Middlesex

Informations of Witnesses taken at the Workhouse of the Parish of Harmondsworth and [..]
afterwards by Adjournment at the Dwelling house of John Mead< no role > the Sign of the Magpye in the
Parish aforesaid in the County of Middlesex on Thursday the Second Day of March 1786 Before Edward
Umfreville< no role > Esquire one of his Majesty's Coroners for the said County touching the Death of a Man
Unknown then and there lying Dead as fellow

John Toop< no role > belonging to the Prince of Wales's Regiment of Light Dragoons upon his Oath SaithThat on Sunday
last the Twenty sixth Day of February last Past [..] was on his return from Colebrook about four in the Afternoon
to the Magpye aforesaid were he is quartered and Observed Several Men who Appeared to be a Recruiting Party for the
East India Company going before him and Saw one of the Men Strike another) whom this Examinant since knows to be
the deceased) Several times with a Stick and who appeared to this Deponent to be in Liquor as he Walked very ill and
when this Deponent Returned to his Quarters aforesaid he was told by his Comrade that a Man had been tumbling
about the Road drunk and was then in one of the Stables belonging to the said John Mead< no role > and Saith that between Seven
and Eight o Clock on Monday Morning he was told that the said Man who is the Deceased was Dead.

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John Toop< no role >

Andrew Mc Farlan< no role > another Soldier of the same Regiment on his Oath Saith that about Six o Clock on Sunday Evening last
Some Children Came to the House of the said John Mead< no role > were this Deponent is Quartered Saying there is a Drunken Man
in the Road whereupon this Deponent and a Man Servant of the said John Mead< no role > went into the Road and at a Small
Distance from the House Saw the Deceased laying in the Horse Road Endeavouring to Raise himself up and
in doing so fell down again Just before this Deponent and his Companion Came up and when they did they lifted him
up and brought him to the said John Mead< no role > Stable were they laid him Down upon some Clean Straw and left him
but During the Whole time she did not Speak a Word although he looked at this Deponent as if he wished to Speak

Andw Mc Farlan< no role >

John Perridge< no role > of Colebrook Surgeon on his Oath saith that on Tuesday the Twenty eighth Day of February now
last the Constable of Harmondsworth Came to this Deponent to Request him to Come and look at the Deceased which he did
Shortly afterwards at the Workhouse were the Deceased lay and upon Examining his Body found his Upper hip bruised
and a Wound on the inside but whether it was Caused by a blown a fall Cannot [..] and also found the fall Scratched and
a good deal grazed as if by gravel and also observed both his hips so Chated or Galled by the Waistband of a Pair of Trowsers
which he wore having not Shirt on that they were quite raw and also found a Bruise on the Inside of the Right Thigh as
as if by a Hick but is of Opinion that none of the before Mentioned Inquire were the Cause of his Death but is
also of Opinion that the Deceased had Received some ill Usage which together with Great Fatigue the Inclemency of the
Weather and Want of Proper Care in a great Measure was the Cause of his Death as he was in a Very Unfit State to travel
on foot from the Violence of the Chafing of his hips as before Mentioned

John Perridge< no role >

Job Morris< no role > of Harmondsworth aforesaid Labourer upon his Oath Saith That on Sunday last the Twenty sixth
day of February as he was Returning fromtothe Workhouse to Longford he met a Company of five or Six Men and at a little
distance five or Six More Who appeared to be all in one Company and as Deponent Supposes a Recruiting Party as
he Observed a Serjeant in Regimentals and Many of the Party with Coloured Ribbons in their Hats and Recruits and
Saith that among the last five or Six he Observed a Man Supported by two of them and came thereof the Company Peashing