Continued Thursday 3d: Septr: 1795.

which Mr. Morgan replied that he would not remove the Tiles for
Mr. Lewis or any one else and if any accident happened they
(meaning the Contractor) must reinstate it and not this Dept.
or words to that effect And this Deponent further Saith that
from the time of the delivery of the above Letter continual complain
were made by him that the Story Posts and Bresummers described
in the Plans and particulars were not put up notwithstanding
which no more than two Story Posts and one Bresummers were
put up at the time the accident happened and which were only
put up two days before and that part of the Building where they
were put up is now standing And this Deponent further Saith
that he verily believes the Accident of the falling down of the [..]
Building was occasioned by the workmen not putting up Story
Posts and Bresummers on the ground floor and from not shoring
the floors sufficiently to support them with the Bricks and
Rubbish that was continually laid on and from taking down
the part of the Back wall fronting the Church yard between the
projecting parts without putting any Shores under the floors
where such parts were taken down altho' repeatedly desired
by this Deponent so to do And this Deponent further Saith
that if the directions given by this Deponent had been followed
he verily believes the Repairs and alterations might and would
have been completed without any accident whatsoever from
the falling of any part of the Building.

Sworn at the Mansion House in the
City of London this first day of September
1795. Before me Thomas Skinner< no role > Mayor}Robert Garton< no role >

(Copy of Affidavit of Mr. William Criswell< no role > )

Affidt. of W. Cresswell William Criswell< no role > of Bedford Row in the County of Middlesex
Surveyor Maketh Oath and Saith that in or about the month of
January last during the illness of Mr. James Lewis< no role > he by the
desire of the said James Lewis< no role > made a Survey and Estimate of the
Buildings intended to be altered and Repaired at Bridewell
Hospital according to the Plans prepared by the said Mr. Lewis
and he carefully Surveyed and examined all the parts of the said