of John Cockburn, &c. 1 87 



While we ftaid here waiting the Event 

 of this his Sicknefs, an Accident happen'd 

 to the Woman, which had like to have coft 

 her her Life. She going out one Day upon 

 fome Occafion into the Woods, a great Tree 

 fell fuddenly upon her, and bruifed her ter- 

 ribly. Her Husband, who was not far off, 

 hearing her fcream out, ran and called his 

 Companions, who ftraitways went to her 

 Afliftance, and got her from under the Tree> 

 and then carried her to their Range, almoffc 

 dead . Upon Examination, we found her Head 

 to be the moft hurt, for the Skull was feeming- 

 ly dented in, in feveral Places ; wherefore, I 

 immediately cut off her Hair, that w f e might 

 the more eafily infpeft the Wounds, and ap- 

 ply the belt Things we could get toward 

 healing them. This Method with the Re- 

 medies we applied, had fo good an Effed, 

 that fhe grew much better while we ftaid here, 

 and all the while acknowledged herfelf in- 

 debted to me for the Cure ; and as fhe could 

 make me no other Recom pence for the Ser- 

 vice I had done her, Ihe defired me to ac- 

 cept of her Head of Hair which I had cut 

 off, and which, in her Opinion, was no con- 

 temptible 



