look on the Wound as Mortal, and the deced
seemed to recover extremely fast, and
continued pretty well for near a fortnight
(and to all appearance the Wound was out
of Danger) at which time the deced was
Seized with a Fever of which in a few [..]
Days, about the latter part of December the
deced dyed. and Dept. is of Opinion that the
Fever did not proceed from the Wound says
that be did not perceive any Fracture on the
Scull.

Sworn the 7th. day of Janry
1765 before me}

Tho: Beach< no role > Corr .

James Lucas< no role >

Elizabeth< no role > the Wife of James Fossett< no role > of
Old Street in the Parish of Saint Luke in
the County of Middx Watchmaker on her
Oath Saith that about a month last Friday
the deced Mary Bell< no role > & a Man came to Depts.
Father's House, Mr. Joseph Hale< no role > of Old Street
who keeps the Sign of the Cart & Horses, and had
two full pots of Purl, and be went away leaving
about a pint in one of the pots, which was
poured into a pint pot, and the decd leaned
upon Bell's Shoulder, upon which Bell gave
her a Shoe with her Elbow, and downed the
deced for a Whore, and bid her not lay her
Head upon her Shoulder, and deced replyed
I am surprized you call as Whore, as you
know you are a greater whore than me,
to which Bell said, call me whore again, and
I will Split your Scull, and the [..] deced
made Answer then you are a Whore, and Bell
rase up from her Seat, and threw the Purl
into the deceds Face, and Struck the deced with the pint pot
a Blow on theHeadleft side of the Head
with great Violence, and the deced in attempted
to rise fell to the Ground, and went into a Fit,
and continued so about five Minutes, and Bell
Standing before the Fire, Dept. took the pot