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Informations of Witnesses taken<lb></lb>
at the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo1307">Saint Stephen in Coleman</rs>
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in the Ward of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo1309">Coleman Street</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
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aforesaid on the 16th day of<lb></lb>
September 1791 on view of the Body<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1287-1">Ann Moore</rs>
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now here lying dead</p>
<p n="1288"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1288-1">Susannah Bean</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65004_occ458">Widow</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65004_occ459">Servant</rs>
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a Gallery Maid<lb></lb>
employed at Bethlem Hospital in the Parish of Saint<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1288-2">Stephen Coleman</rs>
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Street in the Ward of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo1311">Coleman Street</rs>
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maketh Oath that she hath Looked after the deced<lb></lb>
about three Weeks she being confined in the Hospital as a<lb></lb>
Lunatic Personthat<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
during the time the deced has<lb></lb>
been in the Hospital she behaved very well but always<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
seemed very unhappy and low and melancholy and often<lb></lb>
expressed a wish to die but gave no reason for why<lb></lb>
that Dept. looked the deced up in her Room<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
or Place<lb></lb>
of Confinement where she usually slept about seven<lb></lb>
O'Clock last Nightthat she appeared pretty well then<lb></lb>
that this Morning about seven O'Clock on Dept. going to the<lb></lb>
deced's Room in order to carry her Cloaths to hershe could not<lb></lb>
open the Door easilyDept. pushed against the door and on<lb></lb>
pushing the Door open she discovered a Sheet hanging down<lb></lb>
Dept. then suspected the deced had destroyed<del>destroyed</del>
herselfShe therefore<lb></lb>
called to one <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1288-3">Edward Davis</rs>
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one of the Keepers of the<lb></lb>
Hospital to go and see after the deced and Dept. went<lb></lb>
down Stairs to acquaint Mr. Gosling the <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65004_occ460">Apothecary</rs>
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of the Hospital of her suspicions</p>
<p n="1289">Sworn the 16th day of<lb></lb>
September 1791 before me</p>
<p n="1290"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1290-1">Susanna Bean</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1291"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65004_n1291-1">Edward Davis</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65004_occ461">one of the Keepers</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65004_geo1313">Bethlem</rs>
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Hospital maketh Oath that this Morning about seven<lb></lb>
O'Clock on Mrs. Bean acquainting Dept. with her suspicions<lb></lb>
about the deced Dept. went to the Door of the deced<lb></lb>
Room on the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
first Floor of the Hospitalthat Dept.<lb></lb>
could not open the Door easily but with some assistance<lb></lb>
he</p>
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