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mtt the lead: Sign of being affeded by the Poifbn, 
till Tuefday laft the nth of January 1736-7. when 
in the Evening he complained of a Numbnefs in three 
of the Fingers of the Hand that was not bit : On 
Wednefday Morning he was fide, had great Pain 
acrofs his Stomach, and in all his Bones 5 in the Even- 
ing I was fent for to bleed him, the People about 
him fuppofing he had got Cold. When I came, I 
found him feverilh, with a hard full Pulfe : I asked 
what Complaints he had ? He told me thofe above- 
mentioned. I inquired what Nourifhment he had 
taken that Day ? the Anfwer was, None, for he could 
not fwallow 5 whereupon I looked into his Mouth, 
but there was no Inflammation ; neither did any thing 
occur to me that could poffibly produce the Difficulty 
of fwallowing, he faid, he had : I offered him fome 
Sack-whey in a Bafon, but he ftarted at the Sight of 
it, neither would he fuffer it to come near him j I 
then offered him a Spoonful, which I prevailed upon 
him to fwallow : The Moment it was down, he was 
convulfed, and a remarkable Horror appeared in his 
Countenance, which was fucceeded by a profufe 
Sweat all over his Face and Head. He afterwards 
took another Spoonful 5 the Confequence was as be- 
fore, but in fomewhat a higher Degree : I was now 
convinced that this was the J ^(poSVa, and that it arofe 
from his having been bit nineteen Months ago s for 
after the moft Arid Inquiry, it does not appear that 
he has been bit by any Animal fince ; and if he had, 
it is very probable I fhould have known it, his Matter 
living next Door to me, and the Boy knowing how 
much Danger we thought him in, when he was bit : 
I acquainted his Friends with my Apprehenfions, and 
deiired 
