cient to pay and discharge all his just debts. And this deponent, G. S., for himself saith, that he is really and truly worth the sum of - of like lawful money, over and besides what is sufficient to pay and discharge all his just debts. T. S. Sworn at &c. Affidavit of the Execution of the Bond by the Committee and his Sureties. IN the matter of A. B., a lunatic. G. H., of the Inner Temple, London, Clerk to Messrs. C. & D. of the same place, Gentlemen, maketh oath and saith, that J. K. of the same place, clerk to the said Messrs. C. & D., and this deponent, were present, and did see the bond hereunto annexed, bearing date the 6th day of July, 1832, in the penalty of £4,000, duly signed, sealed, and delivered by the therein named obligors C. D., of &c., T. S., of &c., and G. S., of &c., as their respective act and deed, To the use of his present Majesty, King William the Fourth; And that, to the execution thereof by the said C. D., T. S., and G. S. respectively, the said J. K. and this deponent did subscribe their respective names as witnesses thereto. G. H. Sworn at &c. Affidavit of the Service of a Copy of a Petition and Order. IN the matter of A. B., a person of unsound mind. C. D., of Ely Place, in the county of Middlesex, Clerk to E. F. of the same place, Gent., solicitor for C. B., widow and relict of R. B., Esq., deceased (who was the eldest son and heir apparent of the said A. B.) and mother and natural guardian of the infant children of the said R. B., maketh oath and saith, that he, this deponent, did, on the 8th day of August instant, serve Mr.G. H. who acts as solicitor for J. K., the committee of the estate of the said A. B., with a true copy of a petition of the said C. B. presented to the Lord Chancellor in this matter, and of his Lordship's order thereon, bearing date the 7th day of August, inst. by delivering such copy to, and leaving the same with, a clerk of the said G. H. at his chambers in Lincoln's Inn, in the said county of Middlesex, and at the same time shewing to such clerk the said original petition and order. And this deponent further saith, that he, this deponent, did on the same day serve Messrs. L., M. & N., who act as solicitors of the younger children of the said A. B. with a true copy, &c. [As before, and further deposition as to service of copy of petition on the solicitor for the wife of the lunatic]. Sworn at &c. C. D. Affidavit of Service of Notice of Day being appointed for hearing Petition. IN the matter of A. B., a lunatic. C. D., of &c., Gent., maketh oath and saith, that he did on the 23rd day of June instant, personally serve E. F., of &c., one of the next of kin of the said lunatic, with a true copy of the notice hereunto annexed, marked (A). C. D. Sworn at &c. Take notice, that the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain has appointed Thursday, the 28th day of June, instant (being the first day of his sitting after Trinity term) for the hearing of the petition of G. H. and J. K. presented in this matter, a copy of which petition, together with a copy of his Lordship's order thereon, was served on you on the 19th day of April last. Dated this 22nd day of June, 1832. To E. F., one of the next of kin of the said lunatic. Yours, &c. C. D. Solicitor for the petitioners, 2 Middle Temple Lane, London. Affidavit of Service of Notice of Motion. IN the matter of C. D., a lunatic. S. T., of &c., Clerk to Messrs. E. & F. of the same place, solicitors to A.D., wife and committee of the person of the said lunatic, maketh oath and saith, that this deponent did on Monday the 12th day of July, inst., serve C. C., the solicitor to J. D., the committee of the estate of the said lunatic, with a notice in writing, purporting that the Lord Chancellor would be applied to on Wednesday then next, or as soon after as counsel could be heard, that the petition of the said A. D., preferred in this matter and heard before the Right Honourable Henry Lord Brougham and Vaux, on the 10th day of June last, might be again put in the paper of lunatic petitions, for the purpose of having the minutes of the order made upon the said petition rectified, by delivering a true copy of the said notice to a clerk of the said C. C. at his office, situate at &c. S. T. Sworn at &c. AFFIDAVITS IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONS TO SUPERSEDE COMMISSIONS OF LUNACY (m). Affidavit as to the Sanity of a Person late of unsound Mind. IN the matter of A. B., a person late of unsound mind. C. B., of &c., Esquire, eldest brother of the above-named A. B., and one of the petitioners for the commission de lunatico inquirendo issued in this matter, maketh oath and saith, that, in the months of April and May last, he, this deponent, at the request of the said A. B., and his committees, undertook to instruct a solicitor to take the necessary proceedings for superseding the said commision; and that, under the advice of this deponent, the said A. B., at the end of the month of May last, came up to London from his residence at S., for the purpose of being examined, and was on two several occasions examined as to the state of his mind by Dr. J. H., Dr. H. L., and once by Dr. W. B.; and this deponent further saith, that in consequence of his, this deponent's, long and frequent absences from London, and of his having been much engaged since the month of June last, he, this deponent, found himself unable to give the necessary instructions to his solicitor, to commence proceedings for superseding the said commission,. and that such inability of this deponent has been the only cause of the delay, since the month of June last, to present a petition for superseding the said commission, and that no relapse nor change in the state of mind of the said A. B. has happened between the month of April last and the present time, to this deponent's knowledge and belief. And this deponent lastly saith, that in his judgment and belief the said A. B. now is, and has been for the space of two years last past, free from any mental deJusion, and of sound mind and understanding, and competent to the management of himself and his property. C. B. Sworn &c., 8 December, 1830. Affidavit by a Physician of having examined a Party, as to certain Delusions formerly entertained