City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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11th January 1776 - 30th December 1776

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Image 300 of 5582nd August 1776


Richard Friswell< no role > Servant to the Deced on his Oath saith
that he has for Some time past observed the Deced to be much
appressed and has asked him the reason, but the Answers he gave
Deponent thought were very inconsistent, and he thinks that
the Deced has been very far from being a Person in a Perfect
state of Mind, and Forms his judgment from observations he
has made in very frequent Conversations with the Deced

Richd Frinwell< no role >

Robert Gates< no role > Servant to the Deced on his Oath saith that he
observed the Deced some times look very wild with his Eyes
and particularly Yesterday Morning, and thinks the Deced
appeared sometimes to be disturbed in his Mind. and says
he frequently went and his himself in the Cellar among the
Boxes.to sleep

Robt Gates< no role >

Westminster to wit


Informations of Witnesses taken upon Oath this
3d, day of August 1776, at the Parish of St. George
Hanover Square in the Liberty of Westminster at the
Dwelling House of Mr. George Barke< no role > known by the
Sign of the Bricklayers Anns in New Bond Street the
corner of Brook Street. before Thomas Prickard< no role >
Gentleman His Majesty's Coroner for the City and
Liberty of Westminster , on View of the Body of
Edward hewitt< no role > in the said Parish and Liberty than and
there lying Dead.

Saml. Hewitt< no role > Brother to the Deced on his Oath saith That on
Friday the 2d. day of August Instantthatabout 8 o'Clock in
the Morning he came to his House where his Brother lived and
enquired for his Brother, he was answered he was gone down into
the Cellar as he had frequently done and laying on the Boxes,
at Eleven o'Clock he went up to the Maids Room & enquired
if she had seen his Brother, she said he had been in her Room
in the Morning about 8 or 9 o'Clock that he sat down in a




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