Account to Dept. three or four times at the Hospital
during the first fortnight after his being there but not
since. And this Dept. further says that on the 24th. day of
January he went from the Hospital to Mr. Ferrens in
Swallow Street who told this Dept. that he pushed the
Deced out of his House of the Man that struck him in
the House the Night before, to Fight, because he would
have no Fighting there.

William Knight< no role >

Thomas Keate< no role > House Surgeon at St. George's Hospital
in the Parish of St. George Hanover Square on his Oath Saith
That Abraham Javelleaue< no role > was brought to said Hospital Janr. 24th.
about one [..] o Clock [..] Morning being then a little in Liquor
on Examining the Deced, Dept. discovered a large Wound
on the right side of his Head, and many Bruises in different
parts of his Body, Says that the Deced became better the next
day and continued so for the 1st. five or six days, but had a
considerable Degree of Fever from the Beginning, together
with an intense pain in his Head, about that time other
dangerous Symptons came on and the Fever and pain in
his Head increased. About a fortnight after his Admission
he was seized with a violent Cough, and the other bad Symptons
continued, not with standing the utmost care was taken
of him till he died on February 20th . about three o'Clock
in the Morning. Says that he this day carefully Examined
the dead Body of the Deced, and found the following appearances
Vizt. In his Head immediately under the Wound an unusual
thicker'd Appearance of the dura Mater, and in another part
a Tendeney towards Mortification In the Breast, general
Adhesion of the Lungs to the Plaura, and upon cutting into
the Lungs, matter, No Mischief or Morbis appearance in
the Abdomen, Says that from the above Accot. it is
probable that the Fever, Pain in his [..] Head and other
bad Symptones were occasioned by the Wound and Briuses
which he had received; but it is reasonable to suppose that
the Caugh and Disease of the Lungs was not the Effect of the
Injury then done him, The Diseased appearance of the
dura Mater after Death was without doubt the Consequence
of the Wound, and might have given rise to many of the
bad Symptons that ensued. How far the Disease of the