Sir John Pringle< no role > of Pall Mall in the Parish of St. James
Westmr. Baronet , & Doctor of Physick , on his Oath Saith
That about twelve days ago this Dept. was desired to
come to the Deced, Says that the Deced then appeared to be
Feverish, Says that he attended the Deced every Day until yesterday and
sometimes twice in a day, That on the Subsequent units
Dept. found the Deced's Disorder to be on his Nerves and
that the Deced Laboured under a great Sinking of Spirits
and Hyfrocondrick Melancholy so that the Symptoms
of Bodily disorder Dept. ascribes Chiefly to that of his Mind,
Says that he frequently asked Deced whether any Particular
AccurrenceCauseaffected him to which he always answered in the
Negative and declared that he had met with no Cause or
Affliction, but that he laboured under an intolerable
appression of Spirits and Harror of mind, That he had lost
his Appetite, could not sleep, had a looseness from time
to time, but that his great complaint consisted in
the trouble and Harror of his Mind during this time
Dept. never heard Deced express himself but as a Person
in deep despair, but from the Accot. Deponent had from
the Deced's Nurse, and the Circumstances abovementioned
Dept. began to apprehend that the Deced was in Danger
of losing his senses, and as he remembers mentioned
that to Mr. Nevison the Apothecary , who attended the Deced
The Dept. says that he attended the Deced every day untill
yesterday, the Deced having declared to Dept. on Sunday
last that he would not take any more Medicines
and this Dept. says that from the above Account joined to the Circumstance of his Death he
does belive that the Decedwas disordered inhad fast his sence

John Pringle< no role >

Charles Nevinson< no role > of Pall Mall apothecary on his Oath
saith, That this Morning about Nine o'Clock, Mrs. Brewetts
Maid Servant , came to Depts. House in a great fright and
desired him to came immediately to the Deced who she said
had Murdered himself, and that the Deced's Nurse followed her
immediately, Says that he ment to Deced and found him lying
on the Bed on the rightside, Says that there was a Great
deal of Blood on the Bad Cloaths and on the Floor, Which
Dept. believes issued from a Wound on the right side of
Deceds Neck, in length about an Inch, Says that the
Blood was stopped when Dept came there that the Deced's Pulse was very low,
and that he died in about Ten Minutes after Dept. came
into the Room. Says that he found a Razor by the Red side
Bloody, with which he believes the Deced's wound in the
Throat was given, and that wound was the Cause of
the Deced's Death.

Chas. Nevinson< no role >

James Griern< no role > Servant to the Revd. John Brown< no role > , who lodged
at Mr. Brewitts in Pall Mall in the parish of St. James Westmr.
on his Oath saith, That he has lived with the Deced about
Nine weeks last past, That the Deced has been very ill
for above a fortnight, That the Nurse called Dept. up
this Morning a little before seven o'Clock, Says that on
his coming to the Beside he asked Deced have he was
to which Deced answered very bad, and said I thought
I Shod. be relived, but I Never shall, Says that a little
after Eight o'Clock this Morning thisMorningDept. and the
Nurse went to Breakfast in the Diningroom adjouring to
the Bed chamber where Deced lay, leaving the Deced in Bed
asleep, Says that as soon as they had Breakfasted the Nurse
went into the Bed Chamber and returned immediately saying
that the Deced was awake, and desired Dept. to go to him
Says that he went there, and took a Book, & sat down
a Minute or two, says that he then heard a Noise in