City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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8th January 1762 - 20th December 1762

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Margarett Ryley< no role > late of Bennetts Court Widow
Mother of the desed on her Oath Saith that
about four yesterday afternoon she saw her son
in Bennets court talking to Mr Lawrence
and that be was then very much is Liquor says
that soon after she heard that her Son was Locked
in the Stable Yard there, to Sleep [..] without
being interrupted says that upon the Report that
her son had lauged himself she can directly into
the yard and found the deced causing there says
that he was then dead, and that Mr Lawrance
took the shap with which he was lauging, from
his neck that about two Months ago her son
informed her that he attempted to hang himself
with a Cord but it broke down will him and
frequenty threatned to make away with himself
says for some time last past the deced was very
uneasy in his mind

Mary Riley< no role >

Severally Sworn the Day
Year and Place abovementioned
before me
Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner .}




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