A Full and true account of the proceedings of Tho. Harris, Gent. high constable of the Hundred of Oswaldstone, in the county of Middlesex. Being the manner of finding the head of the late murder'd person, who was cut to pieces: it being found between twelve and one a clock at night, in the House of Office, near the house of Mr. Fresnear, a fringe-maker, near Exeter-Exchange, on Sunday-night, the 5th instant February, 1687.
Harris, Tho., High-Constable, fl. 1688.
1688
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A Full and true account of the proceedings of Tho. Harris, Gent. high constable of the Hundred of Oswaldstone, in the county of Middlesex. Being the manner of finding the head of the late murder'd person, who was cut to pieces: it being found between twelve and one a clock at night, in the House of Office, near the house of Mr. Fresnear, a fringe-maker, near Exeter-Exchange, on Sunday-night, the 5th instant February, 1687.
Harris, Tho., High-Constable, fl. 1688.
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printed, and are to be sold by Randal Taylor.,
London :
1688.
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A
Full
and
True
ACCOUNT
OF
THE
PROCEEDINGS
OF
Tho.
Harris
,
Gent.
High
Constable
of
the
Hundred
of
Oswaldstone
,
in
the
County
of
Middlesex
,
BEING
THE
Manner
of
Finding
the
HEAD
of
the
Late
Murder'd
Person
,
Who
was
Cut
to
Pieces
:
It
being
found
between
Twelve
and
One
a
Clock
at
Night
,
in
a
House
of
Office
near
the
House
of
Mr.
Fresnear
,
a
Fringe-maker
,
near
Exeter-Exchange
,
on
Sunday-night
,
the
5th
Instant
February
,
1687.
HAving
received
a
Warrant
from
Sir
James
Butler
,
and
Sir
Robert
Clerk
,
Two
of
His
Majesties
Justices
of
the
Peace
for
this
County
of
Middlesex
;
that
they
were
credibly
informed
that
the
Head
of
the
Wounded
Person
is
slung
into
a
House
of
Office
,
belonging
to
Mr.
Fresnean
a
Fringe-Maker
near
Exeter-change
in
my
Hundred
,
or
some
other
House-Office
near
adjacent
thereunto
,
did
therefore
in
His
Majesties
Name
,
require
me
to
cause
diligent
Search
to
be
made
in
the
said
Houses
of
Office
,
or
in
any
other
,
of
which
I
should
have
just
cause
to
suspect
for
the
Head
,
and
give
an
immediate
Account
of
what
I
should
do
herein
to
them
,
or
some
other
of
His
Majesties
Justices
of
Peace
for
the
said
County
.
Given
under
their
Hands
and
Seals
the
Fifth
day
of
February
,
1687
/
8.
Pursuant
to
this
Warrant
I
sent
for
my
Constables
and
Officers
,
and
procured
some
Night-men
,
who
went
to
the
place
and
began
to
work
about
Eleven
at
Night
,
and
so
continued
till
about
half
an
hour
after
Twelve
,
at
which
time
the
Night-men
brought
up
the
Head
,
which
was
wrapt
up
in
a
Cloth
,
with
one
Ear
hanging
out
of
a
hole
in
the
Cloth
,
and
when
it
was
taken
out
,
I
order'd
it
immediately
to
be
wash'd
very
clean
,
and
carryed
to
the
Watch-house
:
And
the
Head
and
Face
is
without
any
manner
of
Defacement
,
Wound
,
or
Scar
;
but
may
be
known
by
any
man
who
formerly
knew
the
Person
,
the
Visage
remaining
very
plain
.
About
five
a
Clock
this
Morning
,
being
the
sixth
of
this
Instant
February
,
I
went
to
the
Right
Honourable
the
Earl
of
Craven
,
who
ordered
me
to
wait
on
him
to
White-Hall
,
in
order
to
attend
and
give
His
Majesty
an
account
thereof
;
which
being
done
,
His
Majesty
was
pleased
to
order
that
the
Head
should
be
conveyed
forthwith
to
the
Body
,
which
lies
in
St.
Giles
Bone-house
,
where
it
now
is
,
and
may
be
seen
by
any
that
have
the
Curiosity
to
repair
thither
:
And
this
is
a
true
Account
,
Witness
my
Hand
,
Tho.
Harris
,
High-Constable
.
London
Printed
,
and
are
to
be
Sold
by
Randal
Taylor
.
1688.