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Tuefday itiornlng I viewed his blood, which was both 
as to the Seru/nand well coloured, and in fuch proper* 
tion as Is ufual in healthful perfons, and of good con- 
fiftence. 
He had now a violent Feaver upon him^ and a very 
quick Pulfe. Water was offered him by my order, buc 
in vain; He begging he might dye unmoleitedj nothing 
being fuch a terrorto him as the approach of any drink 5 
and that none might come fuddainly upon him, or offer 
him any thing more^ for all things frighted him ^ And that 
he found he muft fliortlydye, for that his heart began to 
fail him and indeed he look't exceeding pale and hollow 
and thin vifag'd. 
J then with much difficulty perfwaded him to caft him- 
felf crofs the bed upon his belly (iov he had his Cloaths 
loofely about him) hanging his head over the other fide ^ 
perfwading my felf that this pofture might be advantage- 
ous to his drinking^ fince that in the ered pofture of a 
man he could not fo much as endure the approach of liquor. 
In this pofture then of a Dog> he fuffered a large Bowl fill- 
ed with fmall Beer to be brought under his head, and im- 
faraceing it with raptures of joy:» he declared he was in- 
finitely refreflic with the fmell of it that he. now faw it 
with delight, and affured us he {hould be able foon to 
drink it all off. And he that now thought himfelt a dying 
man talked pleafantly:» and faid many pafTionate things 
to his brother, wife, &c. wonderfully extolling this inven- 
tiom and thanking me for it. He endeavoured with great 
earneftnefs to put down his head to it, but could not ^ 
his Stomack rife as often as he opened his Lips 5 at length 
he put out his tongue and made towards it! as tho he 
Would lap ; but ever as his tongue never fo little touched 
the Surface of the beer, he ftarted back affrighted. And 
yet all this while vvaspleafed with the thoughts of drink- 
ing^ and would not fuffer the Maid fervant to take it 
away fromunder his bead and iffliedid.a little withdraw 
