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<p n="825">Melancholy and disturbed in his Mind, That<lb></lb>
Major Watson talked to him then about India<lb></lb>
Affairs but Deced would searce make him<lb></lb>
any Answer, and seemed to be very low spirited <lb></lb>
and Dept. says that he was do the Evening before<lb></lb>
And says that the Deced has lately appeared to be<lb></lb>
much Troubled in his Mind, and Dept. says<lb></lb>
that she believes the Deced was yesterday Morning<lb></lb>
Disordered in his Mind.</p>
<p n="826"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n826-1">Eliz Taylor</rs>
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</p>
<p n="827"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n827-1">Joshua Holdsworth</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo702">Queen Street</rs>
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Westmr. <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65213_occ199">Apothecary</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on his Oath saith that yesterday about four o'Clock<lb></lb>
in the Afternoon Mr. Touchet's Servant came to<lb></lb>
Dept. desiring him to come immediately to his Mistress<lb></lb>
upon which he went to the Deced's House and<lb></lb>
Mrs. Touchet desired him to go into the Deced's <lb></lb>
Bedchamber, Says that he followed a Servant in,<lb></lb>
and there saw the Deced lying upon the Floor,<lb></lb>
Says that he felt the Deced's Hands which were<lb></lb>
<del>deced</del>
Cold and Dept. observed no Signs of life in him<lb></lb>
but fetched Mr. Harris a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65213_occ200">Surgeon</rs>
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there Says - <lb></lb>
that he then observed the Cord about the Neck<lb></lb>
of the Decd, who appeared to Dept, to have been<lb></lb>
dead sometime. and the other part of the Cord<lb></lb>
about the Bed Post.</p>
<p n="828"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n828-1">Joshua Holdsworth</rs>
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</p>
<p n="829"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n829-1">Peter Perceval</rs>
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Footman to the Deced on his<lb></lb>
Oath saith That yesterday a little before twelve<lb></lb>
o'Clock at noon, he saw the Deced, go up Stairs<lb></lb>
and heard him open his Bedchamber Door on the <lb></lb>
First Floor, That a little before four o'Clock that</p>
<p n="830">Afternoon Mrs. Touchet came home, and soon after<lb></lb>
went up Stairs, and Dept. heard her attempt to open<lb></lb>
the Bedchamber Door, and immediately called Mrs. <lb></lb>
Taylor down, and they both went round to the<lb></lb>
other Door of the Bedchamber which was opened<lb></lb>
and Mrs. Touchet immediately sereamed out, and <lb></lb>
he heard a Noise of something falling heavily upon<lb></lb>
the Floor, and Mrs. Touchet ordered Dept. to fetch<lb></lb>
a Doctor, and he immediately fetched Mr. Holdsworth<lb></lb>
who followed Dept. into the Bedchamber, where<lb></lb>
he saw the Deced lying upon the Floor with a piece of Cord<lb></lb>
about his Neck, appearing to be dead, and Dept.<lb></lb>
believes that the Deced hanged himself, And<lb></lb>
Dept. says, That from the looks and behaviour of<lb></lb>
the Deced he verily believes that<del>for</del>
he was at<lb></lb>
times during the fortnight last past Disordered<lb></lb>
in his Senses.</p>
<p n="831">The Mark of<lb></lb>
<figure rend="mark"></figure>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n831-1">Peter Perceval</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="832">Severally Sworn the Day<lb></lb>
Year and Place above<lb></lb>
mentioned before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n832-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65213_occ201">Coroner</rs>
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