London
Informations of Witnesses taken at the parish
of Saint Bennet Linck
in the Ward of
Broad Street
in London the 15th. day of
July 1793 on view of the body of
[..]
infant
there lying dead
Robert Lovell< no role >
of Old Nichael Street
Bethnal Green
Middx
Weaver
maketh oath that he is one of the
Watchmen
of Broad Street
Ward, and that on Saturday
night about half past eleven o Clock as Dept was going
his sound calling she hour of the night he found the deced
in Huttor Court
Threadneedle Street wrapped up in a
piece of Old Sheff< no role >
- Says it was dead & fell cold. That he
did not see any person about the [..] or does he know
anything more concerning it.
Sworn the 15th. day of July
1793 before me T: Shelton Corr.}
The Mark of
Rob.J Lovett< no role >
Lewis Leese< no role >
of Throgmorton Street
Surgeon
and Man
Widow
[..] maketh oath that last Sunday morning soon
after seven he was called on so examine the deced infant what
he did. - lays he did not observe any internal marks of vid [..]
upon it, that he opened it, body & [..] Lamp out
which he put into Water & they floated Says the Child appeared
to be a cute [..] Child. that upon the whole he believes the Child
was born alive that coat from any Judgmt. of the manner it
had been destroyed.
[..]
Sworn the 15th. day of july
1793 before me
T. Shelton Corr.}