London
Informations of Witnesses taken at
the Parish of Saint Catherine Cree
in the
Ward of Aldgate
in London
aforesaid on
the 24th day of October 1791 on view of the
Body of
Mary Moore< no role >
now here lying
dead.
Margaret Mary the Wife
of John Rose< no role >
a Lodger at
Mr. George William< no role >
's of No. 30 Leadenhall street
London
maketh Oath that she hath known the deced since Christmas
last that she was [..] usually employed by Mr. Williams
who is a Stocking Trimmer in washing of StockingsThat she
sometimes slept in the House but not constantly-that Dept
saw the deced last Night about ten O'Clock in the Kitchen at
one pr. of stairs backwards in Mr. William's House< no role >
that she
[..] appeared very much intoxicated with Liquor
[..] that the deced had complained of a violent Coldfrom
about twelve O'Clock Yesterday Dept firstfor several days past
Yesterdaythat about two O'Clock Dept first discovered
that the deced appeared to be intoxicatedwith Liquorthat about
ten O'Clcok last Night Dept. advised the deced to go to
Bed that Dept. and one Thomas Clark< no role >
Servant
to Mr
Williams helped the deced down Stairsto a Bedto the
Shop
for the purpose of putting her to Bedinthat they
put her into a Bed that stands a little behind the Shop
of Mr. Williamsthat she appeared almost insensiblewith
and could hardly speak but whether from the Liquor she had
drank or from the violent Cold she had, Dept. can't saythat
this Morning about ten O'Clock Dept. heard the deced was
dead and on going to the Bed where Dept had left the
deced over Night Dept saw the deced lying dead on the
Bed upon her facethat Mr. Williams and his Wife
were not
at Home at the time Dept. left the deced in Bed as before stated
that Dept., a Gentleman
who lodges on the second Floor, the
Boy (Thomas Clark< no role >
) and the deced, were the only person in the
House at the timeThat the deced was very much addicted
to drinking and often came home to Mr. William's intoxicated
Sworn the 26th day of
October 1791 before me}
M. Mary