take up TongucSjFire-flioyeljBrooms (^maiiy times alltoge^ 
ther j to walk by, though he had a Staff of his own ; he would 
alfb hale the Chairs about the Houfe and up thcStairs^ 
and grafp at any thing with his hands; he would often tum^ 
ble on the ground, and feldome rife without help; he did ra- 
ther Creep along by Walls and Chairs than go, though for- 
merly he went very upright 5 of late it was 2 or j Folk* 
Work to fupport him to his Bed 5 he would put a or 5 
Hatts at a time upon his Head like an Antick, he would 
many times ftrike thofe that attended him, yet at Intervals 
or words to that Effed, 
I hearing of thefe things before this Gentleman dyed, de- 
fired that I might open his Head, and examine the Brain 
to fee what I could find or obferve therein extraordinary, 
that might occafion fo great a Change as was in him fome 
Years before his Death. 
He dyed of a Ivw^r, November thQ^th, 1686, about 6 ia 
the Evening. 
iiov. 6th. i6%6. 
Upon Differing the Bodf of Mr. Robert Bacon 2,- 
forefaid ; We found in the loweft Venter as fol^ 
loweth. 
The Liver indifferently well coloured and firni> 
The Spleen firm and good, but fhriviliy . 
The Stomack firm^ large, and ftrong. 
The Inteftinesail well coloured. 
^ The Qmemnm -whole'but ill cdlourcd. ' 
The Fdr.cr:/^:; \ ery;,i5rmaadg09d* 
TheMefintene-Wtll'^eric^g^ ; ' ' 
The right Sidney fcnnd> with a few fmall ftones. 
The left Kidmy" two partes of three wafted, ^nd fome 
caurfe 
