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

Informations taken this Fifth day of January
1770 at the Parish of St John the Evangelist within the City
& liberty of Westmr. in the County of Middlesex upon an
Inquisition touching the Death of Stephen Rogers< no role > lying dead
in the said Parish City Liberty and County.

John Higgs< no role > of Mill Bank Street Westmr. Lighterman
on his Oath saith That he was coming along Mill Bank
towards the House Herry Westmr. on Tuesday night last
(January 2nd) a little before six o' Clock, that he next
man, walking alone up mill Bank about Twenty
third Yards above Peter Borough House by the [..]
of the River Thomas in the Parish of St. John the Evangelist
Westmr. says that he did not speak to the Man wh [..]
walked forward and was then Defecd in a Blew
Coat says that he was informed the next [..]
that a man was Drowned [..] Peter Borough Road
That he went there about Ten o'clock he saw man bye by the
of the [..] James a few Yard from the Wall
before [..] which he believes to [..]
the Body of the [..] Whom he saw we thing
Mill Bank the Evening before, says that there [..]
no Buckle in Deced show, when he saw him to
on the Shore

John Higgs< no role >

William Lewis< no role > This name instance is in set 2078. of Vine Street Westmr . Waterman
on his Oath saith That he was coming down the River
Thames in his boat about half an hour after in the Evening
the Second Instant, says that about Ten Yards From
the Wall of the Thames before captain Sunons The
on Mill Ball he saw a Hat Floating upon the [..]
Thames which he pisked up, and now produces
and says that he heard un noice about that Since [..]

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William Lewis< no role >