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

Informations taken this Twenty [..]
of October 1785 at the Parish of [..]
within the Liberty of Westmr . [..]
Midsex upon an Inquisition [..]
death of Edward Petre< no role > [..]
said Parish Liberty [..]

Thomas Morris< no role > servant [..]
of the Parish of St. Luke in the County [..]
Brewer on his Oath saith that the day other Deced [..]
were sent from Mr. Whitebread's Brewhouse
with a Draycontainingloaded with three
Beetts of Porter drawn by two Horses
and ordered to deliver the Beer to
Mr. Robert Turner< no role > a Victualler at the
sign of the Horn and Dolphin in Maxwell
Street in the Parish of St. Anne Westmr .
says, that Edward Petre< no role > the Deced , who
was likewise servant to Mr. White bread
was with Dept. at Mr. Turner's Door and
each of them had hold of the first Butt
in order to get it upon the Pulley, that
the Deced pulled the Butt too hathy, and
the Butt forced the Deced down and
the End of the Butt came upon Deced's
Breast, says that he jumped over the
Pully and removed the Butt off the
Deced and desired Deced to get up
to which Deced answered I cannot, and
a Gentleman droped the Deced [..] being
capable to move himself [..]
afterwards, and Deced [..]
five Minutes, and [..]
Death was merely accident [..]
Horses & Dry & [..]
Mr. Whitebread,

Thomas Morris< no role >
[mark]
his Mark

Sworn the Day Year &
place abovementioned before me
Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner }