Middlesex
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Informations of Witnesses severally Taken and
Acknowledged on the behalf of his Majesty the 7th. day of
June in the Year of Our Lord 1767 At the House of
Robert Fairfax< no role > known by the Sign of the Grave Morris
opposite the London Hospital in the Parish of Saint
Mary White Chappell in the County of Middlesex before
Thomas Phillips< no role > One of the Coroners for the said County
touching the death of John Datty< no role > then and there lying dead
as follow (to wit)

James Taylor< no role > of Whilly Yorkshire Master of the Ship Called
the Freelove Saith That this day fortnight Informant was
Board said Ship at Shadwell Dock That between three
and four in the Afternoon several Sailors went [..] from On Board
Other Ships lying therein Order to go on Shoretoat
Shadwell Dock to a Number of Coalheavers who were then at the Stairs
Armed with Cullasses Swords &That they went to the
Coalheavers (as Informant Supposes) to know what the
Coalheavers wanted with them That Batty Seeing the said
Sailors go on Shore he would go to and went on Shore
[..] and Stood there in the middle of the Coalheavers for
the Space of Ten Minutes or upwards and they did not
Offer to Strike or middle with himThat while Batty
was on Shore a Dispute Arose amongst the Sailors who
had gone from the Other Ships and the Coalheavers
That Informant did not See Batty go And cannot tell whether
or not he had any thing in his HandsThat he withdrew
from theGroundCrowd after they began Quarrelling and
got upon Some Timber lying near the StairsThat