This Account the Mother gives me of her Daughter, 
delivering it with a great deal of Country Simphcity ; 
which recommended what (he (aid. As to her (elf, I 
found (l>e (bmetimes had convulfive Fits; and tho' a 
poor labouring Woman, was extrearr.ly Hyfterical. 
r at the fanr.e time obferv'd the Daughter, to have a 
pale fickly Lock ; a heavy Eye, a low Pulfe; and to be 
much wafted in F!e{h, Sh: continued in my Neighbour- 
hood about Two Month^. Curiofity (as well as Chari- 
ty) prompted me to fee her often. I did (ee her almoft 
every Day for the whole time. I made both Mother 
and Daughter frequently repeat to me, the manner of the 
Fiis, and (by crols Interrogatories) endeavoured to catch 
them in di(fering Stories : But their Accounts were, in 
Subftance always the (ame. I endeavour'd to difcover 
fome Matter of Fad, which might difprove them ,• and 
to that Intent examin'd thofe who were near them : But 
could light on no fuch Inftance. 
I then repeated the former Courfe, furnifhing her 
with large Quantities of her old Medicines; and io dif- 
mifs'd her, with Orders to let me hear again from her, 
when the Phyfickfliould be ail fpent. 
InSeptemhery 1688. (he came (with her Mother) 
from Stow to OxoHy (that is almoft Twenty Miles) on 
Foot; thank'd me for what I had diredled her, and 
beg'd a farther Supply of Medicines. She accordingly 
had therH; and by the loth of Nov, following, was 
grown ftrong, and to all Appearance, well as ever. 
For Two Months then, laft paft, Ihe did go and fpeak 
every Day, but not at all times of the Week; for her 
Speech left her (as formerly) on Tuejdays ; but (now} 
return'd the nest Day after Noon. Thus flie continued 
to the Summer following ; not fpeaking (in more thao^ 
Xwmty^. Months) on any one Wednefday Morning, 
In 
