XIII. Account of the remarkable Case of Marcarer Lyart, who 
continued in a State of Sleep nearly Six Weeks. By the 
Reverend James Brewster, Minister of Craig. Com- 
municated by Dr Brewster. 
(Read February 19. 1816. ) 
My Dear Broruer, Manse of Craig, Feb. 16. 1816. 
HE inclosed account was drawn up at the request of Roser 
Grane, Esq. when all the circumstances were fresh in my 
own recollection, and that of all with whom I had occasion to 
confer on the subject. Since you requested me to send you a 
correct copy of the whole case,I have renewed my inquiries a- 
mong the friends of the young woman, and submitted my ac- 
count to several persons, who were most capable of supplying 
any omissions, or correcting any mistakes. [ can confidently 
vouch for the general accuracy of the statement ; but would not 
wish its credibility to rest entirely on my single testimony. I 
have, therefore, procured the signature of the young woman’s fa- 
ther, and of several gentlemen, with whom you are more or less 
- acquainted, and who frequently saw hér during her illness. The 
account of her recovery, on the 8th of August, indeed, rests 
wholly on the testimony of the father, which there is not the 
smallest reason to doubt. I am sensible, that many of the cir- 
cumstances which I have mentioned, may appear to be unne- 
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