ale des Sciences^ DoSleur en Medkim de la 
Facnlte de Paris^ <^ Profeffmr en Botarnqne 
an Jar din Royal des Pla}7tes. A Paris de lim- 
primer ie royale. i6^%. 8vo. XIV. An Ac- 
count of Books newly printed beyond Sea, XK 
An Account of Booths novo Printing beyond Sea. 
I. A Relation of the Symptoms that attended 
the Death of Mr. Robert Burde;t, an Englijh 
Merchant of Aleppo, who was hfWd by the 
Bite of a Serpent. Communicated by Mr. Aaron 
Goodyear, who was then prefeut. 
MR. Rolert Burdet, on the Fourth of Odoler^ iGj^n. 
was bit by a Serpent on the Left Wrift, near the 
Pulfe towards his Hand i it ftem'd at firft like two Pricks^ 
of a Pin, he immediately vomited, and his Wrift and 
Hand begun to fwell prefently ; he had feme few Days be- 
fore a Looftnefe, which perhaps this increafed ; he rode 
eafily alone^after he was bit5(above two Miles off) xoAlep* 
po^ from the Borders of the Vine) ards by Nerope Plain i, 
aflbon as he got to his Chamber,he faid, he was bit by a 
Rat (and would not own it was a Serpent) though a 7i/r/6 
accidentally paffing by, ftid, he faw the Serpenr hang at 
his Wrift, as he puU'd his Hand out of the Refuge, ho-^ 
ping to have taken a Hare that he had Cours'd i i there 
he faid, he felt no pain, but a great defire to deep his 
Arm continued fwelling upwards, and grew black • fome 
little Remedies wereufed till the reft of the Faftory re- 
turned, who knew nothing of this, he being then" alone, 
from the reft in the Field then they begun to Cup and ' 
fcarifie his Arm; he having ftiii no, Pain, but a great 
Drovvfi. 
