WITH AN

AUTHENTIC STATE

OF THE

PROOFS and PROCEEDINGS

BEFORE THE

CORONER's INQUEST,

Which was affembled at MADRAS, upon the Death of LORD PIGOT, on the 11th Day of May 1777;

LIKEWISE

The Subsequent PROOFS and PROCEEDINGS before the JUSTICES at MADRAS, with the OPINIONS of the JUDGES of the SUPREME COURT of JUDICATURE in BENGAL.

To the whole are fubjoined,

The DEFENCE of MR. STRATTON, and the other MEMBERS of COUNCIL, accused by the Verdict of the CORONER'S INQUEST; and the Separate DEFENCE of BrigadierGeneral STUART, for himself and the MILITARY under his Command, &c.

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Murder - Trials - India. 2. Name (Piget,)

TABLE of CONTENTS.

D

IARY of the Coroner's Inqueft affembled at Madras upon the death.
of Lord PIGOT, containing minutes of the proceedings of that Inquest

at their various meetings, from the 11th of May to the 26th of Sep-

tember, 1777, from

Page 1 to 15

INFORMATION of the Honourable EDWARD MONCKTON, examined

upon oath, by the Inquest

of Claud Ruffel, Efq.

of Mr. William Sedgeley

of John Maxwell Stone, Efq.

of Mr. Jofeph Nutting

of Mr. David Halliburton

of Mr. Gilbert Pafley, furgeon at Madras

of Mr. James Anderson, furgeon at Madras

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of Mr. Thomas Davis, furgeon at Madras

of Mr. William Mallet, furgeon at Madras

of Richard Lathom, Efq.

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of Sir Edward Hughes, Commander in Chief of his Ma-

The VERDICT of the Coroner's Inqueft upon the 7th of Auguft, 1777,
by which the Jurors, after enumerating the various incidents that hap-

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pened

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