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off for thattime. But the third, who fecm*d at firft to he very lively, 
dyed within an hour and an half. 
There being afterwards a young Bitch brought in of a pretty fize, 
Hie was bit twice by a Jive Viper in the middle of the hangingpart of 
the ear t Wliereupon (he very foon began to give mortal figns, by 
daggering, vomiting and being convulfed after which having a little 
recover*d her fclf, the fame accidents return'd upon her, by which flic 
was reduced to fuch a grievous condition, that four hours after her 
being bit /]ie could not flir any more, and feem'djuftas if ihe had 
been dead, holding out her tongue, and looking very galhly, with- 
out any other fign of life than that of painful breathing 5 to which 
ilie added fometimes a faint barking and a languifhing howling. la 
which condition (he was dill found next morning, only her refpirati- 
on was yet weaker, and (he appearing juft a drawing to her end. It 
was obferv'd, that no part of her boay was fwell'd, nor had any fpot 
upon it. She had voided backward fome matter of a very black co- 
lour, of w^hich her hind parts being very 10 ul, a fwarm of Gnats and 
WiUfpes were devouring her alive : Which mov'd one of the fervants 
of the houfe, to knock her in the head. 
After this, there were bit two Capons and a Pullet by a frefli Vi- 
pcr,vexed a purpose ; and, becaufe they gave not then any figns of 
being ill, they w^ire fcnt back to their coops, a ,d there having con- 
tinued well till evening, they were furpris*d at night by a diftemper, 
which in all likelyhood proceeded from the poifon ^ for next morning 
one of the Capons and the Pullet were found dead. 
I rauft not forget to tell you, that the laft thing that was donc,wa5, 
the fending to the Pigeon-houfe for that Pigeon,th2t had in his breaft 
the ftalk 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 thefe iaftj^ being now found by all not only very lively, but alfo 
in a thriving condition. The place of his wound being fearch't, the 
ftalk waseafily felt, and was, before the eyes of all the company, with 
a little pair of Pinchers drawn out. 
This is, Sir^ what 1 can confidently affirm to have been an eye- wic- 
nefsof- and it being not my bufinefs to make refleftions upon thefe 
experiments, I leave that to you. I know, I have not faid any thing 
but what will be raoft amply found in Sign. Redi*s firft and zd, book j 
but thatj 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- 
lible to impofe upon them. 
If I may be fohappy astoreccive^metimes from you an account 
of the Curious performances of your famous Royal Societyy^ I fliail 
make ufe of that favour, to animate the Firtuofi here to do fomething 
that may not be unworthy of your knowledge: But beforeyou afford 
me this honor, I muft firft bcfeech you to lay your commands on me, 1 
by the execution of which you fliall plainly with how much re- ! 
aiity I am, Dr.fohn \ 
