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

Informations taken this Eighteenth day
of September 1770 at the Parish of St. George
Hanover Square within the Liberty of Westmr. in
the County of Middlesex touching the Death of John
Temple< no role > lying dead in the said Parish Liberty and
County.

Thomas Mills< no role > a Coach Painter at Mr. Sarney in Great
Queen Street Lincoln Inn Fields on his path saith That on Sunday
last about three o Clock in the afternoon (Sepr. 16.) John Temple, the Deced, these
Dept. and five other Men tookhired a Boat of Mr. Serle a Boo [..]
near Westmr. Bridge and Rowed up to Putney , where they
staid at the sign of the Star & Garter until seven o' Clock that
Evening, drinking some Liquor, but every Person was Joker,
Says that they then Rowed down to the Horce Henry at Butterlea
where they drank each of them a Glass of Brandy, and aftered
rowed down the River opposite to Lambath , this Dept. then
Rowing and the Deced, and the Decedat the Head of the Boat
it being then about Nine o' Clock, Says that he heard a Now
and immediately one of the Company said that the young Man
was over, Says that the Boat was stopped immediately but
they did not see the Deced come up, and believes he was
Drowned, Says that no Perion touched the Deced when he
fell into the River, but that it was merely Accidental
Says tath he was informed that the Body of the Deced was taken up
on Mill Bank Westmr. that he there saw him this day &
observed no Marks of violence upon him.

Thos Mills< no role >

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