Next day William and his brother, with about 40 or 50 people who had conveen’d out of curiosity, came to the place, where they discover’d the bush, and the cross by it; and upon digging the ground about a foot down found the eight bones: All which they immediately wrapt in clean linen, and being put in a coffin with a mort-cloth over it, were interr’d that evening in the church-yard of Blair, attended by about 100 Persons.
N. B. Several People in that Country remember to have seen this David Sutor; and that he listed for a Soldier, and went abroad about 34 or 35 years ago.
CASUALTIES.
Jan. 3. A Post-boy was shot by an Irish Gentleman; on the Road near Stone in Staffordshire, who dy’d in two Days, for which the Gentleman was imprison’d.
12. Mrs. Goodchild, Wife to a Linen Draper at Charing-Cross, being in a Fit fell in the Fire and was burnt to Death. She was two Months gone with Child.
About 2 o’Clock in the Morning a Fire broke out at the Black-horse and Trumpet Inn in Crutchet-Fryars, which consum’d some Stabling, Hay, and three Horses.
Mr Morris, Peruke-maker in Pell-Mall, hang’d himself, being Lunatick.
13. Mr. Wilkins, Brother to the City Plaisterer, kill’d by a Fall from the new Church in Horslydown.
This Morning one Mary Martin was found dead in a Field near Hoxton; a piece of Knife was sticking in her Head, and a Knife under her left Ear; one Chapel belonging to the Work-house in Bishopsgate-street was committed to Newgate for it, and has there confess’d it. See p. 128.
Ships, &c. taken, lost &c., according to Advices this Month.