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

Information taken this Second day of
April 1771 at the Parish of St. Margaret
within the City & Liberty of Westmr . in the
County of Midsex upon an Inquisition touching
the Death of James Lacey< no role > lying dead in the
said Parish Liberty and County

James Lacey< no role > of Gardeners Lane King Street Westmr
Laborer on his Oath saith That James Lacey< no role > tha Deced
(Son to this Dept.) was bound Apprentice to Thomas Naters< no role >
Owner of the Carolina Ship, as a Mariner in January 1770 Says that
the Deced from his Birth was not able to retain his
Water, which came from him involuntary but was
in other Respects well in health, Says that the
Deced Sailed in the Carolina Ship in May last for the
Bay of Honduras and returned to Dept. on Saturday
the 16. day of March last, saying that he had leave to
stay until Wednesday following, That he went with the
Deced on that day to Mr. Naters's House who happened
to be out, That the Deced went up Stairs to Mrs. Richard
& returned soon saying that he had leave to go back with Dept.
until the next day, That the Deced went the next
day with one Jack Johnson and returned the same
day to Dept. saying that he had a Week's Liberty from his Master
Says that he staid with Dept. until Tuesday Evening the
26th. of March when Mr. Naters came there, took the
Deced by the Collar dragged him along, and said that
he wold Flog him as long as Flogging was good and
would afterwards put him in Irons and a Bolt about
his Neck Says that he went to Mr. Naters's on Thursday
the 28th. and was told the Deced was very ill, upon
which Dept. said that he would got him into the Hospital
and his Master agreed to sent him up on the Sunday Monday
on Tuesday following Says that on Saturday last between
three & Four o'Clock in the Afternoon Dept. was informed
that the Deced was lying at Westmr. Bridge where
Dept. found him unable to stand, but on being asked
if he had been Flogged, said, to his Heart, Says that
he helped to carry Deced in a Chair to the Westmr. Hospital
Says that the Deced told Dept when he was with him