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

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John Ramsay< no role > a Labourer on his Oath saith, that he
was in the Brick Field at Pimlico on Saturday last about
five o'Clock in the Afternoon, Says that the Deced John
Hoser
< no role > was running after a Saw in the Field there
and that he fell down upon the Ground in Sight of this
Dept. Says that he run to Deced and listed him up on his
Backside, Mrs. Collman being come to Deced, Says that the
Deced was motionless and not able to speak, Says that
Deced had no Public and Dept, believes that he was then Dead
Says that the Deced was wheeled home in a Barrow
and that a Surgeon was fetched who attempted to Bleed
the Deced but he did not Bleed, Says that the Surgeon
then said it was too late, that he could do Deced no goods,
and that Deced had with the force of his fall beat the
Breath out of his Body.

Jno. Ramsey< no role >

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




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