Middlesex
Informations of Witnesses taken at the Dwelling House of
Joseph
Eaves< no role >
the Sign of The Black Horse
in the Parish of St. Marylebone
in the County of
Middlesex
on Saturdaythe twenty fifthday of
February1786
Before
Edward Umfreville< no role >
Esquire one
of his Majesty's Corononers for the said County Touching the Death of
Mary Bedford< no role >
then and there lying
Dead as follow.
Isabella Collis< no role >
living with Mr. Bedford Husband
of the deceased upon her oath Saith that this
Mother of the deceased who the Caller end of October
last was taken ill of a brain fever this Deponent was
sent for and attended her till Thursday the third
day of November last. during all which time she.
was in an almost constant state of dilirium caused by
the fever. and on the said third of November as.
the deceased her husband & this Deponent
were at Tea in ye Parlom in the Afternoon the
deceased on a Sudden got up from Table in the
same delicious state as before and Deponent supposes ran up Stairs
and presently afterwards heard a Noise in the yard
as if some person was Sick and apprehending the
deceased was so and Robt come down Hairs and ran
thole to care hereof Deponent ran out of the Parlour to got
into the Yard but finding the Yard Door Shut and
fastened Deponent screamed out and said her
Child had Jumped or fallan out of the Window
She was immediately taken up and brought
into the House and from that time until