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L A Relation of one Hannah Taylor , a ^ery 
Extraordinary Child of about Six Tears of 
Age^ who in Face^ Sec. tvas as large as a full 
grown Woman j and of what appeared on the 
DijfeElion of her Body : By Dr. Hen. Samp- 
fon. Fellow of the Colkdge of Phyficians , 
London. 
HAnnah Taylor was born in Crouched Fryars June i ^ 
i68i. She was till three Years old very fickly, 
lean, and not able to go alone; but about Bartholomew- 
tide^ 1685. (he began to grow ftrong and fat, which 
increafed till the time of her Death : She was alfo a ve- 
ry forward Child of Underftanding, had her Pules 
grown thick and long, as alfo Hair under her Arm-pits, 
and a Downyneis upon her Chin, unufual with thofe of 
her Sex, except in feme aged Per(bns. 
About half a Year before Ihe dyed flie began to com- 
plain of Pains, efpecially on her left fide, and voided 
Gravel often by Urine, and with pain. Her Breath was 
ftreight, as is ufuai to fat People, efpecially when (he 
went up a pair of Stairs : Yet on that very Evening 
before flie dyed, fhe walked abroad, was merry and 
lively, went to Bed, and flept as at other times,- but 
after Midnight awaked, cryed out of a great Pain in her 
Side, and faid. Mother, I want Breath, I fhall dye and 
in left than a quarter of an hour was quite dead. 
The Meafures and Weight of her Body were 33 fol- 
loweth. Round the Breaft a Yard and z Inches, over 
the Hips at the Navel i Yard 5- Inches, over the Sto- 
mach a Yard, her height i Yard wanting an Inch, 
round the Thigh i Foot 9 Inches Calf of the Leg 1 3 
Inches, upper part of the Arm 14 Inches the Wrifl 
7 Inches, 
