Nassington,Yeoman,,,,1600-06-15,6,,14:00,,Washing himself and swimming in the River Nene,"He came close to a pit in the river called 'the pasture hurste' and, not seeing the danger, fell into it and drowned",River Nene,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/981,9/1040b/558,,Nottinghamshire,Mansfield (in Sherwood),1600-06-03,"Dawd, Francis, gent.",Burghe,Henry,M,,Gentleman,,,,1600-06-02,6,,,,Riding on his horse from Mansfield towards Nottingham through a certain place near the 'Lincolne dale',He fell from the horse onto a 'shrubbe of a tree' injuring the left side of his head,Horse,,Fall from,,Crushed and injured left side of the head,Languished until 3 June,,"Horse, saddle and reins worth 33s 4d remain in the hands of Thomas Hamon of Mattersey, deputy almoner",,,, ,1600_4,J/982,9/1040b/559,,Nottinghamshire,Shelford,1600-04-28,"Leake, William, gent.",Smythson,Thomas,M,,,,,,1600-03-19,3,,,,Rowing in a boat on the River Trent within Radcliffe on Trent,The boat was 'ov[er]whelmed' and he drowned,River Trent,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Richard Whittington of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, who found the body","Boat worth 13s 4d remains in the hands and custody of Thomas Hamond and Christopher Austen, deputy almoners",,,, ,1600_4,J/983,9/1040b/560,,Warwickshire,Alveston,1600-06-16,"Jeffes, William, gent.",Simons,John,M,,,,,,1600-06-15,6,,14:00,,Washing himself in the River Avon,"Wading through the water, he fell into a deep spot and drowned",River Avon,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/984,9/1040b/561,,Leicestershire,Aylestone,1600-06-18,"Ward, Thomas, gent.",Pawley,"John, jr",M,,,,,,1600-06-17,6,,,,Swimming and washing himself in the pit/pond called 'lyme poole' in the River Soar in Aylestone meadows,"Suddenly, he caught a cramp ('subito spasmo anglice the crampe cepit') and drowned",River Soar,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/985,9/1040b/562,,Leicestershire,Sileby,1600-04-11,"Ward, Thomas, gent.",Willowes,Edward,M,,,,,,1600-02-29,2,,,,Crossing the River Soar near the Sileby mill in a dried-up and cracked boat ('aridam et rimosam') with Richard Elsey,"When the got into the boat, it started taking water and sinking slowly. EW was thrown out of the boat by the violence of water and drowned ",River Soar,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/986,9/1040b/563,,Leicestershire,Lockington,1600-06-27,"Ward, Thomas, gent.",Kathemis,Isabel,F,,,,,Disturbed mind ('mente paululum fract[a] et distract[a]'),1600-06-04,6,,17:00,,Walking from Loughborough to Derbyshire,She tried to cross the River Trent through a ford at Lockington but was overcome by the violence of water and drowned,River Trent,,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/987,9/1040b/564,,Hertfordshire,Kelshall,1600-04-14,"Addams, John, gent.",Banett,Nicholas,M,,,,,,1600-04-13,4,,16:00,,,He fell into a ditch near a windmill and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/988,9/1040b/565,,Essex,Langford,1600-03-29,"Nashe, John, gent.",Warly,John,M,Langford,Husbandman,,,,1600-03-28,3,,,,"Prunning an elm tree growing on the piece of land called 'Rabett[es']' property of William Thwayte, gent.",One of the cut branches fell on JW and knocked him to the ground,Tree (elm),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,Branch worth 4d,,,, ,1600_4,J/989,9/1040b/566,,Essex,Harwich,1600-05-16,"Cardynall, Charles, gent.",Taylor,George,M,,Gunner on 'The James of Ipsw[i]ch',,,,1600-05-16,5,,,,Firing a cannon called a 'Saker' supported on a 'cariage',"The cannon burst into pieces and one of them struck GT's head through to the brain, killing him instantly",Cannon shard,,Struck by ,,Wound to the head through to the brain,Instant,,Cannon and carriage worth 2s 6d remain in custody of inhabitants of Harwich,,,, ,1600_4,J/990,9/1040b/567,,Essex,Chelmsford,1600-06-20,"Freman, Richard, gent.",Fuller alias Andrewes,Bartholomew,M,Chelmsford,"Butcher, servant of Christopher Wilson of Chelmsford, butcher",,,,1600-06-19,6,,20:00,,Washing himself in the 'mayne Ryver' [possibly the River Chelmer],He was swept into the depths of the river by force of water and drowned,River Chelmer [presumably],,Overcome by the current,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/991,9/1040b/568,,Kent,Lamberhurst,1600-04-25,"Willughbe, Thomas, gent.",Nashe,William,M,,,"Son of George Nashe of Lamberhurst, labourer",3,,1600-04-24,4,,10:00,,Went out of his father's house to a pond ('stagnum') on a piece of land close to his father's