London Deposition of a Witness taken at London
that is to say at the parish of Saint Mary
at Hill in the Ward of Billingsgate in
London aforesaid this 25th: day of June
1795 . on view of the Body of Richard Jones< no role >
now here lying Dead

James Price< no role > a Labourer Lodging at the brown Public
House in the Minories London maketh Oath that he
hath known the deced Richard Jones< no role > between four &
five years-that he was a Labouring Man & usually
worked at Fresh Wharf Thames Street London-
That Yesterday Morning Dept. and the deced went on
board the Sloop called the Favourite belonging to Cork
in Ireland but now lying at fresh Wharf aforesaid
being employed to work at the Rigging of the said Vessel
that about seven OClock Yesterday Morn & Dept. & the
Mate of the said Vessel were employed about the
Rigging at the Mart head of the said Vessel-that
while they were so employed the deced came up part
of the Shrouds or Ropes headg from the Deck of the
said Vessel to the Mart head-that while he was
coming up the Shrouds the Mate told him he did
not want him for that he & Dept. could do what
there was to do at the Mart head-the deced then
stopt about three parts up the Shrouds having one
Land hold of the Shrouds-that he seemed to swing
there a little while when he let go his hold and fell
from the Shrouds against a Rail that goes along the
quarter or afterside of the Vessel & from thence into
the Water that he sunk immediately-that in about
a quarter of an hour after Dept. having got some
Crapers got the deced out of the Water that he was
warm but quite dead-that Dept. and some other
persons used means to bring the deced to but without
effect-Dept.believesapprehends that the deced
was taken with a swimming or giddiness in the
head which occasioned him to let go his hold &
fall as before stated no person being near him at the
time

his
James [mark] Price< no role >
Mark

Sworn this 25th. day of June 1795
before me}