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Slie is called ji^n Jackjon, born in the oiWater'^ 
ford of Englijh parents, who are both laid to have been 
found and healthy j this infirmity did cot fliew it felf, 
till Ihe was about 3 years old, after which the Mother 
concealed her out ot fliame and brought her up private- 
ly; but file foon dying, and the father becoming exceed- 
ing poor, the Child was left as a charge upon the 
Parilh. She is now between 13 and 14 years of Age, 
yetcanfcarce go, and is fo little in ftature, that I have 
leen Children of j years old taller; flie is very filly, 
fpeaks but little, and that not plainly, haftily, and 
with difficulty, her voice is low and rough-, her com- 
plexion and face well enough, except her Eyes, which 
look very dead, and feem tohave a film or horn grow- 
ing over em, fo that flie can hardly now perceive the 
difference of colours. 
The Horns abound chiefly about the joynts and 
flexures, and not on the brawny flelliy parts of her bo- 
dy, they are faftned to the Skin like \^arts, and about 
the roots refemble them much in fubftance, tho' toward 
the extremitys they grow much harder and more Horny v 
at the end of each Finger and Toe, grows one as long 
as the Finger or Toe, not ftrait forwards, but rifing 
a little between the nail and the flefti ( for near the 
roots of thefe excrefcencies is fomething like a nail ) 
and bending again like a Turky*s claw, which too it 
much refembles in colour; on the other joyntspfiier 
Fingers and Toes are fmaller ones, which fometimes 
fall off, others growing in their places. The whole Skin 
ofher Feet, Legs, and Arms is very hard and callous, 
and does day ly grow more and morefo; on her Knees 
and Elbows, and round about the joynts are many HornsB 
two more remarkable at the point of each Elbow, which 
twift like J{ams Horns, that on the left Arm is above 
I Inch broad, and 4 Inches long; on her buttocks grow 
a great number^ v/hich are flat by frequent fitting 1 at 