house,He fell into the pond and drowned,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"George Nashe, who found the body",,,,, ,1600_4,J/992,9/1040b/569,,Kent,Dartford,1600-04-03,"Willughbe, Thomas, gent.",Vahey,Anthony,M,,"Servant of Godfrey Box of Dartford, gent.",,,,1600-03-30,3,,14:00,,"Thomas Edward[es], servant of Robert Kettell of Dartford, yeoman, was driving a cart ('carecta') pulled by four geldings and laden with diverse pieces of iron, from Dartford to GB's 'Iron myll howse' ","AV gave TE some drink in the field called 'le myll fielde'. Being drunk, TE struck one of his horses so hard with a stick, that it veered off the highway and pulled the cart onto a small hill in the field. The cart overturned and an iron barr struck AV in the head, and two other pieces hit his left arm",Cart load (iron pieces),,Struck by ,,Wounds to the head and the left arm,,"Thomas Edward[es], who was driving the cart","Three pieces of iron worth 10s which remain in custody of Godfrey Box of Dartford, gent.",,,, ,1600_4,J/993,9/1040b/570,,Kent,Wrotham,1600-05-11,"Willughbe, Thomas, gent.",Woodstock,Margaret,F,Wrotham,,,4,,1600-05-10,5,,15:00,,She left the house of Robert Palcock of Ford Mill in the parish of Wrotham and went to the river called 'Fordmill fludd' ,"When she tried to pluck and pull out a great plant ('magna gramina') growing in the river, she fell into the water and drowned",River (unspecified),,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,"Elizabeth Palkock, wife of Robert Palcock, who found the body",,,,, ,1600_4,J/994,9/1040b/571,,Kent,Birling,1600-06-16,"Cotes, Martin, senior",Johannes,Ambrose,M,,"Under-cook ('subcocus') of Edward [Neville], baron Bergavenny",,,,1600-06-14,6,Saturday,20:00-21:00,,Washing himself and cooling in the pond called 'Churchponde' and 'Milponde',"He went into deep water, where his feet became entangled in 'Flagg[es] et weedes' there growing. When people started shouting, Robert Hickes rushed to the rescue but was enable to pull AJ out of the water due to AJ's great weight",Pond,,,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/995,9/1040b/572,,Kent,Minster on Sea (on the Sheppey Island),1600-06-05,"Kybbett, Humphrey, gent.",Harvye,William,M,,"Servant of Hamo Brooke of Queenborough, sailor",,18,,1600-06-03,6,Tuesday,14:00,,"Milling his master's bushel of grain into meal at the 'Poores windmyll' with Robert Trunneon, another servant of HB ","the trendell whele, spookes & coggs of the same myll' caught his jerkin and crushed his head",Windmill ,,,,Crushed head through to the brain,Instant,,Parts of the mill worth 6s 8d remain in custody of the miller,,,, ,1600_4,J/996,9/1040b/573,,Kent,Birling,1600-04-04,"Cotes, Martin, senior",Turner,John,M,,"Yeoman, park warden of Edward [Neville], baron Bergavenny",,,,1600-03-30,4,Sunday,19:00-21:00,,Cutting branches of a tree in lord Bergavenny's park,"He was holding on to a decayed branch and suddenly fell onto another, already cut branch, breaking his skull on the forehead",Tree,,Fall from,,"Wound to the forehead, 3 in long and about 1 in deep, and broken skull through to the brain",Languished until 8 and 9 am on 4 April,,Branch worth 2d remaining in custody of lord Bergavenny,,,, ,1600_4,J/997,9/1040b/574,,Kent,Wingham,1600-03-08,"Boys, John, esq., steward of the liberty of John [Whitgift], Archbishop of Canterbury",Warham,George,M,,Gentleman,,,,1600-03-07,3,,,,Trying 'to dygg vpp' a certain ash tree,"When he dug around ('circumfedisset') the ash, it suddenly fell killing him",Tree (ash),,Fell on top of him,,,,,"Ash worth 16d, which by law belongs to the Archbishop, remains in custody of Matthew Atwod of Wingham, yeoman, constable of Wingham",,,, ,1600_4,J/998,9/1040b/575,"Hunnisett, Sussex, ii, no 536, p. 133",Sussex,Almodington,1600-05-16,"Buttler, Henry, Manhood hundred coroner",Goringe,Thomas,M,,,,,,1600-05-14,5,,11:00,,Driving a cart drawn by one gelding and laden with 'one peece of oaken tymber' about 30 feet long,"The axle of the cart broke throught the movement of the gelding and the cart and the great weight of the timber, and both the cart and the timber fell on him, giving him a wound to the head with the pointed end of the 'shamble staffe' fixed to the cart",Cart ,,Fell on top of him,,"Wound to the right side of the head near the ear, 1 in deep and 0.5 in wide ",Instant,,"Gelding worth 33s 4d, cart worth 15s and timber worth 5s remain with Thomas Harris, bailiff of Anthony bishop of Chichester, lord of the hundred, for the bishop's