City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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31st January 1782 - 22nd December 1782

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Dept. count up for Deced's Candles tick and found
the Door Locked, Says that she called Deced but had
no Answer, Says that about Eleven Dept. went
up again with Deced Master who called Deced
and Rattled the Door but had no answer That
[..] soon after the Master and Mr Norton went
up when Mr. Norton opened the Door (the Key
being in the Lock on the inside) Says that she
Saw the Deced lying on his face upon the Floor
and appeared to be dead, his face being very
black, And Dept. believes that the Deced
died in affit.

Mary Cox< no role >
[mark]
her Mark

Henry Jarvis< no role > of May's Buildings Surgeon
on his Oath saith That he has Examined the
Body of George Stubins< no role > the Deced and found
a Small black Mark in his Forehead
about the Size of six pence or rather less
and blackness under his Eye, and a Small
scratch upon his Nose, Says that he took off
the Scalp where the Wound was on the
Forehead and Walked the Skull Says that
he found no Fracture but the Bone rather
Depressed That he therefore believes the
Deced reced a Concussion of the Brain
which Dept, believes to be the Come of Deced's
death, and that it might happen by his
falling upon the Floor.

Henry Jarvis< no role >

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




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