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not to mention innumerable ^pplicuions to his fore-'head^ ahS 
potions. But inftead of amendment;, the diftemper feem'd to be 
provoked by thofe remedies , and this poor creature fell into 
that rage, that there was a neceflity to bind him up from doing 
mifchief. His Madnefs hath been almy^s periodically and ne- 
ver abated but by little and little, and that abatement hath be- 
falne him rather at fuch times, v^^hen nothing was done to him, 
than when he was tormented with medicins. 
The laft time, that lierelapfed into his Extravagancy, was 
about 4 monethsfince, in a place 12 leagues diftant from Pam, 
And his Wife hearing of it, went immediately to him to re- 
lieve him. Shefoonlhut himvp^ and was even conftraiaed to 
tye himforfome time, becaufe he was in fuch an extraordinary 
rage as to beat her. But for all her care, one time he got Icofe 
ftark naked, and ran away ftreight forf^w^no body knowing,, 
how he could find his way in the dark night. His Wife had 
him fearched for in all the neighbouring Villages, whilft he ran 
here in Paris up and down theftreets, without finding any place 
to retire to, in regard that thofe, who had the charity of re- 
ceiving him into their houfes the firft dayes^ knew very well 
the danger they were in, of having their houfes burnt over their 
heads. 
He was notlefs outragious in this laft fit, than in the former. 
He hath fpf nt j or 4 months without fleep, and his greateft di- 
vertifemenr during thattimewas, to tear the Cloaths;> that were 
given him, to run naked abroad, and to burn in the houfes where 
hewas,whatever he could meet with.He moved to compaffion all 
good people, that fawhim, and efpecially thofe in ibQ Mar ais 
du 7'emfle, where he was known to moft, and where he had been 
wont to be feen before this diftemper as well cloathed and fa- 
ftiion'd, as anyone of bis condition could be, 
Monfieur de Montmor among others was the perfon moft 
touched with it;>and refolved to employ his intereft to procure 
him a place in one of the Hofpitak. But firft he thought on ths 
Transfufion, and btlieved, there would be no danger in trying 
it upon this Man, being fo perfwaded by many Experiments;, we 
had already made in his prefence. He therefore had been taken 
up for thatend^ and having fent for Me and M- Mmmmz^ to ask 
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