Morning, Says that the Deced told
this Dept. that he made his Escape out
of the Prison, and as he was getting
off a Man attempted to stop him, That he
Struck at the Man, that the Man turned
about & knocked him down, and that one
Bill Brown< no role > kicked him and trod upon
him, Brown being a Prisoner there
That Brown afterwards took out his Knife
and cut a piece of a Notch in [..] his Coat. Says that
the Deced was not ill used by the Keeper
or any other Person in the Prison
nor had he any Punishment afterwards
in the Prison on Account of his Escaping
Says that the Deced told Dept. that he
reced no hurt by the fall in getting
out of the Prison, and Dept. thinks
that the Deced's death was caused by the
Kicks he reced From Bill Brown.

John Peach< no role >
[mark]
his Mark

Thomas Purdue< no role > of Strutton Ground
Apothecary on his Oath saith That he is
Apothecary to Tothill Fields Bridewell and
Visits the Sick People there every Day Says
that the Deced ha [..] been a Prisoner there
about a Mouth, both his Legs being very
much Uleared when he was brought it
so bad that he desired [..] the Keeper to take
off his Irons, which was done, Says that
about a Week after the Deced was brought
in he was Seized with a Fever, and
got some things better and was suffered to
walk in the Yard, Says that on Saturday
the Twenty seventh day of Novr. last when Dept
was

was in the Prisoner the Alarm was given
of a Prisoner having made his Escape out
of the Prison and in less than half an hour
he saw the Deced brought back into the
Prison by William Taylor< no role > a Prison the
Turnkey and another Man, the Deced
not being then able to speak Says that
he bled the Deced, and sent him some
Medicines, Says that he Examined the
Deced and found no Marks of violence
upon the Deced, excepting a little Grazing
upon the Chest which Dept. thinks he
reced in going down out of the Prison
the Deced complaining of an Oppression
in his Breathing, which continued
and Deced grew worse every Day, having
a Fever constantly upon him, until
his Death which happened this Morning
Says that the Deced never complained
of having been kicked by Bill Brown
or any other Person, and Dept. believes
that the Deced died in a natural Way
And Dept. says that he thinks some
external Marks would have appeared
if he had reced any Kicks to cause
his Death

Thos Purdue< no role >

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