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'#flF for that time. But the third, who feem'd at firft to be very lively; 
dyed within an hour and an half. 
There being afterwards a young Bitch brought in of a pretty fize, 
(lie was bit twice by a live Viper in the middle of the hanging part of 
the ear - Whereupos (he very foon began to give mortal figns, by 
ftaggering,vomitlng and being cOHVuifed - after which having a little 
recover d her felf, the fame accidents returned upon her,by which /he- 
was reduced to fu ch a grievous condition, that four hours after her 
being bit fte could not flir any more, and feem'djuftas if flie had 
been dead, holding out her tongue, and looking very gaflijy, with- 
out any other fign of life than that of painful breathing ; to whicii 
(lie added fomecimes a faint barking and alanguifhing howling. In 
which condition flie was (liil foundnext morning, only her refpirati- 
on was yet weaker, and flie appearing jufl: a drawing to her end. It 
v/as obferv'd, that no part of h^r body was fwelFd, nor had any fpot 
upon it. She had voidedbackward fome matter of a very black co- 
lour, ofwhich her hind parts being very foul, a fwarra of Gnats and 
Wafpes were devouring her ahve : Which raov*d one of the fcrvants 
of the houfe, to knock her in the head. 
After this, there were bit two Capons and a Pullet by a frefli Vi- 
'per,vcxed a purpofe ^ and, becaufe they gave not then any figns of 
being ill, they we^re lent back to their coops, and there having con- 
tinued well till evening, they were furpris*d at night by a difteraper, 
which in all likelyhood proceeded from the poifon ^ for next morning 
one of the Capons and the Pullet were found dead» 
I mMft not forget to tell you, that the lafl: thing that was donc,was, 
the fending to the Pigeon-houfe for that Pigeon, that had in his breaft 
the flalk that had not been imbued by the yellow liquor ^ where he had 
been kept during all that interval of time, from the firft experiments 
to thcfe lafl: being now found by all not only very lively, but alfo 
in a: thriving condition. The place of his wound being fearch't, the 
flalk was eafily felt, and was, before the eyes of all the company, with 
a little pair of Pinchers drawn out. 
This is, Sir^ what I can confidently affirm to have been an cye-wit- 
nefsof- and it being not ray bufinefs to make refledions upon thefe 
experiments, ! leave that to you. I know, I have not faid any thing 
but what will be raoft amply found in Sign, ^edi^s firft and zd, book 
but that, which urged me to make this repetition, was the thoughts 
that it might be acceptable to you, to fee his Affertions confirmed by 
the Teftimonies of fo many perfons,that are the more able to be jud- 
ges of them, becaufe their underftandings are fuch, that 'tis not pof- 
iiblc to impofe upon thera. 
If 1 may be fo happy as to receive fomctiraes from you an account 
of the Cu^riotis performances of your famous Royal Ssciety.y I ihaM 
m.ike ufe'of that favour, to animate the Virtuofi here to do fomething 
that may not be unworthy of your knowledge: But beforeyou afford 
me this honor, I mufl: firit befeech you to lay your commands on me, 
by the execurion of which you fiiall plainly fee, with how much re- 
aiirvlam &c. . 'Qr^^^ji^ 
