Middlesex

Informations of Witnesses Severally taken and acknowledged
on the behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King touching the Death of
John Harrison< no role > at the Dwelling House of John Taylor< no role >
known by the Sign of the Red Lyon & Ball
in Red Lyon Street Holborn in the parish of St George the Martyr
in the County of Middlesex on Wednesday the Second
Day of August in the twenty sixth Year of Reign of our
Sovereign Lord George the Third before me William Wilson< no role >
one of his Majesty's Coroner for the said County of an Inquisition
then and there taken or View of the Body of the said
John Harrison< no role > then and there lying Dead as follow
to wit

William Westgarth< no role > Servant to Mr. Ayton of Coleman Street
Silk Mercer upon her Oath Saith That on Monday the
twenty fourth of July now last about twelve O'Clock he
went with a Friend to view the New Crutchings at
Somerset house and the Workmen were then coming
from work to Dinner and Deponent knowing the
deceased and that he was a stone mason employed there
enquired of the Workmen for him-was told by one of
them he was at the White house in the Strand where
he had been ever since Nine O'ClockDeponent went
to the White Horse and found deceased there and about
half past one he went with Deponent and his Friend
to shew them the Buildingsome of the Carpenters
as they passed called to deceased and asked if he had got
any Money for them deceased answered he had got as
much as any of them had-and went among them and
presently afterwards Deponent heard high words
pass between deceased and the Carpenters concerning