City & Liberty of Westmr .
in the County of Middlesex }

Informations taken this Seventh
day of Septr. 1767 at the Parish of St. George
Han Square within the Liberty of Westmr.
in the County of Middlesex on an Inquisition
Touching the Death of William Osborn< no role >
lying dead in the said Parish Liberty of
County.

Richard Marchant< no role > a Lodger at Mr. Read in New
Tothill Street on his Oath saith That he was
walking yesterday between seven and Eight o'Clock
in the afternoon towards Chelsea Bridge and was the
informed that a young man was Dreamed in the River
below the Bridge , Says that he went into a Barye
on the River and with a large Hook hit upon the
Deced who lay in the bottom of the River and the
the Hook into the Deced and pulled him to the
shore in the Parish of St George Hanover Square
Says that the Deced was Dead, and appeared to
have been Drowned some time, but no Marks
of Violence appeared upon him.

Richard Marchant< no role >

Sworn the Day Year & Place
abovementioned before me
Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner }