From the item above, "...an inquisition taken before R. Vale, then coroner of the Queen's houshold and one of the coroners com. Midd. (of the county of Middlesex)". Similarly, Michael Burgess, the holder of that position today, is also the coroner for Surrey, and his predecessor, Sir John Burton, was coroner for West London. See an item in The Independent newspaper of 13 March 1994.