London

Depositions of Witnesses taken at London
that is to say, at the Parish of Saint Bridget
otherwise Bride in the Ward of Farringdon
without in London aforesaid the 4th. day of
February 1790 on View of the Body of
Stephen Noye< no role > then and there lying Dead

William Griffith< no role > Servant to Mr. Thomas Wright< no role > of Peterborough Court
in the Parish of Saint Bride London Printer maketh Oath that about
the hour of eight in the morning of Wednesday last Deponent being
in a two pair of Stairs Room belonging to laid Mr.ThompsonWright
and having just left the Fire place he had turned himself round
in order to go out of the Door that he had got the Door in his hand
when on looking up he saw the deced hanging by a Cord fastened
round a small Beam in the said Room that Dept. was very much
alarmed and called out to four stirs one who were in the Room
that said Room is used by Mr. Wright in his Way of business as a
Printer that he has known the deced near three year that he
was a Printer and has Worked for Mr. Wright the whole time
Dept. has been Servant to Mr. Wright which is about twelve
months.

Sworn the 4 Febry 1790
before me

T. Shelton Corr,

Wm Griffith< no role >

Thomas Martin< no role > of No. 3 Phoenix Court Newgate street printer
maketh Oath that he hath worked for Mr. Wright about seven
months that the deceased worked in the sane Room with Dept
the whole of that time as a Printer that he has observed the deced
for about a Month past to be very dull and Malancholy so much
so that when spoke [..] times he would hardly give an answer
that the deced has not been to Work since Sunday Morning that Dept
having heard that the deced was ill went on Tuesday Afternoon to
the deceds Lodging No:3 or 4 in Peterborough Court that he found
the deced sitting by a five in a Garrett in the House of Mrs Harper
No. 3 aforesaid that the deceased appeared very ill and seemed
very low in spirits that Dept. asked deced what his Complaint was
the deced sayed he had an inwardfew actionand clapping his hand
on his Stomach sayed his pain lay there meaning his Stomach
thatdeadhe saw nothing of the deced until the next Morning
when being in the Printing Room of said Mr Wright he heard
the