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Informations of Witnesses taken at the Dwelling Work house
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in the Parish aforesaidin the
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on Thursdaythe
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Before
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Edwards Umfrewille
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one of his Majesty's
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Coroners
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for the said County touching the
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Death of a Man Unknownthen and there
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lying Dead as follow.
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John Toop
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belonging to the Prime of Water
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Troop
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The ginnent of
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Light Dragoons
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upon his Oath Saith That on Sunday
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last the twenty sixth day of February last past he was on
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his Return from
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Cole brook
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about four in the Afternoon
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to
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the Magpye
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aforesaid where he is quartened and
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observed several Men who appeared to be a Recruiting Party for the East India Company going before him and
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Saw
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one of the Men strike another (whom this Examinant since knows to
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have been the de
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ed) several times with a Stick & who appeared
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to this Deponent
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supposed were
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to be in Liquor as he Waltred
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very ill and when this Deponent returned to his
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Quarters aforesaid he was told by his Conrade that a
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Man had been tumbling about the Read drunk and
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was then in one of the Stables belonging to the said
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John Mead
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and Saith that between Sevan and eight o Clock on
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Monday Morning he was told the said Man who is
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the deceased was dead.
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The Mark of
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John
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Toop
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Andrew Mc. Farlan
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another
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Soldier
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of the same Regiment
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on his Oath Saith That about Six o Clock on Sunday
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Evening last Same Children came to the House of the
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said
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John Mead
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where this Deponent is quartened
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saying there was a drun
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Man in the Road whereupon
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