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Melancholy and disturbed in his Mind, That
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Major Watson talked to him then about India
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Affairs but Deced would searce make him
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any Answer, and seemed to be very low spirited
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and Dept. says that he was do the Evening before
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much Troubled in his Mind, and Dept. says
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that she believes the Deced was yesterday Morning
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Disordered in his Mind.
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Eliz Taylor
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on his Oath saith that yesterday about four o'Clock
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in the Afternoon Mr. Touchet's Servant came to
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Dept. desiring him to come immediately to his Mistress
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upon which he went to the Deced's House and
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Mrs. Touchet desired him to go into the Deced's
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Bedchamber, Says that he followed a Servant in,
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and there saw the Deced lying upon the Floor,
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Says that he felt the Deced's Hands which were
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Cold and Dept. observed no Signs of life in him
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but fetched Mr. Harris a
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there Says -
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that he then observed the Cord about the Neck
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of the Decd, who appeared to Dept, to have been
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dead sometime. and the other part of the Cord
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about the Bed Post.
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Peter Perceval
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Footman to the Deced on his
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Oath saith That yesterday a little before twelve
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o'Clock at noon, he saw the Deced, go up Stairs
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and heard him open his Bedchamber Door on the
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First Floor, That a little before four o'Clock that
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Afternoon Mrs. Touchet came home, and soon after
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went up Stairs, and Dept. heard her attempt to open
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the Bedchamber Door, and immediately called Mrs.
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Taylor down, and they both went round to the
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other Door of the Bedchamber which was opened
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and Mrs. Touchet immediately sereamed out, and
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he heard a Noise of something falling heavily upon
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the Floor, and Mrs. Touchet ordered Dept. to fetch
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a Doctor, and he immediately fetched Mr. Holdsworth
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who followed Dept. into the Bedchamber, where
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he saw the Deced lying upon the Floor with a piece of Cord
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about his Neck, appearing to be dead, and Dept.
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believes that the Deced hanged himself, And
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Dept. says, That from the looks and behaviour of
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the Deced he verily believes that
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he was at
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times during the fortnight last past Disordered
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in his Senses.
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The Mark of
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Severally Sworn the Day
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Year and Place above
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