1^6 The ^J^atural Hijlory 
who as Pliny^ tells us, was but two foot high and a hand breith ; 
but he tells us not whether Conopa^ were at his full growth, or had 
good Jjmmetrjo^' parts like our Philippa^it being common enough 
for perfons to be very low of ftature, when either their Bo- 
dies are awry, or fome of their parts difproportionable to the 
reft. 
10. And amongft (uch accidents as thefe, we may reckon a 
ftrange Jifeafe that befel Mary the daughter o^John Collier of Bur- 
ford^ who out of the corners of her excluded a fort of cort- 
gealed matter, which after fome time turned into a Jlonji kind of 
fubjiance^ not unlike the Hones, as they were defcribed to me, that 
fomtimes come forth of the tumor called Atheroma: which I 
therefore guefs to have been only a more exalted kind of Mgilops^ 
or fiftula lachrymals ^ and not to have been caufed by fajcination^ 
as Lachmund ' thinks the fiones were that came forth of the left eye, 
of Margaret xht daughter of Conrad Brandi6 of Banteln^ (lie be- 
ing cured of the difeajfe by that eminent OculM Dr. Turbervil of 
Sarum, 
1 1 . Yet a much ftranger accident than that befel one Rebeckah 
Smith, the Servant-maid of one ThommWhite of Minfier Lovely 
who being of a robuft conftitution, though fie feldom eat flefh 
(it fcarce agreeing with her) and above 50 years of age ; after 
fie came from the Communion on Palm-funday , April 1 6. Anno 
1^71. was taken with fuch a drynefs in her throat, that (lie could 
not fwallow her (pittle, nor any thing elfe to fupply the decays 
of nature : and in this cafe fie continued without eating or drink- 
ing, to the amazement of all, for about ten weeks^ viz^. to the 
29 of /une^ being both St. Peters^ and Witney-faird^y : by which 
time being brought very low, her: tnajler enquired and found out 
zperfon who gave him an Amulet (for it was fuppofed fije was be- 
witch'd) againft this evil ; after the application whereof, within 
two or three days time (though I dare not fuppofe there was any 
dependence between the medicin and difeafe') (lie firft drank a lit- 
tle water^ then warm broaths in fmall quantities at a time, and 
nothmgdfe till Palm-funday ^gd.in twelvemonths Tiftcr J when (lie 
began to eat bread and other food again as formerly (lie had done, 
and is now about the age of fxty^ and ftill living at the fame place 
ready to teftifie the truth of the thing, as v^ell as Tbo. White and 
^ Nat. Hift. lib. 7. cap. i6- ' Fred. Lachmund i, 'O^vy.Tv^y.:^./^. j,. cap. 22, 
his 
