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be Worms; and being refolved to try the Experiment, 
I took Coach for Lekefler^ where being come, my Do- 
ctrefs (Mrs. French by Name ) no fooner infpeded the 
Place, but inftantly declared her Opinion, that the Di- 
Hem per proceeded from Worms. The next day ftie 
fell upon her Operation, which was performed in the 
Prefence of two Aldermen of the Town, Mr, GMsy 
mj Lord of Derlys Chaplain, and feveral others, when 
piercing the Part afFeded with a Lancet, (he drew fome 
Blood, aad foon after with a fmiU Spatula, and another 
Laitrument with which (he opened the Orifices, flie 
pick'd out five or fix Worms at a time, fome of wl;iich 
I have here lent to you for your more Curious Obfer- 
vation. She plainly fiiewed them to the Speftators as 
they came eut of the Fleih^ they were all alive, and 
moved their Heads, fomewhat lefTer than Ordinary 
Maggots. I can tell you, that in lefs than Eight days 
flie took out of my Tongue more than an Hundred 
Wormsp all almoft of the fame bignefs, except two ve- 
ry large ones, which ( (he told me ) were of a Can- 
kerous Produftion : She took more than Thirty out of 
my Gums, which laft Operation is her ordinary or daily 
Practice ; Perfons of good Note reforting to her from 
sH Parts of the Country thereabouts. I was very Cu- 
rious to Enquire out what Cures (he had done of this 
Nature ,• and I found a very Satisfaftory Account from 
Perfons of fome Quality and Note : And tobefliort, 
though the Operation was very furprizing, and fo will 
(Ifuppofe) feem to you Incredible, yet neither I, nor 
any one prefent coul^ difcover any Fallacy, but all the 
plain deahng that Ocular Demonflration can admit of 
. to prove the reality of the Operation; which I my felf 
faw her perform upon feveral Patients while I was at 
Leicejler. I cannot now have time to enter upon a Na- 
tural or Philofophical Reafoning about the Nature or 
Produdion of thefe Animals i I will leave it to your 
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