Middlesex
Informations of Witness severally taken and
acknowledged on behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King
touching the death of
Hannah Morgan< no role >
at the
dwelling House of
James Fitzgerald< no role >
the sign of the Swan
in Portland Street
in the parish of Saint Mary le bone
in the said County of Middlesex
on the twelfth day of
July in the 27th. year of the reign of our sovereign Lord
George the third before me
Richard Collett< 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
Hannah Morgan< no role >
then and there lying
dead as follows. to wit.
John Heaviside< no role > This name instance is in a workspace.
of Mortimer Street
in the County aforesaid
Surgeon
being sworn and examined the day and year
aforesaid on his Oath saith that he this Informant
was sent for to attend the Deceased about three oClockon Wednesday night
[..] in the Morning of thefirstthirty first [..] day of May [..] last that when deponent cannot
the said deceased he found five wounds upon her head
three of which wound had laid the scull bare, she
had a wound on the back of her right Hand, was very
much bruised on her left elbow and Hip, that she
was perfectly sensible but much agitated, that she
appeared to be about 75 years of Age; that the deceased
appeared to get better of such Wounds until Monday the
second day of this Instant, when shebecame worse and
in great dangerbecame sleepy, [..] and remained
so all the next Day, which gave Dept. Reason
to suppose Matter had been formed on the Brain
and therefore trepanned the Scull in two places