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

Informations taken this Seventeenth
day of February 1786 at the Parish of
St. Paul Covent Garden within the Liberty
of Westminster in the County of
Middlesex upon an Inquisition
touching the death of John Gwyer< no role >
lying dead in the said Parish Liberty
and County.

Thomas Sessions< no role > at the Northumberland Arms
in Russel Street in the Parish of St. Paul Covent
Garden Victualler on his Oath saith That in
consequence of his [..] [..] ingto Mr Fawcett &
[..] Brewers desiring them to seizd a Man
to stop a Lock in one of his Bertts, upon
which John Gwyn< no role > the Deced came Yesterday
about Five o' Clock in the Afternoon appearing
to be in perfect health, Says that the Deced
began to stop the Leek and Dept. sat by him
holding a lighted Candle to him That he soon
percieved the Deced Drawing his Breadth
with great Difficulty asked him if he was
ill, and if he would have any thing, That
the Deced Stood up and said No thanks you
and without saying any thing more the
Deced immediately Fell down backwards
upon the Cellar Floor afterwards moved
his Hand a little but could not speak but should he lifted up the Deced into one [..]
one died immediately and Dept. believes that
the Deced died in a Natural way.

Thos. Sessions< no role > .

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