City and Liberty
of Westmr .}

Informations taken this 24th. June 1762
at the Parish of Saint Clement Danes within
the Liberty of Westminster on an Inquisition taken
on view of the Body of John Ryley< no role > there lying dead.

David Davis< no role > Servant to Mr. James Robinson< no role > Brewer
in Drury Lane on his Oath Saith that Yesterday
Afternoon about four o'Clock he was sent by his
Master to his Stable in Bennets Court to fetch his
House says Mr. Lawrence called out to Deponentdecedto
Step Softly because a from was as Coop in the Yard
says be as locked the door belonging to the Yard
and of her giving some way he discovered the deced
having ina Leather Strap fixed to a Post in the
Yard, on his Knees his Head leaning on his left
Shoulder, says he was quite motion less & deponent
believes he was dead says he went immediately
out of the Yard and alarmed the Neighbourhwod
says that when he returned again to the Yard
the deced was eat down and Dept. is same he was
then dead. says the man was an entire Stranger to
Deponent.

David Davies< no role >

John Lawrence< no role > of Bennets Court Shoemaker
on his Oath Saith that Yesterday in the afternoon
upon the Alarm that a Man had hanged himself
in aged in Bennets Court, Dept. went there directly and
discovered the deced hanging by a Leather Strap fixed
to a Post there. says he thereuponcutdisengaged the deced from
downthe Strap but he was then dead. says he knew the
deced to be John Ryley< no role > who lived in Bennets
Court shortly before his Death says that about
fifteen Months ago the deced attempted to stab
himself, and has several times threatned to make
away with himself. says the deced was very drunk
Yesterday afternoon, and used frequently to get
fudded.

John Lawrence< no role >