City & Liberty of
Westmr in the County
of Middlesex }

Informations taken this fifth
day of November 1787 at the Parish
of St. James within the Liberty of Westmr.
in the County of Middsex upon an
Inquisition touching the death of
Thomas Babbs< no role > lying dead in the
said Parish Liberty and County.

Elizabeth Penn< no role > Cook to George Dorset< no role > of New
Bond Street in the Parish of St. George Hanover
Square Esqr . on her Oath saith That Thomas
Babbs< no role > the Deced was Coachman to Mr. Dorset
and that on Wednesday Morning (Octr. 31st.)
a little after Seven o Clock Deced rung
the Door Bell and on Dept. opening the Door
Deced said, "O Cook I am very bad & putting
his Hand on his Stomach said or Horse
had kirked him in his Stomach in the
Stable Deced desired his Master might
be called & informed what had happened
and how hard he was, which was done
and Mr Dorset ordered the Apothecary
to be called, and Mr Smith an Apothecary
was fetched who bled the Deced [..] & orderd
him to be put into Bed, the Deced being
in great Pain which continued until a
few hours before his Death which happened on Friday
Night the Second of November a few
Minutes before Nine o'Clock in the Dorset's
House, Says that the Deced was well before
he reced the Kick from the Horse and
believes that he died in consequence of it.
Says that she never heard of any Person
being in the Stable with Deced when he recd
the [..] from the Horse.

Eliz Swin< no role >