Non compos mentis, or, The law relating to natural fools, mad-folks, and lunatick persons inquisited and explained for common benefit / by John Brydall, Esq.

Title

Non compos mentis, or, The law relating to natural fools, mad-folks, and lunatick persons inquisited and explained for common benefit / by John Brydall, Esq.

Author

Brydall, John, b. 1635?

Publication

London :: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires, for Isaac Cleave ...,

1700.

Rights/Permissions

To the extent possible under law, the Text Creation Partnership has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above, according to the terms of the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). This waiver does not extend to any page images or other supplementary files associated with this work, which may be protected by copyright or other license restrictions. Please go to http://www.textcreationpartnership.org/ for more information.

Subject terms

Insanity -- Jurisprudence -- Great Britain.

Link to this Item

https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A29951.0001.001 content_copy

Cite this Item

"Non compos mentis, or, The law relating to natural fools, mad-folks, and lunatick persons inquisited and explained for common benefit / by John Brydall, Esq." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A29951.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• THE AUTHOR TO THE READER.
• A TABLE OF THE QUERIES, RELATING,
• The Reader is desired to Correct these Faults, before he begins: Other minuter Faults, of literal Errors, and Pointings, it is expected his Candor will pass over.
• THE LAW OF NON COMPOS MENTIS, Inquisited and Explained.
  • PART the FIRST. Of him that is an Idiot Born.
    • SECT. I. An Idiot or Natural Fool, who.
    • SECT. II. Of the Remarks concerning Idiots.
      • I. REMARK.
      • II. REMARK.
      • III. REMARK.
      • IV. REMARK.
      • V. REMARK.
      • VI. REMARK.
      • VII. REMARK.
      • VIII. REMARK.
      • IX. REMARK.
      • X. REMARK.
      • XI. REMARK.
      • XII. REMARK.
      • XIII. REMARK.
      • XIV. REMARK.
      • XV. REMARK.
      • XVI. REMARK.
      • XVII. REMARK.
      • XVIII. REMARK.
      • XIX. REMARK.
      • XX. REMARK.
      • XXI. REMARK.
      • XXII. REMARK.
      • XXIII. REMARK.
      • XXIV. REMARK.
      • XXV. REMARK.
      • XXVI. REMARK.
      • XXVII. REMARK.
      • XXVIII. REMARK.
      • XXIX. REMARK.
      • XXX. REMARK.
      • XXXI. REMARK.
      • XXXII. REMARK.
      • XXXIII. REMARK.
      • XXXIV. REMARK.
      • XXXV. REMARK.
      • XXXVI. REMARK.
      • XXXVII. REMARK.
      • XXXVIII. REMARK.
      • XXXIX. REMARK.
      • XL. REMARK.
      • XLI. REMARK.
      • XLII. REMARK.
      • XLIII. REMARK.
      • XLIV. REMARK.
    • SECT. III. The Queries, with their Solutions, concern∣ing Idiots, or Natural Fools.
      • I. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • II. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • III. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • IV. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • V. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • VI. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION▪
      • VII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • VIII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • IX. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • X. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XI. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XIII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XIV. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XV. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XVI. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XVII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XVIII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XIX. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XX. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
  • PART the Second. Of him who is by Accident wholly deprived of his Wits.
    • SECT. I. This sort of Non Compos Mentis how described.
    • SECT. II. The Remarks concerning Mad, or Distracted Persons.
      • I. REMARK.
      • II. REMARK.
      • III. REMARK.
      • IV. REMARK.
      • V. REMARK.
      • VI. REMARK.
      • VII. REMARK.
      • VIII. REMARK.
      • IX. REMARK.
      • X. REMARK.
      • XI. REMARK.
      • XII. REMARK.
      • XIII. REMARK.
      • XIV. REMARK.
      • XV. REMARK.
      • XVI. REMARK.
      • XVII. REMARK.
      • XVIII. REMARK.
      • XIX. REMARK.
      • XX. REMARK.
      • XXI. REMARK.
      • XXII. REMARK.
      • XXIII. REMARK.
      • XXIV. REMARK.
      • XXV. REMARK.
      • XXVI. REMARK.
      • XXVII. REMARK.
      • XXVIII. REMARK.
      • XXIX. REMARK.
      • XXX. REMARK.
      • XXXI. REMARK.
      • XXXII. REMARK.
    • SECT. III. The Queries with their Solutions, relating to Furor Men.
      • I. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • II. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • III. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • IV. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • V. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • VI. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • VII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • VIII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • IX. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • X. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XI. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XIII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XIV. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XV. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XVI. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XVII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XVIII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XIX. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XX. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XXI. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XXII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
  • PART the Third. Of the Lunatick having sometime his Reason, and sometimes not.
    • SECT. I. The Description of a Lunatick, and the Word, whence derived
    • SECT. II. The Remarks concerning Lunaticks.
      • I. REMARK.
      • II. REMARK.
      • III. REMARK.
      • IV. REMARK.
      • V. REMARK.
      • VI. REMARK.
      • VII. REMARK.
      • VIII. REMARK.
      • IX. REMARK.
      • X. REMARK.
      • XI. REMARK.
      • XII. REMARK.
      • XIII. REMARK.
      • XIV. REMARK.
      • XV. REMARK.
      • XVI. REMARK.
      • XVII. REMARK.
      • XVIII. REMARK.
      • XIX. REMARK.
      • XX. REMARK.
      • XXI. REMARK.
    • SECT. III. The Queries with their Solutions, relating to Lunaticks.
      • I. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • II. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • III. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • IV. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • V. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • VI. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • VII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • VIII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • IX. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • X. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XI. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XIII. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XIV. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XV. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • XVI. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
  • PART the Fourth. Of Him that is Drunken.
    • SECT. I. A Drunken Man, how described.
    • SECT. II. Remarks concerning Drunkenness, and him that is Drunken.
      • II. REMARK.
      • III. REMARK.
      • IV. REMARK.
      • V. REMARK.
      • VI. REMARK.
    • SECT. III. The Queries with their Solutions, relating to him that is Drunken.
      • I. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • II. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
      • III. QUERY.
      • SOLUTION.
• Books printed for, and sold by Isaac Cleave, at the Star, next Serjeants-Inn, in Chancery-Lane.