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V. A Relation of an extraordinary fleepy ^erfon^ at 
Tinsbary, near Bath. % Vr William Oliver, 
AAAy the 15 th, Anno 1694, one Samuel Chilton, of Tins- 
hnry uQav Bath, a Labourer, about 25 years of age, 
of a robuft habit of Body, not fat, but fleftjy, and a dark 
brown Hair, happeii'd, without any viGbie canfe, or evi« 
dent fign, ro fall into a very profound Sleep, out of 
which no Art ufed by thofe that were near him, cou'd 
rouze him, til! after a months time ^ then rofe of him- 
felf, put on his Cloaths, and went about his bufinefs of 
Husbandry as ufual ^ flept, cou'd eat and driob as before, 
but fpake not one word till about a month after. Al! 
the time he flept Viftuals flood by him ^ his Mather fear- 
ing he wou'd be ftarv'd, in that fullen humour, as (he 
thought it, put Bread and Cheefe and Small Beer before 
him, which was fpent every day, and fuppofed by him, 
tho no one ever faw him eat or drink all that time» 
From this time he remained free of any drowfinefs or 
fleepinefs till about the 9th of April 1696, and then fell 
into his Sleeping fit again juft as he did before. After 
fome days they were prevaiFd with to try What effeft 
Medicines might have on him, and accordingly one 
Mr Gihs, a very able Apothecary of Bath^ went to him, 
Bled, Bliftcr'd, Cupp'd and Searrified him, and ufed all 
the external irritating Medicines he could think on, but 
all to no purpofe, nothing of all thefe m;4ving any man* 
ner of impreffion on him ^ and after the firft fortnight he 
was never obferv'd to open his Eyes. Victuals ftood by 
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