that he reced any hurt by falling when in Liquor
And this Dept. says that she believes that the Deced worked
of the Brewhouse constantly from the time he first reced
the hurt upon his Elbow until the day before his Death
and that he complained of no other part than his Elbow
until Monday the 30th. Decr. last.

Eliz. Higgins< no role >

John Hughes< no role > Drayman to Mr. Green the Brewer on his
Oath saith, that he has lived at the Brewhouse about
two Years, that he has heard William Higgins< no role > the Deced
and Willam Paul< no role > the abroad Cooper Several times have angry words
but never saw a blow struck by either of them, Says
that on Tuesday Night (Decr. 30d.) and on Wednesday
Morning (January 1.) he was fetched several times to
the Deced, who was very bad, and said several times that he had
reced a Stroke from Paul, (whom Dept. understood to
be the Cooper) about a fortnight or three weeks before
upon his Arm when they were drawing Bear out of a Cellar, and that
some of the Men had thrown Dirt in his face a the some
time.

The Mark [mark] of
John Hughes< no role > .

John Obadiah Justamond< no role > of Palace Yard Westmr. Surgeon
on his Oath saith That he opened the Body of William Higgins< no role >
the Deced and formed an Inflammation the Lungs and
considerable Inflamations in several Parts of the Bowels
but cannot take upon him to say whether those Appearances
arose from external Injury or from any Inflammatory
Distemper, which the Deced might have been Seized with
from hard Drinking or any other Circumstance. Says
that he is much inclined to tink he died chiefly from
hard Drinking, as he could not find any external
appearance of Injury corresponding with the Inflamed
parts of the Lungs. and Says that his Liver was in such
a State of it is always found in Persons accustoured to
drink freely of Spiritual Liquors, The Chief Bruise he
found outwardly was upon his Arm and that certainly
could not be the cause of his Death.

O. Justamond

Joseph Cox< no role > of Chelsea Grocer on his Oath saith That on
Monday Decr. 30th. last he was at the Sign of the Shakespear
in Eaton Street Printer when Deced came in and shewed Dept.
his Right Arm which was very black and said that it
was done with a But Slave and said that he had a Bruish on his side when Dept did and if he had not held up his
Arm, his Brains must have been beat out by them,
but mentioned on Names. Says that he saw the Deced on
Tuesday Decr. 31st at the Sum at Grosvenor Place when he
said that he was very ill, and would not drink and thing
and said to Dept. You cannot tell how ill I have been reced

Jos: Cox< no role >

John Ceely< no role > Drayman to Messrs. Green & Proctor Brewers
on his Oath saith that he was oftentakingwith Mr. Paul
and the Deced, taking Beer out of their Cellars that Mr.
Paul and the Deced often had angry Words, but he
never saw either of them strike the other.

John Ceely< no role >

The above Account is confirmed by James Carrie< no role >

William Shrimton< no role >

[..]

The Mark [mark] of
Peter Lucas< no role >
John Pritchard< no role >

Severally Sworn the Day
Year and Place above
mentioned before me
Thos Prickard< no role > Coroner }