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amufe the world with this myfterious relation*. 

 For it feems very unaccountable, that this un- 

 known gentleman fliould exprefs fo much ten- 

 dernefs for this fingle fufferer, and not feel any 

 for the many thoufands that daily laiiguilh under 

 this terrible diforder: would he not have made 

 ufe of this invaluable noftrum for his own emo- 

 lument, or at left, by fome other means have 

 found a method of making it public for the good 

 of mankind ? 



Here I take leave of the fubjed, which I could 

 not do without exprefiing my doubts, as to the 

 method of the woman's obtaining her information y 

 but in refpecl to the authenticity of this new- 

 difcovered property of the toad, fads eftablifli it 

 beyond difpute. Let the humane wifh for fpeedy 

 proofs of the efficacy ^ and for the fatisfadion of 

 the world, let thofe who are capable of giving in- 

 difputable proofs of the fuccefs, take the earliefi: 

 opportunity of making the public acquainted with 

 fo interefting an affair. 



' I have nQW given without alteration the whole 

 ^ of the fa6ls as dated in my former edition. They 

 ^ are too curious to be loft \ as they may ferve to 



* Mr. Vale7itine Greatraks, who about the year 1 664, per- 

 fuaded himfelf that he could cure difeafes, by ftroking them 

 out of the parts aiFedled with his hand ; and the famous 

 * Bridget Bojiock^ of Chejhire, who worked cures by virtue of 

 her falling fpittle, both came by their art in a manner fu- 

 pernatural, but by faith many ti^ere made n;jhok, 



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