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<p n="44">times<obscured></obscured>
having no answer Dept. was frightened and<lb></lb>
called Missphirson who came there, and or her<lb></lb>
making the Door, of opened, but they, Both being<lb></lb>
to much frightened did not go in, fearing that the Deced<lb></lb>
was dead, say That the Maid was sent for Mr. Evans,<lb></lb>
and Mr. Leake, that Mr. Evans soon came and Mr. Leake<lb></lb>
soon after, when they both went up stairs and in<lb></lb>
a few minutes returned saying that the Deced was<lb></lb>
deced or had made upon with himself but Dept. has not seen the Body, but believes<lb></lb>
that he killed himself Says that the Deced has been<lb></lb>
very uneasy, and his Spirits apprised for a week<lb></lb>
last past and upwards, and told Dept. last Sunday<lb></lb>
that he found his Head so much disturbed that he<lb></lb>
knew not what he said Says that from the wild and<lb></lb>
distracted looks and behavior of the Deced particularly last<lb></lb>
night, Dept. does believe that he was Disordered<lb></lb>
in his Mind.</p>
<p n="45"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n45-1">Eleanor Bell</rs>
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</p>
<p n="46"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n46-1">William Leake</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo20">St. Martins Lane</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65213_occ8">Apothecary</rs>
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on <lb></lb>
his Oath saith, that he has occasionally attended the<lb></lb>
Deced for some Years Says that the Deced has been<lb></lb>
much attend about a week or ten days that he<lb></lb>
came to Dept. House the 26th. of Decr. last, when he<lb></lb>
looked wild and appeared very uneasy and<lb></lb>
different from what he used to be, saying that he<lb></lb>
could get no sleep at night, Says that he sent<lb></lb>
the Deced some of the Fire hire of Bark, Says that<lb></lb>
he self called upon the Deced last Sunday Morning<lb></lb>
who told Dept. that he could get no sleep and was<lb></lb>
afraid that tie should found be Frenzy, and Dept.<lb></lb>
thought him much disturbed in his mind Says<lb></lb>
that Deced desired this Dept. to send him some<lb></lb>
Laudanum, and to know what Quantity would<lb></lb>
be proper for him to take, but Dept, sent only about<lb></lb>
Twenty or 25 drops of Laudanum mixed with<lb></lb>
plain</p>
<p n="47">plain water, which he is sure, would not, if<lb></lb>
taken, have any bad effect upon the Deced, says<lb></lb>
that the was fetched to the Deced's House this Morning<lb></lb>
and went up Stairs with Mr. Evans in the bled Chair bone found the<lb></lb>
Deced Hanging by a piece of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Silk Line which<lb></lb>
was put around the top Rail at the feet of the Bed<lb></lb>
end about the deced's Neck, his fest touching the Floor<lb></lb>
says that Mr. Evans cut the Line by which the<lb></lb>
Deced was Hanging in Depts. presence, but Deced<lb></lb>
was Dead, but did not appear to Dept. to have<lb></lb>
been dead a Great while, his Body not being<lb></lb>
quite cold. Says that the Behaviour of the<lb></lb>
Deced, and observing him to be so much Distrubed in mined<lb></lb>
was the reason of his not sending the Laudanum<lb></lb>
as desired, and mising it with water fearing that he might improperly<lb></lb>
take it.</p>
<p n="48"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n48-1">Wm. Leake</rs>
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</p>
<p n="49"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n49-1">Jonathan Alderton</rs>
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of Park Street Grosvenor<lb></lb>
Square <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65213_occ9">Gentleman</rs>
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on his Oath saith That he has<lb></lb>
seen the Deced <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n49-3">Charles Arbuckle</rs>
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Every day for<lb></lb>
the four last days, and spent several Fours with<lb></lb>
the Deced yesterday and Tuesday. Says that the<lb></lb>
Deced has been uneasy in his Mind for about a<lb></lb>
weeks and for three days past in the Greatest<lb></lb>
Agitation of Mind, when the Deced appeared<lb></lb>
to be distracted in his Mind, and did not<lb></lb>
give reasonable answers, says that he said<lb></lb>
every thing that he could to compose the Deced<lb></lb>
but without effect, and dept. believes that the<lb></lb>
Deced was not in his Senses.</p>
<p n="50"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n50-1">Jonan. Alderton</rs>
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</p>
<p n="51">Severally Sworn the Day Year<lb></lb>
& Place abovementioned<lb></lb>
before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n51-1">Tho Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65213_occ10">Coroner</rs>
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