City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1766 - 29th December 1766

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City & Liberty of
Westmr . in the County
of Middlesex }

Informations taken this fourth day of January
1766 at the Goal or Prison of Bridewell in the Parish of
St. Margaret in the City & Liberty of Westmr in the County
of Middlesex on an Inquisition touching the Death of
Edward Draper< no role > a Prisoner lying Dead in the said Prison

Owen Cheesley< no role > a Prisoner at Bridewell on his
Oath saith That he has been there about Eleven
Weeks, and that Edward Draper< no role > the Deced has
likewise been a Prisoner there about a fortnight
last past, Says that the Deced was their in
pretty good Health, but weak and feeble, That
he continued to be so until within a few days
of his Death, which happened yesterday
Morning about half an hour after ten o Clock
Says that be believes that the Deced was not
ill used by the Keeper his Deputy, or any
of the other Prisoners, and believes that
the Deced died a natural Death.

The Mark of
[mark]
Owen Cheesley< no role > .

Sworn the Day Year
& Place abovementioned
before me
Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner .}




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