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Image 57 of 13610th August 1759


home in that Condition, when Mr. Martin [..]
a Surgeon as Dept. is informed soon afterwards
came to the deced and dressed his Wound & took care
of himby [..] his Bowels in ag

Says he saw the deced almost every day
from the sd. first day of August to the [..]
eighth day of the same August when he died.

Sworn the 10th. day of Augt. 1759
before me}

Tho: Beach< no role >
Coroner .

Samuel Addison< no role >

George Sayer< no role > of Whitechappel in the County of
Middx. Surgeon maketh oath & saith that
being on Wednesday the 1st. day of August inst.
sent for by Mr. Wrightof AbWife of Thos. Wright< no role >
of Aldgate Highstreet Butcher who reced Dept.
at the Door of her Dwelling house telling Dept.
that on ugly Accident hadtherehappened
she desired Dept. into her Kitchen being at such
Room up me Pair of Stairs where the deced
who Dept. is informed was named Peter Areh [..]
then was Says the deced was sitting upon a Chairs both his
hands being on his Belly, & on asking him what
was the matter with him, he made answer
that his B [..] vere out: says he took up the
Shirt of the deced and examined the part & found
so large a Quantity of the Bowells out that
the Crown of an Halt would hardly cover them
that Dept. then want into the Dining Room to
Mr. Wrights told her it was a very durgerous
lase & thereforedesireDept. desired that further
Assistance might be had; that Dept. desired that
the deced might be carried up stairs & laid on
the Bed designed for him with his Head low.
Says that wh Mr. Martin ansr. Surgeon whilst
Dept. was speaking came & went with Dept. to the
deced & Dept. & sd. Mr. Martin [..] returned the Bowells
& took proper case [..] the deced: says between 12 &1
on Thurs day the rent Morning the Dept [..] ever to up [..] the Nurse who [..] did the deced
informing Dept. that the deced had had a violent




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