Middlesex
Informations of Witnessess severally taken and Acknowledged
on the behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King touching the Death of
Mary Oliver< no role >
at the Dwelling House of
Richard Hopkins< no role >
known by the Sign of the Tankerwille
Arms
at Hounslow
in the parish of Isleworth
in the County of Middlesex
on
Saturday the thirtiethDay of Septemberin the
twenty sixthYear of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King
George the third Before
[..]
William Wilson< no role >
one of his Majesty's
Coroners for the said County on an Inquisition then and there
taken on View of the Body of the said
Mary Oliver< no role >
then and there lying Dead as follow to wit.
Mary Burrows< no role >
an infortmate Girl of Widdington
in Gloucester
him
upon her Oath Saith that on Monday last she was coming from Window
to Hounslow
and at one Edward Tills< no role >
as her Keeper a Cooks Shop
as Hounslow
not the deceased who appeared to be quite ill and another Girl who
was with her leaving her deceased asked Deponent if she would
let her go and lay down with her where Deponent did Depont.
consented and they went together to a Shed at the Top of the
Town belonging to the Red Lyon
himSaith it was between eight
and nine o Clock in the Eveningthe place they were in where Hogs
and Horses some times lay, and the Evening was cold and Wet
Saith the deceased told her had Sold her under petticoat
to buy her some victuals at the Cooks Shop where She had eat
hearlilycomplained of her breath being short had a bad Cough
but did not say what particular illness afflicted her besides
they continued there till next Morning and as it was Evening
weather stayed there all the day (Tuesday) until between
nine and ten o Clock at Night when they went to a Hay
left belonging to the George Inn
at Hounslow
where they
were brought by one of the Trumpeters of the Light Horse quartered
at Hounslow
aforesaid from the Shed where he met with them
thinking it a warner and better place.there they slept
all Night and in the Morning the deceased sound so very
ill that they continued there till between three and four of
the Clock in the afternoon (Wednesday) when Thomas Oates< no role >