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partial Council, folemniy Sworne and Interrogar, Dc* 
pons, That Gilbert Jackson, their ftxth Son, being about 
Fifteen Years of Age, fell fick, and complained of pains 
over all his Body, upon the 3d day of February, 1 7 1 6. 
when King George his Army was marching by their 
Dwelling Houfe from Perth to Dundee ; and toward the 
end of the faid Month, was (eized with a violent Fe- 
ver, in which he continued for three Weeks, and then 
recover’d. 
z. That he fell in a Fever again the beginning of April 
thereafter, wherein he alfo continued for the fpace of 
three Weeks; and during that Fever, he had a fhaking 
in his Body, as if he had been paralytick. 
3. Upon the 10th day of June following, he fell in a 
great Fever again, when he became Dumb, loft his Sto- 
mach intirely, and the ufe of his Limbs, and continu- 
ed without eating or drinking any kind of thing, tho* 
all means were ufed to make him do both; but reco- 
vered of his Fever upon the 17th day of May , 1717. 
but continued ft ill Dumb, without eating or drinking, 
or having the ufe of his Limbs, till the 10th day of 
June the (aid Year, when he was again feized with an 
extraordinary Fever, and the next day recovered his 
Speech; but continued in the Fever, without eating 
or drinking any thing at all, or having the ufe of any 
of his Limbs, till the nth day of November following j 
when he recovered his Health pretty well, and the 
ftrength of one of his Legs. And thus he continued 
without eating or drinking, only wafhed his Mouth 
fometimes with Water; and always, when he faw the 
reft: of the Family going to take any kind of Food, the 
fight of it being altogether uneafie to him, he retired. 
Upon the 10th day of June, 1718 year, he fell in a 
Fever again, which continued till the beginning of Sep- 
tember thereafter, when he recovered of the faid Fever, 
E tho’ 
