London

Deposition of a Witness taken at London
that is to say, at the Parish of Allhallows the
Great in the Ward of Dowgate in London
aforesaid this 23d. day of February 1795 on
view of the Body of John Waterman< no role > now here
lying Dead

James Jaques< no role > Apprentice to Mr. James Gabbins< no role > of Thomas
Street Builder maketh Oath that he hath known the deced
John Waterman< no role > (who was a Carpenter by Trade) about a Week
part in consequence of his coming to Mr. Gubbin's for Charity
That he appeared to be a very aged and infirm Man-that
he saw the deced about five O Clock on Friday Night last in
a Watch Box the Corner of Friar's Alley Thomas Street< no role > that he
appeared very ill [..] much so that he was supported by a
Person of the Name of Hawkins-that he appeared to be in a
dying state-that some persons moved the deced from the [..]
to the Friar Public House just by-that he was taken into a
Room in. that house that a Surgeon was sent who soon after
came (a Mr. Anderson) that he examined the deced that the
deced departed this Life put before he was moved to the public House [..] that upon
Mr. Anderson examining the deced he sayed the deced appeared
to him to have some disease on him & that he was of opinion the
deced did not die intirely from want but that the disease [..]
was afflicted with for want of proper care together with want of
proper Nourishment might occasion his Death

Sworn this 23d. day of February 1795
before me}

J Jaques