City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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8th January 1762 - 20th December 1762

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take hold of the Hand kerchief Dept being tired
which was done, by somebody. says he imediatly
went out of the Room and sent for the Surgeon of the
Work house, says that before the Messenger returned
or the Surgeon came she dyed as Dept. was informed
and believes the same to be true Says theDeptdeced had
been in the Workhouse about ten Days and beloved
in such manner as to ordered Dept. to believe she
was out of her Maid.

William Lesiter< no role >

Henry Smith< no role > Assistant to William Lessiter< no role >
on his Oath Saith that he found the Blade of
a Peaknife between thou Legs of the deced bloody
and saw the Handle thereof taken up under
the Breech of the deced, says he believes the
deced out her Throat with such Knife says he
believes the deced was out of her Mindsays that

of
The [mark] Mark
Henry Smith< no role > .

John Perkins< no role > of Lancaster Court Surgeon on
his Oath saith that he has Known the deced
about eight or ten Days says that upon discoursing
with her he judged by her Answers that she
was in some: and treated the deced in [..] Lunatick
by administering proper Medicines for a person
in that Condition.

Perkins Surgeon
Lancaster Court

Severally Sworn the Day
Year and Place above mentioned
before me
Tho Prickard< no role > Coroner }

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