St. Giles
[..]
4. Sepr. 1761. Black Dog, Boust Yard
.
touching the death of
Eliz: Obier< no role >
then & there lying dead
1.
James Barclay< no role >
, Taylor
. That this day 7-night he
Thinks the deced went into the Parish Work house
because she
was not able to get her Bread & she laid her death to
Thos.
Morris< no role >
for the deced told him Morris stamp'd upon her on
her left side abt. 8 Weeks since till the Blood bursted both upwards & downwards says they cohabited
togr.
but she was not his WifeSays the deced work'd with
the Witness till he Thought she wd. die in the House &
advis'd her to provide herself.
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the mark of
Jamer Barclay< no role >
2.
Patric Mc.Corty< no role >
Journeyman
to Barclay. That the
deced work'd in the same Room wth. the
[..] Witness at
Mr. Barclays for abt. 2 Months in wch. time she daily
repeated her being abus'd by
Thos. Morris< no role >
That one Night
she had Morris Keys in her pocket & Morris wanted them
she refut'd to deliver themhe Knock'd her down &
stamp'd upon her Belly & kick'd her in the side. That
she cried out Murther & called the Watch That he
continued beating of her & Morris, Mother sd. to her
SonDamn her Eyes a Bitch Stamp upon her kill her
Murther herSays the deced said all this to the Witness
Says That the deced likewise told him several Times That abt. 6 or 7 Weeks
since Morris hit her in the Face & Knock'd her down, &
that when she rose he hit her with his Fist in the Belly
wch. knock'd her down & fore'd the Blood upwards &
downwardsThat the next Morning Morris came to the
Witness Room where the deced Work'd & the deced
shew'd her Arm her Face & her Nose & charged Morris
with doing of itThat Morris did not
[..] deny it, but
said it was her own Fault
[..] taken & Acknowleg'd the day
year & place above before
E Umfreville Coronr.
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the Mark of
Patric Mr. Carty< no role >