City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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1st January 1790 - 31st December 1790

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Water Gruel and called him by his Name, he answered
she asked him to drink some Water Grnel, he said
he was not a day, he would not have it now, and said
why did you come to distent me. for I was a going
to sleepHe said, set it in the Chain, and of I am a
dry in the Night. I'l drink itHe then said Mr. Bakers
dont come in two soon in the Morning to me to disturb me
and said Good Nighton Saturday Morning the 4th. Inst.
about Ten o'Clock, a Letter directed to the Deceased, being
brought, the Deponent went up to the Deceaseds Room
and called him but not hearing any Answer, she called
several times, but no Answer, Deponent then was alarmed
and went and called the Shopman who came up, and
soon after acquainted the Deponent that the Deceased
was Dead. Deponent had a [..] of the Deceased as
he lay on the Bed, and he appeared to he Deadand she
in of Opinion and verily believes that he Died a Natural
Death.

Mary Bartlee< no role >

James Thomas< no role > Shopman to Mr. Broomfield on his Oath
Saith, That on Saturday Morning last he was called by
Mr. Barthes, Mr. Broomfeilds Servant who said she
was much alarmed, she had been up to Mr. Howards
Room to call him, but he did not Answer, and she
was afraid something had happened, Deponent went
up into his Room, and saw his lying Dead with his
lefthandever his Head and his right hand or his
Breast-Some time after he went in the Room again
and sawsome marks Blackness about his Body
which he has been informed were
the Deceaseds right
side which appeared to be discoloured. Deponent is of
opinion that the Deced Died a Natural Death.

J Thomas

David Lewis< no role > of New Bond Street Surgeon on his Oath Saith
That he was called in to attend the Deceased the 23d. of
November last, and appeared to him to be in a lowand
Melonchollydispondingway, and a Bilions Complaint, in consequence
of some Medicines admited he recovered very much in
about four Days, and Deponent then gave him the Back
and other things to Brace him, and in two Days left him
Deponent




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