Middlesex

Informations of Witness severally Taken and
Acknowledged the Twenty seventh day of October
in the Twenty sixth Year of the Reign of Our
Sovereign Lord George the Third King of Great
Britain Etc. At the House of Thomas Robinson< no role >
known by the Name of Motimers Arms in
the Parish of Saint Paner as in the Country of
Middlesex before Thomas Philllips< no role > One of
the Coroners of Own said Lord the King for the
said Country on view of the Body of a new born
Child then and there lying Dead as folders (to wit)

Paul Higginbotham< no role > of high Street Saint Giles's
Labourer Saith that last Monday Informant
found the Deceased Child in a Privy at the
Back of Number 1 and 2 in Paneras Street
the Privy Serves both those Houses
The Soil had Overflowed one of the Yards
And Informant was Entering the Neccessary
The Child was wrapped up in a piece of
Linnen & Lyed round with a Cord
saith That it was impossible to See whether
or not there were any Marks of Violence
about itSaith That he found a brick Broom
in the Privy

The Mark of
[mark]
Paul Higginbotham< no role >

Taken and he knowledged
the Day and Year first
above written before me}

Thos. Phillips< no role > Coroner