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degrees it rofe to her throat, when (he was 

 almoft ftrangled. She could by no • means 

 lie down, but was forced to fit night and 

 day in an eafy chair ; and even then if (he 

 lean'd her head to the one fide or other, it 

 gave her great pain ; fo that fhe was obliged 

 to fit in an eredl pofture. Her legs were 

 very much fwelled, which fubfided a little 

 on laying them on a chair ; but as foon as 

 that happened, the afthma returned. She 

 did nothing all this while but keep herfelf 

 warm, now and then drinking a little of 

 fome generous wine (as (he faid, to keep 

 it out of her ftomach), and once or twice 

 took a little of the tinB. facra. On the 2 1 ft 

 of November about 9 o'clock at night, a 

 Lady of her acquaintance, who had feen her 

 in this condition, defired me to vifit her, 

 tho' fhe doubted if I fliould find her alive. 

 Accordingly I went, and as 1 had feen fuch 

 extraordinary efFeds of the tonquin medicine 

 in the fmgultuSy and had heard from Mr. 

 Read of its efficacy in other nervous cafes, I 

 imagined it might be of fome fervice here : 

 and therefore I fent her the following bolus. 



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