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therwife croffed, and had Spells and Charms for that 
Purpofe ; but all to no parpole : But I hearing the Cir- 
cumftancesjimagined the Di(eafe,and ourUnkle being lent 
for, found Three or Four Sick, which he could not cure , 
but ordered all the reft to be driven Three or Four times 
through the great River, and all put from the fame Fa- 
ilure, till after it fliould Rain a good Shower or Two, 
which would wafh away the Snivel from the Ground, 
and then Drenching them preveqted any farther Evil, 
for not one was fick afterward. And then alfo ceafed 
thofe ill Cenfures the Neighbours had of a harmleft, 
long Nos'd old Woman or Two. The whole Heard was 
near Two Hundred and Fifty, about Forty died: They 
all acknowledged that he did rhem above a Hundred 
Pound's Worth of Good. This was much talked of by 
Hundreds of People, who knew the Truth of it. Much 
more may be faid of this Mad Matter j but enough I 
think at prefent. 
Dr, Sloane's Remark on the foregoing Account. 
TH E Simpk or Herh mentioned in this Letter^ h not 
Jews Ear, lut is the Lichen Cinereus terreftris, 
defer iled ly Mr. Ray in his Hiftory of Plants^ p. 117* 
and grows commonly in mofl Barren Places about London 
and all over England. 
The Weight of one ftngle Dofe of this Simple, and the 
Pepper mix'd^ Communicated to me hy Mr. Southwell 
with Mr. Dampier'j Leave^ ii near 9iv. * 
IV. Oi/erva' 
