crowners

These men were called "crowners," a name that eventually evolved into "coroner."

Portrait of a Killer Cornwell, Patricia 1930

"What I say is -- and I say it agen --- I reckon nowt at all o 'crowners' quests!" he was affirming, as Collingwood and his guide drew near the curtained opening.

The Talleyrand Maxim 1899

And I've found out somefin as all de crowners, and constables and law-fellows couldn't find out wid all deir larnin '.

Self-Raised Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859

'Not much of a fight -- only a bit of a skrummage -- three crowners' inquests, no more. '

Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 Frederick Marryat 1820

But she said law was nothing to her, and she wouldn’t let her dear husband’s corpse bide neglected for folks to stare at for all the crowners in

Far from the Madding Crowd 1874

But she said law was nothing to her, and she wouldn't let her dear husband's corpse bide neglected for folks to stare at for all the crowners in England. "

Far from the Madding Crowd 1874

But the house up there is full of crowners and constables, as if it was the county court house, and Cappin Pendulum managing everything. "

Cruel As The Grave Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859

And it would have been crowner's quest law, Slavery's crowners. "

Old Portraits, Modern Sketches, Personal Sketches and Tributes Complete, Volume VI., the Works of Whittier John Greenleaf Whittier 1849

And it would have been crowner's quest law, Slavery's crowners. "

Old Portraits, Part 1, from Volume VI., The Works of Whittier: Old Portraits and Modern Sketches John Greenleaf Whittier 1849

And it would have been crowner's quest law, Slavery's crowners. "

The Complete Works of Whittier John Greenleaf Whittier 1849