by him, and his Recovery. IN the matter of A. B., a person late of unsound mind. J. H., of &c., Doctor of Physic, maketh oath and saith, that, in the month of December, 1824, he did several times visit the abovenamed A. B. at H. house, and that deponent made an affidavit in support of a petition for a commission de lunatico inquirendo, and which commission was subsequently issued against the said A. B., in the month of January, 1825, and under which the said A. B. was (m) See ante, Chap. V. s. 11. then found a person of unsound mind, and incompetent to the management of himself and his property, and to have been in the same state of mind from the 24th day of September, 1824. That this deponent, on the 29th day of May last, visited the said A. B., in consultation with H. L. of &c., Doctor of Physic, and that on the 31st day of May last, and also upon the 27th day of November now last, this deponent visited the said A. B., in consultation with the said H. L., and with W. B. of &c., Doctor of Physic, and that deponent having previously refreshed his memory, with the particulars of the delusions of mind formerly entertained by the said A. B. by reading office copies of the four several affidavits filed in support of the said petition, and made by this deponent, by the said H. L., by Elizabeth the wife of the said A. B., and by H. P., did upon the said 29th and 31st days of May, and also upon the 27th day of November now last past, deliberately and minutely investigate the state of the mind of the said A. B., and more especially with reference to the delusions mentioned in the said four several affidavits, and did question the said A. B. particularly upon such delusions, and also upon such other subjects, as in the judgment of this deponent were best suited to the purpose of ascertaining the soundness or unsoundness of the mind of the said A. B. And this deponent saith, that from the investigation so made by him upon the three lastmentioned days, and from the answers given by the said A. B. to such questions as aforesaid, he this deponent has every reason to believe and doth firmly believe that the delusions which formerly constituted the unsoundness of the mind of the said A. B. are now wholly removed, and that the said A. B. is conscious that such delusions did formerly exist in his mind, and is now convinced that they were delusions. And this deponent finally saith, that according to the best of his belief, judgment, and professional opinion, the said A. B. has recovered the use of his reason and intellectual powers, and may now be safely trusted with the direction of his person, and with the management of his affairs, and that he is now competent to the management of himself and his property. J. H. Sworn &c. Affidavit by another Physician of having examined a Party and found him sane. IN the matter of A. B., a person late of unsound mind. W. B., of &c., Doctor of Physic, maketh oath and saith, that, on the 31st day of May last past, and on the 27th day of November last, he this deponent did, in company with Dr. J. H. and Dr. H. L., see the said A. B., for the purpose of ascertaining whether the said A. B. was or was not of sound mind; and that deponent, previous to his interview with the said A. B., on the 27th day of November last, had read office copies of the affidavit of the said G. H., and &c., which were filed in support of a petition for the commission de lunatico inquirendo, which was sued out against the said A. B. And deponent saith that during both such interviews with the said A. B. he did very carefully inquire into the state of the mind of the said A. B.; and that, on such last-mentioned interview, deponent did examine the said A. B., particularly in regard to the mental delusions mentioned in the said affidavits, and also on other subjects. And deponent saith, that from the result of such his inquiry and examination, he is fully satisfied that the mind of the said A. B. is entirely free from such delusions as aforesaid, and from every other delusion. And this deponent further saith, that, according to the best of this deponent's knowledge, judgment, and belief, the said A. B. is now of perfectly sound mind and understanding, and ought to have and may safely have free control over his own person and property. W. B. Sworn &c. Affirmation of a Quaker as to the Sanity of a Party. IN the matter of A. B., a person late of unsound mind. J. W., of S. in &c., grocer, being one of the people called Quakers, upon his solemn affirmation saith, that he hath been informed and believes that a commission de lunatico inquirendo was issued against the above-named A. B. in the month of January, 1825. And this affirmant further saith, that the said A. B. hath resided at S. aforesaid, for the space of four years and a half and upwards now last past. And that, during that period, this affirmant hath, at the request of D. B., the brother, and one of the committees of the said A. B., received monthly the sum of 51. for the maintenance of the said A. B. And this affirmant further saith, that, during the said period, he hath very frequently seen and conversed with the said A. B., having generally been in the habit of seeing and conversing with the said A. B. two or three times in every week, and hath invariably paid over into the hands of the said A. B. the sums of money which this affirmant received from the said D. B. as aforesaid; and during the said period the said A. B. hath had the entire management of himself and of his affairs in S. aforesaid. And this affirmant also saith, that since the time at which the said A. B. first came to reside at S. aforesaid, this affirmant hath observed an improvement in the state of mind of the said A. B., and that the said A. B. is now and hath been for the space of two years last past, in the judgment and belief of this affirmant, of perfectly sound mind and understanding; and that the said A. B. hath always, during his residence at S. aforesaid, conducted himself and managed his affairs, and doth now conduct himself and manage his affairs with remarkable propriety, prudence, and discretion. And this affirmant lastly saith, that, in this affirmant's judgment and opinion, the said A. B. is of sound mind and understanding, and |