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

Informations of witnesses taken
this 7 July 1797 at the House
of Philip Sutton< no role > the Sign of the Royal Exchange in
Adams Mews Mount Street parish of St George Hanover
Square on view of the Body of John Rees< no role >
Wm. Bulkeley< no role > Coachman of the Bristol post Coach.
being sworn saith that on [..] Tuesday Eveng the 4 Inst. at 10
Minutes past 5 as this Dept was going from the Saracens head
Friday Street the person who keeps the Tap told this Dept.
there was in the Tap a passenger but that he was
very ill. the porters mere bringing the Deced to the Coach
they lifted him in (as he was not able to walk)
this Dept. thought him in Appearance so bad
that the said "why to you let him go he will not
be alive at the Journeys End" when the Deced was
put into the Coach the Dept drove the Coach to the
Bell Savage Ludgate Inn where he took up a Gent.
(no person being in the Coach before) the Deced never
Spoke at this timefrom hence he drove to the
Bell in Inn Fleet Street & there took a Gentle woman
& went immediately to the White Horn Cellar piccadilly
the Dept here got into the Coach & begged the Lady to get
out of the Coach & he immediately said to the Gentleman
the Decd. was dead the Gent. replied that he had never
Spoken & only once lifted his hand. This Dept
believes he died a natural Death: he was soon taken
out of the Coach.

Wm Berkeley< no role >