Jump to Content
Jump to Main Navigation
Jump to Section Navigation
Sign in
Register
London Lives 1690 to 1800
Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
Main Navigation
Home
Search
Browse
Lives
Historical Background
The Project
London Lives Book
<
div1
type
=
"CW_ICpage"
id
=
"WACWIC65213IC652130388"
>
<
xptr
type
=
"pageFacsimile"
doc
=
"WACWIC652130388"
>
</
xptr
>
<
p
n
=
"1302"
>
once or twice when he has met with Crosses say Well Ill go and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
hang my self, but she did not think he meant to do such thing
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1303"
>
The Mark
<
figure
rend
=
"mark"
>
</
figure
>
of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65213_n1303-28"
>
Sarah Prentice
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1303-28"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Sarah"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1303-28"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Prentice"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1303-28"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1304"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65213_n1304-1"
>
Elizabeth Davis
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1304-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Elizabeth"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1304-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Davis"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1304-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
on her Oath says that last Nights between 7 and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
8 o' Clock she heard a cry and went up with other People to the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Deceds Room, and there saw the Deced hanging in the Door way of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the Closet in the room, she got a pair of Sessions and cut the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Rope, and felt his Breast and found it cold and that he was quite Dead
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1305"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65213_n1305-1"
>
James Godfrey
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1305-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"James"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1305-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Godfrey"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1305-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
of
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"WACWIC65213_geo1063"
>
Ham Yard
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_geo1063"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Ham Yard"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_geo1063"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
.
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"WACWIC65213_geo1064"
>
St James's
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_geo1064"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"St James's"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_geo1064"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
Pointer on his Oath say
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
that he saw the Deced about half after 5 in the Afternoon
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Sitting at Mrs. Bellinson the Crown in
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"WACWIC65213_geo1065"
>
Crown Court
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_geo1065"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Crown Court"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_geo1065"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
, he as had
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
him how he was, he said he was walking about as usual, says
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the Deced was reading in a Prayer Book, says he was very
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
uneasy all the Day and very law, Says when he
<
gap
reason
=
"illegible"
>
</
gap
>
was
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
vexed at my thing he usually Sang to Pass it off, and that
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
he heard him Sing two or three times
<
gap
reason
=
"illegible"
>
</
gap
>
Yesterday
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1306"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65213_n1306-1"
>
James Godfrey
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1306-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"James"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1306-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Godfrey"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1306-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1307"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65213_n1307-1"
>
Mary Caster
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1307-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Mary"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1307-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Caster"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1307-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
wife of
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65213_n1307-2"
>
Jonas Caster
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1307-2"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Jonas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1307-2"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Caster"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1307-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
a
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"WACWIC65213_occ323"
>
Soldier
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_occ323"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Soldier"
>
</
interp
>
of the 1st Regiment on
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
her Oath says that Yesterday about 12 o' Clock she was setting at Mr
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Belllingors Door and the Deced came and Sat down, he Sat tapping
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
his foot a good while at last he got up saying St m very uneasy
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
afterwards said he was almost Mad, and was afraid be should
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
do what he did not like to do, after that walked about a good
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
while, and about 1 or 2 o Clock she saw him at Mr. Bellingers
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Door with a Prayer Book in his hand and heard him read out the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
with a Portoring Job, the Deced took his Knott and went away
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and returned with his Knott in a that time, and then walked
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
about
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"WACWIC65213_geo1066"
>
Crown Court
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_geo1066"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Crown Court"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_geo1066"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
humming till about 5 o'Clock he the stook
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
hands with the Deponent and said God Bless You and then
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
went home as she supposes, and she has not seen him since
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1308"
>
The Mark of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
figure
rend
=
"mark"
>
</
figure
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65213_n1308-1"
>
Mary Caster
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1308-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Mary"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1308-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Caster"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1308-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1309"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"WACWIC65213_n1309-1"
>
William Smith
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1309-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"William"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1309-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Smith"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"WACWIC65213_n1309-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
of Peter Street Coal Porter on his Oath says that
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Yesterday about 4 o' Clock he was sitting Drinking with the Deceased
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
on My Bellingers Bench, he thought be appeared to be upon the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Mopish Order low in Spirits, and says he has known the Deced
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
20
<
obscured
>
</
obscured
>
and that he has observed for a Month past that the Deced
</
p
>
</
div1
>
View as Text
Section Navigation
Home
Search
Browse Documents
Lives
Historical Background
About This Project
Copyright & Citation Guide
Contact Us