City & Liberty of Westmr
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in the County of Middlesex
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Informations taken this Eighteenth day of July
1766 at the Parish of St. George
Hanover Square
within the Liberty of Westmr. in the County of
Middlesex
on an Inquisition touching the Death
of
Margaret Walters< no role >
(the Wife of
James Walters< no role >
)
lying Dead in the said Parish Liberty and County.
Thomas Grace< no role >
of North Andley Street
in the Parish of St.
George
Hanover Square
Apothecary
on his Oath saith That
he has Attended the Margaret Walters< no role >
the Deced
for about
Nine Years last past, at times, for different Complaints,
Says that he was fetched to her on Wednesday last the
Sixteenth Instant in the Afternoon, Says that he found
the Deced very low Spirited, and sent her such Medicine
as he thought necessary, Says that he called upon the Deced
yesterday Morning, and found her worse, that he then
thought her Insane, and told Deced's Sister that he could
do nothing for her, and advised her to call in further
Assistance, Says that he came again about Seven
o'Clock yesterday Afternoon, and was than informed
by Mr. Collins that the Deced had hanged herself, Says
that he came to Deced, and saw that she had bled freely
at the Arm, but she was Dead. And this Deponent says
that he believes the Deced was Disordered in her Senses.
Thos. Grace< no role >
Joseph Wetton< no role >
a Chairman
on his Oath saith that
yesterday between three and four o'Clock in the Afternoon
Dept. was at the House of James Walters< no role >
Victualler
(Husband
to the Deced) in David Street in the Parish of St. George
Hanover
Square
, Says that he heard the Deced's Sister Call out to the Deced
several times, at the top of the first pair of Stairs
and having no Answer this Dept. and several other
Persons went to the Deced's room Door which was