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his wife, who were all that lived in the houfe with her, and will 

 confidently aflert (for they carefully obferved) that they do not 

 believe (lie ever took any thing in thofe ten weeks time, nor any 

 thing more all the year following but what was above-mention- 

 ed : wherein I think they may the rather be credited, becaufe 

 there was never any advantage made of this wonder, which argues 

 it clear of all juggle or defign. 



12. Concerning the death of women, we have two as remark- 

 able examples, as any perhaps to be met with in Hi/iory, both of 

 them being confirmations of what Pliny fays of them, that they 

 much more frequently revive after they have been reputed dead^ 

 than males do *, whence doubtlefs alfo the Proverb, mulieri ne ere- 

 dot, ne mortu* quidem. Of which recoveries of the female Sex ra- 

 ther than the male, the fame Pliny offers us a natural reafon, but 

 I think fit to wave it, efpecially fince the revivifcence of Anne Green, 

 innocently condemned to dye, and executed at Oxford for the 

 murther of an abortive Infant, is rather afcribed to the Juftice of 

 Heaven, than to the ftrength or other conveniences of nature for 

 fuch purpofe in women rather than men, though it muft alfo be al- 

 lowed, that God Himfelf makes ufe many times of natural means 

 in production of the moft wonderful, moft amazing effects. The 

 Hifiory whereof, as it is taken out of a Chronicle of the late Civil 

 Wars, by James Heatb Gentleman ro , and the continuation of the 

 Hifiory of the World, by Dionyfm Petaviut", with fome few ad- 

 ditions and alterations, take as followeth. 



13. In the year 1650. this Anne Green, being a Servant-maid 

 of the Right Worfliipful Sir Thomas Readof Duns Tew in Oxford- 

 Jhire, was gotten with child by Comefervant,or other of the fami- 

 ly (as fie conffantly affirmed when fie had little reafon to lye) 

 and through over- working herfelf in turning ofmault, fell in tra- 

 vel about the fourth month of her time: But being but a young 

 wench, and not knowing what the matter might be,repairs to the 

 houfe of eafment, where after fome ftraining, the child (fcarce 

 above a fpan long, of what /ex not to be diftinguifli'd) fell 

 from her unawares. Now prefently after, there appearing figns of 

 fome fuch matter in the linnen where fhe lay, and [he before ha- 

 vingconfeft, that (lie had been guilty of what might occafion 



* WJl- Nat lib. 7. cap. <7, m Hifiory of the Civil Wars of England, Scotland) and Ireland, in Anno 

 1650. " Append. adHifi. D Petavii, in Anno 1650. 



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