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

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John Willett< no role > Servant to Mr. Thomas Jones< no role > Chymist in
Crawborne Street on his Oath with that on Tuesday night last
about ten o'Clock the Deced came into Mr. Jones Shop and
asked for twelve penny worth of Landenham , which Dept. who
served in the Shop refused to Sell her until Deced told him that
she came from Dr. Lawson who advised her to take a small
Quantity every Night for a Cold, Says that he then Served her
with twelve pennyworth of the Tincture of Laudenham in a
Phial, but that he did notice her take any of it, and that the
Deced immediately went away.

Jno. Willett< no role >

Thomas Timms< no role > Watchhousekeeper of the Parish of St. Ann in
the Liberty of Westmr. on his Oath saith, that between twelve
and one o'Clock yesterday Morning Mr. Bullock and Mr. Parsett
two of the Watchmen with another Man brought the Deced to the
Watchhouse of said Parish saying that she was drunk, and
Dept. likewise thought that she was drunk, Says that the Deced
was put into an Ann Chair by the Fire side and that she asked
for Six pennyworth of Rum and Water, but that they told her
that she had too much already and gave her none, Says that
she Kept in the Chair from that time until post six o'Clock
yesterday Morning, without waking to Dept knowledge, on [..]
that Dept. then went out of the Watchhouse with Mr. Bullout
the Watchman leaving Deced asleep in the Chair, and Dept.
locked the Watchhouse Door, and their Dept. says that about
Eleven o'Clock yesterday he sent his Son Thomas Timms< no role > to
Lett the Deced out of the Watchhouse, that his Son soon
returned and informed Dept. that Deced was Dead in the
watch house, upon which Dept. went to the Watchhouse
immediately and saw the Deced lying on her Back upon
the Floor about a Yard from the Ann Chair, foaming at the
Mouth, Says that the Deced was Dead, but that he observed
no Marks of violence on the Deced.

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

Thos Tims< no role >




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