City & Liberty
Westmr . in the
County of Midsex }

Informations taken this Nineteenth
day of March 1792 at the Parish of St
Martin in the Fields , within the Liberty
of Westmr . in the County of Midsex upon
an Inquisition touching the death of
Charles Lucas< no role > an Infant lying death
in the said Parish Liberty & County

Frances Brooks< no role > a Lodger on the First
Floor in the House of Thomas Nicholls< no role > in
Blue Cross Street in the Parish of St. Martin
in the Fields on her Oath saith That on
Wednesday Morning about Eight o'Clock
the fourteenth instant Elizabeth< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. the Wife of
William Lucas< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. (who lodge on the Second Floor
in the same House.) came into Dept. Room
leaving the Deced an Infant about two
Years & an half old, ten her own Room,
Says tht in about there Minutes they
heard the Deced cry out and Mrs. Lucas
went up immediately unto her own Room
and Screamed out, upon which Dept.
went up and saw the deced's Cloaths
on Fire and the Child very much burnt
in all Parts of his Body Says that two
apothcearys were fetched who endeavoured
to Assist the Deced and to do what they
thought necessary but Deced was so much
brunt that it died, the same day between
Twelve and One o'Clock and Dept. says that
it was merely Accidental.

Frances Brooks< no role >

Severally Sworn the Day Year
& Place abovementioned
before me
Tho Prichkard< no role > Coroner }