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

Informations taken this Twenty ninth
day of January 1770 at the Parish of St. James
within the Liberty of Westmr . in the County
of Middlesex upon an Inquisition touching the
Death of a new born Female Child lying dead
in the said Parish Liberty and County.

Nicholas Humphreys< no role > one of the Beadles of the Parish
of St. James Westmr . on his Oath saith, That he was at the
Watch house of Sd. Parish on Saturday Night last (Jany. 27th)
about half an hour after Eight o'Clock when a Girl came
there and said that a Dead Child lay in a Basket in
Swallow Street , Says that he went immediately and
found a Basket forth behind the Door of a Green Cellar in
Swallow, Street, Says that he asked the Woman that keeps
the Cellar if she saw any Person leave the Basket thereto
which she answered that she knew nothing of it until
a Girl just before spoke of it Says that he carried
the Basket to the Watchhouse and there opened it and found
a new born Female Child, which appeared to have been dead
some time, Says that the Child was in a State of Putrefaction,
Says that in about half an hour afterwards he took the
Child to the Bone home of said Parish and left it there.

Nicholas Humphreys< no role >

Ann Waddle< no role > Servant to Mrs. John Trout< no role > at the Cartle in
Swallow Street on her Oath saith, That she was sent by her
Mistress on Saturday night last about half an hour after eight
o'Clock for a half penny worth of Apples to Mrs. Norman who
keeps a Green Cellar in said Street Says that she saw on one side
of a Window by said Cellar a Flag Basket, says that she
went into the Cellar and acquainted the People therewith
Says that a Woman went up with Depont. & opened the
Basket, and then immediately said that there was a Child,