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tumbling in the Snow a diftance off, as he was going to 
his Home, and finding her lying in a Ditch, help’d her 
up, and bid her obferve to go in his Track, which he 
obferv’d (he did indifferently well. But (he had not gone 
a quarter of a Mile, before (be was forc’d to lye down 
under a Hedge, having loft one of her Shoes, and her 
Cloaths, which were very mean, were with the Bram- 
bles and Thorns torn almoft quite off her Back : In 
which Place (he lay from Monday Evening about Six a 
Clocks until Sunday following about Four in the After- 
noon, and then was difcovered by fundry of our Neigh- 
bours, who went out with Poles, Shovels, &c . to fearch 
for her 5 and after fome time fpent in it, at laft found her 
buried in four Foot of Snow or thereabouts, it being 
more than fo much higher before the Thaw. One of 
the Men with his Pole thrufting at her, cry’d out, She 
was there 5 then the reft advanced up, and opening the 
Snow, one of the Menfaid, She was Alive. She immedi- 
ately fpoke, and beg’d he would not poot her too hard, 
("as fhe exprefs’d it) for (he was almoft naked 5 and defined 
that fome of the Women would come to her and take 
her forth, which accordingly was done 5 they finding her 
without Stockings or Shoes, an old Whittle about her 
Shoulders, with a large Hole in it, which (he had eat 
through 5 the Snow melting down on her, which (he 
drank to quench her Thirft. From thence fhe was 
brought near my Habitation, where the heft Care has 
been taken of her. She had a Mortification on one of 
her great Toes, which now is in a good way of Reco- 
very j and (he now is very Hearty, and in a fair way 
* of a per fed Recovery. 
She was very (enfibleat the firft taking her cut, and ftill 
continued fo 5 (he knowing every Body perfedly well. 
Her Tobacco and Three Pence were m her Pocket. Sir, 
;You may affure your felf, (he had no manner of Food 
with her, as B?ead, or any Eatable whatfoever. I have 
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