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times
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having no answer Dept. was frightened and
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called Missphirson who came there, and or her
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making the Door, of opened, but they, Both being
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to much frightened did not go in, fearing that the Deced
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was dead, say That the Maid was sent for Mr. Evans,
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and Mr. Leake, that Mr. Evans soon came and Mr. Leake
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soon after, when they both went up stairs and in
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a few minutes returned saying that the Deced was
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deced or had made upon with himself but Dept. has not seen the Body, but believes
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that he killed himself Says that the Deced has been
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very uneasy, and his Spirits apprised for a week
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last past and upwards, and told Dept. last Sunday
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that he found his Head so much disturbed that he
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knew not what he said Says that from the wild and
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distracted looks and behavior of the Deced particularly last
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night, Dept. does believe that he was Disordered
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in his Mind.
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Eleanor Bell
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William Leake
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Apothecary
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on
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his Oath saith, that he has occasionally attended the
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Deced for some Years Says that the Deced has been
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much attend about a week or ten days that he
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came to Dept. House the 26th. of Decr. last, when he
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looked wild and appeared very uneasy and
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different from what he used to be, saying that he
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could get no sleep at night, Says that he sent
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the Deced some of the Fire hire of Bark, Says that
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he self called upon the Deced last Sunday Morning
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who told Dept. that he could get no sleep and was
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afraid that tie should found be Frenzy, and Dept.
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thought him much disturbed in his mind Says
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that Deced desired this Dept. to send him some
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Laudanum, and to know what Quantity would
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be proper for him to take, but Dept, sent only about
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Twenty or 25 drops of Laudanum mixed with
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plain
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plain water, which he is sure, would not, if
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taken, have any bad effect upon the Deced, says
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that the was fetched to the Deced's House this Morning
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and went up Stairs with Mr. Evans in the bled Chair bone found the
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Deced Hanging by a piece of
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Silk Line which
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was put around the top Rail at the feet of the Bed
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end about the deced's Neck, his fest touching the Floor
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says that Mr. Evans cut the Line by which the
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Deced was Hanging in Depts. presence, but Deced
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was Dead, but did not appear to Dept. to have
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been dead a Great while, his Body not being
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quite cold. Says that the Behaviour of the
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Deced, and observing him to be so much Distrubed in mined
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was the reason of his not sending the Laudanum
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as desired, and mising it with water fearing that he might improperly
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take it.
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Wm. Leake
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on his Oath saith That he has
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seen the Deced
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Charles Arbuckle
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Every day for
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the four last days, and spent several Fours with
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the Deced yesterday and Tuesday. Says that the
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Deced has been uneasy in his Mind for about a
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weeks and for three days past in the Greatest
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Agitation of Mind, when the Deced appeared
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to be distracted in his Mind, and did not
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give reasonable answers, says that he said
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every thing that he could to compose the Deced
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but without effect, and dept. believes that the
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Deced was not in his Senses.
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Severally Sworn the Day Year
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& Place abovementioned
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before me
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