20. day of May, 1784

Middx
to Wit

}
The Examination of Witnesses touching the Death
of Edward Jacobs< no role > than and there laying dead
George To witt of Feltham Labourer on is Oath
Sayeth that Last Munday night about 10 Oclock
he saw the desasd, and John Taylor< no role > , Jur. in hitching of ware going
Mr Follet house to fight and he got in between them to Prevent it
and they Struck at each others when this Witness
revd. a blow from the Party he got a way, then the Pray stopd. a time
and then Cadwd, Jacobs Struck, John Taylor< no role > and then
they Stript, and when, out to fight then John Taylor< no role >
said that he wold sooner go and dring a pot of beer
then to fight butt Edwd. Jacobs said that you Jack
be a fighting man and I will fight You
and then George Jewitt< no role > say the Deced and I Taylor have several
Sharpe rounds of fighting and that he saw I Taylor, hitt
E [..] dward Jacobbs on the right side of the head and Late tripp
follow in one another and the deceasd. dropt, directley and
never spoke aney more and expired in halfe and houre

The Mark [mark] of
George Jewett< no role >

Examination of Richard Jewett< no role > Labror at Feltham
on is Oath
Saith that when they Stript to fight, John Taylor< no role >
said That he wold sooner go and drink a Pott of beer
then to fight with the decead, and E [..] dwd Jacobs< no role > said that
he wold fight, I,Taylor, for he never fought nothing but
Children and feels and that I. Taylor should not be cock
of the walke aney Longer witch is all that he knowed

Richd
The Mark [..] of
Jewett