City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1784 - 29th December 1784

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Deced was dead upon which Dept. went
out and saw the Deced lying upon the
Leads of Joseph Manlove< no role > the Fishmonger 's
Shop adjoining to Temple Barr in said
Parish Says that he felt the Deced, that
his Stomack was not Cold, but Depont.
observed no Signs of Life in the Deced,
Says that he was moved into Dept. House
and a Surgeon bled the Deced in the Arm
But he bled a few Drops only, and the
Surgeon said that he was dead, Says
that the Deced did not appear to be in
Liquor, when he went out of Depts.
House, and Dept. believes that the Deced
died by the Inclemency of the Weather

John Bodinham< no role >
[mark]
his Mark

William Barker< no role > one of the Watchman
of the Parish of St. Clement Danes on his
Oath saith, That Dept. being in his Box at
Temple Barr a little after Twelve o'Clock
this Morning when the Deced came out
of the Coach and Horses Alehouse , and
Vomitted much, saying that he had drank
seven half Quarters of Gin, upon which
Dept desired Deced not to drink any more
but he swore that he could drink Fifty
and went back into the Coach and Horses
Says that when he returned to his Stand
after calling the hour of One, he found the
Deced lying upon the Loads of the Shop
of Mr. Manlove the Fishmonger, Says at
the Deced was Sick, and Dept got some
Water

Water and Salt and put some of it into
Deced's Mouth, Says that the Deced was
asleep and Snoared, and Dept. laid him
upon his side, Says that [..] Several
People got round the Deced and the Lordlord
of the Coach and Horses came out in about twenty
Minutes after he saw the Deced upon the
Leads, and saw Deced, Says that a little
before three o'Clock Dept. went to the
Watch house to acquaint the officers there
the Deced being asleep when Dept. went
and when he returned with the Beadle
they found the Deced dead, Says that the
Deced was then carried to the Sign of the
Coach and Horses , where Deced was bled
but Deced was Lead, and Dept. thinks
that the Deced died in consequence of
Drinking the Gin, and by the Seventy
of the Weather

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

William Barker< no role >
[mark]
his Mark




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