City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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14th January 1785 - 26th December 1785

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Ann Stacy< no role > & Mary Stacy< no role > that they heard a
Noise above Stairs and went up, that this
Dept. followed and in a Back Room on the
First Floor Saw the Deced sitting upon the
Floor with her hand to her Throat and a great
Quantity of Blood in her Lap, that she asked
Deced what she had done, and Deced answered
that she had done it out of Distress, and Dept.
Says that she believes the Deced gave herself
the Wound, says that she has lived with Dept
about Twelve Years, and that the Deced for
twelve months last has been Disordered in
her Mind at times. and very different
from what she used to, be and Says that
the Deced about Nine Months ago was
attended by Dr. Monro for that Disorder,
and that a Woman belonging to him
has since been with the Deced.

Mary Shore< no role >
[mark]
her Mark

Ann Stacey< no role > Servant to the Deced on her
Oath, saith that on the Fifth Instant Dept. heard
a Noise about Stairs (as if some body was Stamping
upon which she and Mary Stacey< no role > went up
and in a Back Room on the first Floor saw
the deced sitting upon the Floor and a large
Knife by her on the Floor Bloody, the deced
Back being towards this Dept. Says that she
fetched Mr. Howard the Surgeon who came
and Dept. went with him to the Deced, and
then saw a large wound in Deced's Throat
and a great deal of Blood upon Deced's
Cloaths and Dept. beleives that Deced gave her self the the Deced
Wound with that Knife Says thatDeced gave himselfthe Deced
died last Night, That she was been attended
by Dr. Moore, and Dept. believes that the Deced
was at times Disordered in her Minds

Ann Stacey
her Mark

John Beaumont< no role > of Villers Street York
Buildings Apothecary on his Oath saith that
he has at times attended the Deced with in
the last fifteen Months, Her Head being
so much effected that she was not able to
know what she was doing That Dr. Monro
attended her last Summer, that Deced
grew better, but continued in a law despairing
Way, and Dept. beleives that she was disorder
in her Services.

Jno. Beaumont< no role >

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




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