City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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1st January 1778 - 31st December 1778

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Image 340 of 53411th August 1778


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Informations of Witness taken upon Oath this
11th. day of August 1778, at the Dwelling House of Mr.
Marshall the Sign of the Miscorn in Henrietta Street
in the Parish of St. Paul Covent Garden in the Liberty of
Westminster Before Thomas Prickard< no role > Gentleman His
Majesty's Coroner for the City and Liberty of Westmr .
on View of the Body of Lewis Murphey< no role > in the
said Parish and Liberty then and there lying Dead.

Joseph Hickman< no role > who lives at Mr. Farrell's a Fructerer the
Coner of King Street Covent Garden on his Oath Saith, That this
Day about 10 o' Clock in the Morning, he went to the Shop Door
into the Street, and saw the Deceased appearing to be very Ill
he acquainted Mr. Farrill, and he opened the House Door and
let him in, Deponent assisted him; and led him to the neccessary
stayed with him there and came up with him again, and Deced
Sat in a Chair; and was very Sick at the Stomach, Deced desired
to go to the neccessary again which he did with the Deponent
assistance, and sat in the Chair again, and assised in 5 or
10 Minutes time, Deced told Deponent he was very well when
he came out in the Morning, and was going to see a Master
he




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