Middlesex

Informations of Witnesses severally taken
and acknowledged on the Behalf of our Sovereign Lord
the King touching the Death of a New born Male
Childat the Dwelling House of
Samuel Bearcroft< no role > known by the Sign of
the Queens head in the Parish of Saint Mary le
bone in the County of Middlesex on
Fridaythe fifthDay of May
in the twenty sixth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign
Lord King George the third before me Edward
Umfreville< no role > Esqr : one of his Majesty's Coroners for the
said County on an Inquisition then and there taken on
View of the Body of the said New born Male Child
then and therelying Dead, as follow to wit

Lewis Mullins< no role > of No. 5 Crown Court Portpool Lane Grays Inn.
Lane Holborn a Carries of Parcels for the Hampshead
Stages Lyson his oath Saith That on Wednesday last he
and another Boy where Name is Jacob Taghill< no role > having been
abeiduesting in piddington Fields were returning from them
day the Road towards Grays Inn Lane and saw in a pond on
the left hand side of the said Road something swimming in the
Fond which he thought was a pause and told his
Companion so and went into the pond and took it out
and gave it to Jacob. and he put it on the path and
rolled it on the path about a Yard a two and then Deponent
unpinned ye parcel and something came out like wind
and one hand of a Child came out (though Deponent at
first thought it was a Young Rig) just at this time a
Man on the opposite side the Road who was making Water
and Saw what Deponent and his Companion were doing being