City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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1st January 1779 - 29th December 1779

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Says that she was frightened and called
Mrs. Barchers a Lodger in the next Room
who came directly and some other Lodgers,
but Deced was Dead Says that a Case knife
was found upon the Floor by the side of the Bed
Bloody with which Dept. believes the Deced
gave himself she Wound in the Throat which
caused his death Says that when she spoke to Deced
he several time when the Fever was on him
gave her very different Answers and
particularly so about Ten o'Clock on
Saturday Night, and Dept. thinks that he was
at times deprived of his Senses by the
violence of the Fever And this Dept. says
that she Bolted this Room Door on the inside
before she went to Bed and found it Balled
when she went to call Mr. Barchers.
[..] bear

Carton

Edward Price< no role > Apothecary at Mr. Frenchs in
the Hay Market on his Oath saith the she has
attended the Deced three or four days last
Week who had a fever, That he saw the Deced
either for Friday on Saturday last in the Afternoon when
the Fever was on him to a great [..] and the Deced
appeared very low Spirated

E Paul

William Barton< no role > Brother to the Deced on his
Oath saith That he went to see the Deced who
had a Fever on Saturday Night last, That he
spoke to the Deced who at first answered him
sensibly, and afterwards gove Dept. Answers
very foreigh to his Quextlors from whince

Dept. believes that the Deced was at times
Disordered in his Mind

William Barton< no role >

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




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