City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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2nd January 1799 - 28th December 1799

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immediately and took about six Ounces of
Blood from him which seemed to relieve him in
some respect but still he continued insensible
he the [..] put a large Blister between
his Shoulder and administred a strong
lunatic neither of which made any
Impression, he then advised Mr. Gillyett
his Friend with when the deceased had lived [..]
since he was a Child (being now 16 Years of
Age) to convey him home to Islington in a
Coach with all possible Speed and Whilft Mr
Gillyett went to acquaint the Father of the
deceased with whet had happen'd this Deponent
open'd a Vein in the other Arm which bled
very freely and he took eight Ounces more
Blood from him but it did not sum to relieve
him at all and he died about half past eight
o'Clock the same Evening before Mr. Gillyett
returned; that then did not appear to be any
Marks of Violence on his Body and this Deponent
is of Opinion that he dies of a Fit from an Oppression
on the Brain by over Exersion

W. Hurnley

The Verdict
Sudden Death by the Visitation
of God to Wit, of a Fit by over
Earrsion.

Frans. Shaimelton< no role > Foreman




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