City and Liberty of
Westmr. in the County
of Middlesex }

Informations of Witnesses taken this
Fifth day of October 1764 at the Parish of
St. Margaret within the City and Liberty of
Westmr. in the County of Middlesex , on an
Inquisition taken on View of the Body
of a Female Infant Child lying Dead in the
said Parish City Liberty and County.

Frances [..] Nutting< no role > Wife of John Nutting< no role > of Long
Ditch in the Parish of St. Margaret Westminster Salter and
Dealer) on her Oath saith, That between four & five years
since, one John Williams< no role > come to Deponents Mother, (who the
lodged at Mr. Richard Cradock< no role > is in Long Ditch (with whom
Deponent lived) and desired her to let him bring a
Trunk into her Apartment, he being then removing
out of Bennet Street, Says that her Mother, (and Mr.
Cradock who was present) agreed to his bringing the
Trunk there, Says that soon after said John Williams< no role >
brought a leather Trunk, tied with a small lord, into
Deponents lodging, and said that there were Papers of
Value in the Trunk, Deponent says that the Trunk
remained in their Apartment about half a Year,
when Dept. & her Mother wanting the room desired
said Williams to take away the Trunk, says that William
thereupon desired Mr. Cradock to let the Trunk be carried
into his Apartment, to which said Cradock agreed (Dept. being
present) and says that Cradock or his Servt. carried the Trunk out
of their Room into the Garret in the same House, and Dept.
says that said Trunk was not opened, as Dept, verily
believesthat the [..] during the time
it was left in her and her Mothers Apartmt. Says that
she does not remember to have seen the Trunk since
until she Rented the House, which is about a Month since
Says that yesterday about Noon Depont. being in the
Garret where the Trunk was, Mary Cradock< no role > the Widow