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no way altered* the Colour of their Skin being fair 
and natural, their Flefh foft as that of Perfons new- 
ly dead. They were afterwards expofed for a Sight 
ao Years, though they were much changed in thar 
time, by being fo often uncovered ; and in the Year 
1716, Dr. Bourn of Chejler field was there, who 
gave me this Account of the Condition they were 
then in, viz. The Man perfed, his Beard ftrong, 
and about a 5 of an Inch long, the Hair of his Head 
fliorf, his Skin hard and of a Tann ’d-leather Colour, 
pretty much the fame as the Liqour and Earth they 
lay in : He had on a Broad-cloth Coat, which he 
tried to tear a Skirt ofF, but could not. The Wo- 
man, by fome rude People had been taken out of the 
Ground, to which one may well impute her greater 
Decay ; one Leg was off, the Flefh decayed, the 
Bone found, the Flefh. of one Hand decayed, the 
Bonefound jon herFace, theupperLip, theTip of her 
Nofe decayed, but no where elfe. Her Hair was 
long and fpringy as that of a living Perfon. He took 
out one of the Fore-Teeth,the upper Part of which, 
as far as was contained in the Socket, was as elaftic 
as a piece of Steel ;and, being wrapp’d round his Fin- 
ger, fprung again to its firft Form ; but this Power 
was loft in a few Minutes after it had been in 
his Pocket. 
Mr. Barber of Rot her am ^ the Man’s Grandfon, 
was at the Expence of a decent Funeral for them at 
laft in Hope Church, where upon looking into the 
Grave fome time afterwards, it was found they were 
entirely confumed. 
Mr. Wermald the Minifler of Hope was prefent 
when they were removed : He obferved that they 
lay about a Yard deep, die Soil or Mofs moift, but 
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