London

Depositions of Witnesses taken at London
that is to say at the parish of Saint John the
Baptist in the Ward of Vintry in London
aforesaid this 21st. day of January 1796 on
view of the body of Richard Clarke< no role > now
here lying dead

John Evans< no role > of No.10 Cloak Lane London [..]
Yeoman maketh Oath that between one and two [..]
Yesterday Morning Dept. being a Sleep was awakened by
a noise of something falling Dept. went out of his Room
and met Mr. Eaton on the landing place of the two pair
of Stairs Mr. Eaton sayed where are you Richard (means
the deced who was Servant to him) Dept. went down one
pair of Stairs and upon the landing place of the one pair
of Stairs he found the deced Dept. having called for a
Light which was brought he asked the deced is he could
stand he sayed no far Gods sake lettakenme alone Dept.
observed closed on the landing place and blood came
from the back part of the deceds head Dept. endeavoured
to lift the deced up but he was unable Mr. Eaton came
down and Dept. went for a Surgeon soon after a Surgeon
came who upon examining [..] the deced sayed he was dead
the Surgeon examined the deced as to the injury he had reced and found that he had a
cut or Wound in the Pole of his Neck & that his Neck
was dislocated.

Sworn this 21st: day of
January 1796 before me}

John Evans< no role >

Roger Eaton< no role > of No.10 Cloak Lane London Gentleman
maketh Oath that between one and two oClock yesterday Morning
Dept. being alarmed by or (at being in his Room and having a particular
a version to Cats the rang his Bell for the Servant that soon after
he heard something fall very heavy on the Stairs and heard a person
Groan Dept. went out of his Room the two pair of Stairs and stood
on the landing place & called Richard the deced sayed here I am
Dept. called again & then went down to the one pair of Stairs
landing place & found the deced in the manner described by
the last Witness. Dept. asked the deced where he was hurt the
deced sayed in his pole.

Sworn this 21st. day of
January 1796 before me}

Ro Eaton< no role >