London

Depositions of Witnesses taken at London
that is to say as the Parish of Saint Mary
Magdalen in the Ward of Castlebaynard
in London aforesaid this 12th day of April 1798
on view of the body of Richard Padget now
here lying Dead.

Thomas Parker< no role > of Fleet Street Goldsmith maketh Oath
that he hath known the deced about twelve years
Dept. says he has employed the deced as a Carpenter
three or four Months past and duringthatthe same time
has as times employed him as a Porter that for this
Month past Dept. has observed a great charge in the
manner and behaviour of the deced that he has been
very forgetful and observed ,anddull and Melancholy
that he used to do his business as a Carparter and as
a Porter very well and correctly but during this Month
but has been very incorrect in doing any business
Dept. sent him about Dept. has given him very
plain directions to go to Placed and what to do or what
to being that he has come back without doing it
or bringing what he was sent saying he could fond no
such place thoDept.Dept. has no doubt any Bay
or person of the commons understanding might have
done the business he was sent about or found the place
Dept. sent him to that Dept. has during this Month
past spoke to the deced upon different Suby into yet the
deced always appeared about in thought and gave
no answer to Dept. when he spoke to him Dept. says
that the Week before lastDept. sayhe sent the deced
with a Parcel to Burlington Street with a plain direction on
is whom it was for the deced returned sayed the person
would not take is Dept. has since enquired andfound
has been informed that no parcelthe decedhadneverbed on to the
Housepresented or taken to the House from which Dept.
concludes the deced from his deranged state of Mind had
never been to the place he was sent to.

Sworn this 12th. day of April
1798 before me}

Thos. Parker< no role >