London

Informations of Witnesses
taken at the Parish of Saint Mary
Aldermanbury in the Ward of Cripplegate
within in London aforesaid on the 14th.
day of July 1792 on view of the body of
Thomas Smith< no role > now here lying dead.

Edward Bateman< no role > of No. 2 Sion Court Phillip Lane< no role >
London Cordwainer maketh Oath that about ½ part nine
O Clock last Night Dept. in consequence of an application
made to himdowent to a house No. 2 Hand Court Phillip
Lane that the people of the home being apprehensive
the deced had done something to himself Dept. and one
Whittle who lodges in the Ground Floor went to the door
of the one pair of Stairs Room of said house. that they
called for the deced but receiving no answer they house
the Door open that an going into the Room they found the
deced hanging by a small Cord fastened to the top of one of
the head parts of a Bedstead in the Room in his Shirt that
Leaves quite Lead and Cold.

Edwd. Bateman< no role >

Sworn the 14th day of
July 1792 before me}

Charles Whittle< no role > of No. 2 Hand Court Phillip Lane London
Porter maketh Oath that he hath known the deced Thomas
Smith between eight and nine years. that the deced has lodged in
the one pair of Stairs Room of the house Dept. River in about
a year & an half that the deced buried his Wife about a
twelve Month ago since which time Dept. has observed
the deced very dull and Melancholy-that appeared often
to mumble and talk to himself and sometimes when he
has been talking to may one would burst out [..] crying and
express much grief at the loss of his Wife-that Dept.
saw the deced about nine O Clock the Night before last that
he came into Dept. Room and sayed he had been shaking
hands with ever so many Devils. real Devils. that he
locked very wild and Dept. really thought then that the
deced was delirious-that the deced used to In [..] very
much and Dept. raing the Key inside of the desids Door last
Night and not hearing the deced [..] as usual he apprehend [..]