Late Charts of westmr
the County of Middlesex }
Informations of Witness
taken him 20 Septr.
1797 at the House of John Washbourne< no role > the
Sign of the White hart Hemmings
Row Parish of St. Martins recived of the Baly
of a new born ferial Child
Richard Simons< no role > Surgeon to St. Martins Parish being
Sworn saith that he has examined the Body of
the Deced & from General Appearance believes
it to be in new born Child. the child is in
so putrid a state he cannot positively
undertake to say what was the Cause
of the Death but if born alive (which
is impossible for him to say) there can be
no doubt but that it was drowned

Richd: Simmons< no role >

Joseph Allen< no role > a waterman at Hungerford
stairs , lies in Charles Court he was
coming from Queenhithe Yesterday between
1 & 2 o'Clock & nearly opposite York
House about 140 Yards from the Shore
he saw the deced floating on the Surface
of the Water it was then high water
it was then quitedeadputrid -further he knows
that the sd. female child was found drowned in the River
Thames on the 19 sept. 1797 in a Putrid state but how &
by what means the said child came there & to her death
no Evidence thereof doth appear to the Jurors.