from the first little hopes of his recoveryDeponent
called again Yesterday in the Evening, and was informed he
was Dead, and Deponent beleives that the Deceased Died
in Consequence of a Violent Concussion of the Brain.

Thomas Wise< no role >

William Stephenson< no role > who lives in Lord Bulkeley's House
on his Oath saith that on Wednesday last the 23d. Instant
about Seven in the Evening he came to Lord Bulkeley's House
in Stanhope Street in the Parish of St. George Hanover Square
in the Liberty of Westminster , the Deceased was Porter to my
Lord and sitting in his Chair in the Hall, Deponent Stand
with him till near Eight o Clock, they then went together to
the Public House called the Red Lyon in Mason Street in the
said Parish, went into the Parlour and sat down and had a
Pint of Porter, there were four Men in the Parlour playing
at Lords, afterwards two Men played together, one of the
name of Smith, during their Playing some differences nose
about Dealing, they both got up in a great rages and Smith
took, the other by the Cellar whose Name was Wallis, and
laid him across the Table-Deponent prevented Wallis from
being Struck by Smith by deponent's holding Smith's Arms
the

the Deceased then became enraged at seeing Wallis, who
was his Fellow Servant used ill by Smith, and said to
Smith, if he wanted Fighting, he would Fight him for a
Guinea in a large Sum-Smith said he would not Fight
for Money-Smith and Wallis then finished the Game
at Cards and quietly-after the Game was our, Smith
went out of the Room-the Deceased and Harry a
Servant to Lord [..] morne who had come into the Room
took the Cards and played three single Games-during
their Play, three or four Messages came to the Deceased
by the Boy of the House that he was wanted by a Person
in Private-he answered he had no private Business, if
he was wanted by any Person they might come to him
there, but no Person came-about a quarter before Eleven
the Game was finished, used all the Persons in the Room
about Six in number came out of the House into the
Street as going home-it was then very dark, within Ten
Yards of the Red Lyon Public House Door the Deceased near
Called to-the Deceased turned back, and within two
Minutes he heard a Skirmish, and he saw the Deceased
throw off his Coat and Waistcoat and he and Smith met
and