London Informations of Witnesses taken at the
parish of Saint Antholin in the ward of Lord Wainer
in London aforesaid on the 21st. day of August 1788
on view of the Body of Thomas Fenner< no role > then
and there lying Dead.

John Ravencraft< no role > of the back of Aldgate Church london
Porter maketh oath that this morning between five and six he
came to the house of the dead with pish from Billingsgate , and he was
informed by the dawn of the deced who had been to market & came house
with him that their father was missing, and Dept looked for him &
went top down into the Cellar & on the Stairs ran against the deced
who was hanging by an Lair line pastened to the rail of the Bannister
of the StairsThat Dept called assistance & hold the Canble while
John Humphry< no role > who came into license cant him down. A Surgeon
was sent immedy at the dead was quite dead. Depts says the
dead was at times and of his mind which was thereupon he did not
go to market himselfsays three in out house or thereabouts the
deced are taken to Doctor precite Head house & was afterward
A Bethlem.

Sworn the 21st. day of August
1788 before me
Thomas Shelton< no role >
Coroner

The Mark of
John [mark] Ravencraft< no role >