Middix ss

The Informacon of Willm grove< no role > of ye parish of
Bushey in ye County of Hertford Victualer taken
upon his Oath ye 8th day of January 1696
before Sr. Thomas Francklin< no role > Barrth one of his
haster Justices of ye pearce of ye said County of
Middiex

Saith that upon monday ye fourth day of this Instant
January due Ad an Plass of ye Clock n ye Evening [..]
of Hertford Higher about be of ye Clock in ye & Recuring
at ye house of of this Informant to Drcislo Sheverall [..]
London and presently went on his way towords Bark [..]
Chemsled and about halfe an hour after her this Informa [..]
heard that ye said Sldain Bass as Killed in ye hight [..]
say between ye town of Basley & Wattford in ye said
County of Hertford where upon Lee of his of informant pres [..]
with Divert Neighbourd went to ye Place where ye
dead body lay being about halse a nile from Base
& brought ye body in his house where finding ye
to bee made by a Musqueth bullet Lee This
conjectured some Souldiere quartered thereof [..]
night bee Concerned in P murder and there
hee this Informant look his horse land code about
Evaning & ye next morning to find out if hee Could
souldert were out of their Quarter about ye lime ye
murder was Comitted & their Informant saith yt upon
his inquiry it appeard to him that one John Rodas< no role > [..]
Souldire quartred at ye house of Robert webb< no role > in sha [..]
pawn him ye County of Middx Victualer about and
and a halfe from Bushey a for said was out of his P [..]
elerton ye and fourth Instant untill after Saver [..]
Clock in ye Evening of yt day and also ye John Bal [..]
a Souldier quarreled at one for which James a Vict [..]
marye bind will on Busley heath in ye parish of
harrow in ye sd County of Middex about wile from
Busley aforesaid was alsoe out f his Quaters about
ye said lime as it appeared to him by ye Consesion of ye
said John Barrow< no role > & further saith not

The marke of Wm. Grove< no role >
taken before me die & Anno Pradict

Thos: Francklin< no role >