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April 1761

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only for an opportunity of drawing his Knife. That Antoni0
ran oft directly but the other Portuguese never offer'd to Go
off at allThat the deced never Steip'd nor had any of
his Cloatho oftbut came home in his Jacket Trowsars & Cloaths

John Ricks< no role >

Willm. Thompson< no role > of St. Catherine Surgeon . That on
last Saturday night was fortnight in a few Minutes after the
deced came home he was called in to Examin & dress the
Wound wch. as [..] near as possible was in the midle of the
Breast BoneSays. he Prob'd it & that it Was deep but
did not Penetrate the Cavity of the Thoraxdress'd it &
attended him almost every day sometimes 3 or 4 times in a
day That the Wound was attended with very dangerous
Symptoms That he died last Monday Night & Thinks
the Wound most Probably the cause of his death but cannot
Form any certain Judgmt. witht the operation of opening the
Part

Severely taken &
acknowleg'd the day
Year & Place first above
Named before>E Umfreville
Coronr.

Adjt. to: 10 Apr: 5. P. m. for further
Evidence.

4. 16 Apr. same time & Place

William Thompson< no role > on his further Exaiacon Says that
he this afternoon open'd the Thorax of the deced & finds
that the deced bled inwardlysays the instramt. had
Penetrated the Cavity of the Thorax & that the Wound
was the cause of his death

William Thompson< no role >




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