Middlesex

Informations of Witnesses taken at the Dwelling Work houseHouseof
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 aforesaidin the County of
Middlesex on Thursdaythe Second dayday of
March1786 Before Edwards Umfrewille< no role > Esquire
one of his Majesty's Coroners for the said County touching the
Death of a Man Unknownthen and there
lying Dead as follow.

John Toop< no role > belonging to the Prime of WaterTroopThe ginnent of
Light Dragoons upon his Oath Saith That on Sunday
last the twenty sixth day of February last past he was on
his Return from Cole brook about four in the Afternoon
to the Magpye aforesaid where he is quartened 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
have been the de [..] ed) several times with a Stick & who appeared
to this Deponentsupposed wereto be in Liquor as he Waltred
very ill and when this Deponent returned to his
Quarters aforesaid he was told by his Conrade that a
Man had been tumbling about the Read drunk and
was then in one of the Stables belonging to the said John Mead< no role >
and Saith that between Sevan and eight o Clock on
Monday Morning he was told the said Man who is
the deceased was dead.

The Mark of
John [mark] 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 Same Children came to the House of the
said John Mead< no role > where this Deponent is quartened
saying there was a drun [..] Man in the Road whereupon