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till -Monday Evening following and then (having jufi: 
only opened her Eyes and made Two Sprunts, without 
fpeaking one word) dyed imediately while (he was afleep; 
endeavours were ufed to awaken her, but in vain. The 
ether Two Children flept about Twenty Four Hours, 
and upon their wakening fell a Vomiting and Purging a- 
gain, which I think (aved their Lives. By Mr. New- 
ports and my Dire&ion, they fent fbme of the fame Herb 
to the Do&ors and Apothecaries in Salop, who general- 
ly lay 'tis Dog-mercury , but (ome fay 'tis a fort of Night 
fhade : whatever it be, 'tis certainly Poifonolis, and 'tis 
obferved that the Cattle never browfe it. Matthews told 
me he never eat (6 pleafant an Herb in his Life; and his 
Wife fays that her old Matter, viz. Mr. Moxon did fre- 
quently eat of it but I gueft it to be a miftake. I know 
your profound Judgment and Learning in thefe matters, 
and have therefore given you t his large Account. I am 
no herbarift, but this I obferved of the Herb ; 'tis branch- 
ed and feeded fomething like Spinage or Mercury, but 
leaved rather like Lakeweed. The leaves are dented too. 
TourS) 
T. M. 
SIR, 
TH E enclofed Letter was fent lafl: April, to Mr. 
William Baxter, who foon after did me the Favour 
to (he w it me • 1 found the operations of the Plant there- 
in me nrioned to be extraordinary, and the Ctrcumftan- 
ces related very particularly, and that the account was 
