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

Informations taken this Nineteenth day
of September 1774 at the Parish of St. George Hanr:
Square within the Liberty of Westmr. in the
County of Midsex upon an Inquisition touching
the death of Jessamy Wade< no role > lying dead in the said
Parish Liberty and County.

Ann< no role > the wife of John Silk< no role > of South Moulton Street
in the Parish of St. George Hanover Square Carpenter on her
Oath saith, That Jessamy Wade< no role > the Deced has Lodged with
Dept. one Week, That the Deced last Night drank a
Penny worth of Beer in Depts. Apartment and then went
to Bed Wishing Dept. a good Night, being then about
Nine o'Clock, Says that about five o'Clock this Morning
she heard a Noise as if something had fallen down. But
could not tell from whence it came, Says that the Deced
not coming down this Morning to Breakfast as usual
Dept. went up in order to call the Deced, Says that
the Pushed open the Room Door where Deced lodged (being
a Back Garret) a little way and saw the Deced lying
down upon the Floor close to the Door, upon which Dept.
immediately went down Stairs and called Mr. Waldon
a Neighbour, who went into Deced's Room and said
that the Deced was dead, and Stiff, and Dept. afterward
went in with some other People, Saw that the
Deced was dead but observed no Marks of violence
upon her, Says that the Deced complained of a
Rheumatic pain in her Head, and frequently took
some Powders on that Acct. and took some of those
Powders in a Dish of Tea yesterday, And Dept. believes
that the Deced died in a Fit, the Deced having told
this Dept. lately that she had had two Fits, and was
afraid of having another

Ann silk

Anthony Waldon< no role > at the Sign of the Black Boy in
South Moulton Street Victualler on his Oath saith that on
Mrs. Silk coming to him this Morning between Nine and ten
o'Clock