use",,,, ,1600_4,J/999,9/1040b/576,,Buckinghamshire,Taplow,1600-06-02,"Atkinson, Ralph, gent.",Jones,Thomas,M,Burnham,Bargeman,,,,1600-06-02,6,,,,He was in a ship called 'a western barge and the Samuell of Burnham' on the River Thames,He fell into the water and drowned,River Thames,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/1000,9/1040b/577,,Bedfordshire,Wrestlingworth,1600-05-10,"Hooke, Samuel, gent.",Shepherd,Thomas,M,Wrestlingworth,Yeoman,,,,1600-05-06,5,,15:00,,"Went out of the house of John Sheppherde of Wrestlingworth, yeoman, to a 'close of pasture' adjoining the said house","As he walked by 'a mott' between the house and the close, he slipped and fell into the said pit/ditch and drowned",Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/1001,9/1040b/578,,Bedfordshire,Carington ('Carrington'),1600-05-21,"Woodd, Richard, gent.",Flynte,Anna,F,,,Daughter of Walter Flynte of Cardington,About 2,,1600-05-20,5,,16:00,,"She was alone in a field at Cardington, near 'a diche of water'",She fell into the water and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/1002,9/1040b/579,,Bedfordshire,Caddington,1600-05-15,"Wood, Richard, gent.",Haddocke,Richard,M,,Labourer,,,,1600-05-09,5,,17:00,,dyggynge marle' in a 'marle pytt' in the parish of Luton,a pece of earth' hanging overhead fell on RH's body crushing it,Soil,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed body,Languished until 2 pm on 13 May,,Earth of no value,,,, ,1600_4,J/1003,9/1040b/580,,Bedfordshire,Cranfield,1600-06-16,"Woodd, Richard, gent.",Wylmoz,Thomas,M,Cranfield,,"Son of Thomas Wylmoz, senior",10,,1600-06-14,6,,14:00,,Fetching water from a pond ('stagnum') with a 'kettle' ,"His feet slipped, he fell into the water and drowned",Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/1004,9/1040b/581,,Bedfordshire,Stotfold,1600-06-21,"Wodd, Richard, gent.",Wyn,Jane,F,,,"Daughter of Francis Wyn of Stotfold, miller",2,,1600-06-19,6,,18:00,,Crossing a 'foote bridge' over a river [possibly the River Ivel] unaccompanied,She fell into the river and drowned,River [possibly the River Ivel],,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/1005,9/1040b/582,,Suffolk,Spexall,1600-06-15,"Heigate, Robert, gent.",Tedman,Jane,F,Spexall,Widow,Widow,,,1600-05-27,5,,,,"Went out of the house of Thomas Yarner to fetch water from a two-yards-deep pond ('puteum aque [...] anglice a ponde') with a pail, which she was holding in her right hand",She fell into the water and drowned instantly,Pond,,Fall into,,Drowned,Instant,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/1006,9/1040b/583,,Suffolk,Wetheringsett,1600-03-08,"Bull, Anthony, gent.",Pepper,John,M,Wetheringsett,Labourer,,,,1600-03-07,3,,10:00,,Pruning an ash tree growing in the pasture called 'lez downes' held by William Blomefeilde,"He fell from the tree, breaking his neck",Tree (ash),,Fall from,,Broken neck,Instant,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/1007,9/1040b/584,,Suffolk,Yoxford ('Yoxforth'),1600-04-08,"Heigate, Robert, gent.",Duckett,Thomas,M,Sibton,Yeoman,,,,1600-04-07,4,,16:00,,"Loading the cart of Edmund Barker, gent., with hay from EB's haystack in EB's close at Yoxford","Having put all hay from one side of the stack, he 'did binde' the cart [to secure it]. At this moment the supporting pole placed in the middle of the stack collapsed onto TD's head and shoulders, injuring him gravely",Hay pole,,Fell on top of him,,Crushed and injured head and shoulders,Instant,,Hay pole worth 12d remains in the hands and custody of Yoxford inhabitants,,,, ,1600_4,J/1008,9/1040b/585,,Cambridgeshire,Swavesey,1600-04-30,"Pepis, John, gent.",Raimond/Raymond,Bridget,F,,Prisoner in Cambridge Castle,,,,not given,,,,,Walking home to Swavesey from the Cambridge Castle,She fell into the marsh called 'Swavesey fen' and drowned,Marsh,,Fall into ,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/1009,9/1040b/586,,Cambridgeshire,Fen Ditton,1600-04-05,"Pepis, John, gent.",Chapman,Jane,F,Fen Ditton,,,,,1600-04-03,4,,,,Fetching water from 'le Towne ditche',She walked without due caution ('pedes suos incaute dirigens') and fell into the ditch and drowned,Ditch,,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,, ,1600_4,J/1010,9/1040b/587,,Cambridgeshire,Grantchester,1600-03-03,"Paver, John, gent.",Lylly,John,M,,,,,,1600-02-28,2,,,,"Riding from Cambridge to Steeple Morden, where he lived","As he tried to cross the river flowing by the Queen's highway in the fields of Grantchester, he was swept off the horse's back by the strong current and drowned",River [possibly the River Cam],,Fall into,,Drowned,,,,,,,