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

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Mary Goodfield< no role > Widow a Lodger at Benjamin Bladen< no role > 's
House in Mill Bank Street on her Oath saith That the Deced
has for about a fortnight past complained of her Bowels, Says
that last Friday (Novr. 12th.) Dept. was informed that Mr. Parrett
the Apothecary desired this Dept. would give the Deced a Glister
which she did about two o'Clock in the afternoon, Says that
she found the Deced in Damp Sweats, and complain'g of a
violent pair in her Stomach and Bowels, and Mr. Parratt
told Dept. that the Deced had an Inflammation in her Bowels
as be thought, and Dept. is of the same Opinion, and believes
it to have been occasioned by and Issue which Deced had
had in her Leg some Years, and was lately dried up
Says that the Deced died that Evening, and Dept. believes
that she died a natural Death,

The Mark of
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Mary Goodfield< no role >

John Brook< no role > of Mill Bank Street Westmr. Coal Metre on his
Oath saith, That about six Weeks ago or upwards Buly
Bladen
< no role > the Deced told Dept. that she lay of his House when
her Husband had beat her and turned her out and thanked
Deponent for her Lodging, but Dept. does not know that
she lay at his House Says that Deced told Dept. about
two months ago or be that her Husband had beat her and used
her ill, but Dept. does not think the Death to be occasioned
by such Beating and ill usage.

Jno Brook< no role >

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




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