London Deposition of Witnesses taken as London
that is to say as the parish of Saint Bridget
otherwise Bride in the Ward of Farringdon
with out in London aforesaid this 26th. day of
May 1796 on view of the Body of John Boyer< no role >
now here lying Dead.

Ambrose Fisher< no role > a Prisoner for Debt. in His Majestys Prison
the Fleet maketh Oath that he hath known the deced John Boyer
about a Month that he was also a Prisoner for Debt. in the said Prison
that he was an aged Man between sixty and seventy years of age-
Depment saw the deced in the Coffee Room of the Prison Tuesday afternoon
last that he appeared very unwell and seemed very sleepy-that
about ten OClock same Night Dept. & the deced left the Coffee Room
together in order to go to BedDeptthat when they got to the deceds
Room the deced unlocked his Room Door & went in to the Room and Dept.
lighted his Candle for him Depment then asked the
deced as he appeared an well [..] if Dept.
could do any thing more for him he sayed No but asked Dept. he
when he got up next Morning to get him some Tea-Dept. then
bid the deced good Night & left him-Dept. heard the deced look
his Room Door that Yesterday Morningaboutbetween eight
& nine Dept. went and knocked as the deceds Room Door but he
made no answer Dept. went three or four times after and knocked
as the Door butmeansreceived no answer Dept. then went
away and on his return again about ½ past ten found the
deceds Room Door open and Mr. Horkins the Turnkey of the Prison
& another person in the Room that the deced was dead in the Bed
had all his Cloaths off-Dept. apprehends the deced died in a
Fitas abecause on Monday last the deced was taken with a
Sneezing fit and blood came from his Nose.

Sworn this 26th. day of May.
1796 before me}

A. Fisher.