London
Southwark

Depositions of a Witnesses taken at the
Parish of Saint Olave within the Borough
of Southwark in the County of Surrey
this 24th. day of October 1792 on view
of the Body Thomas Melonghby< no role > now here
lying Dead

John Taylor< no role > Master of the Brig Britain of Southerland
in the County of Durham now lying at Simmon's Wharf
in the parish of Saint Olave maketh oath that the deced
Thomas Willoughby< no role > has been a Mariner belong my to the said Brig and Apprentice to Dept
about two years-that Dept. saw the deced on board the said
Vessel about two OClock in the afternoon of Thursday last
in cleaning the Deck of the Vessel Dept. then went to Change
about and returned to the Vessel about four OClock that
on Dept. return to the Vessel he was mat by some of his
people who acquainted Dept. the deced had fallen over board
and was drowned-that a William Babb< no role > Master of the Verger
Sloop of Bristol then lying without Depts. Vessel informed
Dept. that while he Babb was writing a Letter in the Cabbin of
the Verger he heard something fall into the trader that on going
on Deck he saw a Backet in the Water between the two Vessels
that concluding some one had fallen over board he again looked
in the Water and saw part ofthe deceds head and Broch
in the trader and that soon after he sunk under the Water
Dept. was present on Thursday Night when the deced was
taken up out of the Water about eleven OClock the same
Evening nearly where he had fallen over board.

Sworn this 24th: day of October 1792
before me}

John's Taylor