Middlesex

Hicks Hall 2d. November 1781.

Minutes of the Committee appointed to cary into immediate
and Effectual Execution the Repair of New Prison and Clerkenwell
Bridewell

Present
John Barnfather< no role > Esqr in the Chair
James Croft< no role > Esqr .
Thomas Fellows< no role > Esqr .
William Wright< no role > Esqr .
George Mercer< no role > Esqr .
John Staples< no role > Esqr .
James Paine< no role > Esqr .
Thomas Brooksbank< no role > Esqr .

Thomas Parker< no role > Esqr .
Charles Sheppard< no role > Esqr .
Sampson Wright< no role > Esqr .
David Walker< no role > Esqr .
Samuel Hawkins< no role > Esqr .
Thomas Tryon Cotton< no role > Esqr.

Took into further considn. the order of prince to inquire in to the conduct of
the coroners of this county in the [..] of their office
Mr. Fellons laid before the Committee the followingpermission
Warrant for the Interment of one Prior who was found drowned
in a Brook in the parish of Hillingdon Vizt. Whereas I am credibly
"informed by the Report of Richard Butler< no role > that Prior on the fifteenth
"Instant was found Drowned in a Brook in af parish of Hillingdon and
"now lies dead there without any marks of violence on his Body.
"You may therefore Bury the body for which this is your Warrant Witness
"my nand this 16th. day of Sepr. 1781.

To the Min and Churchwardens
of Hillingdon or elsewhere

This concern being informed that appr.

E Umfreville Coronr.

It appearing to this Committee by the Examinationof
Mr Samuel Elliot< no role > of vere Street Cavendish Square Taylor was att and that hthat hadwas attg and that he was discover of ground
Resolvd. that Mr. S Esbe
calld in Mr. Elliot
appearing informed this
commee that he had
this commee some information concerning the conduct of the [..] of this County
attended on several Jurys Summoned to take Inquisitions of Death by
Mr. Umfreville one of the Corners of this County that at such times the
Informant was obliged to take down in Writing the depositions of the
Witness Mr. Umfreville not being able to write thro infirmity and having
no Clerk or attendant to take the Depositions, that in one case this
Informant was told Mr. Umfreville declared he would not proceed in the
Inquisition without the assistance of this Informant that this Informant
was not Summoned upon that Inquest but was sent for in the name of
the Coroner did go and the Inquisitions accordingly at the request
of Mr Umfreville andthe restofhisthis inform Neighbours on the Inquest That Some
time this last Summer a person of the name of Pembroke who resided at
the House of a MrEdwin in Cumberland Street in the parish
of