William Lucas< no role > This name instance is in a workspace.
of Mark Lane
London Surgeon
and
one of the Surgeons
belonging to buy's
St. Bartholomew's
Hospital maketh Oath and saith that Dept. was sent for
on [..] Sunday last the 8th. of March last abt. the Hour of 4
in the Afternoon to attend the deced as his Dwelling House
in Cannon Street
where Dept. instantly went and found
there Dr. Saunders who made Dept. acquainted with the
particulars of the deceds Case, says he immediately went
up Stairs to the deced whom he found in Bed with money
Marks of Violence on the Face Neck and Chest, there was
also a small wound between the two Eye Lids, that upon
[..] Inquiry the deced acquainted Dept. that he had had
frequent Reachings and that he wd. keep nothing upon his
Stomack, his Pulse was very hard and full in consequence
of which [..] ptons Dept. had reason to imagine that the
Brain had sustained an Injury, accordingly Dept. ordered
some Blood to be taken away and Evacuations to be
administred. That Dept. met Dr. Saunders there again
thet Morning day abt. 9 in the Morning and found the deced
much better then he was in the afternoon of the preceeding
day & and Dept. met the sd. Dr. Saunders again the following
day a little before Noon, when the deced was in as long
delirium, his pulse greatly weakened, that Blistore
were then ordered to be applied, that Dept. called on the deced
again the same day abt. the Hour of 3 and found him in a
sinking Condition and the deced did as Dept. was informed
and believes abt. the Hour of eleven the same Evening.
Says he apprehends the Injury [..] on Saturday last at the
King's Arm, Tavern
aforsd. was [..] Thompson immediate the Cause of his
death, [..] his Constitution being return by very bad.
Sworn the 13th. day of March
1778
before me}
Tho: Beach< no role >
Coroner
.
Wm Lucas< no role >