believe Murder willwould be [mark] committed, as Dept. when he
quited his House laft two of the Bargemen
beating one Edward Crowder< no role > a Lodger in Depts.
House That the first Watchmanwho came on
Depts. call was William Radley< no role > the deced who
Dept verily believes [..] Dept. met with wat
William Ridley< no role > the deced who as Dept. believes
went to Depts. assistance and Dept. ran further
on to get more help; that Dept. then immediately
returned home where he found his Wife in fit sd
occasioned as Dept. believes by her being frighted
in the manner aforesaid Says that about an
Hour afterwards the deced and anor. Watchman
came to Depts. House and the deced shewed Dept. the
right side of his Head and his Ear appeared to be
very bloody and he complained of being very
much hurt by them, meaning as Dept. believes
the persons or some of them who had been at
Depts. House, that the deced and the other Watchman
drank a Pint of Beer at Depts. Houses and Dept.
heard nothing more about the deced afterwards
till the next day when he was informed the deced
was very ill and had been sent to St. Bartholomew
Hospital.

Sworn the 14th. day of December
1767 before me. Tho: Beach< no role > Corr .

Robt: Newtons< no role >

Charles Duncomb< no role > [..] Bledging at the House
of John Bye< no role > Baker in Black fryars maketh
Oath and saith that or Thursday night last
Dept. happening to be drinking [..] in the publick
drinking Room at the Last and Sugar Loaf in
[..] Blackfryars afsd. five men appearing to be
Bargermen or Lightmen, allof themExcept
John Latlin< no role > were Strangers to Dept. came into the
sd. Room & called to a [..] of Beer whichwhereafter having
tasted they found fault with, but they drank the
Buras Dept. believes & then called for a Dram of
Gin a peice which was brought and they drank
That one of them who Dept. hath been since infound
is named DanielAsgood abused Depts. & the Land lord
of the House giving than very opprobious language
that there upon the land lord requeshed [..] them to go out
of the House for that he would draw no more Beer