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

Informations taken this fourth
day of November 1782 at the Parish of
St. George Hanover Square within the
Liberty of Westmr. in the County of Midsex
upon an Inquisition touching the death
of William Keates< no role > an Infant bying dead
in the said Parish Liberty and County

John Smith< no role > Surgeon on his Oath saith
That on Wesnesday Evening last, (Octr. 30th.)
Dept. was desired to go to see whether the
Deced's Collar Bone was fractured, Says
that he went examined the Child and
found the Collar bone fractured and a
Bruise on the right side of his Head, Says
that the Child was then in a fit, and
Say that he apprehends that the Child's
Death was came by the Injury he reced
in his Head.

John Smith< no role >

John Bayne< no role > Son of Jane Bayne< no role > of Oxford
Buildings on his Oath saith That on
Tuesday Evening last (Octr. 29.) between
five and Six o'Clock, Dept. was in the
Buildings and saw the Deced and his
Sister Playing there Says that he went
into the House and in about this Minutes
Deced's Sister came to him and desired
he would being a Light saying that her
Brother had fallen into the Cellar, when
which he took a Candle and found the Deced
[..] ing down there at the foot of the Ladder
Says that he bled at the M [..] and was not
able to say any more than, Sally, Says that
the Collar Door was open, and not been [..]

Severally Sworn the Day
Year & Place above-
-mentioned before me
Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner }

John Barnes< no role >