VL An Account of a f erf on who tool^ a great quan- 
tity of Opium^ without caufmg Sleep. 
Nmherry^ Jan. 28. l70|o 
THere happened out here a very remarkable Cafe di 
one Mrs Lovelock, who had been feized ill of a 
Fever about eleven days before this inftant 5 which af- 
fefted her fo, as to make her Light-headed to a great de- 
gree, ConvuKed and reftlefs 3 upon which the Phyfici- 
ans whofe names are mentioned below, agreed to give 
her great quantities of Opiats, in order to compofe her 5 
but, as an inftanCe againft the fleepiag quality of this 
Medicine, "with the Dofes below attefted they could ne- 
ver procure any thing like fleep 5 but. ftill as fhe took 
them they feem'd to refrefh her, and make her fenfible, 
but caufed nothing ot refl:. And what was very re- 
markable, the good Women about her began at laft to 
fcruple her taking any more, upon a notion they had, 
that by the effefts this Medicine was too high a Cordial 
for her, and ftill kept her waking ; upon which het 
Phyficians were torc*d to alter the form. The quantity 
fne took from Tuefday night twelve a clock to Friday 
night twelve a clock was as follows. Jan, "29. 4. Bolufes 
with two gr, each of Laptd. Land, made up in Venice 
Treacle. Six Pilis^ with two grains each of the fame. 
A Bolus with eight grains of the fame in Veft. Treacle« 
Jan. 30. Twelve Pills with 2 grains each, and one Bo- 
lus with ten gr. of the fame in Fez/i^e Treacle. J^in. 31«. 
4 Draughts with ten gr. of the faid Laitd Land, ont 
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