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28th November 1766 - 17th December 1767

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Image 64 of 15611th August 1767


the [..] upon searching the Cellar
in Brownrig's House before the deced was produced
the Perceived an Iron Ring fined to the Beam
about six feet from the Ground & which hath been
since taken down.

Sworn the 11th. day of August
1767 before me}
Tho: Beach< no role >
Coroner

Wm Grundy< no role >

Susanna Sweteman Mary Mitchell< no role > Apprentice to James
Brownringg of Flower deLaneLeuce Court
London Painter maketh Oath and saith that
abt. three years ago she was placed out
Apprentice by the Overseers of White Fryars
Precinct to the sd James Brownrigg to do the
servile Business of the Family: that she was
there two Months upon Trial during which
time and abt. four Months after she was bound she
eat and drank as the Family did: that about
a Year and an half ago the deced was also placed
with thedecedsd. Browningg as an Apprentice
and was upon Trial about one Month, during
which time she eat and drank as the Family
did, but very soon afterwards Elizabeth < no role > This name instance is in set 3714. the
Wife of the sd Brownrigg began to beat and
ill [..] use the deced, some times with a
walking lane and seldom left off beating her till
she had fetched Blood, at other times she beat the
deced with an Horse Whip called a Pastillion's
Whip Stripping her quite naked bying her hands
or cross with a Cord some times fixed to the Water
Pipe & some times fixed to a Beam striking her
therewith over all parts of her Body and Head
an [..] preferred that she had not worked hard cannot
That part in [..] on sunday the 20th dayan Friday [..] dayof July last the sd. Elizbeth.
Browningg returned Late after having been
absent from herd leuce about a Week: that at
when she went from home she did not give any
particular directions what work the [..] was do but
when she came house she was very angry with the




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