City & Liberty of Westmr .
in the County of Midsex }

Informations taken this Sixth day of August
1766 at the Parish of St George Hanover Square within the
Liberty of Westminster in the County of Middlesex on an
Inquisition touching the Death of Joseph Wadman< no role > lying
Dead in the said Parish Liberty and County.

John Marks< no role > Shoemaker , Lodging with William Loyberry< no role > in
Angel Court , King Street in the Parish of St. James on his Oath
saith, That Joseph Wadman< no role > the Deced has lived with him for
Twelve Years last past, and that Deced worked with him
last Friday until about six o'Clock in the Afternoon, whom
he went out saying that he would go to an Evening School
as he used to do, Says that he carried a New pair of Books
home to Mr. Bryer a Shoemaker in Pall Mall and left them
there but did not come home that Night Says that he inquired
for Deced the next day in the Afternoon & could not find him and John Bateman< no role >
came to Dept. and informed him that he had found Deceds
Cloaths under An Arch of the Bridge in Hyde Park upon
which Dept. went into Hyde Park on Sunday Morning,
but Could not then see him, Says that yesterday Morning
Dept. was informed by Edward Jenkins< no role > a Labourer that
the Deced was floating on the River by the Bridge in Hyde
Park , whereupon Dept. went there and found Deced floating
there laid on the Shore by the River side (being taken out
by a Young Lad as Dept. was informed) Says that Deced
was Drowned and Dead, but Deponent observed no
Marks of Violence upon him,

John Marks< no role >

Sworn the Day Year & Place
abovementioned, before me
Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner .}