times [..] having no answer Dept. was frightened and
called Missphirson who came there, and or her
making the Door, of opened, but they, Both being
to much frightened did not go in, fearing that the Deced
was dead, say That the Maid was sent for Mr. Evans,
and Mr. Leake, that Mr. Evans soon came and Mr. Leake
soon after, when they both went up stairs and in
a few minutes returned saying that the Deced was
deced or had made upon with himself but Dept. has not seen the Body, but believes
that he killed himself Says that the Deced has been
very uneasy, and his Spirits apprised for a week
last past and upwards, and told Dept. last Sunday
that he found his Head so much disturbed that he
knew not what he said Says that from the wild and
distracted looks and behavior of the Deced particularly last
night, Dept. does believe that he was Disordered
in his Mind.

Eleanor Bell< no role >

William Leake< no role > of St. Martins Lane Apothecary on
his Oath saith, that he has occasionally attended the
Deced for some Years Says that the Deced has been
much attend about a week or ten days that he
came to Dept. House the 26th. of Decr. last, when he
looked wild and appeared very uneasy and
different from what he used to be, saying that he
could get no sleep at night, Says that he sent
the Deced some of the Fire hire of Bark, Says that
he self called upon the Deced last Sunday Morning
who told Dept. that he could get no sleep and was
afraid that tie should found be Frenzy, and Dept.
thought him much disturbed in his mind Says
that Deced desired this Dept. to send him some
Laudanum, and to know what Quantity would
be proper for him to take, but Dept, sent only about
Twenty or 25 drops of Laudanum mixed with
plain

plain water, which he is sure, would not, if
taken, have any bad effect upon the Deced, says
that the was fetched to the Deced's House this Morning
and went up Stairs with Mr. Evans in the bled Chair bone found the
Deced Hanging by a piece of [..] Silk Line which
was put around the top Rail at the feet of the Bed
end about the deced's Neck, his fest touching the Floor
says that Mr. Evans cut the Line by which the
Deced was Hanging in Depts. presence, but Deced
was Dead, but did not appear to Dept. to have
been dead a Great while, his Body not being
quite cold. Says that the Behaviour of the
Deced, and observing him to be so much Distrubed in mined
was the reason of his not sending the Laudanum
as desired, and mising it with water fearing that he might improperly
take it.

Wm. Leake< no role >

Jonathan Alderton< no role > of Park Street Grosvenor
Square Gentleman on his Oath saith That he has
seen the Deced Charles Arbuckle< no role > Every day for
the four last days, and spent several Fours with
the Deced yesterday and Tuesday. Says that the
Deced has been uneasy in his Mind for about a
weeks and for three days past in the Greatest
Agitation of Mind, when the Deced appeared
to be distracted in his Mind, and did not
give reasonable answers, says that he said
every thing that he could to compose the Deced
but without effect, and dept. believes that the
Deced was not in his Senses.

Jonan. Alderton< no role >

Severally Sworn the Day Year
& Place abovementioned
before me
Tho Prickard< no role > Coroner }