Westminster , to wit.

Informations of Witnesses taken this 13th,
day of August 1777 , at the Dwelling House of Mrs.
Douglas the Sign of the Golden Lyon at Hyde Park,
Corner in the Parish Of St. George Hanover Square in
the Liberty of Westminster Before Thomas Prickard< no role >
Gentleman His Majesty's Coroner for the City and
Liberty of Westminster , touching the Death of Thomas
Simms< no role > , then and there lying Dead, on View of the Body

Thomas Stone< no role > Coachmen to Mr. William Bast who Keeps a
livery Stable in New Bond Street St. George Hanover Square on
his Oath saith, that on Thursday the 24th. day of July 1777.
the Deceased was taking [..] Dring in a Stable in
White Horse Yard in the said Street belonging to Mr. Bast, and having a Shovel in
his hand with Dring, the Deced fell on his face, but whether
he slipped, or his toes catched in the Paving he cannot tell
Deponent took him up from the found but not on his Neat and
found a very large wound on his Head, that bled Considerably
a Horse or Mare then in the Stable either struck or trad on the Deced, but it was
So instantaneous that Deponent cannot tell which with