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

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Mary Hurst< no role > Servant to John Tuck< no role > worth
Victualler at the Spotted Dog in the Strand
on her Oath saith That on Sunday Night
last about Eleven o'Clock the Deced came to Mr. Duckworth Taproom appearing to
be very ill and called for a Penny worth
of Purl and a half penny of Gin in it
but Deponent's Mistress would not Serve
him, but suffered him to warm hishimselfhis hands
by the Fire a few Minutes, Says that
Deced stopped upon his Knees and was
unwelling to go out of the Taproom
but Dept. and another Woman forced
him, out at the Door, and Dept.
immediately called the Watchman
and Deced was taken away by the
Watchmen, And Dept. Says that
she saw the Deced lye down at
the next Door to ther Master's House
about an hour before he came in to
the Taproom of the Spotted Dog.

Mary Hurst< no role >
[mark]

her Mark

Hannah< no role > the Wife of John Duckworth< no role > on
her Oath saith That on Sunday Night last
about Eleven o'Clock the Deced came onto
Depts, Taproom, appearing to be ill, Says
that the Deced [..] a Glass of Gone
and [..] a Box, near the Fire about
a Quarter of an hour Says that she wished
the Deced to go out, and a Man took hold
of the Deced to carry him out, and
Dept. assisted, the Deced being unwelling
to go, stropped down upon his K [..]
Says that the Deced was laid against
the Window of the next House, and a
Watchman was called, nut Dept. did not
see the Deced afterwards.

Hannah Duckworth< no role >

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




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