London

Informations taken this 26th. day of January
1757 upon an Inquisition on View of the Body
of Francis Leonard< no role > lying dead at the Parish of
Saint Androw Hubberd in the Ward of
Billingsgate London before Thomas Beach< no role >
Esqr his Majesty's Coroner for the City of London

John Kennerken< no role > of Newing for Butt in Surry
[..] lodging in Mr. Coles Rents maketh
Oath that Yesterday between the Hours of 1211
a Dispute are sing at the House of Esther Seven
known by the Sign of the Cary & Calf in Eastcheap
[..] about of Pot of Hot between the decoated
and one Thomas Powell< no role > after several words
had passed between the deced & Powell, the
decased at length striped himself challenged
Powell several times to fight him: says Powell on aks [..]
that if the decied would go into the yard he
would follow him; that the deced than went
out into the Yard & Powell followed him; the
deced striped himself as he was going to the
Yard but Powell was not striped till will
Blows were given by each of the Combatants
Dept saw Sevl. Blows given but cannot tell who
struck the first Blow draw noon are of the
battle Dept returning into the House.

The Mark
of [mark] John Kenneken< no role >

Thomas Egarton< no role > loding at the Cow & Calf
Brichlayer maketh Oath & sayth that yesterday any between
1721 in the afternoon a dispute a using at sd. House about
the [..] paying for a Pet of that between the deced
& sd. Powell the deced Powell against to fight with each
other & for that purpose they both went into the Yard
behind sd. House say she saw Mr Blows given by each
of the Combatants: that she deced was striped before he
got into the yard, but Powell fought cann's able Line
before he stripped; says he took up Prvall twice during the
time the deced & Powell fought; that after the fight had