City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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7th January 1773 - 28th December 1773

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Mary Brasier< no role > on her Oath saith That she was
fetched to St. Thomas William< no role > last Night about six
o'Clock to attend the Deced, whom she in Bed found in a
Fever, Says that the Deced was in a Room two up stairs that she worted in the rest Room
with the Door, not fully open, Says that the Deced was
wavering, and not of all times sensible, Says
that when she was sitting in the rest Room
with one of St. Thomas's Maids, between Nine
& ten o'Clock they heard the Sark in Deced's Room
Rattle, upon which they both run there, found
the Pash put up and Missing the Deced they both
came down Stairs, and saw the Deced lying down
in th Area of the House backwards, Says that
the Deced bled at her Mouth Rose, but was
not able to speak, tho' not quite dead, Says that
the Apothecary was fetched but deced died in a
very few Minutes before Mr. Bromfield came
and Dept. Says that the Deced, there so herself out of
the Window, and believes that the Deced was
Delirious.

Mary Braizer< no role >

Dorothy Vaiars< no role > Servant to St. Thomas Wilson< no role > on
her Oath saith That the Deced has been ill about a
week, that she complained of a pain in her Head
and had Fever, Says that she attended the Deced
very often and sat up with her last Thursday Night
when the Deced appeared to be at times Delirious
and not quite sensible Says that she sat in the
room adjoining to the Deceds Rooms with Mary
Braizer
< no role > about Nine o'Clock Last Night on the Door self of a when she
heard the Sash in Deceds Room Rottle, upon which
she ran there and found the lower lash put up and
part of the Window Curtain out of the Window and
Missing the Deced, she ran down and saw the

Deced lying in the back Area unable to move
but not dead, says that she bled at the Mouth
and Nose, That Mr. Bromfield the Apothecary was
sent for but Deced died before he came there, And
Says that the Deced threw herself out of the Window
and believes that she was at times Delirious.

Dorothy Vickers< no role >

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




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