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

Informations taken this
Twenty ninth day of January 1783
at the Parish of St. George Hanover
Square within the Liberty of Westmr
in the County of Middlesex upon
Inquisition touching the death
of Hugh Pernit< no role > lying dead in the
said Parish Liberty and County.

Stephen Nocus< no role > of Green Street Leicester Fields
in the Parish of St. Martin in the Field Foil
maker on his Oath saith That he has Known
Hugh Pernit the Deced about five Years last
past, and that he had been in Partnership
with Dept., but was Married in August last
and has ever since been in Business for
himself at the Corner of Leicester Fields ,
Says that he some times saw the Deced, and
was informed that the Deced went out on
Tuesday the Tenth did of Decr. last to [..]
home some Work, and has not since been
seen, until the Deced was found in the
Serpentine River the Hyde Park Drowned
Says that he found Deced's that in the Serpent [..]
River on Wednesday Decr. 11th. and Dept.
believes that the Deced was at time Disordered
in his Senses.

Stephen Nocus< no role >

Joseph Chamufin< no role > of Queen Street Golden Square
Ornament maker on his Oath saith That he has
known the Deced about two Years, Says, that
he frequently saw the Deced, and believes that
he was Disordered in his Mind.

Jos Chamufin