City & Liberty of
Westmr. in the County
of Middlesex }

Informations taken this Eleventh
day of October 1785 at the Parish
of St. Margaret within the Liberty
of Westmr . in the County of Midsex
upon an Inquisition touching the
death of Richard Coston lying dead
in the said Parish Liberty & County.

William Bannett< no role > Sir William Bennett< no role >
Clerk to Massr. John< no role > and Lucas Bateman< no role >
Vitner in Cockspur street in the Parish
of St. Martin in the fields in saith that
on Thursday Evening last the Sixth Instant
about Seven oClock in the Evening
Richards Pontner the Deced who was port
there was [..] large Door out of
the Cettars his first stopped upon the
Spares and this Door till upon the
Deced left Arm, [..] and
Deced afterwards told Dept. that his
Arm was hurt that the Deced went
house and next Morning was not
able to use it but had it tied up
and went to the Infirmary in James
Street< no role > Westmr.

William Bennett< no role >

William Bennett< no role > Clerk to Messrs. John< no role > & Lucas
Bateman< no role > of Cork stews street in the Parish of
St. Martin on the Fields on his Oath saith that
on the Sixth day of this Instant Dept. was in
the Wine Vaults [..] ,where Richard Baston< no role >
was going to shut the Vaults, That observing that