London Depositions of Witnesses taken at London that
is to say, at the parish of Saint Giles without
Cripplegate in the ward of Cripplegate without
in London aforesaid this 28th day of January
1797 on view of the body of James Bird< no role > now
here lying Dead.

Stephen Sheppard< no role > of No. 12 Bridgewater square Barbican
Cooper maketh oath that [..] about eight oClock yesterday Morning
he saw a Waggon drawn by four horses belonging [..] to Moss Smith< no role > &Co
of Islington [..] going from out of the yard
of Messrs. Calvert & Co Brewers Whitecross Street that just on the
Waggon and got past the Counting house on the side of the Gateway
he heard some Men in the yard cry out "poor Man he is dead"
Dept. went out and saw the deced (who appeared to be the driver
of the Waggon) between the shafts of the Waggon & the wall of the
Gateway-that some Men got the deced from between the Shaft
of the Waggon & the Wall-that he was laid near the Counting house
that he was quite insensible-that a Surgeon who had been sent
for came and bled the deced that very little blood came from him
that in about half an hour after the deced appeared to be quite
dead.

Sworn this 28th. day of January
1797 before me}

Stepn Sheppard< no role >