City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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14th January 1764 - 24th December 1764

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John [..] Pehn< no role > a Prisoner in Bridewell on his Oath Saith
that he has been there about Eight Weeks, and that Thomas
Guy
< no role > has been Prisoner there abouttwo weeks the same times, that said Guy
& continued in Health until friday last, that he then complaint
of his Leg, and was not able to stand, says that he was ill
on Saturday, and died that Evening, Says that he carried
Deced a penny Loaf being his allowance from the Governor
of the Prison on Saturday Morning, and that Dept. Eat it,
Says that he knows of no Quarrel between Deced and any
of the Keepers or Fellow Prisoners, and Dept. believes
that he died a natural Death

John Pehn< no role >

Elizabeth< no role > the Wife of Joseph Fisher< no role > , on her Oath saith that
she was brought a Prisoner to Bridewell on the fifth day
of Novr. last, Says that Ann Linwood< no role > the Deced was brought
a Prisoner that a about six weeks ago, Says that she
continued in good Health until Sunday the Sixteenth of
Decr. Instant, when she complained of Weakness and a
pair in her Limbs, Says that on Thursday last the
Deced had Conbulsion Fits, and that she afterwards
had several attempt, and that the Deced died on
Saturday night last, Says that Deced received no ill usuage
from the Keeper, his Servants, or any of her Fellow
Prisoners, Says that Deced lamented greater the Allowance
of the Prison of three pence a Week being taken away

Elizabeth Fisher< no role >

Severally Sworn the Day
Year & Place abovementioned
before me
Tho. Prichard< no role > Coroners }




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