XIII. Account of the remarkable Case of Margaret Lyall, who 

 continued in a State of Sleep nearly Six Weeks. By the 

 Reverend James Brewster, Minister of Craig. Co?n- 

 municated by Dr Brewster. 



{Read February 19. 181 6 .J 



My Dear Brother, Manse of Craig, Feb. 16. 1816. 



I^HE inclosed account was drawn up at the request of Robert 

 . GRiEME, 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. I 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 her 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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