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

Informations taken this Twenty third day
of January 1771 at the Parish of St. Margt.
within the City & Liberty of Westmr . in the
County of Midsex upon an Inquisition touching
the death of Ann Slugg< no role > lying dead in the
said Parish Liberty and County.

Ann< no role > the Wife of Isaac Cooper< no role > of Queen Square Stabb Yard
in the Parish of St. Margaret Westmr . on her Oath saith
That on Sunday Morning last Dept. was going along
a Gallery in said Stable Yard, and looking thro' a Window
into a Room in said Gallery, she saw the Deced lying on
the Floor, said what do you there to which she said
that she was very bad otherwise she shod. not be there
but that she was going away, And Dept. says that she
was informed the Deced used to lye in that room or
Hayleft for some time before, says that she went up Stairs
into the Gallery between four and five o'Clock Yesterday in the
Afternoon to see a Sick Neighbour, That which she
drank Tea there a Child came in and said that Mr.
Slugg lay drunk upon the Stairs, Says that she and
Mr. John Pycroft< no role > come down about six o Clock and found
the Deced lying down upon the Stairs near the top of
the first landing, says that Pycroft took hold of the Deced
and said that she was Dead, and Dept. on touching her
face found it Cold. And this Dept. says that the Deced
died through the Inclemently, of the Weather and for want
of the Necessaries of Life, as she verily believes

Ann Cooper< no role >

James Brynnan< no role > of Tothill Street Westmr. Glazier
on his Oath saith, that on Monday the 14th. of this Instant
January Ann Slugg< no role > the Deced came to Depts. House and
complained of being in a very week Condition, that she was
in want of the Necessaries of Life, and that she had
applied to the Gentleman of the Board for Relief thisColfWeather, And