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V. An Abpa^ of two Letters written Dr 
Francis Monginot, to Dr Peter Silvcrtre, 
KR. S. giving an Account of an unujual Medi- 
cinal Cafe. 
T Was furpriz'd yefterday with a very extraordinary 
Cafe, and I am fure you will find itfuch as deferves 
moft particular confideration. Madam R — - 's Girl fell 
into violent Convulfion fits 5 and wbilefhe was in them 
voided a large quantity of Blood by the Mouth, the 
Nofe, the Ears, and the Eyes. The Mother fliewU 
me fome blpody Tears (he l^d gathered. All thefe 
Symptoms were over in half an hours time, and the 
young Girl, that fome days before had been taken with 
a violent Head-ach, attended with a Fever, and a mighty 
Oppreffion, was very well prefently after that H£mr' 
ragia. ^he fame accidents, as I hear, have happened 
feveral times. I am apt to believe they are Epileptkk, 
Fits 5 but the fudden relief and ceflation of them by 
bleeding through all thefe' parts, I muft confefsis won- 
derful to me. I wifh you, and the reft of our Friends 
of the Profeffion would think of it. 
Diihlin^ Novemb. 4. 1700. 
According to your dcfire, I fend you a more exaft 
account of the Cafe, I mention'd to yjow in my laft. 
All the following particulars I had from the Mother. 
Madam R — 's Daughter was between two and three 
years old, when on a fudden (he complain'd of a very 
violent Hcad-ach : She was alfoobferv'd to be feaveriOi, 
r.nd extremely reftlefs. At the fame time her Eye-lids 
did 
