City of London Coroners:
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1st January 1795 - 31st December 1795

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Image 552 of 63123rd November 1795


Southwark Depositions of Witnesses taken at the Parish
of Saint George within the Borough of Southwark
in the County of Surrey this 23d day of November
1795 on view of the Body of Thomas Box< no role > Lion
here lying dead.

John Cobham< no role > a Prisoner in the House of Correction called
the Bridewell for the County of Surrey situate in the Parish
of Saint George within the Borough of Southwark in the
County aforesaid maketh Oath that he hath known the
deced Thomas Box< no role > about three Months that he was also
a Prisoner in that House of Correction aforesaid that the
deced was taken ill about three Weeks ago that he
continued ill a few days when the Surgeon who attends
the Prison [..] sent him some Medecine that he then
get betterThat on Thursday last the deced get bed
again complained of a violent pain in his side that the
Surgeon sent him Medicine to case the pain in his side
that the deced continued to get worse and took to him
Bed that he continued to get worse daily until [..]
Friday Morning last when he departed this Life
that the deced was an aged [..] Man [..] about
sixty nine years of age That after the deced was taken
ill he had broth Porter and wine given to him at different
times during his illness.

Sworn this 23d. day of November
1795 before me}

his
John [mark] Cobham< no role >
Mark




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