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of Matter, like thePuftules of an Adult, whenthe Small- 
pox is at the Height, only a little deprefied in the mid- 
dle. But as full as the Child was, the Mother had as few, 
and very favourably 5 her Child, I fuppofc, undergoing 
that which would have been more fevere upon her. 
Having thus related the Cafe to you, as the Midwife 
told it me, I (hall leave it to you, and fuch good Judges 
as your (elf, to determine thefe two Things, 
I; When a Woman hath the Small-Pox in Pregnancy, 
Whether it be likely that the Child (hould be in dan- 
ger of catching and having that Diftemper after its 
Birth > 
II. Whether the Child 1 have been (peaking of, had the 
Small-Pox at the very fame time the Mother had it, 
and not rather afterwards, by reafon the Child was 
full of it fome time after the Mother was well reco- 
vered > 
I am inclined to think, that the great Flux and 
tendency of the Blood to the Child in the Womb, 
might draw in the Humour, and prevent the greater 
Eruption of the Small-Pox in the Mother ^ and that 
for want of a due Expence thereof, the remainder af- 
terwards broke out in the Child, and that the Child 
really had it after the Mother j Nature making the 
Difcharges upon the Child which were not compleat- 
ed on the Mother. But I fear I fhall need your Par- 
don for prefuming to interpofe my Judgment before 
fo great a Judge I am, &c. 
W. D E R H A M. 
XVIII. Se- 
