ons ; not troubled with hcad-ach nor fleepinefs, nor difficulty 
of breathing, nor drought,nor any of the fymptoms incident to 
Hydropical perfons^ This young woman having her belly 
fwollen to excefs in three months time, was much fufpeded by 
the Phyfitian whom flie addreflfed her feif to,as if (he had been 
deflowred ; which yet with many imprecations flie denied, 
though in vain: the Phyfitian disbelieving her alTeverations^and 
particularly that fhe had her periodical /cchia.hecauft fhe look- 
ed fo well, nor had any figns of an hydropical Diftemper upon 
her,except the tumor of her belly , which being felt, afforded 
fome confiderable figns to difpcffefs the Phyfitian of the o- 
pinion he had of this perfon ; feeing it was not a prominent nor 
roundifh tumor, nor any fuch as is ufual in women with child j 
befidesthat,fhemadenot fucha coloured and craflTe Urine as 
Childbearing women are wont to do; Yet there appearing no 
fymptomsofa Dropfy, no complaints of the ftomack, liver, 
fpleen, kidneys, no fwelling of the loins or inferiorlimbs, no 
leannefs in the body or fuperior parts, no flaccid nor difco- 
lour*d breafts, but all being thus far in a good conftirution; the 
Pi]yfitian fent her away without giving or prefcribing her any 
Phyfick,putting her in mind of that faying, 7hat thervho/e need 
m Phypim^ but the fick. Yet fhe returned foon after,importu- 
ning him to give her his advife againft the Dropfy. He con- 
fulting with other Phyfitians about it, found them as well di- 
ftrafted between both as he was himfelf* Yet fome of them, in- 
clining rather to the opinion of a Dropfy, with appropriate 
Medicines made her void abundance of water, yet without un- 
fwelling her belly.Whereupon flie addreflfed her felftoMounte- 
banks, who voided her purfe without voiding her belly of the 
water. This made her give over for a while the ufeof all Re- 
medies, committing the whole bufinefs tq Nature, and fo conti- 
nuing for fix months. But then hearing of another Hydropical 
-wouian that had been cured by her firft Phyfitian, fhe return'd 
to him, with tears in her eyes,befeeching his affiftance.He now 
finding her body dry ed and bloodlcfs, her breath fhort, her 
temples fallen in,her nofefliarp,her eyes hollow,her skin wan 
and ill- favoured, her pulfe creeping, her appetite proftrate,her 
tongue dry, her voice weak, her evacuations fparing, and all 
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