"any for several days, and then began to be rather
"low and Feverish. She continued to grew lower & lower
"till the 9th. of Septr. when She was Seized with a
"Diarrhea, which was succeeded the next day by a shivering
"She continued still Sinking to the 13th. Instant & then Died
"My Opinion is that this Fever was the Occasion of her
"Death and was not broughton by the Blow, but was
"occasioned by the Offensive Smell & bad Air from the Lane
"As since that has happened we have lost most of our
"Patients, who were brought into the Hospital either
"with Blows or falls on the Head, besides the Fevers
"which accompany Wounds of the Head are Generally
"Attended with a full quick hard pulse, and are received
"by large Bleadings & Purges, Butall that have died
"with us lately have scarce had any Pulse at all
"and though they had different appearances after
"Death, they all had the very same Symptoms before

I am Gentleman Your most obedient
humble Servant
Pyle

Sepr. 16. 1771

"To the Coroner & Gentleman of the Jury appointed
"to sit on Mary Spires< no role > ".

And this Dept. further says that he is well acquainted
with Mr. Pyle's hand writing and believes that the Letter
abovementioned is all of the said Mr. Pyle's hand writing

Dickinson

Sarah Card< no role > wife of William Card< no role > of Hunger ford Maker
Laborer, on her Oath saith, That she has known then
Deced, Mary Spires< no role > several Years who lodged in Charles
Court near said Market, Says that on the 27th of August
last Dept. was informed that aid Mary Spires< no role > had reced
a Wound on her Head from her Husband William Spires< no role >
Says that said William Spires< no role > (who was confined in
St. Martins Round House ) on that day sent Dept, to the
Westmr. Hospital to see the Deced, says that she went
and found the Deced in good spirits, who told Dept. that
"the Evening before she was with her Husband William
"Spires in their Lodging in Charles Court and Wanting
"Something for her Supper, her Husband gave her Eighteen
"pence to buy some Solman, That she went out and
"returned home in about one hour and a Quarter without
"any Salmon, and on said William Spires< no role > Asking her in she
"had spent the Money, she Answered that she had, and
"asked him if he did not like it. And on his saying that
"he did not she threw a pair of Ballows, at the said William
"Spires who was then sitting up in Bed and Eating some
"Cold Lamb, That said William Spires< no role > then said if she did
"not go out of his way he would throw something of her
"Head and he did threw an Earthen Plate(which held
"his lamb)towards her, That it hit her upon her Head
"and gave her the Wound on her Head. That she Freely
"forgave him and hoped God Almighty would, and should
"be very Sorry if he came to any harm on that Account

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Sarah Card< no role >